Sample records for management system eims

  1. ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (EIMS)

    EPA Science Inventory

    The Environmental Information Management System (EIMS) organizes descriptive information (metadata) for data sets, databases, documents, models, projects, and spatial data. The EIMS design provides a repository for scientific documentation that can be easily accessed with standar...

  2. ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (EIMS) FACT SHEET

    EPA Science Inventory

    The purpose of the fact sheet is to provide information about the US EPA Office of Research and Developments Environmental Information Management System. The fact sheet indicates the type of records that are in EIMS, systems that are integrated with EIMS as well as some highligh...

  3. A comparative study on the Earthquake Information Management Systems (EIMS) in India, Afghanistan and Iran.

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    Ajami, Sima

    2012-01-01

    Damages and loss of life sustained during an earthquake results from falling structures and flying glass and objects. To address these and other problems, new information technology and systems as a means can improve crisis management and crisis response. The most important factor for managing the crisis depends on our readiness before disasters by useful data. This study aimed to determine the Earthquake Information Management System (EIMS) in India, Afghanistan and Iran, and describe how we can reduce destruction by EIMS in crisis management. This study was an analytical comparison in which data were collected by questionnaire, observation and checklist. The population was EIMS in selected countries. Sources of information were staff in related organizations, scientific documentations and Internet. For data analysis, Criteria Rating Technique, Delphi Technique and descriptive methods were used. Findings showed that EIMS in India (Disaster Information Management System), Afghanistan (Management Information for Natural Disasters) and Iran are decentralized. The Indian state has organized an expert group to inspect issues about disaster decreasing strategy. In Iran, there was no useful and efficient EIMS to evaluate earthquake information. According to outcomes, it is clear that an information system can only influence decisions if it is relevant, reliable and available for the decision-makers in a timely fashion. Therefore, it is necessary to reform and design a model. The model contains responsible organizations and their functions.

  4. A comparative study on the Earthquake Information Management Systems (EIMS) in India, Afghanistan and Iran

    PubMed Central

    Ajami, Sima

    2012-01-01

    Context: Damages and loss of life sustained during an earthquake results from falling structures and flying glass and objects. To address these and other problems, new information technology and systems as a means can improve crisis management and crisis response. The most important factor for managing the crisis depends on our readiness before disasters by useful data. Aims: This study aimed to determine the Earthquake Information Management System (EIMS) in India, Afghanistan and Iran, and describe how we can reduce destruction by EIMS in crisis management. Materials and Methods: This study was an analytical comparison in which data were collected by questionnaire, observation and checklist. The population was EIMS in selected countries. Sources of information were staff in related organizations, scientific documentations and Internet. For data analysis, Criteria Rating Technique, Delphi Technique and descriptive methods were used. Results: Findings showed that EIMS in India (Disaster Information Management System), Afghanistan (Management Information for Natural Disasters) and Iran are decentralized. The Indian state has organized an expert group to inspect issues about disaster decreasing strategy. In Iran, there was no useful and efficient EIMS to evaluate earthquake information. Conclusions: According to outcomes, it is clear that an information system can only influence decisions if it is relevant, reliable and available for the decision-makers in a timely fashion. Therefore, it is necessary to reform and design a model. The model contains responsible organizations and their functions. PMID:23555130

  5. Effects of Vedolizumab Therapy on Extraintestinal Manifestations in Inflammatory Bowel Disease.

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    Fleisher, Mark; Marsal, Jan; Lee, Scott D; Frado, Laura E; Parian, Alyssa; Korelitz, Burton I; Feagan, Brian G

    2018-04-01

    Approximately 15-20% of ulcerative colitis patients and 20-40% of those with Crohn's disease experience extraintestinal manifestations (EIMs) of their inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Clinicians who treat IBD must manage EIMs affecting multiple organs that variably correlate with intestinal disease activity. Vedolizumab is a monoclonal antibody for the treatment of IBD with a gut-selective mechanism of action. This report evaluates whether vedolizumab is an effective treatment of EIMs, given its gut-specific mechanism of action. We report 8 case studies of patients with various EIMs, including pyoderma gangrenosum, peripheral arthralgia/arthritis, axial arthropathies, erythema nodosum, and uveitis, who received vedolizumab therapy. Vedolizumab therapy was effective for pyoderma gangrenosum in ulcerative colitis, uveitis, erythema nodosum, polyarticular arthropathy, and ankylosing spondylitis/sacroiliitis but did not provide sustained benefit for the treatment of pyoderma gangrenosum in a patient with Crohn's disease. These cases demonstrate the potential of vedolizumab as a treatment of EIMs in patients with IBD.

  6. A Pragmatic Application of the RE-AIM Framework for Evaluating the Implementation of Physical Activity as a Standard of Care in Health Systems

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    Galaviz, Karla I.; Lobelo, Felipe; Joy, Elizabeth; Heath, Gregory W.; Hutber, Adrian; Estabrooks, Paul

    2018-01-01

    Introduction Exercise is Medicine (EIM) is an initiative that seeks to integrate physical activity assessment, prescription, and patient referral as a standard in patient care. Methods to assess this integration have lagged behind its implementation. Purpose and Objectives The purpose of this work is to provide a pragmatic framework to guide health care systems in assessing the implementation and impact of EIM. Evaluation Methods A working group of experts from health care, public health, and implementation science convened to develop an evaluation model based on the RE-AIM (Reach, Effectiveness, Adoption, Implementation, and Maintenance) framework. The working group aimed to provide pragmatic guidance on operationalizing EIM across the different RE-AIM dimensions based on data typically available in health care settings. Results The Reach of EIM can be determined by the number and proportion of patients that were screened for physical inactivity, received brief counseling and/or a physical activity prescription, and were referred to physical activity resources. Effectiveness can be assessed through self-reported changes in physical activity, cardiometabolic biometric factors, incidence/burden of chronic disease, as well as health care utilization and costs. Adoption includes assessing the number and representativeness of health care settings that adopt any component of EIM, and Implementation involves assessing the extent to which health care teams implement EIM in their clinic. Finally, Maintenance involves assessing the long-term effectiveness (patient level) and sustained implementation (clinic level) of EIM in a given health care setting. Implications for Public Health The availability of a standardized, pragmatic, evaluation framework is critical in determining the impact of implementing EIM as a standard of care across health care systems. PMID:29752803

  7. A Pragmatic Application of the RE-AIM Framework for Evaluating the Implementation of Physical Activity as a Standard of Care in Health Systems.

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    Stoutenberg, Mark; Galaviz, Karla I; Lobelo, Felipe; Joy, Elizabeth; Heath, Gregory W; Hutber, Adrian; Estabrooks, Paul

    2018-05-10

    Exercise is Medicine (EIM) is an initiative that seeks to integrate physical activity assessment, prescription, and patient referral as a standard in patient care. Methods to assess this integration have lagged behind its implementation. The purpose of this work is to provide a pragmatic framework to guide health care systems in assessing the implementation and impact of EIM. A working group of experts from health care, public health, and implementation science convened to develop an evaluation model based on the RE-AIM (Reach, Effectiveness, Adoption, Implementation, and Maintenance) framework. The working group aimed to provide pragmatic guidance on operationalizing EIM across the different RE-AIM dimensions based on data typically available in health care settings. The Reach of EIM can be determined by the number and proportion of patients that were screened for physical inactivity, received brief counseling and/or a physical activity prescription, and were referred to physical activity resources. Effectiveness can be assessed through self-reported changes in physical activity, cardiometabolic biometric factors, incidence/burden of chronic disease, as well as health care utilization and costs. Adoption includes assessing the number and representativeness of health care settings that adopt any component of EIM, and Implementation involves assessing the extent to which health care teams implement EIM in their clinic. Finally, Maintenance involves assessing the long-term effectiveness (patient level) and sustained implementation (clinic level) of EIM in a given health care setting. The availability of a standardized, pragmatic, evaluation framework is critical in determining the impact of implementing EIM as a standard of care across health care systems.

  8. Identification of EML4-ALK as an alternative fusion gene in epithelioid inflammatory myofibroblastic sarcoma.

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    Jiang, Quan; Tong, Han-Xing; Hou, Ying-Yong; Zhang, Yong; Li, Jing-Lei; Zhou, Yu-Hong; Xu, Jing; Wang, Jiong-Yuan; Lu, Wei-Qi

    2017-05-23

    Known as solid tumors of intermediate malignant potential, most inflammatory myofibroblastic tumors (IMTs) are treatable as long as the tumor is en-bloc resected. However, in some cases, the tumors have recurred and grown rapidly after successful surgery. Some of these tumors were classified as an epithelioid inflammatory myofibroblastic sarcoma (EIMS). Most previously reported EIMSs have been caused by RANBP2-ALK fusion gene. We herein report an EIMS case caused by an EML4-ALK fusion gene. RNAseq was conducted to find out the new ALK fusion gene which could not be detected following previously reported RT-PCR methods for EIMS cases with RANBP2-ALK fusion gene. After that, RT-PCR was also conducted to further prove the newly found fusion gene. Immunohistochemistry (IHC) and fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) test were applied to find out the unique morphological characters compared with the previous reported EIMS cases. We found an EIMS case who was suffering from a rapid recurrence after cytoreducyive surgery was done to relieve the exacerbating symptoms. The patient finally died for tumor lysis syndrome after the application of crizotinib. Distinctive ALK staining under the membrane and relatively weak ALK staining in the cytoplasm could also be observed. RNAseq and RT-PCR further revealed that the tumor harbored an EML4-ALK fusion gene. In conclusion, this is the first EIMS demonstrated to have been caused by the formation of an EML4-ALK fusion gene. This enriches the spectrum of EIMS and enlarges the horizon for the study of EIMS. The experience we shared in managing this kind of disease by discussing aspects of its success and failure could be of great value for surgeons and pathologists.

  9. Extraintestinal manifestations were common in children with coeliac disease and were more prevalent in patients with more severe clinical and histological presentation.

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    Nurminen, Samuli; Kivelä, Laura; Huhtala, Heini; Kaukinen, Katri; Kurppa, Kalle

    2018-03-22

    This study investigated the prevalence of extraintestinal manifestations (EIM) in paediatric coeliac disease and their associations with other disease features. Researchers at the University of Tampere, Finland, compared EIM in 511 children diagnosed with coeliac disease from 2003 to 2014 and 180 diagnosed with functional gastrointestinal disorders from 2007 to 2013. Disease severity and dietary responses were also compared between coeliac children diagnosed by screening (n = 146) or because of EIM (n = 116) or gastrointestinal symptoms (n = 249). Coeliac patients had more EIM (62%) than those with functional disorders (33%). The most common EIM in coeliac children were poor growth (27%) and anaemia (18%). Children with coeliac disease often showed fatigue (8%) and symptoms affecting the skin (15%), nervous system (9%) and joints (6%). Coeliac patients with EIM as their main clinical presentation had more severe symptoms and histological damage at diagnosis than those with gastrointestinal presentation and screen-detected cases. The subgroups did not differ with regard to other clinical and laboratory parameters and dietary adherence. Concomitant EIM were also common in children diagnosed because of gastrointestinal presentation (60%) and by screening (37%). EIM were common in coeliac disease and associated with more severe clinical and histological presentation. ©2018 Foundation Acta Paediatrica. Published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.

  10. Assessing the applicability of the earth impedance method for in situ studies of tree root systems

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    Urban, Josef; Bequet, Raphael; Mainiero, Raphael

    2011-01-01

    Several electrical methods have been introduced as non-invasive techniques to overcome the limited accessibility to root systems. Among them, the earth impedance method (EIM) represents the most recent development. Applying an electrical field between a cormus and the rooted soil, the EIM measures the absorptive root surface area (ARSA) from grounding resistance patterns. Allometric relationships suggested that this method was a valuable tool. Crucial assumptions for the applicability of the EIM, however, have not been tested experimentally. Focusing on tree root systems, the present study assesses the applicability of the EIM. Six hypotheses, deduced from the EIM approach, were tested in several experiments and the results were compared with conventional methods. None of the hypotheses could be verified and the results allow two major conclusions. First, in terms of an analogue electrical circuit, a tree-root–soil continuum appears as a serial circuit with xylem and soil resistance being the dominant components. Allometric variation in contact resistance, with the latter being the proxy for root surface area, are thus overruled by the spatial and seasonal variation of soil and xylem resistances. Second, in a tree-root–soil continuum, distal roots conduct only a negligible portion of the electric charge. Most of charge carriers leave the root system in the proximal parts of the root–soil interface. PMID:21273337

  11. Use of the Equity Implementation Model to Review Clinical System Implementation Efforts

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    Lauer, Thomas W.; Joshi, Kailash; Browdy, Thomas

    2000-01-01

    This paper presents the equity implementation model (EIM) in the context of a case that describes the implementation of a medical scheduling system. The model is based on equity theory, a well-established theory in the social sciences that has been tested in hundreds of experimental and field studies. The predictions of equity theory have been supported in organizational, societal, family, and other social settings. Thus, the EIM helps provide a theory-based understanding for collecting and reviewing users' reactions to, and acceptance or rejection of, a new technology or system. The case study (implementation of a patient scheduling and appointment setting system in a large health maintenance organization) illustrates how the EIM can be used to examine users' reactions to the implementation of a new system. PMID:10641966

  12. Comparison of gaseous exhaust indices of the F109 turbofan using three different blends of petroleum-based Jet-A and camelina-based Jet-A

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    Kozak, Brian John

    This research project focused on the collection and comparison of gaseous exhaust emissions of the F109 turbofan engine using petroleum-based Jet-A and two different blends of camelina-based Jet-A. Simulated landing and takeoff cycles were used to collect gaseous exhaust emissions. Unburned hydrocarbon (HC), nitrogen oxide (NOx), and carbon moNOxide (CO) exhaust indices (EIm) were calculated using ICAO Annex 16 Volume II formulae. Statistical analyses were performed on the Elm data. There was no significant difference in HC EIm and CO EI m among the three fuels at takeoff thrust. There were significant differences among the fuels for NOx EIm. 50% Jet-A 50% camelina produced the highest NOx EIm, then 75% Jet-A 25% camelina and finally Jet-A. At climb thrust, both blends of camelina fuel produced higher NOx EIm but no difference in CO EIm and HC EIm as Jet-A. At approach thrust, both blends of camelina fuel produced higher NOx EIm, lower CO EIm, and no difference in HC EIm as Jet-A. At idle thrust, there was no significant difference among the fuels for NOx EIm. There were significant differences among the fuels for HC EIm. Jet-A and 50% Jet-A 50% both produced higher HC EIm as 75% Jet-A 25% camelina. There were significant differences among the fuels for CO EI m. Jet-A produced the highest CO EIm, then 75% Jet-A 25% camelina and finally 50% Jet-A 50% camelina.

  13. Extraintestinal Manifestations of Pediatric Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Prevalence, Presentation, and Anti-TNF Treatment.

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    Greuter, Thomas; Bertoldo, Fabio; Rechner, Roman; Straumann, Alex; Biedermann, Luc; Zeitz, Jonas; Misselwitz, Benjamin; Scharl, Michael; Rogler, Gerhard; Safroneeva, Ekaterina; Ali, Raja A R; Braegger, Christian; Heyland, Klaas; Mueller, Pascal; Nydegger, Andreas; Petit, Laetitia-Marie; Schibli, Susanne; Furlano, Raoul I; Spalinger, Johannes; Schäppi, Michela; Zamora, Samuel; Froehlich, Florian; Herzog, Denise; Schoepfer, Alain M; Vavricka, Stephan R

    2017-08-01

    There is a paucity of data on extraintestinal manifestations (EIM) and their treatment in pediatric patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Since 2008, the Pediatric Swiss IBD Cohort Study has collected data on the pediatric IBD population in Switzerland. Data on 329 patients were analyzed retrospectively. A total of 55 patients (16.7%) experienced 1-4 EIM (39 Crohn disease, 12 ulcerative colitis, and 4 IBD-unclassified patients). At IBD onset, presence of EIM was more frequent than in the adult population (8.5% vs 5.0%, P = 0.014). EIM were more frequent in Crohn disease when compared to ulcerative colitis/IBD-unclassified (22.5% vs 10.3%, P = 0.003). The most prevalent EIM were peripheral arthritis (26/329, 7.9%) and aphthous stomatitis (24/329, 7.3%). Approximately 27.6% of all EIM appeared before IBD diagnosis. Median time between IBD diagnosis and occurrence of first EIM was 1 month (-37.5-149.0). Thirty-one of the 55 patients (56.4%) were treated with 1 or more anti-tumor necrosis factor (TNF) agents. IBD patients with EIM were more likely to be treated with anti-TNF compared to those without (56.4% vs 35.0%, P = 0.003). Response rates to anti-TNF depended on underlying EIM and were best for peripheral arthritis (61.5%) and uveitis (66.7%). In a cohort of pediatric patients with IBD, EIM were frequently encountered. In up to 30%, EIM appeared before IBD diagnosis. Knowledge of these findings may translate into an increased awareness of underlying IBD, thereby decreasing diagnostic delay. Anti-TNF for the treatment of certain EIM is effective, although a substantial proportion of new EIM may present despite ongoing anti-TNF therapy.

  14. Analysis of Benefits of an Energy Imbalance Market in the NWPP

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

    Samaan, Nader A.; Bayless, Rich; Symonds, Mark

    The Northwest Power Pool (NWPP) Market Assessment Committee (MC) Initiative, which was officially launched on March 19, 2012, set out to explore a range of alternatives that could help the Balancing Authorities and scheduling utilities in the NWPP area address growing operational and commercial challenges affecting the regional power system. The MC formed an Analytical Team with technical representatives from each of the member Balancing Areas in the NWPP and with staff of Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL). This Analytical Team was instructed to conduct extensive studies of intra-hour operation of the NWPP system in the year 2020 and ofmore » the NWPP region with 14,671 MW of wind penetration. The effort utilized a sub-hourly production cost model (the PLEXOS® computer model) that inputs data from the Western Electricity Coordinating Council (WECC)-wide Production Cost Model (PCM) to evaluate potential production cost savings. The Analytical Team was given two general options to evaluate: •Energy Imbalance Market (EIM): establishment of an automated, organized NWPP area market for economically supplying energy imbalance within the hour. •Enhanced Market-Operational Tools (EMT) that might augment or replace an EIM. The Analytical The Analytical Team built on the WECC-wide PCM data from prior work done in the WECC and carried forward the evolution of the original WECC Transmission Expansion Planning Policy Committee (TEPPC) 2020 PC0 data base. A large number of modifications and improvements were made to this case and the data were subjected to extensive review by the team members to improve the model representation of the Northwest (NW). MC meetings that were open to the public were held for interested parties to review and provide input to the study. Results for the test, base, and sensitivity case studies performed by the MC Initiative Analytical Team indicate that there are a wide range of benefits that could be obtained from the operation of an EIM in the NWPP depending on what assumptions are made. The instructions from the MC were to determine a "minimum high confidence" range of potential benefits. The results for the Base Case indicate that the EIM benefits ranged from approximately $40 million to $70 million in annual savings from the operation of an EIM in the NWPP footprint. A number of additional relevant sensitivity cases were performed, including low and high water conditions, low and high natural gas prices, and various flex reserve requirements, resource operations, and amounts of resource capability held back during the preschedule period. Along with the results for the Base Case, the results for these studies yielded EIM benefits that clustered within the range of $70 to $80 million dollars per year with potential benefits ranging from approximately $125 million to as little as $17 million per year. Because the design and operation of an EIM could enable participating Balancing Authorities (BAs) to collectively lower the quantity of resources they must carry to meet within-hour balancing needs, a sensitivity case was also performed to analyze the impact that such reductions might have on the benefits from an EIM. The results for this sensitivity case indicate that such reductions could increase the benefits from the operation of an EIM in the NWPP into the range of approximately $130 million to $160 million per year. Also, a sensitivity case for a WECC-wide EIM was performed with the results indicating that the potential benefits to the NWPP could increase into the range of $197 million to $233 million per year. While there may be potential reliability benefits from the coordinated dispatch process underlying the operation of an EIM, reliability benefits from an EIM were out of the scope of this study. The EIM benefit analyses that were performed by the Analytical Team are provided in this report.« less

  15. Electrical impedance myography for the assessment of children with muscular dystrophy: a preliminary study

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    Rutkove, S. B.; Darras, B. T.

    2013-04-01

    Electrical impedance myography (EIM) provides a non-invasive approach for quantifying the severity of neuromuscular disease. Here we determine how well EIM data correlates to functional and ultrasound (US) measures of disease in children with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) and healthy subjects. Thirteen healthy boys, aged 2-12 years and 14 boys with DMD aged 4-12 years underwent both EIM and US measurements of deltoid, biceps, wrist flexors, quadriceps, tibialis anterior, and medial gastrocnemius. EIM measurements were performed with a custom-designed probe using a commercial multifrequency bioimpedance device. US luminosity data were quantified using a gray-scale analysis approach. Children also underwent the 6-minute walk test, timed tests and strength measurements. EIM and US data were combined across muscles. EIM 50 kHz phase was able to discriminate DMD children from healthy subjects with 98% accuracy. In the DMD patients, average EIM phase measurements also correlated well with standard functional measures. For example the 50 kHz phase correlated with the Northstar Ambulatory Assessment test (R = 0.83, p = 0.02). EIM 50 kHz phase and US correlated as well, with R = -0.79 (p < 0.001). These results show that EIM provides valuable objective measures Duchenne muscular dystrophy severity.

  16. Review of the WECC EDT phase 2 EIM benefits analysis and results report.

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    Veselka, T.D.; Poch, L.A.; Botterud, A.

    A region-wide Energy Imbalance Market (EIM) was recently proposed by the Western Electricity Coordinating Council (WECC). In order for the Western Area Power Administration (Western) to make more informed decisions regarding its involvement in the EIM, Western asked Argonne National Laboratory (Argonne) to review the EIM benefits study (the October 2011 revision) performed by Energy and Environmental Economics, Inc. (E3). Key components of the E3 analysis made use of results from a study conducted by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL); therefore, we also reviewed the NREL work. This report examines E3 and NREL methods and models used in themore » EIM study. Estimating EIM benefits is very challenging because of the complex nature of the Western Interconnection (WI), the variability and uncertainty of renewable energy resources, and the complex decisions and potentially strategic bidding of market participants. Furthermore, methodologies used for some of the more challenging aspects of the EIM have not yet matured. This review is complimentary of several components of the EIM study. Analysts and modelers clearly took great care when conducting detailed simulations of the WI using well-established industry tools under stringent time and budget constraints. However, it is our opinion that the following aspects of the study and the interpretation of model results could be improved upon in future analyses. The hurdle rate methodology used to estimate current market inefficiencies does not directly model the underlying causes of sub-optimal dispatch and power flows. It assumes that differences between historical flows and modeled flows can be attributed solely to market inefficiencies. However, flow differences between model results and historical data can be attributed to numerous simplifying assumptions used in the model and in the input data. We suggest that alternative approaches be explored in order to better estimate the benefits of introducing market structures like the EIM. In addition to more efficient energy transactions in the WI, the EIM would reduce the amount of flexibility reserves needed to accommodate forecast errors associated with variable production from wind and solar energy resources. The modeling approach takes full advantage of variable resource diversity over the entire market footprint, but the projected reduction in flexibility reserves may be overly optimistic. While some reduction would undoubtedly occur, the EIM is only an energy market and would therefore not realize the same reduction in reserves as an ancillary services market. In our opinion the methodology does not adequately capture the impact of transmission constraints on the deployment of flexibility reserves. Estimates of flexibility reserves assume that forecast errors follow a normal distribution. Improved estimates could be obtained by using other probability distributions to estimate up and down reserves to capture the underlying uncertainty of these resources under specific operating conditions. Also, the use of a persistence forecast method for solar is questionable, because solar insolation follows a deterministic pattern dictated by the sun's path through the sky. We suggest a more rigorous method for forecasting solar insolation using the sun's relatively predictable daily pattern at specific locations. The EIM study considered only one scenario for hydropower resources. While this scenario is within the normal range over the WI footprint, it represents a severe drought condition in the Colorado River Basin from which Western schedules power. Given hydropower's prominent role in the WI, we recommend simulating a range of hydropower conditions since the relationship between water availability and WI dispatch costs is nonlinear. Also, the representation of specific operational constraints faced by hydropower operators in the WI needs improvements. The model used in the study cannot fully capture all of the EIM impacts and complexities of power system operations. In particular, a primary benefit of the EIM is a shorter dispatch interval; namely, 5 minutes. However, the model simulates the dispatch hourly. Therefore it cannot adequately measure the benefits of a more frequent dispatch. A tool with a finer time resolution would significantly improve simulation accuracy. When the study was conducted, the rules for the EIM were not clearly defined and it was appropriate to estimate societal benefits of the EIM assuming a perfect market without a detailed specification of the market design. However, incorporating a more complete description of market rules will allow for better estimates of EIM benefits. Furthermore, performing analyses using specific market rules can identify potential design flaws that may be difficult and expensive to correct after the market is established. Estimated cost savings from a more efficient dispatch are less than one percent of the total cost of electricity production.« less

  17. Electrostatic Inflation of Membrane Space Structures

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    Stiles, Laura A.

    Membrane space structures provide a lightweight and cost effective alternative to traditional mechanical systems. The low-mass and high deployed-to-stored volume ratios allow for larger structures to be launched, expanding on-orbit science and technology capabilities. This research explores a novel method for deployment of membrane space structures using electrostatic pressure as the inflation mechanism. Applying electric charge to a layered gossamer structure provides an inflationary pressure due to the repulsive electrostatic forces between the charged layers. The electrostatic inflation of membrane structures (EIMS) concept is particularly applicable to non-precision structures such as sunshields or drag de-orbiting devices. This research addresses three fundamental topics: necessary conditions for EIMS in a vacuum, necessary conditions for EIMS in a plasma, and charging methods. Vacuum demonstrations show that less than 10 kiloVolts are required for electrostatic inflation of membrane structures in 1-g. On-orbit perturbation forces can be much smaller, suggesting feasible voltage requirements. Numerical simulation enables a relationship between required inflation pressure (to offset disturbances) and voltage. 100's of Volts are required for inflation in geosynchronous orbits (GEO) and a few kiloVolts in low Earth orbit (LEO). While GEO plasma has a small impact on the EIMS performance, Debye shielding at LEO reduces the electrostatic pressure. The classic Debye shielding prediction is far worse than actual shielding, raising the `effective' Debye length to the meter scale in LEO, suggesting feasibility for EIMS in LEO. Charged particle emission and remote charging methods are explored as inflation mechanisms. Secondary electron emission characteristics of EIMS materials were determined experimentally. Nonlinear fits to the Sternglass curve determined a maximum yield of 1.83 at 433 eV for Aluminized Kapton and a maximum yield of 1.78 at 511 eV for Aluminized Mylar. Remote charging was demonstrated to -500 V with a 5 keV electron beam. Charge emission power levels are below 1 Watt in GEO and from 10's of Watt to a kiloWatt in LEO.

  18. Extraintestinal manifestations in Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis: results from a prospective, population-based European inception cohort.

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    Isene, Rune; Bernklev, Tomm; Høie, Ole; Munkholm, Pia; Tsianos, Epameonondas; Stockbrügger, Reinhold; Odes, Selwyn; Palm, Øyvind; Småstuen, Milada; Moum, Bjørn

    2015-03-01

    In chronic inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) (Crohn's disease [CD] and ulcerative colitis [UC]), symptoms from outside the gastrointestinal tract are frequently seen, and the joints, skin, eyes, and hepatobiliary area are the most usually affected sites (called extraintestinal manifestations [EIM]). The reported prevalence varies, explained by difference in study design and populations under investigation. The aim of our study was to determine the prevalence of EIM in a population-based inception cohort in Europe and Israel. IBD patients were incepted into a cohort that was prospectively followed from 1991 to 2004. A total of 1145 patients were followed for 10 years. The cumulative prevalence of first EIM was 16.9% (193/1145 patients) over a median follow-up time of 10.1 years. Patients with CD were more likely than UC patients to have immune-mediated (arthritis, eye, skin, and liver) manifestations: 20.1% versus 10.4% (p < 0.001). Most frequently seen was arthritis which was significantly more common in CD (12.9%) than in UC (8.1%), p = 0.01. Pan-colitis compared to proctitis in UC increased the risk of EIM. In a European inception cohort, EIMs in IBD were consistent with that seen in comparable studies. Patients with CD are twice as likely as UC patients to experience EIM, and more extensive distribution of inflammation in UC increases the risk of EIM.

  19. Electrical impedance myography in the diagnosis of radiculopathy.

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    Spieker, Andrew J; Narayanaswami, Pushpa; Fleming, Laura; Keel, John C; Muzin, Stefan C; Rutkove, Seward B

    2013-11-01

    We sought to determine whether electrical impedance myography (EIM) could serve as a diagnostic procedure for evaluation of radiculopathy. Twenty-seven patients with clinically and radiologically diagnosed cervical or lumbosacral radiculopathy who met a "gold standard" definition underwent EIM and standard needle electromyography (EMG) of multiple upper or lower extremity muscles. EIM reactance values revealed consistent reductions in the radiculopathy-affected myotomal muscles as compared with those on the unaffected side; the degree of asymmetry was associated strongly with the degree of EMG abnormality (P < 0.001). EIM had a sensitivity of 64.5% and a specificity of 77.0%; in comparison, EMG had a sensitivity of 79.7% but a specificity of 69.7%. These findings support the potential for EIM to serve as a new non-invasive tool to assist in diagnosis of radiculopathy; however, further refinement of the technique is needed for this specific application. Copyright © 2013 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.

  20. Investigation of voltage source design's for Electrical Impedance Mammography (EIM) Systems.

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    Qureshi, Tabassum R; Chatwin, Chris R; Zhou, Zhou; Li, Nan; Wang, W

    2012-01-01

    According to Jossient, interesting characteristics of breast tissues mostly lie above 1MHz; therefore a wideband excitation source covering higher frequencies (i.e. above 1MHz) is required. The main objective of this research is to establish a feasible bandwidth envelope that can be used to design a constant EIM voltage source over a wide bandwidth with low output impedance for practical implementation. An excitation source is one of the major components in bio-impedance measurement systems. In any bio-impedance measurement system the excitation source can be achieved either by injecting current and measuring the resulting voltages, or by applying voltages and measuring the current developed. This paper describes three voltage source architectures and based on their bandwidth comparison; a differential voltage controlled voltage source (VCVS) is proposed, which can be used over a wide bandwidth (>15MHz). This paper describes the performance of the designed EIM voltage source for different load conditions and load capacitances reporting signal-to-noise ratio of approx 90dB at 10MHz frequency, signal phase and maximum of 4.75kΩ source output impedance at 10MHz. Optimum data obtained using Pspice® is used to demonstrate the high-bandwidth performance of the source.

  1. The Exercise is Medicine Global Health Initiative: a 2014 update.

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    Lobelo, Felipe; Stoutenberg, Mark; Hutber, Adrian

    2014-12-01

    A third of the world's population does not engage in recommended levels of physical activity (PA), leading to substantial health and economic burdens. The healthcare sector offers a variety of resources that can help counsel, refer and deliver PA promotion programmes for purposes of primordial, primary, secondary and tertiary prevention. Substantial evidence already exists in support of multipronged PA counselling, prescription and referral strategies, in particular those linking healthcare and community-based resources. The Exercise is Medicine (EIM) initiative was introduced in 2007 to advance the implementation of evidence-based strategies to elevate the status of PA in healthcare. In this article, we describe the evolution and global expansion of the EIM initiative, its components, their implementation, an evaluation framework and future initiative activities. Until now, EIM has a presence in 39 countries with EIM Regional Centers established in North America, Latin America, Europe, Africa, Southeast Asia, China and Australasia. The EIM Global Health Initiative is transitioning from its initial phase of infrastructure and awareness building to a phase of programme implementation, with an emphasis in low-to-middle income countries, where 80% of deaths due to non-communicable diseases already occur, but where a large gap in research and implementation of PA strategies exists. Broad implementation of PA counselling and referral systems, as clinical practice standard of care, has the potential to improve PA at the population level by complementing and leveraging other efforts and to contribute to achieving global targets for the reduction of inactivity and related morbidity and mortality. Published by the BMJ Publishing Group Limited. For permission to use (where not already granted under a licence) please go to http://group.bmj.com/group/rights-licensing/permissions.

  2. Extended intestinal metaplasia. A survey of 1392 gastrectomies from dwellers of the Pacific basin.

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    Rubio, C A; Hirota, T; Itabashi, M; Mandai, K; Yanagisawa, A; Kitagawa, T; Sugano, H; Kato, Y

    2004-01-01

    To assess the extent of gastric intestinal metaplasia (IM) in gastrectomy specimens in populations of the Pacific basin having different incidence of gastric carcinoma. One thousand three hundred and nine-two gastrectomies were investigated: 1088 had a gastric carcinoma and 304 miscellaneous gastric diseases. Twenty-one thousand three hundred and fourteen histological sections were reviewed under low-power (4X). IM was either spotty (SIM) or extended (EIM= encompassing one or more entire low-power fields/section). Widespread IM (WIM) was regarded as EIM if present in > or =5 histological sections. The percent of gastrectomies harboring a carcinoma increased significantly with increasing age more notably in those with diffuse carcinomas (DC) than in those with intestinal carcinomas (IC). The percent of gastrectomies with EIM was significantly higher in specimens with IC than with DC, particularly among elderly patients, and in specimens from countries with a high cancer incidence. The percent of gastrectomies with WIM was higher in specimens having IC than in those having DC. Migration per se did not influence the frequency of specimens with EIM in elderly Japanese patients: Japanese migrants to Hawaii had a similarly high frequency of EIM as those dwelling in Japan. Japanese patients with a gastric carcinoma showed atypical mitoses in areas with EIM far from the tumor, suggesting that cellular mutation(s) play a role in the evolution of EIM towards gastric dysplasia and carcinoma in that ethnic group. The drawback of gastric biopsies in assessing the extent of gastric intestinal metaplasia and, thereby, estimating possible cancer risk in long-term studies has been stressed.

  3. The "Exercise Is Medicine on Campus" Initiative's Impact on Active Commuting: A Pilot Study of A Rural Southeastern University.

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    Melton, Bridget F.; Jackson, Brandon; Whilhoitte, Sydni; Riggs, Amy Jo; Ryan, Greg A.

    2018-01-01

    The purpose of the study was to investigate the impact of an Exercise is Medicine-On Campus (EIM-OC) campaign on university transit use. Implementation of the EIM-OC was conducted during a 3 week period, in a southeast, mid-sized university that embodies a population of just over 20,000 undergraduate and graduate students. The EIM-OC campaign…

  4. Words matter: Reframing exercise is medicine for the general population to optimize motivation and create sustainable behaviour change.

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    Fortier, Michelle; Guérin, Eva; Segar, Michelle L

    2016-11-01

    Exercise is medicine (EIM) is grounded in strong evidence regarding the benefits of physical activity. Despite the contributions of EIM initiatives worldwide, rates of physical inactivity remain alarmingly high. We propose a reframe of EIM for the general population to improve motivation and foster sustainable behaviour change. We draw on a solid knowledge-base to explain the value of broadening the nomenclature to physical activity and of promoting a message of well-being via enjoyable physical activity.

  5. Machine learning algorithms to classify spinal muscular atrophy subtypes.

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    Srivastava, Tuhin; Darras, Basil T; Wu, Jim S; Rutkove, Seward B

    2012-07-24

    The development of better biomarkers for disease assessment remains an ongoing effort across the spectrum of neurologic illnesses. One approach for refining biomarkers is based on the concept of machine learning, in which individual, unrelated biomarkers are simultaneously evaluated. In this cross-sectional study, we assess the possibility of using machine learning, incorporating both quantitative muscle ultrasound (QMU) and electrical impedance myography (EIM) data, for classification of muscles affected by spinal muscular atrophy (SMA). Twenty-one normal subjects, 15 subjects with SMA type 2, and 10 subjects with SMA type 3 underwent EIM and QMU measurements of unilateral biceps, wrist extensors, quadriceps, and tibialis anterior. EIM and QMU parameters were then applied in combination using a support vector machine (SVM), a type of machine learning, in an attempt to accurately categorize 165 individual muscles. For all 3 classification problems, normal vs SMA, normal vs SMA 3, and SMA 2 vs SMA 3, use of SVM provided the greatest accuracy in discrimination, surpassing both EIM and QMU individually. For example, the accuracy, as measured by the receiver operating characteristic area under the curve (ROC-AUC) for the SVM discriminating SMA 2 muscles from SMA 3 muscles was 0.928; in comparison, the ROC-AUCs for EIM and QMU parameters alone were only 0.877 (p < 0.05) and 0.627 (p < 0.05), respectively. Combining EIM and QMU data categorizes individual SMA-affected muscles with very high accuracy. Further investigation of this approach for classifying and for following the progression of neuromuscular illness is warranted.

  6. Formulation of resveratrol entrapped niosomes for topical use.

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    Pando, Daniel; Matos, María; Gutiérrez, Gemma; Pazos, Carmen

    2015-04-01

    A new approach to the formulation of resveratrol (RSV) entrapped niosomes for topical use is proposed in this work. Niosomes were formulated with Gelot 64 (G64) as surfactant, and two skin-compatible unsaturated fatty acids (oleic and linoleic acids), commonly used in pharmaceutical formulations, as penetration enhancers. Niosomes were prepared by two different methods: a thin film hydration method with minor modifications followed by a sonication stage (TFH-S), and an ethanol injection modified method (EIM). Niosomes prepared with the EIM method were in the range of 299-402 nm, while the TFH-S method produced larger niosomes in the range of 293-496 nm. Moreover, niosomes with higher RSV entrapment efficiency (EE) and better stability were generated by the EIM method. Ex vivo transdermal experiments, carried out in Franz diffusion cells on newborn pig skin, indicated that niosomes prepared by the EIM method were more effective for RSV penetration in epidermis and dermis (EDD), with values up to 21% for both penetration enhancers tested. The EIM method, which yielded the best RSV-entrapped niosomes, seems to be the most suitable for scaling up. Copyright © 2015 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

  7. Electrical impedance map (EIM) for margin assessment during robot-assisted laparoscopic prostatectomy (RALP) using a microendoscopic probe

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    Mahara, Aditya; Khan, Shadab; Schned, Alan R.; Hyams, Elias S.; Halter, Ryan J.

    2015-03-01

    Positive surgical margins (PSMs) found following prostate cancer surgery are a significant risk factor for post-operative disease recurrence. Noxious adjuvant radiation and chemical-based therapies are typically offered to men with PSMs. Unfortunately, no real-time intraoperative technology is currently available to guide surgeons to regions of suspicion during the initial prostatectomy where immediate surgical excisions could be used to reduce the chance of PSMs. A microendoscopic electrical impedance sensing probe was developed with the intention of providing real-time feedback regarding margin status to surgeons during robot-assisted laparoscopic prostatectomy (RALP) procedures. A radially configured 17-electrode microendoscopic probe was designed, constructed, and initially evaluated through use of gelatin-based phantoms and an ex vivo human prostate specimen. Impedance measurements are recorded at 10 frequencies (10 kHz - 100 kHz) using a high-speed FPGA-based electrical impedance tomography (EIT) system. Tetrapolar impedances are recorded from a number of different electrode configurations strategically chosen to sense tissue in a pre-defined sector underlying the probe face. A circular electrical impedance map (EIM) with several color-coded pie-shaped sectors is created to represent the impedance values of the probed tissue. Gelatin phantom experiments show an obvious distinction in the impedance maps between high and low impedance regions. Similarly, the EIM generated from the ex vivo prostate case shows distinguishing features between cancerous and benign regions. Based on successful development of this probe and these promising initial results, EIMs of additional prostate specimens are being collected to further evaluate this approach for intraoperative surgical margin assessment during RALP procedures.

  8. The electrolytic inferior vena cava model (EIM) to study thrombogenesis and thrombus resolution with continuous blood flow in the mouse

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    Diaz, Jose A.; Alvarado, Christine M.; Wrobleski, Shirley K.; Slack, Dallas W.; Hawley, Angela E.; Farris, Diana M.; Henke, Peter K.; Wakefield, Thomas W.; Myers, Daniel D.

    2016-01-01

    Summary Previously, we presented the electrolytic inferior vena cava (IVC) model (EIM) during acute venous thrombosis (VT). Here, we present our evaluation of the EIM for chronic VT time points in order to determine whether this model allows for the study of thrombus resolution. C57BU6 mice (n=191) were utilised. In this model a copper-wire, inserted into a 25-gauge needle, is placed in the distal IVC and another subcutaneously. An electrical current (250 µAmp/15 minutes) activates the endothelial cells, inducing thrombogenesis. Ultrasound, thrombus weight (TW), vein wall leukocyte counts, vein wall thickness/fibrosis scoring, thrombus area and soluble P-selectin (sP-sel) were performed at baseline, days 1, 2, 4, 6, 9, 11 and 14, post EIM. A correlation between TW and sP-sel was also determined. A thrombus formed in each mouse undergoing EIM. Blood flow was documented by ultrasound at all time points. IVC thrombus size increased up to day 2 and then decreased over time, as shown by ultrasound, TW, and sP-sel levels. TW and sP-sel showed a strong positive correlation (r=0.48, p<0.0002). Vein wall neutrophils were the most common cell type present in acute VT (up to day 2) with monocytes becoming the most prevalent in chronic VT (from day 6 to day 14). Thrombus resolution was demonstrated by ultrasound, TW and thrombus area. In conclusion, the EIM produces a non-occlusive and consistent IVC thrombus, in the presence of constant blood flow, allowing for the study of VT at both acute and chronic time points. Thrombus resolution was demonstrated by all modalities utilised in this study. PMID:23571406

  9. Eddy interaction model for turbulent suspension in Reynolds-averaged Euler-Lagrange simulations of steady sheet flow

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    Cheng, Zhen; Chauchat, Julien; Hsu, Tian-Jian; Calantoni, Joseph

    2018-01-01

    A Reynolds-averaged Euler-Lagrange sediment transport model (CFDEM-EIM) was developed for steady sheet flow, where the inter-granular interactions were resolved and the flow turbulence was modeled with a low Reynolds number corrected k - ω turbulence closure modified for two-phase flows. To model the effect of turbulence on the sediment suspension, the interaction between the turbulent eddies and particles was simulated with an eddy interaction model (EIM). The EIM was first calibrated with measurements from dilute suspension experiments. We demonstrated that the eddy-interaction model was able to reproduce the well-known Rouse profile for suspended sediment concentration. The model results were found to be sensitive to the choice of the coefficient, C0, associated with the turbulence-sediment interaction time. A value C0 = 3 was suggested to match the measured concentration in the dilute suspension. The calibrated CFDEM-EIM was used to model a steady sheet flow experiment of lightweight coarse particles and yielded reasonable agreements with measured velocity, concentration and turbulence kinetic energy profiles. Further numerical experiments for sheet flow suggested that when C0 was decreased to C0 < 3, the simulation under-predicted the amount of suspended sediment in the dilute region and the Schmidt number is over-predicted (Sc > 1.0). Additional simulations for a range of Shields parameters between 0.3 and 1.2 confirmed that CFDEM-EIM was capable of predicting sediment transport rates similar to empirical formulations. Based on the analysis of sediment transport rate and transport layer thickness, the EIM and the resulting suspended load were shown to be important when the fall parameter is less than 1.25.

  10. Electrical impedance myography in facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy.

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    Statland, Jeffrey M; Heatwole, Chad; Eichinger, Katy; Dilek, Nuran; Martens, William B; Tawil, Rabi

    2016-10-01

    In this study we determined the reliability and validity of electrical impedance myography (EIM) in facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy (FSHD). We performed a prospective study of EIM on 16 bilateral limb and trunk muscles in 35 genetically defined and clinically affected FSHD patients (reliability testing on 18 patients). Summary scores based on body region were derived. Reactance and phase (50 and 100 kHz) were compared with measures of strength, FSHD disease severity, and functional outcomes. Participants were mostly men, mean age 53.0 years, and included a full range of severity. Limb and trunk muscles showed good to excellent reliability [intraclass correlation coefficients (ICC) 0.72-0.99]. Summary scores for the arm, leg, and trunk showed excellent reliability (ICC 0.89-0.98). Reactance was the most sensitive EIM parameter to a broad range of FSHD disease metrics. EIM is a reliable measure of muscle composition in FSHD that offers the possibility to serially evaluate affected muscles. Muscle Nerve 54: 696-701, 2016. © 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.

  11. Optimizing electrode configuration for electrical impedance measurements of muscle via the finite element method.

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    Jafarpoor, Mina; Li, Jia; White, Jacob K; Rutkove, Seward B

    2013-05-01

    Electrical impedance myography (EIM) is a technique for the evaluation of neuromuscular diseases, including amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and muscular dystrophy. In this study, we evaluated how alterations in the size and conductivity of muscle and thickness of subcutaneous fat impact the EIM data, with the aim of identifying an optimized electrode configuration for EIM measurements. Finite element models were developed for the human upper arm based on anatomic data; material properties of the tissues were obtained from rat and published sources. The developed model matched the frequency-dependent character of the data. Of the three major EIM parameters, resistance, reactance, and phase, the reactance was least susceptible to alterations in the subcutaneous fat thickness, regardless of electrode arrangement. For example, a quadrupling of fat thickness resulted in a 375% increase in resistance at 35 kHz but only a 29% reduction in reactance. By further optimizing the electrode configuration, the change in reactance could be reduced to just 0.25%. For a fixed 30 mm distance between the sense electrodes centered between the excitation electrodes, an 80 mm distance between the excitation electrodes was found to provide the best balance, with a less than 1% change in reactance despite a doubling of subcutaneous fat thickness or halving of muscle size. These analyses describe a basic approach for further electrode configuration optimization for EIM.

  12. Prenatal cigarette smoke exposure and early initiation of multiple substance use.

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    Goldschmidt, Lidush; Cornelius, Marie D; Day, Nancy L

    2012-06-01

    Earlier studies have shown a relation between prenatal cigarette smoke exposure (PCSE) and offspring initiation of tobacco use. No prior study has examined the association between PCSE and early initiation of multiple substances (EIMS) including marijuana and alcohol in addition to tobacco. We investigated the association between PCSE and multiple substance use during adolescence. Pregnant women attending an urban prenatal clinic were selected to participate in the prospective longitudinal study based on their substance use. This study is based on the 16-year follow-up phase and consists of 579 mother-offspring dyads. The women were of lower socioeconomic status, 54% were Black, and 53% reported smoking cigarettes. 52% of the offspring were female. EIMS is a measure of the number of substances initiated prior to age 16 by the adolescents; it ranged from 0 (no initiation, N = 166) to 3 (all, N = 162). Adolescents exposed to tobacco during first trimester of gestation were 1.4 times more likely to initiate multiple substances by age 16 than the nonexposed group. PCSE was a significant predictor of EIMS after controlling for other prenatal exposures, home environment, and demographic characteristics, using ordinal polytomous logistic regression. Other risk factors of EIMS were maternal and adolescent depression, less strict and less involved parenting, offspring attention problems, and lack of participation in a youth club. There is a significant relation between PCSE and adolescent's EIMS.

  13. Safe and effective error rate monitors for SS7 signaling links

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    Schmidt, Douglas C.

    1994-04-01

    This paper describes SS7 error monitor characteristics, discusses the existing SUERM (Signal Unit Error Rate Monitor), and develops the recently proposed EIM (Error Interval Monitor) for higher speed SS7 links. A SS7 error monitor is considered safe if it ensures acceptable link quality and is considered effective if it is tolerant to short-term phenomena. Formal criteria for safe and effective error monitors are formulated in this paper. This paper develops models of changeover transients, the unstable component of queue length resulting from errors. These models are in the form of recursive digital filters. Time is divided into sequential intervals. The filter's input is the number of errors which have occurred in each interval. The output is the corresponding change in transmit queue length. Engineered EIM's are constructed by comparing an estimated changeover transient with a threshold T using a transient model modified to enforce SS7 standards. When this estimate exceeds T, a changeover will be initiated and the link will be removed from service. EIM's can be differentiated from SUERM by the fact that EIM's monitor errors over an interval while SUERM's count errored messages. EIM's offer several advantages over SUERM's, including the fact that they are safe and effective, impose uniform standards in link quality, are easily implemented, and make minimal use of real-time resources.

  14. The Impact of Experiencing 5E Learning Cycle on Developing Science Teachers' Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge (TPACK)

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    Mustafa, Mohamed Elfatih I.

    2016-01-01

    This study investigated the conditions and situations offered by Experiencing Inquiry Model (EIM) for developing science teacher's Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge (TPACK). Also, the study explored the opportunities offered by EIM strategy in enhancing science teacher's abilities to design technology-based inquiry activities for science…

  15. Guidelines to electrode positioning for human and animal electrical impedance myography research

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    Sanchez, Benjamin; Pacheck, Adam; Rutkove, Seward B.

    2016-09-01

    The positioning of electrodes in electrical impedance myography (EIM) is critical for accurately assessing disease progression and effectiveness of treatment. In human and animal trials for neuromuscular disorders, inconsistent electrode positioning adds errors to the muscle impedance. Despite its importance, how the reproducibility of resistance and reactance, the two parameters that define EIM, are affected by changes in electrode positioning remains unknown. In this paper, we present a novel approach founded on biophysical principles to study the reproducibility of resistance and reactance to electrode misplacements. The analytical framework presented allows the user to quantify a priori the effect on the muscle resistance and reactance using only one parameter: the uncertainty placing the electrodes. We also provide quantitative data on the precision needed to position the electrodes and the minimum muscle length needed to achieve a pre-specified EIM reproducibility. The results reported here are confirmed with finite element model simulations and measurements on five healthy subjects. Ultimately, our data can serve as normative values to enhance the reliability of EIM as a biomarker and facilitate comparability of future human and animal studies.

  16. Quantifying Muscle Asymmetries in Cervical Dystonia with Electrical Impedance: A Preliminary Assessment

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    Lungu, Codrin; Tarulli, Andrew W; Tarsy, Daniel; Mongiovi, Phillip; Vanderhorst, Veronique G; Rutkove, Seward B

    2010-01-01

    Objective Cervical Dystonia (CD) lacks an objective quantitative measure. Electrical impedance myography (EIM) is a non-invasive assessment method sensitive to changes in muscle structure and physiology. We evaluate the potential role of EIM in quantifying CD, hypothesizing that patients would demonstrate differences in the symmetry of muscle electrical resistance compared to controls, and that this asymmetry would decrease after botulinum neurotoxin (BoNT) treatment. Methods EIM was performed on the sternocleidomastoid (SCM) and cervical paraspinal (PS) muscles of CD patients and age-matched controls. 50kHz Resistance was analyzed, comparing side-to-side asymmetry in patients and controls, and, in patients, before and after BoNT treatment. Results 16 patients and 10 controls were included. Resistance asymmetry was on average 3-5 times higher in patients than controls. Receiver operating characteristic analysis demonstrated 91% accuracy of discriminating CD from normal. From pre-treatment to maximum BoNT effect, asymmetry decreased from 20.8 (13.9-26.1)% to 6.2 (3.1-9.9)% (SCM), and from 16.0(14.3-16.0)% to 8.4(7.0-9.2)% (PS), p<0.05 (median, interquartile range). Conclusions EIM effectively differentiates normal subjects from CD patients by revealing asymmetries in resistance values and detects improvement in muscle symmetry after treatment. Significance These results suggest that EIM, a painless, non-invasive measure, can provide a useful quantitative metric in CD evaluation and deserves further study. PMID:20943436

  17. Quantifying muscle asymmetries in cervical dystonia with electrical impedance: a preliminary assessment.

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    Lungu, Codrin; Tarulli, Andrew W; Tarsy, Daniel; Mongiovi, Phillip; Vanderhorst, Veronique G; Rutkove, Seward B

    2011-05-01

    Cervical dystonia (CD) lacks an objective quantitative measure. Electrical impedance myography (EIM) is a non-invasive assessment method sensitive to changes in muscle structure and physiology. We evaluate the potential role of EIM in quantifying CD, hypothesizing that patients would demonstrate differences in the symmetry of muscle electrical resistance compared to controls, and that this asymmetry would decrease after botulinum neurotoxin (BoNT) treatment. EIM was performed on the sternocleidomastoid (SCM) and cervical paraspinal (PS) muscles of CD patients and age-matched controls. 50 kHz resistance was analyzed, comparing side-to-side asymmetry in patients and controls, and, in patients, before and after BoNT treatment. Sixteen patients and 10 controls were included. Resistance asymmetry was on average 3-5 times higher in patients than controls. Receiver operating characteristic analysis demonstrated 91% accuracy of discriminating CD from normal. From pre-treatment to maximum BoNT effect, asymmetry decreased from 20.8(13.9-26.1)% to 6.2(3.1-9.9)% (SCM), and from 16.0(14.3-16.0)% to 8.4(7.0-9.2)% (PS), p<0.05 (median, interquartile range). EIM effectively differentiates normal subjects from CD patients by revealing asymmetries in resistance values and detects improvement in muscle symmetry after treatment. These results suggest that EIM, a painless, non-invasive measure, can provide a useful quantitative metric in CD evaluation and deserves further study. Published by Elsevier Ireland Ltd.

  18. High conductive, long-term durable, anhydrous proton conductive solid-state electrolyte based on a metal-organic framework impregnated with binary ionic liquids: Synthesis, characteristic and effect of anion

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    Chen, Hui; Han, Shu-Yan; Liu, Rui-Heng; Chen, Teng-Fei; Bi, Kai-Lun; Liang, Jian-Bo; Deng, Yu-Heng; Wan, Chong-Qing

    2018-02-01

    Incorporating ionic liquids (abbreviated as ILs) into porous metal-organic framework (MOF) to obtain ILs@MOF nanocomposites is documented as a feasible method to achieve new type of anhydrous proton conductor with high performance. We newly synthesized a series of ILs with different acid counter anions (R-SO3-) and their ILs@MOF hybrid materials, i.e. SA-EIMS@MIL-101, MSA-EIMS@MIL-101 and PTSA-EIMS@MIL-101 (SA = sulfate acid, MSA = methanesulfonate acid, PTSA = p-toluenesulfonate acid, EIMS = 1-(1-ethyl-3-imidazolium)propane-3-sulfonate). Such hybrid materials displayed as anhydrous proton conduction with long-term durability even heated at 150 °C open to air. σ value of SA-EIMS@MIL-101 is up to 1.89 × 10-3 S cm-1, being in the range of the most conductive MOF-based materials. MOF support exhibited favorable proton transport and long-term retention for ILs. Anion volumes of R-SO3- displayed significant effects on the proton conductivity of such hybrid ILs@MOF materials. The smaller the van der Waals volume of R-SO3- is, the higher the conductivity of ILs@MOF is. This work suggests that the combination of a variety of the incorporated ILs and a MOF framework would afford high proton transport and gives an idea to explore the safe, anhydrous, solid-state electrolyte for high temperature proton exchange membrane fuel cell.

  19. EVALUATION OF N-METHYL-N-TERT-BUTYLDIMETHYLSILYLTRIFLUOROACETAMIDE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS UNDER BOTH EIMS AND ELECTRON CAPTURE NICIMS CONDITIONS AND COMPARISON TO TRIMETHYLSILYL REAGENTS UNDER EIMS

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    Sewage effluent was analyzed for 3,5,6-trichloropyridinol (TCP) by extracting one liter of water using liquid-liquid extraction and determined by GC/MS operated in the negative ion chemical ionization (electron capture) mode, TCP is the major metabolite of the commonly used insec...

  20. Simultaneous determination of some artificial sweeteners in ternary formulations by FT-IR and EI-MS

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    Tosa, Nicoleta; Moldovan, Zaharie; Bratu, Ioan

    2012-02-01

    Artificial sweeteners are widely used in food, beverage and pharmaceutical industries all over the world. In this study some non-nutritive sweeteners such as aspartame, acesulfame-K, sodium cyclamate and sodium saccharin were simultaneously determined in ternary mixtures using FT-IR and EI-MS measurements. FT-IR method is based on direct measurements of the peak height values and area centered on 1736 cm-1, 836 cm-1, 2854 cm-1 and 1050 cm-1 for aspartame, acesulfame-K, sodium cyclamate and sodium saccharin, respectively. Mass spectrometry determinations show the characteristic peaks at m/z 91 and 262 for aspartame,m/z 43 and 163 acesulfame-K,m/z 83 and 97 for sodium cyclamate andm/z 104 and 183 for sodium saccharin. The results obtained by EI-MS in different formulations are in agreement with the FT-IR ones and provide also essential data concerning the purity grade of the components. It is concluded that FT-IR and EI-MS procedures developed in this work represent a fast, sensitive and low cost alternative in the quality control of such sweeteners in different ternary formulations.

  1. Solid/liquid extraction equilibria of phenolic compounds with trioctylphosphine oxide impregnated in polymeric membranes.

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    Praveen, Prashant; Loh, Kai-Chee

    2016-06-01

    Trioctylphosphine oxide based extractant impregnated membranes (EIM) were used for extraction of phenol and its methyl, hydroxyl and chloride substituted derivatives. The distribution coefficients of the phenols varied from 2 to 234, in the order of 1-napthol > p-chlorophenol > m-cresol > p-cresol > o-cresol > phenol > catechol > pyrogallol > hydroquinone, when initial phenols loadings was varied in 100-2000 mg/L. An extraction model, based on the law of mass action, was formulated to predict the equilibrium distribution of the phenols. The model was in excellent agreement (R(2) > 0.97) with the experimental results at low phenols concentrations (<800 mg/L). At higher phenols loadings though, Langmuir isotherm was better suited for equilibrium prediction (R(2) > 0.95), which signified high mass transfer resistance in the EIMs. Examination of the effects of ring substitution on equilibrium, and bivariate statistical analysis between the amounts of phenols extracted into the EIMs and factors affecting phenols interaction with TOPO, indicated the dominant role of hydrophobicity in equilibrium determination. These results improve understanding of the solid/liquid equilibrium process between phenols and the EIMs, and these will be useful in designing phenol recovery process from wastewater. Copyright © 2016 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

  2. 13C and (15)N chemical shift tensors in adenosine, guanosine dihydrate, 2'-deoxythymidine, and cytidine.

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    Stueber, Dirk; Grant, David M

    2002-09-04

    The (13)C and (15)N chemical shift tensor principal values for adenosine, guanosine dihydrate, 2'-deoxythymidine, and cytidine are measured on natural abundance samples. Additionally, the (13)C and (15)N chemical shielding tensor principal values in these four nucleosides are calculated utilizing various theoretical approaches. Embedded ion method (EIM) calculations improve significantly the precision with which the experimental principal values are reproduced over calculations on the corresponding isolated molecules with proton-optimized geometries. The (13)C and (15)N chemical shift tensor orientations are reliably assigned in the molecular frames of the nucleosides based upon chemical shielding tensor calculations employing the EIM. The differences between principal values obtained in EIM calculations and in calculations on isolated molecules with proton positions optimized inside a point charge array are used to estimate the contributions to chemical shielding arising from intermolecular interactions. Moreover, the (13)C and (15)N chemical shift tensor orientations and principal values correlate with the molecular structure and the crystallographic environment for the nucleosides and agree with data obtained previously for related compounds. The effects of variations in certain EIM parameters on the accuracy of the shielding tensor calculations are investigated.

  3. Two-dimensional on-line detection of brominated and iodinated volatile organic compounds by ECD and ICP-MS after GC separation.

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    Schwarz, A; Heumann, K G

    2002-09-01

    Inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) was coupled to a gas chromatographic (GC) system with electron capture detector (ECD), which enables relatively easy characterization and quantification of brominated and iodinated (halogenated) volatile organic compounds (HVOCs) in aquatic and air samples. The GC-ECD system is connected in series with an ICP-MS by a directly heated transfer line and an outlet port-hole for elimination of the ECD make-up gas during ignition of the plasma. The hyphenated GC-ECD/ICP-MS system provides high selectivity and sensitivity for monitoring individual HVOCs under fast chromatographic conditions. The ECD is most sensitive for the detection of chlorinated and brominated but the ICP-MS for iodinated compounds. The greatest advantage of the use of an ICP-MS is its element-specific detection, which allows clear identification of compounds in most cases. The absolute detection limits for ICP-MS are 0.5 pg for iodinated, 10 pg for brominated, and 50 pg for chlorinated HVOCs with the additional advantage that calibration is almost independent on different compounds of the same halogen. In contrast to that detection limits for ECD vary for the different halogenated compounds and lie in the range of 0.03-11 pg. The two-dimensional GC-ECD/ICP-MS instrumentation is compared with electron impact mass spectrometry (EI-MS) and microwave induced plasma atomic emission detection (MIP-AED). Even if EI-MS has additional power in identifying unknown peaks by its scan mode, the detection limits are much higher compared with GC-ECD/ICP-MS, whereas the selective ion monitoring mode (SIM) reaches similar detection limits. The MIP-AED detection limits are at the same level as EI-MS in the scan mode.

  4. Final Draft of RACER Audit

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    Paige, Karen Schultz; Gomez, Penelope E.

    This document describes the approach Waste and Environmental Services - Environmental Data and Analysis plans to take to resolve the issues presented in a recent audit of the WES-EDA Environmental Database relative to the RACER database. A majority of the issues discovered in the audit will be resolved in May 2011 when the WES-EDA Environmental Database, along with other LANL databases, are integrated and moved to a new vendor providing an Environmental Information Management (EIM) system that allows reporting capabilities for all users directly from the database. The EIM system will reside in a publicly accessible LANL cloud-based software system.more » When this transition occurs, the data quality, completeness, and access will change significantly. In the remainder of this document, this new structure will be referred to as the LANL Cloud System In general, our plan is to address the issues brought up in this audit in three ways: (1) Data quality issues such as units and detection status, which impinge upon data usability, will be resolved as soon possible so that data quality is maintained. (2) Issues requiring data cleanup, such as look up tables, legacy data, locations, codes, and significant data discrepancies, will be addressed as resources permit. (3) Issues associated with data feed problems will be eliminated by the LANL Cloud System, because there will be no data feed. As discussed in the paragraph above, in the future the data will reside in a publicly accessible system. Note that report writers may choose to convert, adapt, or simplify the information they receive officially through our data base, thereby introducing data discrepancies between the data base and the public report. It is not always possible to incorporate and/or correct these errors when they occur. Issues in the audit will be discussed in the order in which they are presented in the audit report. Clarifications will also be noted as the audit report was a draft document, at the time of this response.« less

  5. Epithelioid inflammatory myofibroblastic sarcoma: a case report

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    Clevenger, Jessica A.; Masters, Gregory A.; Bauer, Thomas L.; Nam, Brian T.

    2015-01-01

    Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor (IMT) of the lung is a rare malignancy with few cases reported in the literature. Histologically, it is composed by spindle cells and an infiltrate of inflammatory cells. Children and young, non-smoking adults constitute the majority of cases, the clinical behavior ranges from a benign entity to a malignant process with rapid recurrence and metastatic progression. We present a case of epithelioid inflammatory myofibroblastic sarcoma (EIMS) of the pleura, a malignant variant of IMT, which was initially treated with debulking surgical resection followed by systemic chemotherapy. The tumor was found to have an anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK) gene rearrangement. An ALK directed tyrosine kinase inhibitor was used with an impressive response, the patient remains in remission nearly 1 year after presentation. The pathogenesis, pathologic findings, clinical behavior and imaging of pulmonary EIMS are discussed. PMID:26623133

  6. Association of extraintestinal manifestations and anaemia with disease outcomes in patients with inflammatory bowel disease.

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    Vegh, Zsuzsanna; Kurti, Zsuzsanna; Gonczi, Lorant; Golovics, Petra Anna; Lovasz, Barbara Dorottya; Szita, Istvan; Balogh, Mihaly; Pandur, Tunde; Vavricka, Stephan R; Rogler, Gerhard; Lakatos, Laszlo; Lakatos, Peter Laszlo

    2016-07-01

    The association between extraintestinal manifestations (EIMs) and disease activity suggest a common pathogenetic link with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). We report on the association of EIMs and anaemia with long-term disease outcomes, including treatment steps, hospitalization, and surgery in the prospective population-based IBD inception cohort from Veszprem province. Data of 678 incident IBD patients (Crohn's disease/ulcerative colitis(CD/UC): 331/347) diagnosed from 1st January 2000 to 31st December 2012 were analyzed (CD: m/f: 176/155, median age at diagnosis: 28, IQR: 21-40 years, disease duration: 6, IQR: 2-9 years; UC: m/f: 200/147, median age at diagnosis: 36, IQR: 26-50 years, duration: 7, IQR: 4-10 years). EIMs were present in 30% of the CD and 17.3% of the UC patients. In CD, female gender (p = 0.02) need for steroid (p  < 0.001) and azathioprine (AZA) (p = 0.02), while in UC, young age at onset (p = 0.03), extensive disease (p = 0.003), female gender (p = 0.07), need for steroids (p < 0.001) and AZA (p = 0.004) and need for IBD-related hospitalization (p = 0.01) were associated with the presence of EIMs. Anaemia was present in 56.7% of the CD and 30.2% of the UC patients. In both CD and UC anaemia was associated with age at onset (pCD = 0.001, pUC = 0.04), disease location/extent (pCD = 0.02, pUC < 0.001), steroid and AZA use (for both pCD,UC < 0.001), need for surgery/colectomy (pCD < 0.001, pUC = 0.002) and hospitalization (pCD = 0.004, pUC < 0.001) and in CD, it was associated with anti TNF therapy(p = 0.002). The presence of EIMs was associated with disease phenotype in UC and with treatment strategy in both CD and UC. Additionally, anaemia was associated with hospitalization and surgery in both CD and UC, suggesting that EIMs and anaemia may be helpful in stratifying disease severity in IBD.

  7. Continuous high-frequency dissolved O2/Ar measurements by equilibrator inlet mass spectrometry.

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    Cassar, Nicolas; Barnett, Bruce A; Bender, Michael L; Kaiser, Jan; Hamme, Roberta C; Tilbrook, Bronte

    2009-03-01

    The oxygen (O(2)) concentration in the surface ocean is influenced by biological and physical processes. With concurrent measurements of argon (Ar), which has similar solubility properties as oxygen, we can remove the physical contribution to O(2) supersaturation and determine the biological oxygen supersaturation. Biological O(2) supersaturation in the surface ocean reflects the net metabolic balance between photosynthesis and respiration, i.e., the net community productivity (NCP). We present a new method for continuous shipboard measurements of O(2)/Ar by equilibrator inlet mass spectrometry (EIMS). From these measurements and an appropriate gas exchange parametrization, NCP can be estimated at high spatial and temporal resolution. In the EIMS configuration, seawater from the ship's continuous intake flows through a cartridge enclosing a gas-permeable microporous membrane contactor. Gases in the headspace of the cartridge equilibrate with dissolved gases in the flowing seawater. A fused-silica capillary continuously samples headspace gases, and the O(2)/Ar ratio is measured by mass spectrometry. The ion current measurements on the mass spectrometer reflect the partial pressures of dissolved gases in the water flowing through the equilibrator. Calibration of the O(2)/Ar ion current ratio (32/40) is performed automatically every 2 h by sampling ambient air through a second capillary. A conceptual model demonstrates that the ratio of gases reaching the mass spectrometer is dependent on several parameters, such as the differences in molecular diffusivities and solubilities of the gases. Laboratory experiments and field observations performed by EIMS are discussed. We also present preliminary evidence that other gas measurements, such as N(2)/Ar and pCO(2) measurements, may potentially be performed with EIMS. Finally, we compare the characteristics of the EIMS with the previously described membrane inlet mass spectrometry (MIMS) approach.

  8. Improving linear transport infrastructure efficiency by automated learning and optimised predictive maintenance techniques (INFRALERT)

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    Jiménez-Redondo, Noemi; Calle-Cordón, Alvaro; Kandler, Ute; Simroth, Axel; Morales, Francisco J.; Reyes, Antonio; Odelius, Johan; Thaduri, Aditya; Morgado, Joao; Duarte, Emmanuele

    2017-09-01

    The on-going H2020 project INFRALERT aims to increase rail and road infrastructure capacity in the current framework of increased transportation demand by developing and deploying solutions to optimise maintenance interventions planning. It includes two real pilots for road and railways infrastructure. INFRALERT develops an ICT platform (the expert-based Infrastructure Management System, eIMS) which follows a modular approach including several expert-based toolkits. This paper presents the methodologies and preliminary results of the toolkits for i) nowcasting and forecasting of asset condition, ii) alert generation, iii) RAMS & LCC analysis and iv) decision support. The results of these toolkits in a meshed road network in Portugal under the jurisdiction of Infraestruturas de Portugal (IP) are presented showing the capabilities of the approaches.

  9. Epithelioid inflammatory myofibroblastic sarcoma responsive to surgery and an ALK inhibitor in a patient with panhypopituitarism.

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    Kurihara-Hosokawa, Kotomi; Kawasaki, Isao; Tamai, Anna; Yoshida, Yoko; Yakushiji, Yosuke; Ueno, Hiroki; Fukumoto, Mariko; Fukushima, Hiroko; Inoue, Takeshi; Hosoi, Masayuki

    2014-01-01

    We encountered a case of epithelioid inflammatory myofibroblastic sarcoma (EIMS) originating from an abdominal organ that rapidly regrew twice. The patient underwent two surgeries. Large tumors grew within three months after the second surgery. The patient subsequently received chemotherapy with an anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK) inhibitor. Although EIMS has a poor prognosis, the patient continues to be alive with disease 14 months after surgical treatment and the administration of the ALK inhibitor.

  10. Computational Prediction of Electron Ionization Mass Spectra to Assist in GC/MS Compound Identification.

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    Allen, Felicity; Pon, Allison; Greiner, Russ; Wishart, David

    2016-08-02

    We describe a tool, competitive fragmentation modeling for electron ionization (CFM-EI) that, given a chemical structure (e.g., in SMILES or InChI format), computationally predicts an electron ionization mass spectrum (EI-MS) (i.e., the type of mass spectrum commonly generated by gas chromatography mass spectrometry). The predicted spectra produced by this tool can be used for putative compound identification, complementing measured spectra in reference databases by expanding the range of compounds able to be considered when availability of measured spectra is limited. The tool extends CFM-ESI, a recently developed method for computational prediction of electrospray tandem mass spectra (ESI-MS/MS), but unlike CFM-ESI, CFM-EI can handle odd-electron ions and isotopes and incorporates an artificial neural network. Tests on EI-MS data from the NIST database demonstrate that CFM-EI is able to model fragmentation likelihoods in low-resolution EI-MS data, producing predicted spectra whose dot product scores are significantly better than full enumeration "bar-code" spectra. CFM-EI also outperformed previously reported results for MetFrag, MOLGEN-MS, and Mass Frontier on one compound identification task. It also outperformed MetFrag in a range of other compound identification tasks involving a much larger data set, containing both derivatized and nonderivatized compounds. While replicate EI-MS measurements of chemical standards are still a more accurate point of comparison, CFM-EI's predictions provide a much-needed alternative when no reference standard is available for measurement. CFM-EI is available at https://sourceforge.net/projects/cfm-id/ for download and http://cfmid.wishartlab.com as a web service.

  11. Quantifying Residues from Postharvest Propylene Oxide Fumigation of Almonds and Walnuts.

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    Jimenez, Leonel R; Hall, Wiley A; Rodriquez, Matthew S; Cooper, William J; Muhareb, Jeanette; Jones, Tom; Walse, Spencer S

    2015-01-01

    A novel analytical approach involving solvent extraction with methyl tert-butyl ether (MTBE) followed by GC was developed to quantify residues that result from the postharvest fumigation of almonds and walnuts with propylene oxide (PPO). Verification and quantification of PPO, propylene chlorohydrin (PCH) [1-chloropropan-2-ol (PCH-1) and 2-chloropropan-1-ol (PCH-2)], and propylene bromohydrin (PBH) [1-bromopropan-2-ol (PBH-1) and 2-bromopropan-1-ol (PBH-2)] was accomplished with a combination of electron impact ionization MS (EIMS), negative ion chemical ionization MS (NCIMS), and electron capture detection (ECD). Respective GC/EIMS LOQs for PPO, PCH-1, PCH-2, PBH-1, and PBH-2 in MTBE extracts were [ppm (μg/g nut)] 0.9, 2.1, 2.5, 30.3, and 50.0 for almonds and 0.8, 2.2, 2.02, 41.6, and 45.7 for walnuts. Relative to GC/EIMS, GC-ECD analyses resulted in no detection of PPO, similar detector responses for PCH isomers, and >100-fold more sensitive detection of PBH isomers. NCIMS did not enhance detection of PBH isomers relative to EIMS and was, respectively, approximately 20-, 5-, and 10-fold less sensitive to PPO, PCH-1, and PCH-2. MTBE extraction efficiencies were >90% for all analytes. The 10-fold concentration of MTBE extracts yielded recoveries of 85-105% for the PBH isomers and a concomitant decrease in LODs and LOQs across detector types. The recoveries of PCH isomers and PPO in the MTBE concentrate were relatively low (approximately 50 to 75%), which confound improvements in LODs and LOQs regardless of detector type.

  12. Product ion tandem mass spectrometric differentiation of regioisomeric side-chain groups in cathinone derivatives.

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    Abiedalla, Younis; DeRuiter, Jack; Clark, C Randall

    2016-07-30

    Precursor materials are available to prepare aminoketone drugs containing regioisomeric propyl and isopropyl side-chain groups related to the drug alpha-pyrrovalerone (Flakka) and MDPV (3,4-methylenedioxypyrrovalerone). These compounds yield equivalent regioisomeric iminium cation base peaks in electron ionization mass spectrometry (EI-MS). The propyl and isopropyl side-chain groups related to alpha-pyrrovalerone and MDPV were prepared and evaluated in EI-MS and tandem mass spectrometry (MS/MS) product ion experiments. Deuterium labeling in both the pyrrolidine and alkyl side-chain groups allowed for the confirmation of the structures for the major product ions formed from the regioisomeric EI-MS iminium cation base peaks. These iminium cation base peaks show characteristic product ion spectra which allow differentiation of the side-chain propyl and isopropyl groups in the structure. The n-propyl side chain containing iminium cation base peak (m/z 126) in the EI-MS spectrum yields a major product ion at m/z 84 while the regioisomeric m/z 126 base peak for the isopropyl side chain yields a characteristic product ion at m/z 70. Deuterium labeling in both the pyrrolidine ring and the alkyl side chain confirmed the process for the formation of these major product ions. Product ion fragmentation provides useful data for differentiation of n-propyl and isopropyl side-chain iminium cations from cathinone derivative drugs of abuse. Regioisomeric n-propyl and isopropyl iminium cations of equal mass yield characteristic product ions identifying the alkyl side-chain regioisomers in the pyrrolidine cathinone derivatives. Copyright © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. Copyright © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

  13. Engineering Information System (EIS)

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    1992-01-31

    be availabe and usefu for creating powerful tailored contro and mangeen functions. Mode and Framwork Wirth further elaboration of the EIS portio of...control data and activities of the engineering process. The EIM is a conceptual model of administrative and electroic design information. It records...of the access opeations are derived from the instance variable name and type. An attribute conceptually holds one or more instances of a basic type

  14. Pre-Clinical Model to Study Recurrent Venous Thrombosis in the Inferior Vena Cava.

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    Andraska, Elizabeth A; Luke, Catherine E; Elfline, Megan A; Henke, Samuel P; Madapoosi, Siddharth S; Metz, Allan K; Hoinville, Megan E; Wakefield, Thomas W; Henke, Peter K; Diaz, Jose A

    2018-06-01

     Patients undergoing deep vein thrombosis (VT) have over 30% recurrence, directly increasing their risk of post-thrombotic syndrome. Current murine models of inferior vena cava (IVC) VT model host one thrombosis event.  We aimed to develop a murine model to study IVC recurrent VT in mice.  An initial VT was induced using the electrolytic IVC model (EIM) with constant blood flow. This approach takes advantage of the restored vein lumen 21 days after a single VT event in the EIM demonstrated by ultrasound. We then induced a second VT 21 days later, using either EIM or an IVC ligation model for comparison. The control groups were a sham surgery and, 21 days later, either EIM or IVC ligation. IVC wall and thrombus were harvested 2 days after the second insult and analysed for IVC and thrombus size, gene expression of fibrotic markers, histology for collagen and Western blot for citrullinated histone 3 (Cit-H3) and fibrin.  Ultrasound confirmed the first VT and its progressive resolution with an anatomical channel allowing room for the second thrombus by day 21. As compared with a primary VT, recurrent VT has heavier walls with significant up-regulation of transforming growth factor-β (TGF-β), elastin, interleukin (IL)-6, matrix metallopeptidase 9 (MMP9), MMP2 and a thrombus with high citrullinated histone-3 and fibrin content.  Experimental recurrent thrombi are structurally and compositionally different from the primary VT, with a greater pro-fibrotic remodelling vein wall profile. This work provides a VT recurrence IVC model that will help to improve the current understanding of the biological mechanisms and directed treatment of recurrent VT. Schattauer GmbH Stuttgart.

  15. Integrated multi-ISE arrays with improved sensitivity, accuracy and precision

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    Wang, Chunling; Yuan, Hongyan; Duan, Zhijuan; Xiao, Dan

    2017-03-01

    Increasing use of ion-selective electrodes (ISEs) in the biological and environmental fields has generated demand for high-sensitivity ISEs. However, improving the sensitivities of ISEs remains a challenge because of the limit of the Nernstian slope (59.2/n mV). Here, we present a universal ion detection method using an electronic integrated multi-electrode system (EIMES) that bypasses the Nernstian slope limit of 59.2/n mV, thereby enabling substantial enhancement of the sensitivity of ISEs. The results reveal that the response slope is greatly increased from 57.2 to 1711.3 mV, 57.3 to 564.7 mV and 57.7 to 576.2 mV by electronic integrated 30 Cl- electrodes, 10 F- electrodes and 10 glass pH electrodes, respectively. Thus, a tiny change in the ion concentration can be monitored, and correspondingly, the accuracy and precision are substantially improved. The EIMES is suited for all types of potentiometric sensors and may pave the way for monitoring of various ions with high accuracy and precision because of its high sensitivity.

  16. Impedance Alterations in Healthy and Diseased Mice During Electrically Induced Muscle Contraction.

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    Sanchez, Benjamin; Li, Jia; Geisbush, Tom; Bardia, Ramon Bragos; Rutkove, Seward B

    2016-08-01

    Alterations in the health of muscles can be evaluated through the use of electrical impedance myography (EIM). To date, however, nearly all work in this field has relied upon the measurement of muscle at rest. To provide an insight into the contractile mechanisms of healthy and disease muscle, we evaluated the alterations in the spectroscopic impedance behavior of muscle during the active process of muscle contraction. The gastrocnemii from a total of 13 mice were studied (five wild type, four muscular dystrophy animals, and four amyotrophic lateral sclerosis animals). Muscle contraction was induced via monophasic current pulse stimulation of the sciatic nerve. Simultaneously, multisine EIM (1 kHz to 1 MHz) and force measurements of the muscle were performed. Stimulation was applied at three different rates to produce mild, moderate, and strong contractions. We identified changes in both single and multifrequency data, as assessed by the Cole impedance model parameters. The processes of contraction and relaxation were clearly identified in the impedance spectra and quantified via derivative plots. Reductions in the center frequency fc were observed during the contraction consistent with the increasing muscle fiber diameter. Different EIM stimulation rate-dependencies were also detected across the three groups of animals.

  17. Thermophysical Properties and Spectral Characterization of EA 6043

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    2014-10-01

    TGS) detector. The vapor-phase FTIR spectrum was measured using a Nicolet (Thermo Scientific Dionex ; Sunnyvale, CA) 6700 FTIR system equipped with a...3), 195 (1). A small feature near 267 m/z is probably associated with the parent ion . Figure 9. EI-MS of EA 6043. m/z 15 3.6 Nuclear...photometric detector with a phosphorus filter GC gas chromatography MCT mercury–cadmium telluride m/z mass-to-charge ratio NIR near infrared

  18. Meeting the Grand Challenge of Protecting Astronauts Health: Electrostatic Active Space Radiation Shielding for Deep Space Missions

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    Tripathi, Ram K.

    2016-01-01

    This report describes the research completed during 2011 for the NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts (NIAC) project. The research is motivated by the desire to safely send humans in deep space missions and to keep radiation exposures within permitted limits. To this end current material shielding, developed for low earth orbit missions, is not a viable option due to payload and cost penalties. The active radiation shielding is the path forward for such missions. To achieve active space radiation shielding innovative large lightweight gossamer space structures are used. The goal is to deflect enough positive ions without attracting negatively charged plasma and to investigate if a charged Gossamer structure can perform charge deflections without significant structural instabilities occurring. In this study different innovative configurations are explored to design an optimum active shielding. In addition, to establish technological feasibility experiments are performed with up to 10kV of membrane charging, and an electron flux source with up to 5keV of energy and 5mA of current. While these charge flux energy levels are much less than those encountered in space, the fundamental coupled interaction of charged Gossamer structures with the ambient charge flux can be experimentally investigated. Of interest are, will the EIMS remain inflated during the charge deflections, and are there visible charge flux interactions. Aluminum coated Mylar membrane prototype structures are created to test their inflation capability using electrostatic charging. To simulate the charge flux, a 5keV electron emitter is utilized. The remaining charge flux at the end of the test chamber is measured with a Faraday cup mounted on a movable boom. A range of experiments with this electron emitter and detector were performed within a 30x60cm vacuum chamber with vacuum environment capability of 10-7 Torr. Experiments are performed with the charge flux aimed at the electrostatically inflated membrane structure (EIMS) in both charged and uncharged configurations. The amount of charge shielding behind and around the EIMS was studied for different combinations of membrane structure voltages and electron energies. Both passive and active shielding were observed, with active shielding capable of deflecting nearly all incoming electrons. The pattern of charge distribution around the structure was studied as well as the stability of the structures in the charge flow. The charge deflection experiments illustrate that the EIMS remain inflated during charge deflection, but will experience small amplitude oscillations. Investigations were performed to determine a potential cause of the vibrations. It is postulated these vibrations are due to the charge flux causing local membrane charge distribution changes. As the membrane structure inflation pressure is changed, the shape responds, and causes the observed sustained vibration. Having identified this phenomenon is important when considering electrostatically inflated membrane structures (EIMS) in a space environment. Additionally, this project included a study of membrane material impacts, specifically the impact of membrane thickness. Extremely thin materials presented new challenges with vacuum preparation techniques and rapid charging. The thinner and lighter membrane materials were successfully inflated using electrostatic forces in a vacuum chamber. However, care must be taken when varying the potentials of such lighter structures as the currents can cause local heating and melting of the very thin membranes. Lastly, a preliminary analysis is performed to study rough order of magnitude power requirements for using EIMS for radiation shielding. The EIMS power requirement becomes increasingly more challenging as the spacecraft voltage is increased. As a result, the emphasis is on the deflection of charges away from the spacecraft rather than totally stopping them. This significantly alleviates the initial power requirements. With modest technological development(s) active shielding is emerging to be a viable option.

  19. A flexible electrode array for muscle impedance measurements in the mouse hind limb: A tool to speed research in neuromuscular disease

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    Li, J.; Rutkove, S. B.

    2013-04-01

    Electrical impedance myography (EIM) is a bioelectrical impedance technique focused on the assessment of neuromuscular diseases using tetrapolar surface arrays. Recently, we have shown that reproducible and sensitive EIM measurements can be made on the gastrocnemius muscle of the mouse hind limb and that these are sensitive to disease alterations. A dedicated array would help speed data acquisition and provide additional sensitivity to disease-induced alterations. A flexible electrode array was developed with electrode sizes of 1mm × 1mm by Parlex, Inc. Tetrapolar electrode sets were arranged both parallel to (longitudinal) and orthogonally to (transverse) the major muscle fiber direction of the gastrocnemius muscle. Measurements were made with a dedicated EIM system. A total of 11 healthy animals and 7 animals with spinal muscular atrophy (a form of motor neuron disease) were evaluated after the fur was completely removed with a depilatory agent from the hind limb. Standard electrophysiologic testing (compound motor action potential amplitude and motor unit number estimation) was also performed. The flexible electrode array demonstrated high repeatability in both the longitudinal and transverse directions in the healthy and diseased animals (with intraclass correlation coefficients of 0.94 and 0.89, respectively, for phase angle measured transversely). In addition, differences between healthy and diseased animals were identifiable. For example, the 50 kHz transverse phase angle was higher in the healthy as compared to the SMA animals (16.8° ± 0.5 vs. 14.3° ± 0.7, respectively) at 21 weeks of age (p = 0.01). Differences in anisotropy were also identifiable. Correlations to several standard neurophysiologic parameters also appeared promising. This novel flexible tetrapolar electrode array can be used on the mouse hind limb and provides multidirectional data that can be used to assess muscle health. This technique has the potential of finding widespread use in the evaluation of drug therapies in neuromuscular animal disease models.

  20. Assessment of alterations in the electrical impedance of muscle after experimental nerve injury via finite-element analysis.

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    Wang, Lucy L; Ahad, Mohammad; McEwan, Alistair; Li, Jia; Jafarpoor, Mina; Rutkove, Seward B

    2011-06-01

    The surface measurement of electrical impedance of muscle, incorporated as the technique of electrical impedance myography (EIM), provides a noninvasive approach for evaluating neuromuscular diseases, including amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. However, the relationship between alterations in surface impedance and the electrical properties of muscle remains uncertain. In order to investigate this further, a group of healthy adult rats, a group of rats two weeks postsciatic crush, and a group of animals six months postcrush underwent EIM of the gastrocnemius-soleus complex. The animals were then killed and the conductivity and permittivity of the extracted muscle measured. Finite-element models based on MRI data were then constructed for each group. The characteristic EIM parameter, 50 kHz phase (±standard error), obtained with surface impedance measurements was 17.3° ± 0.3° for normal animals, 13.8° ± 0.7° for acutely injured animals, and 16.1° ± 0.5° for chronically injured animals. The models predicted parallel changes with phase values of 24.3°, 18.8°, and 21.2° for the normal, acute, and chronic groups, respectively. Other multifrequency impedance parameters showed similar alterations. These results confirm that surface impedance measurements taken in conjunction with anatomical data and finite-element models may offer a noninvasive approach for assessing biophysical alterations in muscle in neuromuscular disease states.

  1. Assessing the immediate impact of botulinum toxin injection on impedance of spastic muscle.

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    Li, Xiaoyan; Shin, Henry; Li, Le; Magat, Elaine; Li, Sheng; Zhou, Ping

    2017-05-01

    This study aimed to investigate the immediate impacts of Botulinum Toxin A (BoNT-A) injections on the inherent electrical properties of spastic muscles using a newly developed electrical impedance myography (EIM) technique. Impedance measures were performed before and after a BoNT-A injection in biceps brachii muscles of 14 subjects with spasticity. Three major impedance variables, resistance (R), reactance (X) and phase angle (θ) were obtained from three different configurations, and were evaluated using the conventional EIM frequency at 50kHz as well as multiple frequency analysis. Statistical analysis demonstrated a significant decrease of resistance in the injected muscles (Multiple-frequency: R pre =25.17±1.94Ohm, R post =23.65±1.63Ohm, p<0.05; 50kHz: R pre =29.06±2.16Ohm, R post =27.7±1.89Ohm, p<0.05). Despite this decrease, there were no substantial changes in the reactance, phase angle, or anisotropy features after a BoNT-A injection. The significant changes of muscle resistance were most likely associated with the liquid injection of the BoNT-A-saline solution rather than the immediate toxin effects on the muscle. This study demonstrated high sensitivity of the EIM technique in the detection of alterations to muscle composition. Copyright © 2017 IPEM. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

  2. High-melting point sediment from refined coconut oil stored in a tank for a long term.

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    Mochida, Yoshiyuki; Hasegawa, Fukiko

    2008-01-01

    A small amount of sediment occurs in refined coconut oil stored in a large-scale tank for a long term. This sediment is different from that generally called Cocos Wax, is insoluble in various organic solvents, and has an m.p. of about 100 degrees C. In this report, we have done a structural analysis of this sediment. The sediment was carried out by hydrolyzing with a KOH/ethyl alcohol solution including toluene. Samples were analyzed by elemental analysis, IR spectroscopy, EI-MS, CI-MS, field desorption mass spectrometry (FD-MS), and MALDI/TOF-MS. The hydrolyzates were a compound including an oxo group, and its relative molecular mass was 382 for the acid part and 412 for the unsaponified matter according to EI-MS (ionization energy was 70 eV and 15 eV) and CI-MS (reagent gases were i-butane, ammonia, and nitrogen monoxide). The relative molecular mass of the sediment was 1140 according to the mass spectrometry of FD, EI, and MALDI. It was elucidated based on the characteristic absorption analysis by IR and the fragmentation behavior of the EI-MS that the sediment was a wax ester, 3, 9-di-9-oxotetradocosanecarboxy-11-oxohexacosane, consisting of an acid part of 9-oxotetradocosanecarboxylic acid and an unsaponified matter of 3, 9-di-hydroxy-11-oxohexacosane.

  3. Determination of wine authenticity and geographical origin by measuring non-exchangeable hydrogen stable isotopes in wine ethanol with EIM-IRMS® methodology in combination with δ18O values obtained from wine water.

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    Smajlovic, Ivan; Glavanovic, Mirko; Sparks, Kimberlee L.; Sparks, Jed P.; Jovic, Slobodan

    2014-05-01

    Wine consumption has grown significantly in the last two decades, with the United States being the leading consumer of wine in the world. It is also the second largest wine producer and importer after the European Union, which consists of 27 European countries. The world has seen a significant increase in production from new world countries, especially the United States, Australia and Chile, and wine imports have grown significantly with this globalization. The quality and authenticity of products have become critical concerns. With the amount of wine being imported the need for verifying wine authenticity and understanding procedures used in wine making has become more important than ever. Understanding the origin of consumed wine in rapidly expanding global economy has become fundamental in order to control quality and protect consumers. In our previous scientific work we have shown that EIM-IRMS®, Ethanol Isotope Measurement - Isotope Ratio Mass Spectrometry (EIM-IRMS®), is capable of providing unique molecular fingerprint that cannot be reproduced or counterfeited. Today we know that δ18O value from the wine water is one of the most important parameters which can give information about wine geographical origin. Earlier we have suggested that grape juice or grape pulp is a closed biochemical system in which all chemical compounds stand in dynamic equilibrium and are in direct connection with each other. Taking that into consideration we have concluded that if system is genuine and if no water, or no sugar has been added to the grape must or grape juice prior to alcoholic fermentation, then ethanol which is made in process of alcoholic fermentation will have specific δD value of non-exchangeable hydrogen stable isotopes which will be in range from -205 to -215 ‰ vs. V-SMOW. In this work we will show that this value, which we named δDn (non-exchangeable hydrogen stable isotopes in ethanol), is very important because it can support or refute conclusions drawn from the wine water δ18O value. If water is added prior or during alcoholic fermentation, final ethanol δDn value will fall outside of the range of -205 to -215 ‰ vs. V-SMOW, while wine water δ18O value may still appear valid for the wine origin. We are certain that measuring wine water δ18O alone could give wrong impression about wine origin. With the new set of ethanol δDn and wine water δ18O results obtained from genuine wine samples from different vintages and from different geographic destinations (Serbia and USA), we are more certain that EIM-IRMS® method can help in determination of geographical origin and give additional information about wine authenticity and also important information about illegal production practices (addition of sugar and/or dilution with water) in wine production. Keywords: Isotope Ratio Mass Spectrometry (IRMS), Wine, Authenticity, determination of origin

  4. Clinical Features and Extraintestinal Manifestations of Crohn Disease in Children

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    Lee, Young Ah; Chun, Peter; Hwang, Eun Ha; Mun, Sang Wook; Lee, Yeoun Joo

    2016-01-01

    Purpose The aim of this study was to investigate the clinical features and extraintestinal manifestations (EIMs) of Crohn disease (CD) in Korean pediatric patients. Methods The medical records of 73 children diagnosed with CD were retrospectively reviewed. Data regarding baseline demographic and clinical characteristics, including CD phenotype at diagnosis based on the Montreal classification, and clinical features and course of EIMs were investigated. Results Fifty-two (71.2%) of the patients were males. The mean age of the patients was 12.5 years. The mean follow-up period was 3.4 years. The disease location was ileal in 3 (4.1%) of the patients, colonic in 13 (17.8%), ileocolonic in 56 (76.7%). The clinical behavior was inflammatory in 62 (84.9%) of the patients, stricturing in 8 (11.0%), and penetrating in 3 (4.1%). Perianal abscesses or fistulas were found in 37 (50.7%) of the patients. EIMs observed during the study period were anal skin tag in 25 patients (34.2%), hypertransaminasemia in 20 (27.4%), peripheral arthritis in 2 (2.7%), erythema nodosum in 2 (2.7%), vulvitis in 1 (1.4%), uveitis in 1 (1.4%), and pulmonary thromboembolism in 1 (1.4%). Conclusion Perianal diseases and manifestations were present in more than half of Korean pediatric CD patients at diagnosis. Inspection of the anus should be mandatory in Korean children with suspicious CD, as perianal fistulas, abscesses, and anal skin tags may be the first clue to the diagnosis of CD. PMID:28090468

  5. From a Vital Sign to Vitality: Selling Exercise So Patients Want to Buy It.

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    Segar, Michelle L; Guérin, Eva; Phillips, Edward; Fortier, Michelle

    2016-01-01

    Exercise is Medicine (EIM) and physical activity as a vital sign are based on health-focused research and reflect ideal frames and messages for clinicians. However, they are nonoptimal for patients because they do not address what drives patients' decision-making and motivation. With the growing national emphasis on patient-centered and value-based care, it is the perfect time for EIM to evolve and advance a second-level consumer-oriented exercise prescription and communication strategy. Through research on decision-making, motivation, consumer behavior, and meaningful goal pursuit, this article features six evidence-based issues to help clinicians make physical activity more relevant and compelling for patients to sustain in ways that concurrently support patient-centered care. Physical activity prescriptions and counseling can evolve to reflect affective and behavioral science and sell exercise so patients want to buy it.

  6. Single crystal X-ray diffraction, spectroscopic and mass spectrometric studies of furanocoumarin peucedanin.

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    Bartnik, Magdalena; Arczewska, Marta; Hoser, Anna A; Mroczek, Tomasz; Kamiński, Daniel M; Głowniak, Kazimierz; Gagoś, Mariusz; Woźniak, Krzysztof

    2014-01-01

    The structure of peucedanin, isolated from Peucedanum tauricum Bieb. (Apiaceae), has been established using single crystal X-ray diffraction. This furanocoumarin isolated from the light petroleum extract of P. tauricum fruits was characterized by high resolution EI-MS, sATR-FTIR and 2D NMR spectroscopic techniques. The EI-MS showed the typical fragmentation pattern of methoxyfuranocoumarins. Extensive 1D (1H and 13C) as well as 2D NMR data enabled complete assignment of the carbon atoms in the peucedanin molecule. The FTIR data confirms intermolecular hydrogen bonding between peucedanin molecules in polar solvents. Peucedanin crystallises in the R-3 space group from the trigonal system with one molecule in the asymmetric part of the unit cell. The crystal lattice of peucedanin consists of the molecules arranged in separate columns. They are related by two fold screw axes and centres of symmetry. Interestingly, peucedanin columns form two channels per unit cell with a diameter of 7.5angstrom going through the crystal lattice in the Z-direction. These channels are filled with disordered water molecules, which are surrounded by hydrophobic methyl groups and are located exactly at the centres of the channels. The peucedanin molecules are stacked in a single column with the opposite orientation of the neighbouring molecules. These results could be interesting in further application of this molecule, for example in biological tests of its activity.

  7. Osmotic membrane bioreactor for phenol biodegradation under continuous operation.

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    Praveen, Prashant; Loh, Kai-Chee

    2016-03-15

    Continuous phenol biodegradation was accomplished in a two-phase partitioning osmotic membrane bioreactor (TPPOMBR) system, using extractant impregnated membranes (EIM) as the partitioning phase. The EIMs alleviated substrate inhibition during prolonged operation at influent phenol concentrations of 600-2000mg/L, and also at spiked concentrations of 2500mg/L phenol restricted to 2 days. Filtration of the effluent through forward osmosis maintained high biomass concentration in the bioreactor and improved effluent quality. Steady state was reached in 5-6 days at removal rates varying between 2000 and 5500mg/L-day under various conditions. Due to biofouling and salt accumulation, the permeate flux varied from 1.2-7.2 LMH during 54 days of operation, while maintaining an average hydraulic retention time of 7.4h. A washing cycle, comprising 1h osmotic backwashing using 0.5M NaCl and 2h washing with water, facilitated biofilm removal from the membranes. Characterization of the extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) through FTIR showed peaks between 1700 and 1500cm(-1), 1450-1450cm(-1) and 1200-1000cm(-1), indicating the presence of proteins, phenols and polysaccharides, respectively. The carbohydrate to protein ratio in the EPS was estimated to be 0.3. These results indicate that TPPOMBR can be promising in continuous treatment of phenolic wastewater. Copyright © 2015 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

  8. Alternative Fuels Tests on a C-17 Aircraft: Emissions Characteristics

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    2010-12-01

    Chamber DMA Differential Mobility Analyzer DNPH Dinitrophenylhydrazine EC Elemental Carbon EIn Particle Number Emission Index EIm...flows at 2 SLPM for five minutes through an ozone scrubber and then through a silica gel cartridge treated with 2,4- dinitrophenylhydrazine (DNPH). The

  9. CLINICAL FINDINGS OF IRRITATION AMONG CHROMIUM CHEMICAL PRODUCTION WORKERS

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    Background
    Several reports of workers in chromate production and chromeplating have indicated that exposure to hexavalent chromium is assoc...

  10. A new anthraquinone and eight constituents from Hedyotis caudatifolia Merr. et Metcalf: isolation, purification and structural identification.

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    Luo, Peng; Su, Jiale; Zhu, Yilin; Wei, Jianhua; Wei, Wanxing; Pan, Weigao

    2016-10-01

    Hedyotis caudatifolia Merr. et Metcalf. (HC), a folk medicine in Yao nationalities areas in China, was used to investigate the chemical constituents. Through silica gel and Sephadex LH-20 column chromatography, nine compounds were isolated and purified. By physical and chemical properties, IR, MS (EI-MS, high resolution EI-MS), 1D NMR ((1)H NMR, (13)C NMR) and 2D NMR (HSQC, (1)H-(1)H COSY, HMBC), their structures were identified as β-sitosterol (1), stigmasterol (2), scopolin (3), 2-hydroxy-1,7,8-trimethoxyanthracene-9,10-dione (4), oleanolic acid (5), ursolic acid (6), methyl barbinervate (7), β-daucosterol (8) and p-Hydroxybenzoic acid (9). These compounds were isolated from HC for the first time, and 4 a new anthraquinone whose biological activities are worth to be investigated in future. These compounds may contribute to the HC's pharmacological effects on treating diseases, and may be used as candidates for control index in establishing the quality control standard of HC.

  11. The effect of profound dehydration on electrical impedance of mouse skeletal muscle

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    Li, Jia; Sanchez, B.; Rutkove, Seward B.

    2014-01-01

    To determine if electrical impedance myography (EIM) technique can still be used safely to monitor muscle in cases of severe dehydration, we measured the electrical impedance at 1 kHz - 1 MHz (37 frequencies) of n=8 wild type mice during 48 h of fluid deprivation and compared to the results of n=8 mice that were provided with water ad libitum. Based on the relative change in the R0 (8% p=0.59) parameter from the Cole impedance model, there is a non-significant change in regard to the muscle extracellular fluid when compared to the relative change of body weight and body water loss (19.6% p<0.0001 and 26.1% p<0.0001 respectively). The negligible changes of the phase at 50 kHz (1% p=0.88) confirm both the muscle fibers structural integrity and viability remained intact for that period of time. Accordingly, EIM can still be used to determine the status of muscle even during profound dehydration. PMID:25570009

  12. Spectral embedding based active contour (SEAC) for lesion segmentation on breast dynamic contrast enhanced magnetic resonance imaging.

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    Agner, Shannon C; Xu, Jun; Madabhushi, Anant

    2013-03-01

    Segmentation of breast lesions on dynamic contrast enhanced (DCE) magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is the first step in lesion diagnosis in a computer-aided diagnosis framework. Because manual segmentation of such lesions is both time consuming and highly susceptible to human error and issues of reproducibility, an automated lesion segmentation method is highly desirable. Traditional automated image segmentation methods such as boundary-based active contour (AC) models require a strong gradient at the lesion boundary. Even when region-based terms are introduced to an AC model, grayscale image intensities often do not allow for clear definition of foreground and background region statistics. Thus, there is a need to find alternative image representations that might provide (1) strong gradients at the margin of the object of interest (OOI); and (2) larger separation between intensity distributions and region statistics for the foreground and background, which are necessary to halt evolution of the AC model upon reaching the border of the OOI. In this paper, the authors introduce a spectral embedding (SE) based AC (SEAC) for lesion segmentation on breast DCE-MRI. SE, a nonlinear dimensionality reduction scheme, is applied to the DCE time series in a voxelwise fashion to reduce several time point images to a single parametric image where every voxel is characterized by the three dominant eigenvectors. This parametric eigenvector image (PrEIm) representation allows for better capture of image region statistics and stronger gradients for use with a hybrid AC model, which is driven by both boundary and region information. They compare SEAC to ACs that employ fuzzy c-means (FCM) and principal component analysis (PCA) as alternative image representations. Segmentation performance was evaluated by boundary and region metrics as well as comparing lesion classification using morphological features from SEAC, PCA+AC, and FCM+AC. On a cohort of 50 breast DCE-MRI studies, PrEIm yielded overall better region and boundary-based statistics compared to the original DCE-MR image, FCM, and PCA based image representations. Additionally, SEAC outperformed a hybrid AC applied to both PCA and FCM image representations. Mean dice similarity coefficient (DSC) for SEAC was significantly better (DSC = 0.74 ± 0.21) than FCM+AC (DSC = 0.50 ± 0.32) and similar to PCA+AC (DSC = 0.73 ± 0.22). Boundary-based metrics of mean absolute difference and Hausdorff distance followed the same trends. Of the automated segmentation methods, breast lesion classification based on morphologic features derived from SEAC segmentation using a support vector machine classifier also performed better (AUC = 0.67 ± 0.05; p < 0.05) than FCM+AC (AUC = 0.50 ± 0.07), and PCA+AC (AUC = 0.49 ± 0.07). In this work, we presented SEAC, an accurate, general purpose AC segmentation tool that could be applied to any imaging domain that employs time series data. SE allows for projection of time series data into a PrEIm representation so that every voxel is characterized by the dominant eigenvectors, capturing the global and local time-intensity curve similarities in the data. This PrEIm allows for the calculation of strong tensor gradients and better region statistics than the original image intensities or alternative image representations such as PCA and FCM. The PrEIm also allows for building a more accurate hybrid AC scheme.

  13. New pyrrolizidine alkaloids from Heliotropium crassifolium.

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    Farsam, H; Yassa, N; Sarkhail, P; Shafiee, A

    2000-05-01

    Heliotropium crassifolium Boiss, (Boraginaceae) from a population of Ilam, western region of Iran was studied for pyrrolizidine alklaoids (PAs). Four alkaloids have been identified: europine 1, europine N-oxide 2 and a new pyrrolizidine alkaloids ilamine 3 and its N-oxide 4, respectively. Their structures were elucidated by IR, 1H-NMR and EIMS data.

  14. Evaluation of background exposures of Americans to dioxin-like compounds in the 1900s and 2000s (Article)

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    Cover of the Elsevier Journal, Vol 77, Issue 5 October 2009 The United States Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Reassessment of dioxins an...

  15. Database of Sources of Environmental Releases of Dioxin-Like Compounds in the United States

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    The Database of Sources of Environmental Releases of Dioxin-like Compounds in the United States (US)NITRO MUSK BOUND TO CARP HEMOGLOBIN: DETERMINATION BY GC WITH TWO MS DETECTION MODES: EIMS VERSUS ELECTRON CAPTURE NEGEATIVE ION MS

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    Nitroaromatic compounds including synthetic nitro musks are important raw materials and intermediates in the synthesis of explosives, dyes, and pesticides, pharmaceutical and personal care-products (PPCPs). The nitro musks such as musk xylene (MX) and musk ketone (MK) are extensi...

  16. Risk of colectomy in patients with ulcerative colitis under thiopurine treatment.

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    Cañas-Ventura, Alex; Márquez, Lucia; Ricart, Elena; Domènech, Eugeni; Gisbert, Javier P; García-Sanchez, Valle; Marín-Jiménez, Ignacio; Rodriguez-Moranta, Francisco; Gomollón, Fernando; Calvet, Xavier; Merino, Olga; Garcia-Planella, Esther; Vázquez-Romero, Narcis; Esteve, Maria; Iborra, Marisa; Gutiérrez, Ana; Vera, Maribel; Andreu, Montserrat

    2014-10-01

    Little is known about the risk factors of colectomy in patients with ulcerative colitis (UC) under thiopurine treatment. The aim of the study was to determine the prevalence and the predictive risk factors of colectomy in an extensive cohort of patients with UC treated with thiopurines in Spain. Among 5753 UC patients, we identified those diagnosed between 1980 and 2009 and treated with azathioprine or mercaptopurine (AZA/MP). We analyzed the age at diagnosis, familial history of IBD, extraintestinal manifestations (EIMs), disease extent, smoking status and treatment requirements (AZA/MP, cyclosporine (CsA) or anti-TNFα). Colectomies for dysplasia or cancer were excluded. Survival analysis and Cox proportional hazard regression were performed. Results were reported as hazard ratios (HR) with 95% CI. Among the 1334 cases included, 119 patients (8.9%) required colectomy after a median time of 26 months (IQR 12-42) after AZA/MP initiation. Independent predictors of colectomy were: Extensive UC (HR 1.7, 95% CI: 1.1-2.6), EIMs (HR 1.5, 95% CI: 1.0-2.4), need for antiTNFα (HR 2.3, 95% CI: 1.5-3.4) and need for CsA (HR 2.4, 95% CI: 1.6-3.7). Patients requiring early introduction of AZA/MP had an increased risk of colectomy with a HR of 4.9 (95% CI: 3.2-7.8) when AZA/MP started in the first 33 months after UC diagnosis. Nearly one-tenth of patients with UC under thiopurines require colectomy. Extensive UC, EIMs, need for CsA or anti-TNFα ever and an early need for AZA/MP treatment were associated with a higher risk of colectomy. These risk factors of colectomy could help to stratify risk in further controlled studies in UC. Copyright © 2014 European Crohn's and Colitis Organisation. Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

  17. Isomeric discrimination of synthetic cannabinoids by GC-EI-MS: 1-adamantyl and 2-adamantyl isomers of N-adamantyl carboxamides.

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    Asada, Akiko; Doi, Takahiro; Tagami, Takaomi; Takeda, Akihiro; Sawabe, Yoshiyuki

    2017-03-01

    N-(1-adamantyl)-1-pentyl-1H-indazole-3-carboxamide (APINACA) and N-(1-adamantyl)-1-pentyl-1H-indole-3-carboxamide (APICA) are carboxamide-type synthetic cannabinoids comprising indazole/indole-3-carboxylic acid and adamantan-1-amine moieties. However, in the case of compounds like APINACA or APICA, adamantyl positional isomers exist, wherein either adamantan-1-amine or adamantan-2-amine is present. These adamantyl positional isomers have not been reported in previous studies, and no analytical data are available. To avoid misidentification of adamantyl carboxamide-type synthetic cannabinoids, it is important to develop methods to discriminate these adamantyl positional isomers. In this study, we report the analytical characterization by gas chromatography-electron ionization-mass spectrometry (GC-EI-MS). For providing analytical standards, we synthesized eight carboxamide-type synthetic cannabinoids (APINACA 2-adamantyl isomer, APICA 2-adamantyl isomer, 5 F-APINACA 2-adamantyl isomer, 5 F-APICA 2-adamantyl isomer, 5Cl-APINACA, 5Cl-APINACA 2-adamantyl isomer, adamantyl-THPINACA, 2-adamantyl-THPINACA) and purchased four 1-adamantyl derivatives (APINACA, APICA, 5 F-APINACA, 5 F-APICA). Although the retention times of the isomers are similar, 1-adamantyl carboxamides can be clearly discriminated from their 2-adamantyl isomers based on their different fragmentation patterns in the EI-MS spectra. Specifically, EI-MS spectra for adamantylindazole carboxamides showed remarkable differences between the 1-adamantyl and 2-adamantyl isomers. On the other hand, EI-MS spectra for adamantylindole carboxamides were similar, but the diagnostic ions of the 2-adamantyl isomers were observed. The method described herein was applicable to all compounds tested in this study and is expected to be of use for isomeric differentiation between other untested adamantyl carboxamide-type synthetic cannabinoids. Copyright © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. Copyright © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

  18. Rotorcraft Diagnostics

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    Haste, Deepak; Azam, Mohammad; Ghoshal, Sudipto; Monte, James

    2012-01-01

    Health management (HM) in any engineering systems requires adequate understanding about the system s functioning; a sufficient amount of monitored data; the capability to extract, analyze, and collate information; and the capability to combine understanding and information for HM-related estimation and decision-making. Rotorcraft systems are, in general, highly complex. Obtaining adequate understanding about functioning of such systems is quite difficult, because of the proprietary (restricted access) nature of their designs and dynamic models. Development of an EIM (exact inverse map) solution for rotorcraft requires a process that can overcome the abovementioned difficulties and maximally utilize monitored information for HM facilitation via employing advanced analytic techniques. The goal was to develop a versatile HM solution for rotorcraft for facilitation of the Condition Based Maintenance Plus (CBM+) capabilities. The effort was geared towards developing analytic and reasoning techniques, and proving the ability to embed the required capabilities on a rotorcraft platform, paving the way for implementing the solution on an aircraft-level system for consolidation and reporting. The solution for rotorcraft can he used offboard or embedded directly onto a rotorcraft system. The envisioned solution utilizes available monitored and archived data for real-time fault detection and identification, failure precursor identification, and offline fault detection and diagnostics, health condition forecasting, optimal guided troubleshooting, and maintenance decision support. A variant of the onboard version is a self-contained hardware and software (HW+SW) package that can be embedded on rotorcraft systems. The HM solution comprises components that gather/ingest data and information, perform information/feature extraction, analyze information in conjunction with the dependency/diagnostic model of the target system, facilitate optimal guided troubleshooting, and offer decision support for optimal maintenance.

  19. An empirical inferential method of estimating nitrogen deposition to Mediterranean-type ecosystems: the San Bernardino Mountains case study

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    A. Bytnerowicz; R.F. Johnson; L. Zhang; G.D. Jenerette; M.E. Fenn; S.L. Schilling; I. Gonzalez-Fernandez

    2015-01-01

    The empirical inferential method (EIM) allows for spatially and temporally-dense estimates of atmospheric nitrogen (N) deposition to Mediterranean ecosystems. This method, set within a GIS platform, is based on ambient concentrations of NH3, NO, NO2 and HNO3; surface conductance of NH4...

  1. Determination of hydride transfer stereospecificity of NADH-dependent alcohol-aldehyde/ketone oxidoreductase from Sulfolobus solfataricus.

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    Trincone, A; Lama, L; Rella, R; D'Auria, S; Raia, C A; Nicolaus, B

    1990-10-18

    This paper describes the determination of stereospecificity of hydride transfer reaction of an alcohol dehydrogenase isolated from the archaebacterium Sulfolobus solfataricus. The 1H-NMR and EI-MS data indicate that the enzyme transfers the pro-R hydrogen from coenzyme to substrate and is therefore an A-specific dehydrogenase.

  2. MX Siting Investigation. Geotechnical Evaluation. Verification Study - Lake Valley, Nevada. Volume I. Synthesis.

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    1981-07-31

    attitudes, topo- graphic slopes, evidence of erosional features such as pedi - ments, and the presence or absence of young volcanic rocks. 1 jb. Depth...subgrade, subbase, or 4’ EIM mom ! E-TR-27-LV-J A-34 base. Parameters used to make these qualitative assessments were characteristics related to CBR, frost

  3. Mass spectrometric investigation of buspirone drug in comparison with thermal analyses and MO-calculations

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    Zayed, M. A.; Fahmey, M. A.; Hawash, M. A.; El-Habeeb, Abeer A.

    2007-06-01

    The buspirone drug is usually present as hydrochloride form of general formula C 21H 31N 5O 2·HCl, and of molecular weight (MW) = 421.96. It is an analgesic anxiolytic drug, which does not cause sedative or depression of central nervous system. In the present work it is investigated using electron impact mass spectral (EI-MS) fragmentation at 70 eV, in comparison with thermal analyses (TA) measurements (TG/DTG and DTA) and molecular orbital calculation (MOC). Semi-empirical MO calculation, PM3 procedure, has been carried out on buspirone both as neutral molecule (in TA) and the corresponding positively charged species (in MS). The calculated MOC parameters include bond length, bond order, particle charge distribution on different atoms and heats of formation. The fragmentation pathways of buspirone in EI-MS lead to the formation of important primary and secondary fragment ions. The mechanism of formation of some important daughter ions can be illuminated from comparing with that obtained using electrospray ESIMS/MS mode mass spectrometer through the accurate mass measurement determination. The losses of the intermediate aliphatic part (CH 2) 4 due to cleavage of N-C bond from both sides is the primary cleavage in both techniques (MS and TA). The PM3 provides a base for fine distinction among sites of initial bond cleavage and subsequent fragmentation of drug molecule in both TA and MS techniques; consequently the choice of the correct pathway of such fragmentation knowing this structural session of bonds can be used to decide the active sites of this drug responsible for its chemical, biological and medical reactivity.

  4. Two aurone glycosides from heartwood of Pterocarpus santalinus.

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    Kesari, Achyut Narayan; Gupta, Rajesh Kumar; Watal, Geeta

    2004-12-01

    Two new aurone glycosides, 6 hydroxy 5 methyl 3',4',5' trimethoxy aurone 4-O-alpha-L-rhamnopyranoside and 6,4' dihydroxy aurone 4-O-rutinoside have been isolated from the ethanolic extract of the wood of Pterocarpus santalinus. Their structures were determined on the basis of chemical and spectroscopic analysis (UV, IR, EIMS, (1)H and (13)C NMR).

  5. User's Manual for the Database of Sources of Environmental Releases of Dioxin-Like Compounds in the U.S.: Reference Years 1987 and 1995

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    Underrepresentation of Ethiopian-Israeli Minority Students in Programmes for the Gifted and Talented: A Policy Discourse Analysis

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    Lifshitz, Chen C.; Katz, Chana

    2015-01-01

    Students from disadvantaged or minority backgrounds are often underrepresented in public educational programmes for the gifted and talented (G&T), a phenomenon that has concerned educators for the last two decades. Ethiopian-Israeli minority students (EIMS) are a good example of this phenomenon, as more than 95% of the vast resources allocated…

  6. Thermodynamic analysis of Cr(VI) extraction using TOPO impregnated membranes.

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    Praveen, Prashant; Loh, Kai-Chee

    2016-08-15

    Solid/liquid extraction of Cr(VI) was accomplished using trioctylphosphine oxide impregnated polypropylene hollow fiber membranes. Extraction of 100-500mg/L Cr(VI) by the extractant impregnated membranes (EIM) was characterized by high uptake rate and capacity, and equilibrium was attained within 45min of contact. Extraction equilibrium was pH-dependent (at an optimal pH 2), whereas stripping using 0.2M sodium hydroxide yielded the highest recovery of 98% within 60min. The distribution coefficient was independent of initial Cr(VI) concentration, and the linear distribution equilibrium isotherm could be modeled using Freundlich isotherm. The mass transfer kinetics of Cr(VI) was examined using pseudo-second-order and intraparticle diffusion models and a mass transfer mechanism was deduced. The distribution coefficient increased with temperature, which indicated endothermic nature of the reaction. Enthalpy and entropy change during Cr(VI) extraction were positive and varied in the range of 37-49kJ/mol and 114-155J/mol, respectively. The free energy change was negative, confirming the feasibility and spontaneity of the mass transfer process. Results obtained suggest that EIMs are efficient and sustainable for extraction of Cr(VI) from wastewater. Copyright © 2016 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

  7. Isoprene derivatives from the leaves and callus cultures of Vaccinium corymbosum var. bluecrop.

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    Migas, Piotr; Cisowski, Wojciech; Dembińska-Migas, Wanda

    2005-01-01

    The phytochemical analysis of Vaccinium corymbosum var bluecrop leaves and callus biomass revealed ursolic acid, oleanolic acid, alpha-amyrin and beta-amyrin in both plant materials. Beta-sitosterol was determined only in callus biomass. The structure of isolated compounds was elucidated by TLC co-chromatography with standards and with spectroscopic methods (1H NMR, 13C NMR, EI-MS).

  8. Examining Social and Economic Impacts of Educational Investment and Participation in Developing Countries: The Educational Impacts Model (EIM) Approach. BRIDGES Research Report Series No. 12.

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    Crouch, Luis A.; And Others

    From 1960 to 1980, school enrollment and educational expenditures in developing countries experienced significant expansion. By the late 1980s, however, this trend had slowed. This report examines the impact of education upon welfare and productivity. A unified global data set is used to address the question from a macroeconomic, gender-specific,…

  9. Formation of 4-ethoxy-4'-nitrosodiphenylamine in the reaction of the phenacetin metabolite 4-nitrosophenetol with glutathione.

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    Klehr, H; Eyer, P; Schäfer, W

    1987-08-01

    Phenacetin, a constituent of several analgesic and antipyretic formulations has been made responsible for a variety of toxic and carcinogenic actions. 4-Nitrosophenetol, the N-oxydation product of intermediate 4-phenetidine, forms methemoglobin and binds covalently to sulfhydryl groups of proteins and glutathione. In the reaction of 4-nitrosophenetol with glutathione and other thiols an intermediate so-called "semimercaptal" is formed from which N-(thiol-S-yl)-4-phenetidine S-oxide, N-(thiol-S-yl)-4-phenetidine and 4-phenetidine derive. Besides thiol adducts, a yellow compound is formed which was isolated as a pure crystalline product (elemental analysis) and identified by FAB-MS, EI-MS, 13C-, 1H-NMR, and UV-VIS spectroscopy as 4-ethoxy-4'-nitrosodiphenylamine. This nitrosoarene is formed by an unknown mechanism from 4-nitrosophenetol and 4-phenetidine under liberation of ethanol. In human erythrocytes this compound is easily reduced to 4-amino-4'-ethoxydiphenylamine (FAB-MS, EI-MS, 13C-NMR). During the reaction of 4-nitrosophenetol with red cells only traces of 4-ethoxy-4'-nitrosodiphenylamine were formed, whereas up to 10% appeared as the reduction product 4-amino-4'-ethoxydiphenylamine. This latter compound is unstable in red cells and is metabolized further to unidentified products.

  10. Thermal degradation products formed from carotenoids during a heat-induced degradation process of paprika oleoresins (Capsicum annuum L.).

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    Pérez-Gálvez, Antonio; Rios, José J; Mínguez-Mosquera, María Isabel

    2005-06-15

    The high-temperature treatment of paprika oleoresins (Capsicum annuum L.) modified the carotenoid profile, yielding several degradation products, which were analyzed by HPLC-APCI-MS. From the initial MS data, compounds were grouped in two sets. Set 1 grouped compounds with m/z 495, and set 2 included compounds with m/z 479, in both cases for the protonated molecular mass. Two compounds of the first set were tentatively identified as 9,10,11,12,13,14,19,20-octanor-capsorubin (compound II) and 9,10,11,12,13,14,19,20-octanor-5,6-epoxide-capsanthin (compound IV), after isolation by semipreparative HPLC and analysis by EI-MS. Compounds VII, VIII, and IX from set 2 were assigned as 9,10,11,12,13,14,19,20-octanor-capsanthin and isomers, respectively. As these compounds were the major products formed in the thermal process, it was possible to apply derivatization techniques (hydrogenation and silylation) to analyze them by EI-MS, before and after chemical derivatization. Taking into account structures of the degradation products, the cyclization of polyolefins could be considered as the general reaction pathway in thermally induced reactions, yielding in the present study xylene as byproduct and the corresponding nor-carotenoids.

  11. Structure of indazole N1-oxide derivatives studied by X-ray, theoretical methods, 1H, 13C, 15N NMR and EI/MS

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    Gerpe, Alejandra; Piro, Oscar E.; Cerecetto, Hugo; González, Mercedes

    2007-12-01

    A series of indazole N1-oxide derivatives has been spectroscopically studied in solution using 1H, 13C, and 15N NMR based on pulsed field gradient selected PFG 1H sbnd X (X = 13C and 15N) gHMQC and gHMBC experiments. Some indazoles were prepared using a new methodology to compare its spectral and structural data with the indazole N1-oxide parent compounds. The 13C resonances of the indazole N1-oxide carbon 3 and 7a demonstrate the N-oxide push-electron capability. The 15N resonances of the indazole N-oxide, nitrogen 1, are near to 30 ppm more shielded than the corresponding values in the indazole heterocycle (deoxygenated form). Moreover, the structures of one indazole and one indazole N-oxide were unambiguously confirmed by X-ray crystallography. The solid state structures were contrasted with the theoretical ones obtained in vacuo at different calculus level. The aromaticity of the derivatives was studied analyzing the H sbnd H coupling constants of indazole's aromatic hydrogens and measuring C sbnd C distances in the solid state. The fragmentation that takes place in EI/MS was gathered for all the indazole N-oxide derivatives and the general fragmentation pattern analyzed.

  12. COST EFFECTIVE REGULATORY APPROACHES TO ENHANCE DOMESTIC OIL & GAS PRODUCTION AND ENSURE THE PROTECTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT

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    Ben Grunewald; Paul Jehn; Tom Gillespie

    The Environmental Information Management Suite/Risk Based Data Management System (EIMS/RBDMS) and Cost Effective Regulatory Approach (CERA) programs continue to be successful. All oil and gas state regulatory programs participate in these efforts. Significant accomplishments include: streamline regulatory approaches, enhancing environmental protection, and making oil and gas data available via the Internet. Oil and gas companies worldwide now have access to data on state web sites. This reduces the cost of exploration and enables companies to develop properties in areas that would have been cost prohibited for exploration. Early in project, GWPC and State Oil and Gas agencies developed the EIMSmore » and CERA strategic plan to prioritize long term development and implementation. The planning process identifies electronic commerce and coal bed methane as high priorities. The group has involved strategic partners in industry and government to develop a common data exchange process. Technical assistance to Alaska continues to improve their program management capabilities. New initiatives in Alaska include the development of an electronic permit tracking system. This system allows managers to expedite the permitting process. Nationwide, the RBDMS system is largely completed with 22 states and one Indian Nation now using this nationally accepted data management system. Additional remaining tasks include routine maintenance and the installation of the program upon request for the remaining oil and gas states. The GWPC in working with the BLM and MMS to develop an XML schema to facilitate electronic permitting and reporting (Appendix A, B, and C). This is a significant effort and, in years to come, will increase access to federal lands by reducing regulatory barriers. The new initiatives are coal bed methane and e-commerce. The e-commerce program will provide industry and BLM/MMS access to the millions of data points housed in the RBDMS system. E-commerce will streamline regulatory approaches and allow small operators to produce energy from areas that have become sub-economic for the major producers. The GWPC is working with states to develop a coal bed methane program, which will both manage the data and develop a public education program on the benefits of produced water. The CERA program benefits all oil and gas states by reducing the cost of regulatory compliance, increasing environmental protection, and providing industry and regulatory agencies a discussion forum. Activities included many small and large group forum settings for discussions of technical and policy issues as well as the ongoing State Class II UIC peer review effort. The accomplishments detailed in this report will be the basis for the next initiative which is RBDMS On-Line. RBDMS On-Line will combine data mining, electronic permitting and electronic reporting with .net technology. Industry, BLM, GWPC and all Oil and Gas states are partnering this effort.« less

  13. Providing Enterprise Information Services for Multinational Interoperability - The EIM Approach

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    2005-06-01

    Federated Search • Document Processing and Archiving • Workflow processing References 1. Perspective on Multinational Information Sharing, Cheryl...layer, with a primary focus on the Application Layers. App Layer Focus Areas Enterprise Content Mgt, Workflow, Business Processes, Federated ... Search Integration Layer – EAI Components Nation 1 Nation 2 Nation 3 … Nation N Silo 1 Silo 2 Silo 3 S ilo N Silo 1 Silo 1 Silo 2 Silo 2 Silo 3 Silo 3 S

  14. [Separation and identification of red pigments in natural red yolk of duck's eggs by HPLC-MS-MS].

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    Liu, Liangzhong; Zhang, Min; Peng, Guanghua; Wang, Haibin; Zhang, Shenghua

    2004-05-01

    The natural red yolk of duck's eggs is produced by the laying duck in the lake areas in southward of China. In the laying duck breeding areas such as Honghu, Jianli, Xiantao, Tianmen and Hanchuan citys in Hubei Province, the culturists are used to feeding fresh pondweeds to the laying ducks. The yolk of duck's eggs is natural red with the chrominance reaching up to and/or above RCF (Roche Yolk Color Fan) 15. The red pigment components of natural red yolk of duck's eggs were separated and identified by thin layer chromatography (TLC), high performance liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry-mass spectrometry (HPLC-MS-MS) and high resolution electron impact-mass spectrometry (EI-MS). Four isomers of red pigments were separated by HPLC on a RP-C18 column with methanol-water (99.5:0.5, v/v) as mobile phase. The lambda(max) of the four components were 482, 488, 496, 501 nm, respectively, and all of them were single peak on chromatogram. They had the same molecular mass (Mr = 562), and had the same fragment peaks of MS2 with rhodoxanthin. The molecular formula of red pigments was determined as C40H50O2 by high resolution EI-MS. The results indicate that the red pigment is rhodoxanthin, and they are all cis-isomers of rhodoxanthin.

  15. Multiscale Modeling of Inclusions and Precipitation Hardening in Metal Matrix Composites: Application to Advanced High-Strength Steels

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    Askari, Hesam; Zbib, Hussein M.; Sun, Xin

    In this study, the strengthening effect of inclusions and precipitates in metals is investigated within a multiscale approach that utilizes models at various length scales, namely, Molecular Mechanics (MM), discrete Dislocation Dynamics (DD), and an Eigenstrain Inclusion Method (EIM). Particularly, precipitates are modeled as hardsoft particles whose stress fields interact with dislocations. The stress field resulting from the elastic mismatch between the particles and the matrix is accounted for through the EIM. While the MM method is employed for the purpose of developing rules for DD for short range interaction between a single dislocation and an inclusion, the DD methodmore » is used to predict the strength of the composite resulting from the interaction between ensembles of dislocations and particles. As an application to this method, the mechanical behavior of Advanced High Strength Steel (AHSS) is investigated and the results are then compared to the experimental data. The results show that the finely dispersive precipitates can strengthen the material by pinning the dislocations up to a certain shear stress and retarding the recovery, as well as annihilation of dislocations. The DD results show that strengthening due to nano sized particles is a function of the density and size of the precipitates. This size effect is then explained using a mechanistic model developed based on dislocation-particle interaction.« less

  16. Disease severity in familial cases of IBD.

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    Andreu, M; Márquez, L; Domènech, E; Gisbert, J P; García, V; Marín-Jiménez, I; Peñalva, M; Gomollón, F; Calvet, X; Merino, O; Garcia-Planella, E; Vázquez-Romero, N; Esteve, M; Nos, P; Gutiérrez, A; Vera, I; Cabriada, J L; Martín, M D; Cañas-Ventura, A; Panés, J

    2014-03-01

    Phenotypic traits of familial IBD relative to sporadic cases are controversial, probably related to limited statistical power of published evidence. To know if there are phenotype differences between familial and sporadic IBD, evaluating the prospective Spanish registry (ENEIDA) with 11,983 cases. 5783 patients (48.3%) had ulcerative colitis (UC) and 6200 (51.7%) Crohn's disease (CD). Cases with one or more 1st, 2nd or 3rd degree relatives affected by UC/CD were defined as familial case. In UC and CD, familial cases compared with sporadic cases had an earlier disease onset (UC: 33 years [IQR 25-44] vs 37 years [IQR 27-49]; p<0.0001); (CD: 27 years [IQR 21-35] vs 29 years [IQR 22-40]; p<0.0001), higher prevalence of extraintestinal immune-related manifestations (EIMs) (UC: 17.2% vs 14%; p=0.04); (CD: 30.1% vs 23.6%; p<0.0001). Familial CD had higher percentage of ileocolic location (42.7% vs 51.8%; p=0.0001), penetrating behavior (21% vs 17.6%; p=0.01) and perianal disease (32% vs 27.1%; p=0.003). Differences are not influenced by degree of consanguinity. When a sufficiently powered cohort is evaluated, familial aggregation in IBD is associated to an earlier disease onset, more EIMs and more severe phenotype in CD. This feature should be taken into account at establishing predictors of disease course. © 2013.

  17. Tracing fifth-grade students' epistemologies in modeling through their participation in a model-based curriculum unit

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    Baek, Hamin

    In the past decade, there has been a growing interest in scientific practices as a reform focus in K--12 science education of the United States. In this context, scientific practices refer to practices that have family resemblance to scientists' professional practices and simultaneously are pedagogically accessible and useful to students. In this study, I propose development of students' epistemic agency as an overarching goal for this practice-based approach to science learning. In particular, I argue that students' epistemologies, one dimension of epistemic agency, should be developed as a result of participating in practice-based science learning. The research within this dissertation focuses on studying the practice of scientific modeling. There is a body of prior studies on students' epistemological understandings about models and modeling. None have examined how students' epistemologies about modeling changes over time and why they change the way they do. This research aims to contribute to this body of work by investigating how three elementary students' epistemologies as deployed in their modeling practice, or, their epistemologies in modeling (EIMs) changed over time as a class of 5th-grade students (N=24) and their teacher, Mrs. M, and an intern teacher, Ms. H, enacted a model-based curriculum unit about evaporation and condensation and ways in which some of the curriculum events influenced the changes of their EIMs. To achieve these goals, I conducted a microgenetic analysis of the three focus students' EIMs from the models, utterances, and notes they made in nine modeling activities as part of their curriculum enactment, and analyzed ideas about modeling from some modeling-related curriculum events that preceded each modeling activity using a coding scheme I developed based on prior analytical frameworks and the data. Analysis indicates that the students attended to three main model features such as communicative features (e.g., labels, sentences, key, colors), microscopic/theoretical entities (e.g., water particles), and empirical data (e.g., percentage humidity) with varying epistemic ideas about modeling throughout the unit. The students began with nascent epistemic ideas that emphasize clarity and including many details, but as they gained more experience with modeling, they developed more advanced epistemic ideas related to providing a scientific explanation (mechanism) and making a model accurate and persuasive. The curriculum materials, teachers' instructions and scaffolding, and students' interactions played important roles in the development of the focus students' EIMs. These findings provide some insights into elementary students' epistemologies about modeling that can contribute to learning progression research for scientific modeling. First, this study suggests that we need to attend to epistemic ideas that elementary students have in common as a result of sharing a fairly homogeneous historically established sociocultural world in developing a learning progression for modeling. Second, by showing an intermediary state that elementary students had as they developed their epistemologies about modeling, this study provides an insight into a trajectory or mechanism of how students' epistemologies about modeling become increasingly sophisticated. I hope that this work contributes to the large effort to help students become more active and capable epistemic agents by learning science from engaging in scientific practices both for their present science learning and for their future life they will live as citizens in societies that will be increasingly populated with complicated, controversial socioscientific issues.

  18. Synthesis of three new thiophene condensed pyrene derivatives, crystal structure and evaluation of their photophysical properties

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    Moriguchi, Tetsuji; Yakeya, Daisuke; Tsuge, Akihiko; Jalli, Venkataprasad

    2018-04-01

    Three new thiophene condensed fluorescent pyrene derivatives have been synthesized by a two-step process, via. Wittig reaction followed by iodine promoted photocyclization. These molecules have been characterized by 1H NMR and EI-MS. Further, the molecular structures of 4a, 4b and 4c has been confirmed by single crystal X-ray diffraction analysis. The protons located in the fjord and cove-regions of molecules 4b and 4c showed downfield shifts of the protons. Molecule 4a crystallized under monoclinic system with space group P21/c, molecule 4b crystallized under monoclinic system with space group C2/c and the molecule 4c crystalized under triclinic system with space group P-1. Molecules 4a, 4b and 4c showed strong absorption maxima wavelengths at 305, 358 and 330 nm, respectively. The molar extinctinction coefficients (ε) of the compounds 4a, 4b and 4c indicated molecule 4c has better ability to absorb UV light, molecule 4b has better fluorescence intensity than molecule 4a and 4c.

  19. 16-Inch Gun-Launched Anti-Satellite Weapon

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    1982-06-01

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    1. Polymer Engineering: Polymeric and Molecular Electronic, Dielectric and Optical Properties for Device Applications,

      DTIC Science & Technology

      1985-01-01

      Lida ii v n I has(-* two decenerat-k:<ite ’riAJ uts lctrical codcto canan ’ 111 ’ l f organics ’w’ith rinci er jfrnp 1m sate The mca I isc diopant...mtma eim letona ta 3-ari ant i II eUl c ain g- -o,- sipstifIir~atE * ’ ivan :’ ftI~ivme ad) lifolen in2~fitif tot-- devie /ffla .flalf f.(cC rea i:-i

    2. Zinc ascorbate: a combined experimental and computational study for structure elucidation

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      Ünaleroǧlu, C.; Zümreoǧlu-Karan, B.; Mert, Y.

      2002-03-01

      The structure of Zn(HA)2·4H2O (HA=ascorbate) has been examined by a number of techniques (13C NMR, 1H NMR, IR, EI/MS and TGA) and also modeled by the semi-empirical PM3 method. The experimental and computational results agreed on a five-fold coordination around Zn(II) where one ascorbate binds monodentately, the other bidentately and two water molecules occupy the remaining sites of a distorted square pyramid.

    3. New ester alkaloids from lupins (genus lupinus).

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      Mühlbauer, P; Witte, L; Wink, M

      1988-06-01

      Esters of 13-hydroxylupanine and 4-hydroxylupanine with acetic, propionic, butyric, isobutyric, valeric, isovaleric, tiglic, benzoic, and TRANS-cinnamic acid have been synthesized and characterized by capillary gas-liquid chromatography and mass spectrometry (EI-MS, CI-MS). In LUPINUS POLYPHYLLUS, L. ALBUS, L. ANGUSTIFOLIUS, and L. MUTABILIS we could identify new ester alkaloids (e.g. 13-propyloxylupanine, 13-butyryloxylupanine, 13-isobutyryloxylupanine, and 4-tigloyloxylupanine) besides the known esters, i.e. 13-acetoxylupanine, 13-isovaleroyloxylupanine, 13-angeloyloxylupanine, 13-tigloyloxylupanine, 13-benzoyloxylupanine, 13- CIS-cinnamoyloxylupanine nine, and 13- TRANS-cinnamoyloxylupanine.

    4. The syntheses, characterization and in vitro metabolism of nitracaine, methoxypiperamide and mephtetramine.

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      Power, John D; Scott, Kenneth R; Gardner, Elizabeth A; Curran McAteer, Bronagh M; O'Brien, John E; Brehon, Margaret; Talbot, Brian; Kavanagh, Pierce V

      2014-01-01

      Three legal highs; nitracaine (3-(diethylamino)-2,2-dimethylpropyl 4-nitrobenzoate), methoxypiperamide (MEOP, (4-methoxyphenyl)(4-methylpiperazin-1-yl)methanone) and mephtetramine (MTTA, 2-((methylamino)methyl)-3,4-dihydronaphthalen-1(2H)-one) appeared in 2013 as new psychoactive substances (NPS) on Internet websites selling 'research chemicals'. These compounds were synthesized and analyzed via our synthesize, analyze, and metabolize (SAM) protocol. Nitracaine was synthesized by the transesterification of methyl 4-nitrobenzoate with 3-(diethylamino)-2,2-dimethylpropan-1-ol. Methoxypiperamide was synthesized by the reaction of 4-methoxybenzoyl chloride with 1-methylpiperazine, and mephtetramine through the Mannich reaction of 1-tetralone with paraformaldehyde and methylamine hydrochloride. Each compound was characterized by nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR), gas chromatography with electron impact mass spectrometry (GC-EIMS), liquid chromatography-electrospray ionization-mass spectrometry (LC-ESI-MS), and high resolution electrospray ionization mass spectrometry (HR-ESI-MS). A sample of nitracaine was also test-purchased from an Internet vendor and its structure confirmed by GC-EIMS and LC-ESI-MS. Finally, the in vitro metabolism of the nitracaine, mephtetramine, and methoxypiperamide was investigated, using a human microsomal liver extract, in order to tentatively identify potential metabolites that may be encountered in the analysis of biological samples in clinical or toxicology labs. The use of our SAM protocol highlights the ability of academic research labs to quickly respond to and disseminate information about emerging NPS. Copyright © 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

    5. Dispersive liquid-liquid microextraction and gas chromatography accurate mass spectrometry for extraction and non-targeted profiling of volatile and semi-volatile compounds in grape marc distillates.

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      Fontana, Ariel; Rodríguez, Isaac; Cela, Rafael

      2018-04-20

      The suitability of dispersive liquid-liquid microextraction (DLLME) and gas chromatography accurate mass spectrometry (GC-MS), based on a time-of-flight (TOF) MS analyzer and using electron ionization (EI), for the characterization of volatile and semi-volatile profiles of grape marc distillates (grappa) are evaluated. DLLME conditions are optimized with a selection of compounds, from different chemical families, present in the distillate spirit. Under final working conditions, 2.5 mL of sample and 0.5 mL of organic solvents are consumed in the sample preparation process. The absolute extraction efficiencies ranged from 30 to 100%, depending on the compound. For the same sample volume, DLLME provided higher responses than solid-phase microextraction (SPME) for most of the model compounds. The GC-EI-TOF-MS records of grappa samples were processed using a data mining non-targeted search algorithm. In this way, chromatographic peaks and accurate EI-MS spectra of sample components were linked. The identities of more than 140 of these components are proposed from comparison of their accurate spectra with those in a low resolution EI-MS database, accurate masses of most intense fragment ions of known structure, and available chromatographic retention index. The use of chromatographic and spectral data, associated to the set of components mined from different grappa samples, for multivariate analysis purposes is also illustrated in the study. Copyright © 2018 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

    6. Cucurbitane-type triterpenoids from the fruit pulp of Momordica charantia.

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      Liao, Yun-Wen; Chen, Chiy-Rong; Kuo, Yueh-Hsiung; Hsu, Jue-Liang; Shih, Wen-Ling; Cheng, Hsueh-Ling; Huang, Tzou-Chi; Chang, Chi-I

      2012-12-01

      Three new cucurbitane-type triterpenoids, 5beta,19-epoxy-23(R)-methoxycucurbita-6,24-dien-3beta-ol (1), 5beta,19-epoxy-23(S)-methoxycucurbita-6,24-dien-3beta-ol (2), and 3beta-hydroxy-23(R)-methoxycucurbita-6,24-dien-5beta,19-olide (3), were isolated from the fruit pulp of Momordica charantia. Their structures were established on the basis of extensive NMR (1H, 13C, COSY, HMQC, HMBC, and NOESY) and EI-MS studies. Compound 1 exhibited cytotoxic activity against the SK-Hep 1 cell line.

    7. Synthesis of novel macrocycles carrying pincer-type ligands as future candidates for potential applications in size-selective, stereochemical and recyclable catalysts

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      Khan, Burhan; Shah, Muhammad Raza; Rabnawaz, Muhammad

      2018-03-01

      Macrocycles with ultra dense functionalities are very useful but are difficult to synthesize. In this study, we report six novel macrocycles bearing a pincer ligand alone or a combination of pincer-calixarenes, and pincer-fluorene moieties. Click chemistry was utilized to synthesize the desired macrocycles in good yields. These macrocycles were fully characterized using mass spectrometry (EI-MS, ESI-MS, and MALDI-TOF MS), and NMR spectroscopy. These macrocycles are under investigations as size-selective and recyclable catalysts for various chemical transformations.

    8. The Demographic and Clinical Characteristics of Ulcerative Colitis in a Northeast Brazilian Population

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      da Silva, Bruno César; Lyra, Andre Castro; Mendes, Carlos Maurício Cardeal; Ribeiro, Camila Paula Oliveira; Lisboa, Sonyara Rauedys Oliveira; de Souza, Mariana Tinoco Lordello; Portela, Renata Cavalcanti; Santana, Genoile Oliveira

      2015-01-01

      Introduction. The purpose of this study was to describe the clinical and demographic characteristics of UC in Bahia, a Brazilian state, and to identify the variables associated with extensive colitis, steroid therapy, immunosuppression, and colectomy. Methods. In this cross-sectional study UC patients were interviewed, and additional information was collected from the medical records. Descriptive statistics and multivariate Poisson regression analysis were used. Results. This study included 267 individuals, the mean age of whom was 39.4 years at diagnosis. There was a predominance of females and left-side colitis. Extensive colitis was positively associated with male gender, diarrhea, weight loss, and a younger age at diagnosis. In contrast, active smoking and a family history of IBD were negatively associated with extensive colitis. Positive associations were observed between steroid therapy and diarrhea, weight loss, urban patients, extraintestinal manifestations (EIMs), and hospitalization. Younger age and weight loss at diagnosis, a family history of IBD, extensive colitis, EIMs, hospitalization, and steroid therapy were all positively associated with immunosuppression. In contrast, Caucasian individuals, smokers, patients with rectal bleeding, and rural patients areas were all observed to have a decreased likelihood of immunosuppression. Conclusions. Our results corroborate the association between higher prevalence of extensive colitis and younger age at diagnosis. An association between steroid therapy and clinical presentation at diagnosis was observed. The observation that white individuals and rural patients use less immunosuppressive drugs highlights the need to study the influence of environmental and genetic factors on the behavior of UC in this population. PMID:26509150

    9. Synthesis, characterization and biological screening of sulfonamides derived form 2-phenylethylamine.

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      Rehman, Aziz-ur; Afroz, Sumbel; Abbasi, Muhammad Athar; Tanveer, Wajeeha; Khan, Khalid Mohammed; Ashraf, Muhammad; Ahmad, Irshad; Afzal, Iftikhar; Ambreen, Nida

      2012-10-01

      In the present study, a series of N-substituted derivatives of 2-phenylethylamine has been synthesized. The reaction of 2-phenylethylamine (1) with benzene sulfonyl chloride (2) yielded N-(2-phenylethyl) benzenesulfonamide (3), which further on treatment with alkyl/acyl halides (4a-i) in the presence of sodium hydride furnished into N-substituted sulfonamides (5a-i). These derivatives were characterized by IR, (1)H-NMR and EI-MS and then screened against acetyl cholinesterase (AChE), butyryl cholinesterase (BChE) and lipoxygenase enzyme (LOX) and were found to be potent inhibitors of butyryl cholinesterase only.

    10. [Studies on the flavonoids from Dendranthema lavandulifolium].

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      Shen, Y X; Quan, L H; Guan, L; Chen, J M

      1997-06-01

      From the whole plant of Dendranthema lavandulifolium, two flavonoides (I, II) and two flavone glycosides (III, IV) were isolated. They were identified as luteolin (I), apigenin (II), 5-hydroxy-4'-methoxy-flavone-7-O-alpha-L-rhamnopyranosyl(1-->6)-beta- D-glucopyranosyl (acaciin III) and 5-hydroxy-4'-methoxy-flavone-7-O-alpha-L-rhamnopyranosyl (1-->6) [2-O-acetyl-beta-D-glucopyranosyl(1-->2)]-beta-D-glucopyranoside (IV) by means of IR, UV, 1H-NMR, 13C-NMR, EI-MS, HRFAB, etc. Among these four compounds, I, II were isolated for the first time from this plant, IV is a new compound.

    11. Ditechnetium heptoxide revisited: Solid-state, gas-phase, and theoretical studies

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      Childs, Bradley C.; Braband, Henrik; Lawler, Keith; ...

      2016-10-04

      Here, ditechnetium heptoxide was synthesized from the oxidation of TcO 2 with O 2 at 450 °C and characterized by single crystal X-ray diffraction (SCXRD), electron impact mass spectrometry (EI-MS) and theoretical methods. Refinement of the structure at 100 K indicates that Tc 2O 7 crystallizes as a molecular solid in the orthorhombic space group Pbca (a = 7.312(3) Å, b = 5.562(2) Å, c = 13.707(5) Å, V = 557.5(3) Å 3). The Tc 2O 7 molecule can be described as corner-sharing TcO4 tetrahedra (Tc---Tc = 3.698(1) Å and Tc-O Bri-Tc = 180.0°). The EI-MS spectrum of Tc 2Omore » 7 consists of both mononuclear and dinuclear species. The main dinuclear species in the gas-phase are Tc 2O 7 (100%) and Tc 2O 5 (56%), while the main mononuclear species are TcO 3 (33.9%) and TcO 2 (42.8%). The difference in the relative intensities of the M 2O 5 (M = Tc, Re) fragments (1.7% for Re) indicate that these Group 7 elements exhibit different gas phase chemistry. The solid-state structure of Tc 2O 7 was investigated by density functional theory (DFT) methods. The optimized structure of the Tc 2O 7 molecule is in good agreement with the experimental one. Simulations indicate that the more favorable geometry for the Tc 2O 7 molecule in the gas-phase is bent (Tc-O Bri-Tc = 156.5°), while linear (Tc-O Bri-Tc = 180.0°) is favored in the solid state.« less

    12. Thrombogenesis with continuous blood flow in the inferior vena cava. A novel mouse model.

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      Diaz, José A; Hawley, Angela E; Alvarado, Christine M; Berguer, Alexandra M; Baker, Nichole K; Wrobleski, Shirley K; Wakefield, Thomas W; Lucchesi, Benedict R; Myers, Daniel D

      2010-08-01

      Several rodent models have been used to study deep venous thrombosis (DVT). However, a model that generates consistent venous thrombi in the presence of continuous blood flow, to evaluate therapeutic agents for DVT, is not available. Mice used in the present study were wild-type C57BL/6 (WT), plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 (PAI-1) knock out (KO) and Delta Cytoplasmic Tail (DCT). An electrolytic inferior vena cava (IVC) model (EIM) was used. A 25G stainless-steel needle, attached to a silver coated copper wire electrode (anode), was inserted into the exposed caudal IVC. Another electrode (cathode) was placed subcutaneously. A current of 250 muAmps over 15 minutes was applied. Ultrasound imaging was used to demonstrate the presence of IVC blood flow. Analyses included measurement of plasma soluble P-selectin (sP-Sel), thrombus weight (TW), vein wall morphometrics, P-selectin and Von Willebrand factor (vWF) staining, transmission electron microscopy (TEM), scanning electron microscopy (SEM); and the effect of enoxaparin on TW was evaluated. A current of 250 muAmps over 15 minutes consistently promoted thrombus formation in the IVC. Plasma sP-Sel was decreased in PAI-1 KO and increased in DCT vs. WT (WT/PAI-1: p=0.003, WT/DCT: p=0.0002). Endothelial activation was demonstrated by SEM, TEM, P-selectin and vWF immunohistochemistry and confirmed by inflammatory cell counts. Ultrasound imaging demonstrated thrombus formation in the presence of blood flow. Enoxaparin significantly reduced the thrombus size by 61% in this model. This EIM closely mimics clinical venous disease and can be used to study endothelial cell activation, leukocyte migration, thrombogenesis and therapeutic applications in the presence of blood flow.

    13. Efficient model reduction of parametrized systems by matrix discrete empirical interpolation

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      Negri, Federico; Manzoni, Andrea; Amsallem, David

      2015-12-01

      In this work, we apply a Matrix version of the so-called Discrete Empirical Interpolation (MDEIM) for the efficient reduction of nonaffine parametrized systems arising from the discretization of linear partial differential equations. Dealing with affinely parametrized operators is crucial in order to enhance the online solution of reduced-order models (ROMs). However, in many cases such an affine decomposition is not readily available, and must be recovered through (often) intrusive procedures, such as the empirical interpolation method (EIM) and its discrete variant DEIM. In this paper we show that MDEIM represents a very efficient approach to deal with complex physical and geometrical parametrizations in a non-intrusive, efficient and purely algebraic way. We propose different strategies to combine MDEIM with a state approximation resulting either from a reduced basis greedy approach or Proper Orthogonal Decomposition. A posteriori error estimates accounting for the MDEIM error are also developed in the case of parametrized elliptic and parabolic equations. Finally, the capability of MDEIM to generate accurate and efficient ROMs is demonstrated on the solution of two computationally-intensive classes of problems occurring in engineering contexts, namely PDE-constrained shape optimization and parametrized coupled problems.

    14. Synthesis, crystal structure and photo physical properties of isomeric fluorinated s-shaped polyaromatic dibenzo[c,l]chrysene derivatives

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      Moriguchi, Tetsuji; Tabuchi, Daichi; Yakeya, Daisuke; Tsuge, Akihiko; Jalli, Venkataprasad; Yoza, Kenji

      2018-01-01

      Two s-shaped fluorinated isomeric polyaromatic dibenzo[c,l]chrysene derivatives have been synthesized by a two step process using the Wittig, Heck and iodine promoted cyclization reactions. These cyclized compounds were characterized by 1H NMR and EI-MS. Further, absolute configurations of isomeric 4a and 4b were determined by X-ray diffraction analysis. Compound 4a crystallized under monoclinic system with space group P21/c and compound 4b crystallized under monoclinic system with space group Cc. They have good solubility in common organic solvents such as dichloromethane, chloroform and THF. Photophysical properties of 4a and 4b were evaluated by using UV-Visible and Fluorescence spectrophotometer. Compounds 4a and 4b showed strong absorption maximum wavelength at 317 nm. The emission spectra of 4a and 4b displayed sharp peaks in the visible region from 417 to 441 nm. The shape of the UV-Visible and Fluorescence spectra of 4a and 4b looks almost identical. But compound 4a exhibited better fluorescence intensity than compound 4b. This difference may be due to the difference in the configuration of compounds 4a and 4b.

    15. Net Community and Gross Photosynthetic Production Rates in the Eastern Tropical South Pacific, as Determined from O2/AR Ratios and Triple Oxygen Isotopic Composition of Dissolved O2

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      Prokopenko, M. G.; Yeung, L. Y.; Berelson, W.; Fleming, J.; Rollins, N.; Young, E. D.; Haskell, W. Z.; Hammond, D. E.; Capone, D. G.

      2010-12-01

      This study assesses the rates of ocean carbon production and its fate with respect to recycling or export in the Eastern Tropical South Pacific (ETSP). ETSP has been previously identified as a region where N2 fixation and denitrification may be spatially coupled; this is also a region of localized CO2 outgassing. Using an Equilibrated Inlet Mass Spectrometer (EIMS) system, we obtained continuous measurements of the biological O2 supersaturation in the mixed layer along the ship track encompassing a region bounded by 10-20° S and 80-100° W in January - March, 2010. Vertical profiles were also taken at selected stations and analyzed for dissolved O2/Ar ratios on EIMS and triple oxygen isotope composition (17O excess) on a multi-collector IRMS (Isotope Ratio Mass Spectrometer) at UCLA. Gas exchange rates were estimated using two approaches: the Rn-222 deficit method and the wind parameterization method, which utilized wind speeds extracted from ASCAT satellite database. Oxygen Net Community Production (O-NCP) rates calculated based on biological O2 supersaturation ranged from slightly negative to ~ 0.3 - 15 mmol/m2d, with higher rates along the northern part of the transect. Oxygen Gross Community Production (O-GPP) rates calculated from 17O excess were between 50 ± 20 and 200 ± 40 mmol/m2d, with higher rates observed along the northern cruise transect as well. Notably, the NCP/GPP ratios along the northern transect were higher by the factor of 2 to 3 than their southern counterparts. The O2/Ar-based NCP rates were comparable to POC flux measured with floating traps deployed at the southern stations, but exceeded by a factor of 5-10 the trap POC fluxes obtained at the northern stations. A one-dimensional box model has been constructed to quantify the magnitude of oxygen primary production below the mixed layer. The results of this work will be integrated with measurements of 15-N2 uptake that are in progress, to constrain the potential contribution of N2 fixation to the total primary productivity within the ETSP.

    16. Word Frequency Analysis. MOS: 62E. Skill Levels 1 & 2.

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      1981-05-01

      j., JtU I J ’I JT S EiM. ’J~VERSA. 5 *J (Jtl~iL I ’JSJP 1 J LUSE t J &USED 5 1 .3 u51’G 3 J .3 UTZLI ATEICN 2 J & VALVE 1 0 J3 EVISUAL I .3 fVj5JLY 2...ECOVERY I 7TI;1Irk 9 REVI1VE I RECTLY 2 PEO 4 i:’ 1 R.EC13CED ? Rr.~vl I IlFr~k 44 RcFFZ(E: ; I Ff ," TF1 ’. I 1 !E* ST EPS 4 1 RELL..SSD 7 PkLIF I RELI~E t

    17. Synthesis of 2-acylated and sulfonated 4-hydroxycoumarins: In vitro urease inhibition and molecular docking studies.

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      Rashid, Umer; Rahim, Fazal; Taha, Muhammad; Arshad, Muhammad; Ullah, Hayat; Mahmood, Tariq; Ali, Muhammad

      2016-06-01

      Sixteen 4-hydroxycoumarin derivatives were synthesized, characterized through EI-MS and (1)H NMR and screened for urease inhibitory potential. Three compounds exhibited better urease inhibition than the standard inhibitor thiourea (IC50=21±0.11μM) while other four compounds exhibited good to moderate inhibition with IC50 values between 29.45±1.1μM and 69.53±0.9μM. Structure activity relationship was established on the basis of molecular docking studies, which helped to predict the binding interactions of the most active compounds. Copyright © 2016 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

    18. Synthesis, α-glucosidase inhibitory activity and in silico study of tris-indole hybrid scaffold with oxadiazole ring: As potential leads for the management of type-II diabetes mellitus.

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      Taha, Muhammad; Rahim, Fazal; Imran, Syahrul; Ismail, Nor Hadiani; Ullah, Hayat; Selvaraj, Manikandan; Javid, Muhammad Tariq; Salar, Uzma; Ali, Muhammad; Khan, Khalid Mohammed

      2017-10-01

      Discovery of α-glucosidase inhibitors has been actively pursued with the aim to develop therapeutics for the treatment of type-II diabetes mellitus and the other carbohydrate mediated disease. In continuation of our drug discovery research on potential antidiabetic agents, we synthesized novel tris-indole-oxadiazole hybrid analogs (1-21), structurally characterized by various spectroscopic techniques such as 1 H NMR, EI-MS, and 13 C NMR. Elemental analysis was found in agreement with the calculated values. All compounds were evaluated for α-glucosidase inhibiting potential and showed potent inhibitory activity in the range of IC 50 =2.00±0.01-292.40±3.16μM as compared to standard acarbose (IC 50 =895.09±2.04µM). The pharmacokinetic predictions of tris-indole series using descriptor properties showed that almost all compounds in this series indicate the drug aptness. Detailed binding mode analyses with docking simulation was also carried out which showed that the inhibitors can be stabilized by the formation of hydrogen bonds with catalytic residues and the establishment of hydrophobic contacts at the opposite side of the active site. Copyright © 2017 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

    19. E.s.r., magnetic, optical and biological (SOD and antimicrobial) studies of imidazolate bridged Cu II-Zn II and Cu II-Ni II complexes with tris(2-amino ethyl)amine as capping ligand: a plausible model for superoxide dismutase

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      Singh, Nripendra; Shukla, K. K.; Patel, R. N.; Chauhan, U. K.; Shrivastava, R.

      2003-11-01

      X-band e.s.r. and optical absorption spectra of the imidazolate bridged heterobimetallic complexes [(tren)Cu-E-Im-Zn-(tren)](ClO 4) 3 and [(tren)Cu-E-Im-Ni-(tren)](ClO 4) 3, where trentris(2-aminoethyl)amine, E-Im=2-ethylimidazolate ion and the related mononuclear complexes [Cu(tren)](ClO 4) 2 and [(tren)Cu-E-ImH)](ClO 4) 2 have been described. Biological activities (superoxide dismutase and antimicrobial) have also been measured and compared with reported complexes.

    20. Radiolysis study of genistein in methanolic solution

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      Jung, Hee Jin; Park, Hae Ran; Jung, Uhee; Jo, Sung Kee

      2009-06-01

      The aim of the present work was to identify products obtained from genistein by ionizing radiation and to enhance the antioxidant properties of genistein through radiation-induced transformation. Genistein dissolved in methanol was irradiated γ-rays at a dose of 100 kGy. NMR and (HR) EI-MS spectroscopy were used to identify radiolysis products (GM1 and GM2). We proposed that rad CH 2OH may be implicated in the formation GM1 and GM2 during radiolysis of genistein in methanol. The genistein in methanol solution showed higher DPPH radical scavenging activity after γ-irradiation. Then, the antioxidant activities of radiolysis products were evaluated and compared to those of genistein.

    1. Cannabis Essential Oil: A Preliminary Study for the Evaluation of the Brain Effects

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      Loiacono, Idalba; Lanzo, Giovanni; Gori, Luigi; Macchi, Claudio; Epifani, Francesco

      2018-01-01

      We examined the effects of essential oil from legal (THC <0.2% w/v) hemp variety on the nervous system in 5 healthy volunteers. GC/EIMS and GC/FID analysis of the EO showed that the main components were myrcene and β-caryophyllene. The experiment consisted of measuring autonomic nervous system (ANS) parameters; evaluations of the mood state; and electroencephalography (EEG) recording before treatment, during treatment, and after hemp inhalation periods as compared with control conditions. The results revealed decreased diastolic blood pressure, increased heart rate, and significant increased skin temperature. The subjects described themselves as more energetic, relaxed, and calm. The analysis EEG showed a significant increase in the mean frequency of alpha (8–13 Hz) and significant decreased mean frequency and relative power of beta 2 (18,5–30 Hz) waves. Moreover, an increased power, relative power, and amplitude of theta (4–8 Hz) and alpha brain waves activities and an increment in the delta wave (0,5–4 Hz) power and relative power was recorded in the posterior region of the brain. These results suggest that the brain wave activity and ANS are affected by the inhalation of the EO of Cannabis sativa suggesting a neuromodular activity in cases of stress, depression, and anxiety. PMID:29576792

    2. Cannabis Essential Oil: A Preliminary Study for the Evaluation of the Brain Effects.

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      Gulluni, Nadia; Re, Tania; Loiacono, Idalba; Lanzo, Giovanni; Gori, Luigi; Macchi, Claudio; Epifani, Francesco; Bragazzi, Nicola; Firenzuoli, Fabio

      2018-01-01

      We examined the effects of essential oil from legal (THC <0.2% w/v) hemp variety on the nervous system in 5 healthy volunteers. GC/EIMS and GC/FID analysis of the EO showed that the main components were myrcene and β -caryophyllene. The experiment consisted of measuring autonomic nervous system (ANS) parameters; evaluations of the mood state; and electroencephalography (EEG) recording before treatment, during treatment, and after hemp inhalation periods as compared with control conditions. The results revealed decreased diastolic blood pressure, increased heart rate, and significant increased skin temperature. The subjects described themselves as more energetic, relaxed, and calm. The analysis EEG showed a significant increase in the mean frequency of alpha (8-13 Hz) and significant decreased mean frequency and relative power of beta 2 (18,5-30 Hz) waves. Moreover, an increased power, relative power, and amplitude of theta (4-8 Hz) and alpha brain waves activities and an increment in the delta wave (0,5-4 Hz) power and relative power was recorded in the posterior region of the brain. These results suggest that the brain wave activity and ANS are affected by the inhalation of the EO of Cannabis sativa suggesting a neuromodular activity in cases of stress, depression, and anxiety.

    3. Sparse-grid, reduced-basis Bayesian inversion: Nonaffine-parametric nonlinear equations

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      Chen, Peng, E-mail: peng@ices.utexas.edu; Schwab, Christoph, E-mail: christoph.schwab@sam.math.ethz.ch

      2016-07-01

      We extend the reduced basis (RB) accelerated Bayesian inversion methods for affine-parametric, linear operator equations which are considered in [16,17] to non-affine, nonlinear parametric operator equations. We generalize the analysis of sparsity of parametric forward solution maps in [20] and of Bayesian inversion in [48,49] to the fully discrete setting, including Petrov–Galerkin high-fidelity (“HiFi”) discretization of the forward maps. We develop adaptive, stochastic collocation based reduction methods for the efficient computation of reduced bases on the parametric solution manifold. The nonaffinity and nonlinearity with respect to (w.r.t.) the distributed, uncertain parameters and the unknown solution is collocated; specifically, by themore » so-called Empirical Interpolation Method (EIM). For the corresponding Bayesian inversion problems, computational efficiency is enhanced in two ways: first, expectations w.r.t. the posterior are computed by adaptive quadratures with dimension-independent convergence rates proposed in [49]; the present work generalizes [49] to account for the impact of the PG discretization in the forward maps on the convergence rates of the Quantities of Interest (QoI for short). Second, we propose to perform the Bayesian estimation only w.r.t. a parsimonious, RB approximation of the posterior density. Based on the approximation results in [49], the infinite-dimensional parametric, deterministic forward map and operator admit N-term RB and EIM approximations which converge at rates which depend only on the sparsity of the parametric forward map. In several numerical experiments, the proposed algorithms exhibit dimension-independent convergence rates which equal, at least, the currently known rate estimates for N-term approximation. We propose to accelerate Bayesian estimation by first offline construction of reduced basis surrogates of the Bayesian posterior density. The parsimonious surrogates can then be employed for online data assimilation and for Bayesian estimation. They also open a perspective for optimal experimental design.« less

    4. Clinical features of Crohn disease concomitant with ankylosing spondylitis

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      Liu, Song; Ding, Jie; Wang, Meng; Zhou, Wanqing; Feng, Min; Guan, Wenxian

      2016-01-01

      Abstract Extraintestinal manifestations (EIMs) cause increased morbidity and decreased quality of life in Crohn disease (CD). Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) belongs to EIMs. Very little is known on the clinical features of CD concomitant with AS. This study is to investigate the clinical features of CD patients with AS. We retrospectively collected all CD patients with AS in our hospital, and established a comparison group (CD without AS) with age, sex, and duration of Crohn disease matched. Clinical information was retrieved for comparison. Eight CD + AS patients were identified from 195 CD patients. Sixteen CD patients were randomly selected into comparison group. All CD + AS patients were male, HLA-B27 (+), and rheumatoid factor (−) with an average age of 40.8 ± 4.52 years. Significant correlation between disease activity of CD and AS was revealed (r = 0.857, P = 0.011). Significant correlation between disease activity of CD and functional limitation associated with AS was identified (r = 0.881, P < 0.01). C-reactive protein (CRP), erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR), and globulin were positively correlated to Crohn disease activity index (CDAI), Bath AS disease activity index, and Bath AS functional index(BASFI) scores (r = 0.73–0.93, P < 0.05). Albumin was negatively associated with CDAI and BASFI (r = −0.73 to −0.91, P < 0.05). The ratio of albumin to globulin (Alb/Glo) was significantly related to all 3 scores (r = −0.81 to −0.91, P < 0.05). Male predominance with a 4.12% concomitant incidence of AS is observed in CD patients. Disease activity of CD correlates with disease activity of AS and functional limitation caused by AS. CRP, ESR, and Alb/Glo may serve as biomarkers for disease activity and functional limitation in CD patients concomitant with AS, although future studies are expected. PMID:27428240

    5. Clinical features of Crohn disease concomitant with ankylosing spondylitis: A preliminary single-center study.

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      Liu, Song; Ding, Jie; Wang, Meng; Zhou, Wanqing; Feng, Min; Guan, Wenxian

      2016-07-01

      Extraintestinal manifestations (EIMs) cause increased morbidity and decreased quality of life in Crohn disease (CD). Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) belongs to EIMs. Very little is known on the clinical features of CD concomitant with AS. This study is to investigate the clinical features of CD patients with AS.We retrospectively collected all CD patients with AS in our hospital, and established a comparison group (CD without AS) with age, sex, and duration of Crohn disease matched. Clinical information was retrieved for comparison.Eight CD + AS patients were identified from 195 CD patients. Sixteen CD patients were randomly selected into comparison group. All CD + AS patients were male, HLA-B27 (+), and rheumatoid factor (-) with an average age of 40.8 ± 4.52 years. Significant correlation between disease activity of CD and AS was revealed (r = 0.857, P = 0.011). Significant correlation between disease activity of CD and functional limitation associated with AS was identified (r = 0.881, P < 0.01). C-reactive protein (CRP), erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR), and globulin were positively correlated to Crohn disease activity index (CDAI), Bath AS disease activity index, and Bath AS functional index(BASFI) scores (r = 0.73-0.93, P < 0.05). Albumin was negatively associated with CDAI and BASFI (r = -0.73 to -0.91, P < 0.05). The ratio of albumin to globulin (Alb/Glo) was significantly related to all 3 scores (r = -0.81 to -0.91, P < 0.05).Male predominance with a 4.12% concomitant incidence of AS is observed in CD patients. Disease activity of CD correlates with disease activity of AS and functional limitation caused by AS. CRP, ESR, and Alb/Glo may serve as biomarkers for disease activity and functional limitation in CD patients concomitant with AS, although future studies are expected.

    6. Greenhouse gas emissions from municipal solid waste management in Vientiane, Lao PDR.

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      Babel, Sandhya; Vilaysouk, Xaysackda

      2016-01-01

      Municipal solid waste (MSW) is one of the major environmental problems throughout the world including in Lao PDR. In Vientiane, due to the lack of a collection service, open burning and illegal dumping are commonly practised. This study aims to estimate the greenhouse gas (GHG) emission from the current situation of MSW management (MSWM) in Vientiane and proposes an alternative solution to reduce the GHG emission and environmental impacts. The 2006 Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (IPCC 2006 model) are used for the estimation of GHG emission from landfill and composting. For the estimation of GHG emission from open burning, the Atmospheric Brown Clouds Emission Inventory Manual (ABC EIM) is used. In Vientiane, a total of 232, 505 tonnes year(-1) of MSW was generated in 2011. Waste generation in Vientiane is 0.69 kg per capita per day, and about 31% of the total MSW generated was directly sent to landfill (71,162 tonnes year(-1)). The total potential GHG emission from the baseline scenario in 2011 was 110,182 tonnes year(-1) CO2-eq, which is 0.15 tonne year(-1) CO2-eq per capita. From the three MSWM scenarios proposed, scenario S3, which includes recycling, composting and landfilling, seems to be an effective solution for dealing with MSW in Vientiane with less air pollution, and is environmentally friendly. The total GHG emission in scenario S3 is reduced to 91,920 tonnes year(-1) CO2-eq (47% reduction), compared with the S1 scenario where all uncollected waste is diverted to landfill. © The Author(s) 2015.

    7. EIMS Fragmentation Pathways and MRM Quantification of 7α/β-Hydroxy-Dehydroabietic Acid TMS Derivatives

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      Rontani, Jean-François; Aubert, Claude; Belt, Simon T.

      2015-09-01

      EI mass fragmentation pathways of TMS derivatives οf 7α/β-hydroxy-dehydroabietic acids resulting from NaBH4-reduction of oxidation products of dehydroabietic acid (a component of conifers) were investigated and deduced by a combination of (1) low energy CID-GC-MS/MS, (2) deuterium labeling, (3) different derivatization methods, and (4) GC-QTOF accurate mass measurements. Having identified the main fragmentation pathways, the TMS-derivatized 7α/β-hydroxy-dehydroabietic acids could be quantified in multiple reaction monitoring (MRM) mode in sea ice and sediment samples collected from the Arctic. These newly characterized transformation products of dehydroabietic acid constitute potential tracers of biotic and abiotic degradation of terrestrial higher plants in the environment.

    8. Thiadiazole derivatives as New Class of β-glucuronidase inhibitors.

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      Salar, Uzma; Taha, Muhammad; Ismail, Nor Hadiani; Khan, Khalid Mohammed; Imran, Syahrul; Perveen, Shahnaz; Wadood, Abdul; Riaz, Muhammad

      2016-04-15

      Thiadiazole derivatives 1-24 were synthesized via a single step reaction and screened for in vitro β-glucuronidase inhibitory activity. All the synthetic compounds displayed good inhibitory activity in the range of IC50=2.16 ± 0.01-58.06 ± 1.60 μM as compare to standard d-saccharic acid 1,4-lactone (IC50=48.4 ± 1.25 μM). Molecular docking study was conducted in order to establish the structure-activity relationship (SAR) which demonstrated that thiadiazole as well as both aryl moieties (aryl and N-aryl) involved to exhibit the inhibitory potential. All the synthetic compounds were characterized by spectroscopic techniques (1)H, (13)C NMR, and EIMS. Copyright © 2016 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

    9. Physicochemical Investigation of 2,4,5-Trimethoxybenzylidene Propanedinitrile (TMPN) Dye as Fluorescence off-on Probe for Critical Micelle Concentration (CMC) of SDS and CTAB.

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      Khan, Salman A; Asiri, Abdullah M

      2015-11-01

      2,4,5-trimethoxybenzylidene propanedinitrile (TMPN) was synthesized by Knoevenagel condensation. Structure of the TMPN was conformed by the elemental analysis and EI-MS, FT-IR, (1)H-NMR, (13)C-NMR spectroscopy. Absorbance and emission spectrum of the TMPN was studied in different solvent provide that TMPN is good absorbent and emission red shift in absorbance and emission spectra as polarity of the solvents increase. Photophysical properties including, oscillator strength, extinction coefficient, transition dipole moment, stokes shift and fluorescence quantum yield were investigated in order to investigate the physicochemical behaviors of TMPN. Dye undergoes solubilization in different micelles and may be used as a probe to determine the critical micelle concentration (CMC) of SDS and CTAB.

    10. Separation and preparation of 6-gingerol from molecular distillation residue of Yunnan ginger rhizomes by high-speed counter-current chromatography and the antioxidant activity of ginger oils in vitro.

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      Gan, Zhilin; Liang, Zheng; Chen, Xiaosong; Wen, Xin; Wang, Yuxiao; Li, Mo; Ni, Yuanying

      2016-02-01

      Molecular distillation residue (MD-R) from ginger had the most total phenol content of 247.6mg gallic acid equivalents per gram (GAE/g) among the ginger oils. High-speed counter-current chromatography (HSCCC) technique in semi-preparative scale was successfully performed in separation and purification of 6-gingerol from MD-R by using a two-phase solvent system composed of n-hexane-ethyl acetate-methanol-water (10:2:5:7, v/v/v/v). The target compound was isolated, collected, purified by HSCCC in the head-tail mode, and then analyzed by HPLC. A total of 90.38±0.53mg 6-gingerol was obtained from 600mg MD-R, with purity of 99.6%. In addition, the structural identification of 6-gingerol was performed by EI/MS, (1)H NMR and (13)C NMR. Moreover, the orders of antioxidant activity were vitamin E (VE)>supercritical fluid extraction oleoresin (SFE-O)=MD-R=6-gingerol>molecular distillation essential oil (MD-EO) and butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT)=VE>6-gingerol>MD-R=SFE-O>MD-EO, respectively in 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl radical (DPPH) scavenging and β-Carotene bleaching. Copyright © 2016 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

    11. Synthesis, in vitro β-glucuronidase inhibitory potential and molecular docking studies of quinolines.

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      Bano, Bilquees; Arshia; Khan, Khalid Mohammed; Kanwal; Fatima, Bibi; Taha, Muhammad; Ismail, Nor Hadiani; Wadood, Abdul; Ghufran, Mehreen; Perveen, Shahnaz

      2017-10-20

      In this study synthesis and β-glucuronidase inhibitory potential of 3/5/8 sulfonamide and 8-sulfonate derivatives of quinoline (1-40) are discussed. Studies reveal that all the synthetic compounds were found to have good inhibitory activity against β-glucuronidase. Nonetheless, compounds 1, 2, 5, 13, and 22-24 having IC 50 values in the range of 1.60-8.40 μM showed superior activity than the standard saccharic acid 1,4-lactone (IC 50  = 48.4 ± 1.25 μM). Moreover, molecular docking studies of selected compounds were also performed to see interactions between active compounds and binding sites. Structures of all the synthetic compounds were confirmed through 1 H NMR, EI-MS and HREI-MS spectroscopic techniques. Copyright © 2017 Elsevier Masson SAS. All rights reserved.

    12. Synthesis and dynamic 1H NMR study of pyrazolo substituted pyrrolo[2,3-d]pyrimidines via a regioselective heterocyclization

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      Bayat, Mohammad; Nasri, Shima

      2018-02-01

      A new series of pyrrolo[2,3-d]pyrimidine derivatives substituted with pyrazolone were designed and prepared, by the three-component reaction of pyrazolone derivatives, arylglyoxal and 6-aminouracil derivatives in ethanol at reflux. The direction of heterocyclization has confirmed and the structure of final products were identified spectroscopically (IR, 1H- and 13C-NMR, and EI-MS). The significant advantages of this protocol include simplicity, regioselectivity, existence of numerous hydrogen bonding possibilities in product, good yields and catalyst-free approach. When the uracil is 6-amino-1,3-dimethyluracil, the product exists as two tautomers at room temperature. The dynamic NMR effects are observed in the 1H NMR spectra. The calculated free-energy of activation (ΔG≠) for prototropic tautomerism is about 68 ± 2 kJ mol-1.

    13. Microwave Assisted Synthesis, Physicochemical, Photophysical, Single Crystal X-ray and DFT Studies of Novel Push-Pull Chromophores.

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      Khan, Salman A; Asiri, Abdullah M; Basisi, Hadi Mussa; Arshad, Muhammad Nadeem; Sharma, Kamlesh

      2015-11-01

      Two push-pull chromophores were synthesized by knoevenagel condensation under microwave irradiation. The structure of synthesized chromophores were established by spectroscopic (FT-IR, (1)H NMR, (13)C NMR, EI-MS) and elemental analysis. Structure of the chromophores was further conformed by X-ray crystallographic. UV-Vis and fluorescence spectroscopy measurements provided that chromophores were good absorbent and fluorescent properties. Fluorescence polarity studies demonstrated that chromophores were sensitive to the polarity of the microenvironment provided by different solvents. Physicochemical parameters, including singlet absorption, extinction coefficient, stokes shift, oscillator strength, dipole moment and flurescence quantum yield were investigated in order to explore the analytical potential of the synthesized chromophores. In addition, the total energy, frontier molecular orbitals, hardness, electron affinity, ionization energy, electrostatic potential map were also studied computationally by using density functional theoretical method.

    14. Next Generation Offline Approaches to Trace Gas-Phase Organic Compound Speciation: Sample Collection and Analysis

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      Sheu, R.; Marcotte, A.; Khare, P.; Ditto, J.; Charan, S.; Gentner, D. R.

      2017-12-01

      Intermediate-volatility and semi-volatile organic compounds (I/SVOCs) are major precursors to secondary organic aerosol, and contribute to tropospheric ozone formation. Their wide volatility range, chemical complexity, behavior in analytical systems, and trace concentrations present numerous hurdles to characterization. We present an integrated sampling-to-analysis system for the collection and offline analysis of trace gas-phase organic compounds with the goal of preserving and recovering analytes throughout sample collection, transport, storage, and thermal desorption for accurate analysis. Custom multi-bed adsorbent tubes are used to collect samples for offline analysis by advanced analytical detectors. The analytical instrumentation comprises an automated thermal desorption system that introduces analytes from the adsorbent tubes into a gas chromatograph, which is coupled with an electron ionization mass spectrometer (GC-EIMS) and other detectors. In order to optimize the collection and recovery for a wide range of analyte volatility and functionalization, we evaluated a variety of commercially-available materials, including Res-Sil beads, quartz wool, glass beads, Tenax TA, and silica gel. Key properties for optimization include inertness, versatile chemical capture, minimal affinity for water, and minimal artifacts or degradation byproducts; these properties were assessed with a diverse mix of traditionally-measured and functionalized analytes. Along with a focus on material selection, we provide recommendations spanning the entire sampling-and-analysis process to improve the accuracy of future comprehensive I/SVOC measurements, including oxygenated and other functionalized I/SVOCs. We demonstrate the performance of our system by providing results on speciated VOCs-SVOCs from indoor, outdoor, and chamber studies that establish the utility of our protocols and pave the way for precise laboratory characterization via a mix of detection methods.

    15. Synthesis, spectroscopic and electrochemical characterization of secnidazole esters

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      Shahid, Hafiz Abdullah; Jahangir, Sajid; Hanif, Muddasir; Xiong, Tianrou; Muhammad, Haji; Wahid, Sana; Yousuf, Sammer; Qureshi, Naseem

      2017-12-01

      We report a low-cost, less toxic to environment and simple method for the esterification of secnidazole. This is first comprehensive structural characterization of novel secnidazole esters by the spectroscopic and electrochemical methods. The important EIMS fragmentation analysis showed unique contribution of heteroatom bonds explained by the fragmentation patterns. These peaks originate from the loss of single electron, loss of HCN, M-O, M-NO, M-NO2, M-C7H10N3O3, and M-C8H10N3O4. The comparison of 13C NMR predicted values with the experimental values showed that ChemBioDraw Ultra 14.0 has advantage of predicting aromatic (sp2) carbons, while MestReNova 6.1 predicts sp3 hybrid carbons more accurately. The electrochemical properties indicated an irreversible oxidation process and reversible reduction process in these ester molecules similar to the parent secnidazole.

    16. Coordination behavior of ligand based on NNS and NNO donors with ruthenium(III) complexes and their catalytic and DNA interaction studies

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      Manikandan, R.; Viswnathamurthi, P.

      2012-11-01

      Reactions of 2-acetylpyridine-thiosemicarbazone HL1, 2-acetylpyridine-4-methyl-thiosemicarbazone HL2, 2-acetylpyridine-4-phenyl-thiosemicarbazone HL3 and 2-acetylpyridine-semicarbazone HL4 with ruthenium(III) precursor complexes were studied and the products were characterized by analytical and spectral (FT-IR, electronic, EPR and EI-MS) methods. The ligands coordinated with the ruthenium(III) ion via pyridine nitrogen, azomethine nitrogen and thiolate sulfur/enolate oxygen. An octahedral geometry has been proposed for all the complexes based on the studies. All the complexes are redox active and display an irreversible and quasireversible metal centered redox processes. Further, the catalytic activity of the new complexes has been investigated for the transfer hydrogenation of ketones in the presence of isopropanol/KOH and the Kumada-Corriu coupling of aryl halides with aryl Grignard reagents. The DNA cleavage efficiency of new complexes has also been tested.

    17. Synthesis of novel disulfide and sulfone hybrid scaffolds as potent β-glucuronidase inhibitor.

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      Taha, Muhammad; Ismail, Nor Hadiani; Imran, Syahrul; Wadood, Abdul; Rahim, Fazal; Al Muqarrabin, Laode Muhammad Ramadhan; Zaki, Hamizah Mohd; Ahmat, Norizan; Nasir, Abdul; Khan, Fahad

      2016-10-01

      Novel series of disulfide and sulfone hybrid analogs (1-20) were synthesized and characterized through EI-MS and (1)H NMR and evaluated for β-glucuronidase inhibitory potential. All synthesized analogs except 13 and 15 showed excellent β-glucuronidase inhibitory potential with IC50 value ranging in between 2.20-88.16μM as compared to standard d-saccharic acid 1,4 lactone (48.4±1.25μM). Analogs 19, 16, 4, 1, 17, 6, 10, 3, 18, 2, 11, 14 and 5 showed many fold potent activity against β-glucuronidase inhibitor. Structure activity relationship showed that substitution of electron withdrawing groups at ortho as well as para position on phenyl ring increase potency. Electron withdrawing groups at meta position on phenyl ring showed slightly low potency as compared to ortho and para position. The binding interactions were confirmed through molecular docking studies. Copyright © 2016 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

    18. Synthesis and in silico studies of novel sulfonamides having oxadiazole ring: As β-glucuronidase inhibitors.

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      Taha, Muhammad; Baharudin, Mohd Syukri; Ismail, Nor Hadiani; Selvaraj, Manikandan; Salar, Uzma; Alkadi, Khaled A A; Khan, Khalid Mohammed

      2017-04-01

      Novel sulfonamides having oxadiazole ring were synthesized by multistep reaction and evaluated to check in vitro β-glucuronidase inhibitory activity. Luckily, except compound 13, all compounds were found to demonstrate good inhibitory activity in the range of IC 50 =2.40±0.01-58.06±1.60μM when compared to the standard d-saccharic acid 1,4-lactone (IC 50 =48.4±1.25μM). Structure activity relationship was also presented. However, in order to ensure the SAR as well as the molecular interactions of compounds with the active site of enzyme, molecular docking studies on most active compounds 19, 16, 4 and 6 was carried out. All derivatives were fully characterized by 1 H NMR, 13 C NMR and EI-MS spectroscopic techniques. CHN analysis was also presented. Copyright © 2017 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

    19. Physicochemical and Critical Micelle Concentration (CMC) of Cationic (CATB) and Anionic (SDS) Surfactants with Environmentally Benign Blue Emitting TTQC Dye.

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      Khan, Salman A; Asiri, Abdullah M

      2015-11-01

      4-(3,4,5-trimethoxyphenyl)-8-methoxy-2-oxo-1,2,5,6 tetrahydrobenzo[h]quinoline-3-carbonitrile (TTQC) dye has synthesized by one-pot multicomponent reactions (MCRs) of 3,4,5-trimethoxybenzaldehyd, ethyl cyanoacetate, 6-methoxy-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-naphthalin-1-one and ammonium acetate under microwave irradiation. The structures of the synthesized compound was established by spectroscopic (FT-IR, (1)H-NMR, (13)C-NMR, EI-MS) and elemental analyses. In addition, spectroscopic and physicochemical parameters, including electronic absorption, excitation coefficient, Stokes shift, oscillator strength, transition dipole moment and fluorescence quantum yield were investigated in order to explore the analytical potential of synthesized compound. TTQC dye undergoes solubilization in different micelles and may be used as a probe to determine the critical micelle concentration (CMC) of CTAB and SDS.

    20. Antibiofilm potential of synthetic 2-amino-5-chlorobenzophenone Schiff bases and its confirmation through fluorescence microscopy.

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      Arshia; Khan, Anum Khalid; Khan, Khalid Mohammed; Ahmed, Ayaz; Taha, Muhammad; Perveen, Shahnaz

      2017-09-01

      Antibacterial/antibiofilm potential of microwave-assisted synthetic thirty-three 2-amino-5-chloro benzophenone Schiff bases have been carried out against four bacterial strains i.e. Klebsiella pneumoniae, Proteus mirabilis, Staphylococcus aureus and Streptococcus mutans. Among them compounds 5, 6, 8, 9, 14, 16, 22, 24, 26, and 30-32 showed antibiofilm activities against isolates at less than 100 μg/ml concentrations. These compounds showed enhanced antibiofilm activity against S. aureus as compared to cefixime used as control. However, remaining compounds were found to be active but at higher concentration. Fluorescence microscopy has been employed for confirmation of antibiofilm results. The structures of all synthetic molecules have been characterized on the basis of spectroscopic techniques including 1 H NMR, 13 C NMR, EI-MS, HREI-MS, and IR spectroscopy and their structure-activity relationship have been established. Copyright © 2017 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

    1. Single-photon and two-photon excited fluorescence behavior of a novel fluorene-based compound

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      Ma, Wenbo; Wu, Yiquan; Gu, Donghong; Gan, Fuxi

      2005-09-01

      A D-π-D type compound, 2,7-bis(4-methoxystyryl)-9,9-bis(2-ethylhexyl)-9H-fluorene (abbreviated as MO-Flu-MO), where electron-donor D is methoxy group andπis fluorene unit, has been synthesized. The molecular structures of the compound were characterized by elemental analyses, EI-MS and FT-IR spectra. UV-Vis spectra in the region 230--1000 nm and single-photon excited fluorescence in tetrahydrofuran (THF) of the compound were measured. It is found that the new compound exhibits strong two-photon excited fluorescence in the region 380--500 nm and moderate two-photon absorption (TPA) value in the femtoseconds regime (TPA cross-section as high as 55×10-50 cm4 s photon-1 with 13fs laser pulses). The results demonstrate that the compound is a promising candidate for two-photon three-dimensional (3D) optical data storage.

    2. Elucidating the mass spectrum of the retronecine alkaloid using DFT calculations.

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      Modesto-Costa, Lucas; Martinez, Sabrina T; Pinto, Angelo C; Vessecchi, Ricardo; Borges, Itamar

      2018-06-23

      Pyrrolizidine alkaloids are natural molecules playing important roles in different biochemical processes in nature and in humans. In this work, the electron ionization mass spectrum (EI-MS) of retronecine, an alkaloid molecule found in plants, is investigated computationally. Its mass spectrum can be characterized by three main fragment ions having the following m/z ratios: 111, 94 and 80. In order to rationalize the mass spectrum, minima and transition state geometries were computed using density functional theory (DFT). It was showed that the dissociation process includes an aromatization of the originally five-membered ring of retronecine converted into a six-membered ring compound. A fragmentation pathway mechanism involving dissociation activation barriers that are easily overcome by the initial ionization energy was found. From the computed quantum chemical geometric, atomic charges and energetic parameters, the abundance of each ion in the mass spectrum of retronecine was discussed. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.

    3. Sterols from Sargassum oligocystum, a brown algae from the Persian Gulf, and their bioactivity.

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      Permeh, Parisa; Saeidnia, Soodabeh; Mashinchian-Moradi, Ali; Gohari, Ahmad R

      2012-01-01

      Sargassum oligocystum (Heterokontophyta) is one of the most abundant algae distributed in the Persian Gulf. In this study, the cytotoxic effects of this algae on brine shrimp larvae were evaluated and the main sterols of the algae identified. Separation and purification of the compounds was carried out using silica gel column chromatography and HPLC to obtain eight pure compounds, 1-8. Structural elucidation of the constituents was based on the data obtained from (1)H-NMR, (13)C-NMR, HSQC, HMBC, DEPT and EI-MS. The compounds separated from S. oligocystum were identified as 22-dehydrocholesterol (1), cholesterol (2), fucosterol (3), 29-hydroperoxystigmasta-5,24(28)-dien-3β-ol (4), 24-hydroperoxy-24-vinylcholesterol (5), a mixture of 24(S)-hydroxy-24-vinylcholesterol (6) and 24(R)-hydroxy-24-vinylcholesterol (7), and ostreasterol (8) based on their spectral data and from comparison with those previously reported in the literature.

    4. Influence of novel gallium complexes on the homeostasis of some biochemical and hematological parameters in rats.

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      Gârban, Gabriela; Silaghi-Dumitrescu, Radu; Ioniţă, Hortensia; Gârban, Zeno; Hădărugă, Nicoleta-Gabriela; Ghibu, George-Daniel; Baltă, Cornel; Simiz, Florin-Dan; Mitar, Carmen

      2013-12-01

      The aim of this study was to detect possible homeostasis changes in some biochemical and hematological parameters after the administration of gallium (Ga) complexes C (24) and C (85) on an experimental animal model (Wistar strain rats). In order to observe chronobiological aspects, a morning (m) and an evening (e) animal series were constituted. Further on, each series were divided into three groups: control (C), experimental I (EI), and experimental II (EII). Both Ga complexes were solubilized in a carrier solution containing polyethylene glycol (PEG) 400, water, and ethanol. Animals of the C groups received the carrier solution by intraperitoneal injection, those from the EI groups received the solubilized C(24) gallium complex, and those of the EII groups received the solubilized C(85) gallium complex. At the end of the experiment, blood and tissue samples were taken and the following parameters were determined: serum concentration of the nonprotein nitrogenous compounds (uric acid, creatinine, and blood urea nitrogen), hematological parameters (erythrocytes, hemoglobin, leukocytes, and platelets), and the kidney tissue concentration of three essential trace elements (Fe, Cu, and Zn). With the exception of uric acid, the results revealed increased concentrations of the nonprotein nitrogenous compounds both in the morning and in the evening experimental groups. Hematological data showed increased levels of erythrocytes, hemoglobin, and leukocytes and decreased platelet levels in the experimental group given the C(24) gallium complex in the morning (EI-m) group; increased levels of leukocytes and decreased levels of the other parameters in the experimental group given the C(24) gallium complex in the evening (EI-e) group; and increased levels of all hematological parameters in the experimental groups receiving the C(85) gallium complex in the morning (EII-m) group and in the evening (EII-e) group. Decreased kidney tissue concentrations of metals were found in all the experimental groups. Fe levels were significantly decreased in the EI-m receiving the C(24) gallium complex and EII-m which received the C(85) gallium complex and in the EII-e group which received the C(85) gallium complex. In the EI-e group which received the C(24) gallium complex, a significant decrease of Cu concentration was reported.

    5. Determination of polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) in dust samples collected in air conditioning filters of different usage - method development.

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      Śmiełowska, M; Zabiegała, B

      2018-06-19

      This study presents the results of studies aimed at the development of an analytical procedure for separation, identification, and determination of PBDEs compounds in dust samples collected from automotive cabin air filters and samples collected from filters installed as part of the air purification system in academic facilities. Ultrasound-assisted dispersive solid phase extraction (UA-dSPE) was found to perform better in terms of extract purification than the conventional SPE technique. GC-EIMS was used for final determination of analytes. The concentrations of PBDEs in car filters ranged from < LOD to 688 ng/g while from < LOD to 247 ng/g in dust from air conditioning filters. BDE-47 and BDE-100 were reported the dominating congeners. The estimated exposure to PBDEs via ingestion of dust from car filters varied from 0.00022 to 0.012 ng/day in toddlers and from 0.000036 to 0.0029 ng/day in adults; dust from air conditioning filters: from 0.017 to 0.25 ng/day in toddlers and from 0.0029 to 0.042 ng/day. In addition, an attempt was made at extracting PBDEs from a dust samples using the matrix solid-phase dispersion (MSPD) technique as a promising alternative to conventional SPE separations. Copyright © 2018 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

    6. Numerical investigation of polarization insensitive two-mode division (De)multiplexer based on an asymmetric directional coupler

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      Truong, Cao Dung; Trinh, M. Tuan; Dang, Hoai Bac; Nguyen, Van Tho

      2017-02-01

      We propose a polarization insensitive two-mode division (de)multiplexer based on a silicon-on-insulator platform operating with a broadband, low insertion and scattering loss, and small crosstalk. By using an asymmetric directional coupler, two-mode (de)multiplexing functions for both polarization TE and TM states can be realized by the numerical simulation. Simulated results using a three dimensional beam propagation method (3D-BPM) incorporated with an effective index method (EIM) show high performance of the device with an operation efficiency above 81.2% (i.e., insertion loss is less than 0.9 dB) in the range of ±5 nm around the central wavelength of 1550 nm. Fabrication tolerances also have proved suitability to current manufacture technologies for the planar waveguides. Besides a low scattering loss of the sidewall roughness and a little influence of dispersion, a small footprint can bring the device to applications of high bitrate and compact on-chip silicon photonic integrated circuits.

    7. Synthesis of 4-thiazolidinone analogs as potent in vitro anti-urease agents.

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      Rahim, Fazal; Zaman, Khalid; Ullah, Hayat; Taha, Muhammad; Wadood, Abdul; Javed, Muhammad Tariq; Rehman, Wajid; Ashraf, Muhammad; Uddin, Reaz; Uddin, Imad; Asghar, Humna; Khan, Aftab Ahmad; Khan, Khalid M

      2015-12-01

      4-Thiazolidinone analogs 1-20 were synthesized, characterized by (1)H NMR and EI-MS and investigated for urease inhibitory activity. All twenty (20) analogs exhibited varied degree of urease inhibitory potential with IC50 values 1.73-69.65μM, if compared with standard thiourea having IC50 value of 21.25±0.15μM. Among the series, eight derivatives 3, 6, 8, 10, 15, 17, 19, and 20 showed outstanding urease inhibitory potential with IC50 values of 9.34±0.02, 14.62±0.03, 8.43±0.01, 7.3±0.04, 2.31±0.002, 5.75±0.003, 8.81±0.005, and 1.73±0.001μM, respectively, which is better than the standard thiourea. The remaining analogs showed good to excellent urease inhibition. The binding interactions of these compounds were confirmed through molecular docking studies. Copyright © 2015 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

    8. Isatin based Schiff bases as inhibitors of α-glucosidase: Synthesis, characterization, in vitro evaluation and molecular docking studies.

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      Rahim, Fazal; Malik, Fazal; Ullah, Hayat; Wadood, Abdul; Khan, Fahad; Javid, Muhammad Tariq; Taha, Muhammad; Rehman, Wajid; Ur Rehman, Ashfaq; Khan, Khalid Mohammed

      2015-06-01

      Isatin base Schiff bases (1-20) were synthesized, characterized by (1)H NMR and EI/MS and evaluated for α-glucosidase inhibitory potential. Out of these twenty (20) compounds only six analogs showed potent α-glucosidase inhibitory potential with IC50 value ranging in between 2.2±0.25 and 83.5±1.0μM when compared with the standard acarbose (IC50=840±1.73μM). Among the series compound 2 having IC50 value (18.3±0.56μM), 9 (83.5±1.0μM), 11 (3.3±0.25μM), 12 (2.2±0.25μM), 14 (11.8±0.15μM), and 20 (3.0±0.15μM) showed excellent inhibitory potential many fold better than the standard acarbose. The binding interactions of these active analogs were confirmed through molecular docking. Copyright © 2015 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

    9. Chemical composition and biological activity of ripe pumpkin fruits (Cucurbita pepo L.) cultivated in Egyptian habitats.

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      Badr, Sherif E A; Shaaban, Mohamed; Elkholy, Yehya M; Helal, Maher H; Hamza, Akila S; Masoud, Mohamed S; El Safty, Mounir M

      2011-09-01

      The chemical composition and biological activity of three parts (rind, flesh and seeds) of pumpkin fruits (Cucurbita pepo L.) cultivated in Egypt were studied. Chemical analysis of fibre, protein, β-carotene, carbohydrates, minerals and fatty acids present in the rind, flesh, seeds and defatted seeds meal was conducted. Chemical, GC-MS and biological assays of organic extracts of the main fruit parts, rind and flesh established their unique constituents. Chromatographic purification of the extracts afforded triglyceride fatty acid mixture (1), tetrahydro-thiophene (2), linoleic acid (3), calotropoleanly ester (4), cholesterol (5) and 13(18)-oleanen-3-ol (6). GC-MS analysis of the extract's unpolar fraction revealed the existence of dodecane and tetradecane. Structures of the isolated compounds (1-6) were confirmed by NMR and EI-MS spectrometry. Antimicrobial, antiviral and antitumour activities of the fruit parts were discussed. The promising combined extract of rind and flesh was biologically studied for microbial and cytotoxic activities in comparison with the whole isolated components.

    10. Three Novel Triterpenoids from Taraxacum officinale Roots.

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      Kikuchi, Takashi; Tanaka, Ayaka; Uriuda, Mayu; Yamada, Takeshi; Tanaka, Reiko

      2016-08-27

      Three novel lupane-, bauerane-, and euphane-type triterpenoids (1-3), in addition to seven known triterpenoids (4-10)-18β,19β-epoxy-21β-hydroxylupan-3β-yl acetate (4), 21-oxolup-18-en-3β-yl acetate (5), betulin (6), officinatrione (7), 11α-methoxyolean-12-en-3-one (8), eupha-7,24-dien-3-one (9), and 24-oxoeupha-7,24-dien-3β-yl acetate (10)-were isolated from the roots of Taraxacum officinale. Their structures were elucidated on the basis of spectroscopic analyses using 1D and 2D-NMR spectra and electron ionization mass spectrometry (EIMS). The effects of compounds 1-10 on the production of nitric oxide (NO) in lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-activated mouse peritoneal macrophages were evaluated. Compounds 4, 6, and 10 exhibited similar NO inhibitory activities to N(G)-monomethyl-l-arginine acetate (l-NMMA). These compounds did not exhibit cytotoxicity at an effective concentration. The results of present study suggest that compounds 4, 6, and 10 have potential as anti-inflammatory disease agents.

    11. Molecular modelling and synthesis of spiroimidazolidine-2,4-diones with dual activities as hypoglycemic agents and selective inhibitors of aldose reductase.

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      Salem, Manar G; Abdel Aziz, Yasmine M; Elewa, Marwa; Elshihawy, Hosam A; Said, Mohamed M

      2018-05-02

      Novel derivatives of spiroimidazolidinedione were synthesized and evaluated as hypoglycemic agents through binding to sulfonylurea receptor 1 (SUR1) in pancreatic beta-cells. Their selectivity index was calculated against both aldehyde reductase (ALR1) and aldose reductase (ALR2). Aldehyde reductase is a key enzyme in the polyol pathway that is involved in the etiology of the secondary diabetic complications. All structures were confirmed by microanalysis and by IR, 1 H NMR, 13 C NMR and EI-MS spectroscopy. The investigated compounds were subjected to molecular docking and an in silico prediction study to determine their free energy of binding (ΔG) values and predict their physicochemical properties and drug-likeness scores. Compound 1'-(5-chlorothiophene-2-ylsulfonyl)spiro[cyclohexane-1,5'-imidazolidine]-2',4'-dione showed IC 50 0.47 µM and 79% reduction in blood glucose level with a selectivity index 127 for ALR2. Copyright © 2018 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

    12. Optical and Photophysical Investigation of (2E)-1-(2,5-Dimethylfuran-3-Yl)-3-(9-Ethyl-9H-Carbazol-3-Yl)Prop-2-en-1-One (DEPO) by Spectrofluorometer in Organized Medium.

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      Asiri, Abdullah M; Al-Dies, Al-Anood M; Khan, Salman A

      2017-07-01

      (2E)-1-(2,5-dimethylfuran-3-yl)-3-(9-ethyl-9H-carbazol-3-yl)prop-2-en-1-one (DEPO) was prepared by the reaction of 9-ethyl-9H-carbazole-3-carbaldehyde with 1-(2,5-dimethylfuran-3-yl)ethanone under microwave irradiation. The structure of DEPO was established experimentally by EI-MS, FT-IR, 1 H and 13 C NMR spectral studies. Electronic absorption and emission spectra of DEPO were studied in different solvents on the basis of polarities, and the obtain data were used to determine the solvatochromic properties such as extinction coefficient, oscillator strength, transition dipole moment, stokes shift, fluorescence quantum yield and photochemical quantum yield. Photochemical quantum yield (Φ c ) of DEPO dye was determined in different solvent. The dye comparatively photostable in DMSO but undergoes photodecomposition in chloro methane solvents. The DEPO dye may be use as probe or quencher to determine critical micelle concentration (CMC) of cetyltri methyl ammonium bromide (CTAB) and sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS).

    13. Synthesis and study of the α-amylase inhibitory potential of thiadiazole quinoline derivatives.

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      Taha, Muhammad; Tariq Javid, Muhammad; Imran, Syahrul; Selvaraj, Manikandan; Chigurupati, Sridevi; Ullah, Hayat; Rahim, Fazal; Khan, Fahad; Islam Mohammad, Jahidul; Mohammed Khan, Khalid

      2017-10-01

      α-Amylase is a target for type-2 diabetes mellitus treatment. However, small molecule inhibitors of α-amylase are currently scarce. In the course of developing small molecule α-amylase inhibitors, we designed and synthesized thiadiazole quinoline analogs (1-30), characterized by different spectroscopic techniques such as 1 HNMR and EI-MS and screened for α-amylase inhibitory potential. Thirteen analogs 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 22, 23, 25, 26, 27, 28 and 30 showed outstanding α-amylase inhibitory potential with IC 50 values ranges between 0.002±0.60 and 42.31±0.17μM which is many folds better than standard acarbose having IC 50 value 53.02±0.12μM. Eleven analogs 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 17, 18, 19 and 24 showed good to moderate inhibitory potential while seven analogs 8, 13, 16, 20, 21 and 29 were found inactive. Our study identifies novel series of potent α-amylase inhibitors for further investigation. Structure activity relationship has been established. Copyright © 2017 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

    14. Allium sativum produces terpenes with fungistatic properties in response to infection with Sclerotium cepivorum.

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      Pontin, Mariela; Bottini, Rubén; Burba, José Luis; Piccoli, Patricia

      2015-07-01

      This study investigated terpene biosynthesis in different tissues (root, protobulb, leaf sheath and blade) of in vitro-grown garlic plants either infected or not (control) with Sclerotium cepivorum, the causative agent of Allium White Rot disease. The terpenes identified by gas chromatography-electron impact mass spectrometry (GC-EIMS) in infected plants were nerolidol, phytol, squalene, α-pinene, terpinolene, limonene, 1,8-cineole and γ-terpinene, whose levels significantly increased when exposed to the fungus. Consistent with this, an increase in terpene synthase (TPS) activity was measured in infected plants. Among the terpenes identified, nerolidol, α-pinene and terpinolene were the most abundant with antifungal activity against S. cepivorum being assessed in vitro by mycelium growth inhibition. Nerolidol and terpinolene significantly reduced sclerotia production, while α-pinene stimulated it in a concentration-dependent manner. Parallel to fungal growth inhibition, electron microscopy observations established morphological alterations in the hyphae exposed to terpinolene and nerolidol. Differences in hyphal EtBr uptake suggested that one of the antifungal mechanisms of nerolidol and terpinolene might be disruption of fungal membrane integrity. Copyright © 2015 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

    15. Synthesis of 2-{(5-phenyl-1,3,4-Oxadiazol-2-yl)sulfanyl}-N-substituted acetamides as potential antimicrobial and hemolytic agents.

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      Rehman, Aziz-ur; Abbasi, Muhammad Athar; Siddiqui, Sabahat Zahra; Ahmad, Irshad; Shahid, Muhammad; Subhani, Zinayyera

      2016-05-01

      A new series of N-substituted derivatives of 2-{(5-phenyl-1,3,4-Oxadiazol-2-yl)sulfanyl}acetamides was synthesized. The synthesis was carried out by converting benzoic acid (1) into ethyl benzoate (2), benzohydrazide (3) and then 5-pheny-1,3,4-Oxadiazol-2-thiol (4) step by st0ep. The target compounds 6a-p were synthesized by reaction of compound 4 with equimolar ratios of different N-alkyl/aryl substituted 2-bromoacetamide (5a-p) in the presence of DMF and sodium hydride (NaH). The spectral (EI-MS, IR, (1)H-NMR) characterization of all the synthesized compounds reveal their successful synthesis. The compounds were also screened for antimicrobial & hemolytic activity and most of them were found to be active against the selected microbial species at variable extent relative to reference standards. But 6h was the most active against the selected panel of microbes. This series showed less toxicity and may be considered for further biological screening and application trial except 6m, possessing higher cytotoxicity.

    16. Spectral, thermal and optical-electrical properties of the layer-by-layer deposited thin film of nano Zn(II)-8-hydroxy-5-nitrosoquinolate complex.

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      Haggag, Sawsan M S; Farag, A A M; Abdelrafea, Mohamed

      2013-06-01

      Zinc(II)-8-hydroxy-5-nitrosoquinolate, [Zn(II)-(HNOQ)2], was synthesized and assembled as a deposited thin film of nano-metal complex by a rapid, direct, simple and efficient procedure based on layer-by-layer chemical deposition technique. Stoichiometric identification and structural characterization of [Zn(II)-(HNOQ)2] were confirmed by electron impact mass spectrometry (EI-MS) and Fourier Transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR). Surface morphology was studied by using a scanning electron microscope imaging (SEM) and the particle size was found to be in the range of 23-49 nm. Thermal stability of [Zn(II)-(HNOQ)2] was studied and the thermal parameters were evaluated using thermal gravimetric analysis (TGA). The current density-voltage measurements showed that the current flow is dominated by a space charge limited and influenced by traps under high bias. The optical properties of [Zn(II)-(HNOQ)2] thin films were found to exhibit two direct allowed transitions at 2.4 and 1.0 eV, respectively. Copyright © 2013 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

    17. Crosstalk between the gut and the liver via susceptibility loci: Novel advances in inflammatory bowel disease and autoimmune liver disease.

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      Li, Xinyang; Shen, Jun; Ran, Zhihua

      2017-02-01

      Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is an autoimmune disorder characterized by chronic, relapsing intestinal inflammation. Autoimmune liver disease (AILD) may be involved in IBD as an extra-intestinal manifestation (EIM). Epidemiologic and anatomic evidence have demonstrated an intimate crosstalk between the gut and the liver. In this review, we briefly introduced nine groups of susceptibility loci shared by inflammatory bowel and autoimmune liver disease for the first time. The genome-wide association studies (GWAS) evidence of pathways involving crosstalk between the gut and the liver is clarified and explained. It has been found that HNF4-α, GPR35, MST1R, CARD9, IL2/IL21/IL2R, BACH2, TNFRSF14, MAdCAM-1, and FUT2 are the genes involved in tight junction formation, macrophage function, T helper cell or T reg cell cycle and function, TNF secretion, lymphocyte homing or intestinal dysbiosis, respectively. The intimate crosstalk between the gut and liver in immunity is also highlighted and discussed in this review. Copyright © 2016 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

    18. An empirical inferential method of estimating nitrogen deposition to Mediterranean-type ecosystems: the San Bernardino Mountains case study.

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      Bytnerowicz, A; Johnson, R F; Zhang, L; Jenerette, G D; Fenn, M E; Schilling, S L; Gonzalez-Fernandez, I

      2015-08-01

      The empirical inferential method (EIM) allows for spatially and temporally-dense estimates of atmospheric nitrogen (N) deposition to Mediterranean ecosystems. This method, set within a GIS platform, is based on ambient concentrations of NH3, NO, NO2 and HNO3; surface conductance of NH4(+) and NO3(-); stomatal conductance of NH3, NO, NO2 and HNO3; and satellite-derived LAI. Estimated deposition is based on data collected during 2002-2006 in the San Bernardino Mountains (SBM) of southern California. Approximately 2/3 of dry N deposition was to plant surfaces and 1/3 as stomatal uptake. Summer-season N deposition ranged from <3 kg ha(-1) in the eastern SBM to ∼ 60 kg ha(-1) in the western SBM near the Los Angeles Basin and compared well with the throughfall and big-leaf micrometeorological inferential methods. Extrapolating summertime N deposition estimates to annual values showed large areas of the SBM exceeding critical loads for nutrient N in chaparral and mixed conifer forests. Published by Elsevier Ltd.

    19. Protobiological informatoin, bidirectional recognition and reverse translation

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      Fox, S. W.; Nakashima, T.; Przybylski, A.; Vaughan, G.

      1986-01-01

      Emergence of protobiological information has been suggested by experiments in which heated mixtures of alpha-amino acids order themselves into a self limited array of thermal proteins. The polymers display selective catalytic, hormonal, and other activities. Interactions of varied cationic thermal proteins with polynucleotides indicate selective recognition in both directions. Reverse translation is partly a missing link in the molecular evolution flowsheet. The self ordering of amino acids serves conceptually as a deterministic evolutionary precursor of the modern coding mechanism. The possibility for the evolution of information at an early nontemplated protein stage is supported by findings of electrical signals from proteinoid microspheres prepared with no DNA/RNA in their history. The deposition of thermal copolyamino acids on lipid membranes in the Mueller-Rudin apparatus has here been found to produce electrical behavior like that evoked by bacterial EIM polypeptide. A new procedure is to make a film of membrane on the electrode; the results provide maximal repeatability. The principle of nonrandom biomacromolecular specificity identified by these studies in molecular evolution have been extrapolated to principles of evolution of advanced organisms.

    20. New alkamides from maca (Lepidium meyenii).

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      Zhao, Jianping; Muhammad, Ilias; Dunbar, D Chuck; Mustafa, Jamal; Khan, Ikhlas A

      2005-02-09

      Maca (Lepidium meyenii) has been used as a food in Peru for thousands of years. More recently a wide array of commercial maca products have gained popularity as dietary supplements, with claims of anabolic and aphrodisiac effects, although the biologically active principles are not fully known. In an earlier chemical investigation, two new alkamides and a novel fatty acid, as well as the N-hydroxypyridine derivative, macaridine, were isolated from L. meyenii. Further examination has led to the isolation of five additional new alkamides, namely, N-benzyl-9-oxo-12Z-octadecenamide (1), N-benzyl-9-oxo-12Z,15Z-octadecadienamide (2), N-benzyl-13-oxo-9E,11E-octadecadienamide (3), N-benzyl-15Z-tetracosenamide (4), and N-(m-methoxybenzyl)hexadecanamide (5). Their structures were established by spectrometric and spectroscopic methods including ESI-HRMS, EI-MS, (1)H, (13)C, and 2D NMR, as well as (1)H-(15)N 2D HMBC experiments. In addition, the identity of N-benzyl-15Z-tetracosenamide (4) was confirmed by synthesis. These compounds have been found from only L. meyenii and could be used as markers for authentication and standardization.

    1. Gas Chromatography-Tandem Mass Spectrometry of Lignin Pyrolyzates with Dopant-Assisted Atmospheric Pressure Chemical Ionization and Molecular Structure Search with CSI:FingerID

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      Larson, Evan A.; Hutchinson, Carolyn P.; Lee, Young Jin

      2018-06-01

      Dopant-assisted atmospheric pressure chemical ionization (dAPCI) is a soft ionization method rarely used for gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS). The current study combines GC-dAPCI with tandem mass spectrometry (MS/MS) for analysis of a complex mixture such as lignin pyrolysis analysis. To identify the structures of volatile lignin pyrolysis products, collision-induced dissociation (CID) MS/MS using a quadrupole time-of-flight mass spectrometer (QTOFMS) and pseudo MS/MS through in-source collision-induced dissociation (ISCID) using a single stage TOFMS are utilized. To overcome the lack of MS/MS database, Compound Structure Identification (CSI):FingerID is used to interpret CID spectra and predict best matched structures from PubChem library. With this approach, a total of 59 compounds were positively identified in comparison to only 22 in NIST database search of GC-EI-MS dataset. This study demonstrates the effectiveness of GC-dAPCI-MS/MS to overcome the limitations of traditional GC-EI-MS analysis when EI-MS database is not sufficient. [Figure not available: see fulltext.

    2. 5-Acetyl-6-methyl-4-aryl-3,4-dihydropyrimidin-2(1H)-ones: As potent urease inhibitors; synthesis, in vitro screening, and molecular modeling study.

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      Shamim, Shahbaz; Khan, Khalid Mohammed; Salar, Uzma; Ali, Farman; Lodhi, Muhammad Arif; Taha, Muhammad; Khan, Farman Ali; Ashraf, Sajda; Ul-Haq, Zaheer; Ali, Muhammad; Perveen, Shahnaz

      2018-02-01

      5-Acetyl-6-methyl-4-aryl-3,4-dihydropyrimidin-2(1H)-ones 1-43 were synthesized in a "one-pot" three component reaction and structurally characterized by various spectroscopic techniques such as 1 H, 13 C NMR, EI-MS, HREI-MS, and IR. All compounds were evaluated for their in vitro urease inhibitory activity. It is worth mentioning that except derivatives 1, 11, 12, and 14, all were found to be more potent than the standard thiourea (IC 50  = 21.25 ± 0.15 µM) and showed their urease inhibitory potential in the range of IC 50  = 3.70 ± 0.5-20.14 ± 0.1 µM. Structure-activity relationship (SAR) was rationalized by looking at the varying structural features of the molecules. However, molecular modeling study was performed to confirm the binding interactions of the molecules (ligand) with the active site of enzyme. Copyright © 2017 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

    3. Enhanced biosynthesis of dihydrodaidzein and dihydrogenistein by a newly isolated bovine rumen anaerobic bacterium.

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      Wang, Xiu-Ling; Shin, Kwang-Hee; Hur, Hor-Gil; Kim, Su-Il

      2005-02-09

      A rod-shaped and Gram-positive anaerobic bacterium, named Niu-O16, which was isolated from bovine rumen contents, was found to be capable of anaerobically converting isoflavones daidzein and genistein to dihydrodaidzein (DHD) and dihydrogenistein (DHG), respectively. The metabolites DHD and DHG were identified using EI-MS and NMR spectrometric analyses. Stereoisomeric metabolites, which were separated on chiral stationary phase HPLC, were formed in equal amounts by the strain Niu-O16. Tautomerization reaction occurred on the B-ring of DHD and DHG seems to be attributed to the equal production of stereoisomeric metabolites. For the synthesis of DHD, the strain Niu-O16 showed an optimal pH range from 6.0 to 7.0 and completely reduced up to 800 microM of daidzein to DHD with the initial OD600nm=1.0 and pH 7.0 for 3 days incubation. The strain Niu-O16, showed relatively faster reduction activity toward daidzein to produce DHD than the previously isolated human intestinal bacterium Clostridium sp. HGH6.

    4. Detection of transient radical cations in electron transfer-initiated Diels-Alder reactions by electrospray ionization mass spectrometry.

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      Fürmeier, Sven; Metzger, Jürgen O

      2004-11-10

      The coupling of a simple microreactor to an atmospheric pressure ion source, such as electrospray ionization (ESI) or atmospheric pressure chemical ionization (APCI), allows the investigation of reactions in solution by mass spectrometry. The tris(p-bromophenyl)aminium hexachloroantimonate (1(*)(+)SbCl(6)(-))-initiated reactions of phenylvinylsulfide (2) and cyclopentadiene (3) and of trans-anethole (5) and isoprene (6) and the dimerization of 1,3-cyclohexadiene (8) to give the respective Diels-Alder products were studied. These preparatively interesting reactions proceed as radical cation chain reactions via the transient radical cations of the respective dienophiles and of the respective Diels-Alder addition products. These radical cations could be detected directly and characterized unambiguously in the reacting solution by ESI-MS-MS. The identity was confirmed by comparison with MS-MS spectra of the authentic radical cations obtained by APCI-MS and by CID experiments of the corresponding molecular ions generated by EI-MS. In addition, substrates and products could be monitored easily in the reacting solution by APCI-MS.

    5. Antioxidants produced by Eurotium herbariorum of filamentous fungi used for the manufacture of karebushi, dried bonito (Katsuobushi).

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      Miyake, Yoshiaki; Ito, Chihiro; Itoigawa, Masataka; Osawa, Toshihiko

      2009-06-01

      Extracts prepared by culturing ten filamentous fungi from Aspergillus and Eurotium species isolated from dried bonito (katsuobushi) were examined for 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) radical scavenging capacity. The extracts prepared by culturing E. herbariorum NE-1 and NE-4, which are used in the molding process for the manufacture of karebushi (a kind of katsuobushi), were shown to have higher activity than the others. Five antioxidants were isolated from the extracts and identified as isodihydroauroglaucin (IDAG), auroglaucin (AG), dihydroauroglaucin (DAG), tetrahydroauroglaucin (TAG), and flavoglaucin (FG) by (1)H-NMR, (13)C-NMR, and EI-MS analyses. Compared with alpha-tocopherol, the isolated antioxidants exhibited high antioxidative activity for the radical scavenging capacity of DPPH and superoxide, but low activity for inhibiting the autoxidation of docosahexaenoic acid (DHA). The isolated antioxidants were produced by the Eurotium species, but not by the Aspergillus species. DAG and TAG exhibited higher radical scavenging capacity than the other antioxidants and were abundantly contained in the extracts of E. herbariorum NE-1 and NE-4.

    6. The use of 2D and 3D WA-BPM models to analyze total-internal-reflection-based integrated optical switches

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      Wang, Pengfei; Brambilla, Gilberto; Semenova, Yuliya; Wu, Qiang; Zheng, Jie; Farrell, Gerald

      2011-08-01

      The well known beam propagation method (BPM) has become one of the most useful, robust and effective numerical simulation tools for the investigation of guided-wave optics, for example integrated optical waveguides and fiber optic devices. In this paper we examine the use of the 2D and 3D wide angle-beam propagation method (WA-BPM) combined with the well known perfectly matched layer (PML) boundary conditions as a tool to analyze TIR based optical switches, in particular the relationship between light propagation and the geometrical parameters of a TIR based optical switch. To analyze the influence of the length and the width of the region in which the refractive index can be externally controlled, the 3D structure of a 2x2 TIR optical switch is firstly considered in 2D using the effective index method (EIM). Then the influence of the etching depth and the tilt angle of the reflection facet on the switch performance are investigated with a 3D model.

    7. The fate of the herbicide propanil in plants of the littoral zone of the Three Gorges Reservoir (TGR), China.

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      Chen, Zhongli; Schäffer, Andreas

      2016-10-01

      The anti-seasonal hydrology with 30m water fluctuations in the Three Gorges Reservoir (TGR) of China attracts growing environmental and ecological concerns. We investigated the biotransformation of the herbicide propanil in plants dominating in the littoral zone of the TGR by applying the 14 C-ring-labeled herbicide into non-aseptic hydroponic plant systems (Cynodon dactylon, Nelumbo nucifera and Bidens pilosa), aseptic plants (Lemna minor and Lemna gibba) and cell suspension cultures (C. dactylon and L. minor). (1) Propanil absorbed in plants of the hydroponic systems was (12.46±1.63)% of applied radioactivity (AR) (C. dactylon), (52.36±6.38)% (N. nucifera) and (76.55±6.07)% (B. pilosa), respectively. The 14 C-residues in the plant extractable fractions and the corresponding media were confirmed by radio-Thin Layer Chromatography (TLC), radio-High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) and Gas Chromatography-Electron Ionization Mass Spectrometry (GC-EIMS) as propanil, 3,4-dichloroaniline (DCA) and N-(3,4-dichlorophenyl)-β-d-glucopyranosylamine (Glu-DCA). (2) About 8% of AR was taken up by both aseptic plants, from which 7.0% of AR was extracted and identified also as propanil, DCA and Glu-DCA. (3) Concerning cell suspension cultures, (39.22±9.39)% of AR was absorbed by C. dactylon after 72hr, whereas the accumulated 14 C-propanil by L. minor cell suspension culture amounted to (65.04±1.72)% after 7days. The identified compounds in cell cultures are consistent with those in the tested plants. Most of the pesticide residues in the intact plants were un-extractable, which are recognized as the end of the detoxification process. We therefore consider these plants as suitable for the phytoremediation of the herbicide propanil in the TGR region. Copyright © 2016. Published by Elsevier B.V.

    8. Disease Course and Colectomy Rate of Ulcerative Colitis: A Follow-up Cohort Study of a Referral Center in Tuscany.

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      Manetti, Natalia; Bagnoli, Siro; Rogai, Francesca; Bonanomi, Andrea G; Vannozzi, Giancarlo; Giannotta, Martina; Annese, Vito

      2016-08-01

      The disease course and colectomy rate of ulcerative colitis (UC) vary largely in population-based and referral center cohorts. We retrospectively evaluated our cohort to determine the disease course and risk factors for colectomy. A cohort of 1723 ulcerative colitis patients (986 males; mean age, 34.8 ± 15.4 yrs) were identified and followed since 1960s for a mean of 11 ± 9 years (range, 1-49 yrs). The disease extension was classified as E1, E2, and E3 on diagnosis at 19.7%, 54.2%, and 26.1% of patients, respectively. At the final follow-up, the disease extension increased in 20% of the cases. Extraintestinal manifestations (EIMs) were reported by 11% of the patients, whereas systemic corticosteroids (CS), IM or anti-TNFα agents were used by 68.6%, 20.4%, and 6.4% of patients, respectively. The crude colectomy rate was 7% (120 pts), with a 1.2% rate (n = 21) at 1 year from diagnosis (95% CI, 0.7-1.7) and a Kaplan-Meyer estimation of up to 18.2% after 30 years of follow-up. The 1-year colectomy rate showed no significant difference through the decades, whereas the 5-year and 10-year absolute value of colectomy was halved in the last 2 decades compared with the period from 1960 to 1990 (P = 0.01), with a general trend of a reduced colectomy rate at survival curves (P = 0.056). The colectomy rate was low in our cohort and further reduced in the last 2 decades. However, despite the availability of anti-TNFα agents, no further significant reduction of colectomies was observed in the last decade.

    9. Synthesis, spectra and X-ray crystallography of dipyridin-2-ylmethanone oxime and its CuX2(oxime)2 complexes: Thermal, Hirshfeld surface and DFT analysis

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      Warad, Ismail; Abdoh, Muneer; Al Ali, Anas; Shivalingegowda, Naveen; Kumara, Karthik; Zarrouk, Abdelkader; Lokanath, Neartur Krishnappagowda

      2018-02-01

      Dipyridin-2-ylmethanone oxime (C11H9N3O), was prepared using di-2-pyridyl ketone. The oxime ligand and its neutral CuX2 (oxime)2 (X = Cl or Br) complexes have been identified with the aid of several spectroscopic techniques such as: IR, EI-MS, EA, UV-visible, TG, 1H-NMR and finally the structure of the free oxime ligand was confirmed by X-ray diffraction studies. The oxime crystallizes in the monoclinic space group P21/c, with cell parameters a = 8.8811 (8) Å, b = 10.6362 (8) Å, c = 11.2050 (8) Å, β = 109.085 (4) º, V = 1000.26 (14) Å3 and Z = 4. The molecular conformation is stabilized by a strong intramolecular Osbnd H⋯N hydrogen bonding between the hydroxyl group of the oxime moiety and the nitrogen of the pyridine ring. Since the oxime structure was solved by XRD, the ligand structure parameters like bond length and angles were compared to the DFT computed one, the UV-visible to TD-SCF and Hirshfeld surface to MEP analysis.

    10. Synthesis and biological evaluation of indole derivatives as α-amylase inhibitor.

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      Imran, Syahrul; Taha, Muhammad; Selvaraj, Manikandan; Ismail, Nor Hadiani; Chigurupati, Sridevi; Mohammad, Jahidul Islam

      2017-08-01

      A series of twenty indole hydrazone analogs (1-21) were synthesized, characterized by different spectroscopic techniques such as 1 H NMR and EI-MS, and screened for α-amylase inhibitory activity. All analogs showed a variable degree of α-amylase inhibition with IC 50 values ranging between 1.66 and 2.65μM. Nine compounds that are 1 (2.23±0.01μM), 8 (2.44±0.12μM), 10 (1.92±0.12μM), 12 (2.49±0.17μM), 13 (1.66±0.09μM), 17 (2.25±0.1μM), 18 (1.87±0.25μM), 20 (1.83±0.63μM), and 19 (1.97±0.02μM) showed potent α-amylase inhibition when compared with the standard acarbose (1.05±0.29μM). Other analogs showed good to moderate α-amylase inhibition. The structure activity relationship is mainly focusing on difference of substituents on phenyl part. Molecular docking studies were carried out to understand the binding interaction of the most active compounds. Copyright © 2017 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

    11. Carotenoids of two freshwater amphipod species (Gammarus pulex and G. roeseli) and their common acanthocephalan parasite Polymorphus minutus.

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      Gaillard, Maria; Juillet, Cédrik; Cézilly, Frank; Perrot-Minnot, Marie-Jeanne

      2004-09-01

      Carotenoid compositions of two freshwater Gammarus species (Crustacea: Amphipoda) and of their common acanthocephalan parasite Polymorphus minutus were characterized. The effect of carotenoid uptake by the parasite was addressed by comparing the carotenoid content of uninfected and infected female hosts. Using high-pressure liquid chromatography (HPLC), co-chromatography of reference pigments and electron ionization mass spectrometry of collected HPLC fractions (EI-MS), several xanthophylls and non-polar compounds were identified. Seven kinds of carotenoids, mainly xanthophylls, were identified in gammarids. Astaxanthin was predominant, amounting to 40 wt.% of total carotenoid in both uninfected G. pulex and G. roeseli. By contrast, we found only non-polar compounds with a predominance of esterified forms of astaxanthin in P. minutus larvae. No significant effect of infection on carotenoid content was evidenced in G. pulex and G. roeseli females. Our study highlights the use of a Matrix Solid Phase Dispersion as an efficient extraction method of both xanthophylls and non-polar pigments in small samples, including lipid-rich ones as P. minutus parasite. We discuss on the presumptive pathway leading to the formation of free astaxanthin in gammarids via hydroxy compounds, and on the accumulation of esters of astaxanthin in parasites.

    12. Concentration of novel brominated flame retardants and HBCD in leachates and sediments from selected municipal solid waste landfill sites in Gauteng Province, South Africa.

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      Olukunle, O I; Okonkwo, O J

      2015-09-01

      In this study leachate and sediment samples were collected from six municipal solid waste landfill sites across Gauteng Province in South Africa to determine the levels of 2-ethylhexyl 2,3,4,5 tetrabromobenzoate (EH-TBB), 1,2-bis(2,4,6-tribromophenoxy) ethane (BTBPE), decabromodiphenyl ethane (DBDPE), bis(2-ethylhexyl)-3,4,5,6-tetrabromo-phthalate (BEH-TEBP) and hexabromocyclododecane (HBCD). Soxhlet as well as liquid-liquid extraction were employed for sediment and leachates respectively followed by GC-EIMS analysis. Concentrations of novel brominated flame retardants (NBFRs) ranged from below detection (

    13. One-Pot Synthesis, Spectroscopic and Physicochemical Studies of Quinoline Based Blue Emitting Donor-Acceptor Chromophores with Their Biological Application.

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      Asiri, Abdullah M; Khan, Salman A; Al-Thaqafya, Saad H

      2015-09-01

      Blue emitting cyano substituted isoquinoline dyes were synthesized by one-pot multicomponent reactions (MCRs) of aldehydes, malononitrile, 6-methoxy-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-naphthalin-1-one and ammonium acetate. Results obtained from spectroscopic (FT-IR, (1)H-NMR, (13)C-NMR, EI-MS) and elemental analysis of synthesized compounds was in good agreement with their chemical structures. UV-vis and fluorescence spectroscopy measurements proved that all compounds are good absorbent and fluorescent. Fluorescence polarity study demonstrated that these compounds were sensitive to the polarity of the microenvironment provided by different solvents. In addition, spectroscopic and physicochemical parameters, including electronic absorption, excitation coefficient, stokes shift, oscillator strength, transition dipole moment and fluorescence quantum yield were investigated in order to explore the analytical potential of synthesized compounds. The anti-bacterial activity of these compounds were first studied in vitro by the disk diffusion assay against two Gram-positive and two Gram-negative bacteria then the minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) was determined with the reference of standard drug chloramphenicol. The results displayed that compound 3 was better inhibitors of both types of the bacteria (Gram-positive and Gram-negative) than chloramphenicol. Graphical Abstract ᅟ.

    14. Antimutagenic activity of polymethoxyflavonoids from Citrus aurantium.

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      Miyazawa, M; Okuno, Y; Fukuyama, M; Nakamura, S; Kosaka, H

      1999-12-01

      The methanol extract from Citrus aurantium showed a suppressive effect on umu gene expression of SOS response in Salmonella typhimurium TA1535/pSK1002 against the mutagen 2-(2-furyl)-3-(5-nitro-2-furyl)acrylamide (furylfuramide). The methanol extract from C. aurantium was successively re-extracted with hexane, dichloromethane, butanol, and water. A dichloromethane fraction showed a suppressive effect. The suppressive compounds in the dichloromethane fraction were isolated by SiO(2) column chromatography and identified as tetra-O-methylscutellarein (1), sinensetin (2), and nobiletin (3) by EI-MS and (1)H- and (13)C NMR spectroscopy. These compounds suppressed the furylfuramide-induced SOS response in the umu test. Gene expression was suppressed 67%, 45%, and 25% at a concentration of 0.6 micromol/mL, respectively. The ID(50) value (50% inhibition dose) of compound 1 was 0. 19 micromol/mL. These compounds were assayed with other mutagens, 3-amino-1,4-dimethyl-5H-pyrido[4,3-b]indole (Trp-P-1), which requires liver metabolizing enzymes, activated Trp-P-1, and UV irradiation. These compounds showed of all mutagen-induced SOS response in the umu test. In addition, compounds 1-3 exhibited antimutagenic activity in the S. typhimurium TA100 Ames test.

    15. Screening of environmental contaminants in honey bee wax comb using gas chromatography-high-resolution time-of-flight mass spectrometry.

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      Gómez-Ramos, M M; García-Valcárcel, A I; Tadeo, J L; Fernández-Alba, A R; Hernando, M D

      2016-03-01

      This study reports an analytical approach intended to be used for investigation of non-targeted environmental contaminants and to characterize the organic pollution pattern of bee wax comb samples. The method comprises a generic extraction followed by detection with gas chromatography coupled to high-resolution time-of-flight mass spectrometry (GC-TOF-MS), operated in electron impact ionization (EI) mode. The screening approach for the investigation of non-targeted contaminants consisted of initial peak detection by deconvolution and matching the first-stage mass spectra EI-MS(1) with a nominal mass spectral library. To gain further confidence in the structural characterization of the contaminants under investigation, the molecular formula of representative ions (molecular ion when present in the EI spectrum) and, for at least other two fragment ions, was provided for those with an accurate mass scoring (mass error < 5 ppm). This methodology was applied for screening environmental contaminants in 50 samples of bee wax comb. This approach has allowed the tentative identification of some GC-amenable contaminants belonging to different chemical groups, among them, phthalates and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), along with residues of veterinary treatments used in apiculture.

    16. Synthesis and in vitro study of benzofuran hydrazone derivatives as novel alpha-amylase inhibitor.

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      Taha, Muhammad; Shah, Syed Adnan Ali; Imran, Syahrul; Afifi, Muhammad; Chigurupati, Sridevi; Selvaraj, Manikandan; Rahim, Fazal; Ullah, Hayat; Zaman, Khalid; Vijayabalan, Shantini

      2017-12-01

      The α-amylase acts as attractive target to treat type-2 diabetes mellitus. Therefore in discovering a small molecule as α-amylase inhibitor, we have synthesized benzofuran carbohydrazide analogs (1-25), characterized through different spectroscopic techniques such as 1 HNMR and EI-MS. All screened analog shows good α-amylase inhibitory potentials with IC 50 value ranging between 1.078±0.19 and 2.926±0.05µM when compared with acarbose having IC 50 =0.62±0.22µM. Only nine analogs among the series such as analogs 3, 5, 7, 8, 10, 12, 21, 23 and 24 exhibit good inhibitory potential with IC 50 values 1.644±0.128, 1.078±0.19, 1.245±0.25, 1.843±0.19, 1.350±0.24, 1.629±0.015, 1.353±0.232, 1.359±0.119 and 1.488±0.07µM when compare with standard drug acarbose. All other analogs showed good to moderate α-amylase inhibitory potentials. The SAR study was conducted on the basis of substituent difference at the phenyl ring. The binding interaction between analogs and active site of enzyme was confirmed by docking studies. Copyright © 2017 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

    17. Screening of immunomodulatory components in Yu-ping-feng-san using splenocyte binding and HPLC.

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      Hong, Min; Wang, Xin-zhi; Wang, Liang; Hua, Yong-qing; Wen, Hong-mei; Duan, Jin-ao

      2011-01-05

      Yu-ping-feng-san (YPFS) is a widely used immunomodulatory herbal medication used in traditional Chinese medicine, but the active molecules remain obscure. To screen for bioactive components we combined splenocyte binding with high performance liquid chromatography (SB-HPLC). After enrichment by splenocyte binding, two YPFS components (C1 and C2) were analyzed by HPLC. Compound C2 was identified as linoleic acid (LA) based on UV absorption and mass spectrometry. Silica gel chromatography was used to purify compound C1 from Radix Saposhnikoviae, a major constituent of YPFS. This allowed identification of the molecule as panaxynol (PAN) based on EI-MS and NMR spectrometry. Bioassay in vitro demonstrated that PAN significantly inhibited splenocyte proliferation induced by concanavalin A (ConA) in a concentration-dependent manner, whereas LA had no significant effect on splenocyte proliferation. In vivo, PAN was found to attenuate allergic contact dermatitis in a mouse model of delayed-type hypersensitivity (DTH), a pharmacological activity not previously reported for this molecule. It is suggested that PAN contributes to the anti-DTH effects of YPFS. SB-HPLC provides a rapid and efficient method for the identification of potential immunomodulatory components in traditional Chinese medicines. Copyright © 2010 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

    18. Synthesis of indole analogs as potent β-glucuronidase inhibitors.

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      Baharudin, Mohd Syukri; Taha, Muhammad; Imran, Syahrul; Ismail, Nor Hadiani; Rahim, Fazal; Javid, Muhammad Tariq; Khan, Khalid Mohammed; Ali, Muhammad

      2017-06-01

      Natural products are the main source of motivation to design and synthesize new molecules for drug development. Designing new molecules against β-glucuronidase inhibitory is utmost essential. In this study indole analogs (1-35) were synthesized, characterized using various spectroscopic techniques including 1 H NMR and EI-MS and evaluated for their β-glucuronidase inhibitory activity. Most compounds were identified as potent inhibitors for the enzyme with IC 50 values ranging between 0.50 and 53.40μM, with reference to standard d-saccharic acid 1,4-lactone (IC 50 =48.4±1.25μM). Structure-activity relationship had been also established. The results obtained from docking studies for the most active compound 10 showed that hydrogen bond donor features as well as hydrogen bonding with (Oε1) of nucleophilic residue Glu540 is believed to be the most importance interaction in the inhibition activity. It was also observed that hydroxyl at fourth position of benzylidene ring acts as a hydrogen bond donor and interacts with hydroxyl (OH) on the side chain of catalysis residue Tyr508. The enzyme-ligand complexed were being stabilized through electrostatic π-anion interaction with acid-base catalyst Glu451 (3.96Å) and thus preventing Glu451 from functioning as proton donor residue. Copyright © 2017 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

    19. Synthesis, in vitro β-glucuronidase inhibitory activity and in silico studies of novel (E)-4-Aryl-2-(2-(pyren-1-ylmethylene)hydrazinyl)thiazoles.

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      Salar, Uzma; Khan, Khalid Mohammed; Syed, Shazia; Taha, Muhammad; Ali, Farman; Ismail, Nor Hadiani; Perveen, Shahnaz; Wadood, Abdul; Ghufran, Mehreen

      2017-02-01

      Current research is based on the synthesis of novel (E)-4-aryl-2-(2-(pyren-1-ylmethylene)hydrazinyl)thiazole derivatives (3-15) by adopting two steps route. First step was the condensation between the pyrene-1-carbaldehyde (1) with the thiosemicarbazide to afford pyrene-1-thiosemicarbazone intermediate (2). While in second step, cyclization between the intermediate (2) and phenacyl bromide derivatives or 2-bromo ethyl acetate was carried out. Synthetic derivatives were structurally characterized by spectroscopic techniques such as EI-MS, 1 H NMR and 13 C NMR. Stereochemistry of the iminic double bond was confirmed by NOESY analysis. All pure compounds 2-15 were subjected for in vitro β-glucuronidase inhibitory activity. All molecules were exhibited excellent inhibition in the range of IC 50 =3.10±0.10-40.10±0.90μM and found to be even more potent than the standard d-saccharic acid 1,4-lactone (IC 50 =48.38±1.05μM). Molecular docking studies were carried out to verify the structure-activity relationship. A good correlation was perceived between the docking study and biological evaluation of active compounds. Copyright © 2016 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

    20. Hydronopylformamides: Modification of the Naturally Occurring Compound (-)-β-Pinene to Produce Insect Repellent Candidates against Blattella germanica.

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      Liao, Shengliang; Liu, Yan; Si, Hongyan; Xiao, Zhuanquan; Fan, Guorong; Chen, Shangxing; Wang, Peng; Wang, Zongde

      2017-06-16

      The development of a novel repellent plays an important role in the integrated control of Blattella germanica . A series of novel hydronopylformamides derivatives were synthesized from a naturally occurring compound (-)-β-pinene. The structures of these hydronopylformamides derivatives were characterized by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy (¹H-NMR and 13 C-NMR), and electron impact mass spectrometry (EI-MS). Repellency of these hydronopylformamides derivatives against Blattella germanica was evaluated by the using petri dish arena method. The results showed that four derivatives (compounds 8a , 8b , 8c and 8e ) exhibited repellency against Blattella germanica at a concentration of 20 mg/mL. Compound 8a was the most active compound among these derivatives, where the repelling ratios of compound 8a against Blattella germanica were 66.10%, 50.46%, 48.26%, at concentrations of 20 mg/mL, 10 mg/mL, and 5 mg/mL, respectively. In addition, compound 8a showed better repellency than the traditional insect repellent N , N -diethyl-3-methylbenzamide (DEET), which indicated that compound 8a had a good application prospect in the prevention of Blattella germanica . This research hopes to promote the value-added utilization of (-)-β-pinene and the development of novel German cockroach repellents.

    1. Aryl sulfonates as neutral photoacid generators (PAGs) for EUV lithography

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      Sulc, Robert; Blackwell, James M.; Younkin, Todd R.; Putna, E. Steve; Esswein, Katherine; DiPasquale, Antonio G.; Callahan, Ryan; Tsubaki, Hideaki; Tsuchihashi, Tooru

      2009-03-01

      EUV lithography (EUVL) is a leading candidate for printing sub-32 nm hp patterns. In order for EUVL to be commercially viable at these dimensions, a continuous evolution of the photoresist material set is required to simultaneously meet the aggressive specifications for resolution, resist sensitivity, LWR, and outgassing rate. Alternative PAG designs, especially if tailored for EUVL, may aid in the formation of a material set that helps achieve these aggressive targets. We describe the preparation, characterization, and lithographic evaluation of aryl sulfonates as non-ionic or neutral photoacid generators (PAGs) for EUVL. Full lithographic characterization is reported for our first generation resist formulation using compound H, MAP-1H-2.5. It is benchmarked against MAP-1P-5.0, which contains the well-known sulfonium PAG, triphenylsulfonium triflate (compound P). Z-factor analysis indicates nZ32 = 81.4 and 16.8 respectively, indicating that our first generation aryl sulfonate formulations require about 4.8x improvement to match the results achieved with a model onium PAG. Improving the acid generation efficiency and use of the generated byproducts is key to the continued optimization of this class of PAGs. To that end, we believe EI-MS fragmentation patterns and molecular simulations can be used to understand and optimize the nature and efficiency of electron-induced PAG fragmentation.

    2. Next generation offline approaches to trace organic compound speciation: Approaching comprehensive speciation with soft ionization and very high resolution tandem mass spectrometry

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      Khare, P.; Marcotte, A.; Sheu, R.; Ditto, J.; Gentner, D. R.

      2017-12-01

      Intermediate- and semi-volatile organic compounds (IVOCs and SVOCs) have high secondary organic aerosol (SOA) yields, as well as significant ozone formation potentials. Yet, their emission sources and oxidation pathways remain largely understudied due to limitations in current analytical capabilities. Online mass spectrometers are able to collect real time data but their limited mass resolving power renders molecular level characterization of IVOCs and SVOCs from the unresolved complex mixture unfeasible. With proper sampling techniques and powerful analytical instrumentation, our offline tandem mass spectrometry (i.e. MS×MS) techniques provide molecular-level and structural identification over wide polarity and volatility ranges. We have designed a novel analytical system for offline analysis of gas-phase SOA precursors collected on custom-made multi-bed adsorbent tubes. Samples are desorbed into helium via a gradual temperature ramp and sample flow is split equally for direct-MS×MS analysis and separation via gas chromatography (GC). The effluent from GC separation is split again for analysis via atmospheric pressure chemical ionization quadrupole time-of-flight mass spectrometry (APCI-Q×TOF) and traditional electron ionization mass spectrometry (EI-MS). The compounds for direct-MS×MS analysis are delivered via a transfer line maintained at 70ºC directly to APCI-Q×TOF, thus preserving the molecular integrity of thermally-labile, or other highly-reactive, organic compounds. Both our GC-MS×MS and direct-MS×MS analyses report high accuracy parent ion masses as well as information on molecular structure via MS×MS, which together increase the resolution of unidentified complex mixtures. We demonstrate instrument performance and present preliminary results from urban atmospheric samples collected from New York City with a wide range of compounds including highly-functionalized organic compounds previously understudied in outdoor air. Our work offers new insights into emerging emission sources in urban environments that can have a major impact on public health and also improves understanding of anthropogenic SOA precursor emissions.

    3. Photolysis of oxyfluorfen in aqueous methanol.

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      Chakraborty, Subhasish K; Chakraborty, Savitri; Bhattacharyya, Anjan; Chowdhury, Ashim

      2013-01-01

      Photolysis of oxyfluorfen, an herbicide of the nitrodiphenyl ether class, was studied in aqueous methanol under UV and sunlight. UV irradiation was carried out in a borosilicate glass photoreactor (containing 250 ppm oxyfluorfen in 50% aqueous methanol) equipped with a quartz filter and 125 watt mercury lamp (maximum output 254 nm) at 25 ± 1°C. Sunlight irradiation was conducted at 28 ± 1°C in borosilicate Erlenmeyer flasks containing 250 ppm oxyfluorfen in 50% aqueous methanol. The samples from both the irradiated conditions were withdrawn at a definite time interval and extracted to measure oxyfluorfen content by gas chromatography-flame ionization detector for rate study. The half-life values were 20 hours and 2.7 days under UV and sunlight exposure, respectively. Photolysis of oxyfluorfen yielded 13 photoproducts of which three were characterized by infrared spectrophotometer and (1)H NMR and (13)C NMR spectroscopy. The rest of the photoproducts were identified by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) and thin layer chromatography (TLC). An ionization potential 70 eV was used for electron impact-mass spectrometry (EI-MS) and methane was used as reagent gas for chemical ionization-mass spectrometry (CI-MS). Two of the photoproducts were also synthesized for comparison. The main phototransformation pathways of oxyfluorfen involved nitro reduction, dechlorination, and hydrolysis as well as nucleophiles displacement reaction.

    4. The Swedish MS registry – clinical support tool and scientific resource

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      Hillert, J; Stawiarz, L

      2015-01-01

      The Swedish MS registry (SMSreg) is designed to assure quality health care for patients with multiple sclerosis (MS). It has been active since 2001 and web-based since 2004. It runs on government funding only and is used in all Swedish neurology departments. The SMSreg currently includes data on 14,500 of Sweden's estimated 17,500 prevalent patients with MS. One important function of SMSreg, to which participation is voluntary, is to serve as a tool for decision support and to provide an easy overview of the patient information needed at clinical visits. This is its core feature and explains why the majority of Swedish MS specialists contribute data. Another success factor for SMSreg is that entered data can be readily accessed, either through a query function into Excel format or through a set of predesigned tables and diagrams in which parameters can be selected. Recent development includes a portal allowing patients to view a summary of their registered data and to report a set of patient-reported outcomes. SMSreg data have been used in close to 100 published scientific reports. Current projects include an incidence cohort (EIMS), post-marketing cohorts of patients on novel disease-modifying drugs (IMSE), and a prevalence cohort (GEMS). As these studies combine physical sampling and questionnaire data with clinical documentation and possible linkage to other public registries, together they provide an excellent platform for integrated MS research. PMID:26046553

    5. Functional identification and regulatory analysis of Δ6-fatty acid desaturase from the oleaginous fungus Mucor sp. EIM-10.

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      Jiang, Xianzhang; Liu, Hongjiao; Niu, Yongchao; Qi, Feng; Zhang, Mingliang; Huang, Jianzhong

      2017-03-01

      To enlarge the diversity of the desaturases associated with PUFA biosynthesis and to better understand the transcriptional regulation of desaturases, a Δ 6 -desaturase gene (Md6) from Mucor sp. and its 5'-upstream sequence was functionally identified in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Expression of the Δ 6 -fatty acid desaturase (Md6) in S. cerevisiae showed that Md6 could convert linolenic acid to γ-linolenic acid. Computational analysis of the promoter of Md6 suggested it contains several eukaryotic fundamental transcription regulatory elements. In vivo functional analysis of the promoter showed the 5'-upstream sequence of Md6 could initiate expression of GFP and Md6 itself in S. cerevisiae. A series deletion analysis of the promoter suggested that sequence between -919 to -784 bp (relative to start site) named as eMd6 is the key factor for high activity of Δ 6 -desaturase. The activity of Δ 6 -desaturase was increased by 2.8-fold and 2.5-fold when the eMd6 sequence was placed upstream of -434 with forward or reverse orientations respectively. To our best knowledge, the native promoter of Md6 from Mucor is the strongest promoter for Δ 6 -desaturase reported so far and the sequence between -919 to -784 bp is an enhancer for Δ 6 -desaturase activity.

    6. Synthesis and Antimicrobial Activity of 6-Thioxo-6,7-dihydro-2H-[1,2,4]triazino[2,3-c]-quinazolin-2-one Derivatives

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      Nosulenko, Inna S.; Voskoboynik, Olexii Yu.; Berest, Galina G.; Safronyuk, Sergiy L.; Kovalenko, Sergiy I.; Kamyshnyi, Oleksandr M.; Polishchuk, Nataliya M.; Sinyak, Raisa S.; Katsev, Andrey V.

      2014-01-01

      Abstract Potassium 8-R1-9-R2-10-R3-3-R-2-oxo-2H-[1,2,4]triazino[2,3-c]quinazoline-6-thiolates 2.1–2.26 were synthesized via cyclocondensation of 6-R-3-(3-R1-4-R2-5-R3-aminophenyl)-1,2,4-triazin-5-ones 1.1–1.26 with carbon disulfide, potassium hydroxide, and ethanol or with potassium O-ethyl dithiocarbonate in 2-propanol. The corresponding thiones 3.1–3.26 were obtained by treatment of 2.1–2.26 with hydrochloric acid. It was found that the nature of the substituents in positions 3, 4, and 5 of the corresponding 6-R-3-(3-R1-4-R2-5-R3-aminophenyl)-1,2,4-triazin-5-ones were affected on the terms of the reaction. The structures of compounds were proven by a complex of physicochemical methods (1H, 13C NMR, LC–MS, and EI-MS). The results of the antibacterial and antifungal activity assay allowed the determination of the high sensitivity of Staphylococcus aureus ATCC 25923 (MIC 6.25–100 μg/mL, MBC 12.5–200 μg/mL) to the synthesized compounds. PMID:25853063

    7. Nematicidal Activity of Kojic Acid Produced by Aspergillus oryzae against Meloidogyne incognita.

      PubMed

      Kim, Tae Yoon; Jang, Ja Yeong; Jeon, Sun Jeong; Lee, Hye Won; Bae, Chang-Hwan; Yeo, Joo Hong; Lee, Hyang Burm; Kim, In Seon; Park, Hae Woong; Kim, Jin-Cheol

      2016-08-28

      The fungal strain EML-DML3PNa1 isolated from leaf of white dogwood (Cornus alba L.) showed strong nematicidal activity with juvenile mortality of 87.6% at a concentration of 20% fermentation broth filtrate at 3 days after treatment. The active fungal strain was identified as Aspergillus oryzae, which belongs to section Flavi, based on the morphological characteristics and sequence analysis of the ITS rDNA, calmodulin (CaM), and β-tubulin (BenA) genes. The strain reduced the pH value to 5.62 after 7 days of incubation. Organic acid analysis revealed the presence of citric acid (515.0 mg/kg), malic acid (506.6 mg/kg), and fumaric acid (21.7 mg/kg). The three organic acids showed moderate nematicidal activities, but the mixture of citric acid, malic acid, and fumaric acid did not exhibit the full nematicidal activity of the culture filtrate of EML- DML3PNa1. Bioassay-guided fractionation coupled with (1)H- and (13)C-NMR and EI-MS analyses led to identification of kojic acid as the major nematicidal metabolite. Kojic acid exhibited dose-dependent mortality and inhibited the hatchability of M. incognita, showing EC50 values of 195.2 µg/ml and 238.3 µg/ml, respectively, at 72 h postexposure. These results suggest that A. oryzae EML-DML3PNa1 and kojic acid have potential as a biological control agent against M. incognita.

    8. Tensor spherical harmonics theories on the exact nature of the elastic fields of a spherically anisotropic multi-inhomogeneous inclusion

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      Shodja, H. M.; Khorshidi, A.

      2013-04-01

      Eshelby's theories on the nature of the disturbance strains due to polynomial eigenstrains inside an isotropic ellipsoidal inclusion, and the form of homogenizing eigenstrains corresponding to remote polynomial loadings in the equivalent inclusion method (EIM) are not valid for spherically anisotropic inclusions and inhomogeneities. Materials with spherically anisotropic behavior are frequently encountered in nature, for example, some graphite particles or polyethylene spherulites. Moreover, multi-inclusions/inhomogeneities/inhomogeneous inclusions have abundant engineering and scientific applications and their exact theoretical treatment would be of great value. The present work is devoted to the development of a mathematical framework for the exact treatment of a spherical multi-inhomogeneous inclusion with spherically anisotropic constituents embedded in an unbounded isotropic matrix. The formulations herein are based on tensor spherical harmonics having orthogonality and completeness properties. For polynomial eigenstrain field and remote applied loading, several theorems on the exact closed-form expressions of the elastic fields associated with the matrix and all the phases of the inhomogeneous inclusion are stated and proved. Several classes of impotent eigenstrain fields associated to a generally anisotropic inclusion as well as isotropic and spherically anisotropic multi-inclusions are also introduced. The presented theories are useful for obtaining highly accurate solutions of desired accuracy when the constituent phases of the multi-inhomogeneous inclusion are made of functionally graded materials (FGMs).

    9. Calculated coupling efficiency between an elliptical-core optical fiber and an optical waveguide over temperature

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      Tuma, Margaret L.; Weisshaar, Andreas; Li, Jian; Beheim, Glenn

      1995-01-01

      To determine the feasibility of coupling the output of a single-mode optical fiber into a single-mode rib waveguide in a temperature varying environment, a theoretical calculation of the coupling efficiency between the two was investigated. Due to the complex geometry of the rib guide, there is no analytical solution to the wave equation for the guided modes, thus, approximation and/or numerical techniques must be utilized to determine the field patterns of the guide. In this study, three solution methods were used for both the fiber and guide fields; the effective-index method (EIM), Marcatili's approximation, and a Fourier method. These methods were utilized independently to calculate the electric field profile of each component at two temperatures, 20 C and 300 C, representing a nominal and high temperature. Using the electric field profile calculated from each method, the theoretical coupling efficiency between an elliptical-core optical fiber and a rib waveguide was calculated using the overlap integral and the results were compared. It was determined that a high coupling efficiency can be achieved when the two components are aligned. The coupling efficiency was more sensitive to alignment offsets in the y direction than the x, due to the elliptical modal field profile of both components. Changes in the coupling efficiency over temperature were found to be minimal.

    10. Viper and cobra venom neutralization by beta-sitosterol and stigmasterol isolated from the root extract of Pluchea indica Less. (Asteraceae).

      PubMed

      Gomes, A; Saha, Archita; Chatterjee, Ipshita; Chakravarty, A K

      2007-09-01

      We reported previously that the methanolic root extract of the Indian medicinal plant Pluchea indica Less. (Asteraceae) could neutralize viper venom-induced action [Alam, M.I., Auddy, B., Gomes, A., 1996. Viper venom neutralization by Indian medicinal plant (Hemidesmus indicus and P. indica) root extracts. Phytother. Res. 10, 58-61]. The present study reports the neutralization of viper and cobra venom by beta-sitosterol and stigmasterol isolated from the root extract of P. indica Less. (Asteraceae). The active fraction (containing the major compound beta-sitosterol and the minor compound stigmasterol) was isolated and purified by silica gel column chromatography and the structure was determined using spectroscopic analysis (EIMS, (1)H NMR, (13)C NMR). Anti-snake venom activity was studied in experimental animals. The active fraction was found to significantly neutralize viper venom-induced lethal, hemorrhagic, defibrinogenation, edema and PLA(2) activity. Cobra venom-induced lethality, cardiotoxicity, neurotoxicity, respiratory changes and PLA(2) activity were also antagonized by the active component. It potentiated commercial snake venom antiserum action against venom-induced lethality in male albino mice. The active fraction could antagonize venom-induced changes in lipid peroxidation and superoxide dismutase activity. This study suggests that beta-sitosterol and stigmasterol may play an important role, along with antiserum, in neutralizing snake venom-induced actions.

    11. Synthesis, spectral characterization, structural investigation and antimicrobial studies of mononuclear Cu(II), Ni(II), Co(II), Zn(II) and Cd(II) complexes of a new potentially hexadentate N2O4 Schiff base ligand derived from salicylaldehyde

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      Keypour, Hassan; Shayesteh, Maryam; Rezaeivala, Majid; Chalabian, Firoozeh; Elerman, Yalcin; Buyukgungor, Orhan

      2013-01-01

      A new potentially hexadentate N2O4 Schiff base ligand, H2L derived from condensation reaction of an aromatic diamine and salicylaldehyde, and its metal complexes were characterized by elemental analyses, IR, UV-Vis, EI-MS, 1H and 13C NMR spectra, as well as conductance measurements. It has been originated that the Schiff base ligand with Cu(II), Ni(II), Co(II), Cd(II) and Zn(II) ions form mononuclear complexes on 1:1 (metal:ligand) stoichiometry. The conductivity data confirm the non-electrolytic nature of the complexes. Also the crystal structures of the complexes [ZnL] and [CoL] have also been determined by using X-ray crystallographic technique. The Zn(II) and Co(II) complexes show a tetrahedral configuration. Electronic absorption spectra of the Cu(II) and Ni(II) complexes suggest a square-planar geometry around the central metal ion. The synthesized compounds have antibacterial activity against the three Gram-positive bacteria: Bacillus cereus, Enterococcus faecalis and Listeria monocytogenes and also against the three Gram-negative bacteria: Salmonella paraB, Citrobacter freundii and Enterobacter aerogenes. The results showed that in some cases the antibacterial activity of complexes were more than nalidixic acid and amoxicillin as standards.

    12. The Swedish MS registry – clinical support tool and scientific resource.

      PubMed

      Hillert, J; Stawiarz, L

      2015-01-01

      The Swedish MS registry (SMSreg) is designed to assure quality health care for patients with multiple sclerosis (MS). It has been active since 2001 and web-based since 2004. It runs on government funding only and is used in all Swedish neurology departments. The SMSreg currently includes data on 14,500 of Sweden's estimated 17,500 prevalent patients with MS. One important function of SMSreg, to which participation is voluntary, is to serve as a tool for decision support and to provide an easy overview of the patient information needed at clinical visits. This is its core feature and explains why the majority of Swedish MS specialists contribute data. Another success factor for SMSreg is that entered data can be readily accessed, either through a query function into Excel format or through a set of predesigned tables and diagrams in which parameters can be selected. Recent development includes a portal allowing patients to view a summary of their registered data and to report a set of patient-reported outcomes. SMSreg data have been used in close to 100 published scientific reports. Current projects include an incidence cohort (EIMS), post-marketing cohorts of patients on novel disease-modifying drugs (IMSE), and a prevalence cohort (GEMS). As these studies combine physical sampling and questionnaire data with clinical documentation and possible linkage to other public registries, together they provide an excellent platform for integrated MS research. © 2015 John Wiley & Sons A/S. Published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.

    13. Eco-design pilot project in China - Monsoon offer 2 upgrade

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      Thai, Roselyne; Liu, Guoguo

      2017-11-01

      During COP21, Schneider Electric has committed that 100% of our new products would be eco-designed to tackle climate change. Launched in 2015, this initiative ecoDesign WayTM was tested on some pilot projects. This project covers the first ecoDesign WayTM pilot in China on an overvoltage or under voltage protective device used in both residential and industrial sectors, called Monsoon. Under the name ecoDesign WayTM, a method and a process have been deployed. The 3 main ecoDesign WayTM phases are: phase 1 - Marketing & Technique handshake, Phase 2 - ecoDesign WayTM follow-up and Phase 3 - Marketing communication. During the project, EIME from Bureau Veritas CODDE and ecoDesign WayTM scorecard from EVEA consulting are two core tools for eco-design implementation. They are respectively used for life cycle assessment and eco-design performance comparison. Thanks to the approach, compared to previous range, pollution emissions and resource depletion along the whole life cycle of product have decreased (reduction of 55% for energy depletion and 85% for water depletion). Global warming potential has dramatically decreased by 98.4% and air pollution by 33%. Meanwhile, the recycling rate has been improved by 18%, and recycled PA is used. The ecoDesign WayTM scorecard is stored as referent document for any customer request. Moreover, customers can access RoHS certificate, REACh declaration, PEP and EoLI in Check a product, an online environmental data repository, available 24/7.

    14. Green Synthesis, Spectrofluorometric Characterization and Antibacterial Activity of Heterocyclic Compound from Chalcone on the Basis of in Vitro and Quantum Chemistry Calculation.

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      Khan, Salman A

      2017-05-01

      2-amino-4-(4-bromophenyl)-8-methoxy-5,6-dihydrobenzo[h]quinoline-3-carbonitrile (ABDC) was synthesized by the reaction of (2E)-2-(4 bromobenzylidene) - 6 -methoxy-3,4-dihydronaphthalen-1(2H)-one (Chalcone) with malononitrile and ammonium acetate under microwave irradiation. Chalcone was synthesised by the reaction 4-bromobenzaldehyd, 6-methoxy-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-naphthalin-1-one under the same condition. Structure of ABDC was conformed by 1 H and 13 C NMR, FT-IR, EI-MS spectral studies and elemental analysis. The electronic absorption and fluorescence spectra of ABDC have been studied in solvents of different polarities, and the data were used to study the solvatochromic properties such as excitation coefficient, stokes shift, oscillator strength, transition dipole moment and fluorescence quantum yield. The absorption maximum and fluorescence emission maximum was observed red shift when increase solvent polarity n-Hexane to DMSO. ABDC undergoes solubilization in different micelles and may be used as a probe and quencher to determine the critical micelle concentration (CMC) of CTAB and SDS. The anti-bacterial activity of chalcone and its cyclized product ABDC was tested in vitro by the disk diffusion assay against two Gram-positive and two Gram-negative bacteria was determined with the reference of standard drug Tetracycline. Results showed that the ABDC is better anti-bacterial agent as compared to chalcone. The anti-bacterial activity was further supported by the quantum chemistry calculation.

    15. Identification and quantification of synthetic cannabinoids in "spice-like" herbal mixtures: Update of the German situation for the spring of 2016.

      PubMed

      Langer, Nico; Lindigkeit, Rainer; Schiebel, Hans-Martin; Papke, Uli; Ernst, Ludger; Beuerle, Till

      2016-12-01

      In February 2016, nine "spice-like" products from German language internet shops were analyzed. In total, eight different synthetic cannabinoids were identified by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS), namely THJ-018, THJ-2201, MAB-CHMINACA, 5F-ADB, 5Cl-AKB48 (syn.: 5C-AKB48), 4-pentenyl-AKB48, MDMB-CHMICA and 5F-AB-PINACA. For the majority of products only one synthetic cannabinoid was identified as the active ingredient, while two products contained 2 and 5 compounds, respectively. For some of the identified cannabinoids (MAB-CHMINACA, 5Cl-AKB48 and 4-pentenyl-AKB48) no or only insufficient physico-chemical data were available in literature. To our knowledge 5Cl-AKB48 and 4-pentenyl-AKB48 were found for the first time in commercially available products, hence an in-depth characterization of these compounds by NMR, EI-MS, ESI-MS/MS, IR- and UV spectroscopy was conducted. In addition, all synthetic cannabinoids were quantified by a GC-MS method using JWH-018 as internal standard and the corresponding response factors to calculate the total amount of all synthetic cannabinoids in the commercial smoking mixtures. The content of synthetic cannabinoids in the investigated products ranged from 23 to 120mg/g (average: 57mg/g), while individual compounds ranged from 1 to 120mg/g. Copyright © 2016 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.

    16. Analysis of 19-nortestosterone residue in animal tissues by ion-trap gas chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry*

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      Jiang, Jin-qing; Zhang, Lei; Li, Guang-ling; Zhang, Hai-tang; Yang, Xue-feng; Liu, Jun-wei; Li, Ren-feng; Wang, Zi-liang; Wang, Jian-hua

      2011-01-01

      A rapid sample treatment procedure for the gas chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (GC-MS) determination of 19-nortestosterone (19-NT) in animal tissues has been developed. In our optimized procedures, enzymatic hydrolysis with β-glucuronidase from Escherichia coli was performed in an acetate buffer (pH 5.2, 0.2 mol/L). Next, the homogenate was mixed with methanol and heated at 60 °C for 15 min, then placed in an ice-bath at −18 °C for 2 h. After liquid-liquid extraction with n-hexane, the analytes were subjected to a normal-phase solid phase extraction (SPE) C18 cartridge for clean-up. The dried organic extracts were derivatized with heptafluorobutyric anhydride (HFBA), and then the products were injected into GC-MS. Using electron impact mass spectrometry (EI-MS) with positive chemical ionization (PCI), four diagnostic ions (m/z 666, 453, 318, and 306) were determined. A standard calibration curve over the concentration range of 1–20 ng/g was reached, with Y=467 084X−68 354 (R 2=0.999 7) for 19-NT, and the detection limit was 0.3 ng. When applied to spiked samples collected from bovine and ovine, the recoveries ranged from 63% to 101% with relative standard deviation (RSD) between 2.7% and 8.9%. The procedure is a highly efficient, sensitive, and more economical method which offers considerable potential to resolve cases of suspected nandrolone doping in husbandry animals. PMID:21634039

    17. One Pot Synthesis, Photophysical and X-ray Studies of Novel Highly Fluorescent Isoquinoline Derivatives with Higher Antibacterial Efficacy Based on the In-vitro and Density Functional Theory.

      PubMed

      Asiri, Abdullah M; Khan, Salman A; Al-Thaqafy, Saad H; Sharma, Kamlesh

      2015-05-01

      Series of cyano substituted isoquinoline dyes were synthesized by one-pot multicomponent reactions (MCRs) of aldehydes, malononitrile, 6-methoxy-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-naphthalin-1-one and ammonium acetate. Results obtained from spectroscopic (FT-IR, (1)H-NMR, (13)C-NMR, EI-MS) and elemental analysis of synthesized compounds was in agreement with their chemical structures. Structure of the compound was further conformed by X-ray crystallographic. UV-vis and fluorescence spectroscopy measurements provided that all compounds are good absorbent and fluorescent. Fluorescence polarity study demonstrated that these compounds were sensitive to the polarity of the microenvironment provided by different solvents. In addition, spectroscopic and physicochemical parameters, including electronic absorption, extenction coefficient, Stokes shift, oscillator strength transition dipole moment and fluorescence quantum yield were investigated in order to explore the analytical potential of synthesized compounds. The anti-bacterial activity of these compounds were first studied in vitro by the disk diffusion assay against two Gram-positive and two Gram-negative bacteria. The minimum inhibitory concentration was then determined with the reference of standard drug chloramphenicol. The results displayed that compound 3 was better inhibitors of both types of the bacteria (Gram-positive and Gram-negative) than chloramphenicol. Furthermore, quantum chemistry calculations using DFT/6-31-G* level of theory confirm the results. Dipole moment and frontier molecular orbitals were also investigated.

    18. 5 CFR 430.304 - SES performance management systems.

      Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

      2013-01-01

      ... 5 Administrative Personnel 1 2013-01-01 2013-01-01 false SES performance management systems. 430... PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT Managing Senior Executive Performance § 430.304 SES performance management systems. (a... or more performance management systems for its senior executives. (b) Performance management systems...

    19. 5 CFR 430.304 - SES performance management systems.

      Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

      2014-01-01

      ... 5 Administrative Personnel 1 2014-01-01 2014-01-01 false SES performance management systems. 430... PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT Managing Senior Executive Performance § 430.304 SES performance management systems. (a... or more performance management systems for its senior executives. (b) Performance management systems...

    20. 5 CFR 430.304 - SES performance management systems.

      Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

      2012-01-01

      ... 5 Administrative Personnel 1 2012-01-01 2012-01-01 false SES performance management systems. 430... PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT Managing Senior Executive Performance § 430.304 SES performance management systems. (a... or more performance management systems for its senior executives. (b) Performance management systems...

    1. 5 CFR 430.304 - SES performance management systems.

      Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

      2010-01-01

      ... 5 Administrative Personnel 1 2010-01-01 2010-01-01 false SES performance management systems. 430... PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT Managing Senior Executive Performance § 430.304 SES performance management systems. (a... or more performance management systems for its senior executives. (b) Performance management systems...

    2. 5 CFR 930.301 - Information systems security awareness training program.

      Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

      2012-01-01

      ... training in system/application life cycle management, risk management, and contingency planning. (4) Chief... security management, system/application life cycle management, risk management, and contingency planning... management; and management and implementation level training in system/application life cycle management...

    3. United States Army Medical Materiel Development Activity: 1997 Annual Report.

      DTIC Science & Technology

      1997-01-01

      business planning and execution information management system (Project Management Division Database ( PMDD ) and Product Management Database System (PMDS...MANAGEMENT • Project Management Division Database ( PMDD ), Product Management Database System (PMDS), and Special Users Database System:The existing...System (FMS), were investigated. New Product Managers and Project Managers were added into PMDS and PMDD . A separate division, Support, was

    4. Development of Participative Management System in Learning Environment Management for Small Sized Primary Schools

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      Hernthaisong, Prasertsak; Sirisuthi, Chaiyuth; Wisetrinthong, Kanjana

      2017-01-01

      The research aimed to: 1) study the factors of a participative management system in learning environment management, 2) study the current situation, desirable outcomes, and further needs for developing a participative management system in learning management, 3) develop a working participative management system, and 4) assess the system's…

    5. Resource Management for Distributed Parallel Systems

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      Neuman, B. Clifford; Rao, Santosh

      1993-01-01

      Multiprocessor systems should exist in the the larger context of distributed systems, allowing multiprocessor resources to be shared by those that need them. Unfortunately, typical multiprocessor resource management techniques do not scale to large networks. The Prospero Resource Manager (PRM) is a scalable resource allocation system that supports the allocation of processing resources in large networks and multiprocessor systems. To manage resources in such distributed parallel systems, PRM employs three types of managers: system managers, job managers, and node managers. There exist multiple independent instances of each type of manager, reducing bottlenecks. The complexity of each manager is further reduced because each is designed to utilize information at an appropriate level of abstraction.

    6. 48 CFR 245.105 - Contractors' property management system compliance.

      Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

      2011-10-01

      ... management system compliance. 245.105 Section 245.105 Federal Acquisition Regulations System DEFENSE ACQUISITION REGULATIONS SYSTEM, DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE CONTRACT MANAGEMENT GOVERNMENT PROPERTY General 245.105 Contractors' property management system compliance. (a) Definitions— (1) Acceptable property management system...

    7. A system management methodology for building successful resource management systems

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      Hornstein, Rhoda Shaller; Willoughby, John K.

      1989-01-01

      This paper presents a system management methodology for building successful resource management systems that possess lifecycle effectiveness. This methodology is based on an analysis of the traditional practice of Systems Engineering Management as it applies to the development of resource management systems. The analysis produced fifteen significant findings presented as recommended adaptations to the traditional practice of Systems Engineering Management to accommodate system development when the requirements are incomplete, unquantifiable, ambiguous and dynamic. Ten recommended adaptations to achieve operational effectiveness when requirements are incomplete, unquantifiable or ambiguous are presented and discussed. Five recommended adaptations to achieve system extensibility when requirements are dynamic are also presented and discussed. The authors conclude that the recommended adaptations to the traditional practice of Systems Engineering Management should be implemented for future resource management systems and that the technology exists to build these systems extensibly.

    8. 41 CFR 101-39.104 - Notice of establishment of a fleet management system.

      Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

      2014-07-01

      ... management system in order to work out any problems pertaining to establishing and operating fleet management... of a fleet management system. 101-39.104 Section 101-39.104 Public Contracts and Property Management Federal Property Management Regulations System FEDERAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT REGULATIONS AVIATION...

    9. 41 CFR 101-39.104 - Notice of establishment of a fleet management system.

      Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

      2011-07-01

      ... management system in order to work out any problems pertaining to establishing and operating fleet management... of a fleet management system. 101-39.104 Section 101-39.104 Public Contracts and Property Management Federal Property Management Regulations System FEDERAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT REGULATIONS AVIATION...

    10. 41 CFR 101-39.104 - Notice of establishment of a fleet management system.

      Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

      2013-07-01

      ... management system in order to work out any problems pertaining to establishing and operating fleet management... of a fleet management system. 101-39.104 Section 101-39.104 Public Contracts and Property Management Federal Property Management Regulations System FEDERAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT REGULATIONS AVIATION...

    11. 41 CFR 101-39.104 - Notice of establishment of a fleet management system.

      Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

      2012-07-01

      ... management system in order to work out any problems pertaining to establishing and operating fleet management... of a fleet management system. 101-39.104 Section 101-39.104 Public Contracts and Property Management Federal Property Management Regulations System FEDERAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT REGULATIONS AVIATION...

    12. 5 CFR 930.301 - Information systems security awareness training program.

      Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

      2011-01-01

      ... training in system/application life cycle management, risk management, and contingency planning. (4) Chief... security management, system/application life cycle management, risk management, and contingency planning..., risk management, and contingency planning. (b) Provide the Federal information systems security...

    13. 5 CFR 930.301 - Information systems security awareness training program.

      Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

      2010-01-01

      ... training in system/application life cycle management, risk management, and contingency planning. (4) Chief... security management, system/application life cycle management, risk management, and contingency planning..., risk management, and contingency planning. (b) Provide the Federal information systems security...

    14. 14 CFR 1212.704 - System manager.

      Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

      2012-01-01

      ... 14 Aeronautics and Space 5 2012-01-01 2012-01-01 false System manager. 1212.704 Section 1212.704... Authority and Responsibilities § 1212.704 System manager. (a) Each system manager is responsible for the following with regard to the system of records over which the system manager has cognizance: (1) Overall...

    15. 77 FR 43100 - Privacy Act of 1974; Department of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency-009...

      Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

      2012-07-23

      ... Information System (NEMIS)--Mitigation (MT) Electronic Grants Management System of Records,'' and retitle it... Information System (NEMIS)--Mitigation (MT) Electronic Grants Management System of Records (69 FR 75079... Management Information System (NEMIS)--Mitigation (MT) Electronic Grants Management System (NEMIS--MT eGrants...

    16. 14 CFR 1212.705 - System manager.

      Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

      2013-01-01

      ... 14 Aeronautics and Space 5 2013-01-01 2013-01-01 false System manager. 1212.705 Section 1212.705... Authority and Responsibilities § 1212.705 System manager. (a) Each system manager is responsible for the following with regard to the system of records over which the system manager has cognizance: (1) Overall...

    17. 14 CFR 1212.704 - System manager.

      Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

      2011-01-01

      ... 14 Aeronautics and Space 5 2011-01-01 2010-01-01 true System manager. 1212.704 Section 1212.704... Authority and Responsibilities § 1212.704 System manager. (a) Each system manager is responsible for the following with regard to the system of records over which the system manager has cognizance: (1) Overall...

    18. 14 CFR 1212.704 - System manager.

      Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

      2010-01-01

      ... 14 Aeronautics and Space 5 2010-01-01 2010-01-01 false System manager. 1212.704 Section 1212.704... Authority and Responsibilities § 1212.704 System manager. (a) Each system manager is responsible for the following with regard to the system of records over which the system manager has cognizance: (1) Overall...

    19. Information Security Management - Part Of The Integrated Management System

      NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

      Manea, Constantin Adrian

      2015-07-01

      The international management standards allow their integrated approach, thereby combining aspects of particular importance to the activity of any organization, from the quality management systems or the environmental management of the information security systems or the business continuity management systems. Although there is no national or international regulation, nor a defined standard for the Integrated Management System, the need to implement an integrated system occurs within the organization, which feels the opportunity to integrate the management components into a cohesive system, in agreement with the purpose and mission publicly stated. The issues relating to information security in the organization, from the perspective of the management system, raise serious questions to any organization in the current context of electronic information, reason for which we consider not only appropriate but necessary to promote and implement an Integrated Management System Quality - Environment - Health and Operational Security - Information Security

    20. 41 CFR 109-1.5205 - Personal property management system changes.

      Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

      2011-01-01

      ... management system changes. 109-1.5205 Section 109-1.5205 Public Contracts and Property Management Federal Property Management Regulations System (Continued) DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY PROPERTY MANAGEMENT REGULATIONS... Personal property management system changes. Any proposed significant change to a designated contractor's...

    1. Advanced Distribution Management Systems | Grid Modernization | NREL

      Science.gov Websites

      Advanced Distribution Management Systems Advanced Distribution Management Systems Electric utilities are investing in updated grid technologies such as advanced distribution management systems to management testbed for cyber security in power systems. The "advanced" elements of advanced

    2. 20 CFR 632.76 - Program management systems.

      Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

      2011-04-01

      ... 20 Employees' Benefits 3 2011-04-01 2011-04-01 false Program management systems. 632.76 Section... management systems. (a) All Native American grantees shall establish management information systems to... for the overall management of all programs including: (1) Eligibility verification systems as...

    3. A systems engineering management approach to resource management applications

      NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)

      Hornstein, Rhoda Shaller

      1989-01-01

      The author presents a program management response to the following question: How can the traditional practice of systems engineering management, including requirements specification, be adapted, enhanced, or modified to build future planning and scheduling systems for effective operations? The systems engineering management process, as traditionally practiced, is examined. Extensible resource management systems are discussed. It is concluded that extensible systems are a partial solution to problems presented by requirements that are incomplete, partially immeasurable, and often dynamic. There are positive indications that resource management systems have been characterized and modeled sufficiently to allow their implementation as extensible systems.

    4. 41 CFR 101-39.104-1 - Consolidations into a fleet management system.

      Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

      2011-07-01

      ... fleet management system. 101-39.104-1 Section 101-39.104-1 Public Contracts and Property Management Federal Property Management Regulations System FEDERAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT REGULATIONS AVIATION, TRANSPORTATION, AND MOTOR VEHICLES 39-INTERAGENCY FLEET MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS 39.1-Establishment, Modification, and...

    5. 44 CFR 13.20 - Standards for financial management systems.

      Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

      2012-10-01

      ... management systems. 13.20 Section 13.20 Emergency Management and Assistance FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT... Standards for financial management systems. (a) A State must expand and account for grant funds in... financial management systems of other grantees and subgrantees must meet the following standards: (1...

    6. A New Octadecenoic Acid Derivative from Caesalpinia gilliesii Flowers with Potent Hepatoprotective Activity

      PubMed Central

      Osman, Samir M.; El-Haddad, Alaadin E.; El-Raey, Mohamed A.; Abd El-Khalik, Soad M.; Koheil, Mahmoud A.; Wink, Michael

      2016-01-01

      Background: Caesalpinia gilliesii Hook is an ornamental shrub with showy yellow flowers. It was used in folk medicine due to its contents of different classes of secondary metabolites. In our previous study, dichloromethane extract of C. gilliesii flowers showed a good antioxidant activity. Aim of the Study: Isolation and identification of bioactive hepatoprotective compounds from C. gilliesii flowers dichloromethane fraction. Materials and Methods: The hepatoprotective activity of dichloromethane fraction and isolated compounds were studied in CCl4-intoxicated rat liver slices by measuring liver injury markers (alanine aminotransferase, aspartate aminotransferase and glutathione [GSH]). All compounds were structurally elucidated on the basis of electron ionization-mass spectrometry, one- and two-dimensional nuclear magnetic resonance. Results: A new 12,13,16-trihydroxy-14(Z)-octadecenoic acid was identified in addition to the known β-sitosterol-3-O-butyl, daucosterol, isorhamnetin, isorhamnetin-3-O-rhamnoside, luteolin-7,4’-dimethyl ether, genistein-5-methyl ether, luteolin-7-O-rhamnoside, isovanillic acid, and p-methoxybenzoic acid. Dichloromethane fraction and isorhamnetin were able to significantly protect the liver against intoxication. Moreover, the dichloromethane fraction and the isolated phytosterols induced GSH above the normal level. Conclusion: The hepatoprotective activity of C. gilliesii may be attributed to its high content of phytosterols and phenolic compounds. SUMMARY Bioactive Hepatoprotective phytosterols and phenolics from chloroform extract of Caesalpinia gilliesii Abbreviations used: ALT: Alanine Aminotransferase; AST: Aspartate aminotransferase; GSH: Glutathione; SC50: Scavenging Capacity 50 (SC 50); COSY: Correlation spectroscopy; NMR: Nuclear Magnetic Resonance; CC: Column chromatography; EI-MS: Electron-impact mass spectrometry; HSQC: Heteronuclear single-quantum correlation. PMID:27563221

    7. Synthesis and Anticancer Activity of 2-(Alkyl-, Alkaryl-, Aryl-, Hetaryl-)-[1,2,4]triazolo[1,5-c]quinazolines

      PubMed Central

      Kovalenko, Sergiy I.; Antypenko, Lyudmyla M.; Bilyi, Andriy K.; Kholodnyak, Sergiy V.; Karpenko, Olexandr V.; Antypenko, Olexii M.; Mykhaylova, Natalya S.; Los, Tetyana I.; Kolomoets, Olexandra S.

      2013-01-01

      The combinatorial library of novel potential anticancer agents, namely, 2-(alkyl-, alkaryl-, aryl-, hetaryl-)[1,2,4]triazolo[1,5-c]quinazolines, was synthesized by the heterocyclization of the alkyl-, alkaryl-, aryl-, hetarylcarboxylic acid (3H-quinazoline-4-ylidene)hydrazides by oxidative heterocyclization of the 4-(arylidenehydrazino)quinazolines using bromine, and by the heterocyclization of N-(2-cyanophenyl)formimidic acid ethyl ester. The optimal method for synthesis of the s-triazolo[1,5-c]quinazolines appeared to be cyclocondensation of the corresponding carboxylic acid (3H-quinazoline-4-ylidene)hydrazides. The compounds’ structures were established by 1H, 13C NMR, LC- and EI-MS analysis. The in vitro screening of anticancer activity determined the most active compound to be 3,4,5-trimethoxy-N′-[quinazolin-4(3H)-ylidene]benzohydrazide (3.20) in micromolar concentrations with the GI50 level (MG_MID, GI50 is 2.29). Thus, the cancer cell lines whose growth is greatly inhibited by compound 3.20 are: non-small cell lung cancer (NCI-H522, GI50=0.34), CNS (SF-295, GI50=0.95), ovarian (OVCAR-3, GI50=0.33), prostate (PC-3, GI50=0.56), and breast cancer (MCF7, GI50=0.52), leukemia (K-562, GI50=0.41; SR, GI50=0.29), and melanoma (MDA-MB-435, GI50=0.31; SK-MEL-5, GI50=0.74; UACC-62, GI50=0.32). SAR-analysis is also discussed. PMID:23833709

    8. Pyrene based D-π-A architectures: synthesis, density functional theory, photophysics and electron transfer dynamics.

      PubMed

      Kathiravan, Arunkumar; Srinivasan, Venkatesan; Khamrang, Themmila; Velusamy, Marappan; Jaccob, Madhavan; Pavithra, Nagaraj; Anandan, Sambandam; Velappan, Kandavelu

      2017-01-25

      Pyrene derivatives show immense potential as sensitizers for dye-sensitized solar cells (DSCs). Therefore, this work focuses on the impact of π-spacers on the photophysical, electrochemical and photovoltaic properties of pyrene based D-π-A dyes, since the insertion of π-spacers is one of the doable strategies to improve the light harvesting properties of the dye. In this respect, three new pyrene based D-π-A dyes have been synthesized and characterized by 1 H, 13 C NMR, and elemental analyses and EI-MS spectrometry. The selected π-spacers are benzene, thiophene and furan. Compared with a benzene spacer, the introduction of a heterocyclic ring spacer reduces the band gap of the dye and brings about the broadening of the absorption spectra to the longer wavelength region through intramolecular charge-transfer (ICT). Combined experimental and theoretical studies were performed to investigate the ICT process involved in the pyrene derivatives. The profound solvatochromism with increased nonradiative rate constants (k nr ) has been construed in terms of ICT from the pyrene core to rhodanine-3-acetic acid via conjugated π-spacers. Electrochemical data also reveal that the HOMO and LUMO energy levels are fine-tuned by incorporating different π-spacers between pyrene and rhodanine-3-acetic acid. On the basis of the optimized DSC test conditions, the best performance was found for PBRA, in which a benzene group is the conjugated π-spacer. The divergence in the photovoltaic behaviors of these dyes was further explicated by femtosecond fluorescence and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy.

    9. 14 CFR § 1212.705 - System manager.

      Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

      2014-01-01

      ... 14 Aeronautics and Space 5 2014-01-01 2014-01-01 false System manager. § 1212.705 Section § 1212... NASA Authority and Responsibilities § 1212.705 System manager. (a) Each system manager is responsible for the following with regard to the system of records over which the system manager has cognizance...

    10. 48 CFR 2452.242-71 - Contract management system.

      Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

      2010-10-01

      ... 48 Federal Acquisition Regulations System 6 2010-10-01 2010-10-01 true Contract management system... 2452.242-71 Contract management system. As prescribed in 2442.1107, insert the following clause: Contract Management System (FEB 2006) (a) The contractor shall use contract management baseline planning...

    11. Automating the Air Force Retail-Level Equipment Management Process: An Application of Microcomputer-Based Information Systems Techniques

      DTIC Science & Technology

      1988-09-01

      could use the assistance of a microcomputer-based management information system . However, adequate system design and development requires an in-depth...understanding of the Equipment Management Section and the environment in which it functions were asked and answered. Then, a management information system was...designed, developed, and tested. The management information system is called the Equipment Management Information System (EMIS).

    12. Warrant Officer Orientation Course (WOOC) Evaluation

      DTIC Science & Technology

      1981-10-01

      Army Mainte- nance Management System, Security Awareness, Organizational Effectiveness, Introduction to Management , Enlisted Personnel Management...Orientation Introduction to Management Professional Ethics USA Officer Evaluation Reporting System (OES) Military Correspondence Military...Organizational Effectiveness, Introduction to Management , Enlisted Personnal Management System, and The Army Functional Files System and The Army

    13. 23 CFR 970.214 - Federal lands congestion management system (CMS).

      Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

      2014-04-01

      ... 23 Highways 1 2014-04-01 2014-04-01 false Federal lands congestion management system (CMS). 970... LANDS HIGHWAYS NATIONAL PARK SERVICE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS National Park Service Management Systems § 970.214 Federal lands congestion management system (CMS). (a) For purposes of this section, congestion...

    14. 5 CFR 297.103 - Designations of authority by system manager.

      Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

      2010-01-01

      ... 5 Administrative Personnel 1 2010-01-01 2010-01-01 false Designations of authority by system manager. 297.103 Section 297.103 Administrative Personnel OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT CIVIL SERVICE... system manager. The responsible Office system manager having jurisdiction over a system of records may...

    15. 25 CFR 276.7 - Standards for grantee financial management systems.

      Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

      2010-04-01

      ... 25 Indians 1 2010-04-01 2010-04-01 false Standards for grantee financial management systems. 276.7... grantee financial management systems. (a) Grantee financial management systems for grants and subgrantee financial management systems for subgrants shall provide for: (1) Accurate, current, and complete disclosure...

    16. 41 CFR 101-39.104-1 - Consolidations into a fleet management system.

      Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

      2010-07-01

      ... fleet management system. 101-39.104-1 Section 101-39.104-1 Public Contracts and Property Management..., TRANSPORTATION, AND MOTOR VEHICLES 39-INTERAGENCY FLEET MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS 39.1-Establishment, Modification, and Discontinuance of Interagency Fleet Management Systems § 101-39.104-1 Consolidations into a fleet management...

    17. Distribution Management System Volt/VAR Evaluation | Grid Modernization |

      Science.gov Websites

      NREL Distribution Management System Volt/VAR Evaluation Distribution Management System Volt/VAR Evaluation This project involves building a prototype distribution management system testbed that links a GE Grid Solutions distribution management system to power hardware-in-the-loop testing. This setup is

    18. 33 CFR 96.220 - What makes up a safety management system?

      Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

      2011-07-01

      ... SECURITY VESSEL OPERATING REGULATIONS RULES FOR THE SAFE OPERATION OF VESSELS AND SAFETY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS Company and Vessel Safety Management Systems § 96.220 What makes up a safety management system? (a) The safety management system must document the responsible person's— (1) Safety and pollution prevention...

    19. 23 CFR 973.210 - Indian lands bridge management system (BMS).

      Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

      2014-04-01

      ... 23 Highways 1 2014-04-01 2014-04-01 false Indian lands bridge management system (BMS). 973.210... HIGHWAYS MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS PERTAINING TO THE BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS AND THE INDIAN RESERVATION ROADS PROGRAM Bureau of Indian Affairs Management Systems § 973.210 Indian lands bridge management system (BMS...

    20. 23 CFR 973.214 - Indian lands congestion management system (CMS).

      Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

      2014-04-01

      ... 23 Highways 1 2014-04-01 2014-04-01 false Indian lands congestion management system (CMS). 973.214... HIGHWAYS MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS PERTAINING TO THE BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS AND THE INDIAN RESERVATION ROADS PROGRAM Bureau of Indian Affairs Management Systems § 973.214 Indian lands congestion management system...

    1. 48 CFR 52.234-4 - Earned Value Management System.

      Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

      2013-10-01

      ... 48 Federal Acquisition Regulations System 2 2013-10-01 2013-10-01 false Earned Value Management....234-4 Earned Value Management System. As prescribed in 34.203(c), insert the following clause: Earned Value Management System (JUL 2006) (a) The Contractor shall use an earned value management system (EVMS...

    2. 48 CFR 52.234-4 - Earned Value Management System.

      Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

      2012-10-01

      ... 48 Federal Acquisition Regulations System 2 2012-10-01 2012-10-01 false Earned Value Management....234-4 Earned Value Management System. As prescribed in 34.203(c), insert the following clause: Earned Value Management System (JUL 2006) (a) The Contractor shall use an earned value management system (EVMS...

    3. 48 CFR 52.234-4 - Earned Value Management System.

      Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

      2014-10-01

      ... 48 Federal Acquisition Regulations System 2 2014-10-01 2014-10-01 false Earned Value Management....234-4 Earned Value Management System. As prescribed in 34.203(c), insert the following clause: Earned Value Management System (MAY 2014) (a) The Contractor shall use an earned value management system (EVMS...

    4. 48 CFR 52.234-4 - Earned Value Management System.

      Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

      2011-10-01

      ... 48 Federal Acquisition Regulations System 2 2011-10-01 2011-10-01 false Earned Value Management....234-4 Earned Value Management System. As prescribed in 34.203(c), insert the following clause: Earned Value Management System (JUL 2006) (a) The Contractor shall use an earned value management system (EVMS...

    5. 78 FR 37676 - Federal Acquisition Regulation; System for Award Management Name Change, Phase 1 Implementation

      Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

      2013-06-21

      ....204-13 System for Award Management Maintenance. * * * * * System for Award Management Maintenance (Jul...; System for Award Management Name Change, Phase 1 Implementation AGENCY: Department of Defense (DoD... System for Award Management (SAM) database. DATES: Effective Date: July 22, 2013. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION...

    6. 48 CFR 52.234-4 - Earned Value Management System.

      Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

      2010-10-01

      ... 48 Federal Acquisition Regulations System 2 2010-10-01 2010-10-01 false Earned Value Management....234-4 Earned Value Management System. As prescribed in 34.203(c), insert the following clause: Earned Value Management System (JUL 2006) (a) The Contractor shall use an earned value management system (EVMS...

    7. Information Requirements for a Procurement Management Information System.

      DTIC Science & Technology

      1975-08-01

      Management Information System is...described and some justification for this type of procurement management information system is presented. A literature search was made to determine...information systems. If information requirements are correctly identified and satisfied by a procurement management information system , contract administration and procurement management can be

    8. Experience Of Implementing The Integrated Management System In Manufacturing Companies In Slovakia

      NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

      Lestyánszka Škůrková, Katarína; Kučerová, Marta; Fidlerová, Helena

      2015-06-01

      In corporate practice, the term of Integrated Management System means a system the aim of which is to manage an organization regarding the quality, environment, health and safety at work. In the first phase of the VEGA project No. 1/0448/13 "Transformation of ergonomics program into the company management structure through interaction and utilization QMS, EMS, HSMS", we focused on obtaining information about the way or procedure of implementing the integrated management systems in manufacturing companies in Slovakia. The paper considers characteristics of integrated management system, specifies the possibilities for successive integration of the management systems and also describes the essential aspects of the practical implementation of integrated management systems in companies in Slovakia.

    9. Strategic management of health care information systems: nurse managers' perceptions.

      PubMed

      Lammintakanen, Johanna; Kivinen, Tuula; Saranto, Kaija; Kinnunen, Juha

      2009-01-01

      The aim of this study is to describe nurse managers' perceptions of the strategic management of information systems in health care. Lack of strategic thinking is a typical feature in health care and this may also concern information systems. The data for this study was collected by eight focus group interviews including altogether 48 nurse managers from primary and specialised health care. Five main categories described the strategic management of information systems in health care; IT as an emphasis of strategy; lack of strategic management of information systems; the importance of management; problems in privacy protection; and costs of IT. Although IT was emphasised in the strategies of many health care organisations, a typical feature was a lack of strategic management of information systems. This was seen both as an underutilisation of IT opportunities in health care organisations and as increased workload from nurse managers' perspective. Furthermore, the nurse managers reported that implementation of IT strengthened their managerial roles but also required stronger management. In conclusion, strategic management of information systems needs to be strengthened in health care and nurse managers should be more involved in this process.

    10. 32 CFR 239.10 - Management Controls.

      Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

      2010-07-01

      ... Systems. Headquarters, USACE has an existing information management system that manages all information related to the HAP program. (1) HAPMIS. The Homeowners Assistance Program Management Information System... to this program and the management in formation system to protect the privacy information of Expanded...

    11. 32 CFR 239.10 - Management controls.

      Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

      2013-07-01

      ... systems. Headquarters, USACE has an existing information management system that manages all information related to the HAP program. (1) HAPMIS. The Homeowners Assistance Program Management Information System... to this program and the management information system to protect the privacy of Expanded HAP...

    12. 32 CFR 239.10 - Management controls.

      Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

      2012-07-01

      ... systems. Headquarters, USACE has an existing information management system that manages all information related to the HAP program. (1) HAPMIS. The Homeowners Assistance Program Management Information System... to this program and the management information system to protect the privacy of Expanded HAP...

    13. 32 CFR 239.10 - Management controls.

      Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

      2011-07-01

      ... systems. Headquarters, USACE has an existing information management system that manages all information related to the HAP program. (1) HAPMIS. The Homeowners Assistance Program Management Information System... to this program and the management information system to protect the privacy of Expanded HAP...

    14. 23 CFR 973.208 - Indian lands pavement management system (PMS).

      Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

      2013-04-01

      ... 23 Highways 1 2013-04-01 2013-04-01 false Indian lands pavement management system (PMS). 973.208... PROGRAM Bureau of Indian Affairs Management Systems § 973.208 Indian lands pavement management system (PMS... concepts described in the AASHTO's “Pavement Management Guide.” 1 1 “Pavement Management Guide,” AASHTO...

    15. 23 CFR 973.208 - Indian lands pavement management system (PMS).

      Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

      2010-04-01

      ... 23 Highways 1 2010-04-01 2010-04-01 false Indian lands pavement management system (PMS). 973.208... PROGRAM Bureau of Indian Affairs Management Systems § 973.208 Indian lands pavement management system (PMS... concepts described in the AASHTO's “Pavement Management Guide.” 1 1 “Pavement Management Guide,” AASHTO...

    16. 23 CFR 973.208 - Indian lands pavement management system (PMS).

      Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

      2012-04-01

      ... 23 Highways 1 2012-04-01 2012-04-01 false Indian lands pavement management system (PMS). 973.208... PROGRAM Bureau of Indian Affairs Management Systems § 973.208 Indian lands pavement management system (PMS... concepts described in the AASHTO's “Pavement Management Guide.” 1 1 “Pavement Management Guide,” AASHTO...

    17. 23 CFR 973.208 - Indian lands pavement management system (PMS).

      Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

      2014-04-01

      ... 23 Highways 1 2014-04-01 2014-04-01 false Indian lands pavement management system (PMS). 973.208... PROGRAM Bureau of Indian Affairs Management Systems § 973.208 Indian lands pavement management system (PMS... concepts described in the AASHTO's “Pavement Management Guide.” 1 1 “Pavement Management Guide,” AASHTO...

    18. 23 CFR 973.208 - Indian lands pavement management system (PMS).

      Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

      2011-04-01

      ... 23 Highways 1 2011-04-01 2011-04-01 false Indian lands pavement management system (PMS). 973.208... PROGRAM Bureau of Indian Affairs Management Systems § 973.208 Indian lands pavement management system (PMS... concepts described in the AASHTO's “Pavement Management Guide.” 1 1 “Pavement Management Guide,” AASHTO...

    19. [Relationship Between Members Satisfaction with Service Club Management Processes and Perception of Club Management System.

      ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

      Dawson, Frances Trigg

      A study was made to determine the relationships between (1) satisfaction of members with service club management processes and member's perception of management systems, (2) perception of service club management system to selected independent variables, and (3) satisfaction to perception of service club management systems with independent…

    20. 41 CFR 302-1.100 - What is a comprehensive, automated relocation management system?

      Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

      2014-07-01

      ... system? A comprehensive, automated relocation management system is a system that integrates into a single... 41 Public Contracts and Property Management 4 2014-07-01 2014-07-01 false What is a comprehensive, automated relocation management system? 302-1.100 Section 302-1.100 Public Contracts and Property Management...

    1. 48 CFR 1052.234-72 - Core Earned Value Management System AUG 2011

      Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

      2011-10-01

      ... Management System AUG 2011 1052.234-72 Section 1052.234-72 Federal Acquisition Regulations System DEPARTMENT... and Clauses 1052.234-72 Core Earned Value Management System AUG 2011 As prescribed in DTAR 1034.203... an earned value management system (EVMS). (a) The Contractor shall use an earned value management...

    2. 41 CFR 302-1.100 - What is a comprehensive, automated relocation management system?

      Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

      2013-07-01

      ... system? A comprehensive, automated relocation management system is a system that integrates into a single... 41 Public Contracts and Property Management 4 2013-07-01 2012-07-01 true What is a comprehensive, automated relocation management system? 302-1.100 Section 302-1.100 Public Contracts and Property Management...

    3. 41 CFR 302-1.100 - What is a comprehensive, automated relocation management system?

      Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

      2011-07-01

      ... system? A comprehensive, automated relocation management system is a system that integrates into a single... 41 Public Contracts and Property Management 4 2011-07-01 2011-07-01 false What is a comprehensive, automated relocation management system? 302-1.100 Section 302-1.100 Public Contracts and Property Management...

    4. 48 CFR 1052.234-72 - Core Earned Value Management System AUG 2011

      Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

      2013-10-01

      ... Management System AUG 2011 1052.234-72 Section 1052.234-72 Federal Acquisition Regulations System DEPARTMENT... and Clauses 1052.234-72 Core Earned Value Management System AUG 2011 As prescribed in DTAR 1034.203... an earned value management system (EVMS). (a) The Contractor shall use an earned value management...

    5. 48 CFR 1052.234-72 - Core Earned Value Management System AUG 2011

      Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

      2014-10-01

      ... Management System AUG 2011 1052.234-72 Section 1052.234-72 Federal Acquisition Regulations System DEPARTMENT... and Clauses 1052.234-72 Core Earned Value Management System AUG 2011 As prescribed in DTAR 1034.203... an earned value management system (EVMS). (a) The Contractor shall use an earned value management...

    6. 41 CFR 302-1.100 - What is a comprehensive, automated relocation management system?

      Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

      2012-07-01

      ... system? A comprehensive, automated relocation management system is a system that integrates into a single... 41 Public Contracts and Property Management 4 2012-07-01 2012-07-01 false What is a comprehensive, automated relocation management system? 302-1.100 Section 302-1.100 Public Contracts and Property Management...

    7. Environmental Files and Data Bases. Part A. Introduction and Oceanographic Management Information System.

      DTIC Science & Technology

      1981-09-01

      Management Information System Naval Oceanography Program Naval Oceanographic Requirements Acoustic Reference Service Research Vehicle...THE OCEANOGRAPHIC MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM . .. .... 2-1 3. ACOUSTIC DATA .. .. .... ......... ...... 3-1 4. GEOLOGICAL AND GEOPHYSICAL DATA...36 CHAPTER 2 THE OCEANOGRAPHIC MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM 2-i CHAPTER 2 THE OCEANOGRAPHIC MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM CONTENTS Page

    8. 76 FR 76917 - Homeless Management Information Systems Requirements

      Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

      2011-12-09

      ...-P-01] Homeless Management Information Systems Requirements AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary... for the establishment of regulations for Homeless Management Information Systems (HMIS), which are the... community development, Homeless, Information technology system, Management system, Nonprofit organizations...

    9. 20 CFR 632.76 - Program management systems.

      Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

      2010-04-01

      ... NATIVE AMERICAN EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING PROGRAMS Program Design and Management § 632.76 Program management systems. (a) All Native American grantees shall establish management information systems to... 20 Employees' Benefits 3 2010-04-01 2010-04-01 false Program management systems. 632.76 Section...

    10. A Data-Based Financial Management Information System (FMIS) for Administrative Sciences Department

      DTIC Science & Technology

      1990-12-01

      Financial Management Information System that would result in improved management of financial assets, better use of clerical skills, and more detailed...develops and implements a personal computer-based Management Information System for the Management of the many funding accounts controlled by the...different software programs, into a single all-encompassing Management Information System . The system was written using dBASE IV and is currently operational.

    11. The influence of enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems' performance on earnings management

      NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

      Tsai, Wen-Hsien; Lee, Kuen-Chang; Liu, Jau-Yang; Lin, Sin-Jin; Chou, Yu-Wei

      2012-11-01

      We analyse whether there is a linkage between performance measures of enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems and earnings management. We find that earnings management decreases with the higher performance of ERP systems. The empirical result is as expected. We further analyse how the dimension of the DeLone and McLean model of information systems success affects earnings management. We find that the relationship between the performance of ERP systems and earnings management depends on System Quality after ERP implementation. The more System Quality improves, the more earnings management is reduced.

    12. 48 CFR 245.105 - Contractor's property management system compliance.

      Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

      2010-10-01

      ... management system compliance. 245.105 Section 245.105 Federal Acquisition Regulations System DEFENSE ACQUISITION REGULATIONS SYSTEM, DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE CONTRACT MANAGEMENT GOVERNMENT PROPERTY General 245.105 Contractor's property management system compliance. The assigned property administrator shall perform...

    13. Integrated Computer System of Management in Logistics

      NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

      Chwesiuk, Krzysztof

      2011-06-01

      This paper aims at presenting a concept of an integrated computer system of management in logistics, particularly in supply and distribution chains. Consequently, the paper includes the basic idea of the concept of computer-based management in logistics and components of the system, such as CAM and CIM systems in production processes, and management systems for storage, materials flow, and for managing transport, forwarding and logistics companies. The platform which integrates computer-aided management systems is that of electronic data interchange.

    14. The Art World's Concept of Negative Space Applied to System Safety Management

      NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)

      Goodin, James Ronald (Ronnie)

      2005-01-01

      Tools from several different disciplines can improve system safety management. This paper relates the Art World with our system safety world, showing useful art schools of thought applied to system safety management, developing an art theory-system safety bridge. This bridge is then used to demonstrate relations with risk management, the legal system, personnel management and basic management (establishing priorities). One goal of this presentation/paper is simply to be a fun diversion from the many technical topics presented during the conference.

    15. Analysis of Service Records Management Systems for Rescue and Retention of Cultural Resource Documents

      DTIC Science & Technology

      2009-06-01

      this information was not migrated to the new data- base . The responsible offices were told to destroy the old cards, and thus, vast amounts of...then necessary to examine the online service-specific records management systems , namely Army Records Information Management System (ARIMS ), Air...Force Records Information Management System (AFRIMS), and the Navy Records Management System .3 Each system

    16. 41 CFR 102-34.340 - Do we need a fleet management information system?

      Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

      2010-07-01

      ... management information system? 102-34.340 Section 102-34.340 Public Contracts and Property Management Federal... VEHICLE MANAGEMENT Federal Fleet Report § 102-34.340 Do we need a fleet management information system? Yes, you must have a fleet management information system at the department or agency level that — (a...

    17. 41 CFR 102-34.340 - Do we need a fleet management information system?

      Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

      2011-01-01

      ... management information system? 102-34.340 Section 102-34.340 Public Contracts and Property Management Federal... VEHICLE MANAGEMENT Federal Fleet Report § 102-34.340 Do we need a fleet management information system? Yes, you must have a fleet management information system at the department or agency level that — (a...

    18. 41 CFR 102-34.340 - Do we need a fleet management information system?

      Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

      2013-07-01

      ... management information system? 102-34.340 Section 102-34.340 Public Contracts and Property Management Federal... VEHICLE MANAGEMENT Federal Fleet Report § 102-34.340 Do we need a fleet management information system? Yes, you must have a fleet management information system at the department or agency level that — (a...

    19. 41 CFR 102-34.340 - Do we need a fleet management information system?

      Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

      2012-01-01

      ... management information system? 102-34.340 Section 102-34.340 Public Contracts and Property Management Federal... VEHICLE MANAGEMENT Federal Fleet Report § 102-34.340 Do we need a fleet management information system? Yes, you must have a fleet management information system at the department or agency level that — (a...

    20. 41 CFR 102-34.340 - Do we need a fleet management information system?

      Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

      2014-01-01

      ... management information system? 102-34.340 Section 102-34.340 Public Contracts and Property Management Federal... VEHICLE MANAGEMENT Federal Fleet Report § 102-34.340 Do we need a fleet management information system? Yes, you must have a fleet management information system at the department or agency level that — (a...

    1. 48 CFR 970.5232-7 - Financial management system.

      Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

      2011-10-01

      ... 48 Federal Acquisition Regulations System 5 2011-10-01 2011-10-01 false Financial management... for Management and Operating Contracts 970.5232-7 Financial management system. As prescribed in 970.3270(b)(1), insert the following clause: Financial Management System (DEC 2000) The Contractor shall...

    2. 48 CFR 970.5232-7 - Financial management system.

      Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

      2010-10-01

      ... maintain and administer a financial management system that is suitable to provide proper accounting in... 48 Federal Acquisition Regulations System 5 2010-10-01 2010-10-01 false Financial management... for Management and Operating Contracts 970.5232-7 Financial management system. As prescribed in 970...

    3. Development of the KOSMS management simulation training system and its application

      NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

      Takatsu, Yoshiki

      The use of games which simulate actual corporate management has recently become more common and is now utilized in various ways for in-house corporate training courses. KOSMS (Kobe Steel Management Simulation System), a training system designed to help improve the management skills of senior management staff, is a unique management simulation training system in which the participants, using personal computers, must make decisions concerning a variety of management activities, in simulated competition with other corporations. This report outlines the KOSMS system, and describes the basic structure and detailed contents of the management simulation models, and actual application of the KOSMS management simulation training.

    4. Evaluation of Microcomputer-Based Operation and Maintenance Management Systems for Army Water/Wastewater Treatment Plant Operation.

      DTIC Science & Technology

      1986-07-01

      COMPUTER-AIDED OPERATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM ................. 29 Functions of an Off-Line Computer-Aided Operation Management System Applications of...System Comparisons 85 DISTRIBUTION 5V J. • 0. FIGURES Number Page 1 Hardware Components 21 2 Basic Functions of a Computer-Aided Operation Management System...Plant Visits 26 4 Computer-Aided Operation Management Systems Reviewed for Analysis of Basic Functions 29 5 Progress of Software System Installation and

    5. 5 CFR 9701.405 - Performance management system requirements.

      Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

      2013-01-01

      ... performance management systems for DHS employees, subject to the requirements set forth in this subpart. (b) Each DHS performance management system must— (1) Specify the employees covered by the system(s); (2... 5 Administrative Personnel 3 2013-01-01 2013-01-01 false Performance management system...

    6. 5 CFR 9701.405 - Performance management system requirements.

      Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

      2011-01-01

      ... performance management systems for DHS employees, subject to the requirements set forth in this subpart. (b) Each DHS performance management system must— (1) Specify the employees covered by the system(s); (2... 5 Administrative Personnel 3 2011-01-01 2011-01-01 false Performance management system...

    7. 5 CFR 9701.405 - Performance management system requirements.

      Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

      2012-01-01

      ... performance management systems for DHS employees, subject to the requirements set forth in this subpart. (b) Each DHS performance management system must— (1) Specify the employees covered by the system(s); (2... 5 Administrative Personnel 3 2012-01-01 2012-01-01 false Performance management system...

    8. 5 CFR 9701.405 - Performance management system requirements.

      Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

      2014-01-01

      ... performance management systems for DHS employees, subject to the requirements set forth in this subpart. (b) Each DHS performance management system must— (1) Specify the employees covered by the system(s); (2... 5 Administrative Personnel 3 2014-01-01 2014-01-01 false Performance management system...

    9. Home and Building Energy Management Systems | Grid Modernization | NREL

      Science.gov Websites

      Home and Building Energy Management Systems Home and Building Energy Management Systems NREL building assets and energy management systems can provide value to the grid. Photo of a pair of NREL researchers who received a record of invention for a home energy management system in a smart home laboratory

    10. Feasibility of Executing MIMS on Interdata 80.

      DTIC Science & Technology

      CDC 6500 computers, CDC 6600 computers, MIMS(Medical Information Management System ), Medical information management system , File structures, Computer...storage managementThe report examines the feasibility of implementing large information management system on mini-computers. The Medical Information ... Management System and the Interdata 80 mini-computer were selected as being representative systems. The FORTRAN programs currently being used in MIMS

    11. Design distributed simulation platform for vehicle management system

      NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

      Wen, Zhaodong; Wang, Zhanlin; Qiu, Lihua

      2006-11-01

      Next generation military aircraft requires the airborne management system high performance. General modules, data integration, high speed data bus and so on are needed to share and manage information of the subsystems efficiently. The subsystems include flight control system, propulsion system, hydraulic power system, environmental control system, fuel management system, electrical power system and so on. The unattached or mixed architecture is changed to integrated architecture. That means the whole airborne system is regarded into one system to manage. So the physical devices are distributed but the system information is integrated and shared. The process function of each subsystem are integrated (including general process modules, dynamic reconfiguration), furthermore, the sensors and the signal processing functions are shared. On the other hand, it is a foundation for power shared. Establish a distributed vehicle management system using 1553B bus and distributed processors which can provide a validation platform for the research of airborne system integrated management. This paper establishes the Vehicle Management System (VMS) simulation platform. Discuss the software and hardware configuration and analyze the communication and fault-tolerant method.

    12. 48 CFR 1034.201 - Policy.

      Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

      2014-10-01

      ... CONTRACTING MAJOR SYSTEM ACQUISITION Earned Value Management System 1034.201 Policy. (a) (1) An Earned Value Management System (EVMS) is required for major acquisitions for development/modernization/enhancement (DME..., Earned Value Management System; and, as appropriate, 1052.234-4, Earned Value Management System Alternate...

    13. 48 CFR 1034.201 - Policy.

      Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

      2013-10-01

      ... CONTRACTING MAJOR SYSTEM ACQUISITION Earned Value Management System 1034.201 Policy. (a) (1) An Earned Value Management System (EVMS) is required for major acquisitions for development/modernization/enhancement (DME..., Earned Value Management System; and, as appropriate, 1052.234-4, Earned Value Management System Alternate...

    14. 48 CFR 1034.201 - Policy.

      Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

      2012-10-01

      ... CONTRACTING MAJOR SYSTEM ACQUISITION Earned Value Management System 1034.201 Policy. (a) (1) An Earned Value Management System (EVMS) is required for major acquisitions for development/modernization/enhancement (DME..., Earned Value Management System; and, as appropriate, 1052.234-4, Earned Value Management System Alternate...

    15. Design of investment management optimization system for power grid companies under new electricity reform

      NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

      Yang, Chunhui; Su, Zhixiong; Wang, Xin; Liu, Yang; Qi, Yongwei

      2017-03-01

      The new normalization of the economic situation and the implementation of a new round of electric power system reform put forward higher requirements to the daily operation of power grid companies. As an important day-to-day operation of power grid companies, investment management is directly related to the promotion of the company's operating efficiency and management level. In this context, the establishment of power grid company investment management optimization system will help to improve the level of investment management and control the company, which is of great significance for power gird companies to adapt to market environment changing as soon as possible and meet the policy environment requirements. Therefore, the purpose of this paper is to construct the investment management optimization system of power grid companies, which includes investment management system, investment process control system, investment structure optimization system, and investment project evaluation system and investment management information platform support system.

    16. 75 FR 41798 - Solicitation of Letters of Interest to Participate in Biotechnology Quality Management System...

      Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

      2010-07-19

      ...] Solicitation of Letters of Interest to Participate in Biotechnology Quality Management System Program AGENCY... participate in the APHIS Biotechnology Quality Management System Program. The Biotechnology Quality Management..., audit-based compliance assistance program known as the Biotechnology Quality Management System Program...

    17. 75 FR 61413 - Notice of Availability of Biotechnology Quality Management System Audit Standard and Evaluation...

      Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

      2010-10-05

      ...] Notice of Availability of Biotechnology Quality Management System Audit Standard and Evaluation of... Biotechnology Quality Management System Program (BQMS Program) to assist regulated entities in achieving and... customized biotechnology quality management system (BQMS) to improve their management of domestic research...

    18. 25 CFR 900.54 - Should the property management system prescribe internal controls?

      Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

      2010-04-01

      ... EDUCATION ASSISTANCE ACT Standards for Tribal or Tribal Organization Management Systems Property Management... contract consistent with the Indian tribe or tribal organization's property management system. ... 25 Indians 2 2010-04-01 2010-04-01 false Should the property management system prescribe internal...

    19. 25 CFR 900.54 - Should the property management system prescribe internal controls?

      Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

      2011-04-01

      ... EDUCATION ASSISTANCE ACT Standards for Tribal or Tribal Organization Management Systems Property Management... contract consistent with the Indian tribe or tribal organization's property management system. ... 25 Indians 2 2011-04-01 2011-04-01 false Should the property management system prescribe internal...

    20. 41 CFR 105-71.120 - Standards for financial management systems.

      Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

      2011-01-01

      ... management systems. 105-71.120 Section 105-71.120 Public Contracts and Property Management Federal Property Management Regulations System (Continued) GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION Regional Offices-General Services... management systems. (a) A State must expand and account for grant funds in accordance with State laws and...

    1. 41 CFR 105-71.120 - Standards for financial management systems.

      Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

      2014-01-01

      ... management systems. 105-71.120 Section 105-71.120 Public Contracts and Property Management Federal Property Management Regulations System (Continued) GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION Regional Offices-General Services... management systems. (a) A State must expand and account for grant funds in accordance with State laws and...

    2. 22 CFR 145.21 - Standards for financial management systems.

      Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

      2010-04-01

      ... 22 Foreign Relations 1 2010-04-01 2010-04-01 false Standards for financial management systems. 145... Financial and Program Management § 145.21 Standards for financial management systems. (a) The Department... whenever practical. (b) Recipients' financial management systems shall provide for the following. (1...

    3. 29 CFR 95.21 - Standards for financial management systems.

      Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

      2010-07-01

      ... 29 Labor 1 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 true Standards for financial management systems. 95.21 Section 95... Requirements Financial and Program Management § 95.21 Standards for financial management systems. (a... practical. (b) Recipients' financial management systems shall provide for the following: (1) Accurate...

    4. 7 CFR 3019.21 - Standards for financial management systems.

      Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

      2010-01-01

      ... 7 Agriculture 15 2010-01-01 2010-01-01 false Standards for financial management systems. 3019.21... Requirements Financial and Program Management § 3019.21 Standards for financial management systems. (a) Federal... cost information whenever practical. (b) Recipients' financial management systems shall provide for the...

    5. 75 FR 21264 - Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records

      Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

      2010-04-23

      ... Defense. A0030-22 AMC System name: Army Food Management Information System Records System location.... 9397, as amended. Purpose(s): The Army Food Management Information System will be used to automate the...: Supervisor, Army Food Management Information System, Program Manager, 401 First Street, Suite 157, Fort Lee...

    6. Transportation infrastructure : states' implementation of transportation management systems

      DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

      1997-01-13

      This report focuses on the U.S. General Accounting Office's ISTEA update of the states' implementation of pavement management systems, bridges, highway safety, congestion management systems, public transportation, and intermodal management systems. A...

    7. Intelligent community management system based on the devicenet fieldbus

      NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

      Wang, Yulan; Wang, Jianxiong; Liu, Jiwen

      2013-03-01

      With the rapid development of the national economy and the improvement of people's living standards, people are making higher demands on the living environment. And the estate management content, management efficiency and service quality have been higher required. This paper in-depth analyzes about the intelligent community of the structure and composition. According to the users' requirements and related specifications, it achieves the district management systems, which includes Basic Information Management: the management level of housing, household information management, administrator-level management, password management, etc. Service Management: standard property costs, property charges collecting, the history of arrears and other property expenses. Security Management: household gas, water, electricity and security and other security management, security management district and other public places. Systems Management: backup database, restore database, log management. This article also carries out on the Intelligent Community System analysis, proposes an architecture which is based on B / S technology system. And it has achieved a global network device management with friendly, easy to use, unified human - machine interface.

    8. An Approach for Implementation of Project Management Information Systems

      NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

      Běrziša, Solvita; Grabis, Jānis

      Project management is governed by project management methodologies, standards, and other regulatory requirements. This chapter proposes an approach for implementing and configuring project management information systems according to requirements defined by these methodologies. The approach uses a project management specification framework to describe project management methodologies in a standardized manner. This specification is used to automatically configure the project management information system by applying appropriate transformation mechanisms. Development of the standardized framework is based on analysis of typical project management concepts and process and existing XML-based representations of project management. A demonstration example of project management information system's configuration is provided.

    9. 5 CFR 430.304 - SES performance management systems.

      Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

      2011-01-01

      ... 5 Administrative Personnel 1 2011-01-01 2011-01-01 false SES performance management systems. 430.304 Section 430.304 Administrative Personnel OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT CIVIL SERVICE REGULATIONS PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT Managing Senior Executive Performance § 430.304 SES performance management systems. (a...

    10. 23 CFR 970.204 - Management systems requirements.

      Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

      2010-04-01

      ... the management systems and their associated databases; and (5) A process for data collection, processing, analysis and updating for each management system. (d) All management systems will use databases with a geographical reference system that can be used to geolocate all database information. (e...

    11. 23 CFR 970.204 - Management systems requirements.

      Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

      2012-04-01

      ... the management systems and their associated databases; and (5) A process for data collection, processing, analysis and updating for each management system. (d) All management systems will use databases with a geographical reference system that can be used to geolocate all database information. (e...

    12. 23 CFR 970.204 - Management systems requirements.

      Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

      2011-04-01

      ... the management systems and their associated databases; and (5) A process for data collection, processing, analysis and updating for each management system. (d) All management systems will use databases with a geographical reference system that can be used to geolocate all database information. (e...

    13. 23 CFR 970.204 - Management systems requirements.

      Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

      2013-04-01

      ... the management systems and their associated databases; and (5) A process for data collection, processing, analysis and updating for each management system. (d) All management systems will use databases with a geographical reference system that can be used to geolocate all database information. (e...

    14. The Management and Demonstration System at Murray State University.

      ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

      Schroeder, Gary G.

      The management system in use at the Murray State University Teacher Corps Project is described. The system uses management by objectives and the demonstration approach, and encourages managers to focus on the development and demonstration of ideas, processes, and structures. The system's operating concepts of time management and human resources…

    15. 5 CFR 297.103 - Designations of authority by system manager.

      Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

      2012-01-01

      ... manager. 297.103 Section 297.103 Administrative Personnel OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT CIVIL SERVICE... system manager. The responsible Office system manager having jurisdiction over a system of records may designate in writing an Office employee to evaluate and issue the Office's decision on Privacy Act matters...

    16. 5 CFR 297.103 - Designations of authority by system manager.

      Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

      2014-01-01

      ... manager. 297.103 Section 297.103 Administrative Personnel OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT CIVIL SERVICE... system manager. The responsible Office system manager having jurisdiction over a system of records may designate in writing an Office employee to evaluate and issue the Office's decision on Privacy Act matters...

    17. 5 CFR 297.103 - Designations of authority by system manager.

      Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

      2011-01-01

      ... manager. 297.103 Section 297.103 Administrative Personnel OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT CIVIL SERVICE... system manager. The responsible Office system manager having jurisdiction over a system of records may designate in writing an Office employee to evaluate and issue the Office's decision on Privacy Act matters...

    18. 5 CFR 297.103 - Designations of authority by system manager.

      Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

      2013-01-01

      ... manager. 297.103 Section 297.103 Administrative Personnel OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT CIVIL SERVICE... system manager. The responsible Office system manager having jurisdiction over a system of records may designate in writing an Office employee to evaluate and issue the Office's decision on Privacy Act matters...

    19. Correlation Research of Medical Security Management System Network Platform in Medical Practice

      NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

      Jie, Wang; Fan, Zhang; Jian, Hao; Li-nong, Yu; Jun, Fei; Ping, Hao; Ya-wei, Shen; Yue-jin, Chang

      Objective-The related research of medical security management system network in medical practice. Methods-Establishing network platform of medical safety management system, medical security network host station, medical security management system(C/S), medical security management system of departments and sections, comprehensive query, medical security disposal and examination system. Results-In medical safety management, medical security management system can reflect the hospital medical security problem, and can achieve real-time detection and improve the medical security incident detection rate. Conclusion-The application of the research in the hospital management implementation, can find hospital medical security hidden danger and the problems of medical disputes, and can help in resolving medical disputes in time and achieve good work efficiency, which is worth applying in the hospital practice.

    20. 77 FR 49011 - Privacy Act of 1974; New System of Records, Office of General Counsel E-Discovery Management...

      Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

      2012-08-15

      ... System of Records, Office of General Counsel E-Discovery Management System--Change in Final Effective... the OGC E-Discovery Management System until after the opportunity for further comment is provided to... intent to establish a new system of records for OGC's E-Discovery Management System (EDMS), a system...

    1. 77 FR 68140 - Privacy Act of 1974; New System of Records, Office of General Counsel E-Discovery Management...

      Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

      2012-11-15

      ... System of Records, Office of General Counsel E-Discovery Management System: Republication of System... Counsel (OGC) E- Discovery Management System (EDMS). EDMS was first announced and described in a July 17... for OGC's E-Discovery Management System (OGC-EDMS), a system expected to significantly improve the...

    2. Information management

      NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)

      Ricks, Wendell; Corker, Kevin

      1990-01-01

      Primary Flight Display (PFD) information management and cockpit display of information management research is presented in viewgraph form. The information management problem in the cockpit, information management burdens, the key characteristics of an information manager, the interface management system handling the flow of information and the dialogs between the system and the pilot, and overall system architecture are covered.

    3. [The future of clinical laboratory database management system].

      PubMed

      Kambe, M; Imidy, D; Matsubara, A; Sugimoto, Y

      1999-09-01

      To assess the present status of the clinical laboratory database management system, the difference between the Clinical Laboratory Information System and Clinical Laboratory System was explained in this study. Although three kinds of database management systems (DBMS) were shown including the relational model, tree model and network model, the relational model was found to be the best DBMS for the clinical laboratory database based on our experience and developments of some clinical laboratory expert systems. As a future clinical laboratory database management system, the IC card system connected to an automatic chemical analyzer was proposed for personal health data management and a microscope/video system was proposed for dynamic data management of leukocytes or bacteria.

    4. 41 CFR 109-1.5205 - Personal property management system changes.

      Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

      2010-07-01

      ... 41 Public Contracts and Property Management 3 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 false Personal property management system changes. 109-1.5205 Section 109-1.5205 Public Contracts and Property Management Federal Property Management Regulations System (Continued) DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY PROPERTY MANAGEMENT REGULATIONS...

    5. 48 CFR 252.245-7003 - Contractor Property Management System Administration.

      Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

      2011-10-01

      ... Management System Administration. 252.245-7003 Section 252.245-7003 Federal Acquisition Regulations System... AND CONTRACT CLAUSES Text of Provisions And Clauses 252.245-7003 Contractor Property Management System Administration. As prescribed in 245.107, insert the following clause: CONTRACTOR PROPERTY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM...

    6. 23 CFR 971.204 - Management systems requirements.

      Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

      2011-04-01

      ... maintain the management systems and their associated databases; and (5) A process for data collection, processing, analysis, and updating for each management system. (c) All management systems will use databases with a common or coordinated reference system, that can be used to geolocate all database information...

    7. 23 CFR 971.204 - Management systems requirements.

      Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

      2010-04-01

      ... maintain the management systems and their associated databases; and (5) A process for data collection, processing, analysis, and updating for each management system. (c) All management systems will use databases with a common or coordinated reference system, that can be used to geolocate all database information...

    8. 23 CFR 971.204 - Management systems requirements.

      Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

      2012-04-01

      ... maintain the management systems and their associated databases; and (5) A process for data collection, processing, analysis, and updating for each management system. (c) All management systems will use databases with a common or coordinated reference system, that can be used to geolocate all database information...

    9. 23 CFR 971.204 - Management systems requirements.

      Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

      2013-04-01

      ... maintain the management systems and their associated databases; and (5) A process for data collection, processing, analysis, and updating for each management system. (c) All management systems will use databases with a common or coordinated reference system, that can be used to geolocate all database information...

    10. Design and implement of mobile equipment management system based on QRcode

      NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

      Yu, Runze; Duan, Xiaohui; Jiao, Bingli

      2017-08-01

      A mobile equipment management system based on QRcode is proposed for remote and convenient device management. Unlike conventional systems, the system here makes managers accessible to real-time information with smart phones. Compared with the conventional method, which can only be operated with specific devices, this lightweight and efficient tele management mode is conducive to the asset management in multiple scenarios.

    11. 41 CFR 101-1.101 - Federal Property Management Regulations System.

      Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

      2010-07-01

      ... 41 Public Contracts and Property Management 2 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 true Federal Property Management Regulations System. 101-1.101 Section 101-1.101 Public Contracts and Property Management Federal Property Management Regulations System FEDERAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT REGULATIONS GENERAL 1-INTRODUCTION 1.1...

    12. 20 CFR 637.300 - Management systems, reporting and recordkeeping.

      Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

      2010-04-01

      ... 20 Employees' Benefits 3 2010-04-01 2010-04-01 false Management systems, reporting and... Standards and Procedures § 637.300 Management systems, reporting and recordkeeping. (a) The Governor shall ensure that the State's financial management system and recordkeeping system comply with subpart D of...

    13. 48 CFR 52.223-19 - Compliance with Environmental Management Systems.

      Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

      2011-10-01

      ... Environmental Management Systems. 52.223-19 Section 52.223-19 Federal Acquisition Regulations System FEDERAL... Provisions and Clauses 52.223-19 Compliance with Environmental Management Systems. As prescribed in 23.903, insert the following clause: Compliance With Environmental Management Systems (May 2011) The Contractor's...

    14. 10 CFR 600.311 - Standards for financial management systems.

      Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

      2011-01-01

      ... 10 Energy 4 2011-01-01 2011-01-01 false Standards for financial management systems. 600.311... Requirements § 600.311 Standards for financial management systems. (a) Recipients are encouraged to use existing financial management systems to the extent that the systems comply with Generally Accepted...

    15. 10 CFR 600.311 - Standards for financial management systems.

      Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

      2010-01-01

      ... 10 Energy 4 2010-01-01 2010-01-01 false Standards for financial management systems. 600.311... Requirements § 600.311 Standards for financial management systems. (a) Recipients are encouraged to use existing financial management systems to the extent that the systems comply with Generally Accepted...

    16. Master's Degree in Management Information Systems with a Supply Chain Management Focus

      ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

      Ramaswamy, Kizhanatham V.; Boyd, Joseph L.; Desai, Mayur

      2007-01-01

      A graduate curriculum in Management Information Systems with a Supply Chain Management focus is presented. The motivation for this endeavor stems from the fact that the global scope of modern business organizations and the competitive environment in which they operate, requires an information system leveraged supply chain management system (SCM)…

    17. 33 CFR 96.220 - What makes up a safety management system?

      Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

      2010-07-01

      ... 33 Navigation and Navigable Waters 1 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 false What makes up a safety management... SECURITY VESSEL OPERATING REGULATIONS RULES FOR THE SAFE OPERATION OF VESSELS AND SAFETY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS Company and Vessel Safety Management Systems § 96.220 What makes up a safety management system? (a) The...

    18. Planning and Resource Management in an Intelligent Automated Power Management System

      NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)

      Morris, Robert A.

      1991-01-01

      Power system management is a process of guiding a power system towards the objective of continuous supply of electrical power to a set of loads. Spacecraft power system management requires planning and scheduling, since electrical power is a scarce resource in space. The automation of power system management for future spacecraft has been recognized as an important R&D goal. Several automation technologies have emerged including the use of expert systems for automating human problem solving capabilities such as rule based expert system for fault diagnosis and load scheduling. It is questionable whether current generation expert system technology is applicable for power system management in space. The objective of the ADEPTS (ADvanced Electrical Power management Techniques for Space systems) is to study new techniques for power management automation. These techniques involve integrating current expert system technology with that of parallel and distributed computing, as well as a distributed, object-oriented approach to software design. The focus of the current study is the integration of new procedures for automatically planning and scheduling loads with procedures for performing fault diagnosis and control. The objective is the concurrent execution of both sets of tasks on separate transputer processors, thus adding parallelism to the overall management process.

    19. SSCR Automated Manager (SAM) release 1. 1 reference manual

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

      Not Available

      1988-10-01

      This manual provides instructions for using the SSCR Automated Manager (SAM) to manage System Software Change Records (SSCRs) online. SSCRs are forms required to document all system software changes for the Martin Marietta Energy Systems, Inc., Central computer systems. SAM, a program developed at Energy Systems, is accessed through IDMS/R (Integrated Database Management System) on an IBM system.

    20. Applying management information systems to staffing.

      PubMed

      Hanson, R L

      1982-10-01

      A management information system (MIS) is a tool for managing resources effectively. After reviewing some concepts and principles for effective data management, Hanson clearly applies the concepts to nurse staffing systems, which manage human resources. He defines a seven-step process for establishing an MIS, from defining the management objective to implementing the system. Pointing out that an MIS need not be computerized to be effective, Hanson presents a positive perspective and clarifies some often-misconceived notions about management information systems and the paper printouts they generate. In the next issue of JONA, a second article by Hanson will take a more detailed look at the variety, use, and usefulness of staffing statistics available from an MIS for staffing. These articles are based on material in a forthcoming book, Management Systems for Nursing Service Staffing, to be published by Aspen Systems Corporation, Rockville, Maryland.

    1. Case management information systems: how to put the pieces together now and beyond year 2000.

      PubMed

      Matthews, Pamela

      2002-01-01

      The case management process is a critical management and operational component in the delivery of customer services across the patient care continuum. Case management has transcended time and will continue to be a viable infrastructure process for successful organizations in the future. A key component of the case management infrastructure is information systems and technology support. Case management challenges include effective deployment and use of systems and technology. As more sophisticated, integrated systems are made available, case managers can use these tools to continue to expand effectively beyond the patient's episodic event to provide greater levels of cradle-to-grave management of healthcare. This article explores methods for defining case management system needs and identifying automation options available to the case manager.

    2. 5 CFR 9701.410 - DHS responsibilities.

      Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

      2012-01-01

      ... RESOURCES MANAGEMENT SYSTEM Performance Management § 9701.410 DHS responsibilities. In carrying out its performance management system(s), DHS must— (a) Transfer ratings between subordinate organizations and to... 9701.410 Administrative Personnel DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT SYSTEM...

    3. 5 CFR 9701.410 - DHS responsibilities.

      Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

      2014-01-01

      ... RESOURCES MANAGEMENT SYSTEM Performance Management § 9701.410 DHS responsibilities. In carrying out its performance management system(s), DHS must— (a) Transfer ratings between subordinate organizations and to... 9701.410 Administrative Personnel DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT SYSTEM...

    4. 5 CFR 9701.410 - DHS responsibilities.

      Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

      2011-01-01

      ... RESOURCES MANAGEMENT SYSTEM Performance Management § 9701.410 DHS responsibilities. In carrying out its performance management system(s), DHS must— (a) Transfer ratings between subordinate organizations and to... 9701.410 Administrative Personnel DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT SYSTEM...

    5. Microcomputer Database Management Systems for Bibliographic Data.

      ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

      Pollard, Richard

      1986-01-01

      Discusses criteria for evaluating microcomputer database management systems (DBMS) used for storage and retrieval of bibliographic data. Two popular types of microcomputer DBMS--file management systems and relational database management systems--are evaluated with respect to these criteria. (Author/MBR)

    6. 5 CFR 9701.405 - Performance management system requirements.

      Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

      2010-01-01

      ... requirements. 9701.405 Section 9701.405 Administrative Personnel DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY-OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT) DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT SYSTEM Performance Management § 9701.405 Performance...

    7. 32 CFR 34.23 - Property management system.

      Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

      2010-07-01

      ... 32 National Defense 1 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 false Property management system. 34.23 Section 34.23... Requirements Property Standards § 34.23 Property management system. The recipient's property management system... control system shall be in effect to insure adequate safeguards to prevent loss, damage, or theft of the...

    8. 10 CFR 600.323 - Property management system.

      Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

      2010-01-01

      ... 10 Energy 4 2010-01-01 2010-01-01 false Property management system. 600.323 Section 600.323 Energy....323 Property management system. The recipient's property management system must include the following... existence, current utilization, and continued need for the property. (d) A control system must be in effect...

    9. The Implementation of an Office Systems Management Curriculum for the 1980s.

      ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

      Stallard, John J.

      1982-01-01

      Describes the implementation of an office systems management curriculum (at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville) that trains students to develop their conceptual skills and to train for management-level positions. Courses involve the automated office, records systems, office systems analysis, case studies, and management information systems.…

    10. 32 CFR 34.23 - Property management system.

      Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

      2011-07-01

      ... 32 National Defense 1 2011-07-01 2011-07-01 false Property management system. 34.23 Section 34.23... Requirements Property Standards § 34.23 Property management system. The recipient's property management system... control system shall be in effect to insure adequate safeguards to prevent loss, damage, or theft of the...

    11. 10 CFR 600.323 - Property management system.

      Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

      2011-01-01

      ... 10 Energy 4 2011-01-01 2011-01-01 false Property management system. 600.323 Section 600.323 Energy....323 Property management system. The recipient's property management system must include the following... existence, current utilization, and continued need for the property. (d) A control system must be in effect...

    12. Systems Management of Air Force Standard Communications-Computer systems: There is a Better Way

      DTIC Science & Technology

      1988-04-01

      upgrade or replacement of systems. AFR 700-6, Information Systems Operation Management , AFR 700-7, Information Processing Center Opera- tions Management...and AFR 700-8, Telephone Systems Operation Management provide USAF guidance, policy and procedures governing this phase. 4 2. 800-Series Regulations

    13. 48 CFR 352.234-4 - Partial earned value management system.

      Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

      2013-10-01

      ... management system. 352.234-4 Section 352.234-4 Federal Acquisition Regulations System HEALTH AND HUMAN....234-4 Partial earned value management system. As prescribed in 334.203-70(d), the Contracting Officer shall insert the following clause: Partial Earned Value Management System (October 2008) (a) The...

    14. 48 CFR 352.234-4 - Partial earned value management system.

      Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

      2012-10-01

      ... management system. 352.234-4 Section 352.234-4 Federal Acquisition Regulations System HEALTH AND HUMAN....234-4 Partial earned value management system. As prescribed in 334.203-70(d), the Contracting Officer shall insert the following clause: Partial Earned Value Management System (October 2008) (a) The...

    15. 48 CFR 352.234-3 - Full earned value management system.

      Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

      2014-10-01

      ... management system. 352.234-3 Section 352.234-3 Federal Acquisition Regulations System HEALTH AND HUMAN....234-3 Full earned value management system. As prescribed in 334.203-70(c), the Contracting Officer shall insert the following clause: Full Earned Value Management System (October 2008) (a) The Contractor...

    16. 48 CFR 352.234-4 - Partial earned value management system.

      Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

      2014-10-01

      ... management system. 352.234-4 Section 352.234-4 Federal Acquisition Regulations System HEALTH AND HUMAN....234-4 Partial earned value management system. As prescribed in 334.203-70(d), the Contracting Officer shall insert the following clause: Partial Earned Value Management System (October 2008) (a) The...

    17. 48 CFR 352.234-3 - Full earned value management system.

      Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

      2013-10-01

      ... management system. 352.234-3 Section 352.234-3 Federal Acquisition Regulations System HEALTH AND HUMAN....234-3 Full earned value management system. As prescribed in 334.203-70(c), the Contracting Officer shall insert the following clause: Full Earned Value Management System (October 2008) (a) The Contractor...

    18. 48 CFR 352.234-3 - Full earned value management system.

      Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

      2012-10-01

      ... management system. 352.234-3 Section 352.234-3 Federal Acquisition Regulations System HEALTH AND HUMAN....234-3 Full earned value management system. As prescribed in 334.203-70(c), the Contracting Officer shall insert the following clause: Full Earned Value Management System (October 2008) (a) The Contractor...

    19. 48 CFR 352.234-4 - Partial earned value management system.

      Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

      2011-10-01

      ... management system. 352.234-4 Section 352.234-4 Federal Acquisition Regulations System HEALTH AND HUMAN....234-4 Partial earned value management system. As prescribed in 334.203-70(d), the Contracting Officer shall insert the following clause: Partial Earned Value Management System (October 2008) (a) The...

    20. 48 CFR 352.234-3 - Full earned value management system.

      Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

      2011-10-01

      ... management system. 352.234-3 Section 352.234-3 Federal Acquisition Regulations System HEALTH AND HUMAN....234-3 Full earned value management system. As prescribed in 334.203-70(c), the Contracting Officer shall insert the following clause: Full Earned Value Management System (October 2008) (a) The Contractor...

    1. 48 CFR 252.234-7001 - Notice of Earned Value Management System.

      Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

      2011-10-01

      ... Industries Alliance Standard 748, Earned Value Management Systems (ANSI/EIA-748) (current version at time of... Management System. 252.234-7001 Section 252.234-7001 Federal Acquisition Regulations System DEFENSE... CLAUSES Text of Provisions And Clauses 252.234-7001 Notice of Earned Value Management System. As...

    2. 36 CFR 212.5 - Road system management.

      Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

      2011-07-01

      ... safety or to environmental degradation. (c) Cost recovery on National Forest System roads. The Chief may... 36 Parks, Forests, and Public Property 2 2011-07-01 2011-07-01 false Road system management. 212.5... MANAGEMENT Administration of the Forest Transportation System § 212.5 Road system management. (a) Traffic...

    3. Current Standardization and Cooperative Efforts Related to Industrial Information Infrastructures.

      DTIC Science & Technology

      1993-05-01

      Data Management Systems: Components used to store, manage, and retrieve data. Data management includes knowledge bases, database management...Application Development Tools and Methods X/Open and POSIX APIs Integrated Design Support System (IDS) Knowledge -Based Systems (KBS) Application...IDEFlx) Yourdon Jackson System Design (JSD) Knowledge -Based Systems (KBSs) Structured Systems Development (SSD) Semantic Unification Meta-Model

    4. Integrated management system: The integration of ISO 9001, ISO 14001, OHSAS 18001 and ISO 31000

      NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

      Muzaimi, Hafizzudin; Chew, Boon Cheong; Hamid, Syaiful Rizal

      2017-03-01

      The implementation of integrated management system (IMS) for better quality management has become a preference for many organizations. This can be seen as many organizations used the combination of quality ISO 9001, an environment ISO 14001 and occupational health and safety management system OHSAS 18001 as a core for the IMS that largely implemented. Besides, the linked between quality management with risk management system need to be identified as the management system that enhance the effectiveness of IMS. Therefore, the risk management system ISO 31000 also presented as a part of integration. In nowadays competitive environment, the increasing pressure and needs from customer or stakeholders make it compulsory for the organization to propose the new system and standards. This paper presents and discusses about the benefit of integration, the management system components that can be converged and the implementation approach. A series of interview was conducted through in-depth interviews with 8 experts in this field, while data collected were analyzed qualitatively. The results consist of 16 factors of IMS implementation that have been identified and the use of PDCA approach for an effective implementation of IMS. As a conclusion, the paper proposes the integration of four management systems (ISO 9001, ISO 14001, OHSAS 18001 and ISO 31000) and on how the IMS can be used to structure the process of management for quality management towards sustainability practices in the organization.

    5. Fit for purpose quality management system for military forensic exploitation.

      PubMed

      Wilson, Lauren Elizabeth; Gahan, Michelle Elizabeth; Robertson, James; Lennard, Chris

      2018-03-01

      In a previous publication we described a systems approach to forensic science applied in the military domain. The forensic science 'system of systems' describes forensic science as a sub-system in the larger criminal justice, law enforcement, intelligence, and military systems, with quality management being an important supporting system. Quality management systems help to ensure that organisations achieve their objective and continually improve their capability. Components of forensic science quality management systems can include standardisation of processes, accreditation of facilities to national/international standards, and certification of personnel. A fit for purpose quality management system should be balanced to allow organisations to meet objectives, provide continuous improvement; mitigate risk; and impart a positive quality culture. Considerable attention over the last decades has been given to the need for forensic science quality management systems to meet criminal justice and law enforcement objectives. More recently, the need for the forensic quality management systems to meet forensic intelligence objectives has been considered. This paper, for the first time, discusses the need for a fit for purpose quality management system for military forensic exploitation. Crown Copyright © 2018. Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

    6. Analysis of the Apollo spacecraft operational data management system. Executive summary

      NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)

      1971-01-01

      A study was made of Apollo, Skylab, and several other data management systems to determine those techniques which could be applied to the management of operational data for future manned spacecraft programs. The results of the study are presented and include: (1) an analysis of present data management systems, (2) a list of requirements for future operational data management systems, (3) an evaluation of automated data management techniques, and (4) a plan for data management applicable to future space programs.

    7. 30 CFR 585.810 - What must I include in my Safety Management System?

      Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

      2013-07-01

      ..., COPs and GAPs Safety Management Systems § 585.810 What must I include in my Safety Management System? You must submit a description of the Safety Management System you will use with your COP (provided...

    8. 30 CFR 585.810 - What must I include in my Safety Management System?

      Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

      2014-07-01

      ..., COPs and GAPs Safety Management Systems § 585.810 What must I include in my Safety Management System? You must submit a description of the Safety Management System you will use with your COP (provided...

    9. 30 CFR 585.810 - What must I include in my Safety Management System?

      Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

      2012-07-01

      ..., COPs and GAPs Safety Management Systems § 585.810 What must I include in my Safety Management System? You must submit a description of the Safety Management System you will use with your COP (provided...

    10. Management advisory memorandum on National Airspace System infrastructure management system prototype, Federal Aviation Administration

      DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

      1997-03-01

      This is our Management Advisory Memorandum on the National Airspace : System (NAS) Infrastructure Management System (NIMS) prototype : project in the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). Our review was : initiated in response to a hotline complaint...

    11. 23 CFR 971.204 - Management systems requirements.

      Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

      2014-04-01

      ... Highways FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION FEDERAL LANDS HIGHWAYS FOREST SERVICE... maintain the management systems and their associated databases; and (5) A process for data collection, processing, analysis, and updating for each management system. (c) All management systems will use databases...

    12. 23 CFR 970.204 - Management systems requirements.

      Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

      2014-04-01

      ... Highways FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION FEDERAL LANDS HIGHWAYS NATIONAL PARK... the management systems and their associated databases; and (5) A process for data collection, processing, analysis and updating for each management system. (d) All management systems will use databases...

    13. A Study of MX Environmental Management Information System (MXEMIS) Needs.

      DTIC Science & Technology

      1983-12-01

      ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM (MXEMIS) NEEDS by Ronald Webster Ralph Mitchell Valorie Young -J : 2 34 LA--. Approved for public release...System (SAIFS) The MX Management Information System (MX MIS) The Mobilization Early Warning System (MEWS) The Computer-Aided Environmental Baseline...26 REFERENCES DISTRIBUTION I5 S’ t A STUDY OF MX ENVIRONMENTAL 2 EXISTING SYSTEMS CLASSIFICATION MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM (MXEMIS

    14. The importance of management information systems in a managed care environment.

      PubMed

      Porro, M R; Brill, K R

      1995-06-01

      Keys to successful information systems for home care providers are planning and control. With managed care's emphasis on data, agencies need to have information systems that can handle the demands managed care puts on agencies today--planning before hurrying to install a system will ensure control as the managed care contracts add up.

    15. Use of electronic information systems in nursing management.

      PubMed

      Lammintakanen, Johanna; Saranto, Kaija; Kivinen, Tuula

      2010-05-01

      The purpose of this study is to describe nurse managers' perceptions of the use of electronic information systems in their daily work. Several kinds of software are used for administrative and information management purposes in health care organizations, but the issue has been studied less from nurse managers' perspective. The material for this qualitative study was acquired according to the principles of focus group interview. Altogether eight focus groups were held with 48 nurse managers from both primary and specialized health care organizations. The nurse managers were asked in focus groups to describe the use of information systems in their daily work in addition to some other themes. The material was analyzed by inductive content analysis using ATLAS.ti computer program. The main category "pros and cons of using information systems in nursing management" summarized the nurse managers' perceptions of using electronic information systems. The main category consisted of three sub-categories: (1) nurse managers' perceptions of the use of information technology; (2) usability of management information systems; (3) development of personnel competencies and work processes. The nurse managers made several comments on the implementation of immature electronic information systems which caused inefficiencies in working processes. However, they considered electronic information systems to be essential elements of their daily work. Furthermore, the nurse managers' descriptions of the pros and cons of using information systems reflected partly the shortcomings of strategic management and lack of coordination in health care organizations. Copyright 2010 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.

    16. Knowledge-based systems for power management

      NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)

      Lollar, L. F.

      1992-01-01

      NASA-Marshall's Electrical Power Branch has undertaken the development of expert systems in support of further advancements in electrical power system automation. Attention is given to the features (1) of the Fault Recovery and Management Expert System, (2) a resource scheduler or Master of Automated Expert Scheduling Through Resource Orchestration, and (3) an adaptive load-priority manager, or Load Priority List Management System. The characteristics of an advisory battery manager for the Hubble Space Telescope, designated the 'nickel-hydrogen expert system', are also noted.

    17. Toward information management in corporations (2)

      NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

      Shibata, Mitsuru

      If construction of inhouse information management systems in an advanced information society should be positioned along with the social information management, its base making begins with reviewing current paper filing systems. Since the problems which inhere in inhouse information management systems utilizing OA equipments also inhere in paper filing systems, the first step toward full scale inhouse information management should be to grasp and solve the fundamental problems in current filing systems. This paper describes analysis of fundamental problems in filing systems, making new type of offices and analysis of improvement needs in filing systems, and some points in improving filing systems.

    18. 75 FR 68418 - Real-Time System Management Information Program

      Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

      2010-11-08

      ...-Time System Management Information Program AGENCY: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), DOT. ACTION...) to establish a Real-Time System Management Information Program that provides, in all States, the... traveler information. The purposes of the Real-Time System Management Information Program are to: (1...

    19. 20 CFR 633.311 - Management information systems.

      Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

      2010-04-01

      ... 20 Employees' Benefits 3 2010-04-01 2010-04-01 false Management information systems. 633.311... AND SEASONAL FARMWORKER PROGRAMS Program Design and Administrative Procedures § 633.311 Management information systems. All grantees shall establish and maintain a program and financial management system which...

    20. 76 FR 42536 - Real-Time System Management Information Program

      Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

      2011-07-19

      ...-Time System Management Information Program AGENCY: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), DOT. ACTION... Real-Time System Management Information Program and general information about current and planned... establishing requirements for the Real-Time System Management Information Program on November 8, 2010, at 75 FR...

    1. 41 CFR 101-39.102 - Determinations.

      Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

      2010-07-01

      ...-INTERAGENCY FLEET MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS 39.1-Establishment, Modification, and Discontinuance of Interagency Fleet Management Systems § 101-39.102 Determinations. Each determination to establish a fleet management system... name of the executive agency designated to be responsible for operating the fleet management system and...

    2. 48 CFR 970.3270 - Standard financial management clauses.

      Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

      2011-10-01

      ... management and operating contracts with integrated accounting systems. (iv) The contracting officer shall... systems: (1) 970.5232-7, Financial management system. (2) 970.5232-8, Integrated accounting. (c) Any... management clauses. 970.3270 Section 970.3270 Federal Acquisition Regulations System DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY...

    3. 48 CFR 970.3270 - Standard financial management clauses.

      Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

      2014-10-01

      ... management and operating contracts with integrated accounting systems. (iv) The contracting officer shall... systems: (1) 970.5232-7, Financial management system. (2) 970.5232-8, Integrated accounting. (c) Any... management clauses. 970.3270 Section 970.3270 Federal Acquisition Regulations System DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY...

    4. 48 CFR 970.3270 - Standard financial management clauses.

      Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

      2013-10-01

      ... management and operating contracts with integrated accounting systems. (iv) The contracting officer shall... systems: (1) 970.5232-7, Financial management system. (2) 970.5232-8, Integrated accounting. (c) Any... management clauses. 970.3270 Section 970.3270 Federal Acquisition Regulations System DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY...

    5. 48 CFR 970.3270 - Standard financial management clauses.

      Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

      2012-10-01

      ... management and operating contracts with integrated accounting systems. (iv) The contracting officer shall... systems: (1) 970.5232-7, Financial management system. (2) 970.5232-8, Integrated accounting. (c) Any... management clauses. 970.3270 Section 970.3270 Federal Acquisition Regulations System DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY...

    6. Selecting Data-Base Management Software for Microcomputers in Libraries and Information Units.

      ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

      Pieska, K. A. O.

      1986-01-01

      Presents a model for the evaluation of database management systems software from the viewpoint of librarians and information specialists. The properties of data management systems, database management systems, and text retrieval systems are outlined and compared. (10 references) (CLB)

    7. 20 CFR 633.311 - Management information systems.

      Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

      2011-04-01

      ... 20 Employees' Benefits 3 2011-04-01 2011-04-01 false Management information systems. 633.311... AND SEASONAL FARMWORKER PROGRAMS Program Design and Administrative Procedures § 633.311 Management information systems. All grantees shall establish and maintain a program and financial management system which...

    8. 20 CFR 633.311 - Management information systems.

      Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

      2012-04-01

      ... 20 Employees' Benefits 3 2012-04-01 2012-04-01 false Management information systems. 633.311... AND SEASONAL FARMWORKER PROGRAMS Program Design and Administrative Procedures § 633.311 Management information systems. All grantees shall establish and maintain a program and financial management system which...

    9. The SysMan monitoring service and its management environment

      NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

      Debski, Andrzej; Janas, Ekkehard

      1996-06-01

      Management of modern information systems is becoming more and more complex. There is a growing need for powerful, flexible and affordable management tools to assist system managers in maintaining such systems. It is at the same time evident that effective management should integrate network management, system management and application management in a uniform way. Object oriented OSI management architecture with its four basic modelling concepts (information, organization, communication and functional models) together with widely accepted distribution platforms such as ANSA/CORBA, constitutes a reliable and modern framework for the implementation of a management toolset. This paper focuses on the presentation of concepts and implementation results of an object oriented management toolset developed and implemented within the framework of the ESPRIT project 7026 SysMan. An overview is given of the implemented SysMan management services including the System Management Service, Monitoring Service, Network Management Service, Knowledge Service, Domain and Policy Service, and the User Interface. Special attention is paid to the Monitoring Service which incorporates the architectural key entity responsible for event management. Its architecture and building components, especially filters, are emphasized and presented in detail.

    10. 41 CFR 101-30.101-13 - Management data.

      Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

      2014-07-01

      ....101-13 Section 101-30.101-13 Public Contracts and Property Management Federal Property Management Regulations System FEDERAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT REGULATIONS SUPPLY AND PROCUREMENT 30-FEDERAL CATALOG SYSTEM 30... to the individual agency's supply system for purposes of supply management as standardization, source...

    11. 41 CFR 101-30.101-13 - Management data.

      Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

      2012-07-01

      ....101-13 Section 101-30.101-13 Public Contracts and Property Management Federal Property Management Regulations System FEDERAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT REGULATIONS SUPPLY AND PROCUREMENT 30-FEDERAL CATALOG SYSTEM 30... to the individual agency's supply system for purposes of supply management as standardization, source...

    12. 41 CFR 101-30.101-13 - Management data.

      Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

      2013-07-01

      ....101-13 Section 101-30.101-13 Public Contracts and Property Management Federal Property Management Regulations System FEDERAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT REGULATIONS SUPPLY AND PROCUREMENT 30-FEDERAL CATALOG SYSTEM 30... to the individual agency's supply system for purposes of supply management as standardization, source...

    13. Adapting inland fisheries management to a changing climate

      USGS Publications Warehouse

      Paukert, Craig P.; Glazer, Bob A.; Hansen, Gretchen J. A.; Irwin, Brian J.; Jacobson, Peter C.; Kershner, Jeffrey L.; Shuter, Brian J.; Whitney, James E.; Lynch, Abigail J.

      2016-01-01

      Natural resource decision makers are challenged to adapt management to a changing climate while balancing short-term management goals with long-term changes in aquatic systems. Adaptation will require developing resilient ecosystems and resilient management systems. Decision makers already have tools to develop or ensure resilient aquatic systems and fisheries such as managing harvest and riparian zones. Because fisheries management often interacts with multiple stakeholders, adaptation strategies involving fisheries managers and other partners focused on land use, policy, and human systems, coupled with long-term monitoring, are necessary for resilient systems. We show how agencies and organizations are adapting to a changing climate in Minnesota and Ontario lakes and Montana streams. We also present how the Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission created a management structure to develop adaptation strategies. These examples demonstrate how organizations and agencies can cope with climate change effects on fishes and fisheries through creating resilient management and ecological systems.

    14. The Air Program Information Management System (APIMS)

      DTIC Science & Technology

      2011-11-02

      Technology November 2, 2011 The Air Program Information Management System (APIMS) Frank Castaneda, III, P.E. APIMS Program Manager AFCEE/TDNQ APIMS...NOV 2011 2. REPORT TYPE 3. DATES COVERED 00-00-2011 to 00-00-2011 4. TITLE AND SUBTITLE The Air Program Information Management System (APIMS... Information   Management   System : Sustainability of  Enterprise air quality management system • Aspects and Impacts to Process • Auditing and Measurement

    15. 75 FR 75549 - Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; Business Systems-Definition and Administration...

      Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

      2010-12-03

      ... systems as accounting systems, estimating systems, purchasing systems, earned value management systems (EVMS), material management and accounting systems (MMAS), and property management systems. 2. DoD is... percent. 2. Accounting System Comment: A number of respondents expressed concern about the criteria to be...

    16. Integrated, automated revenue management for managed care contracts.

      PubMed

      Burckhart, Kent

      2002-04-01

      Faced with increasing managed care penetration and declining net revenue in recent years, healthcare providers increasingly are emphasizing revenue management. To streamline processes and reduce costs in this area, many healthcare providers have implemented or are considering automated contract management systems. When selecting such a system, healthcare financial managers should make certain that the system can interface with both patient-accounting and decision-support systems of the organization. This integration enhances a healthcare provider's financial viability by providing integrated revenue-management capabilities to analyze projected performance of proposed managed care contracts and actual performance of existing contracts.

    17. Proactive pavement asset management with climate change aspects

      NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

      Zofka, Adam

      2018-05-01

      Pavement Asset Management System is a systematic and objective tool to manage pavement network based on the rational, engineering and economic principles. Once implemented and mature Pavement Asset Management System serves the entire range of users starting with the maintenance engineers and ending with the decision-makers. Such a system is necessary to coordinate agency management strategy including proactive maintenance. Basic inputs in the majority of existing Pavement Asset Management System approaches comprise the actual pavement inventory with associated construction history and condition, traffic information as well as various economical parameters. Some Pavement Management System approaches include also weather aspects which is of particular importance considering ongoing climate changes. This paper presents challenges in implementing the Pavement Asset Management System for those National Road Administrations that manage their pavement assets using more traditional strategies, e.g. worse-first approach. Special considerations are given to weather-related inputs and associated analysis to demonstrate the effects of climate change in a short- and long-term range. Based on the presented examples this paper concludes that National Road Administrations should account for the weather-related factors in their Pavement Management Systems as this has a significant impact on the system outcomes from the safety and economical perspective.

    18. 46 CFR 16.500 - Management Information System requirements.

      Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

      2010-10-01

      ... 46 Shipping 1 2010-10-01 2010-10-01 false Management Information System requirements. 16.500 Section 16.500 Shipping COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY MERCHANT MARINE OFFICERS AND SEAMEN CHEMICAL TESTING Management Information System § 16.500 Management Information System requirements. (a...

    19. 23 CFR 500.109 - CMS.

      Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

      2011-04-01

      .... Congestion management means the application of strategies to improve system performance and reliability by... SYSTEMS Management Systems § 500.109 CMS. (a) For purposes of this part, congestion means the level at... management system or process is a systematic and regionally accepted approach for managing congestion that...

    20. 23 CFR 500.109 - CMS.

      Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

      2010-04-01

      .... Congestion management means the application of strategies to improve system performance and reliability by... SYSTEMS Management Systems § 500.109 CMS. (a) For purposes of this part, congestion means the level at... management system or process is a systematic and regionally accepted approach for managing congestion that...

    1. 20 CFR 632.32 - Financial management systems.

      Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

      2011-04-01

      ... 20 Employees' Benefits 3 2011-04-01 2011-04-01 false Financial management systems. 632.32 Section... Financial management systems. (a) Each Native American grantee, subgrantee and contractor shall maintain a financial management system which will provide accurate, current and complete disclosure of the financial...

    2. 14 CFR 152.303 - Financial management system.

      Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

      2011-01-01

      ... 14 Aeronautics and Space 3 2011-01-01 2011-01-01 false Financial management system. 152.303... (CONTINUED) AIRPORTS AIRPORT AID PROGRAM Accounting and Reporting Requirements § 152.303 Financial management system. Each sponsor or planning agency shall establish and maintain a financial management system that...

    3. 23 CFR 500.109 - CMS.

      Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

      2013-04-01

      ... SYSTEMS Management Systems § 500.109 CMS. (a) For purposes of this part, congestion means the level at.... Congestion management means the application of strategies to improve system performance and reliability by... management system or process is a systematic and regionally accepted approach for managing congestion that...

    4. 23 CFR 500.109 - CMS.

      Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

      2014-04-01

      ... SYSTEMS Management Systems § 500.109 CMS. (a) For purposes of this part, congestion means the level at.... Congestion management means the application of strategies to improve system performance and reliability by... management system or process is a systematic and regionally accepted approach for managing congestion that...

    5. 23 CFR 500.109 - CMS.

      Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

      2012-04-01

      ... SYSTEMS Management Systems § 500.109 CMS. (a) For purposes of this part, congestion means the level at.... Congestion management means the application of strategies to improve system performance and reliability by... management system or process is a systematic and regionally accepted approach for managing congestion that...

    6. 7 CFR 246.13 - Financial management system.

      Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

      2014-01-01

      ... 7 Agriculture 4 2014-01-01 2014-01-01 false Financial management system. 246.13 Section 246.13... State Agency Provisions § 246.13 Financial management system. (a) Disclosure of expenditures. The State agency shall maintain a financial management system which provides accurate, current and complete...

    7. 7 CFR 246.13 - Financial management system.

      Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

      2013-01-01

      ... 7 Agriculture 4 2013-01-01 2013-01-01 false Financial management system. 246.13 Section 246.13... State Agency Provisions § 246.13 Financial management system. (a) Disclosure of expenditures. The State agency shall maintain a financial management system which provides accurate, current and complete...

    8. 7 CFR 246.13 - Financial management system.

      Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

      2012-01-01

      ... 7 Agriculture 4 2012-01-01 2012-01-01 false Financial management system. 246.13 Section 246.13... State Agency Provisions § 246.13 Financial management system. (a) Disclosure of expenditures. The State agency shall maintain a financial management system which provides accurate, current and complete...

    9. 29 CFR 1470.20 - Standards for financial management systems.

      Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

      2013-07-01

      ... 29 Labor 4 2013-07-01 2013-07-01 false Standards for financial management systems. 1470.20 Section... Post-Award Requirements Financial Administration § 1470.20 Standards for financial management systems... the restrictions and prohibitions of applicable statutes. (b) The financial management systems of...

    10. 29 CFR 1470.20 - Standards for financial management systems.

      Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

      2012-07-01

      ... 29 Labor 4 2012-07-01 2012-07-01 false Standards for financial management systems. 1470.20 Section... Post-Award Requirements Financial Administration § 1470.20 Standards for financial management systems... the restrictions and prohibitions of applicable statutes. (b) The financial management systems of...

    11. 7 CFR 246.13 - Financial management system.

      Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

      2010-01-01

      ... 7 Agriculture 4 2010-01-01 2010-01-01 false Financial management system. 246.13 Section 246.13... State Agency Provisions § 246.13 Financial management system. (a) Disclosure of expenditures. The State agency shall maintain a financial management system which provides accurate, current and complete...

    12. 20 CFR 632.32 - Financial management systems.

      Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

      2010-04-01

      ... 20 Employees' Benefits 3 2010-04-01 2010-04-01 false Financial management systems. 632.32 Section... Financial management systems. (a) Each Native American grantee, subgrantee and contractor shall maintain a financial management system which will provide accurate, current and complete disclosure of the financial...

    13. 14 CFR 152.303 - Financial management system.

      Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

      2010-01-01

      ... 14 Aeronautics and Space 3 2010-01-01 2010-01-01 false Financial management system. 152.303... (CONTINUED) AIRPORTS AIRPORT AID PROGRAM Accounting and Reporting Requirements § 152.303 Financial management system. Each sponsor or planning agency shall establish and maintain a financial management system that...

    14. 46 CFR 16.500 - Management Information System requirements.

      Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

      2013-10-01

      ... 46 Shipping 1 2013-10-01 2013-10-01 false Management Information System requirements. 16.500 Section 16.500 Shipping COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY MERCHANT MARINE OFFICERS AND SEAMEN CHEMICAL TESTING Management Information System § 16.500 Management Information System requirements. (a...

    15. 46 CFR 16.500 - Management Information System requirements.

      Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

      2011-10-01

      ... 46 Shipping 1 2011-10-01 2011-10-01 false Management Information System requirements. 16.500 Section 16.500 Shipping COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY MERCHANT MARINE OFFICERS AND SEAMEN CHEMICAL TESTING Management Information System § 16.500 Management Information System requirements. (a...

    16. 46 CFR 16.500 - Management Information System requirements.

      Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

      2014-10-01

      ... 46 Shipping 1 2014-10-01 2014-10-01 false Management Information System requirements. 16.500 Section 16.500 Shipping COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY MERCHANT MARINE OFFICERS AND SEAMEN CHEMICAL TESTING Management Information System § 16.500 Management Information System requirements. (a...

    17. 46 CFR 16.500 - Management Information System requirements.

      Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

      2012-10-01

      ... 46 Shipping 1 2012-10-01 2012-10-01 false Management Information System requirements. 16.500 Section 16.500 Shipping COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY MERCHANT MARINE OFFICERS AND SEAMEN CHEMICAL TESTING Management Information System § 16.500 Management Information System requirements. (a...

    18. Course Management Systems for Learning: Beyond Accidental Pedagogy

      ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

      McGee, Patricia; Carmean, Colleen; Jafari, Ali

      2005-01-01

      "Course Management Systems for Learning: Beyond Accidental Pedagogy" is a comprehensive overview of standards, practices and possibilities of course management systems in higher education. "Course Management Systems for Learning: Beyond Accidental Pedagogy" focuses on what the current knowledge is (in best practices, research, standards and…

    19. A design for a new catalog manager and associated file management for the Land Analysis System (LAS)

      NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)

      Greenhagen, Cheryl

      1986-01-01

      Due to the larger number of different types of files used in an image processing system, a mechanism for file management beyond the bounds of typical operating systems is necessary. The Transportable Applications Executive (TAE) Catalog Manager was written to meet this need. Land Analysis System (LAS) users at the EROS Data Center (EDC) encountered some problems in using the TAE catalog manager, including catalog corruption, networking difficulties, and lack of a reliable tape storage and retrieval capability. These problems, coupled with the complexity of the TAE catalog manager, led to the decision to design a new file management system for LAS, tailored to the needs of the EDC user community. This design effort, which addressed catalog management, label services, associated data management, and enhancements to LAS applications, is described. The new file management design will provide many benefits including improved system integration, increased flexibility, enhanced reliability, enhanced portability, improved performance, and improved maintainability.

    20. Rhode Island congestion management plan : executive summary

      DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

      1997-09-01

      This document provides an overview of the Rhode Island Congestion Management System (CMS) program consisting of the following: Congestion Management System Plan; Incident Management Plan; and Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) Early Deployment P...

    1. Case Studies of Ecological Integrative Information Systems: The Luquillo and Sevilleta Information Management Systems

      NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

      San Gil, Inigo; White, Marshall; Melendez, Eda; Vanderbilt, Kristin

      The thirty-year-old United States Long Term Ecological Research Network has developed extensive metadata to document their scientific data. Standard and interoperable metadata is a core component of the data-driven analytical solutions developed by this research network Content management systems offer an affordable solution for rapid deployment of metadata centered information management systems. We developed a customized integrative metadata management system based on the Drupal content management system technology. Building on knowledge and experience with the Sevilleta and Luquillo Long Term Ecological Research sites, we successfully deployed the first two medium-scale customized prototypes. In this paper, we describe the vision behind our Drupal based information management instances, and list the features offered through these Drupal based systems. We also outline the plans to expand the information services offered through these metadata centered management systems. We will conclude with the growing list of participants deploying similar instances.

    2. The success of a management information system in health care - a case study from Finland.

      PubMed

      Kivinen, Tuula; Lammintakanen, Johanna

      2013-02-01

      The purpose of this article is to describe perspectives on information availability and information use among users of a management information system in one specialized health care organization. The management information system (MIS) is defined as the information system that provides management with information about financial and operational aspects of hospital management. The material for this qualitative case study was gathered by semi-structured interviews. The interviewees were purposefully selected from one specialized health care organization. The organization has developed its management information system in recent years. Altogether 13 front-line, middle and top-level managers were interviewed. The two themes discussed were information availability and information use. The data were analyzed using inductive content analysis using ATLAS.ti computer program. The main category "usage of management information system" consisted of four sub-categories: (1) system quality, (2) information quality, (3) use and user satisfaction and (4) development of information culture. There were many organizational and cultural aspects which influence the use of MIS in addition to factors concerning system usability and users. The connection between information culture and information use was recognized and the managers proposed numerous ways to increase the use of information in management work. The implementation and use of management information system did not seem to be planned as an essential tool in strategic information management in the health care organization studied. Copyright © 2012 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.

    3. Cancer Care Ontario and integrated cancer programs: portrait of a performance management system and lessons learned.

      PubMed

      Cheng, Siu Mee; Thompson, Leslee J

      2006-01-01

      A performance management system has been implemented by Cancer Care Ontario (CCO). This system allows for the monitoring and management of 11 integrated cancer programs (ICPs) across the Province of Ontario. The system comprises of four elements: reporting frequency, reporting requirements, review meetings and accountability and continuous improvement activities. CCO and the ICPs have recently completed quarterly performance review exercises for the last two quarters of the fiscal year 2004-2005. The purpose of this paper is to address some of the key lessons learned. The paper provides an outline of the CCO performance management system. These lessons included: data must be valid and reliable; performance management requires commitments from both parties in the performance review exercises; streamlining performance reporting is beneficial; technology infrastructure which allows for cohesive management of data is vital for a sustainable performance management system; performance indicators need to stand up to scrutiny by both parties; and providing comparative data across the province is valuable. Critical success factors which would help to ensure a successful performance management system include: corporate engagement from various parts of an organization in the review exercises; desire to focus on performance improvement and avoidance of blaming; and strong data management systems. The performance management system is a practical and sustainable system that allows for performance improvement of cancer care services. It can be a vital tool to enhance accountability within the health care system. The paper demonstrates that the performance management system supports accountability in the cancer care system for Ontario, and reflects the principles of the provincial governments commitment to continuous improvement of healthcare.

    4. Department of Defense Healthcare Management System Modernization (DHMSM)

      DTIC Science & Technology

      2016-03-01

      2016 Major Automated Information System Annual Report Department of Defense Healthcare Management System Modernization (DHMSM) Defense...DSN Fax: Date Assigned: November 16, 2015 Program Information Program Name Department of Defense Healthcare Management System Modernization...DHMSM) DoD Component DoD The acquiring DoD Component is Program Executive Office (PEO) Department of Defense (DoD) Healthcare Management Systems (DHMS

    5. Management Information Systems, Planning, and Public Community Colleges.

      ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

      Ritch, Stephen W.; Munro, Robert J.

      Management Information Systems (MIS), originally developed in the areas of accounting, management science, and computer processing, are now being applied to decision-making in educational settings. Definitions of MIS are numerous and often vague, but management systems (as distinguished from other information systems) should promote real-time…

    6. Advanced Grid Control Technologies Workshop Series | Energy Systems

      Science.gov Websites

      on advanced distribution management systems (ADMS) and microgrid controls. The workshops were held at . July 7, 2015: Advanced Distribution Management Systems (ADMS) Welcome and NREL Overview Dr. Murali Keynote: Next-Generation Distribution Management Systems and Distributed Resource Energy Management

    7. 20 CFR 437.20 - Standards for financial management systems.

      Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

      2011-04-01

      ... 20 Employees' Benefits 2 2011-04-01 2011-04-01 false Standards for financial management systems... Financial Administration § 437.20 Standards for financial management systems. (a) A State must expend and... of applicable statutes. (b) The financial management systems of other grantees and subgrantees must...

    8. 45 CFR 92.20 - Standards for financial management systems.

      Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

      2011-10-01

      ... 45 Public Welfare 1 2011-10-01 2011-10-01 false Standards for financial management systems. 92.20...-Award Requirements Financial Administration § 92.20 Standards for financial management systems. (a) A... restrictions and prohibitions of applicable statutes. (b) The financial management systems of other grantees...

    9. 14 CFR 1273.20 - Standards for financial management systems.

      Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

      2011-01-01

      ... 14 Aeronautics and Space 5 2011-01-01 2010-01-01 true Standards for financial management systems... Requirements Financial Administration § 1273.20 Standards for financial management systems. (a) A State must... prohibitions of applicable statutes. (b) The financial management systems of other grantees and subgrantees...

    10. 45 CFR 92.20 - Standards for financial management systems.

      Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

      2014-10-01

      ... 45 Public Welfare 1 2014-10-01 2014-10-01 false Standards for financial management systems. 92.20...-Award Requirements Financial Administration § 92.20 Standards for financial management systems. (a) A... restrictions and prohibitions of applicable statutes. (b) The financial management systems of other grantees...

    11. 20 CFR 437.20 - Standards for financial management systems.

      Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

      2012-04-01

      ... 20 Employees' Benefits 2 2012-04-01 2012-04-01 false Standards for financial management systems... Financial Administration § 437.20 Standards for financial management systems. (a) A State must expend and... of applicable statutes. (b) The financial management systems of other grantees and subgrantees must...

    12. 14 CFR 1273.20 - Standards for financial management systems.

      Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

      2013-01-01

      ... 14 Aeronautics and Space 5 2013-01-01 2013-01-01 false Standards for financial management systems... Requirements Financial Administration § 1273.20 Standards for financial management systems. (a) A State must... prohibitions of applicable statutes. (b) The financial management systems of other grantees and subgrantees...

    13. 20 CFR 437.20 - Standards for financial management systems.

      Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

      2014-04-01

      ... 20 Employees' Benefits 2 2014-04-01 2014-04-01 false Standards for financial management systems... Financial Administration § 437.20 Standards for financial management systems. (a) A State must expend and... of applicable statutes. (b) The financial management systems of other grantees and subgrantees must...

    14. 20 CFR 437.20 - Standards for financial management systems.

      Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

      2013-04-01

      ... 20 Employees' Benefits 2 2013-04-01 2013-04-01 false Standards for financial management systems... Financial Administration § 437.20 Standards for financial management systems. (a) A State must expend and... of applicable statutes. (b) The financial management systems of other grantees and subgrantees must...

    15. 14 CFR § 1273.20 - Standards for financial management systems.

      Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

      2014-01-01

      ... 14 Aeronautics and Space 5 2014-01-01 2014-01-01 false Standards for financial management systems... Post-Award Requirements Financial Administration § 1273.20 Standards for financial management systems... the restrictions and prohibitions of applicable statutes. (b) The financial management systems of...

    16. 49 CFR 19.21 - Standards for financial management systems.

      Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

      2010-10-01

      ... 49 Transportation 1 2010-10-01 2010-10-01 false Standards for financial management systems. 19.21... ORGANIZATIONS Post-Award Requirements § 19.21 Standards for financial management systems. (a) Federal awarding... information whenever practical. (b) Recipients' financial management systems shall provide for the following...

    17. 14 CFR 1260.121 - Standards for financial management systems.

      Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

      2010-01-01

      ... 14 Aeronautics and Space 5 2010-01-01 2010-01-01 false Standards for financial management systems... Requirements § 1260.121 Standards for financial management systems. (a) Recipients shall relate financial data...) Recipients' financial management systems shall provide for the following. (1) Accurate, current and complete...

    18. 7 CFR 550.20 - Standards for financial management systems.

      Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

      2010-01-01

      ... 7 Agriculture 6 2010-01-01 2010-01-01 false Standards for financial management systems. 550.20... Management of Agreements Financial Management § 550.20 Standards for financial management systems. (a) REE agencies shall require Cooperators to relate financial data to performance data. (b) Cooperators' financial...

    19. 41 CFR 101-39.200 - Scope.

      Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

      2010-07-01

      ... MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS 39.2-GSA Interagency Fleet Management System Services § 101-39.200 Scope. This subpart... 41 Public Contracts and Property Management 2 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 true Scope. 101-39.200 Section 101-39.200 Public Contracts and Property Management Federal Property Management Regulations System...

    20. 41 CFR 101-39.200 - Scope.

      Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

      2011-07-01

      ... MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS 39.2-GSA Interagency Fleet Management System Services § 101-39.200 Scope. This subpart... 41 Public Contracts and Property Management 2 2011-07-01 2007-07-01 true Scope. 101-39.200 Section 101-39.200 Public Contracts and Property Management Federal Property Management Regulations System...

    1. 41 CFR 101-39.200 - Scope.

      Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

      2014-07-01

      ... MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS 39.2-GSA Interagency Fleet Management System Services § 101-39.200 Scope. This subpart... 41 Public Contracts and Property Management 2 2014-07-01 2012-07-01 true Scope. 101-39.200 Section 101-39.200 Public Contracts and Property Management Federal Property Management Regulations System...

    2. 76 FR 47516 - Personnel Management in Agencies

      Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

      2011-08-05

      ... management, in accordance with merit system principles. Sec. 250.205 Systems and standards. The five human... effective human capital management in accordance with the merit system principles and in compliance with... OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT 5 CFR PART 250 RIN 3206-AL98 Personnel Management in Agencies...

    3. 40 CFR 30.21 - Standards for financial management systems.

      Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

      2010-07-01

      ... 40 Protection of Environment 1 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 false Standards for financial management... Program Management § 30.21 Standards for financial management systems. (a) EPA shall require recipients to...) Recipients' financial management systems shall provide for the following. (1) Accurate, current and complete...

    4. 32 CFR 34.11 - Standards for financial management systems.

      Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

      2010-07-01

      ... 32 National Defense 1 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 false Standards for financial management systems. 34... ORGANIZATIONS Post-award Requirements Financial and Program Management § 34.11 Standards for financial management systems. (a) Recipients shall be allowed and encouraged to use existing financial management...

    5. 41 CFR 105-72.301 - Standards for financial management systems.

      Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

      2010-07-01

      ... 41 Public Contracts and Property Management 3 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 false Standards for financial... Management § 105-72.301 Standards for financial management systems. (a) Federal awarding agencies shall... practical. (b) Recipients' financial management systems shall provide for the following. (1) Accurate...

    6. 7 CFR 550.20 - Standards for financial management systems.

      Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

      2011-01-01

      ... 7 Agriculture 6 2011-01-01 2011-01-01 false Standards for financial management systems. 550.20... Management of Agreements Financial Management § 550.20 Standards for financial management systems. (a) REE agencies shall require Cooperators to relate financial data to performance data. (b) Cooperators' financial...

    7. Design and realization of high quality prime farmland planning and management information system

      NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

      Li, Manchun; Liu, Guohong; Liu, Yongxue; Jiang, Zhixin

      2007-06-01

      The article discusses the design and realization of a high quality prime farmland planning and management information system based on SDSS. Models in concept integration, management planning are used in High Quality Prime Farmland Planning in order to refine the current model system and the management information system is deigned with a triangular structure. Finally an example of Tonglu county high quality prime farmland planning and management information system is introduced.

    8. Navy Occupational Health Information Management System (NOHIMS). System-Wide Module. Program Maintenance Manual

      DTIC Science & Technology

      1987-06-01

      NAVY OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM NOHIMS SYSTEM-WIDE MODULE PROGRAM MAINTENANCE MANUAL JUNE 1987 DTIC 00 SEP I 21988DJ 0) 4... INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (NOHIMS) N 1.98 SYSTEM-WIDE MODULE PROGRAM MAINTENANCE MANUAL 7. Author(s) a. Performing Organization Rapt. No. MITRE... Management System (NOHIMS). NORIMS, whose initial version was ,eveloped at the Naval Health Research Center (NHRC), is a composite of 4 -’o subsystems: an

    9. A new specimen management system using RFID technology.

      PubMed

      Shim, Hun; Uh, Young; Lee, Seung Hwan; Yoon, Young Ro

      2011-12-01

      The specimen management system with barcode needs to be improved in order to solve inherent problems in work performance. This study describes the application of Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) which is the solution for the problems associated with specimen labeling and management. A new specimen management system and architecture with RFID technology for clinical laboratory was designed. The suggested system was tested in various conditions such as durability to temperature and aspect of effective utilization of new work flow under a virtual hospital clinical laboratory environment. This system demonstrates its potential application in clinical laboratories for improving work flow and specimen management. The suggested specimen management system with RFID technology has advantages in comparison to the traditional specimen management system with barcode in the aspect of mass specimen processing, robust durability of temperature, humidity changes, and effective specimen tracking.

    10. Organizational technologies of chronic disease management programs in large rural multispecialty group practice systems.

      PubMed

      Gamm, Larry; Bolin, Jane Nelson; Kash, Bita A

      2005-01-01

      Four large rural multispecialty group practice systems employ a mix of organizational technologies to provide chronic disease management with measurable impacts on their patient populations and costs. Four technologies-administrative, clinical, information, and social-are proposed as key dimensions for examining disease management programs. The benefits of disease management are recognized by these systems despite marked variability in the organization of the programs. Committees spanning health plans and clinics in the 4 systems and electronic medical records and/or other disease management information systems are important coordinating mechanisms. Increased reliance on nurses for patient education and care coordination in all 4 systems reflects significant extension of clinical and social technologies in the management of patient care. The promise of disease management as offered by these systems and other auspices are considered.

    11. Distributed Information System Development: Review of Some Management Issues

      NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

      Mishra, Deepti; Mishra, Alok

      Due to the proliferation of the Internet and globalization, distributed information system development is becoming popular. In this paper we have reviewed some significant management issues like process management, project management, requirements management and knowledge management issues which have received much attention in distributed development perspective. In this literature review we found that areas like quality and risk management issues could get only scant attention in distributed information system development.

    12. Recommendation System Based On Association Rules For Distributed E-Learning Management Systems

      NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

      Mihai, Gabroveanu

      2015-09-01

      Traditional Learning Management Systems are installed on a single server where learning materials and user data are kept. To increase its performance, the Learning Management System can be installed on multiple servers; learning materials and user data could be distributed across these servers obtaining a Distributed Learning Management System. In this paper is proposed the prototype of a recommendation system based on association rules for Distributed Learning Management System. Information from LMS databases is analyzed using distributed data mining algorithms in order to extract the association rules. Then the extracted rules are used as inference rules to provide personalized recommendations. The quality of provided recommendations is improved because the rules used to make the inferences are more accurate, since these rules aggregate knowledge from all e-Learning systems included in Distributed Learning Management System.

    13. 41 CFR 101-1.109 - Numbering in FPMR System.

      Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

      2010-07-01

      ... 41 Public Contracts and Property Management 2 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 true Numbering in FPMR System. 101-1.109 Section 101-1.109 Public Contracts and Property Management Federal Property Management Regulations System FEDERAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT REGULATIONS GENERAL 1-INTRODUCTION 1.1-Regulation System § 101...

    14. 41 CFR 101-1.105 - Authority for FPMR System.

      Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

      2010-07-01

      ... 41 Public Contracts and Property Management 2 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 true Authority for FPMR System. 101-1.105 Section 101-1.105 Public Contracts and Property Management Federal Property Management Regulations System FEDERAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT REGULATIONS GENERAL 1-INTRODUCTION 1.1-Regulation System § 101...

    15. 78 FR 12344 - Wekiva River System Advisory Management Committee Meetings (FY2013)

      Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

      2013-02-22

      ... River System Advisory Management Committee. DATES: The meetings are scheduled for: April 3, 2013; June 4... meeting will result in decisions and steps that advance the Wekiva River System Advisory Management... Wekiva River System Advisory Management Committee, National Park Service, 5342 Clark Road, PMB 123...

    16. 20 CFR 627.425 - Standards for financial management and participant data systems.

      Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

      2010-04-01

      ... 20 Employees' Benefits 3 2010-04-01 2010-04-01 false Standards for financial management and... Administrative Standards § 627.425 Standards for financial management and participant data systems. (a)(1) General. The financial management system and the participant data system of each recipient and...

    17. 41 CFR 109-27.102-50 - Systems contracting.

      Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

      2010-07-01

      ...-INVENTORY MANAGEMENT 27.1-Stock Replenishment § 109-27.102-50 Systems contracting. Systems contracting may... 41 Public Contracts and Property Management 3 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 false Systems contracting. 109-27.102-50 Section 109-27.102-50 Public Contracts and Property Management Federal Property Management...

    18. 78 FR 71036 - Pipeline Safety: Random Drug Testing Rate; Contractor Management Information System Reporting...

      Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

      2013-11-27

      ... PHMSA-2013-0248] Pipeline Safety: Random Drug Testing Rate; Contractor Management Information System Reporting; and Obtaining Drug and Alcohol Management Information System Sign-In Information AGENCY: Pipeline... Management Information System (MIS) Data; and New Method for Operators to Obtain User Name and Password for...

    19. 40 CFR 35.6270 - Standards for financial management systems.

      Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

      2011-07-01

      ... § 35.6270 Standards for financial management systems. (a) Accounting system standards—(1) General. The... of the adequacy of the financial management system as described in 40 CFR 31.20(c). (2) Allowable... 40 Protection of Environment 1 2011-07-01 2011-07-01 false Standards for financial management...

    20. 7 CFR 277.6 - Standards for financial management systems.

      Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

      2011-01-01

      ... 7 Agriculture 4 2011-01-01 2011-01-01 false Standards for financial management systems. 277.6... ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS OF STATE AGENCIES § 277.6 Standards for financial management systems. (a) General. This section prescribes standards for financial management systems in administering program funds by the State...

    1. 48 CFR 252.242-7004 - Material Management and Accounting System.

      Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

      2013-10-01

      ... 48 Federal Acquisition Regulations System 3 2013-10-01 2013-10-01 false Material Management and... CLAUSES Text of Provisions And Clauses 252.242-7004 Material Management and Accounting System. As prescribed in 242.7204, use the following clause: Material Management and Accounting System (MAY 2011) (a...

    2. 48 CFR 252.234-7002 - Earned Value Management System.

      Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

      2012-10-01

      ... 48 Federal Acquisition Regulations System 3 2012-10-01 2012-10-01 false Earned Value Management... of Provisions And Clauses 252.234-7002 Earned Value Management System. As prescribed in 234.203(2), use the following clause: Earned Value Management System (MAY 2011) (a) Definitions. As used in this...

    3. 48 CFR 252.234-7002 - Earned Value Management System.

      Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

      2013-10-01

      ... 48 Federal Acquisition Regulations System 3 2013-10-01 2013-10-01 false Earned Value Management... of Provisions And Clauses 252.234-7002 Earned Value Management System. As prescribed in 234.203(2), use the following clause: Earned Value Management System (MAY 2011) (a) Definitions. As used in this...

    4. 48 CFR 252.242-7004 - Material Management and Accounting System.

      Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

      2012-10-01

      ... 48 Federal Acquisition Regulations System 3 2012-10-01 2012-10-01 false Material Management and... CLAUSES Text of Provisions And Clauses 252.242-7004 Material Management and Accounting System. As prescribed in 242.7204, use the following clause: Material Management and Accounting System (MAY 2011) (a...

    5. 48 CFR 252.234-7002 - Earned Value Management System.

      Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

      2014-10-01

      ... 48 Federal Acquisition Regulations System 3 2014-10-01 2014-10-01 false Earned Value Management... of Provisions And Clauses 252.234-7002 Earned Value Management System. As prescribed in 234.203(2), use the following clause: Earned Value Management System (MAY 2011) (a) Definitions. As used in this...

    6. 48 CFR 252.242-7004 - Material Management and Accounting System.

      Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

      2014-10-01

      ... 48 Federal Acquisition Regulations System 3 2014-10-01 2014-10-01 false Material Management and... CLAUSES Text of Provisions And Clauses 252.242-7004 Material Management and Accounting System. As prescribed in 242.7204, use the following clause: Material Management and Accounting System (MAY 2011) (a...

    7. 33 CFR 96.250 - What documents and reports must a safety management system have?

      Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

      2010-07-01

      ...) Safety management system document and data maintenance (1) Procedures which establish and maintain control of all documents and data relevant to the safety management system. (2) Documents are available at... safety management system have? 96.250 Section 96.250 Navigation and Navigable Waters COAST GUARD...

    8. 33 CFR 96.240 - What functional requirements must a safety management system meet?

      Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

      2010-07-01

      ... a safety management system meet? 96.240 Section 96.240 Navigation and Navigable Waters COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY VESSEL OPERATING REGULATIONS RULES FOR THE SAFE OPERATION OF VESSELS AND SAFETY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS Company and Vessel Safety Management Systems § 96.240 What functional...

    9. 33 CFR 96.230 - What objectives must a safety management system meet?

      Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

      2010-07-01

      ... management system meet? 96.230 Section 96.230 Navigation and Navigable Waters COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY VESSEL OPERATING REGULATIONS RULES FOR THE SAFE OPERATION OF VESSELS AND SAFETY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS Company and Vessel Safety Management Systems § 96.230 What objectives must a safety...

    10. 22 CFR 135.20 - Standards for financial management systems.

      Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

      2011-04-01

      ... 22 Foreign Relations 1 2011-04-01 2011-04-01 false Standards for financial management systems. 135... Financial Administration § 135.20 Standards for financial management systems. (a) A State must expand and... of applicable statutes. (b) The financial management systems of other grantees and subgrantees must...

    11. 36 CFR 1207.20 - Standards for financial management systems.

      Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

      2011-07-01

      ... management systems. 1207.20 Section 1207.20 Parks, Forests, and Public Property NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS... financial management systems. (a) A State must expand and account for grant funds in accordance with State... management systems of other grantees and subgrantees must meet the following standards: (1) Financial...

    12. 32 CFR 33.20 - Standards for financial management systems.

      Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

      2011-07-01

      ... 32 National Defense 1 2011-07-01 2011-07-01 false Standards for financial management systems. 33... financial management systems. (a) A State must expand and account for grant funds in accordance with State... management systems of other grantees and subgrantees must meet the following standards: (1) Financial...

    13. 21 CFR 1403.20 - Standards for financial management systems.

      Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

      2011-04-01

      ... 21 Food and Drugs 9 2011-04-01 2011-04-01 false Standards for financial management systems. 1403... Financial Administration § 1403.20 Standards for financial management systems. (a) A State must expend and... of applicable statutes. (b) The financial management systems of other grantees and subgrantees must...

    14. 38 CFR 43.20 - Standards for financial management systems.

      Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

      2011-07-01

      ... management systems. 43.20 Section 43.20 Pensions, Bonuses, and Veterans' Relief DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS... management systems. (a) A State must expand and account for grant funds in accordance with State laws and... violation of the restrictions and prohibitions of applicable statutes. (b) The financial management systems...

    15. 21 CFR 1403.20 - Standards for financial management systems.

      Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

      2013-04-01

      ... 21 Food and Drugs 9 2013-04-01 2013-04-01 false Standards for financial management systems. 1403... Financial Administration § 1403.20 Standards for financial management systems. (a) A State must expend and... of applicable statutes. (b) The financial management systems of other grantees and subgrantees must...

    16. 49 CFR 18.20 - Standards for financial management systems.

      Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

      2014-10-01

      ... 49 Transportation 1 2014-10-01 2014-10-01 false Standards for financial management systems. 18.20... Administration § 18.20 Standards for financial management systems. (a) A State must expand and account for grant... statutes. (b) The financial management systems of other grantees and subgrantees must meet the following...

    17. 21 CFR 1403.20 - Standards for financial management systems.

      Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

      2012-04-01

      ... 21 Food and Drugs 9 2012-04-01 2012-04-01 false Standards for financial management systems. 1403... Financial Administration § 1403.20 Standards for financial management systems. (a) A State must expend and... of applicable statutes. (b) The financial management systems of other grantees and subgrantees must...

    18. 36 CFR § 1207.20 - Standards for financial management systems.

      Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

      2013-07-01

      ... management systems. § 1207.20 Section § 1207.20 Parks, Forests, and Public Property NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND... Standards for financial management systems. (a) A State must expand and account for grant funds in... financial management systems of other grantees and subgrantees must meet the following standards: (1...

    19. 38 CFR 43.20 - Standards for financial management systems.

      Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

      2014-07-01

      ... management systems. 43.20 Section 43.20 Pensions, Bonuses, and Veterans' Relief DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS... management systems. (a) A State must expand and account for grant funds in accordance with State laws and... violation of the restrictions and prohibitions of applicable statutes. (b) The financial management systems...

    20. 10 CFR 600.220 - Standards for financial management systems.

      Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

      2013-01-01

      ... 10 Energy 4 2013-01-01 2013-01-01 false Standards for financial management systems. 600.220... Post-Award Requirements § 600.220 Standards for financial management systems. (a) A State must expend... prohibitions of applicable statutes. (b) The financial management systems of other grantees and subgrantees...

    1. 45 CFR 1174.20 - Standards for financial management systems.

      Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

      2012-10-01

      ... 45 Public Welfare 3 2012-10-01 2012-10-01 false Standards for financial management systems. 1174... Financial Administration § 1174.20 Standards for financial management systems. (a) A State must expand and... of applicable statutes. (b) The financial management systems of other grantees and subgrantees must...

    2. 45 CFR 1183.20 - Standards for financial management systems.

      Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

      2012-10-01

      ... 45 Public Welfare 3 2012-10-01 2012-10-01 false Standards for financial management systems. 1183... Financial Administration § 1183.20 Standards for financial management systems. (a) A State must expand and... of applicable statutes. (b) The financial management systems of other grantees and subgrantees must...

    3. 45 CFR 1157.20 - Standards for financial management systems.

      Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

      2013-10-01

      ... 45 Public Welfare 3 2013-10-01 2013-10-01 false Standards for financial management systems. 1157... Administration § 1157.20 Standards for financial management systems. (a) A State must expand and account for... statutes. (b) The financial management systems of other grantees and subgrantees must meet the following...

    4. 22 CFR 135.20 - Standards for financial management systems.

      Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

      2012-04-01

      ... 22 Foreign Relations 1 2012-04-01 2012-04-01 false Standards for financial management systems. 135... Financial Administration § 135.20 Standards for financial management systems. (a) A State must expand and... of applicable statutes. (b) The financial management systems of other grantees and subgrantees must...

    5. 43 CFR 12.60 - Standards for financial management systems.

      Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

      2014-10-01

      ... 43 Public Lands: Interior 1 2014-10-01 2014-10-01 false Standards for financial management systems... Standards for financial management systems. (a) A State must expand and account for grant funds in... financial management systems of other grantees and subgrantees must meet the following standards: (1...

    6. 49 CFR 18.20 - Standards for financial management systems.

      Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

      2012-10-01

      ... 49 Transportation 1 2012-10-01 2012-10-01 false Standards for financial management systems. 18.20... Administration § 18.20 Standards for financial management systems. (a) A State must expand and account for grant... statutes. (b) The financial management systems of other grantees and subgrantees must meet the following...

    7. 38 CFR 43.20 - Standards for financial management systems.

      Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

      2012-07-01

      ... management systems. 43.20 Section 43.20 Pensions, Bonuses, and Veterans' Relief DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS... management systems. (a) A State must expand and account for grant funds in accordance with State laws and... violation of the restrictions and prohibitions of applicable statutes. (b) The financial management systems...

    8. 45 CFR 1174.20 - Standards for financial management systems.

      Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

      2013-10-01

      ... 45 Public Welfare 3 2013-10-01 2013-10-01 false Standards for financial management systems. 1174... Financial Administration § 1174.20 Standards for financial management systems. (a) A State must expand and... of applicable statutes. (b) The financial management systems of other grantees and subgrantees must...

    9. 10 CFR 600.220 - Standards for financial management systems.

      Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

      2012-01-01

      ... 10 Energy 4 2012-01-01 2012-01-01 false Standards for financial management systems. 600.220... Post-Award Requirements § 600.220 Standards for financial management systems. (a) A State must expend... prohibitions of applicable statutes. (b) The financial management systems of other grantees and subgrantees...

    10. 48 CFR 52.204-13 - System for Award Management Maintenance.

      Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

      2014-10-01

      ... Management Maintenance. 52.204-13 Section 52.204-13 Federal Acquisition Regulations System FEDERAL... Provisions and Clauses 52.204-13 System for Award Management Maintenance. As prescribed in 4.1105(b), use the following clause: System for Award Management Maintenance (JUL 2013) (a) Definitions. As used in this clause...

    11. 38 CFR 43.20 - Standards for financial management systems.

      Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

      2013-07-01

      ... management systems. 43.20 Section 43.20 Pensions, Bonuses, and Veterans' Relief DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS... management systems. (a) A State must expand and account for grant funds in accordance with State laws and... violation of the restrictions and prohibitions of applicable statutes. (b) The financial management systems...

    12. 36 CFR 1207.20 - Standards for financial management systems.

      Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

      2012-07-01

      ... management systems. 1207.20 Section 1207.20 Parks, Forests, and Public Property NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS... financial management systems. (a) A State must expand and account for grant funds in accordance with State... management systems of other grantees and subgrantees must meet the following standards: (1) Financial...

    13. 36 CFR 1207.20 - Standards for financial management systems.

      Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

      2014-07-01

      ... management systems. 1207.20 Section 1207.20 Parks, Forests, and Public Property NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS... financial management systems. (a) A State must expand and account for grant funds in accordance with State... management systems of other grantees and subgrantees must meet the following standards: (1) Financial...

    14. 34 CFR 80.20 - Standards for financial management systems.

      Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

      2014-07-01

      ... 34 Education 1 2014-07-01 2014-07-01 false Standards for financial management systems. 80.20... Financial Administration § 80.20 Standards for financial management systems. (a) A State must expand and... of applicable statutes. (b) The financial management systems of other grantees and subgrantees must...

    15. 45 CFR 1157.20 - Standards for financial management systems.

      Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

      2012-10-01

      ... 45 Public Welfare 3 2012-10-01 2012-10-01 false Standards for financial management systems. 1157... Administration § 1157.20 Standards for financial management systems. (a) A State must expand and account for... statutes. (b) The financial management systems of other grantees and subgrantees must meet the following...

    16. 7 CFR 3016.20 - Standards for financial management systems.

      Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

      2013-01-01

      ... 7 Agriculture 15 2013-01-01 2013-01-01 false Standards for financial management systems. 3016.20... Standards for financial management systems. (a) A State must expand and account for grant funds in... financial management systems of other grantees and subgrantees must meet the following standards: (1...

    17. 10 CFR 600.220 - Standards for financial management systems.

      Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

      2014-01-01

      ... 10 Energy 4 2014-01-01 2014-01-01 false Standards for financial management systems. 600.220... Post-Award Requirements § 600.220 Standards for financial management systems. (a) A State must expend... prohibitions of applicable statutes. (b) The financial management systems of other grantees and subgrantees...

    18. 32 CFR 33.20 - Standards for financial management systems.

      Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

      2012-07-01

      ... 32 National Defense 1 2012-07-01 2012-07-01 false Standards for financial management systems. 33... financial management systems. (a) A State must expand and account for grant funds in accordance with State... management systems of other grantees and subgrantees must meet the following standards: (1) Financial...

    19. 21 CFR 1403.20 - Standards for financial management systems.

      Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

      2014-04-01

      ... 21 Food and Drugs 9 2014-04-01 2014-04-01 false Standards for financial management systems. 1403... Financial Administration § 1403.20 Standards for financial management systems. (a) A State must expend and... of applicable statutes. (b) The financial management systems of other grantees and subgrantees must...

    20. 36 CFR 64.12 - Standards for grantee financial management systems.

      Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

      2010-07-01

      ... financial management systems. 64.12 Section 64.12 Parks, Forests, and Public Property NATIONAL PARK SERVICE... RIGHTS-OF-WAY § 64.12 Standards for grantee financial management systems. The grantees' Financial Management Systems shall meet the minimum standards set forth in OMB Circular A-102, Attachment G. ...

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