7 CFR 799.10 - Criteria and identification of FSA actions as to degree of involvement under the NEPA process.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-01-01

... 7 Agriculture 7 2011-01-01 2011-01-01 false Criteria and identification of FSA actions as to degree of involvement under the NEPA process. 799.10 Section 799.10 Agriculture Regulations of the Department of Agriculture (Continued) FARM SERVICE AGENCY, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION...

Flat-plate solar array project. Volume 1: Executive summary

NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)

Callaghan, W.; Mcdonald, R.

1986-01-01

In 1975, the U.S. Government contracted the Jet Propulsion Lab. to develop, by 1985, in conjunction with industry, the photovoltaics (PV) module and array technology required for widespread use of photovoltaics as a significant terrestrial energy source. As a result, a project that eventually became known as the Flat Plate Solar Array (FSA) Project was formed to manage an industry, university, and Government team to perform the necessary research and development. The original goals were to achieve widespread commercial use of PV modules and arrays through the development of technology that would allow them to be profitably sold for $1.07/peak watts (1985 dollars). A 10% module conversion efficiency and a 20 year lifetime were also goals. It is intended that the executive summary provide the means by which one can gain a perspective on 11 years of terrestrial photovoltaic research and development conducted by the FSA Project.

Flat-plate solar array project. Volume 8: Project analysis and integration

NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)

Mcguire, P.; Henry, P.

1986-01-01

Project Analysis and Integration (PA&I) performed planning and integration activities to support management of the various Flat-Plate Solar Array (FSA) Project R&D activities. Technical and economic goals were established by PA&I for each R&D task within the project to coordinate the thrust toward the National Photovoltaic Program goals. A sophisticated computer modeling capability was developed to assess technical progress toward meeting the economic goals. These models included a manufacturing facility simulation, a photovoltaic power station simulation and a decision aid model incorporating uncertainty. This family of analysis tools was used to track the progress of the technology and to explore the effects of alternative technical paths. Numerous studies conducted by PA&I signaled the achievement of milestones or were the foundation of major FSA project and national program decisions. The most important PA&I activities during the project history are summarized. The PA&I planning function is discussed and how it relates to project direction and important analytical models developed by PA&I for its analytical and assessment activities are reviewed.

7 CFR 1421.418 - Submitting MAL and LDP documentation to FSA.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-01-01

... disbursement date, peanut type, warehouse code, and State where peanuts were inspected; and (2) LDPs with the... this section shall be submitted to FSA with the following documents: (1) Individual paper warehouse... itemize receipts, and other data, as required, or a pre-processed electronic file containing data required...

7 CFR 1421.418 - Submitting MAL and LDP documentation to FSA.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-01-01

... disbursement date, peanut type, warehouse code, and State where peanuts were inspected; and (2) LDPs with the... this section shall be submitted to FSA with the following documents: (1) Individual paper warehouse... itemize receipts, and other data, as required, or a pre-processed electronic file containing data required...

76 FR 19741 - Draft Environmental Assessment; Giant Miscanthus in Arkansas, Missouri, Ohio, and Pennsylvania

Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

2011-04-08

... Aloterra Energy and MFA Oil Biomass Company (project sponsors) proposed project areas in Arkansas, Missouri, Ohio, and Pennsylvania as part of the Biomass Crop Assistance Program (BCAP). This notice provides a... Energy and MFA Oil Biomass Company submitted a proposal to FSA to establish BCAP project areas in...

Flat-plate solar array project. Volume 3: Silicon sheet: Wafers and ribbons

NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)

Briglio, A.; Dumas, K.; Leipold, M.; Morrison, A.

1986-01-01

The primary objective of the Silicon Sheet Task of the Flat-Plate Solar Array (FSA) Project was the development of one or more low cost technologies for producing silicon sheet suitable for processing into cost-competitive solar cells. Silicon sheet refers to high purity crystalline silicon of size and thickness for fabrication into solar cells. Areas covered in the project were ingot growth and casting, wafering, ribbon growth, and other sheet technologies. The task made and fostered significant improvements in silicon sheet including processing of both ingot and ribbon technologies. An additional important outcome was the vastly improved understanding of the characteristics associated with high quality sheet, and the control of the parameters required for higher efficiency solar cells. Although significant sheet cost reductions were made, the technology advancements required to meet the task cost goals were not achieved.

FSA future directions: FSA technology activities in FY86

NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)

Leipold, M. H.

1985-01-01

The silicon material, advanced silicon sheet, device research, and process research activities are explained. There will be no new initiatives. Many activities are targeted for completion and the emphasis will then be on technology transfer. Industrial development of the fluidized-bed reactor (FBR) deposition technology is proceeding. Technology transfer and industry funding of sheet development are continuing.

Development Specification for the Feedwater Supply Assembly (FSA), FSA-431 with Integrated Auxiliary Feedwater Supply Assembly (AFSA), FSA-531

NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)

Anchondo, Ian; Campbell, Colin

2017-01-01

The FSA with Integrated Aux FSA Specification establishes the requirements for design, performance, and testing of the FSA-431/FSA-531 assembly in compliance with CTSD-ADV-780, Development Specification for the Advanced EMU (AEMU) Portable Life Support System (PLSS). This section contains the technical design and performance requirements for the integrated assembly of the Feedwater Supply Assembly and Auxiliary Feedwater Supply Assembly for the Advanced EVA Development Portable Life Support Subsystem (PLSS).

7 CFR 1220.626 - FSA county office report.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-01-01

... CONSUMER INFORMATION Procedures To Request a Referendum Definitions § 1220.626 FSA county office report. The county FSA office report shall be certified as accurate and complete by the CED or designee... county summary of requests on a form provided by the Administrator, FSA. Each county FSA office shall...

7 CFR 1220.626 - FSA county office report.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-01-01

... CONSUMER INFORMATION Procedures To Request a Referendum Definitions § 1220.626 FSA county office report. The county FSA office report shall be certified as accurate and complete by the CED or designee... county summary of requests on a form provided by the Administrator, FSA. Each county FSA office shall...

7 CFR 1220.626 - FSA county office report.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-01-01

... CONSUMER INFORMATION Procedures To Request a Referendum Definitions § 1220.626 FSA county office report. The county FSA office report shall be certified as accurate and complete by the CED or designee... county summary of requests on a form provided by the Administrator, FSA. Each county FSA office shall...

7 CFR 1220.626 - FSA county office report.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-01-01

... CONSUMER INFORMATION Procedures To Request a Referendum Definitions § 1220.626 FSA county office report. The county FSA office report shall be certified as accurate and complete by the CED or designee... county summary of requests on a form provided by the Administrator, FSA. Each county FSA office shall...

7 CFR 1220.626 - FSA county office report.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-01-01

... CONSUMER INFORMATION Procedures To Request a Referendum Definitions § 1220.626 FSA county office report. The county FSA office report shall be certified as accurate and complete by the CED or designee... county summary of requests on a form provided by the Administrator, FSA. Each county FSA office shall...

7 CFR 1230.634 - FSA county office report.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-01-01

... Agriculture Regulations of the Department of Agriculture (Continued) AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE (MARKETING... report. The FSA county office will notify the FSA State office of the results of the referendum. Each FSA county office will transmit the results of the referendum in its county to the FSA State office. Such...

Opiate self-administration as a measure of chronic nociceptive pain in arthritic rats.

PubMed

Colpaert, F C; Tarayre, J P; Alliaga, M; Bruins Slot, L A; Attal, N; Koek, W

2001-03-01

The study examined the validity of oral fentanyl self-administration (FSA) as a measure of the chronic nociceptive pain that develops in rats with adjuvant arthritis independently of acute noxious challenges. Arthritic rats self-administered more of a 0.008 mg/ml fentanyl solution (up to 3.4 g/rat per day) than non-arthritic controls (0.5 g/rat per day) and did so with a biphasic time course that reached peak during weeks 3 and 4 after inoculation with Mycobacterium butyricum. The time course paralleled both the disease process and the chronic pain. Continuous infusion of dexamethasone during weeks 3 and 4 via subcutaneous osmotic pumps at 0.0025-0.04 mg/rat per day disrupted the arthritic disease and decreased FSA to a level (i.e. by 65%) similar to that observed in non-arthritic rats. Continuous naloxone (2.5 mg/rat per day) decreased FSA (by 55%) in arthritic but not in non-arthritic animals. Continuous, subcutaneous infusion of fentanyl also decreased arthritic FSA in a manner that varied with dose at 0.04-0.16 mg/rat per day doses, but leveled off at 47% of controls with 0.31 mg/rat per day. The effects of continuous fentanyl on arthritic FSA occurred only with those doses and dose-dependent dynamics with which fentanyl also induced dependence in non-arthritic rats. The findings indicate that pain, rather than the rewarding or dependence-inducing action of fentanyl mediates FSA in arthritic rats. Paralleling patient-controlled analgesic drug intake, FSA offers a specific measure allowing the dynamic effects of neurobiological agents to be studied in this unique animal model of persistent nociceptive pain.

5 CFR 8301.103 - Additional rules for employees of the Farm Service Agency.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-01-01

... SUPPLEMENTAL STANDARDS OF ETHICAL CONDUCT FOR EMPLOYEES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE § 8301.103 Additional... estate purchases. (1) No FSA employee, or spouse or minor child of an FSA employee, may directly or indirectly purchase real estate held in the FSA inventory, for sale under forfeiture to FSA, or from an FSA...

Protective effect of forsythiaside A on OVA-induced asthma in mice.

PubMed

Qian, Jin; Ma, Xiaorong; Xun, Yali; Pan, Lei

2017-10-05

Forsythiaside A (FSA), an active constituent isolated from the Chinese medicinal herb Forsythia suspensa, has been known to have anti-inflammatory effect. However, the effect of FSA on allergic airway inflammation remains unclear. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of FSA on OVA-induced asthma in mice. Mice model of asthma was induced by OVA. OVA-induced airway hyperresponsiveness (AHR) and inflammatory cells in BALF were detected. The production of IgE, IL-4, IL-5, IFN-γ, and IL-13 were detected by ELISA. The effects of FSA on Nrf2 and NF-κB signaling pathways were detected by western blot analysis. The results showed that treatment of FSA significantly attenuated OVA-induced lung histopathological changes. FSA inhibited OVA-induced AHR and inflammatory cells in BALF. OVA-induced IgE, IL-4, IL-5, and IL-13 production were also inhibited by FSA. Western blot analysis showed that treatment of FSA inhibited OVA-induced NF-κB activation. Treatment of FSA dose-dependently up-regulated the expression of Nrf2 and HO-1. In addition, we found that FSA up-regulated the expression of Nrf2 and HO-1 both in A549 cells and MS-H cells. Taken together, FSA suppressed inflammatory responses in OVA-induced asthma through activating Nrf2/HO-1 signaling pathway. FSA may be a promising potential preventive agent for asthma treatment. Copyright © 2017 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

Converting Transaldolase into Aldolase through Swapping of the Multifunctional Acid-Base Catalyst: Common and Divergent Catalytic Principles in F6P Aldolase and Transaldolase.

PubMed

Sautner, Viktor; Friedrich, Mascha Miriam; Lehwess-Litzmann, Anja; Tittmann, Kai

2015-07-28

Transaldolase (TAL) and fructose-6-phosphate aldolase (FSA) both belong to the class I aldolase family and share a high degree of structural similarity and sequence identity. The molecular basis of the different reaction specificities (transferase vs aldolase) has remained enigmatic. A notable difference between the active sites is the presence of either a TAL-specific Glu (Gln in FSA) or a FSA-specific Tyr (Phe in TAL). Both residues seem to have analoguous multifunctional catalytic roles but are positioned at different faces of the substrate locale. We have engineered a TAL double variant (Glu to Gln and Phe to Tyr) with an active site resembling that of FSA. This variant indeed exhibits aldolase activity as its main activity with a catalytic efficiency even larger than that of authentic FSA, while TAL activity is greatly impaired. Structural analysis of this variant in complex with the dihydroxyacetone Schiff base formed upon substrate cleavage identifies the introduced Tyr (genuine in FSA) to catalyze protonation of the central carbanion-enamine intermediate as a key determinant of the aldolase reaction. Our studies pinpoint that the Glu in TAL and the Tyr in FSA, although located at different positions at the active site, similarly act as bona fide acid-base catalysts in numerous catalytic steps, including substrate binding, dehydration of the carbinolamine, and substrate cleavage. We propose that the different spatial positions of the multifunctional Glu in TAL and of the corresponding multifunctional Tyr in FSA relative to the substrate locale are critically controlling reaction specificity through either unfavorable (TAL) or favorable (FSA) geometry of proton transfer onto the common carbanion-enamine intermediate. The presence of both potential acid-base residues, Glu and Tyr, in the active site of TAL has deleterious effects on substrate binding and cleavage, most likely resulting from a differently organized H-bonding network. Large-scale motions of the protein associated with opening and closing of the active site that seem to bear relevance for catalysis are observed as covalent intermediates are exclusively observed in the "closed" conformation of the active site. Pre-steady-state kinetics are used to monitor catalytic processes and structural transitions and to refine the kinetic framework of TAL catalysis.

7 CFR 1470.6 - Eligibility requirements.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-01-01

... operator in the Farm Service Agency (FSA) farm records management system for the agricultural operation... management system must establish records with FSA prior to application. Potential applicants whose records are not current in the FSA farm records management system must update those records with FSA prior to...

33 CFR 105.305 - Facility Security Assessment (FSA) requirements.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-07-01

... 33 Navigation and Navigable Waters 1 2014-07-01 2014-07-01 false Facility Security Assessment (FSA... SECURITY MARITIME SECURITY MARITIME SECURITY: FACILITIES Facility Security Assessment (FSA) § 105.305 Facility Security Assessment (FSA) requirements. (a) Background. The facility owner or operator must ensure...

33 CFR 105.305 - Facility Security Assessment (FSA) requirements.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-07-01

... 33 Navigation and Navigable Waters 1 2011-07-01 2011-07-01 false Facility Security Assessment (FSA... SECURITY MARITIME SECURITY MARITIME SECURITY: FACILITIES Facility Security Assessment (FSA) § 105.305 Facility Security Assessment (FSA) requirements. (a) Background. The facility owner or operator must ensure...

33 CFR 105.305 - Facility Security Assessment (FSA) requirements.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-07-01

... 33 Navigation and Navigable Waters 1 2012-07-01 2012-07-01 false Facility Security Assessment (FSA... SECURITY MARITIME SECURITY MARITIME SECURITY: FACILITIES Facility Security Assessment (FSA) § 105.305 Facility Security Assessment (FSA) requirements. (a) Background. The facility owner or operator must ensure...

33 CFR 105.305 - Facility Security Assessment (FSA) requirements.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-07-01

... 33 Navigation and Navigable Waters 1 2013-07-01 2013-07-01 false Facility Security Assessment (FSA... SECURITY MARITIME SECURITY MARITIME SECURITY: FACILITIES Facility Security Assessment (FSA) § 105.305 Facility Security Assessment (FSA) requirements. (a) Background. The facility owner or operator must ensure...

33 CFR 105.305 - Facility Security Assessment (FSA) requirements.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-07-01

... 33 Navigation and Navigable Waters 1 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 false Facility Security Assessment (FSA... SECURITY MARITIME SECURITY MARITIME SECURITY: FACILITIES Facility Security Assessment (FSA) § 105.305 Facility Security Assessment (FSA) requirements. (a) Background. The facility owner or operator must ensure...

7 CFR 1470.6 - Eligibility requirements.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-01-01

... producer must be the operator in the Farm Service Agency (FSA) farm records management system. Potential applicants that are not in the FSA farm records management system must establish records with FSA. Potential applicants whose records are not current in the FSA farm records management system must update those records...

7 CFR 1470.6 - Eligibility requirements.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-01-01

... producer must be the operator in the Farm Service Agency (FSA) farm records management system. Potential applicants that are not in the FSA farm records management system must establish records with FSA. Potential applicants whose records are not current in the FSA farm records management system must update those records...

7 CFR 1470.6 - Eligibility requirements.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-01-01

... producer must be the operator in the Farm Service Agency (FSA) farm records management system. Potential applicants that are not in the FSA farm records management system must establish records with FSA. Potential applicants whose records are not current in the FSA farm records management system must update those records...

7 CFR 1470.6 - Eligibility requirements.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-01-01

... producer must be the operator in the Farm Service Agency (FSA) farm records management system. Potential applicants that are not in the FSA farm records management system must establish records with FSA. Potential applicants whose records are not current in the FSA farm records management system must update those records...

7 CFR 1221.229 - FSA county office report.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-01-01

... county FSA office report shall be certified as accurate and complete by the CED or designee, acting on... released by the Secretary. A copy of the report shall be posted for 30 calendar days following the date of notification by the Administrator, FSA, in the county FSA office in a conspicuous place accessible to the...

7 CFR 1221.229 - FSA county office report.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-01-01

... county FSA office report shall be certified as accurate and complete by the CED or designee, acting on... released by the Secretary. A copy of the report shall be posted for 30 calendar days following the date of notification by the Administrator, FSA, in the county FSA office in a conspicuous place accessible to the...

7 CFR 1221.229 - FSA county office report.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-01-01

... county FSA office report shall be certified as accurate and complete by the CED or designee, acting on... released by the Secretary. A copy of the report shall be posted for 30 calendar days following the date of notification by the Administrator, FSA, in the county FSA office in a conspicuous place accessible to the...

7 CFR 1221.229 - FSA county office report.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-01-01

... county FSA office report shall be certified as accurate and complete by the CED or designee, acting on... released by the Secretary. A copy of the report shall be posted for 30 calendar days following the date of notification by the Administrator, FSA, in the county FSA office in a conspicuous place accessible to the...

7 CFR 1955.107 - Sale of FSA property (CONACT).

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-01-01

... 7 Agriculture 14 2010-01-01 2009-01-01 true Sale of FSA property (CONACT). 1955.107 Section 1955... Farm and Rural Development Act (conact) Real Property § 1955.107 Sale of FSA property (CONACT). FSA inventory property will be advertised for sale in accordance with the provisions of this subpart. If a...

An examination of flexible spending accounts.

PubMed

Cardon, J H; Showalter, M H

2001-11-01

This paper develops a framework for analyzing flexible spending account (FSA) participation and usage. We explore patterns of FSA usage using data from a benefits firm for 1996 including an examination of types of FSA expenditures and their timing. We estimate some simple econometric models of the participation decision and also the decision of how much to put into an FSA. Several pieces of evidence suggest that much of an FSA election amount is based on foreknowledge of expenditures. We also find that participants tend to spend their election amount early, thus obtaining an interest-free loan.

Physicochemical and electrochemical properties of N-methyl-N-methoxymethylpyrrolidinium bis(fluorosulfonyl)amide and its lithium salt composites

NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

Horiuchi, Shunsuke; Yoshizawa-Fujita, Masahiro; Takeoka, Yuko; Rikukawa, Masahiro

2016-09-01

The ionic liquid (IL) N-Methyl-N-methoxymethylpyrrolidinium bis(fluorosulfonyl)amide ([Pyr1,1O1][FSA]) was synthesized, and its physicochemical and electrochemical properties were investigated with respect to its application as an electrolyte in lithium-ion secondary batteries operating over a wide temperature range. [Pyr1,1O1][FSA]/Li salt (0.34 mol kg-1) composites were prepared by adding lithium bis(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)amide (LiTFSA) into the IL. [Pyr1,1O1][FSA] and [Pyr1,1O1][FSA]/LiTFSA exhibited melting temperatures (Tm) below -30 °C. [Pyr1,1O1][FSA] exhibited a higher ionic conductivity value as compared with that of the corresponding IL with only alkyl substituents. The electrochemical window for both [Pyr1,1O1][FSA] and [Pyr1,1O1][FSA]/LiTFSA was 5.1 V. Stable lithium deposition and dissolution occurred on a Ni electrode at 25 °C.

7 CFR 1415.2 - Administration.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-01-01

..., as administered by the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) and the Farm Service Agency (FSA... periodically to change the emphasis of any factor(s) in order to address a particular natural resource concern...; (2) Identifying State priorities for project selection based on input from the State Technical...

Effect of Floor Space Allowance on Pig Productivity across Stages of Growth: A Field-scale Analysis.

PubMed

Lee, Joon H; Choi, Hong L; Heo, Yong J; Chung, Yoon P

2016-05-01

A total of 152 pig farms were randomly selected from the five provinces in South Korea. During the experiment, the average temperature and relative humidity was 24.7°C and 74% in summer and 2.4°C and 53% in winter, respectively. The correlation between floor space allowance (FSA) and productivity index was analyzed, including non-productive sow days (NPD), number of weaners (NOW), survival rate (SR), appearance rate of A-grade pork (ARA), and days at a slaughter weight of 110 kg (d-SW) at different growth stages. The objectives of the present study were i) to determine the effect of FSA on the pig productivity index and ii) to suggest the minimum FSA for pigs based on scientific baseline data. For the pregnant sow, NPD could be decreased if pregnant sows were raised with a medium level (M) of FSA (3.10 to 3.67 m(2)/head) while also keeping the pig house clean which improves hygiene, and operating the ventilation system properly. For the farrowing sows, the NOW tended to decrease as the FSA increased. Similarly, a high level of FSA (H) is significantly negative with weaner SR of farrowing sows (p-value = 0.017), indicating this FSA tends to depress SR. Therefore, a FSA of 2.30 to 6.40 m(2)/head (very low) could be appropriate for weaners because a limited space can provide a sense of security and protection from external interruptions. The opposite trend was observed that an increase in floor space (>1.12 m(2)/head) leads to increase the SR of growing pigs. For the fattening pigs, H level of FSA was negatively correlated with SR, but M level of FSA was positively correlated with SR, indicating that SR tended to increase with the FSA of 1.10 to 1.27 m(2)/head. In contrast, ARA of male fattening pigs showed opposite results. H level of FSA (1.27 to 1.47 m(2)/head) was suggested to increase productivity because ARA was most affected by H level of space allowance with positive correlation (R(2) = 0.523). The relationship between the FSA and d-SW of fattening pigs was hard to identify because of the low R(2) value. However, the farms that provided a relatively large floor space (1.27 to 1.54 m(2)/head) during the winter period showed d-SW was significantly and negatively affected by FSA.

The ups and downs of coral reef fishes: the genetic characteristics of a formerly severely overfished but currently recovering Nassau grouper fish spawning aggregation

NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

Bernard, A. M.; Feldheim, K. A.; Nemeth, R.; Kadison, E.; Blondeau, J.; Semmens, B. X.; Shivji, M. S.

2016-03-01

The Nassau grouper ( Epinephelus striatus) has sustained large declines across its distribution, including extirpation of many of its fish spawning aggregations (FSAs). Within US Virgin Islands (USVI) waters, Nassau grouper FSAs were overfished until their disappearance in the 1970s and 1980s. In the early 2000s, however, Nassau grouper were found gathering at Grammanik Bank, USVI, a mesophotic coral reef adjacent to one of the extinct aggregation sites, and regulatory protective measures were implemented to protect this fledgling FSA. The population genetic dynamics of this rapid FSA deterioration followed by protection-facilitated, incipient recovery are unknown. We addressed two objectives: (1) we explored which factors (i.e., local vs. external recruitment) might be key in shaping the USVI FSA recovery; and (2) we examined the consequences of severe past overfishing on this FSA's current genetic status. We genotyped individuals (15 microsatellites) from the USVI FSA comprising three successive spawning years (2008-2010), as well as individuals from a much larger, presumably less impacted, Nassau grouper FSA in the Cayman Islands, to assess their comparative population dynamics. No population structure was detected between the USVI and Cayman FSAs ( F ST = -0.0004); however, a temporally waning, genetic bottleneck signal was detected in the USVI FSA. Parentage analysis failed to identify any parent-offspring matches between USVI FSA adults and nearby juveniles, and relatedness analysis showed low levels of genetic relatedness among USVI FSA individuals. Genetic diversity across USVI FSA temporal collections was relatively high, and no marked differences were found between the USVI and Cayman FSAs. These collective results suggest that external recruitment is an important driver of the USVI FSA recovery. Furthermore, despite an apparent genetic bottleneck, the genetic diversity of USVI Nassau grouper has not been severely compromised. Our findings also provide a baseline for future genetic monitoring of the nascent USVI aggregation.

Flat-plate solar array progress and plans

NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)

Callaghan, W. T.; Henry, P. K.

1984-01-01

The Flat-Plate Solar Array Project (FSA), sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and managed by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), has achieved progress in a broad range of technical activities since that reported at the Fourth European Communities Conference. A particularly important analysis has been completed recently which confirms the adoption into practice by the U.S. Photovoltaic (PV Industry, of all the low-cost module technology elements proposed at the 16th Project Integration Meeting for a $2.80/Wp (1980 U.S. Dollars) design approach in the fall of 1980. This work presents along with a projection, using the same techniques, for what is believed to be a very credible ribbon-based module design for less that $0.55/Wp (1980 U.S. Dollars). Other areas to be reported upon include low-cost Si feedstock refinement; ribbon growth; process sequence development for cells; environmental isolation; engineering science investigations; and module testing progress.

Flat-plate solar array project. Volume 2: Silicon material

NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)

Lutwack, R.

1986-01-01

The goal of the Silicon Material Task, a part of the Flat Plate Solar Array (FSA) Project, was to develop and demonstate the technology for the low cost production of silicon of suitable purity to be used as the basic material for the manufacture of terrestrial photovoltaic solar cells. Summarized are 11 different processes for the production of silicon that were investigated and developed to varying extent by industrial, university, and Government researchers. The silane production section of the Union Carbide Corp. (UCC) silane process was developed completely in this program. Coupled with Siemens-type chemical vapor deposition reactors, the process was carried through the pilot stage. The overall UCC process involves the conversion of metallurgical-grade silicon to silane followed by decomposition of the silane to purified silicon. The other process developments are described to varying extents. Studies are reported on the effects of impurities in silicon on both silicon-material properties and on solar cell performance. These studies on the effects of impurities yielded extensive information and models for relating specific elemental concentrations to levels of deleterious effects.

Flat-plate solar array project. Volume 2: Silicon material

NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

Lutwack, R.

1986-10-01

The goal of the Silicon Material Task, a part of the Flat Plate Solar Array (FSA) Project, was to develop and demonstate the technology for the low cost production of silicon of suitable purity to be used as the basic material for the manufacture of terrestrial photovoltaic solar cells. Summarized are 11 different processes for the production of silicon that were investigated and developed to varying extent by industrial, university, and Government researchers. The silane production section of the Union Carbide Corp. (UCC) silane process was developed completely in this program. Coupled with Siemens-type chemical vapor deposition reactors, the process was carried through the pilot stage. The overall UCC process involves the conversion of metallurgical-grade silicon to silane followed by decomposition of the silane to purified silicon. The other process developments are described to varying extents. Studies are reported on the effects of impurities in silicon on both silicon-material properties and on solar cell performance. These studies on the effects of impurities yielded extensive information and models for relating specific elemental concentrations to levels of deleterious effects.

Let's Cook!

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

Sanderson, Diane

2008-01-01

In this article, the author reports on a project which is teaching young parents, most of them from disadvantaged backgrounds, the skills they need to shop and cook healthily on a tight budget. In 2006, the Food Standards Agency (FSA) commissioned the National Federation of Women's Institutes (NFWI) to run "Let's Cook!", a three-year…

7 CFR 1436.9 - Loan amount and loan application approvals.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-01-01

... data is not applicable to the storage need, a reasonable acreage projection may be made for newly... CORPORATION, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE LOANS, PURCHASES, AND OTHER OPERATIONS FARM STORAGE FACILITY LOAN... by the FSA State committee. (b) The net cost for all storage facilities and handling equipment: (1...

7 CFR 1436.9 - Loan amount and loan application approvals.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-01-01

... data is not applicable to the storage need, a reasonable acreage projection may be made for newly... CORPORATION, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE LOANS, PURCHASES, AND OTHER OPERATIONS FARM STORAGE FACILITY LOAN... by the FSA State committee. (b) The net cost for all storage facilities and handling equipment: (1...

7 CFR 1436.9 - Loan amount and loan application approvals.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-01-01

... data is not applicable to the storage need, a reasonable acreage projection may be made for newly... CORPORATION, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE LOANS, PURCHASES, AND OTHER OPERATIONS FARM STORAGE FACILITY LOAN... by the FSA State committee. (b) The net cost for all storage facilities and handling equipment: (1...

7 CFR 1436.9 - Loan amount and loan application approvals.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-01-01

... data is not applicable to the storage need, a reasonable acreage projection may be made for newly... CORPORATION, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE LOANS, PURCHASES, AND OTHER OPERATIONS FARM STORAGE FACILITY LOAN... by the FSA State committee. (b) The net cost for all storage facilities and handling equipment: (1...

7 CFR 1436.9 - Loan amount and loan application approvals.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-01-01

... data is not applicable to the storage need, a reasonable acreage projection may be made for newly... CORPORATION, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE LOANS, PURCHASES, AND OTHER OPERATIONS FARM STORAGE FACILITY LOAN... by the FSA State committee. (b) The net cost for all storage facilities and handling equipment: (1...

Area Reports. Advanced materials and devices research area. Silicon materials research task, and advanced silicon sheet task

NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)

1986-01-01

The objectives of the Silicon Materials Task and the Advanced Silicon Sheet Task are to identify the critical technical barriers to low-cost silicon purification and sheet growth that must be overcome to produce a PV cell substrate material at a price consistent with Flat-plate Solar Array (FSA) Project objectives and to overcome these barriers by performing and supporting appropriate R&D. Progress reports are given on silicon refinement using silane, a chemical vapor transport process for purifying metallurgical grade silicon, silicon particle growth research, and modeling of silane pyrolysis in fluidized-bed reactors.

The Drosophila indirect flight muscle myosin heavy chain isoform is insufficient to transform the jump muscle into a highly stretch-activated muscle type

PubMed Central

Zhao, Cuiping

2017-01-01

Stretch activation (SA) is a delayed increase in force that enables high power and efficiency from a cyclically contracting muscle. SA exists in various degrees in almost all muscle types. In Drosophila, the indirect flight muscle (IFM) displays exceptionally high SA force production (FSA), whereas the jump muscle produces only minimal FSA. We previously found that expressing an embryonic (EMB) myosin heavy chain (MHC) isoform in the jump muscle transforms it into a moderately SA muscle type and enables positive cyclical power generation. To investigate whether variation in MHC isoforms is sufficient to produce even higher FSA, we substituted the IFM MHC isoform (IFI) into the jump muscle. Surprisingly, we found that IFI only caused a 1.7-fold increase in FSA, less than half the increase previously observed with EMB, and only at a high Pi concentration, 16 mM. This IFI-induced FSA is much less than what occurs in IFM, relative to isometric tension, and did not enable positive cyclical power generation by the jump muscle. Both isometric tension and FSA of control fibers decreased with increasing Pi concentration. However, for IFI-expressing fibers, only isometric tension decreased. The rate of FSA generation was ~1.5-fold faster for IFI fibers than control fibers, and both rates were Pi dependent. We conclude that MHC isoforms can alter FSA and hence cyclical power generation but that isoforms can only endow a muscle type with moderate FSA. Highly SA muscle types, such as IFM, likely use a different or additional mechanism. PMID:27881413

7 CFR 782.16 - Designating end use on form FSA-751.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-01-01

... applicable form FSA-751, Wheat Consumption and Resale Report, is “export,” the exporter must specify the final destination, by country, on form FSA-751. (b) If the end user utilizes the wheat for purposes...

7 CFR 771.14 - Loan monitoring.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-01-01

... reviews. At least annually, the borrower will meet with FSA representatives to review the financial status... any potential problems or concerns. (b) Performance monitoring. At any time FSA determines it necessary, the borrower must allow FSA or its representative to review the operations and financial...

Accuracy evaluation of Fourier series analysis and singular spectrum analysis for predicting the volume of motorcycle sales in Indonesia

NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

Sasmita, Yoga; Darmawan, Gumgum

2017-08-01

This research aims to evaluate the performance of forecasting by Fourier Series Analysis (FSA) and Singular Spectrum Analysis (SSA) which are more explorative and not requiring parametric assumption. Those methods are applied to predicting the volume of motorcycle sales in Indonesia from January 2005 to December 2016 (monthly). Both models are suitable for seasonal and trend component data. Technically, FSA defines time domain as the result of trend and seasonal component in different frequencies which is difficult to identify in the time domain analysis. With the hidden period is 2,918 ≈ 3 and significant model order is 3, FSA model is used to predict testing data. Meanwhile, SSA has two main processes, decomposition and reconstruction. SSA decomposes the time series data into different components. The reconstruction process starts with grouping the decomposition result based on similarity period of each component in trajectory matrix. With the optimum of window length (L = 53) and grouping effect (r = 4), SSA predicting testing data. Forecasting accuracy evaluation is done based on Mean Absolute Percentage Error (MAPE), Mean Absolute Error (MAE) and Root Mean Square Error (RMSE). The result shows that in the next 12 month, SSA has MAPE = 13.54 percent, MAE = 61,168.43 and RMSE = 75,244.92 and FSA has MAPE = 28.19 percent, MAE = 119,718.43 and RMSE = 142,511.17. Therefore, to predict volume of motorcycle sales in the next period should use SSA method which has better performance based on its accuracy.

JPL encapsulation task

NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)

Willis, P.

1986-01-01

A detailed summary of the diverse encapsulation materials and techniques that evolved to meet the cost goals of the Flat-plate Solar Array (FSA) Project is presented. A typical solar cell now consists of low iron glass, two layers of ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA) polymers, a porous space, primers/adhesives, a back cover of Tedlar, and a gasket/seal for a volume cost of $1.30/sq ft. This compares well with the project goal of $1.40/sq ft.

7 CFR 1280.623 - Time and place of the referendum.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-01-01

... 1280.623 Agriculture Regulations of the Department of Agriculture (Continued) AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE (MARKETING AGREEMENTS AND ORDERS; MISCELLANEOUS COMMODITIES), DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE LAMB... contacting the nearest county FSA office, the State FSA office, or through an online search of FSA's Web site...

7 CFR 1280.623 - Time and place of the referendum.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-01-01

... 1280.623 Agriculture Regulations of the Department of Agriculture (Continued) AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE (MARKETING AGREEMENTS AND ORDERS; MISCELLANEOUS COMMODITIES), DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE LAMB... contacting the nearest county FSA office, the State FSA office, or through an online search of FSA's Web site...

7 CFR 1280.623 - Time and place of the referendum.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-01-01

... 1280.623 Agriculture Regulations of the Department of Agriculture (Continued) AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE (MARKETING AGREEMENTS AND ORDERS; MISCELLANEOUS COMMODITIES), DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE LAMB... contacting the nearest county FSA office, the State FSA office, or through an online search of FSA's Web site...

7 CFR 1280.623 - Time and place of the referendum.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-01-01

... 1280.623 Agriculture Regulations of the Department of Agriculture (Continued) AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE (MARKETING AGREEMENTS AND ORDERS; MISCELLANEOUS COMMODITIES), DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE LAMB... contacting the nearest county FSA office, the State FSA office, or through an online search of FSA's Web site...

7 CFR 1280.623 - Time and place of the referendum.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-01-01

... 1280.623 Agriculture Regulations of the Department of Agriculture (Continued) AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE (MARKETING AGREEMENTS AND ORDERS; MISCELLANEOUS COMMODITIES), DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE LAMB... contacting the nearest county FSA office, the State FSA office, or through an online search of FSA's Web site...

7 CFR 1230.635 - FSA State office report.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-01-01

... Agriculture Regulations of the Department of Agriculture (Continued) AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE (MARKETING.... Each FSA State office will transmit to the Administrator, FSA, a written summary of the results of the... on the referendum results contained in the reports from all county offices within each State and be...

7 CFR 1404.7 - Misrepresentations.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-01-01

... AGRICULTURE GENERAL REGULATIONS AND POLICIES ASSIGNMENT OF PAYMENTS § 1404.7 Misrepresentations. If FSA or CCC... executing Forms CCC-36, CCC-251 or CCC-252, FSA or CCC shall give notice thereof to the assignor and the assignee. If, after investigation and opportunity for the assignor and assignee to be heard, FSA or CCC...

7 CFR 1404.7 - Misrepresentations.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-01-01

... AGRICULTURE GENERAL REGULATIONS AND POLICIES ASSIGNMENT OF PAYMENTS § 1404.7 Misrepresentations. If FSA or CCC... executing Forms CCC-36, CCC-251 or CCC-252, FSA or CCC shall give notice thereof to the assignor and the assignee. If, after investigation and opportunity for the assignor and assignee to be heard, FSA or CCC...

7 CFR 1404.7 - Misrepresentations.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-01-01

... AGRICULTURE GENERAL REGULATIONS AND POLICIES ASSIGNMENT OF PAYMENTS § 1404.7 Misrepresentations. If FSA or CCC... executing Forms CCC-36, CCC-251 or CCC-252, FSA or CCC shall give notice thereof to the assignor and the assignee. If, after investigation and opportunity for the assignor and assignee to be heard, FSA or CCC...

7 CFR 1404.7 - Misrepresentations.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-01-01

... AGRICULTURE GENERAL REGULATIONS AND POLICIES ASSIGNMENT OF PAYMENTS § 1404.7 Misrepresentations. If FSA or CCC... executing Forms CCC-36, CCC-251 or CCC-252, FSA or CCC shall give notice thereof to the assignor and the assignee. If, after investigation and opportunity for the assignor and assignee to be heard, FSA or CCC...

7 CFR 1404.7 - Misrepresentations.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-01-01

... AGRICULTURE GENERAL REGULATIONS AND POLICIES ASSIGNMENT OF PAYMENTS § 1404.7 Misrepresentations. If FSA or CCC... executing Forms CCC-36, CCC-251 or CCC-252, FSA or CCC shall give notice thereof to the assignor and the assignee. If, after investigation and opportunity for the assignor and assignee to be heard, FSA or CCC...

The Child Care Guarantee in Welfare Reform.

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

Dixon-Jones, Lorraine A.

This report covers the major issues that states will face during the implementation of the Family Support Act (FSA) and outlines the relevant FSA provisions. Additionally, the experiences of states that have implemented work-welfare programs with child care provisions are discussed. A general introduction and an overview of the FSA precede the…

7 CFR 1280.629 - FSA county office report.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-01-01

... INFORMATION ORDER Procedures To Request a Referendum Definitions § 1280.629 FSA county office report. The county FSA office report shall be certified as accurate and complete by the CED or designee, acting on... released by the Secretary. A copy of the report shall be posted for 30 calendar days following the date of...

7 CFR 1221.232 - Disposition of records.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-01-01

... summaries. Such records will be placed in a secure location under the custody of FSA CED for a period of not... FSA CED will place in sealed containers marked with the identification of the “Sorghum Checkoff... the Administrator, FSA, by the end of the 12 month period as described above, the CED or designee...

7 CFR 1280.629 - FSA county office report.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-01-01

... INFORMATION ORDER Procedures To Request a Referendum Definitions § 1280.629 FSA county office report. The county FSA office report shall be certified as accurate and complete by the CED or designee, acting on... released by the Secretary. A copy of the report shall be posted for 30 calendar days following the date of...

7 CFR 1280.629 - FSA county office report.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-01-01

... INFORMATION ORDER Procedures To Request a Referendum Definitions § 1280.629 FSA county office report. The county FSA office report shall be certified as accurate and complete by the CED or designee, acting on... released by the Secretary. A copy of the report shall be posted for 30 calendar days following the date of...

7 CFR 1280.629 - FSA county office report.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-01-01

... INFORMATION ORDER Procedures To Request a Referendum Definitions § 1280.629 FSA county office report. The county FSA office report shall be certified as accurate and complete by the CED or designee, acting on... released by the Secretary. A copy of the report shall be posted for 30 calendar days following the date of...

7 CFR 1221.232 - Disposition of records.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-01-01

... summaries. Such records will be placed in a secure location under the custody of FSA CED for a period of not... FSA CED will place in sealed containers marked with the identification of the “Sorghum Checkoff... the Administrator, FSA, by the end of the 12 month period as described above, the CED or designee...

7 CFR 1221.232 - Disposition of records.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-01-01

... summaries. Such records will be placed in a secure location under the custody of FSA CED for a period of not... FSA CED will place in sealed containers marked with the identification of the “Sorghum Checkoff... the Administrator, FSA, by the end of the 12 month period as described above, the CED or designee...

7 CFR 1221.232 - Disposition of records.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-01-01

... summaries. Such records will be placed in a secure location under the custody of FSA CED for a period of not... FSA CED will place in sealed containers marked with the identification of the “Sorghum Checkoff... the Administrator, FSA, by the end of the 12 month period as described above, the CED or designee...

7 CFR 1280.629 - FSA county office report.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-01-01

... INFORMATION ORDER Procedures To Request a Referendum Definitions § 1280.629 FSA county office report. The county FSA office report shall be certified as accurate and complete by the CED or designee, acting on... released by the Secretary. A copy of the report shall be posted for 30 calendar days following the date of...

77 FR 15026 - Privacy Act of 1974; Farm Records File (Automated) System of Records

Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

2012-03-14

... Mining Project, all program data collected and handled by either RMA or FSA will be treated with the full... data warehouse and data mining operation. RMA will use the information to search or ``mine'' existing... fraud, waste, and abuse. The data mining operation is authorized by the Agricultural Risk Protection Act...

Monitoring trace elements generated by automobiles: air pollutants with possible health impacts.

PubMed

Anwar, Khaleeq; Ejaz, Sohail; Ashraf, Muhammad; Ahmad, Nisar; Javeed, Aqeel

2013-07-01

Major transformations in the environmental composition are principally attributable to the combustion of fuels by automobiles. Motorized gasoline-powered two-stroke auto-rickshaws (TSA) and compressed natural gas (CNG)-powered four-stroke auto-rickshaws (FSA) are potential source of air pollution in south Asia and produce toxic amount of particulate matter (PM) to the environment. In this study, we attempted to characterize elemental pollutants from the PM of TSA and FSA using proton-induced X-ray emission (PIXE) analysis. The observations of the existing investigation recognized significant increase in Al (P < 0.05), P (P < 0.01), and Zn (P < 0.01) from the PM samples of FSA. In addition, the concentrations of Cu, Fe, K, Mg, Na and S were also observed exceeding the recommended National Institute for Environmental Studies limits. On the contrary, increased concentration of Sr and V were observed in the PM samples from TSA. It is generally believed that FSA generates smaller amount of PM but data obtained from FSA are clearly describing that emissions from FSA comprised potentially more toxic substances than TSA. The current research is specific to metropolitan population and has evidently revealed an inconsistent burden of exposure to air pollutants engendered by FSA in urban communities, which could lead to the disruption of several biological activities and may cause severe damage to entire ecological system.

Federal Student Aid Handbook, 2002-2003. Volume 2: Institutional Eligibility and Participation.

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

Office of Federal Student Aid (ED), Washington, DC.

The purpose of this volume is to describe how schools become eligible to participate in the Federal Student Aid (FSA) programs and to explain the administrative and fiscal requirements of FSA program participation. In addition, the publication discusses other issues relevant to the general administration of the FSA programs. Major changes from the…

Low-cost solar array progress and plans

NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

Callaghan, W. T.

It is pointed out that significant redirection has occurred in the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Photovoltaics Program, and thus in the Flat-Plate Solar Array Project (FSA), since the 3rd European Communities Conference. The Silicon Materials Task has now the objective to sponsor theoretical and experimental research on silicon material refinement technology suitable for photovoltaic flat-plate solar arrays. With respect to the hydrochlorination reaction, a process proof of concept was completed through definition of reaction kinetics, catalyst, and reaction characteristics. In connection with the dichlorosilane chemical vapor desposition process, a preliminary design was completed of an experimental process system development unit with a capacity of 100 to 200 MT/yr of Si.Attention is also given to the silicon-sheet formation research area, environmental isolation research, the cell and module formation task, the engineering sciences area, and the module performance and failure analysis area.

Workshop Report UK Food Standards Agency Workshop Report: carbohydrate and cardiovascular risk

PubMed Central

Peacock, Emma; Stanley, John; Calder, Philip C.; Jebb, Susan A.; Thies, Frank; Seal, Chris J.; Woodside, Jayne V.; Sanders, Tom A. B.

2012-01-01

This report summarises a workshop convened by the UK Food Standards Agency (FSA) on 14 October 2008 to discuss current FSA-funded research on carbohydrates and cardiovascular health. The objective of this workshop was to discuss the results of recent research and to identify any areas which could inform future FSA research calls. This workshop highlighted that the FSA is currently funding some of the largest, well-powered intervention trials investigating the type of fat and carbohydrate, whole grains and fruit and vegetables, on various CVD risk factors. Results of these trials will make a substantive contribution to the evidence on diet and cardiovascular risk. PMID:20236556

Employee choice of flexible spending account participation and health plan.

PubMed

Hamilton, Barton H; Marton, James

2008-07-01

Despite the fact that flexible spending accounts (FSAs) are becoming an increasingly popular employer-provided health benefit, there has been very little empirical study of FSA use among employees at the individual level. This study contributes to the literature on FSAs using a unique data set that provides three years of employee-level-matched benefits data. Motivated by the theoretical model of FSA choice presented in Cardon and Showalter (J. Health Econ. 2001; 20(6):935-954), we examine the determinants of FSA participation and contribution levels using cross-sectional and random-effect two-part models. FSA participation and health plan choice are also modeled jointly in each year using conditional logit models. We find that, even after controlling for a number of other demographic characteristics, non-whites are less likely to participate in the FSA program, have lower contributions conditional on participation, and have a lower probability of switching to new lower cost share, higher premium plans when they were introduced. We also find evidence that choosing health plans with more expected out-of-pocket expenses is correlated with participation in the FSA program. Copyright (c) 2007 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

Scintigraphic assessment of indium-111-labeled granulocyte splenic pooling: A new approach to inflammatory bowel disease activity

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

Loreal, O.; Moisan, A.; Bretagne, J.F.

1990-09-01

We have conducted a prospective study into the sensitivity and the specificity of the fall in splenic activity (FSA) as an index of activity in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). FSA was measured on scintiscans obtained at 3 and 24 hr postinjection of indium-111-labeled granulocytes. One hundred and twenty-two scans were acquired in 96 patients who were divided into six groups: Gr. I = normal volunteers (n = 10); Gr. II = inflammatory rheumatism (n = 10); Gr. III = abscesses (n = 17); Gr. IV = ulcerative colitis (UC: n = 23); Gr. V = colonic Crohn's disease (CCD: nmore » = 22); and Gr. VI = ileal Crohn's disease (ICD: n = 14). FSA for Groups I and II was constantly below 10%, but it was increased in the other four groups (abscesses: 39% +/- 12%; UC: 35% +/- 13.5%; CCD: 23.7% +/- 14.7%; ICD: 21.5% +/- 11.7%). There was a significant correlation between fecal excretion of 111In (FEI) and FSA in patients with IBD (UC: r = 0.71, p less than 0.001; CCD: r = 0.74, p less than 0.001; ICD: r = 0.43, p less than 0.001). FSA was followed in 16 patients with IBD after medical treatment and there was a significant correlation between variations in FSA and in FEI (r = 0.879, p less than 0.001). FSA is a very sensitive although nonspecific index of disease activity in IBD and may replace FEI in the assessment of IBD activity.« less

A multi-band semi-analytical algorithm for estimating chlorophyll-a concentration in the Yellow River Estuary, China.

PubMed

Chen, Jun; Quan, Wenting; Cui, Tingwei

2015-01-01

In this study, two sample semi-analytical algorithms and one new unified multi-band semi-analytical algorithm (UMSA) for estimating chlorophyll-a (Chla) concentration were constructed by specifying optimal wavelengths. The three sample semi-analytical algorithms, including the three-band semi-analytical algorithm (TSA), four-band semi-analytical algorithm (FSA), and UMSA algorithm, were calibrated and validated by the dataset collected in the Yellow River Estuary between September 1 and 10, 2009. By comparing of the accuracy of assessment of TSA, FSA, and UMSA algorithms, it was found that the UMSA algorithm had a superior performance in comparison with the two other algorithms, TSA and FSA. Using the UMSA algorithm in retrieving Chla concentration in the Yellow River Estuary decreased by 25.54% NRMSE (normalized root mean square error) when compared with the FSA algorithm, and 29.66% NRMSE in comparison with the TSA algorithm. These are very significant improvements upon previous methods. Additionally, the study revealed that the TSA and FSA algorithms are merely more specific forms of the UMSA algorithm. Owing to the special form of the UMSA algorithm, if the same bands were used for both the TSA and UMSA algorithms or FSA and UMSA algorithms, the UMSA algorithm would theoretically produce superior results in comparison with the TSA and FSA algorithms. Thus, good results may also be produced if the UMSA algorithm were to be applied for predicting Chla concentration for datasets of Gitelson et al. (2008) and Le et al. (2009).

Flat-plate solar array project of the US Department of Energy's National Photovoltaics Program: Ten years of progress

NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)

Christensen, Elmer

1985-01-01

The Flat-Plate Solar Array (FSA) Project, a Government-sponsored photovoltaics project, was initiated in January 1975 (previously named the Low-Cost Silicon Solar Array Project) to stimulate the development of PV systems for widespread use. Its goal then was to develop PV modules with 10% efficiency, a 20-year lifetime, and a selling price of $0.50 per peak watt of generating capacity (1975 dollars). It was recognized that cost reduction of PV solar-cell and module manufacturing was the key achievement needed if PV power systems were to be economically competitive for large-scale terrestrial use.

Feasibility of the partial-single arc technique in RapidArc planning for prostate cancer treatment

PubMed Central

Rana, Suresh; Cheng, ChihYao

2013-01-01

The volumetric modulated arc therapy (VMAT) technique, in the form of RapidArc, is widely used to treat prostate cancer. The full-single arc (f-SA) technique in RapidArc planning for prostate cancer treatment provides efficient treatment, but it also delivers a higher radiation dose to the rectum. This study aimed to compare the dosimetric results from the new partial-single arc (p-SA) technique with those from the f-SA technique in RapidArc planning for prostate cancer treatment. In this study, 10 patients with low-risk prostate cancer were selected. For each patient, two sets of RapidArc plans (f-SA and p-SA) were created in the Eclipse treatment planning system. The f-SA plan was created using one full arc, and the p-SA plan was created using planning parameters identical to those of the f-SA plan but with anterior and posterior avoidance sectors. Various dosimetric parameters of the f-SA and p-SA plans were evaluated and compared for the same target coverage and identical plan optimization parameters. The f-SA and p-SA plans showed an average difference of ±1% for the doses to the planning target volume (PTV), and there were no clear differences in dose homogeneity or plan conformity. In comparison to the f-SA technique, the p-SA technique reduced the doses to the rectum by approximately 6.1% to 21.2%, to the bladder by approximately 10.3% to 29.5%, and to the penile bulb by approximately 2.2%. In contrast, the dose to the femoral heads, the integral dose, and the number of monitor units were higher in the p-SA plans by approximately 34.4%, 7.7%, and 9.2%, respectively. In conclusion, it is feasible to use the p-SA technique for RapidArc planning for prostate cancer treatment. For the same PTV coverage and identical plan optimization parameters, the p-SA technique is better in sparing the rectum and bladder without compromising plan conformity or target homogeneity when compared to the f-SA technique. PMID:23845140

Concentration of fish serum albumin (FSA) in the aqueous extract of Indonesian Perciformes fishes' muscle tissue.

PubMed

Januar, Hedi Indra; Fajarningsih, Nurrahmi Dewi; Zilda, Dewi Seswita; Bramandito, Aditya; Wright, Anthony D

2015-01-01

Fish serum albumin (FSA) is an aquatic resource that has potential to be developed as nutraceutical. Therefore, research was undertaken to assess albumin levels in the aqueous extract of muscle tissue of several Perciformes commonly available at a local fish market in Indonesia. Three random replicates for each of 17 Perciformes species were collected and assessed for their FSA content by application of a reversed-phase (C4) HPLC analytical method. Results of these analyses showed that the albumin concentration of the extracts was in the range 3.49-12.61 g/L, and that they varied significantly (P < 0.05) between species and families. This finding may mean that FSA levels are species and family dependent, something that could be investigated in future studies. As fishes from the family Scrombidae showed the highest concentration (12.61 g/L) of FSA, they would likely have the most value as a source for production of albumin-based nutritional and/or clinical products.

Hydroacoustics for the discovery and quantification of Nassau grouper ( Epinephelus striatus) spawning aggregations

NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

Egerton, J. P.; Johnson, A. F.; Le Vay, L.; McCoy, C. M.; Semmens, B. X.; Heppell, S. A.; Turner, J. R.

2017-06-01

Fish spawning aggregations (FSAs) are vital life-history events that need to be monitored to determine the health of aggregating populations; this is especially true of the endangered Nassau grouper ( Epinephelus striatus). Hydroacoustics were used to locate Nassau grouper FSAs at sites on the west end of Little Cayman (LCW), and east ends of Grand Cayman (GCE) and Cayman Brac (CBE). Fish abundance and biomass at each FSA were estimated via echo integration and FSA extent. Acoustic mean fish abundance estimates (±SE) on the FSA at LCW (893 ± 459) did not differ significantly from concurrent SCUBA estimates (1150 ± 75). Mean fish densities (number 1000 m-3) were significantly higher at LCW (33.13 ± 5.62) than at the other sites (GCE: 7.01 ± 2.1, CBE: 4.61 ± 1.16). We investigate different acoustic post-processing options to obtain target strength (TS), and we examine the different TS to total length (TL) formulas available. The SCUBA surveys also provided measures of TL through the use of laser callipers allowing development of an in situ TS to TL formula for Nassau grouper at the LCW FSA. Application of this formula revealed mean fish TL was significantly higher at LCW (65.4 ± 0.7 cm) than GCE (60.7 ± 0.4 cm), but not CBE (61.1 ± 2.5 cm). Use of the empirical TS to TL formula resulted in underestimation of fish length in comparison with diver measurements, highlighting the benefits of secondary length data and deriving specific TS to TL formulas for each population. FSA location examined with reference to seasonal marine protected areas (Designated Grouper Spawning Areas) showed FSAs were partially outside these areas at GCE and very close to the boundary at CBE. As FSAs often occur at the limits of safe diving operations, hydroacoustic technology provides an alternative method to monitor and inform future management of aggregating fish species.

One-year follow-up study of first suicide attempts in first episode psychosis: Personality traits and temporal pattern.

PubMed

Canal-Rivero, Manuel; Barrigón, Maria Luisa; Perona-Garcelán, Salvador; Rodriguez-Testal, Juan F; Giner, Lucas; Obiols-Llandrich, Jordi E; Ruiz-Veguilla, Miguel

2016-11-01

The highest suicide rates occur after psychiatric hospitalization or soon after discharge. In addition to other factors, personality traits have been suggested as predictors of suicide attempts (SA) after first episode psychosis (FEP). In this study we examined their temporal pattern and the influence of personality traits on first suicide attempts (fSA) during one year after FEP. One-year follow-up of 65 FEP patients. Bivariate and multivariable analyses were performed to explore the relationship between personality traits and fSA. This analysis was also adjusted for a set of sociodemographic, clinical and psychopathological variables. fSAs in the six months following FEP were predicted by higher scores in passive-dependent personality traits (OR = 2.42, 95% CI = 1.15-5.09) and severity of symptoms at onset (OR = 2.00, 95% CI = 1.07-3.76). Severity of symptoms at onset (OR = 2.71, CI = 1.15-6.39) was the most significant predictor of fSA from six to twelve months after FEP. Seventy percent of fSA occurred during the first six months after FEP, decreasing considerably afterwards. Our study suggests that personality traits play a role in fSA after FEP. Specifically, passive-dependent personality traits emerged as a predictor of fSA in the six months following FEP. Severity of symptoms at onset predicted early and late first suicide attempts. We also found that risk of fSA is highest during the six months following FEP. These results can contribute to the implementation of prevention program. Copyright © 2016 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

CTC Sentinel. Volume 5, Issue 4, April 2012

DTIC Science & Technology

2012-04-01

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Mendel, K; Miller, R; Murley, J

Purpose: To assess the effect of pre-treatment Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) on cell survival following orthovoltage radiation therapy. Methods: This in vitro study examined the survival of FSa cells (extracted from methylcholanthrene-induced fibrosarcoma in the flank of a C3H female mouse) and SA-NH cells (derived from a spontaneously arising murine sarcoma tumor) having undergone an MRI scan prior to radiation exposure. Cell cultures were kept at 37 C, in a humidified environment with 5% CO2, and were grown to confluence prior to the start of the experiment. Each cell culture underwent two, 25 minute MRIs spaced 24 hours apart usingmore » a standard brain imaging protocol. The cultures were exposed to a 2 Gy dose of radiation beginning 15 minutes after the end of each MRI scan. Irradiations were performed by a Philips RT250 X-ray generator at 250 kVp and 15 mA. All MR imaging was performed on a 1.5 T Philips Achieva scanner using a head and neck vasculature coil. Results: Cells given an MRI scan prior to radiation exhibited an increase in mean surviving fraction of 10.8% and 9.6% in FSa and SA-NH cells, respectively. The difference was found to be statistically significant in both cell types by a student two-tailed t test with P = 0.011 and P < 0.001 for FSa and SA-NH, respectively. Conclusion: MRI may cause an increase in radio-resistance in FSa and SA-NH cells. If this biological effect is found to be consistent across other cell types and voltage ranges, these results could help inform treatment planning by improving our understanding of the joint effects of MRI and ionizing radiation. This work was supported in part under NIH grant numbers T32 EB002103, NCI R01-CA 132998, DOE Low Dose Program/Project Grant DE-413 SC0001271. DJ Grdina is a paid consultant to Pinnacle Biologics. DJ Grdina and JS Murley are minority equity partners in Pinnacle Oncology LLC.« less

Close relationship of a novel Flavobacteriaceae α-amylase with archaeal α-amylases and good potentials for industrial applications

PubMed Central

2014-01-01

Background Bioethanol production from various starchy materials has received much attention in recent years. α-Amylases are key enzymes in the bioconversion process of starchy biomass to biofuels, food or other products. The properties of thermostability, pH stability, and Ca-independency are important in the development of such fermentation process. Results A novel Flavobacteriaceae Sinomicrobium α-amylase (FSA) was identified and characterized from genomic analysis of a novel Flavobacteriaceae species. It is closely related with archaeal α-amylases in the GH13_7 subfamily, but is evolutionary distant with other bacterial α-amylases. Based on the conserved sequence alignment and homology modeling, with minor variation, the Zn2+- and Ca2+-binding sites of FSA were predicated to be the same as those of the archaeal thermophilic α-amylases. The recombinant α-amylase was highly expressed and biochemically characterized. It showed optimum activity at pH 6.0, high enzyme stability at pH 6.0 to 11.0, but weak thermostability. A disulfide bond was introduced by site-directed mutagenesis in domain C and resulted in the apparent improvement of the enzyme activity at high temperature and broad pH range. Moreover, about 50% of the enzyme activity was detected under 100°C condition, whereas no activity was observed for the wild type enzyme. Its thermostability was also enhanced to some extent, with the half-life time increasing from 25 to 55 minutes at 50°C. In addition, after the introduction of the disulfide bond, the protein became a Ca-independent enzyme. Conclusions The improved stability of FSA suggested that the domain C contributes to the overall stability of the enzyme under extreme conditions. In addition, successfully directed modification and special evolutionary status of FSA imply its directional reconstruction potentials for bioethanol production, as well as for other industrial applications. PMID:24485248

Close relationship of a novel Flavobacteriaceae α-amylase with archaeal α-amylases and good potentials for industrial applications.

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Li, Chunfang; Du, Miaofen; Cheng, Bin; Wang, Lushan; Liu, Xinqiang; Ma, Cuiqing; Yang, Chunyu; Xu, Ping

2014-01-31

Bioethanol production from various starchy materials has received much attention in recent years. α-Amylases are key enzymes in the bioconversion process of starchy biomass to biofuels, food or other products. The properties of thermostability, pH stability, and Ca-independency are important in the development of such fermentation process. A novel Flavobacteriaceae Sinomicrobium α-amylase (FSA) was identified and characterized from genomic analysis of a novel Flavobacteriaceae species. It is closely related with archaeal α-amylases in the GH13_7 subfamily, but is evolutionary distant with other bacterial α-amylases. Based on the conserved sequence alignment and homology modeling, with minor variation, the Zn2+- and Ca2+-binding sites of FSA were predicated to be the same as those of the archaeal thermophilic α-amylases. The recombinant α-amylase was highly expressed and biochemically characterized. It showed optimum activity at pH 6.0, high enzyme stability at pH 6.0 to 11.0, but weak thermostability. A disulfide bond was introduced by site-directed mutagenesis in domain C and resulted in the apparent improvement of the enzyme activity at high temperature and broad pH range. Moreover, about 50% of the enzyme activity was detected under 100°C condition, whereas no activity was observed for the wild type enzyme. Its thermostability was also enhanced to some extent, with the half-life time increasing from 25 to 55 minutes at 50°C. In addition, after the introduction of the disulfide bond, the protein became a Ca-independent enzyme. The improved stability of FSA suggested that the domain C contributes to the overall stability of the enzyme under extreme conditions. In addition, successfully directed modification and special evolutionary status of FSA imply its directional reconstruction potentials for bioethanol production, as well as for other industrial applications.

Application of the British Food Standards Agency nutrient profiling system in a French food composition database.

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Julia, Chantal; Kesse-Guyot, Emmanuelle; Touvier, Mathilde; Méjean, Caroline; Fezeu, Léopold; Hercberg, Serge

2014-11-28

Nutrient profiling systems are powerful tools for public health initiatives, as they aim at categorising foods according to their nutritional quality. The British Food Standards Agency (FSA) nutrient profiling system (FSA score) has been validated in a British food database, but the application of the model in other contexts has not yet been evaluated. The objective of the present study was to assess the application of the British FSA score in a French food composition database. Foods from the French NutriNet-Santé study food composition table were categorised according to their FSA score using the Office of Communication (OfCom) cut-off value ('healthier' ≤ 4 for foods and ≤ 1 for beverages; 'less healthy' >4 for foods and >1 for beverages) and distribution cut-offs (quintiles for foods, quartiles for beverages). Foods were also categorised according to the food groups used for the French Programme National Nutrition Santé (PNNS) recommendations. Foods were weighted according to their relative consumption in a sample drawn from the NutriNet-Santé study (n 4225), representative of the French population. Classification of foods according to the OfCom cut-offs was consistent with food groups described in the PNNS: 97·8 % of fruit and vegetables, 90·4 % of cereals and potatoes and only 3·8 % of sugary snacks were considered as 'healthier'. Moreover, variability in the FSA score allowed for a discrimination between subcategories in the same food group, confirming the possibility of using the FSA score as a multiple category system, for example as a basis for front-of-pack nutrition labelling. Application of the FSA score in the French context would adequately complement current public health recommendations.

Engineering the donor selectivity of D-fructose-6-phosphate aldolase for biocatalytic asymmetric cross-aldol additions of glycolaldehyde.

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Szekrenyi, Anna; Soler, Anna; Garrabou, Xavier; Guérard-Hélaine, Christine; Parella, Teodor; Joglar, Jesús; Lemaire, Marielle; Bujons, Jordi; Clapés, Pere

2014-09-22

D-Fructose-6-phosphate aldolase (FSA) is a unique catalyst for asymmetric cross-aldol additions of glycolaldehyde. A combination of a structure-guided approach of saturation mutagenesis, site-directed mutagenesis, and computational modeling was applied to construct a set of FSA variants that improved the catalytic efficiency towards glycolaldehyde dimerization up to 1800-fold. A combination of mutations in positions L107, A129, and A165 provided a toolbox of FSA variants that expand the synthetic possibilities towards the preparation of aldose-like carbohydrate compounds. The new FSA variants were applied as highly efficient catalysts for cross-aldol additions of glycolaldehyde to N-carbobenzyloxyaminoaldehydes to furnish between 80-98 % aldol adduct under optimized reaction conditions. Donor competition experiments showed high selectivity for glycolaldehyde relative to dihydroxyacetone or hydroxyacetone. These results demonstrate the exceptional malleability of the active site in FSA, which can be remodeled to accept a wide spectrum of donor and acceptor substrates with high efficiency and selectivity. © 2014 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim.

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Research and exploration of product innovative design for function

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Wang, Donglin; Wei, Zihui; Wang, Youjiang; Tan, Runhua

2009-07-01

Products innovation is under the prerequisite of realizing the new function, the realization of the new function must solve the contradiction. A new process model of new product innovative design was proposed based on Axiomatic Design (AD) Theory and Functional Structure Analysis (FSA), imbedded Principle of Solving Contradiction. In this model, employ AD Theory to guide FSA, determine the contradiction for the realization of the principle solution. To provide powerful support for innovative design tools in principle solution, Principle of Solving Contradiction in the model were imbedded, so as to boost up the innovation of principle solution. As a case study, an innovative design of button battery separator paper punching machine has been achieved with application of the proposed model.

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The Nutrient Profile of Foods Consumed Using the British Food Standards Agency Nutrient Profiling System Is Associated with Metabolic Syndrome in the SU.VI.MAX Cohort.

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Julia, Chantal; Fézeu, Léopold K; Ducrot, Pauline; Méjean, Caroline; Péneau, Sandrine; Touvier, Mathilde; Hercberg, Serge; Kesse-Guyot, Emmanuelle

2015-10-01

Metabolic syndrome (MetS), comprising high waist circumference, blood pressure, glycemia, and triglycerides, and lower HDL cholesterol could in part be prevented by adequate nutrition. Nutrient profiling systems could be useful public health tools to help consumers make healthier food choices. An individual dietary index (DI) based on nutrient profiling of foods consumed could characterize dietary patterns in relation to the onset of MetS. The objective of this study was to prospectively investigate the association between the Food Standards Agency (FSA) Nutrient Profiling System (NPS) DI and the onset of MetS in a middle-aged French cohort. Participants from the SUpplémentation en VItamines et Minéraux AntioXydants cohort (SU.VI.MAX, n = 3741) were included in the present study. The FSA NPS DI was computed by using dietary data from 24 h records at inclusion. MetS was identified at baseline and at year 13 of follow-up with the use of self-reported medication, data from clinical investigations, and biological measurements. A prospective association between the FSA NPS DI (in quartiles and continuous) and the onset of MetS was investigated by using logistic regression. Poorer diets identified with the use of the FSA NPS DI were significantly associated with a higher risk of developing MetS (OR for poorer vs. healthier FSA NPS DI: 1.43; 95% CI: 1.08, 1.89; P-trend across quartiles = 0.02). The FSA NPS DI was significantly associated with the systolic blood pressure (SBP) and diastolic blood pressure (DBP) components of MetS (difference between healthier vs. poorer FSA NPS DI: 2.16 mm Hg for SBP and 1.5 mm Hg for DBP, P-trend across quartiles = 0.02). The FSA NPS DI was prospectively associated with the onset of MetS in a middle-aged French population. The application of NPSs in public health initiatives may help the population make healthier food choices, which might reduce the risk of developing MetS. © 2015 American Society for Nutrition.

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Ring-like reliable PON planning with physical constraints for a smart grid

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Wang, Xin; Gu, Rentao; Ji, Yuefeng

2016-01-01

Due to the high reliability requirements in the communication networks of a smart grid, a ring-like reliable PON is an ideal choice to carry power distribution information. Economical network planning is also very important for the smart grid communication infrastructure. Although the ring-like reliable PON has been widely used in the real applications, as far as we know, little research has been done on the network optimization subject of the ring-like reliable PON. Most PON planning research studies only consider a star-like topology or cascaded PON network, which barely guarantees the reliability requirements of the smart grid. In this paper, we mainly investigate the economical network planning problem for the ring-like reliable PON of the smart grid. To address this issue, we built a mathematical model for the planning problem of the ring-like reliable PON, and the objective was to minimize the total deployment costs under physical constraints. The model is simplified such that all of the nodes have the same properties, except OLT, because each potential splitter site can be located in the same ONU position in power communication networks. The simplified model is used to construct an optimal main tree topology in the complete graph and a backup-protected tree topology in the residual graph. An efficient heuristic algorithm, called the Constraints and Minimal Weight Oriented Fast Searching Algorithm (CMW-FSA), is proposed. In CMW-FSA, a feasible solution can be obtained directly with oriented constraints and a few recursive search processes. From the simulation results, the proposed planning model and CMW-FSA are verified to be accurate (the error rates are less than 0.4%) and effective compared with the accurate solution (CAESA), especially in small and sparse scenarios. The CMW-FSA significantly reduces the computation time compared with the CAESA. The time complexity algorithm of the CMW-FSA is acceptable and calculated as T(n) = O(n3). After evaluating the effects of the parameters of the two PON systems, the total planning costs of each scenario show a general declining trend and reach a threshold as the respective maximal transmission distances and maximal time delays increase.

Multiparametric magnetic resonance imaging and frozen-section analysis efficiently predict upgrading, upstaging, and extraprostatic extension in patients undergoing nerve-sparing robotic-assisted radical prostatectomy

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Bianchi, Roberto; Cozzi, Gabriele; Petralia, Giuseppe; Alessi, Sarah; Renne, Giuseppe; Bottero, Danilo; Brescia, Antonio; Cioffi, Antonio; Cordima, Giovanni; Ferro, Matteo; Matei, Deliu Victor; Mazzoleni, Federica; Musi, Gennaro; Mistretta, Francesco Alessandro; Serino, Alessandro; Tringali, Valeria Maria Lucia; Coman, Ioan; De Cobelli, Ottavio

2016-01-01

Abstract To evaluate the role of multiparametric magnetic resonance imaging (mpMRI) in predicting upgrading, upstaging, and extraprostatic extension in patients with low-risk prostate cancer (PCa). MpMRI may reduce positive surgical margins (PSM) and improve nerve-sparing during robotic-assisted radical prostatectomy (RARP) for localized prostate cancer PCa. This was a retrospective, monocentric, observational study. We retrieved the records of patients undergoing RARP from January 2012 to December 2013 at our Institution. Inclusion criteria were: PSA <10 ng/mL; clinical stage

Multiparametric magnetic resonance imaging and frozen-section analysis efficiently predict upgrading, upstaging, and extraprostatic extension in patients undergoing nerve-sparing robotic-assisted radical prostatectomy.

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Bianchi, Roberto; Cozzi, Gabriele; Petralia, Giuseppe; Alessi, Sarah; Renne, Giuseppe; Bottero, Danilo; Brescia, Antonio; Cioffi, Antonio; Cordima, Giovanni; Ferro, Matteo; Matei, Deliu Victor; Mazzoleni, Federica; Musi, Gennaro; Mistretta, Francesco Alessandro; Serino, Alessandro; Tringali, Valeria Maria Lucia; Coman, Ioan; De Cobelli, Ottavio

2016-10-01

To evaluate the role of multiparametric magnetic resonance imaging (mpMRI) in predicting upgrading, upstaging, and extraprostatic extension in patients with low-risk prostate cancer (PCa). MpMRI may reduce positive surgical margins (PSM) and improve nerve-sparing during robotic-assisted radical prostatectomy (RARP) for localized prostate cancer PCa.This was a retrospective, monocentric, observational study. We retrieved the records of patients undergoing RARP from January 2012 to December 2013 at our Institution. Inclusion criteria were: PSA <10 ng/mL; clinical stage

Validation of the FSA nutrient profiling system dietary index in French adults-findings from SUVIMAX study.

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Julia, Chantal; Méjean, Caroline; Touvier, Mathilde; Péneau, Sandrine; Lassale, Camille; Ducrot, Pauline; Hercberg, Serge; Kesse-Guyot, Emmanuelle

2016-08-01

Population-wide nutritional recommendations give guidance on food groups' consumption, though a wide variability in nutritional quality within groups may subsist. Nutrient profiling systems may help capturing such variability. We aimed to apply and validate a dietary index based on the British Food Standards Agency nutrient profiling system (FSA-NPS DI) in French middle-aged adults. Dietary data were collected through repeated 24-h dietary records in participants of the Supplémentation en Vitamines et Minéraux Antioxydants study (N = 5882). An aggregated dietary index at the individual level was computed using the FSA-NPS for each food consumed as well as compliance to the French nutritional guidelines using the Programme National Nutrition Santé-Guideline Score (PNNS-GS). Cross-sectional associations between FSA-NPS DI and nutrient intake, PNNS-GS, socio-demographic factors, lifestyle and nutritional biomarkers were computed using ANOVAs. The FSA-NPS DI was able to characterize the quality of the diets at the individual level in terms of nutrient intake and of adherence to nutritional recommendations: +37.6 % in beta-carotene intakes between subjects with a healthier diet versus subjects with a poorer diet, +42.8 % in vitamin C intakes; +17 % in PNNS-GS, all P < 0.001. FSA-NPS-DI was also associated with nutritional status at the biological level: +21.4 % in beta-carotene levels between subjects with a healthier diet versus subjects with a poorer diet, +12.8 % in vitamin C levels, all P < 0.001. The FSA-NPS DI is a useful and validated tool to discriminate individuals according to the quality of the diet, accounting for nutritional quality within food groups. Taking into account nutritional quality of individual foods allows monitoring change in dietary patterns beyond food groups.

Association between a dietary quality index based on the food standard agency nutrient profiling system and cardiovascular disease risk among French adults.

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Adriouch, Solia; Julia, Chantal; Kesse-Guyot, Emmanuelle; Ducrot, Pauline; Péneau, Sandrine; Méjean, Caroline; Assmann, Karen E; Deschasaux, Mélanie; Hercberg, Serge; Touvier, Mathilde; Fezeu, Léopold K

2017-05-01

In France, the implementation of a front-of-pack (FOP) nutrition label-the 5-Colour Nutrition Label (5-CNL) is currently under consideration as a strategic tool to allow consumers making healthier food choices. This FOP label is based on the British Food Standards Agency Nutrient Profiling System (FSA-NPS), reflecting the overall nutritional quality of foods. At the individual level, an energy-weighted mean of all FSA-NPS scores of foods usually consumed has been elaborated (FSA-NPS DI). Our objective was to investigate the prospective association between the FSA-NPS DI and cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk. 75,801 participants to the NutriNet-Santé cohort, who completed at least three 24h dietary records during the first 2y of the follow-up, were followed between 2009 and 2016. Multivariable Cox proportional hazards models were used to characterize the associations between FSA-NPS DI and the incidence of CVDs. 509 major cardiovascular events were diagnosed (262 coronary heart diseases and 247 strokes). A higher FSA-NPS DI, characterizing lower dietary quality, was associated with increased CVD risk (HR for a 1-point increment =1.08 (1.03-1.13); HR Q4vs.Q1 =1.40 (1.06-1.84), P trend Q4-Q1 =0.01). This association tended to be stronger in overweight subjects (HR for a 1-point increment =1.12 (1.04-1.19); P interaction =0.003). These results suggest that lower dietary quality, as reflected by a higher FSA-NPS DI, may be associated with a significant increase in cardiovascular risk, especially in at-risk individuals (overweight population). They support the public health relevance of developing a front-of-pack nutrition label based on this score. Copyright © 2017 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

Gamma-ray Full Spectrum Analysis for Environmental Radioactivity by HPGe Detector

NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

Jeong, Meeyoung; Lee, Kyeong Beom; Kim, Kyeong Ja; Lee, Min-Kie; Han, Ju-Bong

2014-12-01

Odyssey, one of the NASA¡¯s Mars exploration program and SELENE (Kaguya), a Japanese lunar orbiting spacecraft have a payload of Gamma-Ray Spectrometer (GRS) for analyzing radioactive chemical elements of the atmosphere and the surface. In these days, gamma-ray spectroscopy with a High-Purity Germanium (HPGe) detector has been widely used for the activity measurements of natural radionuclides contained in the soil of the Earth. The energy spectra obtained by the HPGe detectors have been generally analyzed by means of the Window Analysis (WA) method. In this method, activity concentrations are determined by using the net counts of energy window around individual peaks. Meanwhile, an alternative method, the so-called Full Spectrum Analysis (FSA) method uses count numbers not only from full-absorption peaks but from the contributions of Compton scattering due to gamma-rays. Consequently, while it takes a substantial time to obtain a statistically significant result in the WA method, the FSA method requires a much shorter time to reach the same level of the statistical significance. This study shows the validation results of FSA method. We have compared the concentration of radioactivity of 40K, 232Th and 238U in the soil measured by the WA method and the FSA method, respectively. The gamma-ray spectrum of reference materials (RGU and RGTh, KCl) and soil samples were measured by the 120% HPGe detector with cosmic muon veto detector. According to the comparison result of activity concentrations between the FSA and the WA, we could conclude that FSA method is validated against the WA method. This study implies that the FSA method can be used in a harsh measurement environment, such as the gamma-ray measurement in the Moon, in which the level of statistical significance is usually required in a much shorter data acquisition time than the WA method.

Liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry assay for the quantification of free and total sialic acid in human cerebrospinal fluid.

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van der Ham, Maria; de Koning, Tom J; Lefeber, Dirk; Fleer, André; Prinsen, Berthil H C M T; de Sain-van der Velden, Monique G M

2010-05-01

Analysis of sialic acid (SA) metabolites in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) is important for clinical diagnosis. In the present study, a high-performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (HPLC/MS/MS) method for free sialic acid (FSA) and total sialic acid (TSA) in human CSF was validated. The method utilized a simple sample-preparation procedure of protein precipitation for FSA and acid hydrolysis for TSA. Negative electrospray ionisation was used to monitor the transitions m/z 308.2-->87.0 (SA) and m/z 311.2--> 90.0 ((13)C(3)-SA). Conjugated sialic acid (CSA) was calculated by subtracting FSA from TSA. We established reference intervals for FSA, TSA and CSA in CSF in 217 control subjects. The method has been applied to patients' samples with known differences in SA metabolites like meningitis (n=6), brain tumour (n=2), leukaemia (n=5), and Salla disease (n=1). Limit of detection (LOD) was 0.54 microM for FSA and 0.45 mM for TSA. Intra- and inter-assay variation for FSA (21.8 microM) were 4.8% (n=10) and 10.4% (n=40) respectively. Intra- and inter-assay variation for TSA (35.6 microM) were 9.7% (n=10) and 12.8% (n=40) respectively. Tested patients showed values of TSA above established reference value. The validated method allows sensitive and specific measurement of SA metabolites in CSF and can be applied for clinical diagnoses. 2010 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

Fractography: determining the sites of fracture initiation.

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Mecholsky, J J

1995-03-01

Fractography is the analysis of fracture surfaces. Here, it refers to quantitative fracture surface analysis (FSA) in the context of applying the principles of fracture mechanics to the topography observed on the fracture surface of brittle materials. The application of FSA is based on the principle that encoded on the fracture surface of brittle materials is the entire history of the fracture process. It is our task to develop the skills and knowledge to decode this information. There are several motivating factors for applying our knowledge of FSA. The first and foremost is that there is specific, quantitative information to be obtained from the fracture surface. This information includes the identification of the size and location of the fracture initiating crack or defect, the stress state at failure, the existence, or not, of local or global residual stress, the existence, or not, of stress corrosion and a knowledge of local processing anomalies which affect the fracture process. The second motivating factor is that the information is free. Once a material is tested to failure, the encoded information becomes available. If we decide to observe the features produced during fracture then we are rewarded with much information. If we decide to ignore the fracture surface, then we are left to guess and/or reason as to the cause of the failure without the benefit of all of the possible information available. This paper addresses the application of quantitative fracture surface analysis to basic research, material and product development, and "trouble-shooting" of in-service failures. First, the basic principles involved will be presented. Next, the methodology necessary to apply the principles will be presented. Finally, a summary of the presentation will be made showing the applicability to design and reliability.

7 CFR 1220.602 - Administrator, FSA.

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2011-01-01

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7 CFR 1220.602 - Administrator, FSA.

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2010-01-01

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Are self-reported unhealthy food choices associated with an increased risk of breast cancer? Prospective cohort study using the British Food Standards Agency nutrient profiling system

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Julia, Chantal; Kesse-Guyot, Emmanuelle; Lécuyer, Lucie; Adriouch, Solia; Méjean, Caroline; Ducrot, Pauline; Péneau, Sandrine; Latino-Martel, Paule; Fezeu, Léopold K; Fassier, Philippine; Hercberg, Serge; Touvier, Mathilde

2017-01-01

Objectives French authorities are considering the implementation of a simplified nutrition labelling system on food products to help consumers make healthier food choices. One of the most documented candidates (Five-Colour Nutrition Label/Nutri-score) is based on the British Food Standards Agency Nutrient Profiling System (FSA-NPS), a score calculated for each food/beverage using the 100 g amount of energy, sugar, saturated fatty acid, sodium, fibres, proteins, and fruits and vegetables. To assess its potential public health relevance, studies were conducted on the association between the nutritional quality of the diet, measured at the individual level by an energy-weighted mean of all FSA-NPS scores of foods usually consumed (FSA-NPS dietary index (FSA-NPS DI)), and the risk of chronic diseases. The present study aimed at investigating the relationship between the FSA-NPS DI and breast cancer risk. Design Prospective study. Setting Population based, NutriNet-Santé cohort, France. Participants 46 864 women aged ≥35 years who completed ≥3 24-hour dietary records during their first 2 year of follow-up. Primary outcome measure Associations between FSA-NPS DI and breast cancer risk (555 incident breast cancers diagnosed between 2009 and 2015) were characterised by multivariable-adjusted Cox proportional hazard models. Results A higher FSA-NPS DI (lower nutritional quality of the diet) was associated with an increased breast cancer risk (HR1-point increment=1.06 (1.02–1.11), p=0.005; HRQ5vs.Q1=1.52 (1.11–2.08), p trend=0.002). Similar trends were observed in premenopausal and postmenopausal women (HR1-point increment=1.09 (1.01–1.18) and 1.05 (1.00–1.11), respectively). This study was based on an observational cohort using self-reported dietary data, thus residual confounding cannot be entirely ruled out. Finally, this holistic approach does not allow investigating which factors in the diet most specifically influence breast cancer risk. Conclusions These results suggested that unhealthy food choices, as characterised by the FSA-NPS, may be associated with an increase in breast cancer risk, supporting the potential public health relevance of using this profiling system in the framework of public health nutritional measures. PMID:28600360

Examining the validity and utility of two secondary sources of food environment data against street audits in England.

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Wilkins, Emma L; Radley, Duncan; Morris, Michelle A; Griffiths, Claire

2017-12-20

Secondary data containing the locations of food outlets is increasingly used in nutrition and obesity research and policy. However, evidence evaluating these data is limited. This study validates two sources of secondary food environment data: Ordnance Survey Points of Interest data (POI) and food hygiene data from the Food Standards Agency (FSA), against street audits in England and appraises the utility of these data. Audits were conducted across 52 Lower Super Output Areas in England. All streets within each Lower Super Output Area were covered to identify the name and street address of all food outlets therein. Audit-identified outlets were matched to outlets in the POI and FSA data to identify true positives (TP: outlets in both the audits and the POI/FSA data), false positives (FP: outlets in the POI/FSA data only) and false negatives (FN: outlets in the audits only). Agreement was assessed using positive predictive values (PPV: TP/(TP + FP)) and sensitivities (TP/(TP + FN)). Variations in sensitivities and PPVs across environment and outlet types were assessed using multi-level logistic regression. Proprietary classifications within the POI data were additionally used to classify outlets, and agreement between audit-derived and POI-derived classifications was assessed. Street audits identified 1172 outlets, compared to 1100 and 1082 for POI and FSA respectively. PPVs were statistically significantly higher for FSA (0.91, CI: 0.89-0.93) than for POI (0.86, CI: 0.84-0.88). However, sensitivity values were not different between the two datasets. Sensitivity and PPVs varied across outlet types for both datasets. Without accounting for this, POI had statistically significantly better PPVs in rural and affluent areas. After accounting for variability across outlet types, FSA had statistically significantly better sensitivity in rural areas and worse sensitivity in rural middle affluence areas (relative to deprived). Audit-derived and POI-derived classifications exhibited substantial agreement (p < 0.001; Kappa = 0.66, CI: 0.63-0.70). POI and FSA data have good agreement with street audits; although both datasets had geographic biases which may need to be accounted for in analyses. Use of POI proprietary classifications is an accurate method for classifying outlets, providing time savings compared to manual classification of outlets.

Dynamic and quantitative method of analyzing service consistency evolution based on extended hierarchical finite state automata.

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Fan, Linjun; Tang, Jun; Ling, Yunxiang; Li, Benxian

2014-01-01

This paper is concerned with the dynamic evolution analysis and quantitative measurement of primary factors that cause service inconsistency in service-oriented distributed simulation applications (SODSA). Traditional methods are mostly qualitative and empirical, and they do not consider the dynamic disturbances among factors in service's evolution behaviors such as producing, publishing, calling, and maintenance. Moreover, SODSA are rapidly evolving in terms of large-scale, reusable, compositional, pervasive, and flexible features, which presents difficulties in the usage of traditional analysis methods. To resolve these problems, a novel dynamic evolution model extended hierarchical service-finite state automata (EHS-FSA) is constructed based on finite state automata (FSA), which formally depict overall changing processes of service consistency states. And also the service consistency evolution algorithms (SCEAs) based on EHS-FSA are developed to quantitatively assess these impact factors. Experimental results show that the bad reusability (17.93% on average) is the biggest influential factor, the noncomposition of atomic services (13.12%) is the second biggest one, and the service version's confusion (1.2%) is the smallest one. Compared with previous qualitative analysis, SCEAs present good effectiveness and feasibility. This research can guide the engineers of service consistency technologies toward obtaining a higher level of consistency in SODSA.

Dynamic and Quantitative Method of Analyzing Service Consistency Evolution Based on Extended Hierarchical Finite State Automata

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Fan, Linjun; Tang, Jun; Ling, Yunxiang; Li, Benxian

2014-01-01

This paper is concerned with the dynamic evolution analysis and quantitative measurement of primary factors that cause service inconsistency in service-oriented distributed simulation applications (SODSA). Traditional methods are mostly qualitative and empirical, and they do not consider the dynamic disturbances among factors in service's evolution behaviors such as producing, publishing, calling, and maintenance. Moreover, SODSA are rapidly evolving in terms of large-scale, reusable, compositional, pervasive, and flexible features, which presents difficulties in the usage of traditional analysis methods. To resolve these problems, a novel dynamic evolution model extended hierarchical service-finite state automata (EHS-FSA) is constructed based on finite state automata (FSA), which formally depict overall changing processes of service consistency states. And also the service consistency evolution algorithms (SCEAs) based on EHS-FSA are developed to quantitatively assess these impact factors. Experimental results show that the bad reusability (17.93% on average) is the biggest influential factor, the noncomposition of atomic services (13.12%) is the second biggest one, and the service version's confusion (1.2%) is the smallest one. Compared with previous qualitative analysis, SCEAs present good effectiveness and feasibility. This research can guide the engineers of service consistency technologies toward obtaining a higher level of consistency in SODSA. PMID:24772033

33 CFR 106.300 - General.

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Fuzzy Structures Analysis of Aircraft Panels in NASTRAN

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Sparrow, Victor W.; Buehrle, Ralph D.

2001-01-01

This paper concerns an application of the fuzzy structures analysis (FSA) procedures of Soize to prototypical aerospace panels in MSC/NASTRAN, a large commercial finite element program. A brief introduction to the FSA procedures is first provided. The implementation of the FSA methods is then disclosed, and the method is validated by comparison to published results for the forced vibrations of a fuzzy beam. The results of the new implementation show excellent agreement to the benchmark results. The ongoing effort at NASA Langley and Penn State to apply these fuzzy structures analysis procedures to real aircraft panels is then described.

Acute Effects of Posture Shirts on Rounded-Shoulder and Forward-Head Posture in College Students.

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Manor, John; Hibberd, Elizabeth; Petschauer, Meredith; Myers, Joseph

2016-12-01

Rounded-shoulder and forward-head posture can be contributing factors to shoulder pain. Corrective techniques such as manual therapy and exercise have been shown to improve these altered postures, but there is little evidence that corrective garments such as posture shirts can alter posture. To determine the acute effects of corrective postureshirt use on rounded-shoulder and forward-head posture in asymptomatic college students. Repeated-measures intervention study with counterbalanced conditions. Research laboratory. 24 members of the general student body of a university, 18-25 y old, with a forward shoulder angle (FSA) >52° and no history of upper-extremity surgery, scoliosis, active shoulder pain, or shoulder pain in the previous 3 mo that restricted participation for 3 consecutive days. Photographic posture assessment under a control condition, under a sham or treatment condition (counterbalanced), under another control condition, and treatment or sham. FSA and forward head angle (FHA) calculated from a lateral photograph. FSA decreased relative to the control condition while participants wore the sham shirt (P = .029) but not the corrective posture shirt (P = 1.00). FHA was unchanged between groups (P = .371). Application of a corrective posture shirt did not acutely alter FSA or FHA, while application of a sham shirt may decrease FSA at rest.

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Rationing of hip and knee referrals in the public hospital: the true unmet need.

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Inglis, Tom; Armour, Paul; Inglis, Grahame; Hooper, Gary

2017-03-24

The aim of this paper is to outline the development of a triage system for elective hip and knee referrals to the Orthopaedic Department of the Canterbury District Health Board (CDHB), and to determine the unmet need within this population for accessing first specialist assessment (FSA). Between 1 August 2015 and 31 March 2016 data was collected from all elective hip and knee referrals that underwent triage for a FSA. The number of outpatient appointments available according to the government four-month waiting time is set by the CDHB. Patients were triaged by two consultant surgeons on the basis of their referral letter and radiological imaging into one of five categories: accepted for FSA, insufficient information, no capacity, low priority or direct entry to waiting list (if already seen by a specialist). Those not accepted for an FSA were returned to general practitioner (GP) care. During the study period there were 1,733 referrals (838 hip related referrals and 895 knee related referrals) to the orthopaedic department with a request for FSA. All patients had failed conservative management. Of these referrals 43% of hip and 54% of knee related referrals could not be offered an FSA and were returned, following triage, to general practitioner care unseen. Only 8% and 9% respectively were declined for insufficient information in the referral letter or lack of need. This study details the implementation of a triage system for elective hip and knee referrals to the CDHB and with accurate data we have been able to determine the large number of patients unable to access a specialist opinion. These patients represent the unmet need within our community and highlights the degree of rationing taking place within the public hospital.

7 CFR 1220.619 - Time and Place for Requesting a Referendum.

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33 CFR 106.305 - Facility Security Assessment (FSA) requirements.

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Project analysis and integration economic analyses summary

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Macomber, H. L.

1986-01-01

An economic-analysis summary was presented for the manufacture of crystalline-silicon modules involving silicon ingot/sheet, growth, slicing, cell manufacture, and module assembly. Economic analyses provided: useful quantitative aspects for complex decision-making to the Flat-plate Solar Array (FSA) Project; yardsticks for design and performance to industry; and demonstration of how to evaluate and understand the worth of research and development both to JPL and other government agencies and programs. It was concluded that future research and development funds for photovoltaics must be provided by the Federal Government because the solar industry today does not reap enough profits from its present-day sales of photovoltaic equipment.

Field Systems Research: Sport Pedagogy Perspectives.

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Locke, Lawrence F.; And Others

1992-01-01

These articles contain responses from several scholars on the issue of field systems analysis (FSA). The scholars offer critiques from their sport pedagogy perspectives, a reaction relating FSA to personal examinations of teaching expertise, and a discussion of how computer simulation informs the study of expert teachers. (SM)

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77 FR 5227 - Information Collection Request; Debt Settlement Policies and Procedures

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Are self-reported unhealthy food choices associated with an increased risk of breast cancer? Prospective cohort study using the British Food Standards Agency nutrient profiling system.

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Deschasaux, Mélanie; Julia, Chantal; Kesse-Guyot, Emmanuelle; Lécuyer, Lucie; Adriouch, Solia; Méjean, Caroline; Ducrot, Pauline; Péneau, Sandrine; Latino-Martel, Paule; Fezeu, Léopold K; Fassier, Philippine; Hercberg, Serge; Touvier, Mathilde

2017-06-08

French authorities are considering the implementation of a simplified nutrition labelling system on food products to help consumers make healthier food choices. One of the most documented candidates (Five-Colour Nutrition Label/Nutri-score) is based on the British Food Standards Agency Nutrient Profiling System (FSA-NPS), a score calculated for each food/beverage using the 100 g amount of energy, sugar, saturated fatty acid, sodium, fibres, proteins, and fruits and vegetables. To assess its potential public health relevance, studies were conducted on the association between the nutritional quality of the diet, measured at the individual level by an energy-weighted mean of all FSA-NPS scores of foods usually consumed (FSA-NPS dietary index (FSA-NPS DI)), and the risk of chronic diseases. The present study aimed at investigating the relationship between the FSA-NPS DI and breast cancer risk. Prospective study. Population based, NutriNet-Santé cohort, France. 46 864 women aged ≥35 years who completed ≥3 24-hour dietary records during their first 2 year of follow-up. Associations between FSA-NPS DI and breast cancer risk (555 incident breast cancers diagnosed between 2009 and 2015) were characterised by multivariable-adjusted Cox proportional hazard models. A higher FSA-NPS DI (lower nutritional quality of the diet) was associated with an increased breast cancer risk (HR 1-point increment =1.06 (1.02-1.11), p=0.005; HR Q5vs.Q1 =1.52 (1.11-2.08), p trend=0.002). Similar trends were observed in premenopausal and postmenopausal women (HR 1-point increment =1.09 (1.01-1.18) and 1.05 (1.00-1.11), respectively).This study was based on an observational cohort using self-reported dietary data, thus residual confounding cannot be entirely ruled out. Finally, this holistic approach does not allow investigating which factors in the diet most specifically influence breast cancer risk. These results suggested that unhealthy food choices, as characterised by the FSA-NPS, may be associated with an increase in breast cancer risk, supporting the potential public health relevance of using this profiling system in the framework of public health nutritional measures. © Article author(s) (or their employer(s) unless otherwise stated in the text of the article) 2017. All rights reserved. No commercial use is permitted unless otherwise expressly granted.

77 FR 41248 - Disaster Designation Process

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2011-2012 FSA Handbook with Active Index

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Federal Student Aid, US Department of Education, 2012

2012-01-01

This publication is intended for financial aid administrators and counselors who help students begin the aid process--filing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), verifying information, and making corrections and other changes to the information reported on the FAFSA. The Federal Student Aid Handbook consists of the Application and…

7 CFR 1416.602 - Application process.

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7 CFR 1416.602 - Application process.

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2014-01-01

... of acres in the disaster-affected area, the inventory value before the hurricane, and the inventory value after the hurricane to their local FSA Service Center at the time an application for payment is... expenses incurred to eligible nursery crops were a direct result of the applicable hurricane during the...

7 CFR 1416.602 - Application process.

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2011-01-01

... of acres in the disaster-affected area, the inventory value before the hurricane, and the inventory value after the hurricane to their local FSA Service Center at the time an application for payment is... expenses incurred to eligible nursery crops were a direct result of the applicable hurricane during the...

7 CFR 1416.602 - Application process.

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2010-01-01

... of acres in the disaster-affected area, the inventory value before the hurricane, and the inventory value after the hurricane to their local FSA Service Center at the time an application for payment is... expenses incurred to eligible nursery crops were a direct result of the applicable hurricane during the...

7 CFR 1416.602 - Application process.

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2013-01-01

... of acres in the disaster-affected area, the inventory value before the hurricane, and the inventory value after the hurricane to their local FSA Service Center at the time an application for payment is... expenses incurred to eligible nursery crops were a direct result of the applicable hurricane during the...

High performance red phosphorus electrode in ionic liquid-based electrolyte for Na-ion batteries

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Dahbi, Mouad; Fukunishi, Mika; Horiba, Tatsuo; Yabuuchi, Naoaki; Yasuno, Satoshi; Komaba, Shinichi

2017-09-01

Electrochemical performance of the red phosphorus electrode was examined in ionic-liquid electrolyte, 0.25 mol dm-3 sodium bisfluorosulfonylamide (NaFSA) dissolved N-methyl-N-propylpyridinium-bisfluorosulfonylamide (MPPFSA), at room temperature. We compared its electrochemical performance to conventional EC/PC/DEC, EC/DEC, and PC solutions containing 1 mol dm-3 NaPF6. The electrode in NaFSA/MPPFSA demonstrated a reversible capacity of 1480 mAh g-1 and excellent capacity retention of 93% over 80 cycles, which is much better than those in the conventional electrolytes. The difference in capacity retention for the electrolytes correlates to the different solid electrolyte interphase (SEI) layer formed on the phosphorus electrode. To understand the SEI formation in NaFSA/MPPFSA and its evolution during cycling, we investigate the surface layer of the red phosphorus electrodes with hard X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (HAXPES) and time-of-flight secondary ion mass spectrometry (TOF-SIMS). A detailed analysis of HAXPES spectra demonstrates that SEI layer consists of major inorganic and minor organic species, originating from decomposition of MPP+ and FSA-. Homogenous surface layer is formed during the first cycle in NaFSA/MPPFSA while in alkyl carbonate ester electrolytes, continuous growth of surface film up to the 20th cycle is observed. Possibility of red phosphorous electrode for battery applications with pure ionic liquid is discussed.

Detection of the Assembly and Disassembly of PCV2b Virus-Like Particles Using Fluorescence Spectroscopy Analysis.

PubMed

Fang, Mingli; Diao, Wenzhen; Dong, Boqi; Wei, Hongfei; Liu, Jialin; Hua, Li; Zhang, Miaomin; Guo, Sheng; Xiao, Yue; Yu, Yongli; Wang, Liying; Wan, Min

2015-01-01

Monitoring the assembly and disassembly of virus-like particles (VLPs) is important in developing effective VLP-based vaccines. We tried to establish a simple and rapid method to evaluate the status of VLP assembly using fluorescence spectroscopic analysis (FSA) while developing a VLP-based vaccine against porcine circovirus type 2b (PCV2b). We synthesized the gene coding for PCV2b capsid protein (CP). The CP was expressed in Escherichia coli in a soluble form, dialyzed into three different buffers, and assembled into VLPs. The immunogenicity of the VLPs was evaluated by an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay using the sera of mice immunized with inactivated PCV2b. The VLP assembly was detected using transmission electron microscopy and FSA. The assembled VLPs showed a distinct FSA curve with a peak at 320 nm. We found that the assembly status was related to the immunogenicity, fluorescence intensity, and morphology of the VLP. The FSA assay was able to monitor the various denatured statuses of PCV2b VLPs treated with β-mercaptoethanol or β-mercaptoethanol plus urea. We have demonstrated that FSA can be used to detect the assembly of PCV2b VLPs produced in E. coli. This provides a simple solution for monitoring VLP assembly during the production of VLP-based vaccines. © 2016 S. Karger AG, Basel.

7 CFR 457.111 - Pear crop insurance provisions.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-01-01

... selling through an on-farm or roadside stand, farmer's market, and permitting the general public to enter..., section equivalents, or FSA farm serial number optional units may be established if each optional unit is..., section equivalents, FSA farm serial number, or on non-contiguous land, optional units may be established...

7 CFR 799.5 - FSA officials and offices responsible for carrying out NEPA.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-01-01

... 7 Agriculture 7 2011-01-01 2011-01-01 false FSA officials and offices responsible for carrying out NEPA. 799.5 Section 799.5 Agriculture Regulations of the Department of Agriculture (Continued) FARM SERVICE AGENCY, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY AND RELATED...

7 CFR 799.5 - FSA officials and offices responsible for carrying out NEPA.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-01-01

... 7 Agriculture 7 2014-01-01 2014-01-01 false FSA officials and offices responsible for carrying out NEPA. 799.5 Section 799.5 Agriculture Regulations of the Department of Agriculture (Continued) FARM SERVICE AGENCY, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY AND RELATED...

7 CFR 799.5 - FSA officials and offices responsible for carrying out NEPA.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-01-01

... 7 Agriculture 7 2010-01-01 2010-01-01 false FSA officials and offices responsible for carrying out NEPA. 799.5 Section 799.5 Agriculture Regulations of the Department of Agriculture (Continued) FARM SERVICE AGENCY, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY AND RELATED...

78 FR 36223 - Extension and Redesignation of Syria for Temporary Protected Status

Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

2013-06-17

... toll-free number). Note: The phone number provided here is solely for questions regarding this TPS... Authorization Document FSA--Free Syrian Army Government--U.S. Government IDP--Internally Displaced Persons IJ.... In addition to the Free Syrian Army (FSA) and Syrian National Army, reports published in 2012...

75 FR 39135 - Voluntary Public Access and Habitat Incentive Program

Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

2010-07-08

... Public Access and Habitat Incentive Program AGENCY: Farm Service Agency and Commodity Credit Corporation... available through the Farm Service Agency (FSA) home page at http://www.fsa.usda.gov/ . FOR FURTHER... Program (CREP) land; (4) Supplement funding and services from other Federal, State, tribal government, or...

7 CFR 701.203 - Scope.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-01-01

... § 701.203 Scope. (a) Subject to the availability of funds and only for areas, natural disasters, and time periods for the natural disaster and rehabilitation approved by the Deputy Administrator, FSA will... measures to restore land damaged by a natural disaster on or after January 1, 2010, as determined by FSA...

7 CFR 701.203 - Scope.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-01-01

... § 701.203 Scope. (a) Subject to the availability of funds and only for areas, natural disasters, and time periods for the natural disaster and rehabilitation approved by the Deputy Administrator, FSA will... measures to restore land damaged by a natural disaster on or after January 1, 2010, as determined by FSA...

7 CFR 701.203 - Scope.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-01-01

... § 701.203 Scope. (a) Subject to the availability of funds and only for areas, natural disasters, and time periods for the natural disaster and rehabilitation approved by the Deputy Administrator, FSA will... measures to restore land damaged by a natural disaster on or after January 1, 2010, as determined by FSA...

7 CFR 701.203 - Scope.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-01-01

... § 701.203 Scope. (a) Subject to the availability of funds and only for areas, natural disasters, and time periods for the natural disaster and rehabilitation approved by the Deputy Administrator, FSA will... measures to restore land damaged by a natural disaster on or after January 1, 2010, as determined by FSA...

7 CFR 1230.636 - Results of the referendum.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-01-01

... 7 Agriculture 10 2012-01-01 2012-01-01 false Results of the referendum. 1230.636 Section 1230.636... CONSUMER INFORMATION Procedures for the Conduct of Referendum Referendum § 1230.636 Results of the referendum. (a) The Administrator, FSA, will submit the combined results of the FSA State offices' results of...

7 CFR 1230.636 - Results of the referendum.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-01-01

... 7 Agriculture 10 2011-01-01 2011-01-01 false Results of the referendum. 1230.636 Section 1230.636... CONSUMER INFORMATION Procedures for the Conduct of Referendum Referendum § 1230.636 Results of the referendum. (a) The Administrator, FSA, will submit the combined results of the FSA State offices' results of...

7 CFR 1230.636 - Results of the referendum.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-01-01

... 7 Agriculture 10 2013-01-01 2013-01-01 false Results of the referendum. 1230.636 Section 1230.636... CONSUMER INFORMATION Procedures for the Conduct of Referendum Referendum § 1230.636 Results of the referendum. (a) The Administrator, FSA, will submit the combined results of the FSA State offices' results of...

7 CFR 1230.636 - Results of the referendum.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-01-01

... 7 Agriculture 10 2014-01-01 2014-01-01 false Results of the referendum. 1230.636 Section 1230.636... CONSUMER INFORMATION Procedures for the Conduct of Referendum Referendum § 1230.636 Results of the referendum. (a) The Administrator, FSA, will submit the combined results of the FSA State offices' results of...

7 CFR 1230.636 - Results of the referendum.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-01-01

... 7 Agriculture 10 2010-01-01 2010-01-01 false Results of the referendum. 1230.636 Section 1230.636... CONSUMER INFORMATION Procedures for the Conduct of Referendum Referendum § 1230.636 Results of the referendum. (a) The Administrator, FSA, will submit the combined results of the FSA State offices' results of...

7 CFR 760.1301 - Administration.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-01-01

... Administrator” in this part), and will be carried out by FSA's Price Support Division (PSD) and Kansas City... PSD, KCMO, a State committee, or a county committee will preclude the Administrator, FSA, or a... determination made by PSD, KCMO, a State committee, or a county committee. (f) The Deputy Administrator may...

7 CFR 760.1301 - Administration.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-01-01

... Administrator” in this part), and will be carried out by FSA's Price Support Division (PSD) and Kansas City... PSD, KCMO, a State committee, or a county committee will preclude the Administrator, FSA, or a... determination made by PSD, KCMO, a State committee, or a county committee. (f) The Deputy Administrator may...

7 CFR 760.1301 - Administration.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-01-01

... Administrator” in this part), and will be carried out by FSA's Price Support Division (PSD) and Kansas City... PSD, KCMO, a State committee, or a county committee will preclude the Administrator, FSA, or a... determination made by PSD, KCMO, a State committee, or a county committee. (f) The Deputy Administrator may...

7 CFR 760.1301 - Administration.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-01-01

... Administrator” in this part), and will be carried out by FSA's Price Support Division (PSD) and Kansas City... PSD, KCMO, a State committee, or a county committee will preclude the Administrator, FSA, or a... determination made by PSD, KCMO, a State committee, or a county committee. (f) The Deputy Administrator may...

7 CFR 1221.227 - Canvassing voting ballots.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-01-01

... Director (CED) and a county or State FSA office employee to canvass the ballots and report the results... INFORMATION ORDER Procedures for the Conduct of Referenda Procedures § 1221.227 Canvassing voting ballots. (a..., and designate the CED and/or another county or State FSA office employee to canvass requests in any...

7 CFR 1221.227 - Canvassing voting ballots.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-01-01

... Director (CED) and a county or State FSA office employee to canvass the ballots and report the results... INFORMATION ORDER Procedures for the Conduct of Referenda Procedures § 1221.227 Canvassing voting ballots. (a..., and designate the CED and/or another county or State FSA office employee to canvass requests in any...

7 CFR 1221.227 - Canvassing voting ballots.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-01-01

... Director (CED) and a county or State FSA office employee to canvass the ballots and report the results... INFORMATION ORDER Procedures for the Conduct of Referenda Procedures § 1221.227 Canvassing voting ballots. (a..., and designate the CED and/or another county or State FSA office employee to canvass requests in any...

7 CFR 1280.627 - Canvassing voting ballots.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-01-01

... Executive Director (CED) and a county or State FSA office employee to canvass the ballots and report the... INFORMATION ORDER Procedures To Request a Referendum Definitions § 1280.627 Canvassing voting ballots. (a... impractical, and designate the CED and/or another county or State FSA office employee to canvass requests in...

7 CFR 1280.627 - Canvassing voting ballots.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-01-01

... Executive Director (CED) and a county or State FSA office employee to canvass the ballots and report the... INFORMATION ORDER Procedures To Request a Referendum Definitions § 1280.627 Canvassing voting ballots. (a... impractical, and designate the CED and/or another county or State FSA office employee to canvass requests in...

7 CFR 1280.627 - Canvassing voting ballots.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-01-01

... Executive Director (CED) and a county or State FSA office employee to canvass the ballots and report the... INFORMATION ORDER Procedures To Request a Referendum Definitions § 1280.627 Canvassing voting ballots. (a... impractical, and designate the CED and/or another county or State FSA office employee to canvass requests in...

7 CFR 1221.227 - Canvassing voting ballots.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-01-01

... Director (CED) and a county or State FSA office employee to canvass the ballots and report the results... INFORMATION ORDER Procedures for the Conduct of Referenda Procedures § 1221.227 Canvassing voting ballots. (a..., and designate the CED and/or another county or State FSA office employee to canvass requests in any...

7 CFR 1280.627 - Canvassing voting ballots.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-01-01

... Executive Director (CED) and a county or State FSA office employee to canvass the ballots and report the... INFORMATION ORDER Procedures To Request a Referendum Definitions § 1280.627 Canvassing voting ballots. (a... impractical, and designate the CED and/or another county or State FSA office employee to canvass requests in...

7 CFR 1280.627 - Canvassing voting ballots.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-01-01

... Executive Director (CED) and a county or State FSA office employee to canvass the ballots and report the... INFORMATION ORDER Procedures To Request a Referendum Definitions § 1280.627 Canvassing voting ballots. (a... impractical, and designate the CED and/or another county or State FSA office employee to canvass requests in...

7 CFR 760.1303 - Requesting benefits.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-01-01

... 7 Agriculture 7 2013-01-01 2013-01-01 false Requesting benefits. 760.1303 Section 760.1303....1303 Requesting benefits. (a) If as a dairy operation or producer, your records are currently available... by FSA, you do not need to request benefits under this subpart to receive payments. FSA will make...

7 CFR 760.1303 - Requesting benefits.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-01-01

... 7 Agriculture 7 2011-01-01 2011-01-01 false Requesting benefits. 760.1303 Section 760.1303....1303 Requesting benefits. (a) If as a dairy operation or producer, your records are currently available... by FSA, you do not need to request benefits under this subpart to receive payments. FSA will make...

7 CFR 760.1303 - Requesting benefits.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-01-01

... 7 Agriculture 7 2012-01-01 2012-01-01 false Requesting benefits. 760.1303 Section 760.1303....1303 Requesting benefits. (a) If as a dairy operation or producer, your records are currently available... by FSA, you do not need to request benefits under this subpart to receive payments. FSA will make...

7 CFR 760.1303 - Requesting benefits.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-01-01

... 7 Agriculture 7 2014-01-01 2014-01-01 false Requesting benefits. 760.1303 Section 760.1303....1303 Requesting benefits. (a) If as a dairy operation or producer, your records are currently available... by FSA, you do not need to request benefits under this subpart to receive payments. FSA will make...

7 CFR 760.1303 - Requesting benefits.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-01-01

... 7 Agriculture 7 2010-01-01 2010-01-01 false Requesting benefits. 760.1303 Section 760.1303....1303 Requesting benefits. (a) If as a dairy operation or producer, your records are currently available... by FSA, you do not need to request benefits under this subpart to receive payments. FSA will make...

7 CFR 614.10 - Appeals before the Farm Service Agency county committee.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-01-01

... section are completed, provide the FSA county committee with a written technical determination in the form... part 780, a participant may appeal a final technical determination or a program decision to the FSA... appeal requests review of the technical determination by the applicable State Conservationist prior to...

7 CFR 771.15 - Loan servicing.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-01-01

... 7 Agriculture 7 2010-01-01 2010-01-01 false Loan servicing. 771.15 Section 771.15 Agriculture... SPECIAL PROGRAMS BOLL WEEVIL ERADICATION LOAN PROGRAM § 771.15 Loan servicing. (a) Advances. FSA may make... advances. (b) Payments. Payments will be made to FSA as set forth in loan agreements and debt instruments...

7 CFR 1429.102 - Administration.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-01-01

... 7 Agriculture 10 2014-01-01 2014-01-01 false Administration. 1429.102 Section 1429.102 Agriculture... § 1429.102 Administration. (a) The Asparagus Revenue Market Loss Assistance Payment Program will be... Administration (FSA)), or a designee, and will be carried out in the field by FSA State and county committees and...

7 CFR 1429.102 - Administration.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-01-01

... 7 Agriculture 10 2013-01-01 2013-01-01 false Administration. 1429.102 Section 1429.102 Agriculture... § 1429.102 Administration. (a) The Asparagus Revenue Market Loss Assistance Payment Program will be... Administration (FSA)), or a designee, and will be carried out in the field by FSA State and county committees and...

77 FR 51459 - Suspension of End-Use Certificate Program Requirements

Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

2012-08-24

... indefinitely the Farm Service Agency (FSA) regulation requiring end-use certificates and tracking of wheat... Canadian produced wheat are no longer required to provide FSA end-use certificates or consumption and resale reports on wheat produced in Canada. DATES: Effective August 31, 2012. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION...

7 CFR 782.15 - Filing FSA-751, Wheat Consumption and Resale Report.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-01-01

... 7 Agriculture 7 2013-01-01 2013-01-01 false Filing FSA-751, Wheat Consumption and Resale Report. 782.15 Section 782.15 Agriculture Regulations of the Department of Agriculture (Continued) FARM SERVICE AGENCY, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE SPECIAL PROGRAMS END-USE CERTIFICATE PROGRAM Implementation of...

7 CFR 782.15 - Filing FSA-751, Wheat Consumption and Resale Report.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-01-01

... 7 Agriculture 7 2012-01-01 2012-01-01 false Filing FSA-751, Wheat Consumption and Resale Report. 782.15 Section 782.15 Agriculture Regulations of the Department of Agriculture (Continued) FARM SERVICE AGENCY, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE SPECIAL PROGRAMS END-USE CERTIFICATE PROGRAM Implementation of...

7 CFR 782.15 - Filing FSA-751, Wheat Consumption and Resale Report.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-01-01

... 7 Agriculture 7 2011-01-01 2011-01-01 false Filing FSA-751, Wheat Consumption and Resale Report. 782.15 Section 782.15 Agriculture Regulations of the Department of Agriculture (Continued) FARM SERVICE AGENCY, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE SPECIAL PROGRAMS END-USE CERTIFICATE PROGRAM Implementation of...

7 CFR 782.15 - Filing FSA-751, Wheat Consumption and Resale Report.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-01-01

... 7 Agriculture 7 2010-01-01 2010-01-01 false Filing FSA-751, Wheat Consumption and Resale Report. 782.15 Section 782.15 Agriculture Regulations of the Department of Agriculture (Continued) FARM SERVICE AGENCY, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE SPECIAL PROGRAMS END-USE CERTIFICATE PROGRAM Implementation of...

7 CFR 782.15 - Filing FSA-751, Wheat Consumption and Resale Report.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-01-01

... 7 Agriculture 7 2014-01-01 2014-01-01 false Filing FSA-751, Wheat Consumption and Resale Report. 782.15 Section 782.15 Agriculture Regulations of the Department of Agriculture (Continued) FARM SERVICE AGENCY, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE SPECIAL PROGRAMS END-USE CERTIFICATE PROGRAM Implementation of...

77 FR 6533 - Information Collection Request; Assignment and Joint Payment Elections

Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

2012-02-08

... Act of 1995, the Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) and Farm Service Agency (FSA) are seeking comments... assign a cash payment made by FSA or CCC to a third party. In addition, a payment recipient may...). SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title: CCC-36, ``Assignment of Payment'', CCC-37, ``Joint Payment Authorization...

76 FR 14370 - Information Collection; Representation for CCC and FSA Loans Authorization To File a Financing...

Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

2011-03-16

...; Representation for CCC and FSA Loans Authorization To File a Financing Statement AGENCY: Commodity Credit... the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) and the Farm Service... currently approved information collection associated with form CCC-10, entitled ``Representations for...

Historical overview, accomplishments, and value of the FSA project: Industry

NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)

Little, R.

1986-01-01

An historical overview of the progress of photovoltaics (PV) as a function of oil price and DOE PV budgeting levels was presented. The state of the worldwide PV industry, the PV interests and activities of utilities, and the phases of evolution that a technology such a photovoltaics goes through on the way to commercialization were reviewed. Although the length of time it will take photovoltaics to evolve from discovery to commercialization was increased from 50 to 80 years, the outlook is optimistic.

76 FR 58089 - Guaranteed Loan Fees

Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

2011-09-20

... as salaries, has no impact on the budget authority for loan funds. FSA budget for administrative... increase to 1.5 percent is required now because as proposed in the 2012 budget FSA will have less authority to fund guaranteed loans. Based on the proposed 2012 budget, the fee will need to be increased to 1.5...

76 FR 17378 - Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

2011-03-29

..., Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget (OMB), [email protected]: This collection of information is authorized by 7 CFR part 718 and described in FSA Handbook 2-CP. If a... acreage or production measurement services. Need and Use of the Information: The Farm Service Agency (FSA...

7 CFR 792.3 - Definitions.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-01-01

... debts and claims. The late payment interest rate shall be determined as of the date a debt becomes... debt owed the Government, or any agency thereof. FSA means the Farm Service Agency of the United States..., data file, or similar record of debts owed to FSA, CCC, or any other Government Agency with respect to...

7 CFR 1220.628 - Results of the request for referendum.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-01-01

... 7 Agriculture 10 2010-01-01 2010-01-01 false Results of the request for referendum. 1220.628... § 1220.628 Results of the request for referendum. (a) The Administrator, FSA, shall submit to the Administrator, AMS, the reports from all State FSA offices. The Administrator, AMS shall tabulate the results of...

7 CFR 1220.628 - Results of the request for referendum.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-01-01

... 7 Agriculture 10 2012-01-01 2012-01-01 false Results of the request for referendum. 1220.628... § 1220.628 Results of the request for referendum. (a) The Administrator, FSA, shall submit to the Administrator, AMS, the reports from all State FSA offices. The Administrator, AMS shall tabulate the results of...

7 CFR 1220.628 - Results of the request for referendum.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-01-01

... 7 Agriculture 10 2014-01-01 2014-01-01 false Results of the request for referendum. 1220.628... § 1220.628 Results of the request for referendum. (a) The Administrator, FSA, shall submit to the Administrator, AMS, the reports from all State FSA offices. The Administrator, AMS shall tabulate the results of...

7 CFR 1220.628 - Results of the request for referendum.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-01-01

... 7 Agriculture 10 2011-01-01 2011-01-01 false Results of the request for referendum. 1220.628... § 1220.628 Results of the request for referendum. (a) The Administrator, FSA, shall submit to the Administrator, AMS, the reports from all State FSA offices. The Administrator, AMS shall tabulate the results of...

7 CFR 1220.629 - Disposition of records.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-01-01

... records will be placed in a secure location under the custody of the FSA CED for a period of not less than... CONSUMER INFORMATION Procedures To Request a Referendum Definitions § 1220.629 Disposition of records. Each FSA CED will place in sealed containers marked with the identification of the “Request for Soybean...

7 CFR 1230.637 - Disposition of ballots and records.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-01-01

... Disposition of ballots and records. (a) Producer ballots and records. Each FSA CED will place in sealed... summaries. Such records will be placed under lock in a safe place under the custody of the FSA CED for a..., South Agriculture Building, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC. A Marketing Programs Branch...

7 CFR 1230.637 - Disposition of ballots and records.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-01-01

... Disposition of ballots and records. (a) Producer ballots and records. Each FSA CED will place in sealed... summaries. Such records will be placed under lock in a safe place under the custody of the FSA CED for a..., South Agriculture Building, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC. A Marketing Programs Branch...

7 CFR 1230.637 - Disposition of ballots and records.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-01-01

... Disposition of ballots and records. (a) Producer ballots and records. Each FSA CED will place in sealed... summaries. Such records will be placed under lock in a safe place under the custody of the FSA CED for a..., South Agriculture Building, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC. A Marketing Programs Branch...

7 CFR 1220.629 - Disposition of records.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-01-01

... records will be placed in a secure location under the custody of the FSA CED for a period of not less than... CONSUMER INFORMATION Procedures To Request a Referendum Definitions § 1220.629 Disposition of records. Each FSA CED will place in sealed containers marked with the identification of the “Request for Soybean...

7 CFR 1220.629 - Disposition of records.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-01-01

... records will be placed in a secure location under the custody of the FSA CED for a period of not less than... CONSUMER INFORMATION Procedures To Request a Referendum Definitions § 1220.629 Disposition of records. Each FSA CED will place in sealed containers marked with the identification of the “Request for Soybean...

7 CFR 1230.637 - Disposition of ballots and records.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-01-01

... Disposition of ballots and records. (a) Producer ballots and records. Each FSA CED will place in sealed... summaries. Such records will be placed under lock in a safe place under the custody of the FSA CED for a..., South Agriculture Building, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC. A Marketing Programs Branch...

7 CFR 1230.637 - Disposition of ballots and records.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-01-01

... Disposition of ballots and records. (a) Producer ballots and records. Each FSA CED will place in sealed... summaries. Such records will be placed under lock in a safe place under the custody of the FSA CED for a..., South Agriculture Building, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC. A Marketing Programs Branch...

7 CFR 1220.629 - Disposition of records.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-01-01

... records will be placed in a secure location under the custody of the FSA CED for a period of not less than... CONSUMER INFORMATION Procedures To Request a Referendum Definitions § 1220.629 Disposition of records. Each FSA CED will place in sealed containers marked with the identification of the “Request for Soybean...

7 CFR 1280.632 - Disposition of records.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-01-01

... records will be placed in a secure location under the custody of FSA CED for a period of not less than 12... INFORMATION ORDER Procedures To Request a Referendum Definitions § 1280.632 Disposition of records. Each FSA CED will place in sealed containers marked with the identification of the “Lamb Checkoff Program...

7 CFR 1280.632 - Disposition of records.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-01-01

... records will be placed in a secure location under the custody of FSA CED for a period of not less than 12... INFORMATION ORDER Procedures To Request a Referendum Definitions § 1280.632 Disposition of records. Each FSA CED will place in sealed containers marked with the identification of the “Lamb Checkoff Program...

7 CFR 1220.629 - Disposition of records.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-01-01

... records will be placed in a secure location under the custody of the FSA CED for a period of not less than... CONSUMER INFORMATION Procedures To Request a Referendum Definitions § 1220.629 Disposition of records. Each FSA CED will place in sealed containers marked with the identification of the “Request for Soybean...

7 CFR 1280.632 - Disposition of records.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-01-01

... records will be placed in a secure location under the custody of FSA CED for a period of not less than 12... INFORMATION ORDER Procedures To Request a Referendum Definitions § 1280.632 Disposition of records. Each FSA CED will place in sealed containers marked with the identification of the “Lamb Checkoff Program...

7 CFR 1280.632 - Disposition of records.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-01-01

... records will be placed in a secure location under the custody of FSA CED for a period of not less than 12... INFORMATION ORDER Procedures To Request a Referendum Definitions § 1280.632 Disposition of records. Each FSA CED will place in sealed containers marked with the identification of the “Lamb Checkoff Program...

7 CFR 1280.632 - Disposition of records.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-01-01

... records will be placed in a secure location under the custody of FSA CED for a period of not less than 12... INFORMATION ORDER Procedures To Request a Referendum Definitions § 1280.632 Disposition of records. Each FSA CED will place in sealed containers marked with the identification of the “Lamb Checkoff Program...

7 CFR 1402.1 - General.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-01-01

... information on the Farm Service Agency's (FSA) Commodity Operations Web site located on the Worldwide Web at http://www.fsa.usda.gov/daco/default.htm. The Web site will be reviewed and amended as necessary to... this Web site is for the purpose of public information and does not constitute an offer to sell by CCC...

7 CFR 1402.1 - General.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-01-01

... information on the Farm Service Agency's (FSA) Commodity Operations Web site located on the Worldwide Web at http://www.fsa.usda.gov/daco/default.htm. The Web site will be reviewed and amended as necessary to... this Web site is for the purpose of public information and does not constitute an offer to sell by CCC...

7 CFR 1402.1 - General.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-01-01

... information on the Farm Service Agency's (FSA) Commodity Operations Web site located on the Worldwide Web at http://www.fsa.usda.gov/daco/default.htm. The Web site will be reviewed and amended as necessary to... this Web site is for the purpose of public information and does not constitute an offer to sell by CCC...

7 CFR 1402.1 - General.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-01-01

... information on the Farm Service Agency's (FSA) Commodity Operations Web site located on the Worldwide Web at http://www.fsa.usda.gov/daco/default.htm. The Web site will be reviewed and amended as necessary to... this Web site is for the purpose of public information and does not constitute an offer to sell by CCC...

7 CFR 1402.1 - General.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-01-01

... information on the Farm Service Agency's (FSA) Commodity Operations Web site located on the Worldwide Web at http://www.fsa.usda.gov/daco/default.htm. The Web site will be reviewed and amended as necessary to... this Web site is for the purpose of public information and does not constitute an offer to sell by CCC...

7 CFR 782.12 - Filing FSA-750, End-Use Certificate for Wheat.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-01-01

... 7 Agriculture 7 2014-01-01 2014-01-01 false Filing FSA-750, End-Use Certificate for Wheat. 782.12 Section 782.12 Agriculture Regulations of the Department of Agriculture (Continued) FARM SERVICE AGENCY, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE SPECIAL PROGRAMS END-USE CERTIFICATE PROGRAM Implementation of the End-Use...

7 CFR 782.12 - Filing FSA-750, End-Use Certificate for Wheat.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-01-01

... 7 Agriculture 7 2010-01-01 2010-01-01 false Filing FSA-750, End-Use Certificate for Wheat. 782.12 Section 782.12 Agriculture Regulations of the Department of Agriculture (Continued) FARM SERVICE AGENCY, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE SPECIAL PROGRAMS END-USE CERTIFICATE PROGRAM Implementation of the End-Use...

7 CFR 782.12 - Filing FSA-750, End-Use Certificate for Wheat.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-01-01

... 7 Agriculture 7 2011-01-01 2011-01-01 false Filing FSA-750, End-Use Certificate for Wheat. 782.12 Section 782.12 Agriculture Regulations of the Department of Agriculture (Continued) FARM SERVICE AGENCY, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE SPECIAL PROGRAMS END-USE CERTIFICATE PROGRAM Implementation of the End-Use...

7 CFR 782.12 - Filing FSA-750, End-Use Certificate for Wheat.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-01-01

... 7 Agriculture 7 2013-01-01 2013-01-01 false Filing FSA-750, End-Use Certificate for Wheat. 782.12 Section 782.12 Agriculture Regulations of the Department of Agriculture (Continued) FARM SERVICE AGENCY, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE SPECIAL PROGRAMS END-USE CERTIFICATE PROGRAM Implementation of the End-Use...

7 CFR 782.12 - Filing FSA-750, End-Use Certificate for Wheat.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-01-01

... 7 Agriculture 7 2012-01-01 2012-01-01 false Filing FSA-750, End-Use Certificate for Wheat. 782.12 Section 782.12 Agriculture Regulations of the Department of Agriculture (Continued) FARM SERVICE AGENCY, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE SPECIAL PROGRAMS END-USE CERTIFICATE PROGRAM Implementation of the End-Use...

Female selective abortion - beyond 'culture': family making and gender inequality in a globalising India.

PubMed

Unnithan-Kumar, Maya

2010-02-01

There is an emerging global discourse on female selective abortion (FSA) as several Asian countries witness an increasing imbalance in their sex ratios in favour of boys. While there is an attendant increase in demographic and social surveys on the issue, little is understood about FSA as either a desired or contested practice of family making in the contexts in which it is practiced. Drawing on the accounts of feminists, doctors and lower, middle-class Hindu and Muslim women and their families in Rajasthan, Northern India, the paper explores differing perceptions and attitudes to FSA in the region. Focusing on the agency of pregnant women who resort to FSA, the paper suggests that gender inequality and marriage anxieties shape especially lower-middle-class women's engagement with reproductive technologies, including those of sex selection. The paper also concludes that the decisions of both Hindu and Muslim lower-middle-class women to abort female babies is informed by their shared, pragmatic understanding of the economic realities of gender discrimination and of their social obligation as wives to reproduce a particular quality of patriarchal family.

The medical care programs of the Farm Security Administration, 1932 through 1947: a rehearsal for national health insurance?

PubMed Central

Grey, M R

1994-01-01

At a time of renewed interest in universal health insurance, an examination of earlier periods when society grappled with the link between socioeconomic status and health is fruitful. Between 1935 and 1947, the federal government sponsored a comprehensive medical care program for low-income farmers, sharecroppers, and migrant workers under the auspices of the Farm Security Administration (FSA). Despite the strong opposition of the American Medical Association, humanitarian and economic concerns at the local level often promoted physicians' participation in the program's group prepayment plans. Many FSA leaders clearly saw the program as a model upon which national health insurance might advance. However, in the wake of World War II, the FSA program declined as physicians' income improved, the rural population declined, and traditional ideological objections to federal intervention in medical care resurfaced. The FSA experience illuminates the complex ideological, economic, and humanitarian motivations of American physicians in the face of health care reform. Images p1680-a p1682-a p1684-a PMID:7943497

The multidimensional nature of ageism: construct validity and group differences.

PubMed

Rupp, Deborah E; Vodanovich, Stephen J; Credé, Marcus

2005-06-01

The authors investigated the factor structure and construct validity of the Fraboni Scale of Ageism and the age and gender differences in ageism scores. Confirmatory factor analyses supported the multidimensional nature of FSA scores and generally corroborated the initial factor structure reported by M. Fraboni, with some notable exceptions. Essentially, the present findings were aligned with theoretical models of ageism that emphasize both cognitive facets and affective facets. That is, on the basis of their factor analytic findings, the authors redefined Fraboni's original factors of Antilocution, Avoidance, and Discrimination as Stereotypes, Separation, and Affective Attitudes, respectively, because of the clustering of items within factors. The revised 3-factor structure accounted for 36.4% of the variance in FSA scores. FSA factor scores significantly related to other scores from other measures of age-related attitudes, with higher correlations among factors that were similar in terms of their cognitive nature versus their affective nature. Finally, younger individuals and men had significantly higher ageism scores on the FSA than older individuals and women. The authors discussed the importance of adequately assessing ageism, with particular emphasis devoted to the understanding of age bias.

7 CFR 1412.3 - Definitions.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-01-01

... available, the planted acres as determined by CCC using other sources. Planted and considered planted (P&CP... the FSA county committee on the farm for a crop. For the purposes of this part, P&CP is limited to... sequence. Replacement crop acreage is not included as P&CP. Processing means with respect to uses of a crop...

7 CFR 1412.3 - Definitions.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-01-01

... available, the planted acres as determined by CCC using other sources. Planted and considered planted (P&CP... the FSA county committee on the farm for a crop. For the purposes of this part P&CP is limited to... sequence. Replacement crop acreage is not included as P&CP. Processing means with respect to uses of a crop...

7 CFR 1412.3 - Definitions.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-01-01

... available, the planted acres as determined by CCC using other sources. Planted and considered planted (P&CP... the FSA county committee on the farm for a crop. For the purposes of this part, P&CP is limited to... sequence. Replacement crop acreage is not included as P&CP. Processing means with respect to uses of a crop...

7 CFR 1412.3 - Definitions.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-01-01

... available, the planted acres as determined by CCC using other sources. Planted and considered planted (P&CP... the FSA county committee on the farm for a crop. For the purposes of this part, P&CP is limited to... sequence. Replacement crop acreage is not included as P&CP. Processing means with respect to uses of a crop...

7 CFR 1412.50 - Matters of general applicability.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-01-01

..., including but not limited to, decisions of whether or not to conduct a lottery, lottery selection process... CORPORATION, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE LOANS, PURCHASES, AND OTHER OPERATIONS DIRECT AND COUNTER-CYCLICAL... to §§ 11.3 and 780.5 of this title. Additionally, these rules and any decisions of CCC and FSA that...

5 CFR 8301.103 - Additional rules for employees of the Farm Service Agency.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-01-01

... SUPPLEMENTAL STANDARDS OF ETHICAL CONDUCT FOR EMPLOYEES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE § 8301.103 Additional... determination made with the advice and clearance of the DAEO and the FSA headquarters ethics advisor that the... employee or spouse or minor child of an FSA employee may directly or indirectly: sell real property to...

Federal Student Aid: Additional Management Improvements Would Clarify Strategic Direction and Enhance Accountability. Report to Congressional Requesters.

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

General Accounting Office, Washington, DC.

To determine what Federal Student Aid (FSA), previously the Office of Student Financial Assistance, had done to develop and implement a strategic direction as mandated by Congress in performance-based organization legislation, the General Accounting Office (GAO) reviewed FSA's strategic and annual performance plans and annual reports, interviewing…

Federal Student Aid Handbook, 2006-2007. Volume 1: Student Eligibility

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

US Department of Education, 2006

2006-01-01

There are many factors to be considered when reviewing a student's application for aid from the FSA programs, such as whether the student is a U.S. citizen or permanent resident, whether the student is making satisfactory academic progress, and whether the student has a defaulted FSA loan. This volume of the Federal Student Aid Handbook discusses…

7 CFR 782.20 - Importer records and reports.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-01-01

... reports. (a) The importer shall retain a copy of each form: (1) FSA-750, End-Use Certificate for Wheat, that is submitted to KCCO in accordance with § 782.12(a); and (2) FSA-751, Wheat Consumption and Resale... records to verify that the wheat was identity preserved until such time as the wheat was: (1) Loaded onto...

A rate-constrained fast full-search algorithm based on block sum pyramid.

PubMed

Song, Byung Cheol; Chun, Kang-Wook; Ra, Jong Beom

2005-03-01

This paper presents a fast full-search algorithm (FSA) for rate-constrained motion estimation. The proposed algorithm, which is based on the block sum pyramid frame structure, successively eliminates unnecessary search positions according to rate-constrained criterion. This algorithm provides the identical estimation performance to a conventional FSA having rate constraint, while achieving considerable reduction in computation.

Social Media Use of Cooperative Extension Family Economics Educators: Online Survey Results and Implications

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

O'Neill, Barbara; Zumwalt, Andrew; Bechman, Janet

2011-01-01

This article describes results of an online survey conducted by the eXtension Financial Security for All (FSA) Community of Practice (CoP) to determine the social media capacity and activity of its members. The survey was conducted to inform two subsequent FSA CoP programs: an archived webinar on social media programs and impact evaluation methods…

7 CFR 1404.6 - Payment to the assignee.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-01-01

... assignee. (a) The assignee shall be paid the smaller of the amount specified on Form CCC-36 or CCC-251 or... indebtedness owed by the assignor to CCC, FSA, or any other agency of the United States shall be subject to offset. (b) Any indebtedness owed by the assignor to CCC or FSA shall be offset from any payment which is...

7 CFR 1404.6 - Payment to the assignee.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-01-01

... assignee. (a) The assignee shall be paid the smaller of the amount specified on Form CCC-36 or CCC-251 or... indebtedness owed by the assignor to CCC, FSA, or any other agency of the United States shall be subject to offset. (b) Any indebtedness owed by the assignor to CCC or FSA shall be offset from any payment which is...

7 CFR 1404.6 - Payment to the assignee.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-01-01

... assignee. (a) The assignee shall be paid the smaller of the amount specified on Form CCC-36 or CCC-251 or... indebtedness owed by the assignor to CCC, FSA, or any other agency of the United States shall be subject to offset. (b) Any indebtedness owed by the assignor to CCC or FSA shall be offset from any payment which is...

7 CFR 1404.6 - Payment to the assignee.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-01-01

... assignee. (a) The assignee shall be paid the smaller of the amount specified on Form CCC-36 or CCC-251 or... indebtedness owed by the assignor to CCC, FSA, or any other agency of the United States shall be subject to offset. (b) Any indebtedness owed by the assignor to CCC or FSA shall be offset from any payment which is...

7 CFR 1404.6 - Payment to the assignee.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-01-01

... assignee. (a) The assignee shall be paid the smaller of the amount specified on Form CCC-36 or CCC-251 or... indebtedness owed by the assignor to CCC, FSA, or any other agency of the United States shall be subject to offset. (b) Any indebtedness owed by the assignor to CCC or FSA shall be offset from any payment which is...

29 CFR 458.38 - Deprivation of rights under the CSRA or FSA by violence or threat of violence.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-07-01

... 29 Labor 2 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 false Deprivation of rights under the CSRA or FSA by violence or threat of violence. 458.38 Section 458.38 Labor Regulations Relating to Labor OFFICE OF LABOR-MANAGEMENT... by violence or threat of violence. No labor organization or any officer, agent, shop steward, or...

Perceived Need and Actual Usage of the Family Support Agreement in Rural China: Results from a Nationally Representative Survey

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

Chou, Rita Jing-Ann

2011-01-01

Purpose: The Family Support Agreement (FSA) is a voluntary but legal contract between older parents and adult children on parental support in China. As the first comprehensive empirical study on the FSA, this study aims to understand the prevalence and covariates of older parents' perceived need and actual use of this agreement. Design and…

Cytotoxic, phytotoxic, and mutagenic appraisal to ascertain toxicological potential of particulate matter emitted from automobiles.

PubMed

Anwar, Khaleeq; Ejaz, Sohail; Ashraf, Muhammad; Altaf, Imran; Anjum, Aftab Ahmad

2013-07-01

Vehicular air pollution is a mounting health issue of the modern age, particularly in urban populations of the developing nations. Auto-rickshaws are not considered eco-friendly as to their inefficient engines producing large amount of particulate matter (PM), thus posing significant environmental threat. The present study was conducted to ascertain the cytotoxic, phytotoxic, and mutagenic potential of PM from gasoline-powered two-stroke auto-rickshaws (TSA) and compressed natural gas-powered four-stroke auto-rickshaws (FSA). Based on the increased amount of aluminum quantified during proton-induced X-ray emission analysis of PM from TSA and FSA, different concentrations of aluminum sulfate were also tested to determine its eco-toxicological potential. The MTT assay demonstrated significant (p < 0.001) dose-dependent cytotoxic effects of different concentrations of TSA, FSA, and aluminum sulfate on BHK-21 cell line. LC50 of TSA, FSA, and aluminum sulfate was quantified at 16, 11, and 23.8 μg/ml, respectively, establishing PM from FSA, a highly cytotoxic material. In case of phytotoxicity screening using Zea mays, the results demonstrated that all three tested materials were equally phytotoxic at higher concentrations producing significant reduction (p < 0.001) in seed germination. Aluminum sulfate proved to be a highly phytotoxic agent even at its lowest concentration. Mutagenicity was assessed by fluctuation Salmonella reverse mutation assay adopting TA100 and TA98 mutant strains with (+S9) and without (-S9) metabolic activation. Despite the fact that different concentrations of PM from both sources, i.e., TSA and FSA were highly mutagenic (p < 0.001) even at lower concentrations, the mutagenic index was higher in TSA. Data advocate that all tested materials are equally ecotoxic, and if the existing trend of atmospheric pollution by auto-rickshaws is continued, airborne heavy metals will seriously affect the normal growth of local inhabitants and increased contamination of agricultural products, which will amplify the dietary intake of the toxic elements and could result in genetic mutation or long-term health implications.

Impact of the UK voluntary sodium reduction targets on the sodium content of processed foods from 2006 to 2011: analysis of household consumer panel data.

PubMed

Eyles, Helen; Webster, Jacqueline; Jebb, Susan; Capelin, Cathy; Neal, Bruce; Ni Mhurchu, Cliona

2013-11-01

In 2006 the UK Food Standards Agency (FSA) introduced voluntary sodium reduction targets for more than 80 categories of processed food. Our aim was to determine the impact of these targets on the sodium content of processed foods in the UK between 2006 and 2011. Household consumer panel data (n>18,000 households) were used to calculate crude and sales-weighted mean sodium content for 47,337 products in 2006 and 49,714 products in 2011. Two sample t-tests were used to compare means. A secondary analysis was undertaken to explore reformulation efforts and included only products available for sale in both 2006 and 2011. Between 2006 and 2011 there was an overall mean reduction in crude sodium content of UK foods of -26 mg/100g (p ≤ 0.001), equivalent to a 7% fall (356 mg/100g to 330 mg/100g). The corresponding sales-weighted reduction was -21 mg/100g (-6%). For products available for sale in both years the corresponding reduction was -23 mg/100g (p<0.001) or -7%. The UK FSA voluntary targets delivered a moderate reduction in the mean sodium content of UK processed foods between 2006 and 2011. Whilst encouraging, regular monitoring and review of the UK sodium reduction strategy will be essential to ensure continued progress. © 2013.

The Joint Clinic: Managing Excess Demand for Hip and Knee Osteoarthritis Referrals Using a New Physiotherapy-Led Outpatient Service.

PubMed

Gwynne-Jones, David P; Hutton, Liam R; Stout, Kirsten M; Abbott, J Haxby

2018-04-01

There are increasing problems with access to both outpatient assessment and joint replacement surgery for patients with hip or knee osteoarthritis. Data were collected on all patients seen at the Joint Clinic over a 2-year period with minimum 12-month follow-up. Patients were assessed by a nurse and a physiotherapist, baseline scores and demographic details collected, and an individualized personal care plan developed. Patients could be referred for a first specialist assessment (FSA) if their severity justified surgical assessment. Three hundred fifty-eight patients were seen at Joint Clinic, of whom 150 (44%) had hip and 189 (56%) had knee OA. The mean age was 67.4 years and there were 152 men (45%) and 187 women (55%). The mean baseline Oxford score was 19.8 (standard deviation 8.2). Fifty-four patients were referred directly to FSA (mean Oxford score 13.0, standard deviation 6.7) and 89 after a subsequent review. The scores of patients referred for FSA were significantly worse than those managed in the Joint Clinic (P < .001). Of the 143 referred for FSA, 115 underwent or were awaiting surgery, 18 were recommended surgery but scored below prioritization threshold, and 10 were not recommended surgery. The Oxford scores of the 194 patients managed non-operatively improved from 22.0 to 25.0 (P = .0013). This study shows that the Joint Clinic was effective as a triage tool with 93% of those referred for FSA being recommended surgery. This has freed up surgeon time to see only those patients most in need of surgical assessment. Copyright © 2017 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

Associations between nutritional quality of meals and snacks assessed by the Food Standards Agency nutrient profiling system and overall diet quality and adiposity measures in British children and adolescents.

PubMed

Murakami, Kentaro

2018-05-01

This cross-sectional study examined how the nutritional quality of meals and snacks was associated with overall diet quality and adiposity measures. Based on 7-d weighed dietary record data, all eating occasions were divided into meals or snacks based on time (meals: 06:00-09:00 h, 12:00-14:00 h, and 17:00-20:00 h; snacks: others) or contribution to energy intake (meals: ≥15%; snacks: <15%) in British children aged 4-10 (n = 808) and adolescents aged 11-18 (n = 809). The nutritional quality of meals and snacks was assessed as the arithmetical energy intake-weighted means of the Food Standards Agency (FSA) nutrient profiling system score of each food and beverage consumed, based on the contents of energy, saturated fatty acid, total sugar, sodium, fruits/vegetables/nuts, dietary fiber, and protein. Regardless of the definition of meals and snacks, higher FSA score (lower nutritional quality) of meals was inversely associated with overall diet quality assessed by the Mediterranean diet score in both children and adolescents (P <0.0001), whereas the inverse associations for the FSA score of snacks did not reach statistical significance. The FSA score of meals based on time was inversely associated with body mass index z-score only in children, whereas that of snacks based on time showed a positive association. Lower nutritional quality of meals, but not snacks, assessed by the FSA score was associated with lower overall diet quality, whereas no consistent associations were observed with regard to adiposity measures. Copyright © 2017 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

Federal Student Aid Handbook, 2006-2007. Volume 4: Processing Aid & Managing FSA Funds

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

US Department of Education, 2006

2006-01-01

The purpose of this publication is to provide participating schools with guidance on how to request, disburse, manage, and report on the use of Federal Student Aid funds. A summary of the changes and clarifications is presented in greater detail in the chapters that are contained in this volume: Chapter 1, The MPN (Master Promissory Note) and the…

PROCESSING OF NEUTRON-IRRADIATED URANIUM

DOEpatents

Hopkins, H.H. Jr.

1960-09-01

An improved "Purex" process for separating uranium, plutonium, and fission products from nitric acid solutions of neutron-irradiated uranium is offered. Uranium is first extracted into tributyl phosphate (TBP) away from plutonium and fission products after adjustment of the acidity from 0.3 to 0.5 M and heating from 60 to 70 deg C. Coextracted plutonium, ruthenium, and fission products are fractionally removed from the TBP by three scrubbing steps with a 0.5 M nitric acid solution of ferrous sulfamate (FSA), from 3.5 to 5 M nitric acid, and water, respectively, and the purified uranium is finally recovered from the TBP by precipitation with an aqueous solution of oxalic acid. The plutonium in the 0.3 to 0.5 M acid solution is oxidized to the tetravalent state with sodium nitrite and extracted into TBP containing a small amount of dibutyl phosphate (DBP). Plutonium is then back-extracted from the TBP-DBP mixture with a nitric acid solution of FSA, reoxidized with sodium nitrite in the aqueous strip solution obtained, and once more extracted with TBP alone. Finally the plutonium is stripped from the TBP with dilute acid, and a portion of the strip solution thus obtained is recycled into the TBPDBP for further purification.

Silicon production in a fluidized bed reactor

NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)

Rohatgi, N. K.

1986-01-01

Part of the development effort of the JPL in-house technology involved in the Flat-Plate Solar Array (FSA) Project was the investigation of a low-cost process to produce semiconductor-grade silicon for terrestrial photovoltaic cell applications. The process selected was based on pyrolysis of silane in a fluidized-bed reactor (FBR). Following initial investigations involving 1- and 2-in. diameter reactors, a 6-in. diameter, engineering-scale FBR was constructed to establish reactor performance, mechanism of silicon deposition, product morphology, and product purity. The overall mass balance for all experiments indicates that more than 90% of the total silicon fed into the reactor is deposited on silicon seed particles and the remaining 10% becomes elutriated fines. Silicon production rates were demonstrated of 1.5 kg/h at 30% silane concentration and 3.5 kg/h at 80% silane concentration. The mechanism of silicon deposition is described by a six-path process: heterogeneous deposition, homogeneous decomposition, coalescence, coagulation, scavenging, and heterogeneous growth on fines. The bulk of the growth silicon layer appears to be made up of small diameter particles. This product morphology lends support to the concept of the scavenging of homogeneously nucleated silicon.

Interactions of foreign interstitial and substitutional atoms in bcc iron from ab initio calculations

NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

You, Y.; Yan, M. F.

2013-05-01

C and N atoms are the most frequent foreign interstitial atoms (FIAs), and often incorporated into the surface layers of steels to enhance their properties by thermochemical treatments. Al, Si, Ti, V, Cr, Mn, Co, Ni, Cu, Nb and Mo are the most common alloying elements in steels, also can be called foreign substitutional atoms (FSAs). The FIA and FSA interactions play an important role in the diffusion of C and N atoms, and the microstructures and mechanical properties of surface modified layers. Ab initio calculations based on the density functional theory are carried out to investigate FIA interactions with FSA in ferromagnetic bcc iron. The FIA-FSA interactions are analyzed systematically from five aspects, including interaction energies, density of states (DOS), bond populations, electron density difference maps and local magnetic moments.

Office of Federal Student Aid: Better Strategic and Human Capital Would Help Sustain Management Progress. Report to Congressional Committees. GAO-05-31

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

Ashby, Cornelia M.

2004-01-01

In 2003, the Department of Education's Office of Federal Student Aid (FSA) managed about $60 billion in new financial aid. In 1998, the Congress designated FSA as a performance-based organization. In so doing, it specified purposes for the agency, such as to reduce program costs and increase accountability of its officials, and provided…

[Food Sanitation Act and Minamata Disease].

PubMed

Ishihara, Nobuo

2016-01-01

Immediately after the official recognition of Minamata disease (1956.5.l) a study group at Kumamoto University suggested that Minamata disease was caused by food poisoning. The next year, this suggestion was accepted by the Ministry of Health and Welfare (MHW). Prior to the decision to apply the Food Sanitation Act (FSA), the local government asked MHW for the application of FSA. Soon after, the chief of the Public Health Bureau replied to the local government that the application of FSA to the Minamata area was impossible. Epidemiological investigations of residents and polluted areas, therefore, were not carried out. Data essential for the screening for exposed residents were unavailable. The criteria for the screening were presented. The Environmental Agency (EA) presented the criteria in the form of notice in 1971, which were revised in 1977. Notwithstanding the clear difference between the original and revised criteria, EA insisted that these two sets of criteria were quite similar. This insistence by EA and the absence of epidemiological data on residents and polluted area resulted in the present confusion about Minamata disease. The application of FSA was stopped by bureaucrats who had no interest in the environmental problems and by several scientists patronized by stakeholders (Chisso, Japanese Association of Chemical Industries, MHW and EA). Stakeholders suppressed science.

Individual choice in spending accounts. Can we rely on employees to choose well?

PubMed

Schweitzer, M; Hershey, J C; Asch, D A

1996-06-01

Flexible spending accounts (FSA) represent a current health care financing tool that may become an important component of incremental health care reform. Because FSAs require employees to make financial contributions based on anticipated health care needs, contribution decisions are likely to be subject to many of the errors made in other insurance decisions. The authors analyzed the benefits selections, benefits forms completion, and FSA contribution levels of approximately 9,500 employees of the University of Pennsylvania from 1987 to 1992. Default and repeat choice trends characterize the completion of benefits forms and the reselection of health insurance options by employees. Despite the economic benefits of contributing to an FSA, only 14% of employees contributed in any one year and 73% never made a contribution. Multivariate models of these contributions fail to demonstrate the importance of what ought to be relevant influences in contribution decisions (for example, age, income, family status, or underlying health insurance). Whereas most FSA decisions are characterized by default contributions of $0, employees who contribute in one year are most likely to contribute exactly the same amount the next year, even when other circumstances change. The pervasiveness of these patterns raises concerns that health care reform plans that rely on financial incentives at the consumer level--for example, proposed medical saving accounts--will be inefficient.

Study of sulfonated polyether ether ketone with pendant lithiated fluorinated sulfonic groups as ion conductive binder in lithium-ion batteries

NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

Wei, Zengbin; Xue, Lixin; Nie, Feng; Sheng, Jianfang; Shi, Qianru; Zhao, Xiulan

2014-06-01

In an attempt to reduce the Li+ concentration polarization and electrolyte depletion from the electrode porous space, sulfonated polyether ether ketone with pendant lithiated fluorinated sulfonic groups (SPEEK-FSA-Li) is prepared and attempted as ionic conductivity binder. Sulfonated aromatic poly(ether ether ketone) exhibits strong adhesion and chemical stability, and lithiated fluorinated sulfonic side chains help to enhance the ionic conductivity and Li+ ion diffusion due to the charge delocalization over the sulfonic chain. The performances are evaluated by cyclic voltammetry, electrochemical impedance spectroscopy, charge-discharge cycle testing, 180° peel testing, and compared with the cathode prepared with polyvinylidene fluoride binder. The electrode prepared with SPEEK-FSA-Li binder forms the relatively smaller resistances of both the SEI and the charge transfer of lithium ion transport. This is beneficial to lithium ion intercalation and de-intercalation of the cathode during discharging-charging, therefore the cell prepared with SPEEK-FSA-Li shows lower charge plateau potential and higher discharge plateau potential. Compared with PVDF, the electrode with ionic binder shows smaller decrease in capacity with the increasing of cycle rate. Meanwhile, adhesion strength of electrode prepared with SPEEK-FSA-Li is more than five times greater than that with PVDF.

An empirical assessment of the focal species hypothesis.

PubMed

Lindenmayer, D B; Lane, P W; Westgate, M J; Crane, M; Michael, D; Okada, S; Barton, P S

2014-12-01

Biodiversity surrogates and indicators are commonly used in conservation management. The focal species approach (FSA) is one method for identifying biodiversity surrogates, and it is underpinned by the hypothesis that management aimed at a particular focal species will confer protection on co-occurring species. This concept has been the subject of much debate, in part because the validity of the FSA has not been subject to detailed empirical assessment of the extent to which a given focal species actually co-occurs with other species in an assemblage. To address this knowledge gap, we used large-scale, long-term data sets of temperate woodland birds to select focal species associated with threatening processes such as habitat isolation and loss of key vegetation attributes. We quantified co-occurrence patterns among focal species, species in the wider bird assemblage, and species of conservation concern. Some, but not all, focal species were associated with high levels of species richness. One of our selected focal species was negatively associated with the occurrence of other species (i.e., it was an antisurrogate)-a previously undescribed property of nominated focal species. Furthermore, combinations of focal species were not associated with substantially elevated levels of bird species richness, relative to levels associated with individual species. Our results suggest that although there is some merit to the underpinning concept of the FSA, there is also a need to ensure that actions are sufficiently flexible because management tightly focused on a given focal species may not benefit some other species, including species of conservation concern, such of which might not occur in species-rich assemblages. © 2014 Society for Conservation Biology.

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Electrostatically clean solar array

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Stern, Theodore Garry (Inventor); Krumweide, Duane Eric (Inventor)

2004-01-01

Provided are methods of manufacturing an electrostatically clean solar array panel and the products resulting from the practice of these methods. The preferred method uses an array of solar cells, each with a coverglass where the method includes machining apertures into a flat, electrically conductive sheet so that each aperture is aligned with and undersized with respect to its matched coverglass sheet and thereby fashion a front side shield with apertures (FSA). The undersized portion about each aperture of the bottom side of the FSA shield is bonded to the topside portions nearest the edges of each aperture's matched coverglass. Edge clips are attached to the front side aperture shield edges with the edge clips electrically and mechanically connecting the tops of the coverglasses to the solar panel substrate. The FSA shield, edge clips and substrate edges are bonded so as to produce a conductively grounded electrostatically clean solar array panel.

Technology developments toward 30-year-life of photovoltaic modules

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Ross, R. G., Jr.

1984-01-01

As part of the United States National Photovoltaics Program, the Jet Propulsion Laboratory's Flat-Plate Solar Array Project (FSA) has maintained a comprehensive reliability and engineering sciences activity addressed toward understanding the reliability attributes of terrestrial flat-plate photovoltaic arrays and to deriving analysis and design tools necessary to achieve module designs with a 30-year useful life. The considerable progress to date stemming from the ongoing reliability research is discussed, and the major areas requiring continued research are highlighted. The result is an overview of the total array reliability problem and of available means of achieving high reliability at minimum cost.

Federal Student Aid: Progress in Integrating Pell Grant and Direct Student Loan Systems and Processes, but Critical Work Remains. Report to the Secretary of Education.

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

Powner, David A.

To address system problems and other management weaknesses, in 1998 Congress created the Office of Federal Student Aid (FSA) within the Department of Education. This office adopted a new approach to systems integration using middleware (software that can allow an application to access data residing indifferent databases) and Extensible Markup…

Flat-plate solar array project. Volume 6: Engineering sciences and reliability

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Ross, R. G., Jr.; Smokler, M. I.

1986-01-01

The Flat-Plate Solar Array (FSA) Project activities directed at developing the engineering technology base required to achieve modules that meet the functional, safety, and reliability requirements of large scale terrestrial photovoltaic systems applications are reported. These activities included: (1) development of functional, safety, and reliability requirements for such applications; (2) development of the engineering analytical approaches, test techniques, and design solutions required to meet the requirements; (3) synthesis and procurement of candidate designs for test and evaluation; and (4) performance of extensive testing, evaluation, and failure analysis of define design shortfalls and, thus, areas requiring additional research and development. A summary of the approach and technical outcome of these activities are provided along with a complete bibliography of the published documentation covering the detailed accomplishments and technologies developed.

Spatial, temporal, and environmental dynamics of a multi-species epinephelid spawning aggregation in Pohnpei, Micronesia

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Rhodes, K. L.; Nemeth, R. S.; Kadison, E.; Joseph, E.

2014-09-01

Long-term and short-term underwater visual censuses using SCUBA, technical Nitrox, and closed circuit rebreathers (CCR) were carried out in Pohnpei, Micronesia, to define spatial and temporal dynamics within a semi-protected multi-species epinephelid (fish) spawning aggregation (FSA) of brown-marbled grouper, Epinephelus fuscoguttatus, camouflage grouper, Epinephelus polyphekadion, and squaretail coralgrouper, Plectropomus areolatus. Results identified species-specific patterns of habitat use, abundance, residency, and dispersal of FSAs. Fish spawning aggregations formed and dispersed monthly within a 21-160-d period after winter solstice within adjacent yet distinct outer reef habitats. The reproductive season coincided with periods of seasonally low sub-surface seawater temperature. Peaks in density varied among species both within the calendar year and relative to the winter solstice. Significant long-term declines in FSA density were observed for all three species, suggesting population-level fishery-induced impacts, similar to those previously reported for E. polyphekadion. Differences in density estimates were also observed between dive gear, with a threefold difference in densities measured by CCR for E. polyphekadion versus SCUBA that suggest a disturbance effect from exhaled SCUBA bubbles for this species. CCR also allowed surveys to be conducted over a larger area in a single dive, thereby improving the potential to gauge actual abundance and density within FSAs. Based on these findings, a combination of long-term and intensive short-term monitoring strategies is recommended to fully characterize trends in seasonal abundance and habitat use for aggregating species at single or multi-species FSA sites. Inherent variations in the timing and distribution of species within FSA make fine-scale temporal management protocols less effective than blanket protective coverage of these species at (e.g., marine protected areas covering FSAs and adjacent migratory corridors) and away from (i.e., temporal sales and catch restrictions) FSA sites.

The Victims of Terrorism: An Assessment of Their Influence and Growing Role in Policy, Legislation, and the Private Sector

DTIC Science & Technology

2007-01-01

strategies (Lemack, 2006a). 9/11 Families for a Secure America (9/11 FSA), for instance, specifically seeks to make U.S. immigration policies more...while promoting the election of public office holders who support strict immigration policies. 9/11 FSA has also worked toward pushing for legisla...Victims of Terrorism a supporter of 9/11 FSA’s efforts, organized a Washington press conference for the group to dis- cuss illegal- immigration

Crystalline maricite NaFePO4 as a positive electrode material for sodium secondary batteries operating at intermediate temperature

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Hwang, Jinkwang; Matsumoto, Kazuhiko; Orikasa, Yuki; Katayama, Misaki; Inada, Yasuhiro; Nohira, Toshiyuki; Hagiwara, Rika

2018-02-01

Maricite NaFePO4 (m-NaFePO4) was investigated as a positive electrode material for intermediate-temperature operation of sodium secondary batteries using ionic liquid electrolytes. Powdered m-NaFePO4 was prepared by a conventional solid-state method at 873 K and subsequently fabricated in two different conditions; one is ball-milled in acetone and the other is re-calcined at 873 K after the ball-milling. Electrochemical properties of the electrodes prepared with the as-synthesized m-NaFePO4, the ball-milled m-NaFePO4, and the re-calcined m-NaFePO4 were investigated in Na[FSA]-[C2C1im][FSA] (C2C1im+ = 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium, FSA- = bis(fluorosulfonyl)amide) ionic liquid electrolytes at 298 K and 363 K to assess the effects of temperature and particle size on their electrochemical properties. A reversible charge-discharge capacity of 107 mAh g-1 was achieved with a coulombic efficiency >98% from the 2nd cycle using the ball-milled m-NaFePO4 electrode at a C-rate of 0.1 C and 363 K. Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy using m-NaFePO4/m-NaFePO4 symmetric cells indicated that inactive m-NaFePO4 becomes an active material through ball-milling treatment and elevation of operating temperature. X-ray diffraction analysis of crystalline m-NaFePO4 confirmed the lattice contraction and expansion upon charging and discharging, respectively. These results indicate that the desodiation-sodiation process in m-NaFePO4 is reversible in the intermediate-temperature range.

A Microplate Format Assay for Real-Time Screening for New Aldolases that Accept Aryl-Substituted Acceptor Substrates.

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Ma, Huan; Enugala, Thilak Reddy; Widersten, Mikael

2015-12-01

Aldolases are potentially important biocatalysts for asymmetric synthesis of polyhydroxylated compounds. Fructose 6-phosphate aldolase (FSA) is of particular interest by virtue of its unusually relaxed dependency on phosphorylated substrates. FSA has been reported to be a promising catalyst of aldol addition involving aryl-substituted acceptors such as phenylacetaldehyde that can react with donor ketones such as hydroxyacetone. Improvement of the low intrinsic activity with bulky acceptor substrates of this type is of great interest but has been hampered by the lack of powerful screening protocols applicable in directed evolution strategies. Here we present a new screen allowing for direct spectrophotometric recording of retro-aldol cleavage. The assay utilizes an aldehyde reductase produced in vitro by directed evolution; it reduces the aldehyde product formed after cleavage of the aldol by FSA. The assay is suitable both for steady-state enzyme kinetics and for real-time activity screening in a 96-well format. © 2015 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim.

[Ageism: adaptation of the Fraboni of Ageism Scale-Revised to the French language and testing the effects of empathy, social dominance orientation and dogmatism on ageism].

PubMed

Boudjemad, Valérian; Gana, Kamel

2009-12-01

ABSTRACTThis article presents two studies dealing with ageism. The objective of the first study was to adapt to French language and validate the Fraboni of Ageism Scale-Revised (FSA-R) which contains 23 items, while the objective of the second study was to test a structural model containing ageism as measured by the FSA-R and the "Big Three": empathy, social dominance orientation, and dogmatism, controlled for by sex and age. The results of the first study (n = 323) generated a version of the FSA-R comprising 14 items, of which the psychometric properties were very satisfactory. Using structural equation modelling and bootstrap procedure, the results of the second study (n = 284) showed a direct negative and significant effect of empathy on agism. They also showed that this negative effect was mediated by dogmatism and social dominance orientation, which both exerted a positive effect on ageism.

Performance of a five category front-of-pack labelling system - the 5-colour nutrition label - to differentiate nutritional quality of breakfast cereals in France.

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Julia, Chantal; Kesse-Guyot, Emmanuelle; Ducrot, Pauline; Péneau, Sandrine; Touvier, Mathilde; Méjean, Caroline; Hercberg, Serge

2015-02-25

Breakfast cereals exhibit a wide variability in nutritional quality, and differences are not easily grasped by consumers. A simplified nutritional information system might contribute to help consumers make healthier food choices. A five-category colour label based on the Food Standards Agency Nutrient profiling system (FSA score) has been proposed in France to be implemented on the front-of-pack of foods (the five-colour nutrition label - 5-CNL). Objectives were to evaluate the ability of the 5-CNL to discriminate nutritional quality between types of breakfast cereals, within a category and in equivalent products, as well as its ability to change through product reformulation. Nutritional information was collected through an Internet and supermarket research for N = 433 breakfast cereals (N = 380 complete data included in the analyses). Breakfast cereals were categorized according to common attributes in terms of processing and/or ingredients used. The FSA score and 5-CNL category allocation were computed for each cereal. Nutrient content and FSA score were compared across types of cereals. Distribution within the 5-CNL categories was assessed across types of cereals and for equivalent products. Impact of reformulation (reduction of 5 and 10% in simple sugar, saturated fat and sodium) on the 5-CNL category allocation was compared to original allocation with Bapkhar's tests of homogeneity of marginal distribution. Variability in nutritional quality of breakfast cereals was high, as reflected by the FSA score (range -7- 22 for a theoretical range of -15-40) and the 5-CNL (all five categories represented). The 5-CNL allowed for discrimination across types of cereals, within categories of breakfast cereals and for equivalent products (at least 3 categories of the 5-CNL represented). Reformulation scenarios allowed for significant change in 5-CNL allocation: 5% reduction in sugar lead to a modification of the label for 4.21% of products while a reduction of 10% of sugar, saturated fat and sodium lead to a modification of the label for 19.2% of products. The 5-CNL adequately discriminates between breakfast cereals. It would therefore be an adequate tool for consumer information on nutritional quality of foods in the French context.

Validity and Reliability of a New Instrument to Measure Cancer-Related Fatigue in Adolescents

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Hinds, Pamela S.; Hockenberry, Marilyn; Tong, Xin; Rai, Shesh N.; Gattuso, Jamie S.; McCarthy, Kathleen; Pui, Ching-Hon; Srivastava, Deo Kumar

2008-01-01

Adolescents undergoing treatment for cancer rate fatigue as their most prevalent and intense cancer- and treatment-related effect. Parents and staff rate it similarly. Despite its reported prevalence, intensity, and distressing effects, cancer-related fatigue in adolescents is not routinely assessed during or after cancer treatment. We contend that the insufficient clinical attention is primarily due to the lack of a reliable and valid self-report instrument with which adolescent cancer-related fatigue can be measured. Our aim was to determine the reliability and construct validity of a new instrument and its ability to measure change in fatigue over time. Initial testing involved 64 adolescents undergoing curative treatment of cancer who completed the Fatigue Scale-Adolescent (FS-A) at two to four key points in treatment in one of four studies. Internal consistency estimates ranged from 0.67 to 0.95. Validity estimates involving the FS-A with the parent version ranged from 0.13 to 0.76; estimates involving the staff version and the Reynolds Depression Scale were 0.27 and 0.87 respectively. Additional validity findings included significant fatigue differences between anemic and non-anemic patients (P = 0.042) and the emergence of four factors in an exploratory factor analysis. Findings further indicate that the FS-A can be used to measure change over time (t = 2.55, P <0.01). In summary, the FS-A has moderate to strong reliability and impressive validity coefficients for a new research instrument. PMID:17629669

Tracking Fallow Land in California Using USDA's Cropland Data Layer

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Zakzeski, A.; mueller, R.; Rosevelt, C.; Melton, F. S.; Johnson, L.; Verdin, J. P.; Thenkabail, P.; Jones, J.

2013-12-01

The agricultural landscape of California has become the focus of a new research project combining the efforts of the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), the US Geological Survey (USGS), and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). The project's goal is to provide quantitative early and in season estimates derived from satellite data on the fallow/idle agricultural land throughout the State of California since water resources have become so constrained due to inadequate amounts of precipitation and high temperatures. As part of the research effort NASS has agreed to accelerate their established remote sensing program known as the Cropland Data Layer (CDL) in order to produce an idle mask derived over California as early as June with continued iterations throughout the growing season through October. The Cropland Data Layer is a land cover classification product produced by combining up to date, field level farm data from the Farm Service Agency's (FSA) 578 survey with a collection of satellite data over the growing season from both the Disaster Monitoring Constellation (DMC) and the newly launched Landsat-8 satellite. The combination of ground data and satellite data is used to derive a complex decision tree defining the phenological profiles of each type of agricultural land cover, including fallow and idle, throughout the state. Each CDL categorizes over a hundred types of land cover however for this project NASS creates a binary mask focusing solely on fallow/idle land cover. Each month NASS receives updates on field level farm data from FSA and collects more satellite imagery therefore the accuracies of the CDL and the subsequent idle masks used in this project continually improve as the season progresses. These fallow/idle masks will be made available to the public in the future for other research efforts. Each monthly iteration of the 30 meter CDL and subsequent fallow mask over California allows NASS to fill a data information gap and provide fellow researchers with an early glimpse into the estimated amount of farm land classified as fallow or idle which is used to further refine other fallow idle identification algorithms. This capability is complemented by the production of early season estimates derived from satellite data only using algorithms developed by NASA under this project.

Prospective association between a dietary quality index based on a nutrient profiling system and cardiovascular disease risk.

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Adriouch, Solia; Julia, Chantal; Kesse-Guyot, Emmanuelle; Méjean, Caroline; Ducrot, Pauline; Péneau, Sandrine; Donnenfeld, Mathilde; Deschasaux, Mélanie; Menai, Mehdi; Hercberg, Serge; Touvier, Mathilde; Fezeu, Léopold K

2016-10-01

Public health strategies are essential to guide consumers' choices and produce a substantial population impact on cardiovascular disease risk prevention through nutrition. Our aim was to investigate the prospective association between the Food Standards Agency nutrient profiling system dietary index (FSA-NPS DI) and cardiovascular disease risk. The FSA-NPS has been proposed to serve as a basis for a five-colour nutrition label suggested in France to be put on the front of pack of food products. A total of 6515 participants to the SU.VI.MAX cohort (1994-2007), who completed at least six 24-hour dietary records during the first two years of the study, were followed for a median of 12.4 years (25th-75th percentiles: 11.0-12.6). Multivariable Cox proportional hazards models were used to characterise the associations between FSA-NPS DI (continuous and sex-specific quartiles) and the incidence of cardiovascular diseases. Interactions with individual characteristics were tested; 181 major cardiovascular events were reported (59 myocardial infarctions, 43 strokes, 79 anginas). A higher FSA-NPS DI, characterising poorer food choices, was associated with an overall increase in cardiovascular disease risk (HRfor a 1-point increment = 1.14 (1.03-1.27); HRQ4vs.Q1 = 1.61 (1.05-2.47), Ptrend Q4-Q1 = 0.03). This association tended to be stronger in smokers (HRfor a 1-point increment = 1.39 (1.11-1.73); Pinteraction = 0.01) and those less physically active (HRfor a 1-point increment = 1.26 (1.08-1.46); Pinteraction = 0.04). Our results suggest that poorer food choices, as reflected by a higher FSA-NPS DI, may be associated with a significant increase in cardiovascular risk, especially in at-risk individuals (smokers and physically inactive persons). This score could be a useful tool for public health prevention strategies. ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00272428. © The European Society of Cardiology 2016.

Health needs and public health functions addressed in scientific publications in Francophone sub-Saharan Africa.

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Benie-Bi, J; Cambon, L; Grimaud, O; Kivits, J; Alla, F

2013-09-01

To describe the reporting of public health research in Francophone sub-Saharan Africa (FSA). A bibliometric research study of scientific public health publications in FSA, which includes 24 countries and approximately 260 million people. Two researchers analysed original articles published in 2007 in the medical or social sciences fields and indexed in Scopus. At least one co-author of articles had to be based in FSA. The analysis focused on research field, public health function (WHO classification), FSA country author's affiliation, language, journal type and global burden of disease (WHO classification). Of 1047 articles retrieved by the search, 212 were from the public health field. The number of articles per country varied from 0 to 36. Public health functions examined were health service research (24.5%), health monitoring (27.4%), prevention (15%) and legislation (0.5%). The distribution of health needs described in the articles was close to that of the WHO data for Africa for 2004: infectious and parasitic diseases (70% vs 54%), maternal and perinatal conditions (15% vs 17%), non-communicable diseases (15.6% vs 21%), and injuries (0.5% vs 8%). The areas reported in published articles from sub-Saharan Africa reflect the health needs distribution in Africa; however, the number of publications is low, particularly for prevention. In light of the current focus on evidence-based public health, this study questions whether the international scientific community adequately considers the expertise and perspectives of African researchers and professionals. Copyright © 2013 The Royal Society for Public Health. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

Immunohistochemical expression of c-KIT protein in feline soft tissue fibrosarcomas.

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Smith, A J; Njaa, B L; Lamm, C G

2009-09-01

C-KIT is the cellular homolog of the feline sarcoma viral oncogene v-KIT, which encodes the tyrosine kinase receptor protein KIT. Mutations and varied expression of this gene have been demonstrated within multiple neoplasms in people and domestic animals. The purpose of this study was to determine if KIT protein is expressed in feline soft tissue fibrosarcomas (ST FSA) using immunohistochemistry (IHC). The computer database at the Oklahoma Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory was searched from January 1, 2006, to December 31, 2007, for any domestic cat with an ST FSA. Routinely stained slides from 46 feline ST FSAs were reviewed and graded based on the scale outlined by Kuntz et al. Immunohistochemistry for KIT protein was performed on one representative section from each cat. There were a total of 12/46 (26%) cats that were immunoreactive for KIT. Immunoreactivity was detected in greater than 80% of the neoplastic cells in 4/46 (9%) cats. Immunoreactivity was detected in less than 10% of the neoplastic cells in 8/46 (17%) cats. Immunoreactivity was characterized by evenly distributed cytoplasmic stippling within the neoplastic spindle-shaped cells and/or multinucleated giant cells. Based on these results, KIT immunoreactivity can be detected within feline ST FSAs using IHC. The results of this study also indicate that KIT immunoreactivity in feline ST FSA does not correlate with the histologic grade (P = .141, X(2) = 2.166), survivability (P = .241, X(2) = 1.373), or whether the neoplasm was a spontaneous or an injection site FSA (P = .074, X(2) = 3.184).

Measurement of differences in pO2 in response to perfluorocarbon/carbogen in FSa and NFSa murine fibrosarcomas with low-frequency electron paramagnetic resonance oximetry.

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Halpern, H J; Yu, C; Peric, M; Barth, E D; Karczmar, G S; River, J N; Grdina, D J; Teicher, B A

1996-05-01

We have used very low-frequency electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) oximetry to measure the change in oxygen concentration (delta pO2) due to change in breathing atmosphere in FSa and NFSa fibrosarcomas implanted in the legs of C3H mice infused with perfluoro-octylbromine (PFOB). Measurements in each tumor were made before and after the administration of the high-density (47% v/v) perfluorocarbon PFOB, perflubron (Alliance Pharmaceutical Corporation, San Diego, CA). Measurements in each tumor were also made, after the administration of the PFOB, both before (PFOB/air) and after the administration of carbogen (95% O2 + 5% CO2, PFOB/carbogen). Large changes (delta p02) relative to PFOB/air oxygenation were seen with the administration of PFOB/carbogen. No significant difference in oxygen concentration was seen between air-breathing mice with and without PFOB. The mean delta pO2 for FSa tumors was 13 +/- 6 torr, while the mean for NFSa fibrosarcomas was 28 +/- 7 torr. There were such large intertumor differences that the trend toward a smaller change in the more hypoxic FSa tumors was not significant (P = 0.13). This paper describes a novel method of measuring differences in oxygenation in tumor tissues. The results of such measurements indicate large differences in pO2 response to different breathing atmospheres in PFOB-infused tumors of similar histology. The intertumor delta pO2 differences may correlate with differences in radiation response.

Study on lockage safety of LNG-fueled ships based on FSA.

PubMed

Lv, Pengfei; Zhuang, Yuan; Deng, Jian; Su, Wei

2017-01-01

In the present study, formal safety assessment (FSA) is introduced to investigate lockage safety of LNG-fueled ships. Risk sources during lockage of LNG-fueled ships in four typical scenarios, namely, navigation between two dams, lockage, anchorage, and fueling, are identified, and studied in combination with fundamental leakage probabilities of various components of LNG storage tanks, and simulation results of accident consequences. Some suggestions for lockage safety management of LNG-fueled ships are then proposed. The present research results have certain practical significance for promoting applications of LNG-fueled ships along Chuanjiang River and in Three Gorges Reservoir Region.

Reliability and Engineering of Thin-Film Photovoltaic Modules. Research forum proceedings

NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)

Ross, R. G., Jr. (Editor); Royal, E. L. (Editor)

1985-01-01

A Research Forum on Reliability and Engineering of Thin Film Photovoltaic Modules, under sponsorship of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory's Flat Plate Solar Array (FSA) Project and the U.S. Department of Energy, was held in Washington, D.C., on March 20, 1985. Reliability attribute investigations of amorphous silicon cells, submodules, and modules were the subjects addressed by most of the Forum presentations. Included among the reliability research investigations reported were: Arrhenius-modeled accelerated stress tests on a Si cells, electrochemical corrosion, light induced effects and their potential effects on stability and reliability measurement methods, laser scribing considerations, and determination of degradation rates and mechanisms from both laboratory and outdoor exposure tests.

Chemical Bonding Technology: Direct Investigation of Interfacial Bonds

NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)

Koenig, J. L.; Boerio, F. J.; Plueddemann, E. P.; Miller, J.; Willis, P. B.; Cuddihy, E. F.

1986-01-01

This is the third Flat-Plate Solar Array (FSA) Project document reporting on chemical bonding technology for terrestrial photovoltaic (PV) modules. The impetus for this work originated in the late 1970s when PV modules employing silicone encapsulation materials were undergoing delamination during outdoor exposure. At that time, manufacturers were not employing adhesion promoters and, hence, module interfaces in common with the silicone materials were only in physical contact and therefore easily prone to separation if, for example, water were to penetrate to the interfaces. Delamination with silicone materials virtually vanished when adhesion promoters, recommended by silicone manufacturers, were used. The activities related to the direct investigation of chemically bonded interfaces are described.

Study on lockage safety of LNG-fueled ships based on FSA

PubMed Central

Lv, Pengfei; Zhuang, Yuan; Deng, Jian; Su, Wei

2017-01-01

In the present study, formal safety assessment (FSA) is introduced to investigate lockage safety of LNG-fueled ships. Risk sources during lockage of LNG-fueled ships in four typical scenarios, namely, navigation between two dams, lockage, anchorage, and fueling, are identified, and studied in combination with fundamental leakage probabilities of various components of LNG storage tanks, and simulation results of accident consequences. Some suggestions for lockage safety management of LNG-fueled ships are then proposed. The present research results have certain practical significance for promoting applications of LNG-fueled ships along Chuanjiang River and in Three Gorges Reservoir Region. PMID:28437482

Vertical-Cavity Surface-Emitting Laser Diodes: Design, Growth, Mode Control and Integration by Fluidic Self-Assembly

NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

Hadley, Mark Alfred

Some important problems to overcome in the design and fabrication of vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser diodes (VCSELs) are: narrow design tolerances, molecular beam epitaxy growth control and multiple transverse modes. This dissertation addresses each of these problems. First, optical, electrical and thermal design issues are discussed in detail. Second, a new growth method using the thermal emission from the substrate during growth is described which is used to accurately control the growth of multilayer structures. The third problem addressed is that of multiple transverse modes. For many applications it is desirable for a VCSEL to lase in the lowest-order transverse mode. In most structures, this only occurs at low powers. It is shown that an external cavity can be used to force a VCSEL to lase in a single transverse mode at all power levels. A new type of VCSEL, grown on a p-doped substrate in order to increase injection uniformity, is designed specifically for use in an external cavity. There are two types of external cavities used to control modes: a long external "macro-cavity" and a short external "micro-cavity." These external cavities have been used to obtain peak powers of over 100 mW while remaining in the fundamental mode under pulsed operation. Finally, a more general topic is researched. This topic, called fluidic self-assembly (FSA), is a new integration technique that can be used not only to integrate VCSELs on a separate substrate, but to integrate many different material systems and devices together on the same substrate. The basic concept of FSA is to make a large number of objects of a particular shape. On a separate substrate, holes that match the shape of the objects are also fabricated. By placing the substrate in an inert fluid containing the objects, and recirculating the fluid and the objects over the substrate, it is possible to fill the holes with correctly oriented objects. Results of a FSA study are reported in which 100% fill factors are obtained. Specifically, FSA was used to assemble two different sizes of silicon blocks into holes in a silicon substrate. Fabrication techniques as well as FSA results are included.

Flat-plate solar array project. Volume 4: High-efficiency solar cells

NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)

Leipold, M.; Cheng, L.; Daud, T.; Mokashi, A.; Burger, D.; Christensen, E. (Editor); Murry, J. (Editor); Bengelsdorf, I. (Editor)

1986-01-01

The High Efficiency Solar Cell Task was assigned the objective of understanding and developing high efficiency solar cell devices that would meet the cost and performance goals of the Flat Plate Solar Array (FSA) Project. The need for research dealing with high efficiency devices was considered important because of the role efficiency plays in reducing price per watt of generated energy. The R&D efforts conducted during the 1982 to 1986 period are summarized to provide understanding and control of energy conversion losses associated with crystalline silicon solar cells. New levels of conversion efficiency were demonstrated. Major contributions were made both to the understanding and reduction of bulk and surface losses in solar cells. For example, oxides, nitrides, and polysilicon were all shown to be potentially useful surface passivants. Improvements in measurement techniques were made and Auger coefficients and spectral absorption data were obtained for unique types of silicon sheets. New modelling software was developed including a program to optimize a device design based on input characteristics of a cell.

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Who uses flexible spending accounts: effects of employee characteristics and employer strategies.

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Feldman, R; Schultz, J

2001-07-01

Many large employers offer flexible spending accounts (FSAs) to shelter their employees' out-of-pocket medical expenses from taxes and thereby to encourage the purchase of health insurance policies with higher cost sharing. However, very little empirical research has examined the individual employee's decision to contribute to an FSA. To estimate equations for the probability that single employees with no dependents and employees with family health insurance coverage will contribute to FSAs, and the amounts contributed by those with FSAs. An observational study of randomly-selected employees in 15 Minnesota firms matched with information on the strategies those firms use to promote FSAs. Measures of FSA participation were regressed on expected health care spending, employee socio-demographics, and employer strategies. 779 single employees with no dependents and 679 employees with family coverage. Education beyond high school increases the probability that both types of subjects will contribute to FSAs, with marginal effects ranging from 16 to 48 percent. The FSA contribution rate for families doubles when the family's marginal federal income tax rate increases from 15 to 28 percent. Employer strategies to encourage participation are also effective in promoting FSAs. FSAs are used mainly by high-income and highly-educated workers. We question whether this is an equitable use of the income tax code.

Development of Electrostatically Clean Solar Array Panels

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Stern, Theodore G.

2000-01-01

Certain missions require Electrostatically Clean Solar Array (ECSA) panels to establish a favorable environment for the operation of sensitive scientific instruments. The objective of this program was to demonstrate the feasibility of an ECSA panel that minimizes panel surface potential below 100mV in LEO and GEO charged particle environments, prevents exposure of solar cell voltage and panel insulating surfaces to the ambient environment, and provides an equipotential, grounded structure surrounding the entire panel. An ECSA panel design was developed that uses a Front Side Aperture-Shield (FSA) that covers all inter-cell areas with a single graphite composite laminate, composite edge clips for connecting the FSA to the panel substrate, and built-in tabs that interconnect the FSA to conductive coated coverglasses using a conductive adhesive. Analysis indicated the ability of the design to meet the ECSA requirements. Qualification coupons and a 0.5m x 0.5m prototype panel were fabricated and tested for photovoltaic performance and electrical grounding before and after exposure to acoustic and thermal cycling environments. The results show the feasibility of achieving electrostatic cleanliness with a small penalty in mass, photovoltaic performance and cost, with a design is structurally robust and compatible with a wide range of current solar panel technologies.

Dermoscopy of Pigmented Actinic Keratosis of the Face: A Study of 232 Cases.

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Kelati, A; Baybay, H; Moscarella, E; Argenziano, G; Gallouj, S; Mernissi, F Z

2017-11-01

The diagnosis of pigmented actinic keratosis (PAK) is often challenging because of overlapping features with lentigo maligna. To investigate dermoscopic patterns of PAK according to their different evolutionary stages, and to correlate the pattern with clinical characteristics of the patients. Descriptive and analytical study of 232 PAK. Dermoscopic patterns were divided into two categories: the follicule surroundings' abnormalities (FSA) and follicular keratosis' abnormalities (FKA). FSA and FKA dermoscopic patterns were related to male gender, except for star-like appearance, double white clods and dermoscopic horn (p≤0.04). Rhomboidal, annular granular pattern, gray halo, white circle and double clods were dermoscopic pattern significantly related to xeroderma pigmentosum's type of skin. Based on the evolutionary stages of PAK, the jelly sign was significantly related to thin patches of PAK. Central crusts and scales were related to thick plaques and the star-like appearance to hypertrophic PAK. The presence of 2 or more dermoscopic signs in both FSA and FKA was noticed in 99.1% of lesions. The dermoscopic diagnosis of PAK vary according to the evolutionary stages of the disease, this will increase the diagnosis accuracy, with therapeutic implications. Copyright © 2017 AEDV. Publicado por Elsevier España, S.L.U. All rights reserved.

Quantification of carotid atherosclerotic plaque components using feature space analysis and magnetic resonance imaging.

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Karmonik, Christof; Basto, Pamela; Morrisett, Joel D

2006-01-01

Atherosclerosis is one of the main causes of cardiovascular disease, accounting for more than one third of all deaths in the United States, there is a growing need to develop non-invasive techniques to assess the severity of atherosclerotic plaque burden. Recent research has suggested that not the size of the atherosclerotic plaque but rather its composition is indicative for plaque rupture as the underlying event of stroke and acute coronary syndrome. With its excellent soft-tissue contrast, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is a favored modality for examining plaque composition. In an ex-vivo study, aimed to show the feasibility of quantifying the components of carotid atherosclerotic plaques in-vivo, we acquired multi-contrast MRI images of 13 freshly excised endarterectomy tissues with commercially available MRI sequences and a human surface coil. Feature space analysis (FSA) was utilized in four representative tissues to determine the total relative abundance of calcific, lipidic, fibrotic, thrombotic and normal components as well as in consecutive 2 mm sections across the carotid bifurcation in each tissue. Excellent qualitative agreement between the FSA results and the results obtained from histological methods was observed. This study demonstrates the feasibility of combining MRI with FSA to quantify carotid atherosclerotic plaques in-vivo.

Association between intake of less-healthy foods defined by the United Kingdom's nutrient profile model and cardiovascular disease: A population-based cohort study

PubMed Central

Scarborough, Peter; Lentjes, Marleen; Khaw, Kay Tee

2018-01-01

Background In the United Kingdom, the Food Standards Agency-Ofcom nutrient profiling model (FSA-Ofcom model) is used to define less-healthy foods that cannot be advertised to children. However, there has been limited investigation of whether less-healthy foods defined by this model are associated with prospective health outcomes. The objective of this study was to test whether consumption of less-healthy food as defined by the FSA-Ofcom model is associated with cardiovascular disease (CVD). Methods and findings We used data from the European Prospective Investigation of Cancer (EPIC)-Norfolk cohort study in adults (n = 25,639) aged 40–79 years who completed a 7-day diet diary between 1993 and 1997. Incident CVD (primary outcome), cardiovascular mortality, and all-cause mortality (secondary outcomes) were identified using record linkage to hospital admissions data and death certificates up to 31 March 2015. Each food and beverage item reported was coded and given a continuous score, using the FSA-Ofcom model, based on the consumption of energy; saturated fat; total sugar; sodium; nonsoluble fibre; protein; and fruits, vegetables, and nuts. Items were classified as less-healthy using Ofcom regulation thresholds. We used Cox proportional hazards regression to test for an association between consumption of less-healthy food and incident CVD. Sensitivity analyses explored whether the results differed based on the definition of the exposure. Analyses were adjusted for age, sex, behavioural risk factors, clinical risk factors, and socioeconomic status. Participants were followed up for a mean of 16.4 years. During follow-up, there were 4,965 incident cases of CVD (1,524 fatal within 30 days). In the unadjusted analyses, we observed an association between consumption of less-healthy food and incident CVD (test for linear trend over quintile groups, p < 0.01). After adjustment for covariates (sociodemographic, behavioural, and indices of cardiovascular risk), we found no association between consumption of less-healthy food and incident CVD (p = 0.84) or cardiovascular mortality (p = 0.90), but there was an association between consumption of less-healthy food and all-cause mortality (test for linear trend, p = 0.006; quintile group 5, highest consumption of less-healthy food, versus quintile group 1, HR = 1.11, 95% CI 1.02–1.20). Sensitivity analyses produced similar results. The study is observational and relies on self-report of dietary consumption. Despite adjustment for known and reported confounders, residual confounding is possible. Conclusions After adjustment for potential confounding factors, no significant association between consumption of less-healthy food (as classified by the FSA-Ofcom model) and CVD was observed in this study. This suggests, in the UK setting, that the FSA-Ofcom model is not consistently discriminating among foods with respect to their association with CVD. More studies are needed to understand better the relationship between consumption of less-healthy food, defined by the FSA-Ofcom model, and indices of health. PMID:29300725

A Decade of Annual National Land Cover Products - the Cropland Data Layer

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Mueller, R.; Johnson, D. M.; Sandborn, A.; Willis, P.; Ebinger, L.; Yang, Z.; Seffrin, R.; Boryan, C. G.; Hardin, R.

2017-12-01

The Cropland Data Layer (CDL) is a national land cover product produced by the US Department of Agriculture/National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) to assess planted crop acreage on an annual basis. The 2017 CDL product serves as the decadal anniversary for the mapping of conterminous US agriculture. The CDL is a supervised land cover classification derived from medium resolution Earth observing satellites that capture crop phenology throughout the growing season, leveraging confidentially held ground reference information from the USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) as training data. The CDL currently uses ancillary geospatial data from the US Geological Survey's National Land Cover Database (NLCD), and Imperviousness and Forest Canopy layers as well as the National Elevation Dataset as training for the non-agricultural domain. Accuracy assessments are documented and released annually with metadata publication. NASS is currently reprocessing the 2008 and 2009 CDL products to 30m resolution. They were originally processed and released at 56m based on the Resourcesat-1 AWiFS sensor. Additionally, best practices learned from processing the FSA ground reference data were applied to the historical training set, providing an enhanced classification at 30m. The release of these reprocessed products in the fall of 2017, along with the 2017 CDL annual product will be discussed and will complete a decade's worth of annual 30m products. Discussions of change and trend analytics as well as partnerships with key industry stakeholders will be displayed on the evolution and improvements made to this decadal geospatial crop specific land cover product.

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KSC-04PD-1459

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2004-01-01

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. In the Space Station Processing Facility, Center Director Jim Kennedy (second from left) presents a framed photo to Mary Harney , Tanaiste (deputy prime minister) and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment of Ireland. Harney is visiting KSC to support a Memorandum of Understanding between Florida Spaceport Authority and the Irish governments training and employment authority (FAS). The joint initiative enables Irish students to work with science and engineering experts during a six-week program in Florida. At far left is FSA Director Capt. Winston Scott. Next to Harney is Paul Haran, secretary to the deputy prime minister.

KSC-04pd1459

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2004-07-09

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the Space Station Processing Facility, Center Director Jim Kennedy (second from left) presents a framed photo to Mary Harney , Tanaiste (deputy prime minister) and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment of Ireland. Harney is visiting KSC to support a Memorandum of Understanding between Florida Spaceport Authority and the Irish government’s training and employment authority (FAS). The joint initiative enables Irish students to work with science and engineering experts during a six-week program in Florida. At far left is FSA Director Capt. Winston Scott. Next to Harney is Paul Haran, secretary to the deputy prime minister.

Stabilization of heavy metals in sludge ceramsite.

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Xu, G R; Zou, J L; Li, G B

2010-05-01

This paper attempts to investigate the stabilization behaviours of heavy metals in ceramsite made from wastewater treatment sludge (WWTS) and drinking-water treatment sludge (DWTS). Leaching tests were conducted to find out the effects of sintering temperature, (Fe(2)O(3) + CaO + MgO)/(SiO(2) + Al(2)O(3)) (defined as F/SA ratios), pH, and oxidative condition. Results show that sintering exhibits good binding capacity for Cd, Cr, Cu, and Pb in ceramsite and leaching contents of heavy metals will not change above 1000 degrees C. The main crystalline phases in ceramsite sintered at 1000 degrees C are kyanite, quartz, Na-Ca feldspars, sillimanite, and enstatite. The main compounds of heavy metals are crocoite, chrome oxide, cadmium silicate, and copper oxide. Leaching contents of Cd, Cu, and Pb increase as the F/SA ratios increase. Heavy metals in ceramsite with variation of F/SA ratios are also in same steady forms, which prove that stronger chemical bonds are formed between these heavy metals and the components. Leaching contents of heavy metals decrease as pH increases and increase as H(2)O(2) concentration increases. The results indicate that when subjected to rigorous leaching conditions, the crystalline structures still exhibit good chemical binding capacity for heavy metals. In conclusion, it is environmentally safe to use ceramsite in civil and construction fields. Copyright (c) 2010 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

Systematic feasibility analysis of a quantitative elasticity estimation for breast anatomy using supine/prone patient postures.

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Hasse, Katelyn; Neylon, John; Sheng, Ke; Santhanam, Anand P

2016-03-01

Breast elastography is a critical tool for improving the targeted radiotherapy treatment of breast tumors. Current breast radiotherapy imaging protocols only involve prone and supine CT scans. There is a lack of knowledge on the quantitative accuracy with which breast elasticity can be systematically measured using only prone and supine CT datasets. The purpose of this paper is to describe a quantitative elasticity estimation technique for breast anatomy using only these supine/prone patient postures. Using biomechanical, high-resolution breast geometry obtained from CT scans, a systematic assessment was performed in order to determine the feasibility of this methodology for clinically relevant elasticity distributions. A model-guided inverse analysis approach is presented in this paper. A graphics processing unit (GPU)-based linear elastic biomechanical model was employed as a forward model for the inverse analysis with the breast geometry in a prone position. The elasticity estimation was performed using a gradient-based iterative optimization scheme and a fast-simulated annealing (FSA) algorithm. Numerical studies were conducted to systematically analyze the feasibility of elasticity estimation. For simulating gravity-induced breast deformation, the breast geometry was anchored at its base, resembling the chest-wall/breast tissue interface. Ground-truth elasticity distributions were assigned to the model, representing tumor presence within breast tissue. Model geometry resolution was varied to estimate its influence on convergence of the system. A priori information was approximated and utilized to record the effect on time and accuracy of convergence. The role of the FSA process was also recorded. A novel error metric that combined elasticity and displacement error was used to quantify the systematic feasibility study. For the authors' purposes, convergence was set to be obtained when each voxel of tissue was within 1 mm of ground-truth deformation. The authors' analyses showed that a ∼97% model convergence was systematically observed with no-a priori information. Varying the model geometry resolution showed no significant accuracy improvements. The GPU-based forward model enabled the inverse analysis to be completed within 10-70 min. Using a priori information about the underlying anatomy, the computation time decreased by as much as 50%, while accuracy improved from 96.81% to 98.26%. The use of FSA was observed to allow the iterative estimation methodology to converge more precisely. By utilizing a forward iterative approach to solve the inverse elasticity problem, this work indicates the feasibility and potential of the fast reconstruction of breast tissue elasticity using supine/prone patient postures.

UK Food Standards Agency Workshop Report: an investigation of the relative contributions of diet and sunlight to vitamin D status.

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Ashwell, Margaret; Stone, Elaine M; Stolte, Heiko; Cashman, Kevin D; Macdonald, Helen; Lanham-New, Susan; Hiom, Sara; Webb, Ann; Fraser, David

2010-08-01

The UK Food Standards Agency (FSA) convened an international group of scientific experts to review three Agency-funded projects commissioned to provide evidence for the relative contributions of two sources, dietary vitamin D intake and skin exposure to UVB rays from sunlight, to vitamin D status. This review and other emerging evidence are intended to inform any future risk assessment undertaken by the Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition. Evidence was presented from randomised controlled trials to quantify the amount of vitamin D required to maintain a serum 25-hydroxy vitamin D (25OHD) concentration >25 nmol/l, a threshold that is regarded internationally as defining the risk of rickets and osteomalacia. Longitudinal evidence was also provided on summer sunlight exposure required to maintain 25OHD levels above this threshold in people living in the British Isles (latitude 51 degrees-57 degrees N). Data obtained from multi-level modelling of these longitudinal datasets showed that UVB exposure (i.e. season) was the major contributor to changes in 25OHD levels; this was a consistent finding in two Caucasian groups in the north and south of the UK, but was less apparent in the one group of British women of South Asian origin living in the south of the UK. The FSA-funded research suggested that the typical daily intake of vitamin D from food contributed less than UVB exposure to average year-round 25OHD levels in both Caucasian and Asian women. The low vitamin D status of Asian women has been acknowledged for some time, but the limited seasonal variation in Asian women is a novel finding. The Workshop also considered the dilemma of balancing the risks of vitamin D deficiency (from lack of skin exposure to sunlight in summer) and skin cancer (from excessive exposure to sunlight with concomitant sunburn and erythema). Cancer Research UK advises that individuals should stay below their personal sunburn threshold to minimise their skin cancer risk. The evidence suggests that vitamin D can be produced in summer at the latitude of the UK, with minimal risk of erythema and cell damage, by exposing the skin to sunlight for a short period at midday, when the intensity of UVB is at its daily peak. The implications of the new data were discussed in the context of dietary reference values for vitamin D for the general population aged 4-64 years. Future research suggestions included further analysis of the three FSA-funded studies as well as new research.

Determination of hot-spot susceptibility of multistring photovoltaic modules in a central-station application

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Gonzalez, C. C.; Weaver, R. W.; Ross, R. G., Jr.; Spencer, R.; Arnett, J. C.

1984-01-01

Part of the effort of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) Flat-Plate Solar Array Project (FSA) includes a program to improve module and array reliability. A collaborative activity with industry dealing with the problem of hot-spot heating due to the shadowing of photovoltaic cells in modules and arrays containing several paralleled cell strings is described. The use of multiparallel strings in large central-station arrays introduces the likelihood of unequal current sharing and increased heating levels. Test results that relate power dissipated, current imbalance, cross-strapping frequency, and shadow configuration to hot-spot heating levels are presented. Recommendations for circuit design configurations appropriate to central-station applications that reduce the risk of hot-spot problems are offered. Guidelines are provided for developing hot-spot tests for arrays when current imbalance is a threat.

Manufacturing and NDE of Large Composite Structures for Space Transportation at MSFC

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McGill, Preston; Russell, Sam

2000-01-01

This paper presents the Marshall Space Flight Center's (MSFC's) vision to manufacture, increase safety and reduce the cost of launch vehicles. Nondestructive evaluations of large composite structures are tested for space transportation at MSFC. The topics include: 1) 6 1/2 Generations of Airplanes in a Century; 2) Shuttle Safety Upgrades; 3) Generations of Reusable Launch Vehicles; 4) RLV Technology Demonstration Path; 5) Second Generation; 6) Key NASA Requirements; 7) X-33 Elements; 8) Future-X Pathfinder Projects and Experiments; 9) Focus Area Technical Goals; 10) X-34 Expanded View; 11) X-38 Spacecraft with De-Orbit Propulsion Stage (DPS); 12) Deorbit Module (DM) Critical Design Review (CDR) Design; 13) Forward Structural Adapter (FSA) CDR Design; 14) X-38 DPS CDR Design; 15) RLV Focused Propulsion Technologies; and 16) Challenges in Technology. This paper is presented in viewgraph form.

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Experimental Determination of Impurity and Interdiffusion Coefficients in Seven Ti and Zr Binary Systems Using Diffusion Multiples

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Chen, Zhangqi; Liu, Zi-Kui; Zhao, Ji-Cheng

2018-05-01

Diffusion coefficients of seven binary systems (Ti-Mo, Ti-Nb, Ti-Ta, Ti-Zr, Zr-Mo, Zr-Nb, and Zr-Ta) at 1200 °C, 1000 °C, and 800 °C were experimentally determined using three Ti-Mo-Nb-Ta-Zr diffusion multiples. Electron probe microanalysis (EPMA) was performed to collect concentration profiles at the binary diffusion regions. Forward simulation analysis (FSA) was then applied to extract both impurity and interdiffusion coefficients in Ti-rich and Zr-rich part of the bcc phase. Excellent agreements between our results and most of the literature data validate the high-throughput approach combining FSA with diffusion multiples to obtain a large amount of systematic diffusion data, which will help establish the diffusion (mobility) databases for the design and development of biomedical and structural Ti alloys.

Experimental Determination of Impurity and Interdiffusion Coefficients in Seven Ti and Zr Binary Systems Using Diffusion Multiples

NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

Chen, Zhangqi; Liu, Zi-Kui; Zhao, Ji-Cheng

2018-07-01

Diffusion coefficients of seven binary systems (Ti-Mo, Ti-Nb, Ti-Ta, Ti-Zr, Zr-Mo, Zr-Nb, and Zr-Ta) at 1200 °C, 1000 °C, and 800 °C were experimentally determined using three Ti-Mo-Nb-Ta-Zr diffusion multiples. Electron probe microanalysis (EPMA) was performed to collect concentration profiles at the binary diffusion regions. Forward simulation analysis (FSA) was then applied to extract both impurity and interdiffusion coefficients in Ti-rich and Zr-rich part of the bcc phase. Excellent agreements between our results and most of the literature data validate the high-throughput approach combining FSA with diffusion multiples to obtain a large amount of systematic diffusion data, which will help establish the diffusion (mobility) databases for the design and development of biomedical and structural Ti alloys.

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Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-01-01

... LAMB PROMOTION, RESEARCH, AND INFORMATION ORDER Procedures To Request a Referendum Definitions § 1280... referred to as “CED,” means the person employed by the FSA County Committee to execute the policies of the...

7 CFR 1280.607 - Farm Service Agency County Executive Director.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-01-01

... LAMB PROMOTION, RESEARCH, AND INFORMATION ORDER Procedures To Request a Referendum Definitions § 1280... referred to as “CED,” means the person employed by the FSA County Committee to execute the policies of the...

7 CFR 1280.607 - Farm Service Agency County Executive Director.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-01-01

... LAMB PROMOTION, RESEARCH, AND INFORMATION ORDER Procedures To Request a Referendum Definitions § 1280... referred to as “CED,” means the person employed by the FSA County Committee to execute the policies of the...

7 CFR 780.5 - Decisions that are not appealable.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-01-01

...) Decisions that FSA renders under this part may be reviewed by NAD under part 11 of this title to the extent otherwise allowed by NAD under its rules and procedures. An appealability determination of the State...

7 CFR 785.4 - Grants to certified State mediation programs.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-01-01

... certification or re-certification request as set forth in this section. (b) Application for grant. A State..., Standard Form 424 (available in any FSA office and on the Internet, http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/grants...

7 CFR 785.4 - Grants to certified State mediation programs.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-01-01

... certification or re-certification request as set forth in this section. (b) Application for grant. A State..., Standard Form 424 (available in any FSA office and on the Internet, http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/grants...

7 CFR 785.4 - Grants to certified State mediation programs.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-01-01

... certification or re-certification request as set forth in this section. (b) Application for grant. A State..., Standard Form 424 (available in any FSA office and on the Internet, http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/grants...

An Ultrasonic Scanning Technique for In-Situ `Bowing' Measurement of Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor Fuel Sub-Assembly

NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

Swaminathan, K.; Asokane, C.; Sylvia, J. I.; Kalyanasundaram, P.; Swaminathan, P.

2012-02-01

An ultrasonic under-sodium scanner has been developed for deployment in Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor (PFBR) which is in advanced stage of construction at Kalpakkam, India. Its purpose is to scan the above-core plenum for detection, if any, of displacement of sub-assemblies. During its burn-up in the reactor, the head of a Fuel Sub-Assembly (FSA) may undergo a lateral shift from its original position (called `bowing') due to the fast neutron induced damage on its structural material. A simple scanning technique has been developed for measuring the extent of bowing in-situ. This paper describes a PC-controlled mock-up of the scanner used to implement the scanning technique and the results obtained of scanning a mock-up FSA head under water. The details of the liquid-sodium proof transducer developed for use in the PFBR scanner and its performance are also discussed.

Counterfactuals cannot count: a rejoinder to David Chalmers.

PubMed

Bishop, Mark

2002-12-01

The initial argument presented herein is not significantly original--it is a simple reflection upon a notion of computation originally developed by Putnam (Putnam 1988; see also Searle, 1990) and criticised by Chalmers et al. (Chalmers, 1994; 1996a, b; see also the special issue, What is Computation?, in Minds and Machines, 4:4, November 1994). In what follows, instead of seeking to justify Putnam's conclusion that every open system implements every Finite State Automaton (FSA) and hence that psychological states of the brain cannot be functional states of a computer, I will establish the weaker result that, over a finite time window every open system implements the trace of FSA Q, as it executes program (P) on input (I). If correct the resulting bold philosophical claim is that phenomenal states--such as feelings and visual experiences--can never be understood or explained functionally. Copyright 2002 Elsevier Science (USA)

Reducing the population's sodium intake: the UK Food Standards Agency's salt reduction programme.

PubMed

Wyness, Laura A; Butriss, Judith L; Stanner, Sara A

2012-02-01

To describe the UK Food Standards Agency's (FSA) salt reduction programme undertaken between 2003 and 2010 and to discuss its effectiveness. Relevant scientific papers, campaign materials and evaluations and consultation responses to the FSA's salt reduction programme were used. Adult salt intakes, monitored using urinary Na data collected from UK-wide surveys, indicate a statistically significant reduction in the population's average salt intake from 9·5 g/d in 2000-2001 to 8·6 g/d in 2008, which is likely to have health benefits. Reducing salt intake will have an impact on blood pressure; an estimated 6 % of deaths from CHD in the UK can be avoided if the number of people with high blood pressure is reduced by 50 %. Salt levels in food, monitored using commercial label data and information collected through an industry self-reporting framework, indicated that substantial reductions of up to 70 % in some foods had been achieved. The FSA's consumer campaign evaluation showed increased awareness of the benefits of reducing salt intake on health, with 43 % of adults in 2009 claiming to have made a special effort to reduce salt in their diet compared with 34 % of adults in 2004, before the campaign commenced. The UK's salt reduction programme successfully reduced the average salt intake of the population and increased consumers' awareness. Significant challenges remain in achieving the population average salt intake of 6 g/d recommended by the UK's Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition. However, the UK has demonstrated the success of its programme and this approach is now being implemented elsewhere in the world.

Experimental energy consumption of Frame Slotted ALOHA and Distributed Queuing for data collection scenarios.

PubMed

Tuset-Peiro, Pere; Vazquez-Gallego, Francisco; Alonso-Zarate, Jesus; Alonso, Luis; Vilajosana, Xavier

2014-07-24

Data collection is a key scenario for the Internet of Things because it enables gathering sensor data from distributed nodes that use low-power and long-range wireless technologies to communicate in a single-hop approach. In this kind of scenario, the network is composed of one coordinator that covers a particular area and a large number of nodes, typically hundreds or thousands, that transmit data to the coordinator upon request. Considering this scenario, in this paper we experimentally validate the energy consumption of two Medium Access Control (MAC) protocols, Frame Slotted ALOHA (FSA) and Distributed Queuing (DQ). We model both protocols as a state machine and conduct experiments to measure the average energy consumption in each state and the average number of times that a node has to be in each state in order to transmit a data packet to the coordinator. The results show that FSA is more energy efficient than DQ if the number of nodes is known a priori because the number of slots per frame can be adjusted accordingly. However, in such scenarios the number of nodes cannot be easily anticipated, leading to additional packet collisions and a higher energy consumption due to retransmissions. Contrarily, DQ does not require to know the number of nodes in advance because it is able to efficiently construct an ad hoc network schedule for each collection round. This kind of a schedule ensures that there are no packet collisions during data transmission, thus leading to an energy consumption reduction above 10% compared to FSA.

Fibrin Sheath Angioplasty: A Technique to Prevent Superior Vena Cava Stenosis Secondary to Dialysis Catheters

PubMed Central

Hacker, Robert I.; Garcia, Lorena De Marco; Chawla, Ankur; Panetta, Thomas F.

2012-01-01

Fibrin sheaths are a heterogeneous matrix of cells and debris that form around catheters and are a known cause of central venous stenosis and catheter failure. A total of 50 cases of central venous catheter fibrin sheath angioplasty (FSA) after catheter removal or exchange are presented. A retrospective review of an outpatient office database identified 70 eligible patients over a 19-month period. After informed consent was obtained, the dialysis catheter exiting the skin was clamped, amputated, and a wire was inserted. The catheter was then removed and a 9-French sheath was inserted into the superior vena cava, a venogram was performed. If a fibrin sheath was present, angioplasty was performed using an 8 × 4 or 10 × 4 balloon along the entire length of the fibrin sheath. A completion venogram was performed to document obliteration of the sheath. During the study, 50 patients were diagnosed with a fibrin sheath, and 43 had no pre-existing central venous stenosis. After FSA, 39 of the 43 patient's (91%) central systems remained patent without the need for subsequent interventions; 3 patients (7%) developed subclavian stenoses requiring repeat angioplasty and stenting; 1 patent (2.3%) developed an occlusion requiring a reintervention. Seven patients with prior central stenosis required multiple angioplasties; five required stenting of their central lesions. Every patient had follow-up fistulograms to document long-term patency. We propose that FSA is a prudent and safe procedure that may help reduce the risk of central venous stenosis from fibrin sheaths due to central venous catheters. PMID:23997555

7 CFR 760.621 - Requirement to report acreage and production.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-01-01

... counties. (b) Acreage and production reports that have been submitted to FSA for NAP or to RMA for crop... production submitted for NAP or FCIA purposes must satisfy the requirements of NAP or FCIA, as applicable. In...

7 CFR 1280.630 - FSA State office report.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-01-01

... Agriculture Regulations of the Department of Agriculture (Continued) AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE (MARKETING... for a period of not less than 12 months after the results have been released and available for public inspection after the results have been released. ...

76 FR 1593 - Information Collection; Measurement Service Records

Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

2011-01-11

...In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Farm Service Agency (FSA) is seeking comments from all interested individuals and organizations on an extension of a currently approved information collection associated with the Measurement Service Records.

Development and validation of an individual dietary index based on the British Food Standard Agency nutrient profiling system in a French context.

PubMed

Julia, Chantal; Touvier, Mathilde; Méjean, Caroline; Ducrot, Pauline; Péneau, Sandrine; Hercberg, Serge; Kesse-Guyot, Emmanuelle

2014-12-01

Nutrient profiling systems could be useful public health tools as a basis for front-of-package nutrition labeling, advertising regulations, or food taxes. However, their ability beyond characterization of foods to adequately characterize individual diets necessitates further investigation. The objectives of this study were 1) to calculate a score at the individual level based on the British Food Standard Agency (FSA) food-level nutrient profiling system of each food consumed, and 2) to evaluate the validity of the resulting diet-quality score against food group consumption, nutrient intake, and sociodemographic and lifestyle variables. A representative sample of the French population was selected from the NutriNet-Santé Study (n = 4225). Dietary data were collected through repeated 24-h dietary records. Sociodemographic and lifestyle data were self-reported. All foods consumed were characterized by their FSA nutrient profile, and the energy intake from each food consumed was used to compute FSA-derived aggregated scores at the individual level. A score of adherence to French nutritional recommendations [Programme National Nutrition Santé guideline score (PNNS-GS)] was computed as a comparison diet-quality score. Associations between food consumption, nutritional indicators, lifestyle and sociodemographic variables, and quartiles of aggregated scores were investigated using ANOVAs and linear regression models. Participants with more favorable scores consumed higher amounts of fruits [difference Δ = 156 g/d between quartile 1 (less favorable) and quartile 4 (most favorable), P < 0.001], vegetables (Δ = 85 g/d, P < 0.001), and fish, and lower amounts of snack foods (Δ = -72 g/d, P < 0.001 for sugary snacks); they also had higher vitamin and mineral intakes and lower intakes of saturated fat. Participants with more favorable scores also had a higher adherence to nutritional recommendations measured with the PNNS-GS (Δ = 2.13 points, P < 0.001). Women, older subjects, and higher-income subjects were more likely to have more favorable scores. Our results show adequate validity of the FSA nutrient profiling system to characterize individual diets in a French context. The NutriNet-Santé Study was registered in the European Clinical Trials Database (EudraCT) as 2013-000929-31. © 2014 American Society for Nutrition.

7 CFR 3.60 - Applicability.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-01-01

... FSA, CCC, the Rural Housing Service, the Rural Business-Cooperative Service, the Risk Management... 7 Agriculture 1 2011-01-01 2011-01-01 false Applicability. 3.60 Section 3.60 Agriculture Office of the Secretary of Agriculture DEBT MANAGEMENT Administrative Reviews for Administrative Offset...

7 CFR 1220.620 - Facilities.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-01-01

... 7 Agriculture 10 2010-01-01 2010-01-01 false Facilities. 1220.620 Section 1220.620 Agriculture Regulations of the Department of Agriculture (Continued) AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE (MARKETING AGREEMENTS... CONSUMER INFORMATION Procedures To Request a Referendum Definitions § 1220.620 Facilities. Each county FSA...

7 CFR 1205.210 - Additional instructions and forms.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-01-01

... 1205.210 Agriculture Regulations of the Department of Agriculture (Continued) AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE (MARKETING AGREEMENTS AND ORDERS; MISCELLANEOUS COMMODITIES), DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE COTTON... for FSA county and State offices to report and announce the results of the preliminary count of the...

75 FR 45600 - Information Collection: Emergency Conservation Program

Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

2010-08-03

... DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Farm Service Agency Information Collection: Emergency Conservation Program AGENCY: Farm Service Agency, USDA. ACTION: Notice; request for comments. SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Farm Service Agency (FSA) is seeking comments from all...

7 CFR 7.5 - Eligible voters.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-01-01

... race, color, national origin, gender, religion, age, disability, political beliefs, sexual orientation... the supervision and conduct of the farming operations on an entire farm, are eligible to vote for... entity, as determined by the Deputy Administrator, Field Operations, FSA. (e) Each county office will...

7 CFR 7.5 - Eligible voters.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-01-01

... race, color, national origin, gender, religion, age, disability, political beliefs, sexual orientation... the supervision and conduct of the farming operations on an entire farm, are eligible to vote for... entity, as determined by the Deputy Administrator, Field Operations, FSA. (e) Each county office will...

7 CFR 799.3 - Applicability.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-01-01

... 7 Agriculture 7 2011-01-01 2011-01-01 false Applicability. 799.3 Section 799.3 Agriculture Regulations of the Department of Agriculture (Continued) FARM SERVICE AGENCY, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE..., applies to all programs administered by FSA which might have significant impacts on the environment. ...

7 CFR 799.3 - Applicability.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-01-01

... 7 Agriculture 7 2010-01-01 2010-01-01 false Applicability. 799.3 Section 799.3 Agriculture Regulations of the Department of Agriculture (Continued) FARM SERVICE AGENCY, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE..., applies to all programs administered by FSA which might have significant impacts on the environment. ...

7 CFR 799.3 - Applicability.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-01-01

... 7 Agriculture 7 2013-01-01 2013-01-01 false Applicability. 799.3 Section 799.3 Agriculture Regulations of the Department of Agriculture (Continued) FARM SERVICE AGENCY, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE..., applies to all programs administered by FSA which might have significant impacts on the environment. ...

7 CFR 799.3 - Applicability.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-01-01

... 7 Agriculture 7 2012-01-01 2012-01-01 false Applicability. 799.3 Section 799.3 Agriculture Regulations of the Department of Agriculture (Continued) FARM SERVICE AGENCY, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE..., applies to all programs administered by FSA which might have significant impacts on the environment. ...

7 CFR 799.3 - Applicability.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-01-01

... 7 Agriculture 7 2014-01-01 2014-01-01 false Applicability. 799.3 Section 799.3 Agriculture Regulations of the Department of Agriculture (Continued) FARM SERVICE AGENCY, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE..., applies to all programs administered by FSA which might have significant impacts on the environment. ...

7 CFR 760.1200 - Administration.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-01-01

... 7 Agriculture 7 2010-01-01 2010-01-01 false Administration. 760.1200 Section 760.1200 Agriculture Regulations of the Department of Agriculture (Continued) FARM SERVICE AGENCY, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE SPECIAL PROGRAMS INDEMNITY PAYMENT PROGRAMS 2005-2007 Catfish Grant Program § 760.1200 Administration. FSA...

7 CFR 1423.2 - Administration.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-01-01

... 7 Agriculture 10 2010-01-01 2010-01-01 false Administration. 1423.2 Section 1423.2 Agriculture Regulations of the Department of Agriculture (Continued) COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION, DEPARTMENT OF... Administration. On behalf of CCC, the Farm Service Agency (FSA) will administer this part under the supervision...

7 CFR 735.2 - Administration.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-01-01

... 7 Agriculture 7 2010-01-01 2010-01-01 false Administration. 735.2 Section 735.2 Agriculture Regulations of the Department of Agriculture (Continued) FARM SERVICE AGENCY, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE... Administration. (a) FSA will administer all provisions and activities regulated under the Act under the general...

33 CFR 106.300 - General.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-07-01

... the extent they share physical characteristics, location, and operations. (c) Third parties may be... (CSO) reviews and accepts their work. (d) Those involved in a FSA must be able to draw upon expert... preparedness and response; (10) Physical security requirements; (11) Radio and telecommunications systems...

7 CFR 1280.624 - Facilities.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-01-01

... 7 Agriculture 10 2010-01-01 2010-01-01 false Facilities. 1280.624 Section 1280.624 Agriculture Regulations of the Department of Agriculture (Continued) AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE (MARKETING AGREEMENTS... INFORMATION ORDER Procedures To Request a Referendum Definitions § 1280.624 Facilities. Each county FSA office...

7 CFR 1220.627 - FSA State office report.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-01-01

... Agriculture Regulations of the Department of Agriculture (Continued) AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE (MARKETING... summary shall be filed for a period of not less than 12 months after the results have been released and available for public inspection after the results have been released. ...

7 CFR 1450.104 - Signup.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-01-01

... AGRICULTURE LOANS, PURCHASES, AND OTHER OPERATIONS BIOMASS CROP ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (BCAP) Matching Payments... biomass conversion facility. The application must be submitted to the FSA county office and approved by CCC before any payment is made by the qualified biomass conversion facility for the eligible material...

7 CFR 1450.104 - Signup.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-01-01

... AGRICULTURE LOANS, PURCHASES, AND OTHER OPERATIONS BIOMASS CROP ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (BCAP) Matching Payments... biomass conversion facility. The application must be submitted to the FSA county office and approved by CCC before any payment is made by the qualified biomass conversion facility for the eligible material...

7 CFR 1450.104 - Signup.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-01-01

... AGRICULTURE LOANS, PURCHASES, AND OTHER OPERATIONS BIOMASS CROP ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (BCAP) Matching Payments... biomass conversion facility. The application must be submitted to the FSA county office and approved by CCC before any payment is made by the qualified biomass conversion facility for the eligible material...

7 CFR 1450.104 - Signup.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-01-01

... AGRICULTURE LOANS, PURCHASES, AND OTHER OPERATIONS BIOMASS CROP ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (BCAP) Matching Payments... biomass conversion facility. The application must be submitted to the FSA county office and approved by CCC before any payment is made by the qualified biomass conversion facility for the eligible material...

7 CFR 735.2 - Administration.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-01-01

... 7 Agriculture 7 2013-01-01 2013-01-01 false Administration. 735.2 Section 735.2 Agriculture Regulations of the Department of Agriculture (Continued) FARM SERVICE AGENCY, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE... Administration. (a) FSA will administer all provisions and activities regulated under the Act under the general...

7 CFR 760.1200 - Administration.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-01-01

... 7 Agriculture 7 2014-01-01 2014-01-01 false Administration. 760.1200 Section 760.1200 Agriculture Regulations of the Department of Agriculture (Continued) FARM SERVICE AGENCY, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE SPECIAL PROGRAMS INDEMNITY PAYMENT PROGRAMS 2005-2007 Catfish Grant Program § 760.1200 Administration. FSA...

7 CFR 760.1200 - Administration.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-01-01

... 7 Agriculture 7 2012-01-01 2012-01-01 false Administration. 760.1200 Section 760.1200 Agriculture Regulations of the Department of Agriculture (Continued) FARM SERVICE AGENCY, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE SPECIAL PROGRAMS INDEMNITY PAYMENT PROGRAMS 2005-2007 Catfish Grant Program § 760.1200 Administration. FSA...

7 CFR 735.2 - Administration.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-01-01

... 7 Agriculture 7 2012-01-01 2012-01-01 false Administration. 735.2 Section 735.2 Agriculture Regulations of the Department of Agriculture (Continued) FARM SERVICE AGENCY, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE... Administration. (a) FSA will administer all provisions and activities regulated under the Act under the general...

7 CFR 1423.2 - Administration.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-01-01

... 7 Agriculture 10 2014-01-01 2014-01-01 false Administration. 1423.2 Section 1423.2 Agriculture Regulations of the Department of Agriculture (Continued) COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION, DEPARTMENT OF... Administration. On behalf of CCC, the Farm Service Agency (FSA) will administer this part under the supervision...

7 CFR 735.2 - Administration.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-01-01

... 7 Agriculture 7 2014-01-01 2014-01-01 false Administration. 735.2 Section 735.2 Agriculture Regulations of the Department of Agriculture (Continued) FARM SERVICE AGENCY, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE... Administration. (a) FSA will administer all provisions and activities regulated under the Act under the general...

7 CFR 1423.2 - Administration.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-01-01

... 7 Agriculture 10 2013-01-01 2013-01-01 false Administration. 1423.2 Section 1423.2 Agriculture Regulations of the Department of Agriculture (Continued) COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION, DEPARTMENT OF... Administration. On behalf of CCC, the Farm Service Agency (FSA) will administer this part under the supervision...

77 FR 31220 - Microloan Operating Loans

Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

2012-05-25

... sufficient credit from other sources; have sufficient applicable education, on-the-job training, or farming... Administration's Lets Move initiative, offering opportunities for niche-type urban farms to market directly to... in their farming ventures. FSA has the responsibility of providing credit counseling and supervision...

7 CFR 760.1200 - Administration.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-01-01

... 7 Agriculture 7 2011-01-01 2011-01-01 false Administration. 760.1200 Section 760.1200 Agriculture Regulations of the Department of Agriculture (Continued) FARM SERVICE AGENCY, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE SPECIAL PROGRAMS INDEMNITY PAYMENT PROGRAMS 2005-2007 Catfish Grant Program § 760.1200 Administration. FSA...

7 CFR 735.2 - Administration.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-01-01

... 7 Agriculture 7 2011-01-01 2011-01-01 false Administration. 735.2 Section 735.2 Agriculture Regulations of the Department of Agriculture (Continued) FARM SERVICE AGENCY, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE... Administration. (a) FSA will administer all provisions and activities regulated under the Act under the general...

7 CFR 1423.2 - Administration.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-01-01

... 7 Agriculture 10 2011-01-01 2011-01-01 false Administration. 1423.2 Section 1423.2 Agriculture Regulations of the Department of Agriculture (Continued) COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION, DEPARTMENT OF... Administration. On behalf of CCC, the Farm Service Agency (FSA) will administer this part under the supervision...

Thin-film optical pass band filters based on new photo-lithographic process for CaSSIS FPA detector on Exomars TGO mission: development, integration, and test

NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

Gambicorti, L.; Piazza, D.; Gerber, M.; Pommerol, A.; Roloff, V.; Ziethe, R.; Zimmermann, C.; Da Deppo, V.; Cremonese, G.; Ficai Veltroni, I.; Marinai, M.; Di Carmine, E.; Bauer, T.; Moebius, P.; Thomas, N.

2016-08-01

A new technique based on photolithographic processes of thin-film optical pass band coatings on a monolithic substrate has been applied to the filters of the Focal Plane Assembly (FPA) of the Colour and Stereo Surface Imaging System (CaSSIS) that will fly onboard of the ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter to be launched in March 2016 by ESA. The FPA including is one of the spare components of the Simbio-Sys instrument of the Italian Space Agency (ASI) that will fly on ESA's Bepi Colombo mission to Mercury. The detector, developed by Raytheon Vision Systems, is a 2kx2k hybrid Si-PIN array with a 10 μm pixel. The detector is housed within a block and has filters deposited directly on the entrance window. The window is a 1 mm thick monolithic plate of fused silica. The Filter Strip Assembly (FSA) is produced by Optics Balzers Jena GmbH and integrated on the focal plane by Leonardo-Finmeccanica SpA (under TAS-I responsibility). It is based on dielectric multilayer interference coatings, 4 colour bands selected with average in-band transmission greater than 95 percent within wavelength range (400-1100 nm), giving multispectral images on the same detector and thus allows CaSSIS to operate in push-frame mode. The Field of View (FOV) of each colour band on the detector is surrounded by a mask of low reflective chromium (LRC), which also provides with the straylight suppression required (an out-of-band transmission of less than 10-5/nm). The mask has been shown to deal effectively with cross-talk from multiple reflections between the detector surface and the filter. This paper shows the manufacturing and optical properties of the FSA filters and the FPA preliminary on-ground calibration results.

Toddler foods, children's foods: assessing sodium in packaged supermarket foods targeted at children.

PubMed

Elliott, Charlene D; Conlon, Martin J

2011-03-01

To critically examine child-oriented packaged food products sold in Canada for their sodium content, and to assess them light of intake recommendations, the current policy context and suggested targets. Baby/toddler foods (n 186) and child-oriented packaged foods (n 354) were coded for various attributes (including sodium). Summary statistics were created for sodium, then the children's food products were compared with the UK Food Standards Agency (FSA) 'targets' for sodium in packaged foods. Also assessed were the products' per-serving sodium levels were assessed in light of the US Institute of Medicine's dietary reference intakes and Canada's Food Guide. Calgary, Alberta, Canada. None. Twenty per cent of products could be classified as having high sodium levels. Certain sub-categories of food (i.e. toddler entrées, children's packaged lunches, soups and canned pastas) were problematic. Significantly, when scaled in according to Schedule M or viewed in light of the serving sizes on the Nutrition Facts table, the sodium level in various dry goods products generally fell within, and below, the Adequate Intake (AI)/Tolerable Upper Intake Level (UL) band for sodium. When scaled in accordance with the UK FSA targets, however, none of the (same) products met the targets. In light of AI/UL thresholds based on age and per-serving cut-offs, packaged foodstuffs for youngsters fare relatively well, with the exception of some problematic areas. 'Stealth sodium' and 'subtle sodium' are important considerations; so is use of the FSA's scaling method to evaluate sodium content, because it is highly sensitive to the difference between the reference amount and the actual real-world serving size for the product being considered.

Voltammetric study of the boric acid-salicylaldehyde-H-acid ternary system and its application to the voltammetric determination of boron.

PubMed

Kajiwara, Mari; Ito, Yoshio N; Miyazaki, Yoshinobu; Fujimori, Takao; Takehara, Kô; Yoshimura, Kazuhisa

2015-02-14

The ternary system of boric acid, salicylaldehyde (SA) and H-acid (HA) was voltammetrically studied from kinetic and equilibrium points of view. The effect of the SA substituents was also studied by using two analogs, 5-fluorosalicylaldehyde (F-SA) and 5-methylsalicylaldehyde (Me-SA). The three cathodic peaks of Azomethine H (AzH), Azomethine H-boric acid complex (AzB), and free SA were observed in the solution containing boric acid, SA and HA. The peak potentials of AzH and SA were shifted to negative potentials with increasing pH, while the peak potential of AzB was pH-independent. This difference indicates that a proton participates in the charge-transfer steps of the AzH and SA reductions, but not in that of the AzB reduction. The formation constants for the AzB complexation were similar among all the examined analogs. In the kinetic study, the reaction rate was higher in an acidic condition for the AzH formation, but in a neutral condition for the AzB formation. The rate constants for the AzB complexes were in the order of F-SA > SA ≈ Me-SA, indicating that the fluoro group accelerates the F-AzB complexation. The AzB complexation mechanism is considered to consist of more than three steps, i.e., the pre-equilibrium of the salicylaldehyde-boric acid complex (SA-B) formation, the nucleophilic attack of HA on SA-B, and the remaining some steps to form AzB. Based on these results, the voltammetric determination method of boron using F-SA was optimized, which allowed the boron concentration to be determined within only 5 min with a 0.03 mg B dm(-3) detection limit.

Indirect Tumor Cell Death After High-Dose Hypofractionated Irradiation: Implications for Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy and Stereotactic Radiation Surgery

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

Song, Chang W., E-mail: songx001@umn.edu; Korea Institute of Radiological and Medical Sciences, Seoul; Lee, Yoon-Jin

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to reveal the biological mechanisms underlying stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) and stereotactic radiation surgery (SRS). Methods and Materials: FSaII fibrosarcomas grown subcutaneously in the hind limbs of C3H mice were irradiated with 10 to 30 Gy of X rays in a single fraction, and the clonogenic cell survival was determined with in vivo–in vitro excision assay immediately or 2 to 5 days after irradiation. The effects of radiation on the intratumor microenvironment were studied using immunohistochemical methods. Results: After cells were irradiated with 15 or 20 Gy, cell survival in FSaII tumors declined for 2 to 3 daysmore » and began to recover thereafter in some but not all tumors. After irradiation with 30 Gy, cell survival declined continuously for 5 days. Cell survival in some tumors 5 days after 20 to 30 Gy irradiation was 2 to 3 logs less than that immediately after irradiation. Irradiation with 20 Gy markedly reduced blood perfusion, upregulated HIF-1α, and increased carbonic anhydrase-9 expression, indicating that irradiation increased tumor hypoxia. In addition, expression of VEGF also increased in the tumor tissue after 20 Gy irradiation, probably due to the increase in HIF-1α activity. Conclusions: Irradiation of FSaII tumors with 15 to 30 Gy in a single dose caused dose-dependent secondary cell death, most likely by causing vascular damage accompanied by deterioration of intratumor microenvironment. Such indirect tumor cell death may play a crucial role in the control of human tumors with SBRT and SRS.« less

77 FR 67329 - Information Collection Request, Servicing Minor Program Loans

Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

2012-11-09

... into by FSA. That section also authorizes transfers of security property, as the Secretary deems... lease of realty; disposition of property; conveyance of real property interest of the United States..., mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or other forms of information technology. All...

7 CFR 457.111 - Pear crop insurance provisions.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-01-01

..., section equivalents, FSA farm serial number, or on non-contiguous land, optional units may be established... applicable state grading standard. Ton. Two thousand (2,000) pounds avoirdupois. Varietal group. Types of... non-irrigated practices are not applicable. (b) Instead of establishing optional units by section...

7 CFR 457.111 - Pear crop insurance provisions.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-01-01

..., section equivalents, FSA farm serial number, or on non-contiguous land, optional units may be established... applicable state grading standard. Ton. Two thousand (2,000) pounds avoirdupois. Varietal group. Types of... non-irrigated practices are not applicable. (b) Instead of establishing optional units by section...

7 CFR 457.111 - Pear crop insurance provisions.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-01-01

..., section equivalents, FSA farm serial number, or on non-contiguous land, optional units may be established... applicable state grading standard. Ton. Two thousand (2,000) pounds avoirdupois. Varietal group. Types of... non-irrigated practices are not applicable. (b) Instead of establishing optional units by section...

7 CFR 755.2 - Definitions.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-01-01

... freight, ocean freight, and land freight of chemicals, feed, fertilizer, fuel, seeds, plants, supplies, equipment parts, and other inputs as determined by FSA. Insular area means the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico... America, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealths of Puerto Rico and the Northern Mariana Islands, and...

7 CFR 755.2 - Definitions.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-01-01

... freight, ocean freight, and land freight of chemicals, feed, fertilizer, fuel, seeds, plants, supplies, equipment parts, and other inputs as determined by FSA. Insular area means the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico... America, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealths of Puerto Rico and the Northern Mariana Islands, and...

7 CFR 755.2 - Definitions.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-01-01

... freight, ocean freight, and land freight of chemicals, feed, fertilizer, fuel, seeds, plants, supplies, equipment parts, and other inputs as determined by FSA. Insular area means the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico... America, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealths of Puerto Rico and the Northern Mariana Islands, and...

7 CFR 780.3 - Reservations of authority.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-01-01

... 7 Agriculture 7 2014-01-01 2014-01-01 false Reservations of authority. 780.3 Section 780.3 Agriculture Regulations of the Department of Agriculture (Continued) FARM SERVICE AGENCY, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE SPECIAL PROGRAMS APPEAL REGULATIONS § 780.3 Reservations of authority. (a) Representatives of FSA...

7 CFR 1205.29 - Reporting results.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-01-01

... 7 Agriculture 10 2012-01-01 2012-01-01 false Reporting results. 1205.29 Section 1205.29 Agriculture Regulations of the Department of Agriculture (Continued) AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE (MARKETING... Procedures for Conduct of Sign-up Period Procedures § 1205.29 Reporting results. (a) Each county FSA office...

7 CFR 1205.29 - Reporting results.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-01-01

... 7 Agriculture 10 2010-01-01 2010-01-01 false Reporting results. 1205.29 Section 1205.29 Agriculture Regulations of the Department of Agriculture (Continued) AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE (MARKETING... Procedures for Conduct of Sign-up Period Procedures § 1205.29 Reporting results. (a) Each county FSA office...

7 CFR 1205.29 - Reporting results.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-01-01

... 7 Agriculture 10 2014-01-01 2014-01-01 false Reporting results. 1205.29 Section 1205.29 Agriculture Regulations of the Department of Agriculture (Continued) AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE (MARKETING... Procedures for Conduct of Sign-up Period Procedures § 1205.29 Reporting results. (a) Each county FSA office...

7 CFR 1205.29 - Reporting results.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-01-01

... 7 Agriculture 10 2011-01-01 2011-01-01 false Reporting results. 1205.29 Section 1205.29 Agriculture Regulations of the Department of Agriculture (Continued) AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE (MARKETING... Procedures for Conduct of Sign-up Period Procedures § 1205.29 Reporting results. (a) Each county FSA office...

7 CFR 1205.29 - Reporting results.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-01-01

... 7 Agriculture 10 2013-01-01 2013-01-01 false Reporting results. 1205.29 Section 1205.29 Agriculture Regulations of the Department of Agriculture (Continued) AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE (MARKETING... Procedures for Conduct of Sign-up Period Procedures § 1205.29 Reporting results. (a) Each county FSA office...

7 CFR 760.1 - Administration.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-01-01

... 7 Agriculture 7 2010-01-01 2010-01-01 false Administration. 760.1 Section 760.1 Agriculture Regulations of the Department of Agriculture (Continued) FARM SERVICE AGENCY, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE... Administration. This indemnity payment program will be carried out by FSA under the direction and supervision of...

7 CFR 12.6 - Administration.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-01-01

... 7 Agriculture 1 2010-01-01 2010-01-01 false Administration. 12.6 Section 12.6 Agriculture Office....6 Administration. (a) General. A determination of ineligibility for benefits in accordance with the... making such determinations, as provided in this section. (b) Administration by FSA. (1) The provisions of...

7 CFR 760.809 - Eligible damaging conditions.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-01-01

... Agriculture Regulations of the Department of Agriculture (Continued) FARM SERVICE AGENCY, DEPARTMENT OF... has been an eligible loss of surface irrigation water due to drought and such loss of surface irrigation water impacts eligible crop acreage, FSA may approve assistance to the extent permitted by section...

7 CFR 760.809 - Eligible damaging conditions.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-01-01

... Agriculture Regulations of the Department of Agriculture (Continued) FARM SERVICE AGENCY, DEPARTMENT OF... has been an eligible loss of surface irrigation water due to drought and such loss of surface irrigation water impacts eligible crop acreage, FSA may approve assistance to the extent permitted by section...

7 CFR 1463.102 - Definitions.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-01-01

... either a fee simple interest or life estate interest in the farm for which FSA established a farm basic... Transition Payment Producer Contract, a Tobacco Transition Payment Quota Holder Successor In Interest Contract, or a Tobacco Transition Payment Producer Successor In Interest Contract. Contract payment means a...

7 CFR 1427.161 - Administration.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-01-01

... AGRICULTURE LOANS, PURCHASES, AND OTHER OPERATIONS COTTON Recourse Seed Cotton Loans § 1427.161 Administration. (a) The recourse seed cotton loan program which is applicable to a crop of cotton shall be... (Administrator, FSA), or a designee from determining any question arising under the recourse seed cotton program...

78 FR 48135 - Information Collection; Guaranteed Farm Loan Program

Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

2013-08-07

... Information Collection; Guaranteed Farm Loan Program AGENCY: Farm Service Agency, USDA. ACTION: Notice... revision of a currently approved information collection associated with the Guaranteed Farm Loan Program. This information collection is used to make and service loans guaranteed by FSA to eligible farmers and...

7 CFR 760.1 - Administration.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-01-01

... 7 Agriculture 7 2014-01-01 2014-01-01 false Administration. 760.1 Section 760.1 Agriculture Regulations of the Department of Agriculture (Continued) FARM SERVICE AGENCY, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE... Administration. This indemnity payment program will be carried out by FSA under the direction and supervision of...

7 CFR 760.1 - Administration.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-01-01

... 7 Agriculture 7 2012-01-01 2012-01-01 false Administration. 760.1 Section 760.1 Agriculture Regulations of the Department of Agriculture (Continued) FARM SERVICE AGENCY, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE... Administration. This indemnity payment program will be carried out by FSA under the direction and supervision of...

7 CFR 12.6 - Administration.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-01-01

... 7 Agriculture 1 2012-01-01 2012-01-01 false Administration. 12.6 Section 12.6 Agriculture Office....6 Administration. (a) General. A determination of ineligibility for benefits in accordance with the... making such determinations, as provided in this section. (b) Administration by FSA. (1) The provisions of...

7 CFR 12.6 - Administration.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-01-01

... 7 Agriculture 1 2013-01-01 2013-01-01 false Administration. 12.6 Section 12.6 Agriculture Office....6 Administration. (a) General. A determination of ineligibility for benefits in accordance with the... making such determinations, as provided in this section. (b) Administration by FSA. (1) The provisions of...

Worldwide Emerging Environmental Issues Affecting the U.S. Military

DTIC Science & Technology

2006-06-01

nanotechnolgies and nanosciences report has been issued by the Innovation Society Ltd., an independent consulting company, based at the Technology Centre of...foodproductiondaily.com/news/ng.asp?n=67935- nanotechnolgy -fsa-novel Germany Begins Risk Survey on Nanotechnology http://www.foodproductiondaily.com/news

7 CFR 760.1 - Administration.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-01-01

... 7 Agriculture 7 2011-01-01 2011-01-01 false Administration. 760.1 Section 760.1 Agriculture Regulations of the Department of Agriculture (Continued) FARM SERVICE AGENCY, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE... Administration. This indemnity payment program will be carried out by FSA under the direction and supervision of...

33 CFR 106.305 - Facility Security Assessment (FSA) requirements.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-07-01

... available to maintain essential services; (vi) The essential maintenance equipment and storage areas; (vii... procedures relating to essential services; (v) Measures to protect radio and telecommunication equipment... property, or economic disruption, of an attack on or at the OCS facility; and (7) Locations where access...

76 FR 50167 - Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

2011-08-12

... of election that includes, among other things, ``the race, ethnicity and gender of each nominee, as... voluntary. Need and Use of the Information: FSA will collect information on race, ethnicity and gender of... occurred in the operation of the land, or there has been [[Page 50168

7 CFR 1455.31 - Miscellaneous.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-01-01

... opening dates for migratory bird hunting in a State have been changed so as to be not consistent for..., and where applicable, sex, marital status, familial status, parental status, religion, sexual... funds. (j) Change in scope or objectives. The Grantee must obtain prior approval from FSA for any change...

7 CFR 1955.148 - Auction sales.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-01-01

... 7 Agriculture 14 2014-01-01 2014-01-01 false Auction sales. 1955.148 Section 1955.148 Agriculture... REGULATIONS (CONTINUED) PROPERTY MANAGEMENT Disposal of Inventory Property General § 1955.148 Auction sales. This section provides guidance on the sale of all inventory property by auction, except FSA real...

7 CFR 1955.148 - Auction sales.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-01-01

... 7 Agriculture 14 2011-01-01 2011-01-01 false Auction sales. 1955.148 Section 1955.148 Agriculture... REGULATIONS (CONTINUED) PROPERTY MANAGEMENT Disposal of Inventory Property General § 1955.148 Auction sales. This section provides guidance on the sale of all inventory property by auction, except FSA real...

7 CFR 1955.148 - Auction sales.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-01-01

... 7 Agriculture 14 2012-01-01 2012-01-01 false Auction sales. 1955.148 Section 1955.148 Agriculture... REGULATIONS (CONTINUED) PROPERTY MANAGEMENT Disposal of Inventory Property General § 1955.148 Auction sales. This section provides guidance on the sale of all inventory property by auction, except FSA real...

7 CFR 1955.148 - Auction sales.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-01-01

... 7 Agriculture 14 2013-01-01 2013-01-01 false Auction sales. 1955.148 Section 1955.148 Agriculture... REGULATIONS (CONTINUED) PROPERTY MANAGEMENT Disposal of Inventory Property General § 1955.148 Auction sales. This section provides guidance on the sale of all inventory property by auction, except FSA real...

78 FR 34313 - Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

2013-06-07

... performance measures used in future Farm Service Agency (FSA) Strategic Plans. The authority to conduct a... Respondents: 6,000. Frequency of Responses: Reporting: Other (one-time). Total Burden Hours: 1,500. Farm... for the respondents. Description of Respondents: Individuals or households; Farms: Business or other...

7 CFR 1415.8 - Establishing priority for enrollment of properties.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-01-01

... conversion to uses other than grazing; (3) Plant and animal biodiversity; and (4) In ranking parcels offered... Directors may establish separate ranking pools to address, for example, specific conservation issues raised by State, regional, and national conservation priorities. (f) The NRCS State Conservationist and FSA...

75 FR 41963 - Wheat and Oilseed Programs; Durum Wheat Quality Program

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2010-07-20

... Programs; Durum Wheat Quality Program AGENCY: Farm Service Agency and Commodity Credit Corporation, USDA. ACTION: Final rule. SUMMARY: This rule implements specific requirements for the Durum Wheat Quality... of the Council on Environmental Quality (40 CFR parts 1500-1508), and FSA regulations for compliance...

7 CFR 1230.633 - Canvassing ballots.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-01-01

... CONSUMER INFORMATION Procedures for the Conduct of Referendum Referendum § 1230.633 Canvassing ballots. (a) Producers. (1) Counting the ballots. Under the supervision of FSA CED, acting on behalf of the Administrator... spoiled ballots. (2) Invalid ballots. Ballots will be declared invalid if a producer voting in-person has...

7 CFR 1230.633 - Canvassing ballots.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-01-01

... CONSUMER INFORMATION Procedures for the Conduct of Referendum Referendum § 1230.633 Canvassing ballots. (a) Producers. (1) Counting the ballots. Under the supervision of FSA CED, acting on behalf of the Administrator... spoiled ballots. (2) Invalid ballots. Ballots will be declared invalid if a producer voting in-person has...

7 CFR 1230.633 - Canvassing ballots.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-01-01

... CONSUMER INFORMATION Procedures for the Conduct of Referendum Referendum § 1230.633 Canvassing ballots. (a) Producers. (1) Counting the ballots. Under the supervision of FSA CED, acting on behalf of the Administrator... spoiled ballots. (2) Invalid ballots. Ballots will be declared invalid if a producer voting in-person has...

7 CFR 1230.633 - Canvassing ballots.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-01-01

... CONSUMER INFORMATION Procedures for the Conduct of Referendum Referendum § 1230.633 Canvassing ballots. (a) Producers. (1) Counting the ballots. Under the supervision of FSA CED, acting on behalf of the Administrator... spoiled ballots. (2) Invalid ballots. Ballots will be declared invalid if a producer voting in-person has...

7 CFR 1230.633 - Canvassing ballots.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-01-01

... CONSUMER INFORMATION Procedures for the Conduct of Referendum Referendum § 1230.633 Canvassing ballots. (a) Producers. (1) Counting the ballots. Under the supervision of FSA CED, acting on behalf of the Administrator... spoiled ballots. (2) Invalid ballots. Ballots will be declared invalid if a producer voting in-person has...

78 FR 3828 - Microloan Operating Loans

Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

2013-01-17

... DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Farm Service Agency 7 CFR Parts 761 and 764 RIN 0560-AI17 Microloan Operating Loans AGENCY: Farm Service Agency, USDA. ACTION: Final rule. SUMMARY: The Farm Service Agency (FSA... education, on-the-job training, or farming experience; have an acceptable credit history; and have adequate...

7 CFR 771.15 - Loan servicing.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-01-01

... restructure loan debts; provided: (1) The Government's interest will be protected; (2) The restructuring will... advances. (b) Payments. Payments will be made to FSA as set forth in loan agreements and debt instruments. The funds from extra payments will be applied entirely to loan principal. (c) Restructuring. The...

7 CFR 771.15 - Loan servicing.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-01-01

... restructure loan debts; provided: (1) The Government's interest will be protected; (2) The restructuring will... advances. (b) Payments. Payments will be made to FSA as set forth in loan agreements and debt instruments. The funds from extra payments will be applied entirely to loan principal. (c) Restructuring. The...

7 CFR 771.15 - Loan servicing.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-01-01

... restructure loan debts; provided: (1) The Government's interest will be protected; (2) The restructuring will... advances. (b) Payments. Payments will be made to FSA as set forth in loan agreements and debt instruments. The funds from extra payments will be applied entirely to loan principal. (c) Restructuring. The...

7 CFR 771.15 - Loan servicing.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-01-01

... restructure loan debts; provided: (1) The Government's interest will be protected; (2) The restructuring will... advances. (b) Payments. Payments will be made to FSA as set forth in loan agreements and debt instruments. The funds from extra payments will be applied entirely to loan principal. (c) Restructuring. The...

75 FR 66699 - Farm Loan Programs Loan Making Activities; Correction

Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

2010-10-29

... Loan Programs Loan Making Activities; Correction AGENCY: Farm Service Agency, USDA. ACTION: Proposed rule; correction. SUMMARY: This document contains a correction to the proposed rule titled ``Farm Loan Programs Loan Making Activities'' that was published September 23, 2010. The Farm Service Agency (FSA) is...

7 CFR 760.1302 - Definitions and acronyms.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-01-01

... milk commercially produced from cows, and whose production facilities are located in the United States... Administrator for Farm programs (DAFP), FSA, or a designee. Eligible production means milk from cows that was...). Marketed commercially means sold to the market to which the dairy operation normally delivers whole milk...

7 CFR 786.102 - Definitions.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-01-01

... determined by FSA, produces and markets milk commercially from cows and whose production facilities are... annual production per cow calculated from base period information times the average number of cows in the.... Hundredweight or cwt. means 100 pounds. Milk handler or cooperative means the marketing agency to, or through...

7 CFR 760.602 - Definitions.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-01-01

... territory or possession of the United States. Subsequent crop means any crop planted after an initial crop... itself to the greatest level of accuracy, as determined by the FSA State committee. USDA means United... history yield means the average of the actual production history yields for each insurable or noninsurable...

7 CFR 760.602 - Definitions.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-01-01

... territory or possession of the United States. Subsequent crop means any crop planted after an initial crop... itself to the greatest level of accuracy, as determined by the FSA State committee. USDA means United... history yield means the average of the actual production history yields for each insurable or noninsurable...

7 CFR 1434.3 - Definitions.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-01-01

... FOR HONEY § 1434.3 Definitions. The definitions set forth in this section shall be applicable for all..., handling, storing, conditioning, and marketing the honey and otherwise protecting the honey. CMA is a cooperative marketing association engaged in marketing honey. County office is the local FSA office. Crop year...

7 CFR 1434.3 - Definitions.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-01-01

... FOR HONEY § 1434.3 Definitions. The definitions set forth in this section shall be applicable for all..., handling, storing, conditioning, and marketing the honey and otherwise protecting the honey. CMA is a cooperative marketing association engaged in marketing honey. County office is the local FSA office. Crop year...

Wheeler County Riparian Buffers; 2003-2004 Annual Report.

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

Homer, Will

2006-01-01

Number of Contacts Made--I have contacted 35 landowners in Wheeler County. Of the 35 contacts 12 have resulted in meeting on their property to discuss available options. Included an article in the Annual Report and Wheeler SWCD newsletter mailed to 550 landowners. Contacts are primarily through networking with others here in the office as well as working closely with the NRCS office. Number of Contracts Negotiated--This Project has produced five riparian buffers within the past contract year. Each has greater meaning to the landowner than simply a buffer. In most cases the buffer is providing the landowner with improved grazingmore » management and/or more reliable water source for livestock. Landowners also feel the enhanced wildlife habitat is a bonus to the program. Other Accomplishments--I took part in the John Day Subbasin Planning process and was able to offer assistance into the inventory items related to Wheeler County. I was often the only local representative able to attend the meetings. I assisted the Wheeler SWCD in writing a successful OWEB grant to remove 110 acres of junipers for watershed restoration, range rehabilitation, and economic development. One partner in the project is a manufacturer that uses juniper as their primary construction material. The goal is to create a pilot project that may grow into a self sustaining industry within the county. I also assisted in writing a small grant to improve water usage in the Muddy Creek watershed. I assisted with the Pine Creek Conservation Area ''Twilight Tour'' as well as the Wheeler SWCD ''Annual Meeting and Dinner''. Both events were successful in getting information out about our riparian buffer program. Facilitate office training and utilization of advanced GIS technology and mapping. Problems Encountered During Contract Year--The NRCS Cultural Resources Review process has ground to a halt. It is takes 6 months to get initial results from the Portland offices. Nearly all requests require site surveys that delay the process even further. The Farm Services Agency is not user friendly when it comes to the CREP program. The program has not been designed to fit everyone along a steelhead stream. Crop/Field designations often negate or complicate CREP eligibility along qualifying streams. I spend a great deal of time mediating between FSA and the landowner. I have lost one interested landowner specifically to the fears related to the Oregon Department of State Lands ''Navigability'' study. Outlook for Contract Year 3--I am currently working on a project area that will encompass nearly six miles of steelhead habitat. It is located in the critical Bridge Creek watershed. Another is nearly three miles in the Mountain Creek Watershed. Both projects will take great steps in improving fish habitat. Both are on Steelhead streams. Further out I am working with two landowners for projects in the Butte Creek watershed that will be highly visible and will likely gain the attention of many more landowners. Like all previous projects, there is a great deal of work in future projects in massaging the landowner into feeling comfortable with the riparian buffer program. The potential to do great things with this program is huge in Wheeler County. Continuing outreach and education efforts will help the process.« less

Measures for Assessing Student Attitudes toward Older People

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

Lin, Xiaoping; Bryant, Christina; Boldero, Jennifer

2011-01-01

Measuring medical and allied health students' attitudes towards older people has been identified as an important research area. The present study compared the use of implicit and explicit attitude measures. Sixty-five undergraduates completed one explicit measure, the Fraboni Scale of Ageism (FSA), (Fraboni, Saltstone, & Hughes, 1990) and one…

78 FR 52169 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; Federal Direct Stafford/Ford Loan and...

Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

2013-08-22

...; Comment Request; Federal Direct Stafford/Ford Loan and Federal Direct Subsidized/ Unsubsidized Stafford/Ford Loan Master Promissory Note AGENCY: Department of Education (ED), Federal Student Aid (FSA... Stafford/Ford Loan and Federal Direct Subsidized/Unsubsidized Stafford/Ford Loan Master Promissory Note...

7 CFR 457.130 - Macadamia tree crop insurance provisions.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-01-01

.... (b) Provisions in the Basic Provisions that allow optional units by section, section equivalent, or FSA farm serial number and by irrigated and non-irrigated practices are not applicable. Unless...) Contains at least 80 acres of insurable age macadamia trees; or (2) Is located on non-contiguous land. (c...

7 CFR 457.133 - Prune crop insurance provisions.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-01-01

... Provisions that allow optional units by irrigated and non-irrigated practices are not applicable. Instead of establishing optional units by section, section equivalent, or FSA farm serial number optional units may be established if each optional unit is located on non-contiguous land. 3. Insurance Guarantees, Coverage Levels...

7 CFR 457.133 - Prune crop insurance provisions.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-01-01

... Provisions that allow optional units by irrigated and non-irrigated practices are not applicable. Instead of establishing optional units by section, section equivalent, or FSA farm serial number optional units may be established if each optional unit is located on non-contiguous land. 3. Insurance Guarantees, Coverage Levels...

7 CFR 457.130 - Macadamia tree crop insurance provisions.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-01-01

... the Basic Provisions that allow optional units by section, section equivalent, or FSA farm serial number and by irrigated and non-irrigated practices are not applicable. Unless otherwise allowed by... acres of insurable age macadamia trees; or (2) Is located on non-contiguous land. (c) You must have...

7 CFR 780.15 - Time limitations.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-01-01

... participant, FSA will provide the participant written notice of the adverse decision and available appeal... appealable must submit a written request for an appealability review to the State Executive Director that is received no later than 30 calendar days from the date a participant receives written notice of the decision...

77 FR 20353 - United States Warehouse Act; Export Food Aid Commodities Licensing Agreement

Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

2012-04-04

... States Warehouse Act; Export Food Aid Commodities Licensing Agreement AGENCY: Farm Service Agency, USDA... the new Export Food Aid Commodities (EFAC) licensing agreement offered by the Farm Service Agency (FSA.... This licensing agreement was developed in response to concerns of export food aid providers...

78 FR 33837 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for...

Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

2013-06-05

... specific information/performance data for analysis of the experiments. This effort will assist the... Sites Data Collection Instrument AGENCY: Federal Student Aid (FSA), Department of Education (ED). ACTION... understand the Department's information collection requirements and provide the requested data in the desired...

78 FR 68427 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for...

Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

2013-11-14

... determining satisfactory academic progress (SAP) as required in Section 484 of the Higher Education Act of... DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION [Docket No.: ED-2013-ICCD-0113] Agency Information Collection Activities... Assistance General Provisions--Satisfactory Academic Progress Policy AGENCY: Federal Student Aid (FSA...

77 FR 75151 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; Foreign Graduate Medical School...

Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

2012-12-19

... DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION [Docket No.: ED-2012-ICCD-0069] Agency Information Collection Activities... Education (ED), Federal Student Aid (FSA). ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork... Division, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW., LBJ, Room 2E117, Washington, DC 20202-4537...

7 CFR 1403.3 - Definitions.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-01-01

... Service. Late payment interest rate means the amount of interest charged on delinquent debts and claims. The late payment interest rate shall be determined as of the date a debt becomes delinquent and shall... debt owed the Government, or any agency thereof. FSA means the Farm Service Agency of the United States...

76 FR 77473 - Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

2011-12-13

... collection of information on those who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate automated... Warehouse Act (USWA). OMB Control Number: 0560-0120. Summary of Collection: The Secretary of Agriculture authorizes the Farm Service Agency (FSA) as specified in the USWA to license public warehouse operators that...

78 FR 45515 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan...

Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

2013-07-29

... DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION [Docket No.: ED-2013-ICCD-0099] Agency Information Collection Activities...: Department of Education (ED), Federal Student Aid (FSA). ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: In accordance with the... addressed to the Director of the Information Collection Clearance Division, U.S. Department of Education...

7 CFR 1955.66 - Lease of real property.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-01-01

... signed, the lessee should be advised that FSA cannot make a commitment to finance the purchase of the... which the real property is located; (ii) To an Indian corporate entity; (iii) To the Indian tribe. (3...) Indian corporate entities that are authorized by such Indian tribe to purchase lands within the...

7 CFR 1962.6 - Liens and assignments on chattel property.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-01-01

..., RURAL BUSINESS-COOPERATIVE SERVICE, RURAL UTILITIES SERVICE, AND FARM SERVICE AGENCY, DEPARTMENT OF..., including FSA Farm Programs (formerly ASCS) payments. (2) When a current loan is not being made to a... taken as additional security for Farm Ownership (FO), Rural Housing (RH), Labor Housing (LH), and Soil...

77 FR 22443 - Farm Loan Programs; Clarification and Improvement

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2012-04-13

... addition, supporting this change is the fact that at the end of fiscal year 2010, the dollar delinquency on... remarkably positive statistics in light of FSA's mission to serve those who cannot get credit elsewhere. This... been several policies that have brought the delinquencies and losses down: The extensive servicing...

7 CFR 1416.5 - Application for payment.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-01-01

... 7 Agriculture 10 2010-01-01 2010-01-01 false Application for payment. 1416.5 Section 1416.5... Application for payment. (a) A producer who applies for any program under subparts B through H of this part shall submit an application and required supporting documentation to the county FSA office serving the...

76 FR 5055 - Loan Servicing; Farm Loan Programs

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2011-01-28

..., Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (the 2008 Farm Bill). This rule implements four amendments to the direct...). SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background This final rule implements multiple provisions of the 2008 Farm Bill (Pub... loan servicing proposed rule (74 FR 39565-39569). As discussed below, FSA proposed three substantive...

78 FR 57371 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; Student Aid Internet Gateway (SAIG...

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2013-09-18

...; Comment Request; Student Aid Internet Gateway (SAIG) Enrollment Document AGENCY: Federal Student Aid (FSA... Internet Gateway (SAIG) Enrollment Document. OMB Control Number: 1845-0002. Type of Review: A revision of... Internet Gateway (SAIG) allows eligible entities to securely exchange Title IV, Higher Education Act (HEA...

78 FR 7387 - Continuation of Farm Service Agency 2008 Farm Bill Programs

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2013-02-01

..., Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (the 2008 Farm Bill) through the 2013 crop year, fiscal year (FY), or... conservation programs administered by the Farm Service Agency (FSA). This notice provides information about... eligibility requirements, commodity programs, and conservation programs previously authorized or amended in...

7 CFR 1427.3 - Definitions.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-01-01

... means any product containing cotton fibers that result from the use of a bale of cotton in manufacturing... the required information prescribed in this part that may or may not be certificated for delivery for... recorded in a central filing system or systems maintained in one or more locations that are approved by FSA...

78 FR 13330 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for...

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2013-02-27

... Preferred Lender Arrangements AGENCY: Department of Education (ED), Federal Student Aid (FSA). ACTION... burden of this collection on the respondents, including through the use of information technology. Please.... While information about the applicant's cost of attendance and estimated financial assistance must be...

77 FR 77050 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Part 601 Preferred Lender Arrangements

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2012-12-31

...; Part 601 Preferred Lender Arrangements AGENCY: Office of Federal Student Aid (FSA), Department of... the use of information technology. Please note that written comments received in response to this... about the applicant's cost of attendance and estimated financial assistance must be provided to the...