Optimizing Marine Corps Personnel Assignments Using an Integer Programming Model

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2012-12-01

Corps. vi THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK vii TABLE OF CONTENTS I. INTRODUCTION ...throughout our careers. xvi THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK 1 I. INTRODUCTION The Marine Corps Manpower and Reserve Affairs (M&RA) office has the...2012 BAH Rates-with Dependents. Defense Travel Mangement Office. (2011, December). 2012 BAH Rates-without Dependents. M ileage C ost 1 Per D iem

Test and Evaluation of the Airport Surveillance Radar Performance Monitor.

DTIC Science & Technology

1978-09-01

U I I; -~~ - ~~~~ 3 ~S I Jill iut~ It i~ Ibruhi t~ I E . c T 5 I~ YS t~~~~~ I3~ TAZLE OF CONTENTS Page INTRODUCTION 1 Purpose 1 Background 1...deficiencies , in a d d i t i o n to var ious tes tbed and ins t rumen - tation problems , m a n y in terruptions were encoun te red b e f o r e a m i n i

Some Features of "Alt" Texts Associated with Images in Web Pages

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Craven, Timothy C.

2006-01-01

Introduction: This paper extends a series on summaries of Web objects, in this case, the alt attribute of image files. Method: Data were logged from 1894 pages from Yahoo!'s random page service and 4703 pages from the Google directory; an img tag was extracted randomly from each where present; its alt attribute, if any, was recorded; and the…

Diesel Technology: Introduction. Teacher Edition [and] Student Edition. Second Edition.

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Joerschke, John D.; Eichhorn, Lane

This complete teacher edition of a diesel technology course consists of introductory pages, teacher pages, and the student edition. The introductory pages provide these tools: training and competency profile; National Automotive Technicians Education Foundation Crosswalk; instructional/task analysis; basic skills icons and classifications; basic…

Cardiology Patient Page: Electronic Cigarettes

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... of the American Heart Association Cardiology Patient Page Electronic Cigarettes Rachel A. Grana , Pamela M. Ling , Neal ... Footnotes References Figures & Tables Info & Metrics eLetters Introduction Electronic cigarettes (E-cigarettes) are devices that deliver nicotine ...

Development of a Method for Predicting Trajectories and Terminal Velocities of Backblast Debris from Small Rockets

DTIC Science & Technology

1980-12-01

Pagel Tables . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .. . . . . Page- 3 Section 1- Introduction ...... . . . . . . . . Page󈧒 Section 2 -Model Development...Pae 6 Section 3 ..- Model Usage. .. ............ *Page 25 Section 14 -Model Restrictions. ..... ..... Page 43 Section 5-Conclusions...Ratio ora an dibaicexpanson. 3.5 Dien soless tuiganff versu s Numeru Dimentio nls (2.31).n~L~PO 3 . ahNmbrv rssr ai(for an116 3.7( ) - Dime sio less Sta

Installation Restoration Program Stage 3. McClellan Air Force Base Quality Assurance Project Plan

DTIC Science & Technology

1989-08-30

QUALITY ASSURANCE PROJECT PLAN TDTM FINAL ELECTE C\\ JAUG 3 119891 .. .. . .. 0.. ... PREPARD.FOR HEDURTR FL/E WRGTPATRO .. F... OHI.443 ........ 1N...P.E. Contract Program Manager \\ 0 RADMAN 0 TABLE OF CONTENTS Section Page 1.0 INTRODUCTION ................................................... 1 of 6...Section: 1.0 RADM Revision: 1 CO PO AIO NDate: 04/12/89 O Page 1 of 6 1.0 INTRODUCTION The Quality Assurance Project Plan (QAPP) presents in specific

U.S. Foreign Policy’s Role in Homeland Security: The Egyptian Case

DTIC Science & Technology

2011-12-01

Robert E. Looney THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK i REPORT DOCUMENTATION PAGE Form Approved OMB No. 0704-0188 Public reporting burden for this...CONTENTS I . INTRODUCTION........................................................................................................1 A. MAJOR RESEARCH...PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK xi ACKNOWLEDGMENTS I would like to thank Dr. Abbas Kadhim and Dr. Robert Looney for their support, expertise, and

N-Terminal Tau Fragments as Biomarkers for Alzheimer’s Disease and Neurotrauma

DTIC Science & Technology

2014-10-01

construed as an official Department of the Army position, policy or decision unless so designated by other documentation. REPORT DOCUMENTATION PAGE Form...SUBJECT TERMS- nothing listed 16. SECURITY CLASSIFICATION OF: 17. LIMITATION OF ABSTRACT 18. NUMBER OF PAGES 19a. NAME OF RESPONSIBLE PERSON USAMRMC a...REPORT U b. ABSTRACT U c. THIS PAGE U UU 19b. TELEPHONE NUMBER (include area code) 45 Table of Contents Page 1. Introduction

Application procedures for hydropower licenses, exemptions, and preliminary permits

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Not Available

1982-04-01

This document provides essential information regarding the FERC's regulations and procedures for filing an application with the Commission for hydropower licenses, exemptions and preliminary permits. Each section is page numbered with a roman numeral followed by consecutive arabic numbering. The appendices are page numbered with an alphabetical prefix and consecutve page numbering within each section. The first section of this book contains background descriptions of the Commission's authority and regulations and serves as an introduction to the Commission's hydropower licensing program. Two general tables follow this introductory text and provide a quick reference to the types of applications and themore » relationship between the Commission's orders and regulations. Following the introduction are sections which include the Commission's regulations by application type: preliminary permits; licenses; and exemptions. Each section contains an introduction describing application procedures by type of action requested. There are two appendices provided contain information on the consultation process and lists of agencies to be consulted and a section by section analyses of the Commission's orders.« less

Investigation of Sheath Phenomena in Electronegative Glow Discharges.

DTIC Science & Technology

1985-04-01

NUMBER 22c OFFICE SYMBOL DD FORM 1473, 83 APR )sTI,)N OF I IAN 71lIS rfJBSOLE ’I. UNCLASSIFIED _______ SECURITY CLASSIFICATION OF THIS PAGE _t,[L L; Z...Energy Electron Cross Sections in HCI 199 . .. . ° ° . - LiST OF TABLES TABLE PAGE 1 Summary uf GLOW Code Fesults for He/HCl rNixtures... Cross Src: tiuns in HCI. ......... ... 197 A, i~lX I 4.’ S[LIION I. INTRODUCTION 1. INTRODUCT1O0 AND DEFIr’ITION OF TEI<.S An understanding of the role

Statistical analysis of arthroplasty data

PubMed Central

2011-01-01

It is envisaged that guidelines for statistical analysis and presentation of results will improve the quality and value of research. The Nordic Arthroplasty Register Association (NARA) has therefore developed guidelines for the statistical analysis of arthroplasty register data. The guidelines are divided into two parts, one with an introduction and a discussion of the background to the guidelines (Ranstam et al. 2011a, see pages x-y in this issue), and this one with a more technical statistical discussion on how specific problems can be handled. This second part contains (1) recommendations for the interpretation of methods used to calculate survival, (2) recommendations on howto deal with bilateral observations, and (3) a discussion of problems and pitfalls associated with analysis of factors that influence survival or comparisons between outcomes extracted from different hospitals. PMID:21619500

An Analysis of Learning Algorithms in Complex Stochastic Environments

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2007-06-01

Learning: An Introduction , [online] http://www.cs.ualberta.ca/%7Esutton/book/ ebook /the-book.html last accessed 19 May 2007. [4] Begleiter, Ron et al...TABLE OF CONTENTS I. INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................1 A...support in everything I have done. Thank you for believing in me. xiv THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK 1 I. INTRODUCTION A. BACKGROUND

Mississippi River Headwaters Lakes in Minnesota, Low Flow Review

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1990-10-01

CONTENTS Item Page OBJECTIVES OF LOW FLOW REVIEW 1 AUTHORITY FOR THIS LOW FLOW REVIEW 1 PROJECT AUTHORIZATION 1 AUTHORIZED PROJECT PURPOSES 2 WATER...OF CONTENTS (CONT) Item Page CONSUMPTIVE WATER USES 26 CORPS OF ENGINEERS WATER SUPPLY POLICIES 27 INTRODUCTION 27 EMERGENCY WATER SUPPLY 27 PLANNING...EFFECTS OF EMERGENCY 45 SUPPLEMENTAL FLOWS ii TABLE OF CONTENTS (CONT) Item Page LOW FLOW PLANNING BY OTHERS 46 LONG-RANGE WATER USE PLANNING FOR THE TWIN

In-Service Inspection Approaches for Lead-Cooled Nuclear Reactors

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2017-06-01

Luscombe THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK i REPORT DOCUMENTATION PAGE Form Approved OMB No. 0704–0188 Public reporting burden for this...5500 Standard Form 298 (Rev. 2–89) Prescribed by ANSI Std. 239–18 ii THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK iii Approved for public release...INTRODUCTION A. MOTIVATION Despite growing demand and increasing restrictions on fossil fuels, there is a technology gap for reliable, safe and non-carbon

Information Operations and FATA Integration into the National Mainstream

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2012-09-01

Edward L. Fisher THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK i REPORT DOCUMENTATION PAGE Form Approved OMB No. 0704-0188 Public reporting burden for this...LEFT BLANK vii TABLE OF CONTENTS I . INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................. 1...39 ix i . Computer Network Operations .................................. 40 j. CNO as an IO Core Capability .................................... 40

Breast Cancer Basics and You: Introduction | NIH MedlinePlus the Magazine

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... of this page please turn Javascript on. Feature: Breast Cancer Breast Cancer Basics and You: Introduction Past Issues / Spring - Summer ... were more than 194,000 new cases of breast cancer in the United States in 2009. More than ...

Low-cost Computer-Aided Instruction/Computer-Managed Instruction (CAI/ CMI) System: Feasibility Study

DTIC Science & Technology

1979-12-01

capabilities that are not essential to routine support of the majority of Air Force training. TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE 1.0 INTRODUCTION ...66 APPEINDIX A Listing of All Survey Items ---------------------- 67 APPENDIX B Introduction to Survey Form and...5 6 1.0 INTRODUCTION Prototype computer-based individualized training systems have been developed and implemented at a number of

Some Thoughts on Free Textbooks

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Stewart, Robert

2009-01-01

The author publishes and freely distributes three online textbooks. "Introduction to Physical Oceanography" is available as a typeset book in Portable Document Format (PDF) or as web pages. "Our Ocean Planet: Oceanography in the 21st Century" and "Environmental Science in the 21st Century" are both available as web pages. All three books, which…

SmartSearch steganalysis

NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

Bloom, Jeffrey A.; Alonso, Rafael

2003-06-01

There are two primary challenges to monitoring the Web for steganographic media: finding suspect media and examining those found. The challenge that has received a great deal of attention is the second of these, the steganalysis problem. The other challenge, and one that has received much less attention, is the search problem. How does the steganalyzer get the suspect media in the first place? This paper describes an innovative method and architecture to address this search problem. The typical approaches to searching the web for covert communications are often based on the concept of "crawling" the Web via a smart "spider." Such spiders find new pages by following ever-expanding chains of links from one page to many next pages. Rather than seek pages by chasing links from other pages, we find candidate pages by identifying requests to access pages. To do this we monitor traffic on Internet backbones, identify and log HTTP requests, and use this information to guide our process. Our approach has the advantages that we examine pages to which no links exist, we examine pages as soon as they are requested, and we concentrate resources only on active pages, rather than examining pages that are never viewed.

Analysis of Zolpidem in Postmortem Fluids and Tissues Using Ultra-Performance Liquid Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry

DTIC Science & Technology

2014-02-01

16. Abstract Zolpidem is a nonbenzodiazepine sedative hypnotic drug used for the short-term treatment of insomnia. Its use is common and wide-spread...Classif. (of this page) 21. No. of Pages 22. Price Unclassified Unclassified 15 Form DOT F 1700.7 (8-72) Reproduction of completed page authorized iii...INTRODUCTION Zolpidem is a nonbenzodiazepine sedative hypnotic drug used to treat insomnia by slowing the activity in the brain. It is prescribed as a short

BOOK REVIEW: Inverse Problems. Activities for Undergraduates

NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

Yamamoto, Masahiro

2003-06-01

This book is a valuable introduction to inverse problems. In particular, from the educational point of view, the author addresses the questions of what constitutes an inverse problem and how and why we should study them. Such an approach has been eagerly awaited for a long time. Professor Groetsch, of the University of Cincinnati, is a world-renowned specialist in inverse problems, in particular the theory of regularization. Moreover, he has made a remarkable contribution to educational activities in the field of inverse problems, which was the subject of his previous book (Groetsch C W 1993 Inverse Problems in the Mathematical Sciences (Braunschweig: Vieweg)). For this reason, he is one of the most qualified to write an introductory book on inverse problems. Without question, inverse problems are important, necessary and appear in various aspects. So it is crucial to introduce students to exercises in inverse problems. However, there are not many introductory books which are directly accessible by students in the first two undergraduate years. As a consequence, students often encounter diverse concrete inverse problems before becoming aware of their general principles. The main purpose of this book is to present activities to allow first-year undergraduates to learn inverse theory. To my knowledge, this book is a rare attempt to do this and, in my opinion, a great success. The author emphasizes that it is very important to teach inverse theory in the early years. He writes; `If students consider only the direct problem, they are not looking at the problem from all sides .... The habit of always looking at problems from the direct point of view is intellectually limiting ...' (page 21). The book is very carefully organized so that teachers will be able to use it as a textbook. After an introduction in chapter 1, sucessive chapters deal with inverse problems in precalculus, calculus, differential equations and linear algebra. In order to let one gain some insight into the nature of inverse problems and the appropriate mode of thought, chapter 1 offers historical vignettes, most of which have played an essential role in the development of natural science. These vignettes cover the first successful application of `non-destructive testing' by Archimedes (page 4) via Newton's laws of motion up to literary tomography, and readers will be able to enjoy a wide overview of inverse problems. Therefore, as the author asks, the reader should not skip this chapter. This may not be hard to do, since the headings of the sections are quite intriguing (`Archimedes' Bath', `Another World', `Got the Time?', `Head Games', etc). The author embarks on the technical approach to inverse problems in chapter 2. He has elegantly designed each section with a guide specifying course level, objective, mathematical and scientifical background and appropriate technology (e.g. types of calculators required). The guides are designed such that teachers may be able to construct effective and attractive courses by themselves. The book is not intended to offer one rigidly determined course, but should be used flexibly and independently according to the situation. Moreover, every section closes with activities which can be chosen according to the students' interests and levels of ability. Some of these exercises do not have ready solutions, but require long-term study, so readers are not required to solve all of them. After chapter 5, which contains discrete inverse problems such as the algebraic reconstruction technique and the Backus - Gilbert method, there are answers and commentaries to the activities. Finally, scripts in MATLAB are attached, although they can also be downloaded from the author's web page (http://math.uc.edu/~groetsch/). This book is aimed at students but it will be very valuable to researchers wishing to retain a wide overview of inverse problems in the midst of busy research activities. A Japanese version was published in 2002.

Enhanced Patient Expectation and Antiemetic Drug Efficacy

DTIC Science & Technology

1999-07-01

NUMBER OF PAGES 15 Breast Cancer Expectancy Antiemetic Nausea and Vomiting Patient Information Side Effect 16. PRICE CODE 17. SECURITY CLASSIFICATION 18... SECURITY CLASSIFICATION OF THIS 19. SECURITY CLASSIFICATION 20. LIMITATION OF ABSTRACT OF REPORT PAGE OF ABSTRACT Unclassified Unclassified...by the introduction of the 5-HT 3 receptor antagonist class of antiemetics (ondansetron, granisetron , tropisitron) have greatly reduced chemotherapy

Sustainable Materials Management (SMM) Web Academy Webinar: An Introduction to Lithium Batteries and the Challenges that they Pose to the Waste and Recycling Industry

EPA Pesticide Factsheets

This is a webinar page for the Sustainable Management of Materials (SMM) Web Academy webinar titled, An Introduction to Lithium Batteries and the Challenges that they Pose to the Waste and Recycling Industry.

nu-TRLan User Guide Version 1.0: A High-Performance Software Package for Large-Scale Harmitian Eigenvalue Problems

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Yamazaki, Ichitaro; Wu, Kesheng; Simon, Horst

2008-10-27

The original software package TRLan, [TRLan User Guide], page 24, implements the thick restart Lanczos method, [Wu and Simon 2001], page 24, for computing eigenvalues {lambda} and their corresponding eigenvectors v of a symmetric matrix A: Av = {lambda}v. Its effectiveness in computing the exterior eigenvalues of a large matrix has been demonstrated, [LBNL-42982], page 24. However, its performance strongly depends on the user-specified dimension of a projection subspace. If the dimension is too small, TRLan suffers from slow convergence. If it is too large, the computational and memory costs become expensive. Therefore, to balance the solution convergence and costs,more » users must select an appropriate subspace dimension for each eigenvalue problem at hand. To free users from this difficult task, nu-TRLan, [LNBL-1059E], page 23, adjusts the subspace dimension at every restart such that optimal performance in solving the eigenvalue problem is automatically obtained. This document provides a user guide to the nu-TRLan software package. The original TRLan software package was implemented in Fortran 90 to solve symmetric eigenvalue problems using static projection subspace dimensions. nu-TRLan was developed in C and extended to solve Hermitian eigenvalue problems. It can be invoked using either a static or an adaptive subspace dimension. In order to simplify its use for TRLan users, nu-TRLan has interfaces and features similar to those of TRLan: (1) Solver parameters are stored in a single data structure called trl-info, Chapter 4 [trl-info structure], page 7. (2) Most of the numerical computations are performed by BLAS, [BLAS], page 23, and LAPACK, [LAPACK], page 23, subroutines, which allow nu-TRLan to achieve optimized performance across a wide range of platforms. (3) To solve eigenvalue problems on distributed memory systems, the message passing interface (MPI), [MPI forum], page 23, is used. The rest of this document is organized as follows. In Chapter 2 [Installation], page 2, we provide an installation guide of the nu-TRLan software package. In Chapter 3 [Example], page 3, we present a simple nu-TRLan example program. In Chapter 4 [trl-info structure], page 7, and Chapter 5 [trlan subroutine], page 14, we describe the solver parameters and interfaces in detail. In Chapter 6 [Solver parameters], page 21, we discuss the selection of the user-specified parameters. In Chapter 7 [Contact information], page 22, we give the acknowledgements and contact information of the authors. In Chapter 8 [References], page 23, we list reference to related works.« less

A System Approach to Navy Medical Education and Training. Appendix 30. Curriculum for General Hospital Corpsman.

DTIC Science & Technology

1974-08-31

vision, guidance and outstanding direction of Ouida C. Upchurch, Capt., NC, USN, Project Manager. 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS Unit Page IA INTRODUCTION TO THE...DEPARTMENT .. ......... ... 19 ICI. Orientation to the Navy Medical Department ... ...... 21 ID INTRODUCTION TO OBSERVATION, COMMUNICATION, AND INSTRUCTIONAL...Surgical Wounds: Irrigations .... ............ ... 597 IR8. Surgical Wounds: Suture Removal .. .......... ... 601 vi AhI TRAINING UNIT IA INTRODUCTION TO

Guidelines for Preparation of a Scientific Paper

PubMed Central

Kosiba, Margaret M.

1988-01-01

Even the experienced scientific writer may have difficulty transferring research results to clear, concise, publishable words. To assist the beginning scientific writer, guidelines are proposed that will provide direction for determining a topic, developing protocols, collecting data, using computers for analysis and word processing, incorporating copyediting notations, consulting scientific writing manuals, and developing sound writing habits. Guidelines for writing each section of a research paper are described to help the writer prepare the title page, introduction, materials and methods, results, and discussion sections of the paper, as well as the acknowledgments and references. Procedures for writing the first draft and subsequent revisions include a checklist of structural and stylistic problems and common errors in English usage. PMID:3339646

Inside France: Three Missing Pages from Your Students' Textbook.

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

Conniffe, Patricia, Ed.

This mini-unit seeks to fill the gap in textbooks that exists when teaching about modern France. Many textbooks end their coverage of France with the chapter on World War II. This unit offers high school students a unique introduction to France in the mid-1990s. The mini-unit includes a two-sided poster, teaching tips, and student pages. Student…

Performance Characterization of Swept Ramp Obstacle Fields in Pulse Detonation Applications

DTIC Science & Technology

2010-03-01

field of practical obstacle geometries. 15. NUMBER OF PAGES 97 14. SUBJECT TERMS Pulse Detonation , PDE , Transient Plasma Ignition, TPI, Swept... Detonation Transition NI - National Instruments NPS - Naval Postgraduate School PDC - Pulse Detonation Combustor PDE - Pulse Detonation Engine...with incredible grace. xvi THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK 1 I. INTRODUCTION Pulse detonation engines ( PDE ) continue to be explored due to

Academic Calendar Task Force Report to the President.

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

College of DuPage, Glen Ellyn, IL.

This report presents the findings of a study done by a college-wide task force at the College of DuPage (Illinois) on academic calendar formats in an effort to determine whether to retain the quarter system or convert to another calendar. A brief introduction gives the background to the issue at DuPage. A section on procedures explains that the…

Manual Chapters

Science.gov Websites

question, problem or suggestion please open a Service Desk Ticket. Fermilab Home Page ESH&Q Home Page open a Service Desk Ticket. Fermilab Home Page ESH&Q Home Page Fermilab At Work Security, Privacy

Alternate Sites for a Connecting Passage between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans

DTIC Science & Technology

1990-08-01

there exist various other alternatives. consideration is given here only to three locations. These are: In Mexico , across the Tehuantepec isthmus v and...vill INTRODUCTION 1 OBJECTIVE 4 PROCEDURES 6 SOILS CLASSIFICATION AND PROPERTIES INTRODUCTION 7 COLOMBIA 13 NICARAGUA 27 MEXICO 43 TOPOGRAPHY...INTRODUCTION 83 COLOMBIA 84 NICARAGUA 87 MEXICO 92 SUMMARY 95 REFERENCES 98 v11 LIST OF FIGURES Page Fig. 1 Excavated-slope criteria for high 58 quality rock

New York Times Current News Physics Applications

NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

Cise, John

2010-03-01

Since 2007 I have been using NYTimes current News articles rich in graphics and physics variables for developing edited one page web (http://CisePhysics.homestead.com/files/NYT.htm) physics questions based on current events in the news. The NYTimes home page listed above contains currently ten pages with about 40 one page current edited News related physics articles per page containing: rich graphics, graphic editions by the author, edited articles, introduction to a question, questions, and answers. I use these web pages to introduce new physics concepts to students with current applications of concepts in the news. I also use these one page physics applications as pop quizzes and extra credit for students. As news happens(e.g. the 2010 Vancouver Olympics) I find the physics applications in the NYTimes articles and generate applications and questions. These new one page applications with questions are added to the home page: http://CisePhysics.homestead.com/files/NYT.htm The newest pages start with page 10 and work back in time to 9, 8, etc. The ten web pages with about 40 news articles per page are arranged in the traditional manner: vectors, kinematics, projectiles, Newton, Work & Energy, properties of matter, fluids, temperature, heat, waves, and sound. This site is listed as a resource in AAPT's Compadre site.

The Civil Defense Director/Coordinator: An Orientation to the Position. A Program of Instruction for Local Civil Defense Coordinators.

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

Ruskjer, Nina L.

This Staff College home study course of programmed instruction consists of five units and final examination. It requires 12-20 hours for completion. The outline emphasizes the main points being taught, and the introduction page contains important teaching points. In a unit, each page contains a bit of instruction known as a frame. There are…

Optimal Preventive Maintenance Schedule based on Lifecycle Cost and Time-Dependent Reliability

DTIC Science & Technology

2011-11-10

Page 1 of 16 UNCLASSIFIED: Distribution Statement A. Approved for public release. 12IDM-0064 Optimal Preventive Maintenance Schedule based... 1 . INTRODUCTION Customers and product manufacturers demand continued functionality of complex equipment and processes. Degradation of material...Documentation Page Form ApprovedOMB No. 0704-0188 Public reporting burden for the collection of information is estimated to average 1 hour per response

Ports and Waterways Safety Assessment Workshop Report. Kahului Harbor, Maui, Hawaii, 27-28 August 2009

DTIC Science & Technology

2009-08-28

and Waterways Safety Assessment Workshop Report Maui, Hawaii 27 - 28 August 2009 Kahului Harbor Report Documentation Page Form ApprovedOMB...00-00-2009 to 00-00-2009 4. TITLE AND SUBTITLE Ports and Waterways Safety Assessment: Maui, Hawaii 5a. CONTRACT NUMBER 5b. GRANT NUMBER 5c...Harbor, Maui, Hawaii 27 - 28 August 2009 Table of Contents Page Introduction

Air Cushion Craft Development. First Revision.

DTIC Science & Technology

1980-01-01

xix NOTATION ............ ............................... .... xxi ABSTRACT ............ ............................... .i... 1 ...ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION ........... ...................... 1 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ............. ........................... 2 CHAPTER I - INTRODUCTION...481 REFERENCES ............ .............................. ... 491 vi LIST OF FIGURES Page 1 - Air Cushion Graft

Nonlinear Stochastic PDEs: Analysis and Approximations

DTIC Science & Technology

2016-05-23

numerical performance. Main theoretical and experimental advances include: 1.Introduction of a number of effective approaches to numerical analysis of...Stokes and Euler SPDEs, quasi -geostrophic SPDE, Ginzburg-Landau SPDE and Duffing oscillator REPORT DOCUMENTATION PAGE 11. SPONSOR/MONITOR’S REPORT...compare their numerical performance. Main theoretical and experimental advances include: 1.Introduction of a number of effective approaches to

Survey of Wastewater Discharge, Eielson AFB, Alaska, EHL(K) 73-24

DTIC Science & Technology

1973-12-01

the Department of Defense. ii TABLE OF CONTENTS Section Page I. SUMMARY .................................................. 1 II. INTRODUCTION ...II. INTRODUCTION A. Purpose And Objectives The USAF Environmental Health Laboratories were requested to provide assistance in improving existing water...equivalent to best practicable control technology currently available as shall be defined for each industrial waste. 3. Proposed Performance Specifications

A Unified Model of Attention and Problem Solving.

DTIC Science & Technology

1984-02-01

paradigma deocribed boro. In confliot condition. In a facolitation condition GREEN Stroup sitnations signls are preented simultaneously o would be plinted In...and perforlao. paradigma similar to theae studied .. . .. ’ Attention and Problem solInS Page 65 Attention and Problem Solving Page 66 her.. Mis

SPAX - PAX with Super-Pages

NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

Bößwetter, Daniel

Much has been written about the pros and cons of column-orientation as a means to speed up read-mostly analytic workloads in relational databases. In this paper we try to dissect the primitive mechanisms of a database that help express the coherence of tuples and present a novel way of organizing relational data in order to exploit the advantages of both, the row-oriented and the column-oriented world. As we go, we break with yet another bad habit of databases, namely the equal granularity of reads and writes which leads us to the introduction of consecutive clusters of disk pages called super-pages.

Mitigating Distributed Denial of Service Attacks with Multi-Protocol Label Switching-Traffic Engineering (MPLS-TE)

DTIC Science & Technology

2009-03-01

time and the router CPU loads are comparable to those reported by two former NPS theses that examined alternative solutions based on BGP blackhole ...routing. 15. NUMBER OF PAGES 135 14. SUBJECT TERMS Traffic Engineering, Distributed Denial of Service Attacks, Sinkhole Routing, Blackhole Routing...alternative solutions based on BGP blackhole routing. vi THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK vii TABLE OF CONTENTS I. INTRODUCTION

A construction scheme of web page comment information extraction system based on frequent subtree mining

NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

Zhang, Xiaowen; Chen, Bingfeng

2017-08-01

Based on the frequent sub-tree mining algorithm, this paper proposes a construction scheme of web page comment information extraction system based on frequent subtree mining, referred to as FSM system. The entire system architecture and the various modules to do a brief introduction, and then the core of the system to do a detailed description, and finally give the system prototype.

The Improved Three Axis Test Table (ITATT): Program Status and Recommendation for Completion

DTIC Science & Technology

1990-08-01

8ihMs Group qo O4e3/ 023 1 WfltlhfJ____________. Contraves USA U’NTERIM REPORT ON THIE IMPROVED) THREE AXIS TEST TABLE (ITATh): PROGRAM STATUS AND...Bhirle Group £OIn VHI TR-27824 Page i. Contraves USA TABLE OF CONTENTS Page I INTRODUCTION - EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ........................ 1 2 PURPOSE...D ata . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 4.1.3 What Has Contraves Learned? .......................... 8

Legal Services: Judge Advocate Legal Services

DTIC Science & Technology

1996-09-30

14–14, page 41 Publicity • 14–15, page 41 Insignia • 14–16, page 41 Chapter 15 Contract Law Attorneys, page 43 General • 15–1, page 43 General...Duties • 15–2, page 43 Management • 15–3, page 43 Principles of contract law practice • 15–4, page 43 Contract disputes and litigation support • 15–5...legal matters; and (2) Resolving their personal legal problems whenever possible. m. Contract law responsibilities. TJAG will provide— (1) Technical

Open Systems Architecture for Command, Control and Communications

DTIC Science & Technology

1991-07-01

CONTENTS SECTION TITLE PAGE I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 5 II. TERMS OF REFERENCE 7 III. PANEL MEMBERSHIP 9 IV. INTRODUCTION 11 V. INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION 19 VI...INTRODUCTION 18 19 V. INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION 20 21 Initial manifestations of computer and communications standards emerged in the early seventies, largely...SYSTEMS INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION Application Presentation Session Transport Internet Data Link Physical Application Presentation Session Transport

75 FR 3383 - New Postal Product

Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

2010-01-21

...] New Postal Product AGENCY: Postal Regulatory Commission. ACTION: Final rule. SUMMARY: The Commission.... Introduction The Postal Service seeks to add a new product identified as Express Mail [[Page 3384

On Apples and Onions: A Reply to Page.

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

Phillips, Gerald M.

1980-01-01

Answers some of William Page's criticisms (see preceding article, EJ 227 456) regarding the use of rhetoritherapy v behavior therapy to deal with students who exhibit communication apprehension. Argues that rhetoritherapy deals with people who have problems, not with problems. It is concerned with what can be done about the problem, not what the…

Designing Distributed Services Using Refinement Mappings

DTIC Science & Technology

1989-09-29

assified CLASSIFICAION OF THIS PAGE 6P P, 09RT.OCUMENTA"ION PAGE -... j ~~~~~ 1 -~ 3 2 8 ~ . b. RESTRIICTIVE MARKINGSAD-A213 2581,.. 3...North Quincy Street ELEMENT NO NO. NO. ACCESSION NO Arlington, VA 22217-5000 1 , TITLE (Include Security Classification) Designing Distributed Services...recommendations presented in this work are mine and do not reflect the views of these organizations. vii Table of Contents 1 Introduction 1 1.1

Performance Loss of Lithium Ion Polymer Batteries Subjected to Overcharge and Overdischarge Abuse

DTIC Science & Technology

2012-11-16

hexafluorophosphate EC: ethylene carbonate DEC: diethyl carbonate DMC: dimethyl carbonate PC: propylene carbonate     2    2. Introduction  Lithium -ion...Naval Research Laboratory Washington, DC 20375-5320 NRL/MR/6110--12-9455 Performance Loss of Lithium Ion Polymer Batteries Subjected to Overcharge...ABSTRACT c. THIS PAGE 18. NUMBER OF PAGES 17. LIMITATION OF ABSTRACT Performance Loss of Lithium Ion Polymer Batteries Subjected to Overcharge and

NASA/WVU Software Research Laboratory, 1995

NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)

Sabolish, George J.; Callahan, John R.

1995-01-01

In our second year, the NASA/WVU Software Research Lab has made significant strides toward analysis and solution of major software problems related to V&V activities. We have established working relationships with many ongoing efforts within NASA and continue to provide valuable input into policy and decision-making processes. Through our publications, technical reports, lecture series, newsletters, and resources on the World-Wide-Web, we provide information to many NASA and external parties daily. This report is a summary and overview of some of our activities for the past year. This report is divided into 6 chapters: Introduction, People, Support Activities, Process, Metrics, and Testing. The Introduction chapter (this chapter) gives an overview of our project beginnings and targets. The People chapter focuses on new people who have joined the Lab this year. The Support chapter briefly lists activities like our WWW pages, Technical Report Series, Technical Lecture Series, and Research Quarterly newsletter. Finally, the remaining four chapters discuss the major research areas that we have made significant progress towards producing meaningful task reports. These chapters can be regarded as portions of drafts of our task reports.

Report-reading patterns of technical managers and nonmanagers

NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)

Pinelli, T. E.; Cordle, V. M.; Glassman, M.; Vondran, R. F., Jr.

1984-01-01

A survey to determine the review and reading processes used by technical managers and nonmanagers indicates that the summary, abstract, conclusion, title page, and introduction are the components used most frequently by both groups to decide whether to read a NASA technical report. In the review process, significantly more managers than nonmanagers use the summary and conclusion, whereas significantly more nonmanagers use the abstract and title page. The most common sequence of review consists of the title page, abstract, and summary, in that order, for both groups. In the reading process, the conclusion, results and discussion, and summary are the components read by the highest percentage of both groups.

Visible Laser Research One Meter Device

DTIC Science & Technology

1980-01-01

OF THIS PAGE (" ol ~n Date Entered) ~z, TABLE OF CONTENTS Section Page List of Illustrations 3 I. INTRODUCTION 5 II. BACKGROUND 15 III. RESULTS 17 A...proven lasers are the excip!ex lasers which include the rare gas halides, halogens and mercury halides (see Table I). Of these exciplex systems, there...Stokes line routinpiy e- ported. (1) 5 Z::I~AVCO EVERETT TABLE I A SUMMARY OF EXCIPLEX LASERS AND THEIR LASING WAVELENGTHS EXCIPLEX , (B -+ X) nm ArF

Patient Race and Outcome Preferences as Predictors of Urologists’ Treatment Recommendations and Referral Patterns in Early-Stage Prostate Cancer

DTIC Science & Technology

2005-11-01

care for localized prostate cancer. To date, we have completed all survey mailings, collected responses, entered these into an Access database, and...vignette, patient socioeconomic status, not race, influenced treatment recommendations for localized prostate cancer. A majority of urologists rate their...in patterns of care for localized prostate cancer. See Introduction (page 14) and Methods (pages 15-17) in Appendix B for details. Key research

Sur la modélisation des supraconducteurs: le "modèle de l'état critique" de bean, en trois dimensions

NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

Bossavit, A.

1994-03-01

La formule (22), p. 386, soit u_x(v) = si|v| < j_c(x); alors; 0; sinon; ρ(x)|v|^2/2, aurait dû être u_x(v) = si|v| < j_c(x); alors; 0; sinon; ρ(x)(|v|^2)/2. La même erreur apparaît dans l'introduction (page 376, une ligne après l'équation (10)) et page 390.

Computational Modeling of the Spatial Distribution and Temporal Decay of Geomagnetically Trapped Debris of a High Altitude Nuclear Detonation

DTIC Science & Technology

2007-06-01

effects of the magnetic bubble on the dispersion and trapping efficiency of the particles is studied and reported. 15. NUMBER OF PAGES 263 14...efficiency of the particles is studied and reported. vi THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK vii TABLE OF CONTENTS I. INTRODUCTION...single and much lower yield nuclear weapons at many different altitudes. The conclusion of our study and research at USSTRATCOM was that a modeling

As Simple as Possible, But No Simpler: A Gentle Introduction to Simulation Modeling

DTIC Science & Technology

2006-12-01

cultures, people waiting for a bus mimic the concept by standing in a row. However, there are some cultures where no line forms but it is considered...mathematical equations such as the equations of motion Report Documentation Page Form ApprovedOMB No. 0704-0188 Public reporting burden for the...PERSON a. REPORT unclassified b. ABSTRACT unclassified c. THIS PAGE unclassified Standard Form 298 (Rev. 8-98) Prescribed by ANSI Std Z39-18

Trainer Engineering Report (Final) for MILES. Volume 2. Revision

DTIC Science & Technology

1981-04-22

formerly a separate document, Data Item AOOX. iii/iv 1A , SECURITY CLASSIFICATION OF THIS PAGE (Uhen Deaa Enterecd) ... __ . ....... REPORT DOCUMENTATION...NAVTRAEQUIPCEN, Orlando, FL 32813 3 14. MON’TORING AGENCY NAME & ADDRESS(II dilletent from CoftrollIn OGlue*) IS. SECURITY CLASS. (of thie twoot...OBSOLETE UNCLASSIFIED S/N 0102蓞-6601 I SECURITY CL.ASSIFICATION OF THIS iPAGE fUlses Data EaieteE i • CONTENTS .I * INTRODUCTION 1-1 1.1 1980 MILES 1-1

Design Methods in Solid Rocket Motors. Revised Version 1988

DTIC Science & Technology

1988-04-01

15 France DrB.Zelier SNPE/CRB BP No.2 Le Bouchet 91710 Vert Ie Petit France CONTENTS PREFACE LIST OF AUTHORS/SPEAKERS INTRODUCTION by D.Reydellet...DISCUSSIONS BIBLIOGRAPHY "Not available at time of printing. v Page iii iv Reference 1 2 3 4A 4B" 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 RTD B 1-1 Introduction to the lecture series...the year 2000. 1-4 Introduction a la lecture serie 150 par D. REYDELLET Ingenieur en Chef de l’Armement Direction des Engins 26, boulevard Victor

Visual Design Principles Applied To World Wide Web Construction.

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

Luck, Donald D.; Hunter, J. Mark

This paper describes basic types of World Wide Web pages and presents design criteria for page layout based on principles of visual literacy. Discussion focuses on pages that present information in the following styles: billboard; directory/index; textual; and graphics. Problems and solutions in Web page construction are explored according to…

Determination of Etomidate in Human Postmortem Fluids and Tissues

DTIC Science & Technology

2009-02-01

8-72) Reproduction of completed page authorized CONTENTs IntroductIon...on.Agent ..Pharma- cotherapy,.3:.251-8.(1983) . 2 .. Doencke,.A ..Etomidate, a New Hypnotic Agent for Intravenous Application.,. 1. ed .. (Sprnger

Page turning solutions for musicians: a survey.

PubMed

Wolberg, George; Schipper, Irene

2012-01-01

Musicians have long been hampered by the challenge in turning sheet music while their hands are occupied playing an instrument. The sight of a human page turner assisting a pianist during a performance, for instance, is not uncommon. This need for a page turning solution is no less acute during practice sessions, which account for the vast majority of playing time. Despite widespread appreciation of the problem, there have been virtually no robust and affordable products to assist the musician. Recent progress in assistive technology and electronic reading devices offers promising solutions to this long-standing problem. The objective of this paper is to survey the technology landscape and assess the benefits and drawbacks of page turning solutions for musicians. A full range of mechanical and digital page turning products are reviewed.

Civil Engineering Work Information Management System (WIMS) Planning Guide,

DTIC Science & Technology

1985-04-01

WORK INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM PLANNING GUIDE l-!O L~ JAUG 0)12 13 "’ ’’’ " " 𔄂 5 7 2 2 0 0 9 W WTVF--- DISCLAIMER The views and conclusions...y CHAPTER PAGE I INTRODUCTION What is WIMS? --------------------------------- 1I Why Do We Need A WIMS Planning Guide? ------------ I The Target...Administrator ------------------ 21 6 EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES Introduction ------------------------------- 22 Magnetic Media Supplies

Cost-Benefit Analysis of the Officer Career Information and Planning System

DTIC Science & Technology

1980-08-01

information without the use of a computer. - vii COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS OF THE OFFICER CAREER INFOýKATTON AND PLANNING SYSTEM CONTENTS Page INTRODUCTION ...OF THE OFFICER CAREER INFORMATION AND PLANNING SYSTEM INTRODUCTION The implementation of the Officer Personnel Management System (OPMS) has...Research Report 1256 I / COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS OF THE OFFICER CAREER INFORMATION AND PLANNING SYSTEM Roger A. Myers, Peter C. Cairo, K - Jon A

Breathing Problems - Multiple Languages

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... List of All Topics All Breathing Problems - Multiple Languages To use the sharing features on this page, please enable JavaScript. Arabic (العربية) ... Bethesda, MD 20894 U.S. Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health Page last updated on 2 May 2018

The Diversity ECCM Performance of Frequency-Hopping CPFSK in Partial- Band Noise Jamming

DTIC Science & Technology

1988-05-25

TELEPHONE (Inc€ude Art Code) 22c. OFFICE SYMBOL 1 ar .anoer (919) 549-0641 ARO: EL-S D FORM 1473.6 4 MAR 83 APR edition may be used until exhausted...ASSOCIATES, INC. TABLE OF CONTENTS Page 1.0 INTRODUCTION ...... .... ......................... 1 1.1 BACKGROUND ...... ......................... I 1.2...andJ/or Dit Special t -. V 1 atI J. S. LEE ASSOCIATES, INC. -S TABLE OF CONTENTS (Cont.) . - Page 2.2 ERROR PROBA3ILITY FORMULATION .5

Dynamic Response and Maneuvering Strategies of a Hybrid Autonomous Underwater Vehicle in Hovering

DTIC Science & Technology

2009-02-01

Highlights of ECC’99, pages 391– 449. Springer, 1999. [7] F. Allgower, R. Findeisen , and Z. K. Nagy. Nonlinear model predictive con- trol: From theory...vehicle. In OCEANS, pages 2129–2134. MTS/IEEE, 2005. [17] M. Diehl, R. Findeisen , F. Allgower, H. G. Bock, and J. P. Schloder. Nominal stability of real...International Journal of Robust and Nonlinear Control, 18(8):816–830, May 2008. [22] R. Findeisen and F. Allgower. An introduction to nonlinear model

Atlas/Data Abstract for the United States and Selected Areas, Fiscal Year 1993

DTIC Science & Technology

1993-01-01

and Reports TAN ng N F T P I DTIC AND NTIS IDENTIFICATION NUMBER FOR THIS PUBLICATION IS DIOR/L-03-93. TABLE OF CONTENTS Page INTRODUCTION...Dakota (ND) 35 86 Ohio (OH) 36 88 TABLE OF CONTENTS (Continued) State/Area Map No. Page Oklahoma (OK) 37 90 Oregon (OR) 38 92 Pennsylvania (PA) 39 94...or Service Code Description Amount 1. LORAL CORP $49,319 Operation/Electronic & Communication Facil $48,741 2. DAY & ZIMMERMANN/ BASIL CORP JV 33,368

Introduction to the world wide web.

PubMed

Downes, P K

2007-05-12

The World Wide Web used to be nicknamed the 'World Wide Wait'. Now, thanks to high speed broadband connections, browsing the web has become a much more enjoyable and productive activity. Computers need to know where web pages are stored on the Internet, in just the same way as we need to know where someone lives in order to post them a letter. This section explains how the World Wide Web works and how web pages can be viewed using a web browser.

Modeling the Webgraph: How Far We Are

NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

Donato, Debora; Laura, Luigi; Leonardi, Stefano; Millozzi, Stefano

The following sections are included: * Introduction * Preliminaries * WebBase * In-degree and out-degree * PageRank * Bipartite cliques * Strongly connected components * Stochastic models of the webgraph * Models of the webgraph * A multi-layer model * Large scale simulation * Algorithmic techniques for generating and measuring webgraphs * Data representation and multifiles * Generating webgraphs * Traversal with two bits for each node * Semi-external breadth first search * Semi-external depth first search * Computation of the SCCs * Computation of the bow-tie regions * Disjoint bipartite cliques * PageRank * Summary and outlook

Information Management Utilizing Valued Information at the Right Time (VIRT) as Applied to a Joint Terminal Attack Controller (JTAC) Mission

DTIC Science & Technology

2008-03-01

technology in an effective way without taking a decade for implementation. 15. NUMBER OF PAGES 77 14. SUBJECT TERMS VIRT, Model Based... effective way without taking a decade for implementation. vi THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK vii TABLE OF CONTENTS I. INTRODUCTION...To build the most effective force for 2020, we must be fully joint.”2 What does being fully joint mean and how does the DoD take advantage of

Book Review

NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

Fritz, Steffen

2017-07-01

The book titled European Landscape Dynamics is a comprehensive compendium on the European CORINE land cover (CLC) and some other aspects such as fragmentation and ecosystem services in Europe. The authors constitute a wide selection of researchers and practitioners from across Europe active in this field. It contains 29 chapters of very different sizes ranging between 2 pages (Chapter 8) to 43 pages (Chapter 20). The book is structured in 5 different sections: 1. Introduction; 2. Methodology; 3. European CORINE data layers; 4. Case studies; and 5. CORINE Land Cover Perspective.

Chemical Agent Monitor (CAM) Follow-On Operational Test and Evaluation Simulant Test Strategy

DTIC Science & Technology

1990-06-01

the CAM’s follow-on test and evaluation. 5 Blank CONTENTS Page 1. INTRODUCTION .................................................... 9 1.1 Purpose...SIMULANT TEST STRATEGY 1. INTRODUCTION 1.1 Purpose. The purpose of this report is to provide methyl salicylate (MS) and dipropylene glycol monomethyl...Syringe Hamilton, 50 pL 10 Hamilton Dispenser Model# PB 600 2 Syringe Needle 26 jauge 20 MS ** 30 gallons DPGME ** 40 gallons Ethanol ** 10 gallons * Item

Malaysia’s Experience in War Against Communist Insurgency and Its Relevance to the Present Situation in Iraq

DTIC Science & Technology

2005-01-01

Shangri - La Hotel , Makati City 48 Ibid. 49 Stanley S. Bedlington. Malaysia and Singapore. The Building of New States. Cornell University Press Ltd...Page Preface i Contents ii Executive Summary iii Map on Malaya iv INTRODUCTION 1 THE INSURGENCY AGAINST THE MCP 3 The First Emergency...will be a good start. MAP OF MALAYA (Peninsular Malaysia) iv 1 INTRODUCTION In mid June 1948 the

A Constant-Factor Approximation Algorithm for the Link Building Problem

NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

Olsen, Martin; Viglas, Anastasios; Zvedeniouk, Ilia

In this work we consider the problem of maximizing the PageRank of a given target node in a graph by adding k new links. We consider the case that the new links must point to the given target node (backlinks). Previous work [7] shows that this problem has no fully polynomial time approximation schemes unless P = NP. We present a polynomial time algorithm yielding a PageRank value within a constant factor from the optimal. We also consider the naive algorithm where we choose backlinks from nodes with high PageRank values compared to the outdegree and show that the naive algorithm performs much worse on certain graphs compared to the constant factor approximation scheme.

Demonstration of a Strategy to Perform Two-Dimensional Diode Laser Tomography

DTIC Science & Technology

2008-03-01

training set allows interpolation between beam paths resulting in temperature and density maps. Finally, the TDLAS temperature and density maps are... TDLAS and Tomography Results .................................................................. 38 Introduction...38 vii Page TDLAS Burner Setup

Comprehensive innovative solution for resident education using the Intranet Journal of Chest Radiology.

PubMed

Nishino, Mizuki; Wolfe, Donna; Yam, Chun-Shan; Larson, Michael; Boiselle, Phillip M; Hatabu, Hiroto

2004-10-01

Because of the rapid increase in clinical workload in academic radiology departments, time for teaching rotating residents is getting more and more limited. As a solution to this problem, we introduced the Intranet Journal of Chest Radiology as a comprehensive innovative tool for assisting resident education. The Intranet Journal of Chest Radiology is constructed using Microsoft FrontPage version 2002 (Microsoft Corp, Redmond, WA) and is hosted in our departmental web server (Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA). The home page of the intranet journal provides access to the main features, "Cases of the Month," "Teaching File," "Selected Articles for Residents," "Lecture Series," and "Current Publications." These features provide quick access to the selected radiology articles, the interesting chest cases, and the lecture series and current publication from the chest section. Our intranet journal has been well utilized for 6 months after its introduction. It enhances residents' interest and motivation to work on case collections, to search and read articles, and to generate interest in research. Frequent updating is necessary for the journal to be kept current, relevant, and well-utilized. The intranet journal serves as a comprehensive innovative solution for resident education, providing basic educational resources and opportunities of interactive participation by residents.

School and Library Media. Introduction; The Uniform Computer Information Transactions Act (UCITA): More Critical for Educators than Copyright Law?; Redefining Professional Growth: New Attitudes, New Tools--A Case Study; Diversity in School Library Media Center Resources; Image-Text Relationships in Web Pages; Aiming for Effective Student Learning in Web-Based Courses: Insights from Student Experiences.

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

Fitzgerald, Mary Ann; Gregory, Vicki L.; Brock, Kathy; Bennett, Elizabeth; Chen, Shu-Hsien Lai; Marsh, Emily; Moore, Joi L.; Kim, Kyung-Sun; Esser, Linda R.

2002-01-01

Chapters in this section of "Educational Media and Technology Yearbook" examine important trends prominent in the landscape of the school library media profession in 2001. Themes include mandated educational reform; diversity in school library resources; communication through image-text juxtaposition in Web pages; and professional development and…

Structures to Resist the Effects of Accidental Explosions. Volume 2. Blast, Fragment, and Shock Loads

DTIC Science & Technology

1986-12-01

IS. SUPPLEMENTARY NOTfS This report is Volume II of six volumes which will eventually be published as a tri-service design manual and was sponsored by...CLASSIFICAT ION OF THIS PAGE(When Date Entered) TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE INTRODUCTION 2-I Purpose 1 2-2 Objective 1 2 3 Background 1 2-4 Scope of Manual ...2 2-5 Format of Manual 3 VOLUME CONTENTS 2-6 General EXPLOSION EFFECTS 2-7 Effects of Explosive Output 4 BLAST LOADS 2-8 Blast Phenomena 5 2-8.1

Compendium of Shock Wave Data. Volume 1. Revision 1. Introduction. Section A1-Elements

DTIC Science & Technology

1977-06-01

the limited character list of the automatic printer that produced these pages. Therefore, V0 is written as VO, Ci as CL, etc. While the above...14-1 Sodium carbonate Na 2 CO3 99-23-1 Note that the automatic printer used for the data pages is restricted to capital letters, so that the molecular...SILICON St O.Z5 WT PERCENT MAX. IRON FE 0.35 - - - 4 COPPER Cu 0.05 - - - ( MANGANESE MN 0.03 - - - MAGNESIUM Ŕ 0.03 - - - ZINK ZN 0.05 - - - TITANIUM

Sustainable Materials Management (SMM) Web Academy Webinar: Management Challenges for Lithium Batteries at Electronics Recyclers

EPA Pesticide Factsheets

This is a webinar page for the Sustainable Management of Materials (SMM) Web Academy webinar titled, An Introduction to Lithium Batteries and the Challenges that they Pose to the Waste and Recycling Industry.

The Internet: A Learning Environment.

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

McGreal, Rory

1997-01-01

The Internet environment is suitable for many types of learning activities and teaching and learning styles. Every World Wide Web-based course should provide: home page; introduction; course overview; course requirements, vital information; roles and responsibilities; assignments; schedule; resources; sample tests; teacher biography; course…

Automatic Hidden-Web Table Interpretation by Sibling Page Comparison

NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

Tao, Cui; Embley, David W.

The longstanding problem of automatic table interpretation still illudes us. Its solution would not only be an aid to table processing applications such as large volume table conversion, but would also be an aid in solving related problems such as information extraction and semi-structured data management. In this paper, we offer a conceptual modeling solution for the common special case in which so-called sibling pages are available. The sibling pages we consider are pages on the hidden web, commonly generated from underlying databases. We compare them to identify and connect nonvarying components (category labels) and varying components (data values). We tested our solution using more than 2,000 tables in source pages from three different domains—car advertisements, molecular biology, and geopolitical information. Experimental results show that the system can successfully identify sibling tables, generate structure patterns, interpret tables using the generated patterns, and automatically adjust the structure patterns, if necessary, as it processes a sequence of hidden-web pages. For these activities, the system was able to achieve an overall F-measure of 94.5%.

Congenital heart disease

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... page: //medlineplus.gov/ency/article/001114.htm Congenital heart disease To use the sharing features on this page, please enable JavaScript. Congenital heart disease (CHD) is a problem with the heart's structure ...

Hypertensive heart disease

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Heuristics for Solving Problem of Evacuating Non-Ambulatory People in a Short-Notice Disaster

DTIC Science & Technology

2012-12-01

NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY, CALIFORNIA MBA PROFESSIONAL REPORT Heuristics for Solving Problem of Evacuating Non...Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK i REPORT DOCUMENTATION PAGE Form Approved...OMB No. 0704-0188 Public reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 1 hour per response, including the time for

The Recognition of Web Pages' Hyperlinks by People with Intellectual Disabilities: An Evaluation Study

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Rocha, Tania; Bessa, Maximino; Goncalves, Martinho; Cabral, Luciana; Godinho, Francisco; Peres, Emanuel; Reis, Manuel C.; Magalhaes, Luis; Chalmers, Alan

2012-01-01

Background: One of the most mentioned problems of web accessibility, as recognized in several different studies, is related to the difficulty regarding the perception of what is or is not clickable in a web page. In particular, a key problem is the recognition of hyperlinks by a specific group of people, namely those with intellectual…

Rapid Airlift Planning for Amphibious-Ready Groups

DTIC Science & Technology

2015-09-01

SUBJECT TERMS vehicle routing problem , vehicle synchronization, military airlift, passenger and cargo transport, helicopter routing 15. NUMBER OF PAGES...Southern California VBA Visual Basic for Applications VRP Vehicle Routing Problem xiv THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK xv EXECUTIVE...Depending on the ICAO+ to ICAO+ distance-over-the-water (DOW), aircraft may require section support. DOW is the great- circle distance travelled

Fruit Intake Among Active Duty Air Force Male Enlistees at the Worksite: The Development of an Instrument to Measure Factors Associated with Consumption or Avoidance.

DTIC Science & Technology

2000-01-01

WHS/DIOR, Oct 94 Table of Contents page Chapter I. Introduction Importance of fruit and vegetable consumption 1 The 5-A-Day for better health...program 3 Current trends in fruit and vegetable consumption 4 Importance of dietary habits in young adults 6 Nutrition education/intervention 6...responses 48 CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION Importance of Fruit and Vegetable Consumption Over the past several decades, researchers have reached a

Leukemia - B-Cell Prolymphocytic Leukemia and Hairy Cell Leukemia

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... a 1-page fact sheet that offers an introduction to CLL. This fact sheet is available as a PDF, so it is easy to print out. Cancer.Net Patient Education Video: View a short video led by an ASCO expert in leukemia ...

77 FR 49851 - Nineteenth Meeting: RTCA Special Committee 216, Aeronautical Systems Security (Joint Meeting With...

Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

2012-08-17

... Welcome Introduction, Logistics Eurocae Context Presentation Joint Plenary: Scope and purpose of this meeting with focus on ED-202A/ DO-326A and ED-204 Open Consultation/FRAC requirements & expectations Coordination between drafting [[Page 49852

Web page sorting algorithm based on query keyword distance relation

NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

Yang, Han; Cui, Hong Gang; Tang, Hao

2017-08-01

In order to optimize the problem of page sorting, according to the search keywords in the web page in the relationship between the characteristics of the proposed query keywords clustering ideas. And it is converted into the degree of aggregation of the search keywords in the web page. Based on the PageRank algorithm, the clustering degree factor of the query keyword is added to make it possible to participate in the quantitative calculation. This paper proposes an improved algorithm for PageRank based on the distance relation between search keywords. The experimental results show the feasibility and effectiveness of the method.

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)

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Preventing falls

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Vacation health care

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... page: //medlineplus.gov/ency/article/001937.htm Vacation health care To use the sharing features on this page, ... and help you avoid problems. Talk to your health care provider or visit a travel clinic 4 to ...

78 FR 32579 - Airworthiness Directives; Bombardier, Inc. Airplanes

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2013-05-31

... elevator control system. Investigation revealed that, the increase in the elevator breakout force induced by the introduction of a new elevator centering mechanism, in combination with the existing [[Page... behaviors of the elevator control system. This proposed AD would require repetitive replacement of the...

A cross disciplinary study of link decay and the effectiveness of mitigation techniques

PubMed Central

2013-01-01

Background The dynamic, decentralized world-wide-web has become an essential part of scientific research and communication. Researchers create thousands of web sites every year to share software, data and services. These valuable resources tend to disappear over time. The problem has been documented in many subject areas. Our goal is to conduct a cross-disciplinary investigation of the problem and test the effectiveness of existing remedies. Results We accessed 14,489 unique web pages found in the abstracts within Thomson Reuters' Web of Science citation index that were published between 1996 and 2010 and found that the median lifespan of these web pages was 9.3 years with 62% of them being archived. Survival analysis and logistic regression were used to find significant predictors of URL lifespan. The availability of a web page is most dependent on the time it is published and the top-level domain names. Similar statistical analysis revealed biases in current solutions: the Internet Archive favors web pages with fewer layers in the Universal Resource Locator (URL) while WebCite is significantly influenced by the source of publication. We also created a prototype for a process to submit web pages to the archives and increased coverage of our list of scientific webpages in the Internet Archive and WebCite by 22% and 255%, respectively. Conclusion Our results show that link decay continues to be a problem across different disciplines and that current solutions for static web pages are helping and can be improved. PMID:24266891

A cross disciplinary study of link decay and the effectiveness of mitigation techniques.

PubMed

Hennessey, Jason; Ge, Steven

2013-01-01

The dynamic, decentralized world-wide-web has become an essential part of scientific research and communication. Researchers create thousands of web sites every year to share software, data and services. These valuable resources tend to disappear over time. The problem has been documented in many subject areas. Our goal is to conduct a cross-disciplinary investigation of the problem and test the effectiveness of existing remedies. We accessed 14,489 unique web pages found in the abstracts within Thomson Reuters' Web of Science citation index that were published between 1996 and 2010 and found that the median lifespan of these web pages was 9.3 years with 62% of them being archived. Survival analysis and logistic regression were used to find significant predictors of URL lifespan. The availability of a web page is most dependent on the time it is published and the top-level domain names. Similar statistical analysis revealed biases in current solutions: the Internet Archive favors web pages with fewer layers in the Universal Resource Locator (URL) while WebCite is significantly influenced by the source of publication. We also created a prototype for a process to submit web pages to the archives and increased coverage of our list of scientific webpages in the Internet Archive and WebCite by 22% and 255%, respectively. Our results show that link decay continues to be a problem across different disciplines and that current solutions for static web pages are helping and can be improved.

Computer Simulation of Ejection Seat Performance and Preliminary Correlation with Empirical Data

DTIC Science & Technology

1980-04-01

L. . .. . 3 I r AFFDL-TR-79-31 50 TABLE OF CONTENTS SECTION PAGE I INTRODUCTION 1 1I SAFEST COMPUTER PROGRAM DESCRIPTION 8 III HITECH ...ZEARTH vs TIME 49E-I1A 53 34 ZEARTH vs XEARTH 49E-IIA 54 AFFDL-TR-79-3150 LIST OF TABLES TABLE PAGE 1 ACES II EVENT-TIME SEQUENCE 3 2 HITECH 49E-JlF...Initial Conditions 13 3 HITECH 49E-I1A Initial Conditions 14 4 HITECH Program Test Data Summary 15 5 SAFEST 49E-JIF Initial Conditions 20 6 SAFEST 49E-IIA

Comparison of the scanned pages of the contractual documents

NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

Andreeva, Elena; Arlazarov, Vladimir V.; Manzhikov, Temudzhin; Slavin, Oleg

2018-04-01

In this paper the problem statement is given to compare the digitized pages of the official papers. Such problem appears during the comparison of two customer copies signed at different times between two parties with a view to find the possible modifications introduced on the one hand. This problem is a practically significant in the banking sector during the conclusion of contracts in a paper format. The method of comparison based on the recognition, which consists in the comparison of two bag-of-words, which are the recognition result of the master and test pages, is suggested. The described experiments were conducted using the OCR Tesseract and the siamese neural network. The advantages of the suggested method are the steady operation of the comparison algorithm and the high exacting precision, and one of the disadvantages is the dependence on the chosen OCR.

Controlling misses and false alarms in a machine learning framework for predicting uniformity of printed pages

NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

Nguyen, Minh Q.; Allebach, Jan P.

2015-01-01

In our previous work1 , we presented a block-based technique to analyze printed page uniformity both visually and metrically. The features learned from the models were then employed in a Support Vector Machine (SVM) framework to classify the pages into one of the two categories of acceptable and unacceptable quality. In this paper, we introduce a set of tools for machine learning in the assessment of printed page uniformity. This work is primarily targeted to the printing industry, specifically the ubiquitous laser, electrophotographic printer. We use features that are well-correlated with the rankings of expert observers to develop a novel machine learning framework that allows one to achieve the minimum "false alarm" rate, subject to a chosen "miss" rate. Surprisingly, most of the research that has been conducted on machine learning does not consider this framework. During the process of developing a new product, test engineers will print hundreds of test pages, which can be scanned and then analyzed by an autonomous algorithm. Among these pages, most may be of acceptable quality. The objective is to find the ones that are not. These will provide critically important information to systems designers, regarding issues that need to be addressed in improving the printer design. A "miss" is defined to be a page that is not of acceptable quality to an expert observer that the prediction algorithm declares to be a "pass". Misses are a serious problem, since they represent problems that will not be seen by the systems designers. On the other hand, "false alarms" correspond to pages that an expert observer would declare to be of acceptable quality, but which are flagged by the prediction algorithm as "fails". In a typical printer testing and development scenario, such pages would be examined by an expert, and found to be of acceptable quality after all. "False alarm" pages result in extra pages to be examined by expert observers, which increases labor cost. But "false alarms" are not nearly as catastrophic as "misses", which represent potentially serious problems that are never seen by the systems developers. This scenario motivates us to develop a machine learning framework that will achieve the minimum "false alarm" rate subject to a specified "miss" rate. In order to construct such a set of receiver operating characteristic2 (ROC) curves, we examine various tools for the prediction, ranging from an exhaustive search over the space of the nonlinear discriminants to a Cost-Sentitive SVM3 framework. We then compare the curves gained from those methods. Our work shows promise for applying a standard framework to obtain a full ROC curve when it comes to tackling other machine learning problems in industry.

Characterization of a 4-inch Portable Shock Tube

DTIC Science & Technology

2014-12-01

This page is intentionally left blank. 1 Introduction Tinnitus and hearing loss have been reported as the two most prevalent service-connected...propelled grenades (RPGs), and/or land mines are known to cause both tinnitus and hearing loss (Sayer, 2008). Intensity levels exceeding 120 decibels (dB

Cyber-Argus: Modeling C2 Impacts of Cyber Attacks

DTIC Science & Technology

2014-06-01

19th ICCRTS - # 096 Page 10 of 24 ( BPMN ). However, any process modeling language with the ability to capture the information described above could...AND TECHNOLOGY ORGANIZATION. RTO-TR-MSG-048 - Coalition Battle Management Language (C-BML). February 2012. [41] ALLWEYER, T. BPMN 2.0: Introduction

Problems of Technical Electrodynamics (Selected Articles),

DTIC Science & Technology

1984-04-11

copy available. ii DC 83143001 PAGE 1 PROBLEMS OF TECHNICAL ELECTRODYNAMICS. DOC - 83143001 PAGE 2 In the collector /collection are connected the...composite/ compound reliable in mechanical sense forgings of rotors with a weight of 250 t and it is more and rotor binding bands. These K forgings must be...go - calculated coefficient, which considers the character of temperature field. With a linear change in temperature .=1, with parabolic =3

Brittle Materials Design, High Temperature Gas Turbine

DTIC Science & Technology

1976-04-01

iii iv v xii 1. Introduction 1 2. Introduction and Summary-Vehicular Turbine Project 3 2.1 Vehicular Turbine Project Plan 5 2.2 Progress and...64.4% SiaNi» - 35.6% AI2O3 + 16.1% Y-O3 Sialon Figure 4.33 Longitudinal ( V ^ and Transverse (Vt) Sonic Velocity vs Density of Silicon Nitride...Peak Load Temperature) Page No. 99 101 102 104 106 109 110 111 118 119 120 120 121 122 122 123 V ? xl R*»" - ■■ ■— ^ .w<ui>wMu

Foundation Analysis East Coast Air Combat Maneuvering Range Offshore Kitty Hawk, North Carolina.

DTIC Science & Technology

1976-09-01

1976 86 2 3 025 TABLE OF CONTENTS SECTION TITLE PAGE 1.0 INTRODUCTION 1.1 Introduction 1.01 1.2 Methods of Analysis 1.01 1.3 Personnel Resumes 1.02...piling into the desired penetration. 1.2 METHODS OF ANALYSIS The method employed to perform the computation of pipe pile capacity curves, as presented...AD-A163 522 FOUNDATION ANALYSIS EAST COAST AIR COMBAT NANsUVERING 14S RANGE OFFSHORE KITT.. CU) CREST ENGINEERING INC TULSA OK SEP 76 27-M7-97 CNES

Beltzville Lake, Lehigh River Basin, Pohopoco Creek, Pennsylvania, Condition Report. Dam Outlet Works and Spillway

DTIC Science & Technology

1977-07-01

Paragraph Title Page SECTION 1 INTRODUCTION 1-01 Authority and Scope 1 1-02 Construction History 1 ’ 1-03 Inspection and Evaluation 1 SECTION 2 SIXTH...Report No. 6 SECTION 1 INTRODUCTION 1-01. AUTHORITY AND SCOPE. This report has been prepared in accordance with Engineer Regulation 1110-2-100 entitled...DATA ___________.. ... ..._____1975-1976 PLATE 4 t iZ .. .4 7 ....T . . jAUG . - SEPT - OCT’ NOV DE( -AN . FED MAR i’- o~y d!1 I -4 WEI IIi OZ [ 011. u

An Experimental Study of the Driving Mechanism and Control of the Unsteady Shock Induced Turbulent Separation in a Mach 5 Compression Corner Flow.

DTIC Science & Technology

1992-01-01

vili Table of Contents Section Page List of Tables xiii List of Figures xiv Nomenclature xxii 1 Introduction 1 1.1 Motivation 1 1.2 Objective of...Introduction 1.1 Motivation The mid-1980’s saw a renewed interest in hypersonic flight. Motivated by the achievements of the American Space Transportation... measuments made downstrem of the compreson corner. 4.2.2 VITA Technique Another approach to event detection was applied to the fluctuating pitot

Trends Shaping Education 2010

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OECD Publishing (NJ3), 2010

2010-01-01

"Trends Shaping Education 2010" brings together evidence showing the effects on education of globalisation, social challenges, changes in the workplace, the transformation of childhood, and ICT. To make the content accessible, each trend is presented on a double page, containing an introduction, two charts with brief descriptive text and a set of…

Operationalising United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325 within the Australian Defence Force

DTIC Science & Technology

2016-01-01

Hutchinson Joint & Operations Analysis Division Defence Science and Technology Group DST- Group -GD-0909 ABSTRACT This literature...LIMITATION UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED Published by Joint & Operations Analysis Division Defence Science and Technology Group 506 Lorimer St...This page intentionally blank UNCLASSIFIED DST- Group -GD-0909 UNCLASSIFIED Contents 1. INTRODUCTION

Beam-Flattener Design for High Energy Radiographic Inspection

NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)

Grandin, Robert; Rudolphi, Thomas

2009-01-01

This report documents the work done to develop a beam flattener for use in the inspection of rocket motors at ATK Space Systems Utah facilities. The following pages provide a brief introduction to the necessity of this project, comprehensive description of the design methodology, and experimentally-based conclusions regarding project success.

Operations Course Icebreaker: Campus Club Cupcakes Exercise

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

Snider, Brent; Southin, Nancy

2016-01-01

Campus Club Cupcakes is an in-class "introduction to operations management" experiential learning exercise which can be used within minutes of starting the course. After reading the one-page mini case, students are encouraged to meet each other and collaborate to determine if making and selling cupcakes to fellow business students would…

Families on the Grow.

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

Lee, Irene K.; Phillips, Marjorie M.

This correspondence course was designed to help parents better understand their growing children and themselves as parents. The introduction briefly sketches the importance of the family in child development. Each of the five illustrated lessons contains 7 to 12 pages on one aspect of family life. Each lesson contains a set of objectives, a…

Performance Testing of GPU-Based Approximate Matching Algorithm on Network Traffic

DTIC Science & Technology

2015-03-01

Defense Department’s use. vi THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK vii TABLE OF CONTENTS I.  INTRODUCTION...22  D.  GENERATING DIGESTS ............................................................................23  1.  Reference...the-shelf GPU Graphical Processing Unit GPGPU General -Purpose Graphic Processing Unit HBSS Host-Based Security System HIPS Host Intrusion

Career Opportunities Instructional Guide. Student Materials.

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

Hendrix, Mary W.

These student materials are designed to accompany the Career Opportunities Instructional Guide. Page numbers are consistent with the numbering in that guide. Seventeen units are provided. The materials in Unit 1 concern aspects of locating information about occupations; Unit 2 provides an introduction to the 15 occupational clusters. Each of the…

Distribution and Marketing Syllabus.

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

New York State Education Dept., Albany. Bureau of Secondary Curriculum Development.

The distributive education program for grades 7 to 12 is organized around three career education phases: the career education phase (grades 7-10), the distributive phase (grade 11), and the competency cluster phase (grade 12). The grade 11 syllabus provides a six-page introduction which covers scheduling, cooperative work experience, the school…

A Generalized Orienteering Problem for Optimal Search and Interdiction Planning

DTIC Science & Technology

2013-09-01

NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY, CALIFORNIA DISSERTATION A GENERALIZED ORIENTEERING PROBLEM FOR OPTIMAL SEARCH AND INTERDICTION PLANNING by Jesse...provision of law, no person shall be subject to any penalty for failing to comply with a collection of information if it does not display a currently...16. SECURITY CLASSIFICATION OF: a . REPORT b. ABSTRACT c. THIS PAGE 17. LIMITATION OF ABSTRACT 18. NUMBER OF PAGES 19a. NAME OF RESPONSIBLE PERSON 19b

Electronic doors to education: study of high school website accessibility in Iowa.

PubMed

Klein, David; Myhill, William; Hansen, Linda; Asby, Gary; Michaelson, Susan; Blanck, Peter

2003-01-01

The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), and Sections 504 and 508 of the Rehabilitation Act, prohibit discrimination against people with disabilities in all aspects of daily life, including education, work, and access to places of public accommodations. Increasingly, these antidiscrimination laws are used by persons with disabilities to ensure equal access to e-commerce, and to private and public Internet websites. To help assess the impact of the anti-discrimination mandate for educational communities, this study examined 157 website home pages of Iowa public high schools (52% of high schools in Iowa) in terms of their electronic accessibility for persons with disabilities. We predicted that accessibility problems would limit students and others in obtaining information from the web pages as well as limiting ability to navigate to other web pages. Findings show that although many web pages examined included information in accessible formats, none of the home pages met World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) standards for accessibility. The most frequent accessibility problem was lack of alternative text (ALT tags) for graphics. Technical sophistication built into pages was found to reduce accessibility. Implications are discussed for schools and educational institutions, and for laws, policies, and procedures on website accessibility. Copyright 2003 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

Mental Models and Cooperative Problem Solving with Expert Systems,

DTIC Science & Technology

1984-09-01

THIS PAGE ( "o Do le Entera) READINSTRUCTION- REPORT DOCUMENTATION PAGE BRE COMPLETING FORM I. REPORT NUMBER 2. GOVT ACCESSION NO- I. RECIPIENT’S CATALOG...the user’s con- ceptual understanding of the basic principle of the system s problem solving processes. An experimental study is described that strongly...design :A principles that lead to the optimal user engineering of future expert systems. The central theory discussed below is that the nature of the

Adaptive Perception for Autonomous Vehicles

DTIC Science & Technology

1994-05-02

AD-A282 780 Adaptive Perception for Autonomous Vehicles Alonzo Kelly CMU-RI-TR-94-1 8 D IC SELECTF - pUG01 �j ~G U The Robotics Inttt ’I 94-2i...way of doing range image perception. Adaptive Perception for Autonomous Vehicles page 1. LZ Commentary The throughput problem of autonomous navigaticn...idea will be applied to the problem of terrain mapping in outdoor rough terrain. Adaptive Perception for Autonomous Vehicles page 2. 2. Analytical

Treating the Problem Prostate

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... this page please turn JavaScript on. Feature: Prostate Enlargement Treating the Problem Prostate Past Issues / Winter 2017 ... Don't put it off." Read More "Prostate Enlargement" Articles Treating the Problem Prostate / Understanding Prostate Enlargement / ...

Social Studies Curriculum Guide: Grade 5.

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

Dependents Schools (DOD), Washington, DC.

An outline of the knowledge and skills to be taught at grade five in order to meet the Department of Defense Dependents Schools (DoDDS) social studies objectives is provided. Material is divided into four parts. Following an introduction, a one page description overviews the curriculum topic for grade five, American geography and government, and…

Social Studies Curriculum Guide: Grade 8.

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

Dependents Schools (DOD), Washington, DC.

An outline of the knowledge and skills to be taught at grade eight in order to meet the Department of Defense Dependents Schools (DoDDS) social studies objectives is provided. Material is divided into three parts. Following an introduction, a one page description overviews the curriculum topic for grade eight, United States history, and specifies…

Social Studies Curriculum Guide: Grade 6.

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

Dependents Schools (DOD), Washington, DC.

An outline of the knowledge and skills to be taught at grade six in order to meet the Department of Defense Dependents Schools (DoDDS) social studies objectives is provided. Material is divided into four parts. Following an introduction, a one page description overviews the curriculum topic for grade six, world cultures and geography, and…

Social Studies Curriculum Guide: World History.

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

Dependents Schools (DOD), Washington, DC.

An outline of the knowledge and skills to be taught in high school world history courses in order to meet the Department of Defense Dependents Schools (DoDDS) social studies objectives is provided. Material is divided into three parts. Following an introduction, a one page description overviews the curriculum topic for high school world history,…

Bibliography of Soviet Laser Developments, Number 58, March-April 1982.

DTIC Science & Technology

1983-05-01

generation and diagnostics . DD IA7 1473 EOITION OF I NOV A OSOLETE UNCLASSIFIED SECURITY CLASSIFICATION OF THIS PAGE (When Does Entered) Introduction...10 C. He-Kr............................................. 10 iv 2. Molecular Beam and lIon a. C02...104 K. Plasma Generation and Diagnostics ....................... 105 III. MONOGRAPHS, BOOKS, CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS................... 113

Great Scenes From Shakespeare: An Introduction to the Bard.

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

Carter, Candy

An introductory unit on Shakespeare suitable for grades 8-10 is described. (The unit is intended for use with "A Visual Guide to Shakespeare's Life and Times" (Washington Square Press) and "Kings, Lovers, and Fools" (Scholastic). Activities include a 3-page study guide on Shakespeare's life and times; a chart for recording the…

Reclaiming Native Education: Activism, Teaching and Leadership.

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

Stoll, Amy, Ed.

1998-01-01

The bulk of this theme issue of Cultural Survival Quarterly consists of a 41-page "focus" section on indigenous peoples' efforts to regain control of their children's education and on the role of indigenous educators as agents of change. Following an introduction by Nimachia Hernandez and Nicole Thornton, the articles in this section are:…

Which Academic Papers Do Researchers Tend to Feature on ResearchGate?

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Liu, Xuan Zhen; Fang, Hui

2018-01-01

Introduction: The academic social network site ResearchGate (www.researchgate.net) enables researchers to feature up to five of their research products (including papers, datasets and chapters) in a 'Featured research' section on their ResearchGate home page. This provides an opportunity to discover how researchers view their own publications.…

Profit--The Key. Principles of the American Free Enterprise System for Distributive Education Students. Student Guide.

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

Hook, Sallie A.; And Others

In this distributive education student's guide on the free enterprise system, principles of the American economic system are introduced as they relate to marketing and distribution. This twenty-four-page document includes directions and an introduction to the material. Twelve "Principle Sheets" on various economic concepts contain…

Recognizing Job Health Hazards. Module SH-08. Safety and Health.

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

Center for Occupational Research and Development, Inc., Waco, TX.

This student module on recognizing job health hazards is one of 50 modules concerned with job safety and health. This module presents the four general categories of environmental conditions or stresses: chemical, physical, biological, and ergonomic. Following the introduction, 14 objectives (each keyed to a page in the text) the student is…

System Support/Sustainment Plan Platform for the Defense Enterprise Accounting Management System (DEAMS)

DTIC Science & Technology

2006-12-01

warfighters requirements and identifies system performance short-comings over its life cycle. 15. NUMBER OF PAGES 89 14. SUBJECT TERMS Information...the system performs to warfighters requirements and identifies system performance short-comings over its life cycle. vi...3 II. DEFENSE ACQUISITION LIFE CYCLE CURRENT STAGE ANALYSIS.......5 A. INTRODUCTION

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

Budget Execution (O&M,N) at Navy Shore Activities.

DTIC Science & Technology

1980-12-01

training emphasis at shore commands. Finally, appropriate recommendations for system improvements and further research are made. II II DD O 73 23 14...improvements and further research are made. 44 TABLE OF CONTENTS Page I. INTRODUCTION --------------------------------------- 11 A. GENERAL...253 11. General Conclusion ------------------------- 254 D. FURTHER RESEARCH -------------------------------255 E. CONCLUDING REMARKS

OSHA Training Programs. Module SH-48. Safety and Health.

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

Center for Occupational Research and Development, Inc., Waco, TX.

This student module on OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Act) training programs is one of 50 modules concerned with job safety and health. This module provides a list of OSHA training requirements and describes OSHA training programs and other safety organizations' programs. Following the introduction, 11 objectives (each keyed to a page in the…

Alegent's new Internet News Center. Reporters receive CD by way of introduction.

PubMed

Botvin, Judith D

2004-01-01

Alegent Health, Omaha, Neb., revised its News Center page on alegent.com, last September, with the idea of making information easy to find, easy to use, and available 24-7. The hospital then promoted the news center by means of an attractive direct mail piece containing an introductory CD.

Evaluating nodes importance in complex network based on PageRank algorithm

NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

Li, Kai; He, Yongfeng

2018-04-01

To evaluate the important nodes in the complex network, and aim at the problems existing in the traditional PageRank algorithm, we propose a modified PageRank algorithm. The algorithm has convergence for the evaluation of the importance of the suspended nodes and the nodes with a directed loop network. The simulation example shows the effectiveness of the modified algorithm for the evaluation of the complexity of the complex network nodes.

Students using visual thinking to learn science in a Web-based environment

NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

Plough, Jean Margaret

United States students' science test scores are low, especially in problem solving, and traditional science instruction could be improved. Consequently, visual thinking, constructing science structures, and problem solving in a web-based environment may be valuable strategies for improving science learning. This ethnographic study examined the science learning of fifteen fourth grade students in an after school computer club involving diverse students at an inner city school. The investigation was done from the perspective of the students, and it described the processes of visual thinking, web page construction, and problem solving in a web-based environment. The study utilized informal group interviews, field notes, Visual Learning Logs, and student web pages, and incorporated a Standards-Based Rubric which evaluated students' performance on eight science and technology standards. The Visual Learning Logs were drawings done on the computer to represent science concepts related to the Food Chain. Students used the internet to search for information on a plant or animal of their choice. Next, students used this internet information, with the information from their Visual Learning Logs, to make web pages on their plant or animal. Later, students linked their web pages to form Science Structures. Finally, students linked their Science Structures with the structures of other students, and used these linked structures as models for solving problems. Further, during informal group interviews, students answered questions about visual thinking, problem solving, and science concepts. The results of this study showed clearly that (1) making visual representations helped students understand science knowledge, (2) making links between web pages helped students construct Science Knowledge Structures, and (3) students themselves said that visual thinking helped them learn science. In addition, this study found that when using Visual Learning Logs, the main overall ideas of the science concepts were usually represented accurately. Further, looking for information on the internet may cause new problems in learning. Likewise, being absent, starting late, and/or dropping out all may negatively influence students' proficiency on the standards. Finally, the way Science Structures are constructed and linked may provide insights into the way individual students think and process information.

Enabling Next-Generation Multicore Platforms in Embedded Applications

DTIC Science & Technology

2014-04-01

mapping to sets 129 − 256 ) to the second page in memory, color 2 (sets 257 − 384) to the third page, and so on. Then, after the 32nd page, all 212 sets...the Real-Time Nested Locking Protocol (RNLP) [56], a recently developed multiprocessor real-time locking protocol that optimally supports the...RELEASE; DISTRIBUTION UNLIMITED 15 In general, the problems of optimally assigning tasks to processors and colors to tasks are both NP-hard in the

A pilot training manual for the terminal configured vehicle electronic attitude director indicator

NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)

Gandelman, J.

1980-01-01

A hard copy version is presented of a 28-minute, 90 slide audiovisual program which provides the basic instructional format for introduction to the terminal configured vehicle electronic attitude director indicator (EADI) and the strategy for learning the symbols used on the EADI and their interpretation. The basic strategy is to start with known symbols and then introduce all new symbols with emphasis appropriate to their complexity and frequency of use. The upper half of each page of the manual contains a reproduction of the slide. The text associated with the slide is found on the lower half of each page and is recorded on audio tape.

The Dental Health of Army Family Members: 1987-1988. Volume 1. Introduction and Methods/Characteristics of Study Sample/Dental Treatment Needs

DTIC Science & Technology

1990-05-07

No (31). HSC Form 539 (OT) (HCSCIA) 1 MAY 87 Page 1 of 4 Pages 43 Use Pencil Only To Record On This Form DMFS PERIO SURFACES N C MEASUREMENTS PERIOTX...USE SURFACES, NEEDS, AND CLASS CODES) NEEDS Rads Used Codes PERIO C 1 = PAX D L 2 = BWX D S s A 3 = PANX M C U ARasF A R S Rads Tooth # SURFACES s L...G S DMFS Needs Codes - To -thd M 0 1 D2. F I L (587- 598) ADD: E = Endo - (599- 610) (611-622) (623-634) (635- 646) (647- 658) IMPORTANT - IF

Social Studies Curriculum Guide: United States History.

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

Dependents Schools (DOD), Washington, DC.

An outline of the knowledge and skills to be taught in a high school U.S. history course in order to meet the Department of Defense Dependents Schools (DoDDS) social studies objectives is provided. Material is divided into three parts. Following an introduction, a one page description overviews the curriculum topic for high school U.S. history,…

Coast Guard Regulations Applied to Offshore Drilling. Module SH-45. Safety and Health.

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

Center for Occupational Research and Development, Inc., Waco, TX.

This student module on Coast Guard regulations applied to offshore drilling is one of 50 modules concerned with job safety and health. This module presents requirements that apply to the design, construction, equipment, inspection, and operation of offshore drilling units. Following the introduction, 10 objectives (each keyed to a page in the…

"What Page, Miss?" Enhancing Text Accessibility with DAISY (Digital Accessible Information SYstem)

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

Spooner, Sue

2014-01-01

Introduction: The provision of specially formatted materials is a complex and increasingly difficult task, given the extensive and burgeoning range of texts and resources available for classroom use. The need to extend the provision of accessible formats to include digital resources (in addition to braille, audio, and large print) led to a study…

Bioenvironmental Engineering and Environmental Medicine Career Ladders (AFS 907X0 and 908X0).

DTIC Science & Technology

1985-12-01

PAGE NUMBER SUMMIARY OF RESULTS ..... ........................... iv INTRODUCTION ...... ... *............ ...................... 1 History...APPENDIX A ........................................ 104 PREFACE This report presents the results of a detailed Air Force Occupational Survey of the...SUMMARY OF RESULTS .. ,.. 1. Survey Objectives: This survey was conducted to acquire data for use in the review and update of the Specialty Training

Combating Piracy in the Gulf of Guinea: Taking a Page from the Gulf of Aden International Anti-Piracy Operation

DTIC Science & Technology

2017-06-09

89 1 CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION Maritime partnerships and maritime security and safety are...largely depends on the victims’ safety . They rarely killed crewmembers under normal circumstances.52...Korea, Kuwait, Malaysia , The Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Pakistan, The Philippines, Portugal, Saudi Arabia, Seychelles, Singapore, Spain, Thailand

The Infrared Signature of the High Altitude Supersonic Target (HAST) at Sea Level

DTIC Science & Technology

1975-08-01

T h revr se o f: t h i p a g is b la n k ) r : -- : : - -= : - -- . .. IM TABLE OF CONTENTS Section Title Page ji I INTRODUCTION ...of merit, ,, in watts/steradian/gram/second, computed from the radiometer data (8) The infrared augmentation ratio ( Jaug /J)flow is the ratio of the

Agricultural Chemical and Pesticide Hazards. Module SH-50. Safety and Health.

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

Center for Occupational Research and Development, Inc., Waco, TX.

This student module on agricultural chemical and pesticide hazards is one of 50 modules concerned with job safety and health. This module contains information concerning the safe handling, use, and storage of many chemicals that are frequently used in the control of pests. Following the introduction, 10 objectives (each keyed to a page in the…

Agribusiness Safety. Module SH-15. Safety and Health.

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

Center for Occupational Research and Development, Inc., Waco, TX.

This student module on agribusiness safety is one of 50 modules concerned with job safety and health. Following the introduction, 11 objectives (each keyed to a page in the text) the student is expected to accomplish are listed (e.g., List at least two reasons for agribusiness safety standards). Then each objective is taught in detail, sometimes…

Recognizing Job Safety Hazards. Module SH-09. Safety and Health.

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

Center for Occupational Research and Development, Inc., Waco, TX.

This student module on recognizing job safety hazards is one of 50 modules concerned with job safety and health. This module details employee and employer responsibilities in correcting and monitoring safety hazards. Following the introduction, 10 objectives (each keyed to a page in the text) the student is expected to accomplish are listed (e.g.,…

Steel Erection Safety. Module SH-39. Safety and Health.

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

Center for Occupational Research and Development, Inc., Waco, TX.

This student module on steel erection safety is one of 50 modules concerned with job safety and health. This module identifies typical jobsite hazards encountered by steel erectors, as well as providing safe job procedures for general and specific construction activities. Following the introduction, 11 objectives (each keyed to a page in the text)…

Industrial Sanitation and Personal Facilities. Module SH-13. Safety and Health.

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

Center for Occupational Research and Development, Inc., Waco, TX.

This student module on industrial sanitation and personal facilities is one of 50 modules concerned with job safety and health. This module deals wth many facets of industrial sanitation and the facilities industries should provide so that proper health procedures may be followed. Following the introduction, 14 objectives (each keyed to a page in…

Hupa Numbers.

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

Bennett, Ruth, Ed.; And Others

An introduction to the Hupa number system is provided in this workbook, one in a series of numerous materials developed to promote the use of the Hupa language. The book is written in English with Hupa terms used only for the names of numbers. The opening pages present the numbers from 1-10, giving the numeral, the Hupa word, the English word, and…

Spectrophotometer-Based Color Measurements

DTIC Science & Technology

2017-10-24

public release; distribution is unlimited. AD U.S. ARMY ARMAMENT RESEARCH , DEVELOPMENT AND ENGINEERING CENTER Weapons and Software Engineering Center...for public release; distribution is unlimited. UNCLASSIFIED i CONTENTS Page Summary 1 Introduction 1 Methods , Assumptions, and Procedures 1...Values for Federal Color Standards 15 Distribution List 25 TABLES 1 Instrument precision 3 2 Method precision and operator variability 4 3

Intermolecular Slip Mechanism in Tropocollagen Nanofibrils

DTIC Science & Technology

2009-01-01

Imperfecta or Ehlers - Danlos Syndrome . REPORT DOCUMENTATION PAGE (SF298) (Continuation Sheet) Continuation for Block 13 ARO Report Number Intermolecular slip...our studies could advance our knowledge of mechan- isms underlying important collagen-related diseases like Osteogenesis Imperfecta or Ehlers - Danlos ... Syndrome . Keywords: Collagen; Shear; Nanomechanics; Steered mo- lecular dynamics; Adhesion strength; Materiomics 1. Introduction Collagen is the

Draft Final Risk Assessment Lime Settling Basins. Version 2.1

DTIC Science & Technology

1990-10-25

TABLE OF CON "S Section Page EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ...................................... v 1.0 INTRODUCTION ..................................... 1 - 1 1.1...BACKGROUND AND RATIONALE ........................ 1 - 1 1.2 SUMMARY OF APPROACH ............................. 1 -3 1.3 REPORT FORMAT... 1 -4 2.0 SITE DESCRIPTION AND HISTORY ......................... 2- 1 3.0 PREFERRED ALTERNATIVE INTERIM ACTION TECHNOLOGY ..... 3- 1 4.0

Antiemetics With Concomitant Sedative Use in Civil Aviation Pilot Fatalities: From 2000 to 2006

DTIC Science & Technology

2007-10-01

Unclassified Unclassified 13 Form DOT F 1700.7 (8-72) Reproduction of completed page authorized iii CONTENTS INTRODUCTION...sedative hypnotics , and ethanol. Antiemetics and drugs with antiemetic properties such as metoclopramide, diphenhydramine (a sedating...antihistamines, ethanol, barbiturates, serotonin modulators, and/or sedative- hypnotics . Antihistamines such as diphenhydramine are commonly used. The

Personal Protective Equipment. Module SH-12. Safety and Health.

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

Center for Occupational Research and Development, Inc., Waco, TX.

This student module on personal protective equipment is one of 50 modules concerned with job safety and health. This module explains the need for personal protective equipment, how it is selected, and the way in which the equipment is supposed to work. Following the introduction, 13 objectives (each keyed to a page in the text) the student is…

Nigeria: One Step Forward, Two Steps Back

DTIC Science & Technology

2012-11-02

the root causes of societal conflict. An analysis of the cultural and political identities of ethnicity, religion and regional affiliation provide a...governance. 15. SUBJECT TERMS Nigerian Culture and Society 16. SECURITY CLASSIFICATION OF: 17. LIMITATION OF ABSTRACT 18. NUMBER OF PAGES...ii Contents Introduction 1 Section 1 Geographic impacts on Nigerian culture 1 Nigerian pre-independence history 3

Comparative Analysis of Homepage Website Visibility and Academic Rankings for UK Universities

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Weideman, Melius

2013-01-01

Introduction: The pressure on universities worldwide has increased to transform themselves from isolated educational institutions to profit-generating businesses. The visibility of a Web page plays a role in attracting potential clients, as more and more young users are depending on the Web for their everyday information needs. One of the purposes…

Computerization of the Archivo General de Indias: Strategies and Results.

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Gonzalez, Pedro

The project of the Archivo General de Indias (AGI) in Seville, Spain has digitized more than 11 million of its pages of documents relating to Spanish history in the New World. This report illustrates the experience of the AGI, and the range of decisions that managers have faced throughout the project. Following an introduction and background…

Fire Prevention and Emergency Procedures. Module SH-05. Safety and Health.

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Center for Occupational Research and Development, Inc., Waco, TX.

This student module on fire prevention and emergency procedures is one of 50 modules concerned with job safety and health. This module discusses the chemistry of fire and the methods for extinguishment, along with the steps necessary for emergency action. Following the introduction, 10 objectives (each keyed to a page in the text) the student is…

Ethics and Economics: An Introduction to a Christian Document Now Little Remembered

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Doughty, Howard A.

2009-01-01

In the early 1980s, it was not sub-prime mortgages and toxic assets, bank failures and factory closures that crowded the pages of the business section of the daily newspapers. It was something called "stagflation," a noxious combination of inflationary pressures on currency and stagnating levels of production. Still, the effects were…

Fundamentals of Electrical Safety. Module SH-03. Safety and Health.

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Center for Occupational Research and Development, Inc., Waco, TX.

This student module on fundamentals of electrical safety is one of 50 modules concerned with job safety and health. This module describes electricity and how it can affect the human body. Following the introduction, nine objectives (each keyed to a page in the text) the student is expected to accomplish are listed (e.g., Name five common…

Expert Approaches to Analysis

DTIC Science & Technology

1999-03-01

of epistemic forms and games , which can form the basis for building a tool to support expert analyses. 15. SUBJECT TERMS Expert analysis Epistemic...forms Epistemic games SECURITY CLASSIFICATION OF 16. REPORT Unclassified 17. ABSTRACT Unclassified 18. THIS PAGE Unclassified 19. LIMITATION OF...1998 Principal Investigators: Allan Collins & William Ferguson BBN Technologies Introduction 1 Prior Work 2 Structural-Analysis Games 2 Functional

Think, Speak, Succeed!...Applied Oral Communications Activities for High School Students.

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Turlington, Anita; Timms, Keith

This module contains speaking assignments for high school students that are taken from six different career areas. Each career section begins with a brief introduction to the career and a communications profile of the person interviewed. These pages can be copied and given to students as handouts. Each section also contains some assignments…

Vibration and Noise Control. Module SH-33. Safety and Health.

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Center for Occupational Research and Development, Inc., Waco, TX.

This student module on vibration and noise control is one of 50 modules concerned with job safety and health. Following the introduction, nine objectives (each keyed to a page in the text) the student is expected to accomplish are listed (e.g., Compare four strategies for vibration control). Then each objective is taught in detail, sometimes…

Machine and Woodworking Tool Safety. Module SH-24. Safety and Health.

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Center for Occupational Research and Development, Inc., Waco, TX.

This student module on machine and woodworking tool safety is one of 50 modules concerned with job safety and health. This module discusses specific practices and precautions concerned with the efficient operation and use of most machine and woodworking tools in use today. Following the introduction, 13 objectives (each keyed to a page in the…

Real-Time Control of the Embedded Waveform for External Defibrillation

DTIC Science & Technology

2001-10-25

independently from transthoracic electrical impedance changes during shock time. Keywords - External defibrillation, real-time control I. INTRODUCTION ...Additional such possibilities may be useful for development a new electrotherapy methods, as electrochemotherapy for cancer treatment [6]. II...Department, Moscow State Institute of Electronic Technology , Moscow, Russia Fig.1. High voltage delivery unit. Report Documentation Page Report Date 25

Microcomputers in Small Business Management. Leadership and Training Series No. 64.

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Heath, Betty; Camp, William G.

This guide is designed to assist vocational educators in training individuals at the secondary, postsecondary, and adult levels to use microcomputers in small business management. An overview of the use of microcomputers in the small business setting is provided in the introduction. Included in the next section is a multi-page matrix dealing with…

Developing a Computer Literate Faculty at College of DuPage.

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Carlson, Bart

Until 1978, academic and administrative departments at College of DuPage, an Illinois community college, bought computer related equipment and software without an overall plan or coordination. The development of a coordination plan focused on finding an internal mechanism to solve two problems: individual departments buying computer-related…

Architectural design and simulation of a virtual memory

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Kwok, G.; Chu, Y.

1971-01-01

Virtual memory is an imaginary main memory with a very large capacity which the programmer has at his disposal. It greatly contributes to the solution of the dynamic storage allocation problem. The architectural design of a virtual memory is presented which implements by hardware the idea of queuing and scheduling the page requests to a paging drum in such a way that the access of the paging drum is increased many times. With the design, an increase of up to 16 times in page transfer rate is achievable when the virtual memory is heavily loaded. This in turn makes feasible a great increase in the system throughput.

PUBLISHER'S ANNOUNCEMENT: Important changes for 2008

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2008-02-01

As a result of reviewing several aspects of our content, both in print and online, we have made some changes for 2008. These changes are described below. Article numbering Inverse Problems has moved from sequential page numbering to an article numbering system, offering important advantages and flexibility by speeding up the publication process. Articles in different issues or sections can be published online as soon as they are ready, without having to wait for a whole issue or section to be allocated page numbers. The bibliographic citation will change slightly. Articles should be referenced using the six-digit article number in place of a page number, and this number must include any leading zeros. For instance: Surname X and Surname Y 2008 Inverse Problems 24 015001 Articles will continue to be published on the web in advance of the print edition. A new look and feel We have taken the opportunity to refresh the design of Inverse Problems' cover in order to modernise the typography and create a consistent look and feel across IOP Publishing's range of publications. We hope you like the new cover. If you have any questions or comments about any of these changes, please contact us at ip@iop.org Kate Watt Publisher, Inverse Problems

Promoting pedagogical experimentation: using a wiki in graduate level education.

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Martin, Carolyn Thompson

2012-12-01

Learning to write in a scholarly manner is often a challenge for graduate students. This study describes nursing students' use of a wiki to encourage writing collaboration among students by allowing them to cocreate, review, and edit each other's material as it is created. Students are introduced to the online wiki site the first week of the course. A technology representative assists students with a short introduction and class visits. All students participate in making decisions related to the overall character of the site. They create pages on topics related to their clinical placements. Student pages are peer and content expert reviewed for accuracy and comprehensiveness. Students include pictures, YouTube links, attachments, videos, and Web site links into their pages. Evidence-based content includes pharmacology, diagnostic criteria, pathophysiology, history, genetics, and references. Students present their pages, and feedback questionnaires are collected at the end of the semester. The wiki writing assignment introduces students, faculty, and the community to graduate student projects while exposing students to new technology. Areas explored include issues and best practices regarding classroom pedagogy, as well as student support and technical challenges in the use of a wiki. Suggestions for improvement are discussed.

BOOK REVIEW: Quantum Gravity (2nd edn)

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Husain, Viqar

2008-06-01

There has been a flurry of books on quantum gravity in the past few years. The first edition of Kiefer's book appeared in 2004, about the same time as Carlo Rovelli's book with the same title. This was soon followed by Thomas Thiemann's 'Modern Canonical Quantum General Relativity'. Although the main focus of each of these books is non-perturbative and non-string approaches to the quantization of general relativity, they are quite orthogonal in temperament, style, subject matter and mathematical detail. Rovelli and Thiemann focus primarily on loop quantum gravity (LQG), whereas Kiefer attempts a broader introduction and review of the subject that includes chapters on string theory and decoherence. Kiefer's second edition attempts an even wider and somewhat ambitious sweep with 'new sections on asymptotic safety, dynamical triangulation, primordial black holes, the information-loss problem, loop quantum cosmology, and other topics'. The presentation of these current topics is necessarily brief given the size of the book, but effective in encapsulating the main ideas in some cases. For instance the few pages devoted to loop quantum cosmology describe how the mini-superspace reduction of the quantum Hamiltonian constraint of LQG becomes a difference equation, whereas the discussion of 'dynamical triangulations', an approach to defining a discretized Lorentzian path integral for quantum gravity, is less detailed. The first few chapters of the book provide, in a roughly historical sequence, the covariant and canonical metric variable approach to the subject developed in the 1960s and 70s. The problem(s) of time in quantum gravity are nicely summarized in the chapter on quantum geometrodynamics, followed by a detailed and effective introduction of the WKB approach and the semi-classical approximation. These topics form the traditional core of the subject. The next three chapters cover LQG, quantization of black holes, and quantum cosmology. Of these the chapter on LQG is the shortest at fourteen pages—a reflection perhaps of the fact that there are two books and a few long reviews of the subject available written by the main protagonists in the field. The chapters on black holes and cosmology provide a more or less standard introduction to black hole thermodynamics, Hawking and Unruh radiation, quantization of the Schwarzschild metric and mini-superspace collapse models, and the DeWitt, Hartle Hawking and Vilenkin wavefunctions. The chapter on string theory is an essay-like overview of its quantum gravitational aspects. It provides a nice introduction to selected ideas and a guide to the literature. Here a prescient student may be left wondering why there is no quantum cosmology in string theory, perhaps a deliberate omission to avoid the 'landscape' and its fauna. In summary, I think this book succeeds in its purpose of providing a broad introduction to quantum gravity, and nicely complements some of the other books on the subject.

An Empirical Method For Estimating the Effect of Ground Proximity on the Jet-Induced Lift of V/STOL Aircraft Employing Rectangular Jets.

DTIC Science & Technology

1981-08-01

OFFICE NAME AND ADDRESS 12. -A&PORT DATE Naval Air Development Center jAug Ŝ 1 Warmninster, PA 18974 -1j NUMBER OF PAGES 14 MONITORING AGENCY NAME...vii NOMENCLATURE x 1.0 INTRODUCTION I 2.0 METHODOLOGY DEVELOPMENT 4 2.1 SUCKDOWN 5 2.1.1 FREE-AIR SUCKDOWN 5 2.1.2 ALTITUDE DEPENDENT SUCKDOWN 5 2.2...Width (Figures 2.3-2 and 2.3-4) Superscripts II, 11, IV Referring to 2, 3 or 4 Nozzle Planforms X NADC 79298-60 1.0 INTRODUCTION The flow field in the

National Centers for Environmental Prediction

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Modeling Mesoscale Modeling Marine Modeling and Analysis Teams Climate Data Assimilation Ensembles and Post missed NDAS cycles since 1 Apr 1995 Log of NAM model code changes Log of NAM model test runs Problems and Prediction (NCWCP) 5830 University Research Court College Park, MD 20740 Page Author: EMC Webmaster Page

Making the World Wide Web Accessible to All Students.

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Guthrie, Sally A.

2000-01-01

Examines the accessibility of Web sites belonging to 80 colleges of communications and schools of journalism by examining the hypertext markup language (HTML) used to format the pages. Suggests ways to revise the markup of pages to make them more accessible to students with vision, hearing, and mobility problems. Lists resources of the latest…

[An evaluation of the quality of health web pages using a validated questionnaire].

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Conesa Fuentes, Maria del Carmen; Aguinaga Ontoso, Enrique; Hernández Morante, Juan José

2011-01-01

The objective of the present study was to evaluate the quality of general health information in Spanish language web pages, and the official Regional Services web pages from the different Autonomous Regions. It is a cross-sectional study. We have used a previously validated questionnaire to study the present state of the health information on Internet for a lay-user point of view. By mean of PageRank (Google®), we obtained a group of webs, including a total of 65 health web pages. We applied some exclusion criteria, and finally obtained a total of 36 webs. We also analyzed the official web pages from the different Health Services in Spain (19 webs), making a total of 54 health web pages. In the light of our data, we observed that, the quality of the general information health web pages was generally rather low, especially regarding the information quality. Not one page reached the maximum score (19 points). The mean score of the web pages was of 9.8±2.8. In conclusion, to avoid the problems arising from the lack of quality, health professionals should design advertising campaigns and other media to teach the lay-user how to evaluate the information quality. Copyright © 2009 Elsevier España, S.L. All rights reserved.

MRSA Information for Patients

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... untreated, they can lead to serious problems including sepsis , a life-threatening reaction to severe infection in ... the body and cause life-threatening problems including sepsis . Top of Page What Are Some of the ...

Modeling of Micromechanisms of Fatigue and Fracture in Hybrid Materials

DTIC Science & Technology

1990-06-15

titanium aluminides . Unclassified SECURITY CLASSIFICATION OF THIS PAGE Report No. UCB/R/90/A1065 Final Report to U.S. Air Force Office of Scientific...PARTICULATE-REINFORCED Ti-6AI-4V COMPOSITES ............... 52 5. TITANIUM ALUMINIDE INTERMETALLICS ............................................ 59 6...preliminary examination of the microstructure of titanium aluminides . V 1. INTRODUCTION In recent years, the need for lighter materials with high

Career Development Models: A Brief Overview of Relevant Theory

DTIC Science & Technology

1989-01-01

Gottfredson , and Vondracek, Lerner, and Schulenberg have the least such support. vii A CONTENTS Page INTRODUCTION...Theory of Dawis and Lofquist (1984) and Tiedeman and O’Hara (1963). More recent theoretical approaches of interest include that of Gottfredson (1981...by Gottfredson (1981). This theory views career development in terms of the process by which occupational aspirations are circumscribed and

Additives for Water Mist Fire Suppression Systems: A Review

DTIC Science & Technology

2012-11-01

TM 2012-236; R & D pour la défense Canada – Atlantique; novembre 2012. Introduction : On utilisait les halons comme agents extincteurs dans les... 13 Table 11: Results of fire extinguishment tests on kerosene or heptanes pan fires using water mist and water mist with 2 vol...Forafac® WM. ....................................................... 13 x DRDC Atlantic TM 2012-236 This page intentionally left

Nuclear Forensic Field Exercise #1

DTIC Science & Technology

2006-11-01

Ottawa; novembre 2006. Introduction ou contexte Un exercice radiologique pratique a été organisé à l’appui du projet 04-0030TD de l’IRTC. Les...11 List of symbols/abbreviations/acronyms/initialisms ..................................................................... 13 viii DRDC...R&D Canada - Ottawa. 12 DRDC Ottawa TM 2006-214 This page intentionally left blank. DRDC Ottawa TM 2006-214 13 List of symbols/abbreviations

DDML Schema Validation

DTIC Science & Technology

2016-02-08

Data Display Markup Language HUD heads-up display IRIG Inter-Range Instrumentation Group RCC Range Commanders Council SVG Scalable Vector Graphics...T&E test and evaluation TMATS Telemetry Attributes Transfer Standard XML eXtensible Markup Language DDML Schema Validation, RCC 126-16, February...2016 viii This page intentionally left blank. DDML Schema Validation, RCC 126-16, February 2016 1 1. Introduction This Data Display Markup

Deploying E-Readers without Buying E-Books: One School's Emphasis on the Public Domain

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Stephens, Wendy

2012-01-01

With the introduction of more standardized multimedia file formats, the text has more potential than ever to provide a really robust experience, with the best products moving from discrete narrative literature to something altogether new and well beyond the page. A work is no longer confined to a single definitive version, as the reader can follow…

Mechanized Off-Road Equipment Safety. Module SH-17. Safety and Health.

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Center for Occupational Research and Development, Inc., Waco, TX.

This student module on mechanized off-road equipment safety is one of 50 modules concerned with job safety and health. This module aims to encourage the development of a positive approach to safety as it concerns the heavy equipment industry. Following the introduction, 15 objectives (each keyed to a page in the text) the student is expected to…

Alphabet Antics: Hundreds of Activities To Challenge and Enrich

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Vinton, Ken

Presenting activities, facts, and illustrations, this book takes learning the alphabet to a new level. After an introduction and a brief cartoon look at the history of the alphabet, the book presents 26 four-page mini-chapters (1 for each letter) that include a brief visual history of the letter; trivia tidbits; project ideas; a list of people,…

Zebrafish Model of NF1 for Structure-Function Analysis, Mechanisms of Glial Tumorigenesis, and Chemical Biology

DTIC Science & Technology

2014-05-01

identify modulators of this important disease. 15. SUBJECT TERMS Neurofibromatosis ; learning and memory; glioma; MPNST 16. SECURITY CLASSIFICATION...12-13 Page 3 INTRODUCTION Neurofibromatosis type 1...result indicates that sox10 is highly expressed in high-grade gliomas and MPNSTs in our zebrafish model of type I neurofibromatosis . Figure 4. Sox10

Not All on the Same Page: E-Book Adoption and Technology Exploration by Seniors

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Quan-Haase, Anabel; Martin, Kim; Schreurs, Kathleen

2014-01-01

Introduction: This paper aims to understand the adoption of e-books and e-readers by persons aged sixty and above. This includes an investigation into where seniors are in the stages of e-book adoption. Method: Data were collected through semi-structured interviews in a mid-size city in Southwestern Ontario, Canada. Analysis: Interviews were…

Safety in Elevators and Grain Handling Facilities. Module SH-27. Safety and Health.

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Center for Occupational Research and Development, Inc., Waco, TX.

This student module on safety in elevators and grain handling facilities is one of 50 modules concerned with job safety and health. Following the introduction, 15 objectives (each keyed to a page in the text) the student is expected to accomplish are listed (e.g., Explain how explosion suppression works). Then each objective is taught in detail,…

Electrostatic Discharge Initiation Experiments using PVDF Pressure Transducers

DTIC Science & Technology

1991-12-01

ignition sensitivity. The results are discussed within the context of a preliminary model of electrostatic initiation. iii/iv NAVSWC TR 91-666 CONTENTS...Chapter Page 1 INTRODUCTION .......................................... 1-1 TWO PHASE IGNITION MODEL ....................... 1-1 SENSITIZING FACTORS...is necessary to establish effective techniques to reduce the hazards associated with ESD ignition. TWO-PHASE IGNITION MODEL A model has been proposed

Microglia as Biosensors and Effectors of Neurodysfunction

DTIC Science & Technology

2010-04-01

induce or exacerbate the onset and progression of autism spectrum disorders. Dendritic spines receive the majority of excitatory synapses in the brain... autism spectrum disorders, synaptogenesis 15. NUMBER OF PAGES 24 synaptogenesis 16. PRICE CODE 17. SECURITY CLASSIFICATION OF REPORT...4/1/09-4/30/10 INTRODUCTION: Autism occurs during the post-natal period that neurons form new experience-dependent synaptic connections

Safety for Compressed Gas and Air Equipment. Module SH-26. Safety and Health.

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Center for Occupational Research and Development, Inc., Waco, TX.

This student module on safety for compressed gas and air equipment is one of 50 modules concerned with job safety and health. This module presents technical data about commonly used gases and stresses the procedures necessary for safe handling of compressed gases. Following the introduction, 14 objectives (each keyed to a page in the text) the…

The Effect of Multiple Interventions on Environmental Attitudes and Behaviors

DTIC Science & Technology

2012-03-22

efficacy, locus of control, and the theory of planned behavior. Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 32, 665-683. Ajzen , I ., & Fishbein , M . (1980... Fishbein , M ., & Ajzen , I . (1975). Belief, attitude, intention, and behavior: An introduction to theory and research. Reading, MA: Addison-Wesley...ix List of Figures Page Figure 1: Theory of Reasoned Action ( Ajzen & Fishbein , 1980) .....................................12 Figure 2

An Introduction to the Consumer's Society. An Instruction Manual with Resources for Teaching Limited-English Speaking Students. Consumer Education, Nutrition, Parenting.

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Antonelli, Sharon

These three instruction manuals are designed as aids for faculty and staff teaching consumer education, nutrition, and parenting. They include resources for teaching limited English speaking students. A 17-page Vocational English as a Second Language (VESL) annotated bibliography precedes the instruction manuals. Each manual consists of 18 units.…

Decision Model for U.S.- Mexico Border Security Measures

DTIC Science & Technology

2017-09-01

and money assigned to border security investments. 14. SUBJECT TERMS Department of Homeland Security (DHS), border security, U.S.–Mexico border...and money assigned to border security investments. vi THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK vii TABLE OF CONTENTS I. INTRODUCTION...FAA Federal Aviation Administration FAMS Federal Air Marshals Service FAST Free and Secure Trade GSA General Services Administration HIR Human

500 MHz Analog-to-Digital Converter Development Program

DTIC Science & Technology

1972-03-01

marginal level digital input signals. At these encoding speeds, quasi -stable non -digital voltage levels at their outputs still resulted. Further...OF COMMERCE SPRINGFIELD, VA. 22161 Radar Division AEROSPACE GROUP Hughes Aircraft Company * Culver City, California / .A CONTFNTS Page INTRODUCTION...sec. The experimental data also indicated that the short time stability of the timing reference generator caused most of the time jitter associated

Safety with Hand and Portable Power Tools. Module SH-14. Safety and Health.

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Center for Occupational Research and Development, Inc., Waco, TX.

This student module on safety with hand and portable power tools is one of 50 modules concerned with job safety and health. This module discusses the proper use and maintenance of tools, including the need for protective equipment for the worker. Following the introduction, 16 objectives (each keyed to a page in the text) the student is expected…

Seismic Data Preparation Procedures

DTIC Science & Technology

1977-10-20

H. Swindell, and D. Sun. I’ I,,. - - _ _ _ _ - - I I j TABLE OF CONTENTS I SECTION TITLE PAGE ABSTRACT iii ACKNOWLEDGMENTS iv F I. INTRODUCTION I...followed by 4 bits of zero padding Bit 0 = 1 if i n s t rument 1 is bad Bit 1 = 1 if i n s t rumen t 2 is bad Bit ?. 1 if i n s t rument 3 is

Microbial Methane Fermentation Kinetics for Toxicant Exposure.

DTIC Science & Technology

1981-08-31

percent of digester contents daily. Bauchcp (1967) used chloroform as a specific inhibitor for methane formation in suspensions of rumen fluid. Other...washout. -wt 113 ,YO. it i L ,. . , . . . - _ TABLE OF CONTENTS I temn Page ABSTRACT................ . . ...... . ... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. INTRODUCTION...several environmental factors (McCarty, 1964; Dague, 1968; Metcalf and Eddy, 1979). The reactor contents should be free of dis- solved oxygen and other

Biodegradation of Dense Non-Aqueous Phase Liquids (DNAPLs) Through Bioaugmentation of Source Areas Dover National Test Site, Dover, Delaware

DTIC Science & Technology

2007-05-01

Bioaugmentation of Source Areas Dover National Test Site, Dover, Delaware ESTCP Project Number ER-0008 May 2007 Revision 3.0 ER0008 ii...2007.05.24 Revision 3.0 TABLE OF CONTENTS Page 1. INTRODUCTION...ER0008 iii 2007.05.24 Revision 3.0 3.5 Testing and Evaluation Plan

Reading Process and Practice: From Socio-Psycholinguistics to Whole Language.

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Weaver, Constance

Based on the thesis that reading is not a passive process by which readers soak up words and information from the page, but an active process by which they predict, sample, and confirm or correct their hypotheses about the written text, this book is an introduction to the theories of the psycholinguistic nature of the reading process and reading…

Working Safety in Confined Spaces. Module SH-32. Safety and Health.

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Center for Occupational Research and Development, Inc., Waco, TX.

This student module on working safely in confined spaces in one of 50 modules concerned with job safety and health. This module explains how to recognize potential hazards in confined spaces, how to deal with these hazards, and how planning can prevent accidents. Following the introduction, 17 objectives (each keyed to a page in the text) the…

Usability Testing as a Method to Refine a Health Sciences Library Website.

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Denton, Andrea H; Moody, David A; Bennett, Jason C

2016-01-01

User testing, a method of assessing website usability, can be a cost-effective and easily administered process to collect information about a website's effectiveness. A user experience (UX) team at an academic health sciences library has employed user testing for over three years to help refine the library's home page. Test methodology used in-person testers using the "think aloud" method to complete tasks on the home page. Review of test results revealed problem areas of the design and redesign; further testing was effective in refining the page. User testing has proved to be a valuable method to engage users and provide feedback to continually improve the library's home page.

Learning about Fragile X Syndrome

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... Physical problems that have been seen include eye, orthopedic, heart and skin problems. Girls who have the ... to their sons. Top of page NHGRI Clinical Research on Fragile X Syndrome Currently, NHGRI is not ...

Enteral nutrition - child - managing problems

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... page: //medlineplus.gov/ency/patientinstructions/000164.htm Enteral nutrition - child - managing problems To use the sharing features ... trouble breathing, call 911. References Mcclave SA. Enteral nutrition. In: Goldman L, Schafer AI, eds. Goldman-Cecil ...

Turbine Engine Variable Cycle Selection Program Summary.

DTIC Science & Technology

1977-04-01

en Dee. Entered) 1 , ~~~~~~~~ DOCUMENTATION PAGE BEFORE COMPLETING F 4~ 4 I. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 2 . GOVT ACCESSION NO. 3- ~$ 1 .~~IENT ’S CATALOG...CONT ENTS SECTION PAGE 1 . INTRODUCTION 1 2 . PROGRAM APPROACH 2 3. FIGHTER ENGINE/AIRFRAME EVALUATION PROCEDURE 8 3.1 Input 9 3.2 Computation 9 3.3...Range of !‘:!~ nme t ric Mission ~)ash V a 1 ~1es 7 28 T5 ar a ~n ct r ic Eng ine C’ 1 — L r a c t o r i s t i c s 28 2 9 Thrust Lapse Comparisons 2

Block-accelerated aggregation multigrid for Markov chains with application to PageRank problems

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Shen, Zhao-Li; Huang, Ting-Zhu; Carpentieri, Bruno; Wen, Chun; Gu, Xian-Ming

2018-06-01

Recently, the adaptive algebraic aggregation multigrid method has been proposed for computing stationary distributions of Markov chains. This method updates aggregates on every iterative cycle to keep high accuracies of coarse-level corrections. Accordingly, its fast convergence rate is well guaranteed, but often a large proportion of time is cost by aggregation processes. In this paper, we show that the aggregates on each level in this method can be utilized to transfer the probability equation of that level into a block linear system. Then we propose a Block-Jacobi relaxation that deals with the block system on each level to smooth error. Some theoretical analysis of this technique is presented, meanwhile it is also adapted to solve PageRank problems. The purpose of this technique is to accelerate the adaptive aggregation multigrid method and its variants for solving Markov chains and PageRank problems. It also attempts to shed some light on new solutions for making aggregation processes more cost-effective for aggregation multigrid methods. Numerical experiments are presented to illustrate the effectiveness of this technique.

Text Categorization for Multi-Page Documents: A Hybrid Naive Bayes HMM Approach.

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Frasconi, Paolo; Soda, Giovanni; Vullo, Alessandro

Text categorization is typically formulated as a concept learning problem where each instance is a single isolated document. This paper is interested in a more general formulation where documents are organized as page sequences, as naturally occurring in digital libraries of scanned books and magazines. The paper describes a method for classifying…

Color Vision Deficiency and Color Blindness: An Introduction to the Problem.

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Olsen, Mary Margaret; Harris, Kenneth R.

The paper examines issues concerned with the education and employment of individuals, primarily males, with color vision deficiency. After a brief introduction, the first chapter looks at adult problems such as employment areas in which the disability presents problems. The next chapter considers problems of children, noting the heavy use of color…

Older Adults and Drinking

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... this page please turn JavaScript on. Feature: Rethinking Drinking Older Adults and Drinking Past Issues / Spring 2014 Table of Contents Generally, ... liver problems, osteoporosis, memory problems, and mood disorders. Drinking and Medications Many medications, such as the ones ...

Treatment for Problem Drinking: What Are the Options?

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... Print-friendly page Treatment for Problem Drinking: What Are the Options? Ask someone on the street how ... program or Alcoholics Anonymous. Both of these responses are correct; however, they represent just a sample of ...

The Rise and Fall of Text on the Web: A Quantitative Study of Web Archives

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Cocciolo, Anthony

2015-01-01

Introduction: This study addresses the following research question: is the use of text on the World Wide Web declining? If so, when did it start declining, and by how much has it declined? Method: Web pages are downloaded from the Internet Archive for the years 1999, 2002, 2005, 2008, 2011 and 2014, producing 600 captures of 100 prominent and…

Global Ionospheric Processes

DTIC Science & Technology

2008-10-29

DOCUMENTATION PAGE Form ApprovedOMB No. 0704-01-0188 The public reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 1 hour per response...person shall be PLEASE DO NOT RETURN YOUR FORM TO THE ABOVE ADDRESS. 1 . REPORT DATE (DD-MM-YYYY) 2. REPORT TYPE 3. DATES COVERED (From - To) 4. TITLE...iii Contents 1 . INTRODUCTION 1 1.1 Task History and Overview 1 1.2 Objectives

Role of NDI in ABDR Assessment, Equipment & Logistics

DTIC Science & Technology

2010-05-01

RTO-EN-AVT-156 6 - 1 Role of NDI in ABDR Assessment, Equipment & Logistics Capt. (Dr.) Ferdinando Dolce Italian Air Force – Flight Test...showing results of NDT techniques applied on composite material structures. 1 . INTRODUCTION Damage assessment is one of the most important step...cured laminates applications (figure 1 ). Report Documentation Page Form ApprovedOMB No. 0704-0188 Public reporting burden for the collection of

Defense Health Care: DOD Chiropractor Wage Rates

DTIC Science & Technology

2013-03-14

Page 2 Introduction • In 2000, Congress mandated that the Department of Defense (DOD) develop a plan to provide chiropractic care as a permanent...part of the Defense Health Program. • Prior to the establishment of DOD’s chiropractic program, Congress directed DOD to conduct demonstration...projects to evaluate the feasibility and advisability of expanding DOD’s health system to include chiropractic care. • The National Defense

X-Graphs: Language and Algorithms for Heterogeneous Graph Streams

DTIC Science & Technology

2017-09-01

INTRODUCTION 1 3 METHODS , ASUMPTIONS, AND PROCEDURES 2 Software Abstractions for Graph Analytic Applications 2 High performance Platforms for Graph Processing...data is stored in a distributed file system. 3 METHODS , ASUMPTIONS, AND PROCEDURES Software Abstractions for Graph Analytic Applications To...implementations of novel methods for networks analysis: several methods for detection of overlapping communities, personalized PageRank, node embeddings into a d

A Regime Legitimacy Explanation of African Peacekeeping

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2011-09-01

DDR Dearming, Demobilization and Reintegration DRC Democratic Republic of the Congo ECOWAS Economic Community of West African States FAR Forces...Nations Human Development Index xiv THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK 1 I. INTRODUCTION Just 14 years after the genocide of at least a half...increase their moral authority externally by adhering to, or even leading, international norms based on human security. The methodology will be both

Pace, Interactivity and Multimodality in Teachers' Design of Texts for Interactive Whiteboards in the Secondary School Classroom

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Jewitt, Carey; Moss, Gemma; Cardini, Alejandra

2007-01-01

Teachers making texts for use in the classroom is nothing new, it is an established aspect of pedagogic practice. The introduction of interactive whiteboards (IWBs) into UK secondary schools has, however, impacted on this practice in a number of ways. Changes in the site of design and display--from the printed page or worksheet and the blackboard…

Regional Analysis of Historic Farmstead Archeological Site Characteristics on DoD Installations

DTIC Science & Technology

2014-08-01

Through a previous project, Fort Leonard Wood and ERDC-CERL cultural resource management personnel developed a methodology for efficiently identifying...of Historic Places. This report details testing the applicability of the Fort Leonard Wood methodology to another region of the country. The...This page intentionally left blank.) ERDC/CERL TR-14-11 1 1 Introduction In 2004, Fort Leonard Wood requested the assistance

Interactive Nonlinear Structural Analysis: Enhancement.

DTIC Science & Technology

1981-07-31

3251 Hanover Street Palo Alto, California 94304 i "඙ 8 17 040 . G IS T GRAPHICS- INTERACTIVE STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS VIA THE GIFTS /STAGS SOFTWARE ASSEMBLY...GIST Software Components Page Section 3.0 Introduction * 2 3.1 GIFTS Architecture . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 3.2 STAGS Architecture . . . 5 3.3 The... GIFTS ->STAGS Adaptor . . . . . . . . . . 6 3.4 The STAGS-> GIFTS Adaptor . . . . . . . . . . 37 3.5 The GIST Control Module . . . . . . . . . . 55 GIST

Advances in Classification Methods for Military Munitions Response

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2010-12-01

Response Herb Nelson Objective of the Course Provide an update on the sensors , methods, and status of the classification of military munitions...advanced EMI sensors 2Advances in Classification - Introduction Report Documentation Page Form ApprovedOMB No. 0704-0188 Public reporting burden for the...Electromagnetics (EM): Fundamentals and Parameter Extraction Stephen Billings EM Module Outline ● EMI Fundamentals How EMI sensors work and what they measure

Cloning and Characterization of a Cell Senescence Gene for Breast Cancer Cells

DTIC Science & Technology

2004-07-01

have already established the inducible expression system in a retroviral vector for these studies. F. References 1. Hayflick , L. (1965). The limited ...CLASSIFICATION 18. SECURITY CLASSIFICATION 19. SECURITY CLASSIFICATION 20. LIMITATION OF ABSTRACT OF REPORT OF THIS PAGE OFABSTRACT Unclassified...13-14 Annual report A. Introduction Normal diploid mammalian cells display a limited proliferative life span in culture (1-3

An Industry Analysis of the MBA Market and the Competitive Positioning of the GSBPP

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2007-03-01

THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK 1 I. INTRODUCTION Traditional business schools face threats to their competitive positioning as the educational...MBA market were competition between business schools , buyers of business education including both students and employers, faculty as the key...Representative Core Course Requirement While business schools consider it their mission to educate students for their entire career, they are

The Impact of Contextual Background Fusion on Perceived Value and Quality of Unclassified Terrorism Intelligence

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2007-03-01

54 M . Fishbein and I . Ajzen , Belief, Attitude, Intention, and Behavior: An Introduction to Theory and Research. (MA: Addison-Wesley Reading...National Intelligence, 2006. http://www.fas.org/irp/dni/implement.pdf (accessed 9/9/2006). Fishbein , M ., and I . Ajzen . “Belief, Attitude...Advisor: Richard Bergin Second Reader: David Brannan THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK i REPORT

Nonlinear Real-Time Optical Signal Processing.

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1981-06-30

bandwidth and space-bandwidth products. Real-time homonorphic and loga- rithmic filtering by halftone nonlinear processing has been achieved. A...Page ABSTRACT 1 1. RESEARCH OBJECTIVES AND PROGRESS 3 I-- 1.1 Introduction and Project overview 3 1.2 Halftone Processing 9 1.3 Direct Nonlinear...time homomorphic and logarithmic filtering by halftone nonlinear processing has been achieved. A detailed analysis of degradation due to the finite gamma

A Classification of Designated Logic Systems

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1988-02-01

Introduction to Logic. New York: Macmillan Publishing, 1972. Grimaldi , Ralph P . Discrete and Combinatorial Mathematics. Reading: Addison-Wesley...sound basis for understanding non-classical logic systems. I would like to thank the Air Force Institute of Technology for funding this research. vi p ...6 p ILLUSTRATIONS Figure Page 1. Two Classifications of Designated Logic Systems 13 2. Two Partitions of Two-valued Logic Systems 14 3. Two

Health and Safety Plan

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1991-09-01

chloride 0.05 Vinyl chloride 3.8 Ethyl chloride 5.6 Allyl chloridc 31I1- Chloropropane 25 1 -Chlorobutane 72 Chlorocyclopentane 78 Chlorobenzene 107 1 ...Inc. Environmental Hazards Specialists International, Inc. 20061219206 September 1991 THAMA Form 45, 1 Jul 90 * est Available Copy I I II I I FINAL...NOT BE CITED FOR PURPOSES OF ADVERTISEMENT. PRINTED ON RECYCLED PAPER II 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS I PAGE 1.0 INTRODUCTION

The Influence on Microstructure and Microtexture on Fatigue Crack Initiation and Growth in Alpha + Beta Titanium

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2011-10-01

crack growth, microstructure, EBSD, fractography 16. SECURITY CLASSIFICATION OF: 17. LIMITATION OF ABSTRACT: SAR NUMBER OF PAGES 6 19a...differences in thermomechanical processing routes have been correlated with variations in fatigue life through the use of quantitative fractography ...Keywords: fatigue, crack initiation, crack growth, microstructure, EBSD, fractography 1. Introduction Two-phase titanium alloys have the unique

The Use of Satellite and Aircraft SAR to Detect and Chart Hazards to Navigation.

DTIC Science & Technology

1983-08-01

CLASSIFICATION OF THIS PAGE (W~ho D~Fiamwdj REPOT DCUMNTATON AGEREAD INSTRUCTIONSREPOT DCUMNTATON AGEBEFORE COMPLETING FORM I REPORT NUMBER 1 OVT ACCESSION AO. 3...Science Data Center is thanked for providing copies of selected SIR-A imagery. av L i _ _ _ .* . -_i [RIM RADAR DIVISION TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 ...INTRODUCTION ..................................................... 1 2. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ................................................ 5 3. SURVEY OF SAR

Manufacturing Methods and Technology Program Plan. Update.

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1981-11-01

INDUSTRIAL BASE ENGINEERING ACTIVITY ROCK ISLAND. ILLINOIS 61299 82 INDEX PAGE I. INTRODUCTION The MMT Program Plan Update ........... 1 Industry Guide...obtained from that Plan, extra copies of which are available upon request from the Industrial Base Engineering Activity. Other sources for this data are...Major Subcommands (SUBMACOM’S). The SUBMACOM’S plan, formulate, budget, and execute individual projects. The Industrial Base Engineering Activity

Military Adaptation of Kevlar for Portable Bridge Reinforcement Cables.

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1980-06-18

WMOFE P T GIBSON OAAKO-78-C-O0ZM UNCLASSIFIED II *3fllIIlfIIIIIIIIflf mhhhhmhm EEIIEIIIEIIII lElllIIhlEllEI EllllEElhlllIE EIIEIIIEIIIII EEllhhEhI 11111...COMMAND FORT BELVOIR, VIRGINIA 22060 L I- ,.- C1 . UNCLASS IF IFfl SECURITY CLASSIFICATION OF THIS PAGE (When Date Entered)REDISUCON II . REPORT NUMBER... ii LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . vi LIST OF TABLES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xi INTRODUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

The Role of OSHA in Safety and Health. Module SH-02. Safety and Health.

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Center for Occupational Research and Development, Inc., Waco, TX.

This student module on the role of OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Act) in Safety and Health is one of 50 modules concerned with job safety and health. This module looks at the OSHA Act, its aims, and the rights and responsibilities of employers and workers under the Act. Following the introduction, 16 objectives (each keyed to a page in the…

Sequential Testing: Basics and Benefits

DTIC Science & Technology

1978-03-01

Eii~TARADC6M and x _..TECHNICAL REPORT NO. 12325 SEQUENTIAL TESTING: BASICS AND BENEFITS / i * p iREFERENCE CP...Sequential Testing: Basics and Benefits Contents Page I. Introduction and Summary II. Sequential Analysis 2 III. Mathematics of Sequential Testing 4 IV...testing. The added benefit of reduced energy needs are inherent in this testing method. The text was originally released by the authors in 1972. The text

Assessment of Casualty Transport Equipment and Procedures Aboard U.S. Navy Submarines to Accommodate Anti-Shock Trousers

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2012-10-24

Figure 6. Haul-Safe Winch System (Spec Rescue International). .................................................. 9 Figure 7. Submarine bridge...illustrating limited deck space for winch system . ............................. 9 vi [THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK] INTRODUCTION U.S...and out the submarine sail for helicopter transport. In addition, a winch system used to lift casualties up and out the sail was also evaluated. 4

Drivers 55 Plus: Test Your Own Performance. A Self-Rating Form of Questions, Facts and Suggestions for Safe Driving.

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Malfetti, James L.; Winter, Darlene J.

This booklet contains a 15-question rating form that provides some guidance to older drivers in beginning to assess their driving skills. The pages following the self-rating form discuss the various questions on the form. After a general introduction, the discussion is divided into five areas that traffic safety authorities have judged critical to…

FES-Rowing versus Zoledronic Acid to Improve Bone Health in SCI

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2015-10-01

although the risk is high in this population of osteoporosis -related bone fracture. This study aims to learn if the severe osteoporosis in lower... Osteoporosis , FES-rowing, zoledronic acid, exercise, bone health 16. SECURITY CLASSIFICATION OF: 17. LIMITATION OF ABSTRACT 18. NUMBER OF PAGES 19a...9 Introduction Serious spinal cord injury (SCI) causes osteoporosis in the lower extremities, significantly increasing

Reactions Between Contaminants and Functionalized Organic Self-Assembled Monolayers in Aqueous Solutions

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2006-05-16

Documentation Page Form ApprovedOMB No. 0704-0188 Public reporting burden for the collection of information is estimated to average 1 hour per response, including...DISTRIBUTION/AVAILABILITY STATEMENT Approved for public release; distribution unlimited 13. SUPPLEMENTARY NOTES 14. ABSTRACT The interaction of...Introduction The subject of microbiological contamination in water has long been a major public concern, where microorganisms such as coliform bacteria

Generic and Automated Runtime Program Repair

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2012-09-01

other person or corporation; or convey any rights or permission to manufacture, use, or sell any patented invention that may relate to them... PERSON PATRICK M. HURLEY a. REPORT U b. ABSTRACT U c. THIS PAGE U 19b. TELEPONE NUMBER (Include area code) N/A Standard Form 298...Public Release; Distribution Unlimited. 2. Introduction Software bugs are ubiquitous, and fixing them remains a difficult, time- consuming , and manual

Draft Protocol for Controlling Contaminated Groundwater by Phytostabilization

DTIC Science & Technology

1999-11-05

leachates .” (U. S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1999). Phytoremediation has been investigated extensively by research and small-scale...Section Page 1 Introduction 1 1.1 Phytoremediation Definitions 1 1.2 Focus 3 1.3 Contents and Use of this Protocol 3 2 Phytostabilization 5 2.1...remediate several types of contaminated sites. The new concepts that utilize growing plants are known collectively as phytoremediation . One or more

The Control of Multi-Agent Systems (MAS)

DTIC Science & Technology

2004-06-01

alternatively, system or organization theory) Report Documentation Page Form ApprovedOMB No. 0704-0188 Public reporting burden for the collection of...UNIT NUMBER 7. PERFORMING ORGANIZATION NAME(S) AND ADDRESS(ES) Paine College,1235 15th Street,Augusta,GA,30901-3182 8. PERFORMING ORGANIZATION ...idp’s) (Lawless & Grayson, 2004). Introduction To construct a mathematical theory of organization for the control of MAS’s sufficient to

Principles of Chemistry (by Michael Munowitz)

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Kovac, Reviewed By Jeffrey

2000-05-01

At a time when almost all general chemistry textbooks seem to have become commodities designed by marketing departments to offend no one, it is refreshing to find a book with a unique perspective. Michael Munowitz has written what I can only describe as a delightful chemistry book, full of conceptual insight, that uses a novel and interesting pedagogic strategy. This is a book that has much to recommend it. This is the best-written general chemistry book I have ever read. An editor with whom I have worked recently remarked that he felt his job was to help authors make their writing sing. Well, the writing in Principles of Chemistry sings with the full, rich harmonies and creative inventiveness of the King's Singers or Chanticleer. Here is the first sentence of the introduction: "Central to any understanding of the physical world is one discovery of paramount importance, a truth disarmingly simple yet profound in its implications: matter is not continuous." This is prose to be savored and celebrated. Principles of Chemistry has a distinct perspective on chemistry: the perspective of the physical chemist. The focus is on simplicity, what is common about molecules and reactions; begin with the microscopic and build bridges to the macroscopic. The author's perspective is clear from the organization of the book. After three rather broad introductory chapters, there are four chapters that develop the quantum mechanical theory of atoms and molecules, including a strong treatment of molecular orbital theory. Unlike many books, Principles of Chemistry presents the molecular orbital approach first and introduces valence bond theory later only as an approximation for dealing with more complicated molecules. The usual chapters on descriptive inorganic chemistry are absent (though there is an excellent chapter on organic and biological molecules and reactions as well as one on transition metal complexes). Instead, descriptive chemistry is integrated into the development of principles. This is a very conceptual book. Each chapter has two parts, which are distinguished by having different-colored pages: white and gray. The first part of every chapter is a lovely conceptual development of the "big picture". In these white pages, there are no sample problems, no tables of data, just elegant prose liberally illustrated with graphs and diagrams. Mathematical and chemical equations and chemical structures are presented as needed, but the goal is to provide the reader with a conceptual understanding. I found these introductory "lectures", as Munowitz terms them, to be enchanting. The second part of each chapter is a review and guide to problems, what Munowitz calls the "recitation" section. These pages are gray. This second section gives a brief summary of the material, which is followed by a series of worked examples that apply the concepts to practical problems. This structure reflects the author's pedagogical philosophy--begin with the general and move to the specific--and his view of chemistry as a combination of "lofty principles and gritty practicality". Following the worked examples, of course, are exercises for the student, ranging from simple drill problems to more sophisticated applications of the principles. I was a little disappointed, however, that there were so few conceptual exercises. Although Munowitz describes the second part of each chapter as a review and applications, he does put new material into the sample problems. For example, in Chapter 3 the concept of oxidation numbers is introduced and sample problems on the assignment of oxidation numbers are presented. Then, in example 3-3, the concept of formal charge is presented as a contrast to the oxidation number even though this idea had not been previously introduced. The dual structure of white and gray pages makes this book unique but also very long. The combined length of the white sections is about 800 pages, but an approximately 25-page conceptual section is always followed by about 20 pages of review and sample problems, so the overall book is rather imposing. There are 21 chapters and four long appendices: nomenclature and vocabulary, pertinent mathematics, data, and a glossary. So what is the appropriate audience for this interesting book? Since I am a conceptual thinker, this would be an excellent book for me to learn from. I am sure that I will turn to it for ideas and insights to use in my own teaching. Unfortunately, I am less confident that Principles of Chemistry would be a good book for the majority of students I teach. Most of them are algorithmic learners who need more worked examples and more explicit instruction on how to apply the principles to practical situations than this book provides. For example, Munowitz disposes of stoichiometry in about eight pages of Chapter 2, along with a few worked examples in the gray pages. Most general chemistry books devote at least a long chapter to this topic and many students still have trouble mastering it. As a physical chemist I appreciate the distinct perspective on chemistry from which the book is written, but I suspect that my colleagues from other subdisciplines might find it less congenial. Sadly, I am forced to conclude that Principles of Chemistry may be too conceptual and too sophisticated for most mainline general chemistry courses, though I would be delighted to be proved wrong. On the other hand, I think that this would be a marvelous book for an honors course at a large university or the first-year chemistry course at a selective college. For students with a good background in science and mathematics who are motivated to learn, this book is a rich source of insight into the nature of chemistry. Michael Munowitz clearly loves both chemistry and writing and he has used all his rhetorical skills to try to communicate his profound understanding of the subject to students. I hope that this book finds its niche in chemical education because it would be sad to have so wonderful a gift to the community go unappreciated and unused.

Document Clustering Approach for Meta Search Engine

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Kumar, Naresh, Dr.

2017-08-01

The size of WWW is growing exponentially with ever change in technology. This results in huge amount of information with long list of URLs. Manually it is not possible to visit each page individually. So, if the page ranking algorithms are used properly then user search space can be restricted up to some pages of searched results. But available literatures show that no single search system can provide qualitative results from all the domains. This paper provides solution to this problem by introducing a new meta search engine that determine the relevancy of query corresponding to web page and cluster the results accordingly. The proposed approach reduces the user efforts, improves the quality of results and performance of the meta search engine.

Direct cellular vs. indirect pager communication during orthopaedic surgical procedures: a prospective study.

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Ortega, Gil R; Taksali, Sudeep; Smart, Ryan; Baumgaertner, Michael R

2009-01-01

Cellular phone use within the hospital setting has increased as physicians, nurses, and ancillary staff incorporate wireless technologies in improving efficiencies, cost, and maintaining patient safety and high quality healthcare [11]. Through the use of wireless, cellular communication, an overall improvement in communication accuracy and efficiency between intraoperative orthopaedic surgeons and floor nurses may be achieved. Both communication types occurred while the surgeon was scrubbed in the operating room (OR). Indirect communication occurred when the pager call was answered by the OR circulating nurse with communication between the surgeon, circulating nurse, and floor nurse. Direct communication consisted of cell phone and Jabra Bluetooth BT200 wireless ear piece used by the surgeon. The surgeon answered the floor nurse's cellular call by phone ring-activated automatic answering. The study was conducted during scheduled orthopaedic procedures. An independent observer measured time variables with a stop-watch while orthopaedic nurses randomly called via pager or cell phone. The nurses asked for patient caregiver confirmation and answers to 30 different patient-care questions. Sixty trials were performed with 30 cell and 30 page communications. Direct cellular communication showed a better response rate than indirect page (Cell 100%, Page 73%). Indirect page communication allowed a 27% and 33% error rate with patient problem and surgeon solution communications, respectively. There were no reported communication errors while using direct wireless, cellular communication. When compared to page communications, cellular communications showed statistically significant improvements in mean time intervals in response time (Cell = 11s, Page = 211s), correct patient identification (Cell = 5s, Page = 172s), patient problem and solution time (Cell = 13s, Page = 189s), and total communication time (Cell = 32s, Page = 250s) (s = seconds, all P < 0.001). Floor nurse satisfaction ratings (dependent on communication times and/or difficulties) were improved with direct cellular communication (Cell = 29 excellent, Page = 11 excellent). Intraoperative case interruptions (defined as delaying surgical progress) were more frequent with indirect page communication (10 page v. 0 cell). Our study demonstrates that direct wireless communication may be used to improve intraoperative communication and enhance patient safety. Direct wireless, cellular intraoperative communication improves communication times, communication accuracy, communication satisfaction, and minimizes intraoperative case interruption. As a result of this study, we hope to maintain our transition to direct wireless, cellular intraoperative orthopaedic communication to reduce medical errors, improve patient care, and enhance both orthopaedic surgeon and nursing efficiencies.

PC-based web authoring: How to learn as little unix as possible while getting on the Web

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Gennari, L.T.; Breaux, M.; Minton, S.

1996-09-01

This document is a general guide for creating Web pages, using commonly available word processing and file transfer applications. It is not a full guide to HTML, nor does it provide an introduction to the many WYSIWYG HTML editors available. The viability of the authoring method it describes will not be affected by changes in the HTML specification or the rapid release-and-obsolescence cycles of commercial WYSIWYG HTML editors. This document provides a gentle introduction to HTML for the beginner, and as the user gains confidence and experience, encourages greater familiarity with HTML through continued exposure to and hands-on usage ofmore » HTML code.« less

Mac-based Web authoring: How to learn as little Unix as possible while getting on the Web.

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

Gennari, L.T.

1996-06-01

This document is a general guide for creating Web pages, using commonly available word processing and file transfer applications. It is not a full guide to HTML, nor does it provide an introduction to the many WYSIWYG HTML editors available. The viability of the authoring method it describes will not be affected by changes in the HTML specification or the rapid release-and-obsolescence cycles of commercial WYSIWYG HTML editors. This document provides a gentle introduction to HTML for the beginner and as the user gains confidence and experience, encourages greater familiarity with HTML through continued exposure to and hands-on usage ofmore » HTML code.« less

Wikipedia as a gateway to biomedical research: The relative distribution and use of citations in the English Wikipedia.

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Maggio, Lauren A; Willinsky, John M; Steinberg, Ryan M; Mietchen, Daniel; Wass, Joseph L; Dong, Ting

2017-01-01

Wikipedia is a gateway to knowledge. However, the extent to which this gateway ends at Wikipedia or continues via supporting citations is unknown. Wikipedia's gateway functionality has implications for information design and education, notably in medicine. This study aims to establish benchmarks for the relative distribution and referral (click) rate of citations-as indicated by presence of a Digital Object Identifier (DOI)-from Wikipedia, with a focus on medical citations. DOIs referred from the English Wikipedia in August 2016 were obtained from Crossref.org. Next, based on a DOI's presence on a WikiProject Medicine page, all DOIs in Wikipedia were categorized as medical (WP:MED) or non-medical (non-WP:MED). Using this categorization, referred DOIs were classified as WP:MED, non-WP:MED, or BOTH, meaning the DOI may have been referred from either category. Data were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics. Out of 5.2 million Wikipedia pages, 4.42% (n = 229,857) included at least one DOI. 68,870 were identified as WP:MED, with 22.14% (n = 15,250) featuring one or more DOIs. WP:MED pages featured on average 8.88 DOI citations per page, whereas non-WP:MED pages had on average 4.28 DOI citations. For DOIs only on WP:MED pages, a DOI was referred every 2,283 pageviews and for non-WP:MED pages every 2,467 pageviews. DOIs from BOTH pages accounted for 12% (n = 58,475). The referral of DOI citations found in BOTH could not be assigned to WP:MED or non-WP:MED, as the page from which the referral was made was not provided with the data. While these results cannot provide evidence of greater citation referral from WP:MED than non-WP:MED, they do provide benchmarks to assess strategies for changing referral patterns. These changes might include editors adopting new methods for designing and presenting citations or the introduction of teaching strategies that address the value of consulting citations as a tool for extending learning.

Wikipedia as a gateway to biomedical research: The relative distribution and use of citations in the English Wikipedia

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Willinsky, John M.; Steinberg, Ryan M.; Mietchen, Daniel; Wass, Joseph L.; Dong, Ting

2017-01-01

Wikipedia is a gateway to knowledge. However, the extent to which this gateway ends at Wikipedia or continues via supporting citations is unknown. Wikipedia’s gateway functionality has implications for information design and education, notably in medicine. This study aims to establish benchmarks for the relative distribution and referral (click) rate of citations—as indicated by presence of a Digital Object Identifier (DOI)—from Wikipedia, with a focus on medical citations. DOIs referred from the English Wikipedia in August 2016 were obtained from Crossref.org. Next, based on a DOI’s presence on a WikiProject Medicine page, all DOIs in Wikipedia were categorized as medical (WP:MED) or non-medical (non-WP:MED). Using this categorization, referred DOIs were classified as WP:MED, non-WP:MED, or BOTH, meaning the DOI may have been referred from either category. Data were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics. Out of 5.2 million Wikipedia pages, 4.42% (n = 229,857) included at least one DOI. 68,870 were identified as WP:MED, with 22.14% (n = 15,250) featuring one or more DOIs. WP:MED pages featured on average 8.88 DOI citations per page, whereas non-WP:MED pages had on average 4.28 DOI citations. For DOIs only on WP:MED pages, a DOI was referred every 2,283 pageviews and for non-WP:MED pages every 2,467 pageviews. DOIs from BOTH pages accounted for 12% (n = 58,475). The referral of DOI citations found in BOTH could not be assigned to WP:MED or non-WP:MED, as the page from which the referral was made was not provided with the data. While these results cannot provide evidence of greater citation referral from WP:MED than non-WP:MED, they do provide benchmarks to assess strategies for changing referral patterns. These changes might include editors adopting new methods for designing and presenting citations or the introduction of teaching strategies that address the value of consulting citations as a tool for extending learning. PMID:29267345

Integrated Cognitive-neuroscience Architectures for Understanding Sensemaking (ICArUS): Phase 1 Challenge Problem Walkthrough

DTIC Science & Technology

2014-11-01

Integrated Cognitive-neuroscience Architectures for Understanding Sensemaking (ICArUS): Phase 1 Challenge Problem Walkthrough Kevin Burns...4. TITLE AND SUBTITLE Integrated Cognitive-neuroscience Architectures for Understanding Sensemaking (ICArUS): Phase 1 Challenge Problem Walkthrough...Integrated Cognitive-neuroscience Architectures for Understanding Sensemaking (ICArUS) Phase 1 challenge problem. The pages include screen shots

5 Tips for Using Your Microwave Oven Safely

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... not being emitted in this situation.” How to Report Problems In the FDA’s experience, most microwave ovens ... FDA’s page on microwave ovens .) You also can report any suspected radiation-related problems or injuries directly ...

EDITORIAL: Special section on foliage penetration

NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

Fiddy, M. A.; Lang, R.; McGahan, R. V.

2004-04-01

Waves in Random Media was founded in 1991 to provide a forum for papers dealing with electromagnetic and acoustic waves as they propagate and scatter through media or objects having some degree of randomness. This is a broad charter since, in practice, all scattering obstacles and structures have roughness or randomness, often on the scale of the wavelength being used to probe them. Including this random component leads to some quite different methods for describing propagation effects, for example, when propagating through the atmosphere or the ground. This special section on foliage penetration (FOPEN) focuses on the problems arising from microwave propagation through foliage and vegetation. Applications of such studies include the estimation for forest biomass and the moisture of the underlying soil, as well as detecting objects hidden therein. In addition to the so-called `direct problem' of trying to describe energy propagating through such media, the complementary inverse problem is of great interest and much harder to solve. The development of theoretical models and associated numerical algorithms for identifying objects concealed by foliage has applications in surveillance, ranging from monitoring drug trafficking to targeting military vehicles. FOPEN can be employed to map the earth's surface in cases when it is under a forest canopy, permitting the identification of objects or targets on that surface, but the process for doing so is not straightforward. There has been an increasing interest in foliage penetration synthetic aperture radar (FOPEN or FOPENSAR) over the last 10 years and this special section provides a broad overview of many of the issues involved. The detection, identification, and geographical location of targets under foliage or otherwise obscured by poor visibility conditions remains a challenge. In particular, a trade-off often needs to be appreciated, namely that diminishing the deleterious effects of multiple scattering from leaves is typically associated with a significant loss in target resolution. Foliage is more or less transparent to some radar frequencies, but longer wavelengths found in the VHF (30 to 300 MHz) and UHF (300 MHz to 3 GHz) portions of the microwave spectrum have more chance of penetrating foliage than do wavelengths at the X band (8 to 12 GHz). Reflection and multiple scattering occur for some other frequencies and models of the processes involved are crucial. Two topical reviews can be found in this issue, one on the microwave radiometry of forests (page S275) and another describing ionospheric effects on space-based radar (page S189). Subsequent papers present new results on modelling coherent backscatter from forests (page S299), modelling forests as discrete random media over a random interface (page S359) and interpreting ranging scatterometer data from forests (page S317). Cloude et al present research on identifying targets beneath foliage using polarimetric SAR interferometry (page S393) while Treuhaft and Siqueira use interferometric radar to describe forest structure and biomass (page S345). Vechhia et al model scattering from leaves (page S333) and Semichaevsky et al address the problem of the trade-off between increasing wavelength, reduction in multiple scattering, and target resolution (page S415).

Base-Matics. Teacher's Guide.

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Frame, Laurence

This teacher's guide contains the following sections: Teacher Objectives; Student Objectives; Teacher Aid Suggestions; Objectives Overview; Teacher's Guide; Drawing Page; American League Team Addresses; National League Team Addresses; Student Activities; Baseball Field Dimensions; Age Problems; Statistics from a Newspaper; Time Problems; Height…

Browsing Through Closed Books: Evaluation of Preprocessing Methods for Page Extraction of a 3-D CT Book Volume

NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

Stromer, D.; Christlein, V.; Schön, T.; Holub, W.; Maier, A.

2017-09-01

It is often the case that a document can not be opened, page-turned or touched anymore due to damages caused by aging processes, moisture or fire. To counter this, special imaging systems can be used. One of our earlier work revealed that a common 3-D X-ray micro-CT scanner is well suited for imaging and reconstructing historical documents written with iron gall ink - an ink consisting of metallic particles. We acquired a volume of a self-made book without opening or page-turning with a single 3-D scan. However, when investigating the reconstructed volume, we faced the problem of a proper automatic extraction of single pages within the volume in an acceptable time without losing information of the writings. Within this work, we evaluate different appropriate pre-processing methods with respect to computation time and accuracy which are decisive for a proper extraction of book pages from the reconstructed X-ray volume and the subsequent ink identification. The different methods were tested for an extreme case with low resolution, noisy input data and wavy pages. Finally, we present results of the page extraction after applying the evaluated methods.

A Guide to IRUS-II Application Development

DTIC Science & Technology

1989-09-01

Stallard (editors). Research and Develo; nent in Natural Language b’nderstan,;ng as Part of t/i Strategic Computing Program . chapter 3, pages 27-34...Development in Natural Language Processing in the Strategic Computing Program . Compi-nrional Linguistics 12(2):132-136. April-June, 1986. [24] Sidner. C.L...assist developers interested in adapting IRUS-11 to new application domains Chapter 2 provides a general introduction and overviev ,. Chapter 3 describes

Maintaining Genome Stability: The Role of Helicases and Deaminases

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2008-07-01

deaminases. The cells response to different forms of damage is fundamental to its ability to repair itself when challenged by environmental or...Page 4 of 12 INTRODUCTION Genomic DNA stores all the information for living organisms. The faithful duplication the maintanance of DNA are...maturation of the immune system by modifying enzymes called deaminases. The cells response to different forms of damage is fundamental to its ability to

Organizing for Irregular Warfare: Implications for the Brigade Combat Team

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2007-12-01

suggestions to improve his beloved institution. xii THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK 1 I. INTRODUCTION The Army ended up trying to fight...Secretary of Defense and supported by the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, was improving Special Operations Forces (SOF) and general purpose...applicable to all three missions within the larger term of irregular warfare. This paper may interchange some terms due their associations from varying

Old as the Hills. Morrow Mountain State Park: An Environmental Education Learning Experience Designed for Grades 5-7.

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North Carolina State Dept. of Environment, Health, and Natural Resources, Raleigh. Div. of Parks and Recreation.

This learning packet, one in a group of eight, was developed by the Morrow Mountain State Park in North Carolina for Grades 5-7 to teach about the identification and formation of rocks. Loose-leaf pages are presented in 10 sections that contain: (1) introductions to the North Carolina State Park System, the Morrow Mountain State Park, and to the…

Rock Around the Clock. Hanging Rock State Park: An Environmental Education Learning Experience Designed for Grade 5.

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Dow, Jaye

This learning packet, one in a series of eight, was developed by the Hanging Roek State Park in North Carolina for grade 5 to teach about the geology of the park. Loose-leaf pages are presented in nine sections that contain: (1) introductions to the North Carolina State Park System, the Hanging Rock State Park, the park's activity packet, and to…

Russian Energy Policy vis-a-vis Europe: Natural Resources as a Means of Foreign Policy

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2012-06-01

that lag. For instance, after the March 2011 Fukushima disaster , German political leadership decided...memories for the rest of my life. xii THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK 1 I. INTRODUCTION A. BACKGROUND After the resignation of Boris Yeltsin...the first president of the Russian Federation after the dissolution of the USSR, on December 31, 1999, and de facto appointment of his successor

Multiprime Blum-Blum-Shub Pseudorandom Number Generator

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2016-09-01

Cryptography , National Institute of Standards and Technology Tests 15. NUMBER OF PAGES 83 16. PRICE CODE 17. SECURITY CLASSIFICATION OF REPORT Unclassified 18...1: Introduction Cryptography is a part of our daily lives. Many digital communications require secrecy and authentication over open channels such as...security, of which cryptography is an intrinsic part. Encryption is the process of transforming data, in the form of plaintext, into ciphertext using a

Force Projection, Strategic Agility and the Big Meltdown

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2001-05-18

UNLIMITED Number of Pages 29 ii Abstract of FORCE PROJECTION, STRATEGIC AGILITY AND THE BIG MELTDOWN Due to global warming , the polar icepack which...INTRODUCTION The polar icecap which covers the Arctic Ocean is melting. It is a well-known, scientific fact. Global warming is the generally...operational factors and functions, as applicable. 3 CHAPTER II BACKGROUND Global Warming and the Arctic During this and the last century, researchers have

Fiber Ring Interferometer Noise Study.

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1980-01-31

data was obtained by a frame-by-frame analysis of the oscilloscope tracing " movies " obtained by changing the twist angle in 50 increments, from about...North Quincy Street Arlington, Virginia 22217 . Approved for Public Release; Distribution Unlimited LC (..; TABLE OF CONTENTS Page I. INTRODUCTION 1...sequence of photographs of the oscilloscope, each corres- ponding to a different twist angle. The resultant " movie " presents a large amount of data in a

Euros, Pounds and Albion at Arms: European Monetary Policy and British Defence in the 21st Century

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2004-09-01

Shakespeare , Hamlet , Prince of Denmark, act 1, scene 2. 2 William Shakespeare , Richard the Second, act 2, scene 1. 3 Hugo Young, This Blessed Plot: Britain...THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK 1 I. INTRODUCTION Queen: Good Hamlet , cast thy nighted colour...tis common. All that lives must die, Passing through nature to eternity. Hamlet : Ay, madam, it is common. Queen: If it

From a Trickle to a Flood: Active Attacks on Several Mix Types

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2002-01-01

out potential weaknesses in existing designs, and suggest improvements. 1 Introduction Many modern anonymity systems are based on mixes. Chaum first...Enhancing Technologies: Proceedings of the International Workshop on the Design Issues in Anonymity and Observability, pages 10–29, July 2000. 2. David ... Chaum . Untraceable electronic mail, return addresses and digital pseudonyms. Communications of the ACM, 24(2):84–88, 1981. 3. L. Cottrell. Mixmaster

Prospects for Classifying Complex Imagery Using a Self-Organizing Neural Network

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1989-01-11

complex imagery. In his original re- port, Fukushima demonstrated that this system could discriminate between simple alphabetical characters...on a VAX-8600 minicomputer. Wire frame models of three different vehicles were used to test the properties which Fukushima had demonstrated. The...Table No. Page 3-1 Parameters for Training on Three Input Images 14 3-2 Trained Results 17 vn 1. INTRODUCTION The Neocognitron of Fukushima [2

Simulation of a Canard in Fluid Flow Driven by a Piezoelectric Beam with a Software Control Loop

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2014-04-01

The canard is actuated by a piezoelectric beam that bends as voltage is applied. The voltage is controlled by a software subroutine that measures...Dynamic system Modeling Co-simulation Simulation Abaqus Finite element analysis (FEA) Finite element method (FEM) Computational...is unlimited. i CONTENTS Page Introduction 1 Model Description 1 Fluid Model 2 Structural Model 3 Control Subroutine 4 Results 4

Plants that Bite Back. Carolina Beach State Park: An Environmental Education Learning Experience Designed for the Middle Grades.

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Wahab, Phoebe

This learning packet, one in a series of eight, was developed by the Carolina Beach State Park in North Carolina for the middle grades to teach about carnivorous plants. Loose-leaf pages are presented in 10 sections that contain: (1) introductions to the North Carolina State Park System, the Carolina Beach State Park, the park's activity packet,…

Real-Time Speaker Detection for User-Device Binding

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2010-12-01

31 xi THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK xii CHAPTER 1: Introduction The roll-out of commercial wireless networks continues to rise worldwide...in a secured facility. It could also be connected to the call server via a Virtual Private Network (VPN) or public lines if security is not a top...communications network [25]. Yet, James Arden Barnett, Jr., Chief of the Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau, argues that emergency communications

A Simple Probabilistic Combat Model

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2016-06-13

This page intentionally left blank. 1. INTRODUCTION The Lanchester combat model1 is a simple way to assess the effects of quantity and quality...case model. For the random case, assume R red weapons are allocated to B blue weapons randomly. We are interested in the distribution of weapons...since the initial condition is very close to the break even line. What is more interesting is that the probability density tends to concentrate at

Treatment of Vestibular Dysfunction Using a Portable Stimulator

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2017-04-01

AWARD NUMBER: W81XWH-14-2-0012 TITLE: Treatment of Vestibular Dysfunction Using a Portable Stimulator PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR: Jorge M...Approved OMB No. 0704-0188 Public reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 1 hour per response, including the time ...Dysfunction Using a Portable Stimulator Email: jorge.serrador@rutgers.edu U U U TABLE OF CONTENTS Page No. INTRODUCTION 4 KEYWORDS 4 ACCOMPLISHMENTS 4

The Emerging Threat of Domestic Terrorism: A Systematic Review of Evolving Needs, Threats, and Opportunities

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2014-12-01

activities, and events that would appeal to the general public. The media campaign should also invite feedback and ideas from social media users so that...PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK vi TABLE OF CONTENTS I. INTRODUCTION...want to thank Dan McElhinney, Grants Management Division director, FEMA Region I, who was so supportive and generous in allowing me to take the time I

Metrics for Assessing Cognitive Skills in the Maneuver Captains Career Course

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2009-01-01

proficiency levels of the Captains in the courses. 15. SUBJECT TERMS Army Training Officer Education System Student Assessment...Introduction As the Army continues its transformation to a modular force, it is restructuring the officer education system. The Infantry and Armor...and (c) informal criteria including criticality, level of difficulty, and impact (see pages E-13 and F-18 for a detailed description of the factors

Electrical Characterization of Signal Processing Microcircuit

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1989-04-01

Transistor Array 14 Liner Microcircuits Analog Switches Analog MUX Device Characterization Analog Multiplexer References nS report Covere tV Whe m ^~~ 11Ur...ity Assurance Branch of the Rome Air Development Center pertainIng to the electrical characterization and MIL- M -38510 specifi- cation of analog...PAGI ELECTRICAL CHARACTERIZATION OF SIGNAL PROCESSING MICROCIRCUITS SECTION TITLE PAGE I Introduction I-i II Analog Multipliers, MIL- M -38510/139 II-i III

Two Week Oral Dose Range-Finding Toxicity Study of WR269410 in Rats

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1993-07-09

Part 2. IFCC Method for Aspartate Aminotransferase, Amsterdam, Elsevier Scientific Publishing Company (1975) Alanine Aminotransferase (ALT/GPT... IDENTIFICATION NUMBER DAMD17-92-C-2001 [8c ADDRESS (City, State, and ZIP Code) Fort Detrick Frederick, MD 21702-5009 10. SOURCE OF FUNDING NUMBERS...STATEMENT 3 SIGNATURE PAGE 4 TABLE OF CONTENTS 5 1. SUMMARY 7 2. INTRODUCTION 7 3. MATERIALS AND METHODS 7 3.1 Test

Effects on Student Achievement in General Chemistry following Participation in an Online Preparatory Course: ChemPrep, a Voluntary, Self-Paced, Online Introduction to Chemistry

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Botch, Beatrice; Day, Roberta; Vining, William; Stewart, Barbara; Rath, Kenneth; Peterfreund, Alan; Hart, David

2007-01-01

ChemPrep was developed to be a stand-alone preparatory short-course to help students succeed in general chemistry. It is Web-based and delivered using the OWL system. Students reported that the ChemPrep materials (short information pages, parameterized questions with detailed feedback, tutorials, and answers to questions through the OWL message…

Testing the Waters. Duke Power State Park: An Environmental Education Learning Experience Designed for Grades 4-6.

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Rhinehart, William C.; Beazley, Lea J.

This learning packet, one in a group of eight, was developed by the Duke Power State Park in North Carolina for Grades 4-6 to learn to identify macroinvertebrates found in Lake Norman. Loose-leaf pages are presented in nine sections that contain: (1) introductions to the North Carolina State Park System, the Duke Power State Park, the park's…

A Description of the Ship Combat System Simulation

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1984-09-01

developed by NWC, NOSC, NSWC, and CACI, Inc. SCSS is supported by naval and industrial laboratories throughout the country. The users of the...34’. 1lhutlon/ *A i ~n o 1. * Ruido i/iI NSWC TR 84-182 CONTENTS Page INTRODUCTION................................ .. . . .. . .. .. .. ... 1 SIMULATION...Isuch as a contract), Navy or private industry , can obtain the mulation by becoming a member of this Users’ Group. Additional information garding the

Characterization of Mechanical Damage Mechanisms in Ceramic and Polymeric Matrix Composite Materials

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1991-11-01

microplasticity is a vital factor in the compressive failure of even these very hard materials under essentially all conditions (temperature, strain rate...OF CONTENTS Pag= The Compressive Strength of Strong Ceramics: Microplasticity Versus 1 Microfracture Abstract 1 1. Introduction 2 2. Hardness 3 3...Acknowledgements 51 References 51 COATVANOORD1 24-91CDXC 11. LIST OF FIGURES Figure Page The Compressive Strength of Strong Ceramics: Microplasticity Versus

How Military Actions Affected Citizen Security During Plan Colombia

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2015-06-01

Defense or the U.S. Government . IRB Protocol number ____N/A____. 12a. DISTRIBUTION / AVAILABILITY STATEMENT Approved for public release...for teaching. xii THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK 1 I. INTRODUCTION “From Failed State to Tourist Haven: If only Iraq, Russia, and Libya...labels “failed state” and/or “ tourist haven,” the article’s title nonetheless captures the sense of dramatic turnaround that many hold concerning

Effect of State of Stress on Velocity of Low-Amplitude Shear Waves Propagating along Principal Stress Directions in Dry Sand.

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1982-03-01

TESTING DEVICE .... ....... 63 3.1 INTRODUCTION .... ............... .. 43 3.2 STRUCTURE OF THE CUBE ... ........... .. 43 3.3 LOADING SYSTEM ...45 3.4 EXCITATION SYSTEM ............ 47 3.5 MONITORING AND RECORDING SYSTEM ...... . 48 3.6 STRESS MEASUREMENT ... ............ .. 49 3.7...Roesler (1979) .. ......... .. 265 xx Figure Page A.1 Schematic Diagram of Model Cube and Associated Systems ........ ..................... . 281 A.2 Cut

EMI/EMP Resistant Data Bus

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1976-09-01

Control Multiplex Terminal Unit (CMTU) 1 each MTU Test Set 2 each CMTU Test Set 1 each 9 port Radial Coupler 1 each Fiber Optics Radial...Introduction 3 2 . MTU 11 3. CMTU 1 ? 4. SSIU and Controller ?! 5. Optical Data Bus 21 II System Design Construction 24 1 . Optoelectronic...8217 TABLE OF CONTENTS (Continued) SECTION TITLE PAGE IV System Test and Operation 1 . Test Equipment 2 . Evaluation a. Optical Bus b. Optoelectronic

Twin Peaks Monadnocks. Crowders Mountain State Park: An Environmental Education Learning Experience Designed for Grades 5-7.

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Sarver, Deidri

This learning packet, one in a group of eight, was developed by the Crowders Mountain State Park in North Carolina for Grades 5-7 to introduce students to the geology of the Kings Mountain range in the park. Loose-leaf pages are presented in nine sections that contain: (1) introductions to the North Carolina State Park System, the Crowders…

Tracks the Sand. Jockey's Ridge State Park: An Environmental Education Learning Experience Designed for Grades 4-6.

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Crutchfield, Fran

This learning packet, one in a group of eight, was developed by the Jockey's Ridge State Park in North Carolina for Grades 4-6 to learn about animal adaptation and behavior in the dune environment. Loose-leaf pages are presented in 10 sections that contain: (1) introductions to the North Carolina State Park System, the Jockey Ridge State Park, the…

Specialized Silicon Compilers for Language Recognition.

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1984-07-01

realizations of non-deterministic automata have been reported that solve these problems in diffierent ways. Floyd and Ullman [ 281 have presented a...in Applied Mathematics, pages 19-31. American Mathematical Society, 1967. [ 281 Floyd, R. W. and J. D. Ullman. The Compilation of Regular Expressions...Shannon (editor). Automata Studies, chapter 1, pages 3-41. Princeton University Press, Princeton. N. J., 1956. [44] Kohavi, Zwi . Switching and Finite

Known Data Problems | ECHO | US EPA

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EPA manages a series of national information systems that include data flowing from staff in EPA and state/tribal/local offices. Given this fairly complex set of transactions, occasional problems occur with the migration of data into the national systems. This page is meant to explain known data quality problems with larger sets of data.

Applications of Genetic Methods to NASA Design and Operations Problems

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Laird, Philip D.

1996-01-01

We review four recent NASA-funded applications in which evolutionary/genetic methods are important. In the process we survey: the kinds of problems being solved today with these methods; techniques and tools used; problems encountered; and areas where research is needed. The presentation slides are annotated briefly at the top of each page.

Walking Tips for Older Adults

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... A Print Share Glossary previous page Related Topics Balance Problems Falls Prevention Foot Problems Physical Activity Related Documents PDF ... you? strengthen muscles help prevent weight gain lower risks of heart disease, stroke, diabetes, ... balance lower the likelihood of falling If it’s been ...

Dealing with Insecurity in Problem Oriented Learning Approaches--The Importance of Problem Formulation

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Jensen, Annie Aarup; Lund, Birthe

2016-01-01

Introduction of a pedagogical concept, Kubus, in a problem oriented learning context--analysed within the framework of an activity system--indicates what might happen when offering tools tempting to influence and regulate students' learning approach and hereby neglecting the importance of existing habits and values. Introduction of this new…

Editor's Page: Management of Hazardous Wastes.

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Chemical and Engineering News, 1980

1980-01-01

Discussed is the problem of management of hazardous waste disposal. Included are various federal laws and congressional kills pertinent to the problem of hazardous waste disposal. Suggested is cooperation between government and the chemical industry to work for a comprehensive solution to waste disposal. (DS)

Anorexia and bulimia nervosa: virtual diffusion of the disease as a lifestyle

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Lladó, Gina; González-Soltero, Rocío; Blanco Fernández de Valderrama, María José

2017-06-05

Introduction: Adolescence is a vulnerable period for the onset of eating disorders (ED) such as anorexia and bulimia nervosas. Body dissatisfaction, a precipitating factor for ED, leads adolescents to seek information on the Internet about diets. In this context, pro-Ana (proanorexia) and pro-Mia (probulimia) are on-line pages that promulgate highly harmful contents for health related to weight loss and ED. Objectives: The aim of this study was to analyze quantity, quality and social diffusion strategies used by pro-Ana and pro-Mia webpages. Methods: A web search was done in the Google Chrome browser, using the keywords “anorexia”, “bulimia”, “eating disorders”, “Ana and Mia”, “pro-Ana and pro-Mia”, “anorexic nation”, “obesity”, “healthy lifestyles” and “healthy nutrition”. The top 20 results for each search were selected and analyzed according to positioning rates (PageRank, PR). The quality of these resources was analyzed by a previously published questionnaire. Finally, a study of the diffusion in social networks like Facebook and Twitter was performed for pro-Ana and pro-Mia pages using SharedCount. Results: Searches for pro-Ana and pro-Mia reported more than a million entries. The pages were poorly positioned. Blog contents were the most shared between all the analyzed pages. Conclusions: pro-Ana and pro-Mia are resources with a clear intention to establish a contact with people with an eating disorder or who are at risk for developing one, in order to strengthen the communication through the blogosphere.

Identifying Acquisition Patterns of Failure Using Systems Archetypes

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2008-04-02

OF PAGES 18 19a. NAME OF RESPONSIBLE PERSON a. REPORT unclassified b . ABSTRACT unclassified c. THIS PAGE unclassified Standard Form 298 (Rev...any but the smallest programs, complete path coverage for defect detection is impractical. Adapted from Pressman , R.S., Software Engineering: A...Firefighting” concept from “Past the Tipping Point” Fix S O B Problem Symptom R “Fixes That Fail” – Systems Archetype S Unintended Consequences S

Going beyond Google for Faster and Smarter Web Searching

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Vine, Rita

2004-01-01

With more than 4 billion web pages in its database, Google is suitable for many different kinds of searches. When you know what you are looking for, Google can be a pretty good first choice, as long as you want to search a word pattern that can be expected to appear on any results pages. The problem starts when you don't know exactly what you're…

An Integrated approach to the Space Situational Awareness Problem

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2016-12-15

data coming from the sensors. We developed particle-based Gaussian Mixture Filters that are immune to the “curse of dimensionality”/ “particle...depletion” problem inherent in particle filtering . This method maps the data assimilation/ filtering problem into an unsupervised learning problem. Results...Gaussian Mixture Filters ; particle depletion; Finite Set Statistics 16. SECURITY CLASSIFICATION OF: 17. LIMITATION OF ABSTRACT UU 18. NUMBER OF PAGES 1

Use of simulated pages to prepare medical students for internship and improve patient safety.

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Schwind, Cathy J; Boehler, Margaret L; Markwell, Stephen J; Williams, Reed G; Brenner, Michael J

2011-01-01

During the transition from medical school to internship, trainees experience high levels of stress related to pages on the inpatient wards. The steep learning curve during this period may also affect patient safety. The authors piloted the use of simulated pages to improve medical student preparedness, decrease stress related to pages, and familiarize medical students with common patient problems. A multidisciplinary team at Southern Illinois University School of Medicine developed simulated pages that were tested among senior medical students. Sixteen medical students were presented with 11 common patient scenarios. Data on assessment, management, and global performance were collected. Mean confidence levels were evaluated pre- and postintervention. Students were also surveyed on how the simulated pages program influenced their perceived comfort in managing patient care needs and the usefulness of the exercise in preparing them to handle inpatient pages. Mean scores on the assessment and management portions of the scenarios varied widely depending on the scenario (range -15.6 ± 41.6 to 95.7 ± 9.5). Pass rates based on global performance ranged from 12% to 93%. Interrater agreement was high (mean kappa = 0.88). Students' confidence ratings on a six-point scale increased from 1.87 preintervention to 3.53 postintervention (P < .0001). Simulated pages engage medical students and may foster medical student preparedness for internship. Students valued the opportunity to simulate "on call" responsibilities, and exposure to simulated pages significantly increased their confidence levels. Further studies are needed to determine effects on patient safety outcomes.

Improving Critical Skills Using Wikis and CGPS in a Physics Classroom

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Mohottala, H. E.

2016-01-01

We report the combined use of Wikispaces (wikis) and collaborative group problem solving (CGPS) sessions conducted in introductory-level calculus-based physics classes. As a part of this new teaching tool, some essay-type problems were posted on the wiki page on a weekly basis and students were encouraged to participate in problem solving without…

Drawing Dynamic Geometry Figures Online with Natural Language for Junior High School Geometry

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Wong, Wing-Kwong; Yin, Sheng-Kai; Yang, Chang-Zhe

2012-01-01

This paper presents a tool for drawing dynamic geometric figures by understanding the texts of geometry problems. With the tool, teachers and students can construct dynamic geometric figures on a web page by inputting a geometry problem in natural language. First we need to build the knowledge base for understanding geometry problems. With the…

Online nutrition information for pregnant women: a content analysis.

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Storr, Tayla; Maher, Judith; Swanepoel, Elizabeth

2017-04-01

Pregnant women actively seek health information online, including nutrition and food-related topics. However, the accuracy and readability of this information have not been evaluated. The aim of this study was to describe and evaluate pregnancy-related food and nutrition information available online. Four search engines were used to search for pregnancy-related nutrition web pages. Content analysis of web pages was performed. Web pages were assessed against the 2013 Australian Dietary Guidelines to assess accuracy. Flesch-Kincaid (F-K), Simple Measure of Gobbledygook (SMOG), Gunning Fog Index (FOG) and Flesch reading ease (FRE) formulas were used to assess readability. Data was analysed descriptively. Spearman's correlation was used to assess the relationship between web page characteristics. Kruskal-Wallis test was used to check for differences among readability and other web page characteristics. A total of 693 web pages were included. Web page types included commercial (n = 340), not-for-profit (n = 113), blogs (n = 112), government (n = 89), personal (n = 36) and educational (n = 3). The accuracy of online nutrition information varied with 39.7% of web pages containing accurate information, 22.8% containing mixed information and 37.5% containing inaccurate information. The average reading grade of all pages analysed measured by F-K, SMOG and FOG was 11.8. The mean FRE was 51.6, a 'fairly difficult to read' score. Only 0.5% of web pages were written at or below grade 6 according to F-K, SMOG and FOG. The findings suggest that accuracy of pregnancy-related nutrition information is a problem on the internet. Web page readability is generally difficult and means that the information may not be accessible to those who cannot read at a sophisticated level. © 2016 John Wiley & Sons Ltd. © 2016 John Wiley & Sons Ltd.

Sunbeds and skin cancer risk: quantifying a baseline estimate of sunbed facilities in South Africa prior to implementation of sunbed regulations

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Wright, Caradee Yael; Albers, Patricia Nicole; Reeder, Anthony Ivor; Mathee, Angela

2017-01-01

Introduction In 2009, ultraviolet-emitting tanning devices, i.e. sunbeds and tanning booths, were officially classified as carcinogenic to human health (Group 1) by the International Agency for Research on Cancer. Methods Here, we aim to estimate South African-based facilities with indoor tanning services advertised in the printed Yellow Pages and online in two directories. Printed Yellow Pages telephone directory beauty salon facilities listings (2010-14) for all provinces were examined and those mentioning "sunbed" and/or "tanning bed" recorded. Beauty/spa facilities were also identified using two sunbed listing webpages. Results A total of 40 web-advertised facilities had a sunbed. Beauty facilities in the Yellow Pages specifically mentioning sunbeds declined by 62% between 2010 (n=53) and 2014 (n=20). Gauteng had the highest number of facilities (n=25) with a sunbed. Facilities with sunbeds exist in South Africa, as evidenced by the Yellow Pages and web-advertised data, but their true prevalence remains largely unknown. It is likely that online and walk-by advertising is increasingly more common than print. Conclusion Given that sunbeds may likely soon become regulated in South Africa, further research is needed to better quantify sunbed provision, determine advice provided by facility operators to new users, investigate whether age restrictions or limits exist for sunbed use, and describe typical patterns of sunbed use in South Africa. PMID:28674581

Characterization of topological structure on complex networks.

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Nakamura, Ikuo

2003-10-01

Characterizing the topological structure of complex networks is a significant problem especially from the viewpoint of data mining on the World Wide Web. "Page rank" used in the commercial search engine Google is such a measure of authority to rank all the nodes matching a given query. We have investigated the page-rank distribution of the real Web and a growing network model, both of which have directed links and exhibit a power law distributions of in-degree (the number of incoming links to the node) and out-degree (the number of outgoing links from the node), respectively. We find a concentration of page rank on a small number of nodes and low page rank on high degree regimes in the real Web, which can be explained by topological properties of the network, e.g., network motifs, and connectivities of nearest neighbors.

Query-Structure Based Web Page Indexing

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2012-11-01

the massive amount of data present on the web. In our third participation in the web track at TREC 2012, we explore the idea of building an...the ad-hoc and diversity task. 1 INTRODUCTION The rapid growth and massive quantities of data on the Internet have increased the importance and...complexity of information retrieval systems. The amount and the diversity of the web data introduce shortcomings in the way search engines rank their

In Situ Biodegradation of Nitroaromatic Compounds in Soil

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1993-06-14

TNT by anaerobic bacteria, we have isolated a number of pure bacterial cultures from an anaerobic, methanogenic b nch-top bioreactor that is fed a...we have isolated from this bioreactor totally degrades TNT. 93-14804 14 SUBJEC’ TERMS 15. NUMBER OF PAGES 16. PRICE CODE 17 SECUR:TY CLASSIFICATION...Culture Isolated From an Anaerobic Bioreactor Lisa J. Pumfrey Karl M. Regan Don L. Crawford Ronald L. Crawford Introduction In our ongoing research on

STEM Education: Introduction of Quantitative Math and Science Content into Elementary Education, STEM Enrichment Effort in Title One Elementary and Middle Schools in Bay County, Florida

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2013-06-01

inside pages STINFO COPY AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY MATERIALS AND MANUFACTURING DIRECTORATE WRIGHT PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, OH 45433-7750...Materials and Manufacturing Directorate Materials and Manufacturing Directorate Air Force Research Laboratory Air Force Research Laboratory This... Research Laboratory Materials and Manufacturing Directorate Wright Patterson Air Force Base, OH 45433-7750 Air Force Materiel Command United States

Usability Testing and Redesign of Library Web Pages at Lund University, Faculty of Engineering: A Case Study Applying a Two-Phase, Systematic Quality Approach

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Persson, Ann-Christin; Langh, Maria; Nilsson, Jessica

2010-01-01

Introduction: The Lund University Faculty of Engineering's LibQual+[R] survey 2007 showed that students and faculty had difficulties finding the information they needed at the libraries' Websites. To be able to improve the Websites, we needed to find out how the users navigated the Websites, as well as what content they needed. Method: Twenty-four…

The Maoist Movement and Its Impact on the Democratic Transition of Nepal

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2015-03-01

314 Similarly, the Maoists’ popular ban on gambling and alcohol was another prominent campaign. According to Shah, the banning of alcohol garnered...and making our stay meaningful and joyous. xiii THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK xiv I. INTRODUCTION The Maoist insurgency in Nepal had... relationship between “rulers and the ruled” must be smooth.2 So far, Nepalese politics has not achieved this state, even after its most recent transition

JPRS Report, Soviet Union, International Affairs

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1989-01-05

are now beginning to reassess many post -war European phenomena. British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher said recently that she would like to see a... post - revolutionary years were marked by stormy growth in the cooperative movement and the introduction of socio-economic changes in the...34 The conclusion drawn by the author is that "the pressure is bearing fruit, and we should continue to exert it.Ř THE WASHINGTON POST left a page

DPSC (Defense Personnel Support Center) Total Quality Management Master Plan

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1989-07-01

SUBTITLE 5. FUNDING NUMBERS DPSC Total Quality Management Master Plan 6. AUTHOR(S) 7. PERFORMING ORGANIZATION NAME(S) AND ADDRESS(ES) B. PERFORMING...quality supported solider, sailor, airman and marine. % j cl 1 14. SUBJECT TERMS I 1S. NUMBER OF PAGES TQM (Total Quality Management ), Continuous...THE COMMANDER ON TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT i SECTION I INTRODUCTION 1 II CONCEPTS 6 TQM Basics 7 Continuous Process Improvement 7 DoD TQM Philosophy 9

Evaluation of a Ferroelectric Liquid Crystal Spatial Light Modulator

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1991-01-09

MAR 83 APR edition may be used until exhausted SECURITY CLASSIFICATION OF THIS PAGE All other edition% are obsolete UbIu.LAb F L l.D i/(ii Blank...7 VII. CONCLUSIONS.................................................. 8 Accesion For- NTIS CRA&I ~ 4Ii U, ai-;-oui iced L DiA: ibutiko: i...thin phase grating. The authors are also thankful for the assistance of Ms. Cindy Gabardi in preparing this manuscript. v/(vi Blank) 1. INTRODUCTION A

Study Modules for Calculus-Based General Physics. [Includes Modules 31-34: Inductance; Wave Properties of Light; Interference; and Introduction to Quantum Physics].

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Fuller, Robert G., Ed.; And Others

This is Part of a series of 41 Calculus Based Physics (CBP) modules totaling about 1,000 Pages. The modules include study guides, practice tests, and mastery tests for a full-year individualized courses in calculus-based physics based on the Personalized System of Instruction (PSI). The units are not intended to be used without outside materials;…

Evaluating and Improving the SAMA (Segmentation Analysis and Market Assessment) Recruiting Model

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2015-06-01

and rewarding me with your love every day. xx THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK 1 I. INTRODUCTION A. THE UNITED STATES ARMY RECRUITING...the relationship between the calculated SAMA potential and the actual 2014 performance. The scatterplot in Figure 8 shows a strong linear... relationship between the SAMA calculated potential and the contracting achievement for 2014, with an R-squared value of 0.871. Simple Linear Regression of

Drexel at TREC 2014 Federated Web Search Track

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2014-11-01

of its input RS results. 1. INTRODUCTION Federated Web Search is the task of searching multiple search engines simultaneously and combining their...or distributed properly[5]. The goal of RS is then, for a given query, to select only the most promising search engines from all those available. Most...result pages of 149 search engines . 4000 queries are used in building the sample set. As a part of the Vertical Selection task, search engines are

PSYOP Needs More Science: The Root Cause of the Branch’s Difficulties with Assessment

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2013-12-01

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A Randomized Clinical Trial of the Collaborative Assessment and Management of Suicidality vs. Enhanced Care as Usual for Suicidal Soldiers

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2015-04-01

Army position, policy or decision unless so designated by other documentation. Table of Contents Page Introduction...Narrative that briefly (one paragraph) describes the subject, purpose and scope of the research. This study is designed to investigate the...accomplishing any of the tasks. Statistical tests of significance shall be applied to all data whenever possible. Figures and graphs referenced in the text

Functional Interactions Between c-Src and HER1 Potentiate Neoplastic Transformation: Implications for the Etiology of Human Breast Cancer

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2000-07-01

receptor 120 16. PRICE CODE 17. SECURITY CLASSIFICATION 18 . SECURITY CLASSIFICATION 19. SECURITY CLASSIFICATION 20. LIMITATION OF ABSTRACT OF REPORT OF...THIS PAGE OF ABSTRACT Unclassified Unclassified Unclassified Unlimited NSN 7540-01-280-5500 Standard Form 298 (Rev. 2-89) Prescribed by ANSI Std. Z39- 18 ... 18 -26 Appended Manuscripts 3 INTRODUCTION Recent work in our laboratory has established the importance of a

Optimizing Ventilation Distribution and Gas Exchange in Combat-Related Lung Injury Using Multifrequency Oscillation

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2017-10-01

gas exchange in the acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) and other forms of combat-related lung injury, while simultaneously preserving mechanical...civilian populations with ARDS. 15. SUBJECT TERMS Acute lung injury, Acute respiratory distress syndrome , Blast lung injury, Combat-related lung injury...REFERENCES 18 10.0 APPENDICES 19 Page 4 1.0 INTRODUCTION Respiratory failure from acute lung injury, now termed the acute respiratory distress syndrome

Three-Dimensional Sensor Common Operating Picture (3-D Sensor COP)

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2017-01-01

created. Additionally, a 3-D model of the sensor itself can be created. Using these 3-D models, along with emerging virtual and augmented reality tools...augmented reality 16. SECURITY CLASSIFICATION OF: 17. LIMITATION OF ABSTRACT UU 18. NUMBER OF PAGES 20 19a...iii Contents List of Figures iv 1. Introduction 1 2. The 3-D Sensor COP 2 3. Virtual Sensor Placement 7 4. Conclusions 10 5. References 11

Technical Report 1205: A Simple Probabilistic Combat Model

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2016-07-08

This page intentionally left blank. 1. INTRODUCTION The Lanchester combat model1 is a simple way to assess the effects of quantity and quality...model. For the random case, assume R red weapons are allocated to B blue weapons randomly. We are interested in the distribution of weapons assigned...the initial condition is very close to the break even line. What is more interesting is that the probability density tends to concentrate at either a

Improving Balance in TBI Using a Low Cost Customized Virtual Reality Rehabilitation Tool

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2015-10-01

INVESTIGATOR(S): Denise Krch, PhD CONTRACTING ORGANIZATION: Kessler Foundation West Orange , NJ 07052 REPORT DATE: October 2015 TYPE OF REPORT...Z39.18 email: dkrch@kesslerfoundation.org Kessler Foundation West Orange , NJ 07052 14 3 Table of Contents Page 1. Introduction 3 2. Keywords 3 3... Orange , NJ, USA  Significant contribution to the manualization of the Standard of Care and the Mystic Isle treatment protocols.  Training clinical

Experiments and Simulations of Exploding Aluminum Wires: Validation of ALEGRA-MHD

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2010-09-01

ii REPORT DOCUMENTATION PAGE Form Approved OMB No. 0704-0188 Public reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 1 ...currently valid OMB control number. PLEASE DO NOT RETURN YOUR FORM TO THE ABOVE ADDRESS. 1 . REPORT DATE (DD-MM-YYYY) September 2010 2. REPORT TYPE Final...List of Tables vi Acknowledgements vii 1 . Introduction 1 2. Experimental Setup 2 3. Computational Setup 5 3.1 Description of ALEGRA

Literature Review of Biodegradation in Soil of Selected Rocky Mountain Arsenal Contaminants: Isodrin, Dieldrin, Diisopropylmethyl-Phosphonate, 1.2-Dibromo-3-Chloropropane, and p-Chloro-Phenylmethylsulfoxide

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1987-04-01

ISODRIN, DIELDRIN, DIISOPROPYLMETHYL- PHOSPHONATE, 1,2-DIBROMO-3- CHLOROPROPANE , AND p-CHLORO- PHENYLMETHYLSULFOXIDE i April 1987 Pet r J. M-&rks...Chester, Pennsylvania 19380 Work Order No. 2281-04-11 1053B TABLE OF CONTENTS 3 Page Paragraph i INTRODUCTION ........................ 1 1.1 Purpose... 1 2 LITERATURE SUMMARY .................... 2 2.1 General ............................. 2 2.2 DBCP

Simulation of Spacecraft Damage Tolerance and Adaptive Controls

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completed this without it. I thank him from the bottom of my heart . xviii THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK 1 I. INTRODUCTION A. BACKGROUND...resulting point, and [ ]*Q is the conjugate quaternion (MathWorks, 2013). When Equation 19 is expanded, the following DCM can be extracted (Wie...E., (1999). Spacecraft design and sizing. In J. Wertz & W. Larson (Eds.), Space mission analysis and design (3rd ed.) (pp. 301–351). Hawthorne , CA

Improvement of Computer Software Quality through Software Automated Tools.

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1986-08-30

information that are returned from the tools to the human user, and the forms in which these outputs are presented. Page 2 of 4 STAGE OF DEVELOPMENT: What... AUTOMIATED SOFTWARE TOOL MONITORING SYSTEM APPENDIX 2 2-1 INTRODUCTION This document and Automated Software Tool Monitoring Program (Appendix 1) are...t Output Output features provide links from the tool to both the human user and the target machine (where applicable). They describe the types

Therapeutic Targeting of Lipid Droplets as Disease Markers in Ovarian Cancer

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Hydrogen Storage in Metal Hydrides

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1990-08-01

TitlePage 1. Properties of Reticulated Carbon Foam 26 2. Hydrogen Storage Capacity of Various Metal Hydrides 27 iv INTRODUCTION This is the final technical...pores, and results in coating of only the surface. The substrate for the fabrication of the magnesium foam was a reticulated carbon foam. This...material is an open-pore foam composed solely of vitreous carbon . It has an exceptionally high void volume (97%) and a high surface area, combined with self

Navy Acquisition: Cost, Schedule, and Performance of New Submarine Combat Systems

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1990-01-01

1985). Page 8 GAO/NSIAD-90-72 Submarine Combat Systems Chapter 1 Introduction In December 1983 the Navy awarded the International Business Machines...contracts to the General Electric Com- pany and the International Business Machines. In December 1987 the Navy selected General Electric as the prime...contractor and International Business Machines as the "follower" contractor. On March 31, 1988. the Navy awarded General Electric a $1.84 billion fixed

Life-Cycle Cost Database. Volume II. Appendices E, F, and G. Sample Data Development.

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1983-01-01

Bendix Field Engineering Corporation Columbia, Maryland 21045 5 CONTENTS Page GENERAL 8 Introduction Objective Engineering Survey SYSTEM DESCRIPTION...in a typical administrative type building over a 25-year period. 1.3 ENGINEERING SURVEY An on-site survey was conducted by Bendix Field Engineering...Damp Mop and Buff Buff Routine Vacuum Strip and Refinish Heavy Duty Vacuum Machine, Scrub and Surface Shampoo Pick Up Extraction Clean Repair Location

Comparative Roles of Overexpressed and Mutated H- and K-ras in Mammary Carcinogenesis.

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1996-08-01

transgene of these tumors. 14. SUBJECT TERMS 15. NUMBER OF PAGES Breast Cancer , mammary carcinogenesis, oncogenes, ras genes, 44 replication defective...27 Appendix 5 29 Appendix 6 31 Appendix 7 33 Appendix 8 35 Appendix 9 37 Appendix 10 39 Introduction Breast cancer development involves multiple poorly...understood steps (25). Currently, several genes that may participate in breast cancer development are under investigation. The ras family of genes

Introduction to Violent Sun-Earth Connection Events of October-November 2003

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2005-09-30

of i with the largest energy extractable from the huge associ- Novemberactions whonsiderimpothe omnic ated active regions. A plot summarizing solar...Geotail/EPIC and Los Alamos, NM 87545, USA. 6 of 6 Form Approved REPORT DOCUMENTATION PAGE "OMB No. 0704-0188 Public reporting burden for this...ES) 10. SPONSORIMONITOR’S ACRONYM(S) AFRL/VSBXS 11. SPONSORIMONITOR’S REPORT NUMBER(S) 12. DISTRIBUTION I AVAILABILITY STATEMENT Approved for Public

Postnatal Depression Prevention Through Prenatal Intervention: A Literature Review

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2006-03-17

Healthy People 2010 is to reduce the rate of post - partum depression . One method to reach this goal is to prevent post -partun depression (PPD) by providing...20060505147 04/17/2006 06:59 13036779673 BUCKLEY AFB ITT PAGE 07 Introduction Depression during pregnancy is associated with "higher incidence of post ... partum depression , maternal psychosocial and lifestyle risks, death by suicide, and adverse fetal outcomes" (Jesse and Graham, 2005). According to

Multivariate Quality Control Procedures

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1988-10-01

CLASSIFICATION OF THIS PAGE PREFACE The mathematical modeling work described in this report was authorized under Project No. IC162706A553, CB Defense and...the sum of the measurements. A CUSUM of the first principal component would detect changes in the overall thickness of the sheet. A linear trend could...develop- ment of a unique outlier rule for the specific application. 28 LITERATURE CITED 1. Mood, A.M., Graybill , F.A., and Boes, D.C., Introduction to

Installation Restoration Program. Phase II: Stage 1 Problem Confirmation Study, Duluth International Airport, Duluth, Minnesota.

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1984-10-01

8 iii "i t-. Table of Contents (cont.) Section Title Page -APPENDIX A Acronyms, Definitions, Nomenclature and Units of Measure B Scope of Work, Task...Identification/Records Search Phase II - Problem Confirmation and Quantification Phase III - Technology Base Development Phase IV - Corrective Action Only...Problem Identification/Records Search Phase II - Problem Confirmation and Quantification Phase III - Technology Base Development Phase IV - Corrective

Recommended Architecture for a Knowledge Management System for the Undersea Launchers Division at the Naval Undersea Warfare Center

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2010-09-01

OF CONTENTS I. INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................. 1 A. BACKGROUND...PROBLEM DEFINITION............................................................................... 11 A. INTRODUCTION ...27 III. REQUIREMENTS DEVELOPMENT ............................................................. 29 A. INTRODUCTION

Integrated Cognitive-neuroscience Architectures for Understanding Sensemaking (ICArUS): Phase 2 Challenge Problem Walkthrough

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2014-11-01

Integrated Cognitive-neuroscience Architectures for Understanding Sensemaking (ICArUS): Phase 2 Challenge Problem Walkthrough Kevin Burns...neuroscience Architectures for Understanding Sensemaking (ICArUS) Phase 2 challenge problem. The pages include screen shots from the tutorial that...Burns, K., Fine, M., Bonaceto, C., & Oertel, C. (2014). Integrated Cognitive-neuroscience Architectures for Understanding Sensemaking (ICArUS

Performance Analysis of the Link-16/JTIDS Waveform with Concatenated Coding, Soft Decision Reed-Solomon Decoding, and Noise-Normalization

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2010-09-01

the time for reviewing instruction, searching existing data sources, gathering and maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing the...Col Terry Smith for his time spent serving as the second reader of this thesis. xxii THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK 1 I. INTRODUCTION...However, this is the first time that concatenated coding in combination with noise- normalization has been considered. 2 B. THESIS OUTLINE The thesis

Effects of Gender and Load on Combative Movement Performance. Volume I

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1982-02-01

Discuss ion 49 References 51 Appendices A Clothing and Equipment Used in This Study 53 B ANOVA Summary Tables 63 b3 LIST OF FIGURES Page Figure 1...Performance Introduction This is the first of four studies on the biomechanics of load carrying behavior being carried out in the Biomechanics Laboratory at...were taken on each subject and the weights of their utility clothes , boots, and sneakers were determined and recorded. Direct measurements were made of

Minimum Requirements for the CUS (Common User Subsystem) Workstation

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1987-04-20

PAGE -2- / ’ " I& REPORT SECURITY CLASSIFICATION lb RESTRICTIVE MARKINGS Unclassified 2a SECURITY CLASSIFICATION AUTHORITY 3 DISTRMBUTION...CLASSIFICATION UNCLASSIID/UNLIMITED r" SAME AS RPT. [ 3 DTIC USERS Unclassified tNM F RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUAL 22b TELEPHONE (Include area codi) 22c OFFICE...Summary 1 1. Introduction 3 1.1 Purpose 3 1.2 Scope 3 1.3 Reference 4 2. Background 5 3 . Minimal WIS Workstation Requirements 8 3.1 Overview 8 4. Overview

Development Of A Numerical Tow Tank With Wave Generation To Supplement Experimental Efforts

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2017-12-01

vehicles CAD computer aided design CFD computational fluid dynamics FVM finite volume method IO information operations ISR intelligence, surveillance, and...deliver a product that I am truly proud of. xv THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK xvi CHAPTER 1: Introduction 1.1 Importance of Tow Tank Testing Modern...wedge installation. 1 In 2016, NPS student Ensign Ryan Tran adapted an existing vertical plunging wedge wave maker design used at the U.S. Naval

Department of Defense Atlas/Data Abstract for the United States and Selected Areas. Fiscal Year 1992

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1993-01-01

PUBLICATION IS DIOR/L-03-92, TABLE OF CONTENTS Page INTRODUCTION ........................................................... 2 MAPS AND STATISTICAL...Mexico (NH) 32 80 New York (NY) 33 82 North Carolina (NC) 34 84 North Dakota (ND) 35 86 Ohio (OH) 36 88 TABLE OF CONTENTS (Continued) State/Area Map...ZIMMERMIANN BASIL CORP JV 34,679 Operation/Ammunition Facilities 34,679 3. MORRISON KNUDSEN CORP 30,923 Facilities Operations Support Services 30,923 4

The Use of Psychiatric Service Dogs in the Treatment of Veterans with PTSD

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2010-10-01

The article also discussed the Walter Reed Study that is still in planning . 3. Bark Magazine published a similar article on the way dogs are serving... designated by other documentation. REPORT DOCUMENTATION PAGE Form Approved OMB No. 0704-0188 Public reporting burden for this collection of...ANSI Std. Z39.18 Pa ge4  INTRODUCTION The proposed project will study the effectiveness of service dogs in the reduction of PTSD symptoms

Propagation issues in the Globalstar system

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Prescott, Toby

1995-01-01

The purpose of the Globalstar system is to provide reliable, timely space based telecommunications services for fixed, handheld and mobile user telephones throughout the world. The system supports communication services for voice and data as well as low rate data services such as paging. The Globalstar system can also support user position determination. The purpose of this paper is to provide a brief introduction of the Globalstar system followed by a discussion of the propagation issues in the Globalstar system design.

A Foundation for Systems Anthropometry.

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1980-12-31

List of Tables Table Page 1 Screw Axis Analysis for Hip Motion 12 2 Screw Axis Analysis for Sacroiliac Motion 12 𔃾 S, 1.0 Introduction The application...Following are two examples: 1) a sample of living subjects seated in a hard-seat and 2) the hip and sacroiliac kinematics of one unembalmed cadaver. In...axes for relative motion at the hip and sacroiliac joints. Each of the three bones was targeted with three pointmarks and an axis system calculated

Integrated Short Range, Low Bandwidth, Wearable Communications Networking Technologies

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2012-04-30

Only (FOUO) Table of Contents Introduction 7 Research Discussions 7 1 Specifications 8 2 SAN Radio 9 2.1 R.F. Design Improvements 9 2.1.1 LNA...Characterization and Verification Testing 26 2.2 Digital Design Improvements 26 2.2.1 Improve Processor Access to Memory Resources 26 2.2.2...integrated and tested . A hybrid architecture of the automatic gain control (AGC) was designed to Page 7 of 116 For Official Use Only (FOUO

Evaluation of New Technologies for Protection of Military Personnel from Filth and Biting Flies

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2007-10-01

Page 1. INTRODUCTION 3 2. RESEACH ACCOMPLISHMENTS FOR YEAR 3: 5 A. Students 5 B. Most Recent Research Results 6 I. Wind Tunnel for Testing ...were released per arena, and morbidity (knockdown) was recorded at 2-5 h post -treatment and mortality was recorded at 24, 48, and 72 h. Field Test ...Keuls test ) 42 Figure 3-1. Laboratory and field experimental design elements. A). Laboratory arena constructed of PVC pipe. Cords

Pseudorandom Number Generators for Mobile Devices: An Examination and Attempt to Improve Randomness

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2013-09-01

Notes in Computer Science (LNCS), Vol. 4341), (Hanoi, Vietnam: Springer, 2006), 260–270. 36 Simon R. Blackburn , “The Linear Complexity of the Self... Blackburn , Simon R. ‘The Linear Complexity of the Self-Shrinking Generator.” IEEE Trans. Inf. Theory, 45 (September 1999). Blum, Leonore, Manuel...afloat when the waters have been rough! xv THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK xvi I. INTRODUCTION When the average man thinks about war and

Effects of Ammonium Dinitramide in Human Liver Slices: An EPR/Spin Trapping Study.

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1995-09-01

environmentally safe than AP. EPR/spin trapping studies with the spin trap N-tert-butyl-a-phenyl nitrone (PBN lOmM) for 5 min in the presence of ADN yielded...N-tert-butyl-a-phenyl nitrone PBN 17. SECURITY CLASSIFICATION OF REPORT UNCLASSIFIED 18. SECURITY CLASSIFICATION OF THIS PAGE UNCLASSIFIED... nitrone s second SCN- thiocyanate SD standard deviation Vll INTRODUCTION This is a study of the reactions of free radicals formed when ammonium

Collaboration in Humanitarian Logistics: Comparative Analysis of Disaster Response in Chile and Haiti 2010

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2010-12-01

founding of the Red Cross movement in 1863 by J. Henry Dunant, after he witnessed the realities of the casualties suffered by soldiers at the Battle...according to the Code of Conduct for the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement and Non- Governmental Organizations in Disaster Relief, is an...THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK 25 III. COUNTRY CASE LITERATURE A. INTRODUCTION Major natural disasters around the globe are a reality that

Neural Correlates of the Y Chromosome in Autism: XYY Syndrome as a Genetic Model

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2017-09-01

AWARD NUMBER: W81XWH-15-1-0355 TITLE: Neural Correlates of the Y Chromosome in Autism: XYY Syndrome as a Genetic Model PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR...SUBJECT TERMS Autism spectrum disorder, ASD; 47,XYY syndrome (XYY); neuroimaging; MRI; MEG; Comorbid behaviors 15T 6. SECURITY CLASSIFICATION OF...by ANSI Std. Z39.18 Neural Correlates of the Y Chromosome in Autism: XYY Syndrome as a Genetic Model Table of Contents Page 1. Introduction

Weak Convergence of Bounded Influence Regression Estimates with Applications.

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1980-04-01

for bounded influence regression M-estimates and apply the results to sequential clinical trials , withI special reference to repeated significance...AUTHOR(s) S. CONTRACT O&GRANT NUIMBER(s) ,’ Raymond J. Carrol avv David/uppert v .. AFOSR-80-0 9. PERFORMING ORGANIZATION NAME AND ADDRESS PRO AM I...THIS PAGE (*%ten [)at& Eke 7") 2 1. Introduction. Our primary concern is the comparison of two treatments in a clinical setting, although our results

User-Driven Geolocation of Untagged Desert Imagery Using Digital Elevation Models (Open Access)

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2013-09-12

IEEE International Conference on, pages 3677–3680. IEEE, 2011. [13] W. Zhang and J. Kosecka. Image based localization in urban environments. In 3D ...non- urban environments such as deserts. Our system generates synthetic skyline views from a DEM and extracts stable concavity-based features from these...fine as 100m2. 1. Introduction Automatic geolocation of imagery has many exciting use cases. For example, such a tool could semantically orga- nize

User-Driven Geolocation of Untagged Desert Imagery Using Digital Elevation Models

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2013-01-01

Conference on, pages 3677–3680. IEEE, 2011. [13] W. Zhang and J. Kosecka. Image based localization in urban environments. In 3D Data Processing...non- urban environments such as deserts. Our system generates synthetic skyline views from a DEM and extracts stable concavity-based features from these...fine as 100m2. 1. Introduction Automatic geolocation of imagery has many exciting use cases. For example, such a tool could semantically orga- nize

Flight Tests of Pilotage Error in Area Navigation with Vertical Guidance: Effects of Navigation Procedural Complexity

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1974-08-01

contributed substantially to the planning of the flight course used in this study and in the preparation of this report. Assistance in business matters has...CONTENTS Page INTRODUCTION 1 METHOD 5 Subjects 5 Equipment Experimental Plan 8 Procedure 14 Performance Assessment 17 Statistical Treatment 19 RESULTS...implementation of RNAV service. These documents provide the basis for future RNAV planning both procedurally and quantitatively. At the heart of the

Photo-Acoustic Ultrasound Imaging to Distinguish Benign from Malignant Prostate Cancer

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2016-09-01

from the inside out. Ultrasound imaging provides a basic view of the structure of the prostate while photoacoustic contrast is predicted to enhance...University Page 2 of 13 1. INTRODUCTION: Ultrasound imaging uses sound waves at frequencies above the human hearing range to image organs within the body...An ultrasound transducer delivers a pulse of acoustic energy into the area of interest and listens for the echoes which return as the sound waves

Temporally Adjusted Complex Ambiguity Function Mapping Algorithm for Geolocating Radio Frequency Signals

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2014-12-01

Introduction 1.1 Background In today’s world of high -tech warfare, we have developed the ability to deploy virtually any type of ordnance quickly and... ANSI Std. 239–18 i THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK ii Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited TEMPORALLY ADJUSTED COMPLEX AMBIGUITY...this time due to time constraints and the high computational complexity involved in the current implementation of the Moss algorithm. Full maps, with

Replacement Solvent Identification for the Laundry and Decontamination Drycleaning System (LADDS)

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1992-10-01

DOCUMENTATION PAGE Form Approved OMB No. 0704-0188 PUDIIC reponmg ouroen for tnii collection of information is estimated to average 1 hour per...isHiahway. Suite 1204. Arlington, vfl 22202-4302. and to the Office of Management and Budget. Paperwork Reduction Project (0704-0188) Washington DC 20503 1 ...v PREFACE vi ABBREVIATIONS vii 1.0 SUMMARY 1 1.1 Introduction 1 1.2 Approach 1 1.3 Conclusions and Recommendations 2 2.0

The Effects of Internal Tides on Acoustic Propagation in the Philippine Sea

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2013-09-01

understanding during the long days spent away from home while working on this thesis xvi THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK 1 I. INTRODUCTION...sweeping by a vertical set of receivers at a fixed range. Each wavefront branch is seen as the line between caustics (acoustic focusing points where...the ray folds), and is composed of eigenrays with the same ID. The caustics farthest to the left of the timefront plot represent the rays with large

Homeland Security is Hometown Security: Comparison and Case Studies of Vertically Synchronized Catastrophe Response Plans

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2015-09-01

with her, in person, but I know I have in spirit. ii THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK 1 I. INTRODUCTION A. BACKGROUND Catastrophe...Roosevelt, XXXII President of the United States: 1933–1945. 52—Executive Order 8757 Establishing the Office of Civilian Defense. May 20, 1941,” American...www.dhs.gov/xlibrary/assets/presidential-policy- directive-8-national-preparedness.pdf. Woolley, John, and Gerhard Peters. “Franklin D. Roosevelt, XXXII

NMR System for a Type II Quantum Computer

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2007-06-01

Kevin Henry, Jr., "Coherent Control in QIP" June 2007. Please see Appendix pdf file pages 296-399. 4 Chapter 1 Introduction Recent research [1, 2, 3...can often by reduced by careful design of the time dependence of control fields. This is possible since the operators underlying the incoherence are...ob- tained by measurement. 21 1.2 Optimal Control Theory applied to Quantum Systems One of the main goals for theoretical research in quantum control

Second-Order Electromagnetic and Hydrodynamic Effects in High-Frequency Radio-Wave Scattering from the Sea

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1975-03-01

tions, are consistent with the available experimental data. ;;A4 - 4 -sc iii ~ C CONTENTS Page I. INTRODUCTION ................ o....... 1 A. Motivation ...the research presented here. A. Motivation Measurements at a single radio frequency [Tyler et al, 1973, 1974] have indicated that radar techniques can...where C is the wave phase velocity and 8 is the resonance angle (Fig. 24). Some motivation and justification for this assumption can be found in

Allied Health Applications Integrated into Developmental Mathematics Using Problem Based Learning

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Shore, Mark; Shore, JoAnna; Boggs, Stacey

2004-01-01

For this FIPSE funded project, mathematics faculty attended allied health classes and allied health faculty attended developmental mathematics courses to incorporate health examples into the developmental mathematics curriculum. Through the course of this grant a 450-page developmental mathematics book was written with many problems from a variety…

Topic Models for Link Prediction in Document Networks

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Kataria, Saurabh

2012-01-01

Recent explosive growth of interconnected document collections such as citation networks, network of web pages, content generated by crowd-sourcing in collaborative environments, etc., has posed several challenging problems for data mining and machine learning community. One central problem in the domain of document networks is that of "link…

What Is a Pediatric Gastroenterologist?

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Complex Water Impact Visitor Information Validation and Qualification Sciences Experimental Complex Our the problem space. The Validation and Qualification Sciences Experimental Complex (VQSEC) at Sandia

Optimizing Crawler4j using MapReduce Programming Model

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Siddesh, G. M.; Suresh, Kavya; Madhuri, K. Y.; Nijagal, Madhushree; Rakshitha, B. R.; Srinivasa, K. G.

2017-06-01

World wide web is a decentralized system that consists of a repository of information on the basis of web pages. These web pages act as a source of information or data in the present analytics world. Web crawlers are used for extracting useful information from web pages for different purposes. Firstly, it is used in web search engines where the web pages are indexed to form a corpus of information and allows the users to query on the web pages. Secondly, it is used for web archiving where the web pages are stored for later analysis phases. Thirdly, it can be used for web mining where the web pages are monitored for copyright purposes. The amount of information processed by the web crawler needs to be improved by using the capabilities of modern parallel processing technologies. In order to solve the problem of parallelism and the throughput of crawling this work proposes to optimize the Crawler4j using the Hadoop MapReduce programming model by parallelizing the processing of large input data. Crawler4j is a web crawler that retrieves useful information about the pages that it visits. The crawler Crawler4j coupled with data and computational parallelism of Hadoop MapReduce programming model improves the throughput and accuracy of web crawling. The experimental results demonstrate that the proposed solution achieves significant improvements with respect to performance and throughput. Hence the proposed approach intends to carve out a new methodology towards optimizing web crawling by achieving significant performance gain.

Adolescent peer relationships and behavior problems predict young adults' communication on social networking websites.

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Mikami, Amori Yee; Szwedo, David E; Allen, Joseph P; Evans, Meredyth A; Hare, Amanda L

2010-01-01

This study examined online communication on social networking web pages in a longitudinal sample of 92 youths (39 male, 53 female). Participants' social and behavioral adjustment was assessed when they were ages 13-14 years and again at ages 20-22 years. At ages 20-22 years, participants' social networking website use and indicators of friendship quality on their web pages were coded by observers. Results suggested that youths who had been better adjusted at ages 13-14 years were more likely to be using social networking web pages at ages 20-22 years, after statistically controlling for age, gender, ethnicity, and parental income. Overall, youths' patterns of peer relationships, friendship quality, and behavioral adjustment at ages 13-14 years and at ages 20-22 years predicted similar qualities of interaction and problem behavior on their social networking websites at ages 20-22 years. Findings are consistent with developmental theory asserting that youths display cross-situational continuity in their social behaviors and suggest that the conceptualization of continuity may be extended into the online domain. Copyright 2009 APA, all rights reserved.

Adolescent Peer Relationships and Behavior Problems Predict Young Adults' Communication on Social Networking Websites

PubMed Central

Mikami, Amori Yee; Szwedo, David E.; Allen, Joseph P.; Evans, Meredyth A.; Hare, Amanda L.

2010-01-01

This study examined online communication on social networking web pages in a longitudinal sample of 92 youths (39 male, 53 female). Participants' social and behavioral adjustment was assessed when they were ages 13–14 years and again at ages 20–22 years. At ages 20–22 years, participants' social networking website use and indicators of friendship quality on their web pages were coded by observers. Results suggested that youths who had been better adjusted at ages 13–14 years were more likely to be using social networking web pages at ages 20–22 years, after statistically controlling for age, gender, ethnicity, and parental income. Overall, youths' patterns of peer relationships, friendship quality, and behavioral adjustment at ages 13–14 years and at ages 20–22 years predicted similar qualities of interaction and problem behavior on their social networking websites at ages 20–22 years. Findings are consistent with developmental theory asserting that youths display cross-situational continuity in their social behaviors and suggest that the conceptualization of continuity may be extended into the online domain. PMID:20053005

The PAGES 2k Network, Phase 3: Introduction, Goals and Call for Participation

NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

McGregor, Helen; Phipps, Steven; von Gunten, Lucien; Martrat, Belen; Linderholm, Lars; Abram, Nerilie; Bothe, Oliver; Neukom, Raphael; St. George, Scott; Evans, Michael; Kaufman, Darrell; Goosse, Hugues; Turney, Chris

2017-04-01

The past 2000 years (the "2k" interval) provides critical context for recent anthropogenic forcing of the climate, baseline information about Earth's natural climate variability, opportunities to improve the interpretation of proxy observations, and evaluation of climate models. The PAGES 2k Network (2008-2013 Phase 1; 2014-2016 Phase 2) built regional and global surface temperature reconstructions for terrestrial regions and the oceans, and used comparison with realistically forced simulations to identify mechanisms of climate variation on interannual to bicentennial time scales. The goals of Phase 3 (2017-2019), which launches in May 2017 at the PAGES Open Science Meeting, are to: 1) Further understand the mechanisms driving regional climate variability and change on interannual to centennial time scales (Theme: "Climate Variability, Modes and Mechanisms"); 2) Reduce uncertainties in the interpretation of observations imprinted in paleoclimatic archives by environmental sensors (Theme: "Methods and Uncertainties"); and 3) Identify and analyse the extent of agreement between reconstructions and climate model simulations (Theme: "Proxy and Model Understanding") Research will be organized as a linked network of well-defined projects and targeted manuscripts, identified and led by 2k members. The 2k projects will focus on specific scientific questions aligned with Phase 3 goals, rather than being defined along regional boundaries. An enduring element from earlier phases of PAGES 2k will be a culture of collegiality, transparency, and reciprocity. Phase 3 seeks to stimulate community based projects and facilitate collaboration of researchers from different regions and career stages, drawing on breadth and depth of the global PAGES 2k community; support end-to-end workflow transparency and open data and knowledge access; and develop collaborations with other research communities and engage with stakeholders. If you would like to participate in PAGES 2k Phase 3 or receive updates, please join our mailing list, or speak to a coordinating committee member.

Probabilistic Analysis of Algorithms for NP-Complete Problems

DTIC Science & Technology

1989-09-29

LASSIFICATION OF THIS PAGE DTIC FILE COPY i PO ATO PAGEm ’ Forn Approvedii IONO PAGE I iMB NO. 07040188 .... "....... b . RESTRICTIVE MARKINGSECTE D...0790 3. DISTRIBUTION IAVAILABILITY OF REPORTAD-A217 880 -- ApprvdnrPU1l Qroo; B distr’ibutil unli mit od. .... .S. MONITORING...efficiently solves P in bouncded probability under D. I1 b ) A finds a solution to an instance of P chosen randomly according to D in time bounded by a

Irregular Warfare: The Maoist Challenge to India’s Internal Security

DTIC Science & Technology

2012-12-01

ABSTRACT Same as Report (SAR) 18. NUMBER OF PAGES 116 19a. NAME OF RESPONSIBLE PERSON a. REPORT unclassified b . ABSTRACT unclassified c. THIS PAGE...and its approach to the various problems. These were, briefly, as follows: 8 JSOU Report 12-9 a. India is a semi-colonial and semi-feudal country. b ...leaders like Bhaskar Rao, Subbarao Panigrahi, and Nirmala Krishnamurti were killed. These losses greatly upset the Central Committee of the CPI (ML

The Army’s Green Warriors: Environmental Considerations in Contingency Operations

DTIC Science & Technology

2008-01-01

NUMBER OF PAGES 5 19a. NAME OF RESPONSIBLE PERSON a. REPORT unclassified b. ABSTRACT unclassified c . THIS PAGE unclassified Standard Form 298...Rev. 8-98) Prescribed by ANSI Std Z39-18 Th e relationship between the Army and the environment is a two-way street. On the one hand , soldiers and...poor sanitation can cause debilitating shorter-term illness and can also sometimes cause longer-term health problems, such as increased cancer

Introduction: Occam’s Razor (SOT - Fit for Purpose workshop introduction)

EPA Science Inventory

Mathematical models provide important, reproducible, and transparent information for risk-based decision making. However, these models must be constructed to fit the needs of the problem to be solved. A “fit for purpose” model is an abstraction of a complicated problem that allow...

Space Station Freedom biomedical monitoring and countermeasures: Biomedical facility hardware catalog

NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)

1990-01-01

This hardware catalog covers that hardware proposed under the Biomedical Monitoring and Countermeasures Development Program supported by the Johnson Space Center. The hardware items are listed separately by item, and are in alphabetical order. Each hardware item specification consists of four pages. The first page describes background information with an illustration, definition and a history/design status. The second page identifies the general specifications, performance, rack interface requirements, problems, issues, concerns, physical description, and functional description. The level of hardware design reliability is also identified under the maintainability and reliability category. The third page specifies the mechanical design guidelines and assumptions. Described are the material types and weights, modules, and construction methods. Also described is an estimation of percentage of construction which utilizes a particular method, and the percentage of required new mechanical design is documented. The fourth page analyzes the electronics, the scope of design effort, and the software requirements. Electronics are described by percentages of component types and new design. The design effort, as well as, the software requirements are identified and categorized.

Engineering applications of metaheuristics: an introduction

NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

Oliva, Diego; Hinojosa, Salvador; Demeshko, M. V.

2017-01-01

Metaheuristic algorithms are important tools that in recent years have been used extensively in several fields. In engineering, there is a big amount of problems that can be solved from an optimization point of view. This paper is an introduction of how metaheuristics can be used to solve complex problems of engineering. Their use produces accurate results in problems that are computationally expensive. Experimental results support the performance obtained by the selected algorithms in such specific problems as digital filter design, image processing and solar cells design.

Pre-Engineering Program. Introduction to Engineering. Advanced Engineering.

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

Henrico County Public Schools, Glen Allen, VA. Virginia Vocational Curriculum and Resource Center.

This guide contains information and hands-on activities to guide students through the problem-solving process needed in engineering (problem solving, presentation, and impact analysis) and information to help the instructor manage the program or courses in Virginia. Following an introduction, the guide contains a program description that supplies…

Traveling salesman problems with PageRank Distance on complex networks reveal community structure

NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

Jiang, Zhongzhou; Liu, Jing; Wang, Shuai

2016-12-01

In this paper, we propose a new algorithm for community detection problems (CDPs) based on traveling salesman problems (TSPs), labeled as TSP-CDA. Since TSPs need to find a tour with minimum cost, cities close to each other are usually clustered in the tour. This inspired us to model CDPs as TSPs by taking each vertex as a city. Then, in the final tour, the vertices in the same community tend to cluster together, and the community structure can be obtained by cutting the tour into a couple of paths. There are two challenges. The first is to define a suitable distance between each pair of vertices which can reflect the probability that they belong to the same community. The second is to design a suitable strategy to cut the final tour into paths which can form communities. In TSP-CDA, we deal with these two challenges by defining a PageRank Distance and an automatic threshold-based cutting strategy. The PageRank Distance is designed with the intrinsic properties of CDPs in mind, and can be calculated efficiently. In the experiments, benchmark networks with 1000-10,000 nodes and varying structures are used to test the performance of TSP-CDA. A comparison is also made between TSP-CDA and two well-established community detection algorithms. The results show that TSP-CDA can find accurate community structure efficiently and outperforms the two existing algorithms.

[The Problems with Domestic Introduction of rTMS from the Three Viewpoints of Scientific Evidence, Specialty and Social Responsibility].

PubMed

Shinosaki, Kazuhiro

2015-01-01

The domestic introduction of rTMS is expected as a new treatment option for treatment-resistant depression. I discussed some problems with the introduction from three viewpoints : scientific evidence, specialty, and social responsibility. I surveyed scientific evidence for rTMS regarding the action mechanism, effectiveness, side effects, and its positioning in the treatment guidelines. To secure the quality of rTMS treatment, I proposed rTMS guidelines, nurturing of the specialists, and a center hospital plan, and pointed out some medium-term problems after its introduction and the consistency of rTMS treatment and standard depression treatment. From the viewpoint of social responsibility, rTMS treatment should be a medical service covered by health insurance to avoid its misuse. We should prepare to overcome the public suspicion of brain stimulation treatment for mental disease.

Turbine Engine Diagnostics System Study

DTIC Science & Technology

1991-10-01

objective of this report. Tehnical pNW Decuanfmesln Page 1. Ropro. 1/ 2. ,ornm.o Acceosioa No. 3 . o.p.ifteCatalog Me. DOT/FAA/CT-91/16 4. Titeo en. depeI 0o...Safety Information Service, Springfield, Performance Virginia 22161 I9. seewrity Clossa. too *is ,pw#) 3 . 0 n4 .i. (*#A pop) ,g. 21. me. of eeoc...1. INTRODUCTION 1 2. BACKGROUND 2 3 . PHASE I TECHNICAL OBJECTIVES 4 4. SYSTEM SURVEY 7 4.1 Literature Search 7 4.2 Industry Survey 10 4.3 Technology

The 1986/87 Army Communications Objectives Measurement System: Supplementary Tabulations of Enlisted Markets

DTIC Science & Technology

1988-07-01

and SEdward 11oke (We tat) 13a. TYPE OF REPORT 13b. TIME COVERED 14. DATE OF REPORT (Year, Month, Day) 15. PAGE COUNT Interim FROM 86/10 TO 87/06...TABULATIONS OF ENLISTED MARKETS 1. INTRODUCTION The Aray Communications Objectives Measurement System survey has been designed to provide timely information to...1987. During that time 6774 youth, ages 16 through 24, com- pleted the 30 minute ACOMS youth interview. A similar volume is also available for the

Introduction in IND and recursive partitioning

NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)

Buntine, Wray; Caruana, Rich

1991-01-01

This manual describes the IND package for learning tree classifiers from data. The package is an integrated C and C shell re-implementation of tree learning routines such as CART, C4, and various MDL and Bayesian variations. The package includes routines for experiment control, interactive operation, and analysis of tree building. The manual introduces the system and its many options, gives a basic review of tree learning, contains a guide to the literature and a glossary, and lists the manual pages for the routines and instructions on installation.

Software Development for Automation of Space- and Time- Varying Pressurization on Small Caliber Gun Barrels

DTIC Science & Technology

2007-08-01

PAGE Form Approved OMB No. 0704-0188 Public reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 1 hour per response, including...PLEASE DO NOT RETURN YOUR FORM TO THE ABOVE ADDRESS. 1 . REPORT DATE (DD-MM-YYYY) August 2007 2. REPORT TYPE Final 3. DATES COVERED (From...Z39.18 iii Contents List of Figures iv List of Tables iv Acknowledgments v 1 . Introduction 1 2. Functional Requirements and Use Cases 2 3

Display Systems Dynamics Requirements for Flying Qualities

DTIC Science & Technology

1988-05-09

Schidtt. LodI Caser 13a. TYPE OP REPORT 1 &b TIME COVERED 14 DAEO EPOR Ywot.MDay)15. AGEWCUNT Finial Repart IFROM Oct.66o To DeB- 7lse may 9 178 16...e Di Spc Il .AI OF TABLE OF CONTENTS Section Page I INTRODUCTION 1 1 . Motivation and Objectives 1 2. Overview 3 3. Report Organization 4 II MODEL...BASED ANALYSIS FRAMEWORK 5 1 . Optimal Control Model Structure 5 2. OCM-Based Characterization of Flying Qualities 8 III MODELING THE PERCEPTUAL INTERFACE

Comparison of Ventilation and Cardiac Compressions When Utilizing the Impact Model 730 Automatic Transport Ventilator Versus a Conventional Bag Valve With a Facemask in a Model of Adult Cadiopulmonary Arrest

DTIC Science & Technology

2005-10-25

Chest compression , Ventilation 2P251107 256Page 2 1. Introduction During the initial stages of cardiopulmonary resuscitation ( CPR ), ventilation is...a metronome to facilitate chest compression timing. Twenty-eight nurses alternated performing 4 minutes of CPR using the BVM or Impact 730 to deliver... Chest compression and ventilation rates during cardiopulmonary resuscitation : the effects of audible tone guidance. Academic Emergency Medicine

An Indium Gallium Arsenide Visible/SWIR Focal Plane Array for Low Light Level Imaging

DTIC Science & Technology

1999-08-01

Abstract unclassified Limitation of Abstract unlimited Number of Pages 13 1.0 INTRODUCTION Military uses for the long-wave infrared ( LWIR ) and mid...applications.1,2 There are many military imaging applications becoming apparent in the SWIR band that are not possible in the MWIR or LWIR . Some of the...image is of the raw, uncorrected video output. The dark current has not been subtracted not has any gain nonuniformity been corrected. In the image of

User’s Guide for SHIPINT - A Computer Program to Compute Two Ship Interaction in Waves

DTIC Science & Technology

1996-08-01

P500693.PDF [Page: 1 of 84] Image Cover Sheet CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM NUMBER 500693 UNCLASSIFIED I llllll 111111111111111111111111111111111 TITLE...Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada B3J 2X4 1 ---------· CONTRACTOR REPORT I I I I I iii;,"’: · 1 Defence Research Establishment Atlantic Canada...SUMMARY 1 Introduction 2 Coordinate Systems and Two Ship Motions 3 Flow Chart 4 Input Data File Description 4.1 shipint.in ........ . 4.2 paneLa.in

More Can Be Done to Improve the Department of Agriculture’s Commodity Donation Program.

DTIC Science & Technology

1981-07-09

the method it used is sound and not misleading. (See p. 23 and app. IV.) Tow Shoot v 4 i Contents Page DIGEST i CHAPTER INTRODUCTION 1 Program...vege- table purchases. Poultry--"Planned purchases of broilers under the Docket Proposal constitute about 0.75 percent of projected marketings and are...purchases of broilers under the Docket Mix would constitute less than 1 percent of the market during the period of pur- chase and are, hence, not

Establishment of a Super Small-Scale Cookoff Bomb (SSCB) Test Facility at MRL

DTIC Science & Technology

1989-01-01

major areas of interest are cookoff of explosives and PBX formulations. CONTENTS Page 1. INTRODUCTION 7 2. EXPERIMENTAL 8 2.1 Description of SSCB Test...the slow heating rate than at the fast heating rate, in accordance with the generally accepted belief. Similarly, as the TATB content increased, the...correlation with TATB content ), and explosive surface temperatures of 187-246 *C were found at the slow heating rate, with a marked increase in the temperature

Conversion of the Forces Mobilization Model (FORCEMOB) from FORTRAN to C

DTIC Science & Technology

2015-08-01

300 K !’"vale Data 18.192 K 136 K Slack 2.560 K 84 K Mapped File 412 K 412 K Sharel!ble 5.444 K 4.440 K Managed Heap - r age Table l.klusable...the C version of FORCEMOB is ready for operational use. This page is intentionally blank. v Contents 1. Introduction...without a graphical user interface (GUI): once run, FORCEMOB reads user-created input files, performs mathematical operations upon them, and outputs text

Xavier University CERE Program [Consortium for Environmental Risk Evaluation

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

O'Connor, Sally

1999-09-01

The workshop provided training for 20 environmental professionals and educators. The focus of instruction for two days was the use of the Internet as a communcation tool. Instructors introduced participants to email, designing and building Web pages, and conducting research using search engines. The focus for three days was learning how Geographical Information Systems (GIS) can be used in the classroom and the workplace. Participants were introducted to the GIS on the Internet and Use of ArcView software.

The Use of Social Media Networks and Mobile Phone Applications for Reporting Suspicious and Criminal Activities to Mass Transit Law Enforcement Agencies

DTIC Science & Technology

2013-12-01

Media (IACP defines Social Media as the following:2  A category of Internet-based resources that integrate user - generated content and user ...Social Media—a category of Internet –based resources that integrate user - generated content and user participations. Includes Facebook, MySpace...reduction in crime is unresolved, warranting future study in this area. vi THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK vii TABLE OF CONTENTS I. INTRODUCTION

An Appraisal of a Number of Power Assessment Procedures being Proposed for Use in Chinook-Lycoming T55 Engine

DTIC Science & Technology

1989-02-01

WHICH WILL NOT BE ADDED TO THE DISTIS DATA UNLESS SPECIFICA.LLY REQUESTED. 16. ABSTRACT (CONT.) control ( FADEC ) to the T55-Lll engine. This latter...the Power Assurance Test (PAT) proposed in conjunction with the retrofitting of a full authority digital engine control ( FADEC ) to the T55-Lll engine...Research Laboratory, P.Q. Bcx 4331, felbourne, Victoria, 3001, A..sLralia CONTENTS Page NOMENCLATURE 1.0 INTRODUCTION ........................ 1 2.0 FADEC

Human Health Exposure Assessment for Rocky Mountain Arsenal. Volume 8. Response to Comments on the Draft Exposure Assessment Version 4.1

DTIC Science & Technology

1990-09-01

ASSESSMENT (INCLUDES ARMY AND SHELL TOXICITY PROFILES). VOL. 41V - PPLV METHODOLOGY. VOL. V - PPLV CALCULATIONS. VOL. VI - STUDY AREA EXPOSURE ANALYSIS (A...INTRODUCTION, B WESTERN STUDY AREA, C SOUTHERN STUDY AREA, D NORTHERN CENTRAL STUDY AREA, E CENTRAL STUDY AREA, F EASTERN STUDY AREA, G SOUTH PLANTS... STUDY AREA, AND H NORTH PLANTS STUDY AREA. VOL. VII - SUMMARY EXPOSURE ASSESSMENT. VOL. VIII - 14. SUBJECT TERMS 15. NUMBER OF PAGES PPLV, LAND USE

Evaluation of 95 gpm Inductors for Aqueous Film Forming Foam,

DTIC Science & Technology

1984-04-30

AQUEOUS FILM FORMING FOAM BACKGROUND/INTRODUCTION Early History The use of Aqueous Film Forming Foam ( AFFF ...vadIdniybybok46141 SECURITY CLASSIFICATION~ OF THIS PAGE 11. TITL (Include Secuit Cuaif~los) EVALUATION 0F795 GPM INDUCTORS FOR AQUEOUS FILM FORMING ...AD-A141 242 EVALUATION OF 95 GPM INDUCORG SEOR AQUEOUS FIL FORMING 1/GAM U) HUGHES ASSOCI A F S NC KEN S INO ON M0AD A14 24 RN GIE ETAL 3 00PR

ASTRAL Model. Volume 2: Software Implementation

DTIC Science & Technology

1979-01-01

Commander Fleet Air, Mediterranean Commander, Antisubmarine War Force U.S. Sixth Fleet Commanding Officer FPO New York 09521 1 Fleet Weather Central...Technology, Inc. I Attn: Dr. S. C. Daubin Route 2 North Stonington, Connecticut 06359 Attn: S. Elam 1 I *--4-- I I Ocean Data Systems, Inc. TRACOR, Inc...APPLICATIONS, INC. 8400 Westpark Drive, McLean, Virginia 22101 Telephone 703/821-4300 S 29082-21227 ’Id _9 0 8i•i•F:• • I U CONTENTS Page 1 1 INTRODUCTION

Using Temporal Logic to Specify and Verify Cryptographic Protocols (Progress Report)

DTIC Science & Technology

1995-01-01

know, Meadows’ 1Supported by grant HKUST 608/94E from the Hong Kong Research Grants Council. 1 Report Documentation Page Form ApprovedOMB No. 0704... 1 Introduction We have started work on a project to apply temporal logic to reason about cryptographic protocols. Some of the goals of the project...are as follows. 1 . Allow the user to state and prove that the penetrator cannot use logical or algebraic techniques (e.g., we are disregarding

Preliminary Hydrodynamic Model Tests of Several LVA Planing Hull Concepts

DTIC Science & Technology

1975-10-01

OF CONTENTS Page ABSTRACT ii INTRODUCTION 1 MODELS AND APPARATUS 2 TEST PROCEDURE 4 TEST RESULTS 6 Smooth Water Results 6 Rough Water...07’«6, Project NR 062-510. Technical monitoring was provided by the LVA office at NSRDC. R-18A0 - 2 - MODELS AND APPARATUS The test models were 1 /12...which have not been considered in this study. Tables 1 , 2 and 3 and Figures *», 5 and 6 represent results for the inverted vee-bottom (model P-l

Low-Cost Jet Fuel Starter Design Study

DTIC Science & Technology

1974-12-02

2G 27 3^ 38 & 39 60 vi WflU I LIST OF TABLES (continued) TABLE NO, 7 D-l I>-2 TITLE PAGE NO, Sea Level Design Point Component...Improvements 60 Turbojet Performance Summary D-3 Turbofan Performance Summary D-5 vii 1 SECTION INTRODUCTION The purpose of this study was to define...temperature difference between the top and bot- tom of the starter, does not begin to have an effect until after 60 seconds from shutdown. The Jet fuel

Visual Range: Concepts, Instrumental Determination, and Aviation Applications

DTIC Science & Technology

1977-03-01

OF CONTENTS 0NAiRO5NCm Page.. . . .. .... . ... ... .. CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION -ls-IB- TI- R/- va-u’ g C-DES- CHAPTER 2 DEFINITION OF TERMS 2-1 2.1...Landing Aids Experiment Station. 3-11 3.8 Locations of transmissometers and ceilometer proposed by Mr. G . H. Stocker of the Landing Aids Experiment Station...his associates, espeofally J. F. Davis and J. C. Wilkerson; to D. H1. Hutchison and G . H. Stocker, Meteorologists at the Landing Aids Experiment Station

The Molecular Anatomy of PFDA Hepatotoxicity as Studied by Two- Dimensional Electrophoresis.

DTIC Science & Technology

1991-01-03

Available Copy 93 06 124 Page 3 INTRODUCTION Perfluoro -n-decanoic acid ( PFDA ) is a ten carbon straight-chain perfluorinated carboxylic acid whose surfactant...Rats were injected with a single intraperitoneal dose of 2, 20, 50, or 100 mg PFDA /kg body weight; 75, 100, 150 mg PFOA /kg (eight carbon analog); or 3...TERMS (Continue on reverse if necessary and identify by block number) FIELD IGROUP SUB-GROUP perfluoro -n-decanoic acid; two-dimensional electro- P

The Importance of the United States Security Assistance Program for Somalia’s National Security

DTIC Science & Technology

1990-02-01

NUMBERS Carlisle Barracks, PA 17013 II . CONTROLLING OFFICE NAME AND ADDRESS 12. REPORT DATE 1 February 1990 Same 13. NUMBER OF PAGES 14. MONITORING AGENCY...So it is a cycle--no aid, the Somali army grows weaker, the Somalian ii *ieeie& get more boll. the enemies e,:ourage ir.Lrser.: in--urgeraie3 cause...APPENDIX II - SOMALI HISTORY ..... .............. II -i iv INTRODUCT ION Tli_ paper will introduce the origins and development of U. S. sEiurity

Navigating the Road to Recovery: Assessment of the Coordination, Communication, and Financing of the Disaster Case Management Pilot in Louisiana

DTIC Science & Technology

2010-01-01

analysis methodology called constant comparative analysis ( Lincoln and Guba, 1985; Denzin and Lincoln , 2000). First, two RAND researchers independently...and Yvonna S. Lincoln , “Introduction: The Discipline and Practice of Qualitative Research,” in Norman K. Denzin and Yvonna S. Lincoln , eds...Management Services,” undated web page. As of June 3, 2010: http://www.coastandards.org/standards.php?navView=private§ion_id=114 Denzin , Norman K

Conversion of the CALAP (Computer Aided Landform Analysis Program) Program from FORTRAN to DUCK.

DTIC Science & Technology

1986-09-01

J’ DUCK artificial intelligence logic programming 20 AVrACT (Cthm m reerse stabN ameeaaW idelfr by block mbae) An expert advisor program named CALAP...original program was developed in FORTRAN on an HP- 1000, a mirticomputer. CALAP was reprogrammed in an Artificial Intelligence (AI) language called DUCK...the Artificial Intelligence Center, U.S. Army Engineer Topographic Laboratory, Fort Belvoir. Z" I. S. n- Page 1 I. Introduction An expert advisor

Crime Solving Techniques: Training Bulletin.

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

Sands, Jack M.

The document is a training bulletin for criminal investigators, explaining the use of probability, logic, lateral thinking, group problem solving, and psychological profiles as methods of solving crimes. One chpater of several pages is devoted to each of the five methods. The use of each method is explained; problems are presented for the user to…

Triangles from Three Points

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

Nirode, Wayne

2014-01-01

Geometry students need challenges. They need to apply what they already know to new contexts. As a result, high school teacher Wayne Nirode is always looking for groups of related problems of theorems to challenge his geometry students. He came across one such group or problems when reading Jun's (2012) one-page abstract posted online for the 12th…

Child Abuse and Neglect: A Shared Community Concern. Revised.

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

National Center on Child Abuse and Neglect (DHHS/OHDS), Washington, DC.

The purpose of this publication is to help the reader understand the problems of child abuse and neglect and become familiar with prevention and intervention efforts. Introductory pages define child abuse and neglect, suggest the scope of the problem, delineate reasons for its occurrence, and explain how to recognize abuse or neglect. This section…

A Concise Introduction to Colombeau Generalized Functions and Their Applications in Classical Electrodynamics

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

Gsponer, Andre

2009-01-01

The objective of this introduction to Colombeau algebras of generalized functions (in which distributions can be freely multiplied) is to explain in elementary terms the essential concepts necessary for their application to basic nonlinear problems in classical physics. Examples are given in hydrodynamics and electrodynamics. The problem of the…

Technical Report, Onondaga Lake, New York, Main Report

DTIC Science & Technology

1992-01-01

growth . Section 3 of this report will expand upon the specific water quality problems. EXISTING CONDITIONS Page 23 Table V - Comparison of Current...This technical report on Ononidaga Lake, New York has compi led existing data to determine which water quality and enviromental enhancements are... bacteria is a problem during storm events causing contravention of the State swimming standards. The source of the problem has been identified as the

Un-Building Blocks: A Model of Reverse Engineering and Applicable Heuristics

DTIC Science & Technology

2015-12-01

CONCLUSIONS The machine does not isolate man from the great problems of nature but plunges him more deeply into them. Antoine de Saint-Exupery— Wind ...DISTRIBUTION CODE 13. ABSTRACT (maximum 200 words) Reverse engineering is the problem -solving activity that ensues when one takes a...Douglas Moses, Vice Provost for Academic Affairs iv THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK v ABSTRACT Reverse engineering is the problem -solving

Getting Your Period

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... of your period What happens during your menstrual cycle Premenstrual syndrome (PMS) Problem periods Getting enough sleep ... can skip to our pages on your menstrual cycle , PMS , how to take care of your period , ...

Prostate radiation - discharge

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... this page: //medlineplus.gov/ency/patientinstructions/000399.htm Prostate radiation - discharge To use the sharing features on ... keeping or getting an erection may occur after prostate radiation therapy. You may not notice this problem ...

[Health advocacy in violence against women: an experience].

PubMed

Vives-Cases, Carmen; Alvarez-Dardet, Carlos; Colomer, Concha; Bertomeu, Angustias

2005-01-01

The development of political responses to a problem needs for its construction as a social problem of a continuous epidemiological surveillance system available for the affected public and key decision makers. A women's health advocacy net based initiative was launched in November 2003. Every month the epidemic index of deaths (ratio of deaths in that month and median of deaths occurring the previous 5 years) due to Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) is published in a section called "Violence Alert" of e-leusis.net a women's web page. The objective was giving visibility to information contributing to shape the problem. from a population perspective. The initiative was introduced at the beginning to journalists and every month a press release with the index results and a comment on it is circulated. More than half of the months studied (January 2003-December 2004) were epidemic (epidemic indexb > or = 1.25). "Violence alert" has received 2330 visits since then, an average of 65 visits per week. The page attracted media coverage from radio, TV and newspapers.

Wicked Problems in Large Organizations: Why Pilot Retention Continues to Challenge the Air Force

DTIC Science & Technology

2017-05-25

ABSTRACT This monograph in military studies investigates the makeup of and approach to complex problems, with a case study on the Air Force’s...priorities, as well as a short, recent history of the pilot retention problem. Following that is a case study on the work done by the Air Staff in...Lonsberry, USAF, 38 pages. This monograph in military studies investigates the makeup of and approach to complex problems, with a case study on the

Extracting Related Words from Anchor Text Clusters by Focusing on the Page Designer's Intention

NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

Liu, Jianquan; Chen, Hanxiong; Furuse, Kazutaka; Ohbo, Nobuo

Approaches for extracting related words (terms) by co-occurrence work poorly sometimes. Two words frequently co-occurring in the same documents are considered related. However, they may not relate at all because they would have no common meanings nor similar semantics. We address this problem by considering the page designer’s intention and propose a new model to extract related words. Our approach is based on the idea that the web page designers usually make the correlative hyperlinks appear in close zone on the browser. We developed a browser-based crawler to collect “geographically” near hyperlinks, then by clustering these hyperlinks based on their pixel coordinates, we extract related words which can well reflect the designer’s intention. Experimental results show that our method can represent the intention of the web page designer in extremely high precision. Moreover, the experiments indicate that our extracting method can obtain related words in a high average precision.

Teen Gambling

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... Listen Español Text Size Email Print Share Teen Gambling Page Content Article Body How can I tell ... son or daughter is having a problem with gambling? Look for the following warning signs: Finding gambling " ...

Diethylstilbestrol (DES) and Cancer

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... Genetics Services Directory Cancer Prevention Overview Research Diethylstilbestrol (DES) and Cancer On This Page What is DES? ... outlined in the table below. Fertility Problems in DES Daughters ( 7 ) Fertility Complication Hazard Ratio Percent Cumulative ...

Practical Math Skills: Situations--Strategies--Solutions. Intermediate Level. Grades 4-5-6.

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Duncan, Jim

This material is a supplement to existing mathematics programs for young learners. The activities presented are based on assumptions about the young problem solver which are difficult to address in standard mathematics texts. In these pages it is assumed that each learner brings to the problem-solving effort a very personal experience base and a…

Dependencies between soft proofing and prepress production

NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

Tuijn, Chris

2008-01-01

In order to save time and money, more and more printing organizations are investing in on-line customer portals to allow uploading content and giving formal approvals based on soft proofs before the final production process (plate making and printing) can be initiated. The approvals are typically made on soft proofs of pages whereas, obviously, the images used for plate making are so-called imposed flats (a combination of pages rotated in such a way that the printed matter can be obtained after folding and cutting). The main goal of a soft proof of a page is to simulate accurately on a display device how the page will be finally printed. The quality expectations of a soft proof are very high since a formal approval implies contractual obligations from the printing organization. This quality, however, can be influenced by many parameters. By definition, soft proofs will be displayed on a monitor (being a light emitting device), whereas a print on paper can only be seen as the reflection of a light source. As a consequence, monitors can be described by an additive color model whereas printers or presses will be modeled by a subtractive color model. Other differences relate to how the image is generated: presses can only output binary information (ink or no ink) and continuous tones are simulated by using screening techniques whereas, on a monitor, a multi-level signal can generate different shades of a specific color. The differences described above are addressed by many color management systems available on the market today. An upcoming requirement in this area is that people do not only expect the color management software to behave well but also expect this software to validate its behavior. Another range of problems with soft proofs relates to the rendering (converting vector-based page data into bitmaps) and separation process. These can be divided in two classes: spatial issues (related to resolution differences, high-frequency patterns, aliasing problems etc.) and issues related to object layering (overprint and transparency issues). Also when optimizations are carried out for plate reuse across versioned products, many things can go wrong. In this paper, we will categorize the different potential problems occurring with soft proofs and examine in detail how these problems can be avoided. It will turn out that this can only be realized if one knows the details on how the printing plates will be generated in prepress production.

Medical Malpractice: No Agreement on the Problems or Solutions.

DTIC Science & Technology

1986-02-01

sources of basic and excess liability coverage for hospitals and reinsurance for the primary insurers Page 23 GAO/HRI.8640 Medical Malpractice L .I Chapter...affiliated organizations believed major problems will result during the next 5 years from insufficient sources of (1) basic and excess liability...N=5) Major problems C F C F Physicians unable to find a source from which the desired X X levels of basic liability coverage can be purchased

Investigation of Mechanical Breakdowns Leading to Lock Closures

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2017-06-01

wide variety of issues lead to emergency clo- sures, yet no specific problem (s) that frequently cause unscheduled clo- sures were identified. Table 2-3...Reporting Used to create basic work orders, report problems or malfunctions, or request work to be done. Used to create and process work orders from...work order page for recording the failure class, problem , cause, and remedy (Figure 3-1). Appendix C includes a full list of failure classes

Improving the Cost Efficiency and Readiness of MC-130 Aircrew Training: A Case Study

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2015-01-01

51 Jiang, Changbing, "A reliable solver of Euclidean traveling salesman problems with Microsoft excel add-in tools for small-size systems...DisplayPage.aspx?DocType=Reference&ItemId=+++1 343364&Pubabbrev=JAWA 124 Jiang, Changbing, "A Reliable Solver of Euclidean Traveling Salesman Problems with...49 Figure 4.5 Training Resources Locations Traveling Salesperson Problem In order to participate in training, aircrews must fly to the

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Earth System Monitoring, Introduction

NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

Orcutt, John

This section provides sensing and data collection methodologies, as well as an understanding of Earth's climate parameters and natural and man-made phenomena, to support a scientific assessment of the Earth system as a whole, and its response to natural and human-induced changes. The coverage ranges from climate change factors and extreme weather and fires to oil spill tracking and volcanic eruptions. This serves as a basis to enable improved prediction and response to climate change, weather, and natural hazards as well as dissemination of the data and conclusions. The data collection systems include satellite remote sensing, aerial surveys, and land- and ocean-based monitoring stations. Our objective in this treatise is to provide a significant portion of the scientific and engineering basis of Earth system monitoring and to provide this in 17 detailed articles or chapters written at a level for use by university students through practicing professionals. The reader is also directed to the closely related sections on Ecological Systems, Introduction and also Climate Change Modeling Methodology, Introduction as well as Climate Change Remediation, Introduction to. For ease of use by students, each article begins with a glossary of terms, while at an average length of 25 print pages each, sufficient detail is presented for use by professionals in government, universities, and industries. The chapters are individually summarized below.

Maternal bacteremia and the Irish maternity early warning system.

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Maguire, Patrick J; O'Higgins, Amy C; Power, Karen A; Daly, Niamh; McKeating, Aoife; Turner, Michael J

2015-05-01

To assess whether introduction of the Irish maternity early warning system (IMEWS) in 2013 has improved the recording of vital signs among women with proven maternal bacteremia. In a mixed retrospective and prospective study at a single center in Dublin, Ireland, the patient records of all cases of maternal bacteremia between January 1, 2009, and March 31, 2014, were reviewed. The IMEWS chart was applied retrospectively to records of vital signs from January 2009 to March 2013, and prospectively from April 2013 to March 2014. For the 61 cases from the period before IMEWS introduction, vital signs were recorded inconsistently on multiple pages. The frequency of recordings was not standardized. Respiratory rate, in particular, was under-recorded. Among the 17 cases between April 2013 and March 2014 that were eligible for IMEWS chart use, 14 women had vital signs recorded on an IMEWS chart. As compared with the period before IMEWS introduction, there was an improvement in respiratory rate recording as part of the first set of observations. Among pregnant women with proven bacteremia, introduction of IMEWS has been associated with an improvement in the recording of vital signs, particularly respiratory rate. Copyright © 2015 International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics. Published by Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.

Advanced Concepts in Quantum Mechanics

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Esposito, Giampiero; Marmo, Giuseppe; Miele, Gennaro; Sudarshan, George

2014-11-01

Preface; 1. Introduction: the need for a quantum theory; 2. Experimental foundations of quantum theory; 3. Waves and particles; 4. Schrödinger picture, Heisenberg picture and probabilistic aspects; 5. Integrating the equations of motion; 6. Elementary applications: 1-dimensional problems; 7. Elementary applications: multidimensional problems; 8. Coherent states and related formalism; 9. Introduction to spin; 10. Symmetries in quantum mechanics; 11. Approximation methods; 12. Modern pictures of quantum mechanics; 13. Formulations of quantum mechanics and their physical implications; 14. Exam problems; Glossary of geometric concepts; References; Index.

The influence of the mass media on the selection of physicians.

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Trandel-Korenchuk, D M

1998-01-01

The purpose of this study was to examine now media sources influence an individual's reported choice of a physician as compared to personal referral sources and how consumers use the Yellow Pages to search for health care information. A random sample of 762 residents was systematically selected from the Charlotte, North Carolina White Pages and was asked to participate in a 20-item descriptive phone survey designed and tested by the investigator. Five hundred and seventy-eight individuals completed the survey, with a response rate of 75.9%. This study supports previous research suggesting that personal referrals are the most influential sources in selecting health care services. Therefore, satisfying and delighting the physician's/practice's existing client base may be one of the most potent advertising resources at hand. Mass media sources played a relatively minor role in influencing provider selection in this study. Nevertheless, it should not be dismissed in as much as the media may be an important way for physicians to promote "brand recognition," a problem not considered in this study. Finally, approximately 28% of the participants were "Yellow Pages users"; that is, individuals who tended to be heavy users of the Yellow Pages and used it for multiple information-seeking tasks. The findings related to the Yellow Pages suggest that while it may be useful to advertise in the Yellow Pages, a more modest financial allocation to this source may be considered.

Automating Information Discovery Within the Invisible Web

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Sweeney, Edwina; Curran, Kevin; Xie, Ermai

A Web crawler or spider crawls through the Web looking for pages to index, and when it locates a new page it passes the page on to an indexer. The indexer identifies links, keywords, and other content and stores these within its database. This database is searched by entering keywords through an interface and suitable Web pages are returned in a results page in the form of hyperlinks accompanied by short descriptions. The Web, however, is increasingly moving away from being a collection of documents to a multidimensional repository for sounds, images, audio, and other formats. This is leading to a situation where certain parts of the Web are invisible or hidden. The term known as the "Deep Web" has emerged to refer to the mass of information that can be accessed via the Web but cannot be indexed by conventional search engines. The concept of the Deep Web makes searches quite complex for search engines. Google states that the claim that conventional search engines cannot find such documents as PDFs, Word, PowerPoint, Excel, or any non-HTML page is not fully accurate and steps have been taken to address this problem by implementing procedures to search items such as academic publications, news, blogs, videos, books, and real-time information. However, Google still only provides access to a fraction of the Deep Web. This chapter explores the Deep Web and the current tools available in accessing it.

Photos of Lakes Before and After Algal Blooms

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Nutrient pollution can cause algal blooms that are sometimes toxic and always unsightly. The photos on this page show lakes and ponds around the country that have been impacted by this environmental problem.

What Is Asthma?

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Maternal Knowledge of Nutrition, Problem-Solving Abilities and the Introduction of Complementary Foods into Infants' Diets

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Hart, Chantelle Nobile; Drotar, Dennis

2006-01-01

The purpose of the present study was to identify variables (maternal knowledge and problem-solving ability) associated with the early introduction of complementary foods (i.e. foods other than breastmilk or formula) into infants diets. Ninety-eight primarily African-American mothers who presented to an urban, ambulatory care clinic in the Midwest…

Book Review: Book review

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Roberts, John T.

Mauro Dorato's new book is subtitled "An Introduction to the History and Philosophy of Laws of Nature". This is a bit misleading: a reader previously unacquainted with any of the literature on the topic of laws of nature and related problems in the philosophy of science will find much of the book prohibitively challenging. But the book does aim for the kind of breadth and generality that one would expect from an introduction to the subject, and it serves well as a compact overview of the issues, views, arguments, and counter-arguments that have shaped the contemporary philosophical debate on laws of nature. Almost no important facet of the debate goes untouched. There are chapters or sections on: recent scholarship on the history of the notion of a law and its role in the study of nature; the characteristics of the things called "laws" in a wide range of sciences; the relations among laws, algorithmic compressibility of information, and the theory of measurement; the puzzling question of why so many laws of nature should be mathematical in form; regularity theories of laws; the universals approach to laws; the necessitarian approach to laws; skeptical eliminativism about laws; non-reductive realism about laws; the question of the supervenience of laws on non-nomic facts; the relations of laws to counterfactuals, causality, dispositions, explanation, chance, symmetry, and necessity; ceteris paribus clauses; the evolutionary contingency thesis and the question of biological laws; Wilhelm Dilthey and the alleged distinction between "nomothetic" sciences and "historical" ones; the question of psychophysical laws and the relation between this question and the problems of mental causation and free will; even the connection between the issue of psychophysical laws and Gibson's ecological theory of perception. This is an impressive range of topics, especially considering that they are all treated in only 174 pages. One result is that not all of them are treated with as much balance and thoroughness as one might like. Another is that readers will have it forcefully brought to their attention just how much is at stake in the philosophical debate over the nature of laws.

Practical Math Skills: Situations--Strategies--Solutions. Junior High Level. Grades 7-8-9.

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Duncan, Jim

This material is a supplement to existing mathematics programs for young learners. The activities presented are based on assumptions about the young problem solver which are difficult to address in standard mathematics texts. In these pages it is assumed that each learner brings to the problem-solving effort a very personal experience base and a…

Trouble Shooting Guide: Index to Problems and Solutions. Successful Schools: Guidebooks to Effective Educational Leadership. Volume 10.

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English, Fenwick W., Ed.

An index to the problems and solutions discussed in the the first 9 volumes of the 10-volume series, Successful Schools: Guidebooks to Effective Educational Leadership, is provided in this handbook. This "troubleshooting guide" lists topics in alphabetical order, describes the issue, and lists the corresponding volume and page number. (LMI)

Small Business Management. Addendum to Small Business Management Education Curriculum Volume III.

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Minnesota Univ., St. Paul. Dept. of Agricultural Education.

A supplement to a previous volume (CE 009 649), this document contains handouts, case problems, schedules, and seminar information keyed to specific units of instruction. The contents by year and unit areas are as follow: year I, unit 1--time management (two-page handout concerning four problems to avoid; year I, unit 2--warranty register (a…

Distributed Problem Solving: Adaptive Networks with a Computer Intermediary Resource. Intelligent Executive Computer Communication

DTIC Science & Technology

1991-06-01

Proceedings of The National Conference on Artificial Intelligence , pages 181-184, The American Association for Aritificial Intelligence , Pittsburgh...Intermediary Resource: Intelligent Executive Computer Communication John Lyman and Carla J. Conaway University of California at Los Angeles for Contracting...Include Security Classification) Interim Report: Distributed Problem Solving: Adaptive Networks With a Computer Intermediary Resource: Intelligent

International distance-learning outreach: the APEC EINet experience.

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Kimball, A M; Shih, L; Brown, J; Harris, T G; Pautler, N; Jamieson, R W; Bolles, J; Horwitch, C

2003-01-01

The Emerging Infections Network is a mature electronic network that links Public Health professionals in the Asia Pacific through regular e-mail bulletins and an extensive Web site (http://www.apec.org/infectious). Emerging infections is a new area of study; learning materials help foster education. Our objective is to quantify the response of the network to the introduction of distance-learning materials on the Web site. Distance-learning materials, developed by the University of Washington School of Public Health, were field tested and launched on the site. Publicity was carried out prior to the launch of the materials. Access was tracked prospectively using server counts of page downloads. Web access increased substantially during the month after the materials were launched, especially among Asia based computers. The effect was isolated to the distance-learning pages, and not general to the site. This Web site appears to be responsive to the advertisement and to the materials. Prospective Web-site monitoring proved useful. Copyright 2002 Elsevier Science Ireland Ltd.

Understanding and Targeting Tumor Microenvironment in Prostate Cancer to Inhibit Tumor Progression and Castration Resistance

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2016-10-01

report 3 . DATES COVERED 30Sep2015 - 29Sep2016 4. TITLE AND SUBTITLE Understanding and Targeting Tumor Microenvironment in Prostate 5a. CONTRACT...Contents Page 1. Introduction………………………………………………………….4 2. Keywords…………………………………………………………….4 3 . Accomplishments………..…………………………………………...5 4. Impact...Organizations……………14 8. Special Reporting Requirements……………………………………14 9. Appendices……………………………………………………………15 Page 3 of 14 1. INTRODUCTION Prostate cancer

SIPHER: Scalable Implementation of Primitives for Homomorphic Encryption

DTIC Science & Technology

2015-11-01

595–618. 2009. [Ajt96] M. Ajtai. Generating hard instances of lattice problems. Quaderni di Matematica , 13:1–32, 2004. Preliminary version in STOC...1), pages 403–415. 2011. [Ajt96] M. Ajtai. Generating hard instances of lattice problems. Quaderni di Matematica , 13:1–32, 2004. Preliminary version...learning with errors. In ASIACRYPT. 2011. To appear. [Ajt96] M. Ajtai. Generating hard instances of lattice problems. Quaderni di Matematica , 13:1–32

Advanced Planning Briefing for Industry Proceedings, ’Winning the Information War’ held in Long Branch, New Jersey on May 11 - 12, 1994

DTIC Science & Technology

1994-05-12

Page SESSION IV: "OUT-THINK" THE ENEMY ............ ............... .. 345 Session Overview and Introduction ...... .......... .. 347 Army Global...L C LU 0 cli - 0Dco O)o LUJZ 0 LU 0 LL <O 5;o C)Co W LU 0H 0) MCW < c) 2 <- F«-, C 0 Ir CD cc. 0oz nowo Cl) LUC F- z11. Hz b 0 Z LLIO <C >0 j LL f U

A Genome-Wide Identified Risk Variant for PTSD is a Methylation Quantitative Trait Locus and Confers Decreased Cortical Activation to Fearful Faces

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2015-05-18

Department of Defense; Grant numbers: W81XWH-09-2-0044, W911NF-09-1-0298; Grant sponsor: Emory and Grady Memorial Hospital General Clinical Research...TERMS GWAS; PTSD; fMRI ; meQTL; epigenetic 16. SECURITY CLASSIFICATION OF: 17. LIMITATION OF ABSTRACT Same as Report (SAR) 18. NUMBER OF PAGES 10...that contribute to this disorder. 2015 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Key words: GWAS; PTSD; fMRI ; meQTL; epigenetic INTRODUCTION Although post-traumatic

Non-Tactical Vehicle Replacement for the Department of the Navy’s Medium- and Heavy-Duty Vehicle Fleet

DTIC Science & Technology

2016-12-01

Form Approved OMB No. 0704–0188 Public reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 1 hour per response, including the...ABSTRACT UU NSN 7540–01-280-5500 Standard Form 298 (Rev. 2–89) Prescribed by ANSI Std. 239–18 ii THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK iii...BLANK 1 I. INTRODUCTION The sooner we get started with alternative energy sources and recognize that fossil fuels makes us less secure as a nation

7th Annual CMMI Technology Conference and User Group - Investigation, Measures and Lessons Learned about the Relationship between CMMI Process Capability and Project or Program Performance. Volume 2. Wednesday Presentations

DTIC Science & Technology

2007-11-15

Intelligence and Information Systems (IIS) Enterprise CMMI® ML3 SCAMPI(SM) SE/SW/IPPD/SS #5382 Raymond L. Kile , SEI Authorized Lead Appraiser Kathryn...Kirby, Raytheon IIS Process Assessments IPT Lead Picking a Representative Sample For CMMI® Enterprise Appraisals Page 2 Introductions Ray Kile has thirty...University of Missouri. Raymond L. Kile Chief Engineer Center for Systems Management 1951 Kidwell Drive, Suite 750 Vienna, VA 22182 303-601-8978 rkile@csm.com

Improving Risk Management and Resiliency: A Plan for a Proactive National Policy on Insurance Practices in FEMA’s Public Assistance Program

DTIC Science & Technology

2013-12-01

DisasterRecoveryExpenditure/Pag es/default.aspx, Canadian Disaster Database, and www.fema.gov) 116 Table 15. Comparison of declaration criteria and disasters for $30 million...the role of insurance in FEMA’s Public Assistance program. The guidance provided in the 44 CFR has not kept up with the industry since being...the nation. xxix THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK I. INTRODUCTION Insurance is a complex industry , which is a large component of the U.S

The Tumor Suppressor Protein p53 and its Physiological Splicing Variant p53as in a Mouse Mammary Cancer Model

DTIC Science & Technology

1997-10-01

and Biomedical Laboratories. PI - Signature Date TABLE OF CONTENTS Report Documentation Page ii Foreword m Introduction 1-2 Experimental Methods...life studies of P53 or p53as in G1, S, and G2/ M was unsuccessful as reported last year. Long cell cycle times may be responsible for lack of separation...of S-phase 5 cells from G2/ M -phase cells by centrifugal elutriation. Attempts to synchronize cells by density arrest and/or serum starvation resulted

Operable Unit B Remedial Investigation Sampling and Analysis Plan. Installation Restoration Program (IRP) McClellan Air Force Base

DTIC Science & Technology

1991-11-01

R A DIA N.... cCELA AFB CALIFRNI55259......... ... RADIAN C 0 37 54 0 z is T 1 0 10395 Old Placcrvillc Road Sacramcnto, CA 95827 191461362-5 H3 2...SAME AS r __ OTic usERs Undlassified 22a. NAME OF RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUAL 22b. TELEPHONE oncoude Area Code) 22c. OFFICE SYMBOL Mr. P. Haas 1 -800-821...Page 1.0 INTRODUCTION .................................... . 1 - 1 2.0 SITE DESCRIPTION .................................. 2- 1 2.1 Type of Facilities

The Physical Mechanisms Responsible for the Weathering of Epoxy Resins and Glass Fibre Reinforced Expoxy Resins.

DTIC Science & Technology

1980-10-01

during service. Stress analysis using polarized light has been simplified by representing the changing state of polarization by the Poincare sphere...Section Page LIST OF FIGURES 1. INTRODUCTION 1 2. DEBONDING OF FIBRES IN AN EPOXY RESIN MATRIX 2 2.1 POINCARE 2 2.2 DISCUSSION OF THE EXPERIMENTS 6 2.3...examined in plane and circularly polarised light. After immersion in water at 80°C for 4 days. The fibres are arranged in a periodic array. Figure 24 Shzpe

Introduction to IND and recursive partitioning, version 1.0

NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)

Buntine, Wray; Caruana, Rich

1991-01-01

This manual describes the IND package for learning tree classifiers from data. The package is an integrated C and C shell re-implementation of tree learning routines such as CART, C4, and various MDL and Bayesian variations. The package includes routines for experiment control, interactive operation, and analysis of tree building. The manual introduces the system and its many options, gives a basic review of tree learning, contains a guide to the literature and a glossary, lists the manual pages for the routines, and instructions on installation.

SOMALIA: Background Information for Operation Restore Hope. 1992-1993

DTIC Science & Technology

1992-12-31

AD-A259 959H III II !!!I i I! _ _ SSi Strategic Studies Institute U.S. Army War College SEL_.Et"TE FEB 2 1993. C SSI Special Report /S 93-01850...3234 or DSN 242-3234. .. * ’! .4K! ii | SOMALIA: OPERATION RESTORE HOPE A HANDBOOK FOR STAFF OFFICERS TABLE OF CONTENTS Sections Page 1. Introduction 1 2...Britain in the early years of this century. The consolidation of Ethiopia under Emperor Menelik in the last decade of the 19th century also led to

Prologues to What Is Possible: Introductions as Metadiscourse.

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

Arrington, Phillip; Rose, Shirley K

1987-01-01

Discusses problems of writing introductions in light of the theories of H. P. Grice, C. Altieri, K. Burke, and Aristotle, illustrated with scientific writing, rhetorical criticism, and student letters and essays. Approaches the introduction as text both about subject matter and about the intended reader, situation invoked, and writer's own…

New Approaches to Motion Cuing in Flight Simulators

DTIC Science & Technology

1991-09-01

iv Table of Contents 1.0 Introduction ............................. .......... ...... 1 1.1 The Problem of Motion Cuing in Flight Simulation...the Report ................ ................... 7 2.0 A Conceptual Model of Pilot Control .......... ............ 9 2.1 Introduction ...33 3.4 Task Analysis ................ ...................... .. 34 3.4.1 Introduction ................ ...................... 34 3.4.2 Discussion

Virtual Colonoscopy

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... 75. back to the top of the page Pros Less invasive way to look for polyps Relatively quick Few complications No sedation May unexpectedly reveal treatable problems outside of the colon Cons Moderate to full bowel prep Slight discomfort when ...

What Makes a Healthy Pregnancy?

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... more than two dozen tips on healthy pregnancy habits in HealthLines on pages 25-27 .) Another way ... you have certain health problems like diabetes or high blood pressure, your doctor will probably want to see you ...

Teething & Dental Hygiene for Young Children

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Health Effects of Exposures to Mercury

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... risk assessment for mercuric chloride in EPA's IRIS database Top of Page Contact Us to ask a question, provide feedback, or report a problem. Discover. Accessibility EPA Administrator Budget & Performance Contracting Grants January 19, 2017 Web ...

The Man of Dual Nationality.

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

Abe, Yoshio

1985-01-01

Presents an English translation of the first few pages, set in a Japanese internment camp in the U.S. during World War II, of a Japanese novel about the problems of dual nationality and personal identity. (KH)

Distributed Market-Based Algorithms for Multi-Agent Planning with Shared Resources

DTIC Science & Technology

2013-02-01

1 Introduction 1 2 Distributed Market-Based Multi-Agent Planning 5 2.1 Problem Formulation...over the deterministic planner, on the “test set” of scenarios with changing economies. . . 50 xi xii Chapter 1 Introduction Multi-agent planning is...representation of the objective (4.2.1). For example, for the supply chain mangement problem, we assumed a sequence of Bernoulli coin flips, which seems

Introduction to Student Assistance Programs August, 1988. Alcohol and Drug Defense Program Substance Abuse Intervention 10-Hour Training Module.

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North Carolina State Dept. of Public Instruction, Raleigh.

A complete outline is presented of a 2-day, 10-hour training program for establishing a student assistance program dealing with the problems of alcohol and drug abuse. The sessions are presented in the following sequence: (1) registration and introductions; (2) presentation of the problem; (3) clarification of expectations and establishment of a…

Symptoms, Diagnosis and Treatment | Alzheimer's disease | NIH MedlinePlus the Magazine

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... of this page please turn Javascript on. Feature: Alzheimer's Disease Symptoms, Diagnosis and Treatment Past Issues / Fall ... 10 to 20 years before symptoms appear and Alzheimer's disease is diagnosed. Mild Alzheimer's dementia Memory problems ...

Kids Create Healthy Comics | NIH MedlinePlus the Magazine

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... book page from Choosing the Way on reducing childhood obesity All photos courtesy of Elizabeth Anne Thompson, MUSC " ... the Way is a frank discussion of the childhood obesity problem and the role that choices in diet ...

Down at the Dump.

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

Markle, Sandra

1988-01-01

Using the problem of trash disposal as an example, students participate in science activities designed to develop the following science skills: classifying, observing, measuring, communicating, inferring, and predicting. Activities are described in detail and a reproducible page is provided. (JL)

Tabs and Accordions

EPA Pesticide Factsheets

While tabs and accordions were once common across the Web, we no longer recommend their use on EPA pages. Research has demonstrated that the use of tabs and accordions on websites can cause a number of search, access, and usability problems.

Traffic incident management handbook

DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

1986-09-01

The full-text of this handbook is available online in PDF format, with a link from the Federal Railroad Administration home page. Rail-highway grade crossing safety and operational problems involve two components-the highway and the railroad. The hig...

Conquering Space.

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

Smith, Sylvia

1990-01-01

Designs a lesson to help secondary art students overcome the fear of a threatening blank page. Students learned proportional enlargement, how to evaluate objectively, and gained experience with visual balance. Displays three examples of student's artwork generated by geometric design problems. (DB)

Health on the Net Foundation: assessing the quality of health web pages all over the world.

PubMed

Boyer, Célia; Gaudinat, Arnaud; Baujard, Vincent; Geissbühler, Antoine

2007-01-01

The Internet provides a great amount of information and has become one of the communication media which is most widely used [1]. However, the problem is no longer finding information but assessing the credibility of the publishers as well as the relevance and accuracy of the documents retrieved from the web. This problem is particularly relevant in the medical area which has a direct impact on the well-being of citizens. In this paper, we assume that the quality of web pages can be controlled, even when a huge amount of documents has to be reviewed. But this must be supported by both specific automatic tools and human expertise. In this context, we present various initiatives of the Health on the Net Foundation informing the citizens about the reliability of the medical content on the web.

Some Problems of Exploitation of Jet Turbine Aircraft Engines of Lot Polish Air Lines,

DTIC Science & Technology

1977-04-26

CI ‘AD~AOII6 221 FOREIGN TECHNOLOGY DIV WR IGHT—PATTERSON AFB OHIO F/I 21/5SOME PROBLEMS OF EXPLOITATION OF JET TURBINE AIRCRAFT ENGINES O—CTC(U...EXPLOITATION OF JET TURBINE AIRCRAFT ENGINES OF LOT POLISH AIR LINE S By: Andrzej Slodownik English pages: 1~ Source: Technika Lotnicza I Astronautyczna...SOME PROBLEMS OF EXPLOITATION OF JET TURBINE AIRCRAFT ENGINES OF LOT POLISH AIR LINES Andrzej Slodownik , M. Eng . FTD— ID ( RS) I— 0 1475 — 77 I

The Restricted Stackelberg Problem.

DTIC Science & Technology

1981-06-01

CONTROL LABORATORY W- THE RESTRICTED -STACKELBERG PROBLEM *JOHN TING-YUNG WEN DTIC FEB 1 8 1983D E tab, APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE. DISTRIBUTION...P A G E ,’W lben D ata E n tered) R E ADIN S T R U C TI O N S REPORT DOCUMENTATION PAGE FORE MsPUTIORS.::! -BEF oRE COMPLETINmG F’ORM I. REPORT...STACKELBERG PROBLEM 7 6. PERFORMING ORG. REPORT NUMBER _ _._ _ _ _ _-944DC-46) :UILU-ENG-81-2242 7. AUTHOR( e ) 8. CONTRACT OR GRANT NUMBER(@) NSF ECS-79

Education and Thinking: The Role of Knowledge

DTIC Science & Technology

1983-06-21

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Marine Corps Readiness: The Costs of First-Term Dependency

DTIC Science & Technology

2000-01-01

Marines always get the job done, and the Marines are the masters of unfailing alchemy which converts unoriented youths into proud, self-reliant...especially in localities with high off base housing costs. Finances and housing problems are at the root of many other problems which service...Marine Corps Readiness: The Cost of First-Term Dependency CSC 2000 Subject Area – Manpower Table of Contents Page DISCLAIMER

The Voice of Online (www.eduol.cn) Teachers. How Much is Known about the Problems of Chinese Education?

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Yongxin, Zhu

2006-01-01

Starting in the first months of 2004, over the education online Web page, the opinions of a great many teachers with regard to problems of education were solicited. After it was published, the theme message (zhuti tie) "2005, What We Are Saying" aroused fairly strong repercussions. By November 16, some 10,369 persons had read the…

An analysis of global problem issues in sixth-and seventh-grade textbooks

NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

Hamm, Mary; Adams, Dennis

The study examines the extent to which the global issues of population growth, world hunger, air quality and atmosphere, and water resources were treated in sixth- and seventh-grade science textbooks. Ten textbooks were examined by five raters to determine the amount of content presented by different textbooks on global issues, the number of pages of content devoted to each issue, and the degree of depth in which issues were treated. Differences between grade levels were also explored. Of the 4,393 pages of content analyzed, less than 2 percent was devoted to these issues identified as the most serious human problems. No significant differences were found between textbook series. Significant differences were found in the number of pages of content presented on each issue. Most of the content fell into the categories of water resources, population growth, air quality, and atmosphere. The issue of war technology had the least amount of content. Distribution of content did not vary by grade level. Both levels addressed the issues of population growth, air quality, and water resources with a greater degree of depth than the issue of world hunger or war technology. The study concludes that the most widely used textbooks at the sixth- and seventh-grade levels avoid serious discussion of major global problems. And like the career indecision of a recent Miss America contestant, purchasers don't seem to be able to decide whether they want science textbooks to be a brain surgeon or a movie actress. Implications stemming from this dichotomy and its relationship to future science education curricular are also explored.

The qualitative research proposal.

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Klopper, H

2008-12-01

Qualitative research in the health sciences has had to overcome many prejudices and a number of misunderstandings, but today qualitative research is as acceptable as quantitative research designs and is widely funded and published. Writing the proposal of a qualitative study, however, can be a challenging feat, due to the emergent nature of the qualitative research design and the description of the methodology as a process. Even today, many sub-standard proposals at post-graduate evaluation committees and application proposals to be considered for funding are still seen. This problem has led the researcher to develop a framework to guide the qualitative researcher in writing the proposal of a qualitative study based on the following research questions: (i) What is the process of writing a qualitative research proposal? and (ii) What does the structure and layout of a qualitative proposal look like? The purpose of this article is to discuss the process of writing the qualitative research proposal, as well as describe the structure and layout of a qualitative research proposal. The process of writing a qualitative research proposal is discussed with regards to the most important questions that need to be answered in your research proposal with consideration of the guidelines of being practical, being persuasive, making broader links, aiming for crystal clarity and planning before you write. While the structure of the qualitative research proposal is discussed with regards to the key sections of the proposal, namely the cover page, abstract, introduction, review of the literature, research problem and research questions, research purpose and objectives, research paradigm, research design, research method, ethical considerations, dissemination plan, budget and appendices.

Problems with multiple use of transfer buffer in protein electrophoretic transfer.

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Dorri, Yaser; Kurien, Biji T; Scofield, R Hal

2010-04-01

Two-dimensional gel electrophoresis (2DE) and SDS-PAGE are the two most useful methods in protein separation. Proteins separated by 2DE or SDS-PAGE are usually transferred to membranes using a variety of methods, such as electrophoretic transfer, heat-mediated transfer, or nonelectrophoretic transfer, for specific protein detection and/or analysis. In a recent study, Pettegrew et al. claim to reuse transfer buffer containing methanol for at least five times for transferring proteins from SDS-PAGE to polyvinylidene difluoride. They add 150-200 ml fresh transfer solution each time for extended use as a result of loss of transfer buffer. Finally, they test efficiency of each protein transfer by chemiluminescence detection. Here, we comment on this report, as we believe this method is not accurate and useful for protein analysis, and it can cause background binding as well as inaccurate protein analysis.

The Role of Internet Paleo Perspective Overviews in Making Data About Past Climate and Environmental Change More Accessible

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Anderson, D. M.; Bauer, B. A.; Gille, E. P.; Gross, W. S.; Hartman, M. A.; Shah, A. M.; Woodhouse, C. A.

2005-12-01

The cornerstone of scientific discovery is the peer-reviewed journal article, yet for non-specialists these articles can be difficult to appreciate. Scientific writing and the sheer number of articles published each month compound the problem. At the World Data Center for Paleoclimatology, a primary goal is to make published scientific results more accessible to non-specialists. In partnership with scientists, we have created Paleo Perspectives, online essays that provide an introduction to the scientific literature on a topic, background needed to appreciate the results, figures with detailed captions, photographs, short movies and visualizations, summaries, glossaries, direct links to the data, and links to additional information. The power and flexibility of the Internet enables us to provide and update this rich array of material. We have produced three paleo perspectives (global warming, drought, abrupt climate change), with a fourth in review (arctic climate variability). Web statistics indicate these are some of the Data Center`s most often-used web pages (more so for hot topics such as global warming), and awards and accolades indicate that the content is appreciated and on-target. Review by scientists assures the accuracy of the presentations, and newly-contributed data provide material for updates.

Improving Critical Skills Using Wikis and CGPS in a Physics Classroom

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Mohottala, H. E.

2016-10-01

We report the combined use of Wikispaces (wikis) and collaborative group problem solving (CGPS) sessions conducted in introductory-level calculus-based physics classes. As a part of this new teaching tool, some essay-type problems were posted on the wiki page on a weekly basis and students were encouraged to participate in problem solving without providing numerical final answers but only the steps. Each week students were further evaluated on problem solving skills, opening up more opportunity for peer interaction through CGPS. Students developed a set of skills in decision making, problem solving, communication, negotiation, critical and independent thinking, and teamwork through the combination of wikis and CGPS.

2016 Hans O. Mauksch Address: Are Introduction to Sociology and Social Problems Morphing into Each Other? What Syllabi Can Tell Us

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Lowney, Kathleen S.; Price, Anne M.; Gonzalez Guittar, Stephanie

2017-01-01

Given that so many college students take Introduction to Sociology or Social Problems or both, we wondered about the amount of content overlap in these courses. We designed a study that used content analysis of syllabi from these courses in order to measure the amount of convergence between the two classes. In our sample, nearly 70 percent of the…

On Algorithms for Nonlinear Minimax and Min-Max-Min Problems and Their Efficiency

DTIC Science & Technology

2011-03-01

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Multi-Frame Convolutional Neural Networks for Object Detection in Temporal Data

DTIC Science & Technology

2017-03-01

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Foot-Matics. Teacher's Guide.

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Frame, Laurence

This teacher's guide contains the following sections: Teacher Objectives; Student Objectives; Teacher Aide Suggestions; Objectives Overview; Scope and Sequence (K-8); Teacher's Guide; NFL Public Relations Director; NFL Team Addresses and Art (Helmet) Pages; Football Field Dimensions; Age Problems; Statistics from a Newspaper; Standings; Weight…

Prescription Drug Abuse: A Fast-Growing Problem | NIH MedlinePlus the Magazine

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Introduction to bioinformatics.

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Can, Tolga

2014-01-01

Bioinformatics is an interdisciplinary field mainly involving molecular biology and genetics, computer science, mathematics, and statistics. Data intensive, large-scale biological problems are addressed from a computational point of view. The most common problems are modeling biological processes at the molecular level and making inferences from collected data. A bioinformatics solution usually involves the following steps: Collect statistics from biological data. Build a computational model. Solve a computational modeling problem. Test and evaluate a computational algorithm. This chapter gives a brief introduction to bioinformatics by first providing an introduction to biological terminology and then discussing some classical bioinformatics problems organized by the types of data sources. Sequence analysis is the analysis of DNA and protein sequences for clues regarding function and includes subproblems such as identification of homologs, multiple sequence alignment, searching sequence patterns, and evolutionary analyses. Protein structures are three-dimensional data and the associated problems are structure prediction (secondary and tertiary), analysis of protein structures for clues regarding function, and structural alignment. Gene expression data is usually represented as matrices and analysis of microarray data mostly involves statistics analysis, classification, and clustering approaches. Biological networks such as gene regulatory networks, metabolic pathways, and protein-protein interaction networks are usually modeled as graphs and graph theoretic approaches are used to solve associated problems such as construction and analysis of large-scale networks.

Problem-Oriented Learning in Geography Education: Construction of Motivating Problems

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Weiss, Günther

2017-01-01

This article reports on the possibilities and challenges of starting problem-oriented learning in geography lessons. The article focuses on the features of motivating problems, because one of the essential functions of the problem to start with is to animate learners to solve it. The analysis of various introductions to problem-oriented learning…