Sample records for qi pass rates

  1. Qi Xu | NREL

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    Qi Xu Qi Xu Researcher IV-Molecular Biology Qi.Xu@nrel.gov | 303-384-7789 Research Interests Qi Xu joined the National Renewable Energy Laboratory in 2004 as a Research Associate in the Chemical Sciences team. His research focuses on nanobiotechnology. His main research interest is array quantum dots (QDs

  2. Interprofessional QI Training Enhances Competency and QI Productivity Among Graduates: Findings From Nationwide Children's Hospital.

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    Bartman, Thomas; Heiser, Karen; Bethune, Andrew; Crandall, Wallace; McClead, Richard; Davis, J Terrance; Brilli, Richard J

    2018-02-01

    Significant resources are expended on quality improvement (QI) training courses. The authors sought to determine whether education provided in QI course training improves self-assessed QI content competence and QI-related productivity among course graduates. "Quality Improvement Essentials" is a four-month didactic and experiential course designed to prepare multidisciplinary professionals to participate in and lead QI efforts at Nationwide Children's Hospital (NCH). This study used a milestone-based self-assessment survey of graduates from 2012 to 2014 to gauge change in participants' self-assessed QI competency after course completion. Four competency domains were evaluated: QI knowledge; testing and implementing change using teams; data management and analysis; and spreading and sustaining science. Metrics for assessing individual QI productivity were presentation or publication of QI work outside NCH; local, regional, or national QI teaching; serving on a local, regional, or national QI committee; appointment as a QI leader; involvement in an internal or external QI collaborative; and leading a maintenance of certification Part IV project approved by NCH. Course participation more than doubled participants' self-assessed QI competence across all four domains. Gains continued after the course, increasing with time rather than degrading. Self-assessed competency increase was significantly associated with increased QI productivity. Self-assessed QI competence dramatically improved after participation in an educational course and continued to increase over time. Increased self-assessed QI competency correlated with increased individual QI productivity. Further studies are necessary to fully evaluate "return on investment" for this type of course.

  3. Making cognitive decision support work: Facilitating adoption, knowledge and behavior change through QI.

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    Weir, Charlene; Brunker, Cherie; Butler, Jorie; Supiano, Mark A

    2017-07-01

    This paper evaluates the role of facilitation in the successful implementation of Computerized Decision Support (CDS). Facilitation processes include education, specialized computerized decision support, and work process reengineering. These techniques, as well as modeling and feedback enhance self-efficacy, which we propose is one of the factors that mediate the effectiveness of any CDS. In this study, outpatient clinics implemented quality improvement (QI) projects focused on improving geriatric care. Quality Improvement is the systematic process of improving quality through continuous measurement and targeted actions. The program, entitled "Advancing Geriatric Education through Quality Improvement" (AGE QI), consisted of a 6-month, QI based, intervention: (1) 2h didactic session, (2) 1h QI planning session, (3) computerized decision support design and implementation, (4) QI facilitation activities, (5) outcome feedback, and (6) 20h of CME. Specifically, we examined the impact of the QI based program on clinician's perceived self-efficacy in caring for older adults and the relationship of implementation support and facilitation on perceived success. The intervention was implemented at 3 institutions, 27 community healthcare system clinics, and 134 providers. This study reports the results of pre/post surveys for the forty-nine clinicians who completed the full CME program. Self-efficacy ratings for specific clinical behaviors related to care of older adults were assessed using a Likert based instrument. Self-ratings of efficacy improved across the following domains (depression, falls, end-of-life, functional status and medication management) and specifically in QI targeted domains and were associated with overall clinic improvements. Published by Elsevier Inc.

  4. Statistical variability and confidence intervals for planar dose QA pass rates

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    Bailey, Daniel W.; Nelms, Benjamin E.; Attwood, Kristopher

    Purpose: The most common metric for comparing measured to calculated dose, such as for pretreatment quality assurance of intensity-modulated photon fields, is a pass rate (%) generated using percent difference (%Diff), distance-to-agreement (DTA), or some combination of the two (e.g., gamma evaluation). For many dosimeters, the grid of analyzed points corresponds to an array with a low areal density of point detectors. In these cases, the pass rates for any given comparison criteria are not absolute but exhibit statistical variability that is a function, in part, on the detector sampling geometry. In this work, the authors analyze the statistics ofmore » various methods commonly used to calculate pass rates and propose methods for establishing confidence intervals for pass rates obtained with low-density arrays. Methods: Dose planes were acquired for 25 prostate and 79 head and neck intensity-modulated fields via diode array and electronic portal imaging device (EPID), and matching calculated dose planes were created via a commercial treatment planning system. Pass rates for each dose plane pair (both centered to the beam central axis) were calculated with several common comparison methods: %Diff/DTA composite analysis and gamma evaluation, using absolute dose comparison with both local and global normalization. Specialized software was designed to selectively sample the measured EPID response (very high data density) down to discrete points to simulate low-density measurements. The software was used to realign the simulated detector grid at many simulated positions with respect to the beam central axis, thereby altering the low-density sampled grid. Simulations were repeated with 100 positional iterations using a 1 detector/cm{sup 2} uniform grid, a 2 detector/cm{sup 2} uniform grid, and similar random detector grids. For each simulation, %/DTA composite pass rates were calculated with various %Diff/DTA criteria and for both local and global %Diff normalization

  5. Strategies for lowering attrition rates and raising NCLEX-RN pass rates.

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    Higgins, Bonnie

    2005-12-01

    This study was designed to determine strategies to raise the NCLEX-RN pass rate and lower the attrition rate in a community college nursing program. Ex-post facto data were collected from 213 former nursing student records. Qualitative data were collected from 10 full-time faculty, 30 new graduates, and 45 directors of associate degree nursing programs in Texas. The findings linked the academic variables of two biology courses and three components of the preadmission test to completion of the nursing program. A relationship was found between one biology course, the science component of the preadmission test, the HESI Exit Examination score, and the nursing skills course to passing the NCLEX-RN. Qualitative data indicated preadmission requirements, campus counselors, remediation, faculty, test-item writing, and teaching method were instrumental in completion of the program and passing the NCLEX-RN.

  6. [Clinical examples of professor LI Zhi-dao's "tonifying three qi" acupuncture method].

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    Li, Rui-Chao; Li, Yan; Fu, Yuan-Xin; Zhao, Xiang-Fei; Sun, Jing; Li, Lan-Yuan

    2014-08-01

    Professor LI Zhi-dao, according to acupoint selection of syndrome differentiation in TCM basic theory, concluded a new therapy, namely "tonifying three qi" that is mainly based on three acupoints in the Conception Vessel. This method is consisted of Danzhong (CV 17), Zhongwan (CV 12) and Qihai (CV 6) in the Conception Vessel, which could successively nourish clear qi, stomach qi and original qi. In clinic, according to the severity of symptoms of three qi, the acupoints are selected flexibly, which could respectively treat deficiency of heart-lung qi, deficiency of stomach-spleen qi and deficiency of original qi. Some examples are also given in the article.

  7. A QI Initiative to Reduce Hospitalization for Children With Isolated Skull Fractures.

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    Lyons, Todd W; Stack, Anne M; Monuteaux, Michael C; Parver, Stephanie L; Gordon, Catherine R; Gordon, Caroline D; Proctor, Mark R; Nigrovic, Lise E

    2016-06-01

    Although children with isolated skull fractures rarely require acute interventions, most are hospitalized. Our aim was to safely decrease the hospitalization rate for children with isolated skull fractures. We designed and executed this multifaceted quality improvement (QI) initiative between January 2008 and July 2015 to reduce hospitalization rates for children ≤21 years old with isolated skull fractures at a single tertiary care pediatric institution. We defined an isolated skull fracture as a skull fracture without intracranial injury. The QI intervention consisted of 2 steps: (1) development and implementation of an evidence-based guideline, and (2) dissemination of a provider survey designed to reinforce guideline awareness and adherence. Our primary outcome was hospitalization rate and our balancing measure was hospital readmission within 72 hours. We used standard statistical process control methodology to assess change over time. To assess for secular trends, we examined admission rates for children with an isolated skull fracture in the Pediatric Health Information System administrative database. We identified 321 children with an isolated skull fracture with a median age of 11 months (interquartile range 5-16 months). The baseline admission rate was 71% (179/249, 95% confidence interval, 66%-77%) and decreased to 46% (34/72, 95% confidence interval, 35%-60%) after implementation of our QI initiative. No child was readmitted after discharge. The admission rate in our secular trend control group remained unchanged at 78%. We safely reduced the hospitalization rate for children with isolated skull fractures without an increase in the readmissions. Copyright © 2016 by the American Academy of Pediatrics.

  8. Standardized Testing Practices: Effect on Graduation and NCLEX® Pass Rates.

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    Randolph, Pamela K

    The use standardized testing in pre-licensure nursing programs has been accompanied by conflicting reports of effective practices. The purpose of this project was to describe standardized testing practices in one states' nursing programs and discover if the use of a cut score or oversight of remediation had any effect on (a) first time NCLEX® pass rates, (b) on-time graduation (OTG) or (c) the combination of (a) and (b). Administrators of 38 nursing programs in one Southwest state were sent surveys; surveys were returned by 34 programs (89%). Survey responses were compared to each program's NCLEX pass rate and on-time graduation rate; t-tests were conducted for significant differences associated with a required minimum score (cut score) and oversight of remediation. There were no significant differences in NCLEX pass or on-time graduation rates related to establishment of a cut score. There was a significant difference when the NCLEX pass rate and on-time graduation rate were combined (Outcome Index "OI") with significantly higher program outcomes (P=.02.) for programs without cut-scores. There were no differences associated with faculty oversight of remediation. The results of this study do not support establishment of a cut-score when implementing a standardized testing. Copyright © 2016. Published by Elsevier Inc.

  9. QI2S - Quick Image Interpretation System

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    Naghmouchi, Jamin; Aviely, Peleg; Ginosar, Ran; Ober, Giovanna; Bischoff, Ole; Nadler, Ron; Guiser, David; Citroen, Meira; Freddi, Riccardo; Berekovic, Mladen

    2015-09-01

    The evolution of the Earth Observation mission will be driven by many factors, and the deveploment of new processing paradigms to facilitate data downlink, handling and storage will be a key factor. Next generation EO satellites will generate a great amount of data at a very high data rate, both radar and optical. Real-time onboard processing can be the solution to reduce data downlink and management on ground. Radiometric, geometric, and atmospheric corrections of EO data as well as material/object detection in addition to the well-known needs for image compression and signal processing can be performed directly on board and the aim of QI2S project is to demonstrate this. QI2S, a concept prototype system for novel onboard image processing and image interpretation which has been designed, developed and validated in the framework of an EU FP7 project, targets these needs and makes a significant step towards exceeding current roadmaps of leading space agencies for future payload processors. The QI2S system features multiple chip components of the RC64, a novel rad-hard 64-core signal processing chip, which targets DSP performance of 75 GMACs (16bit), 150 GOPS and 38 single precision GFLOPS while dissipating less than 10 Watts. It integrates advanced DSP cores with a multibank shared memory and a hardware scheduler, also supporting DDR2/3 memory and twelve 3.125 Gbps full duplex high-speed serial links using SpaceFibre and other protocols. The processor is being developed within the European FP7 Framework Program and will be qualified to the highest space standards.

  10. Thermography applied acupuncture and qi-gong

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    Qin, Yuwen; Ji, Hong-Wei; Chen, Jin-Long; Li, Hong-Qi

    1997-04-01

    Thermographic technique can be used to measure temperature distribution of body surface in real-time, non-contact and full-field, which has been successfully used in medical diagnosis, remote sensing, and NDT, etc. The authors have developed a thermographic experiment that can be applied to inspect the effect of action of acupuncture and qi-gong (a system of deep breathing exercises) by measuring the temperature of hand and arm. The observation is performed respectively by thermography for the dynamic changes of temperature of the arm and hand after acupuncture therapy and qi-gong therapy. Thermographic results show that the temperature on the collateral channels increases markedly. In the meantime, it can be seen that the above therapies of Chinese medicine can stimulate the channel collateral system. This also contributes a new basis to the effect of action of the therapies of Chinese medicine. The work shows that thermographic technique is a powerful tool for research in Chinese medicine. In this paper, some thermal images are obtained from the persons treated with acupuncture and qi- gong.

  11. [Comparative analysis on the biological basis of blood stasis syndrome induced by qi-stagnation and qi-deficiency in patients with unstable angina pectoris].

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    Ren, Jian-xun; Liu, Jian-xun; Lin, Cheng-ren

    2010-04-01

    To comparatively analyse the objective characteristics of different syndrome types of qi-disturbance-induced blood stasis syndrome (QDBS) in the pathogenetic evolution of unstable angina coronary heart disease (UA-CHD). Seventy-eight patients with UA-CHD of QDBS were differentiated into 2 groups: 55 in the qi-deficiency-induced blood-stasis syndrome group (A) and 23 in the qi-stagnation-induced blood-stasis syndrome group (B). The comparative analysis on them was carried out through comparing their blood pressure, glucose and lipid metabolisms, coagulation function, thyroid function and inflammation reaction changes, etc. In the pathogenetic process of qi-disturbance induced blood stasis, the initiating age, levels of HbA1c, TSH, PT and APTT between the two groups were significantly different (P < 0.05). Levels of TNF-alpha and LN were higher and levels of sIgA lower in patients than those in healthy subjects (P < 0.05). Inflammation immune reaction may play an important role in the pathogenetic process of blood-stasis syndrome, and the functional disturbance of hypothalamus, pituitary and endocrinal secretion induced by emotional stress is possibly the essence of qi-stagnation induced blood stasis syndrome.

  12. The Role of Rumination and Stressful Life Events in the Relationship between the Qi Stagnation Constitution and Depression in Women: A Moderated Mediation Model.

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    Liu, Mingfan; Jiang, Ying; Wang, Xiumei; Liu, Qiaosheng; Wu, Hou

    2017-01-01

    The qi stagnation constitution is associated with depression in traditional Chinese medicine. It is unclear how rumination and stressful life events affect the relationship between the qi stagnation constitution and depression. The Qi Stagnation Constitution Scale, Ruminative Response Scale, Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale, and Adolescent Self-Rating Life Events Checklist were used to assess this association in 1200 female college students. The results revealed that the qi stagnation constitution was positively associated with depression. Furthermore, rumination was a partial mediator of the relationship between the qi stagnation constitution and depression. In addition, stressful life events moderated the direct effect and mediating effect of the qi stagnation constitution on depression. These findings indicate that rumination and stressful life events may affect the relationship between the qi stagnation constitution and depression in women.

  13. The Role of Rumination and Stressful Life Events in the Relationship between the Qi Stagnation Constitution and Depression in Women: A Moderated Mediation Model

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    Liu, Qiaosheng

    2017-01-01

    The qi stagnation constitution is associated with depression in traditional Chinese medicine. It is unclear how rumination and stressful life events affect the relationship between the qi stagnation constitution and depression. The Qi Stagnation Constitution Scale, Ruminative Response Scale, Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale, and Adolescent Self-Rating Life Events Checklist were used to assess this association in 1200 female college students. The results revealed that the qi stagnation constitution was positively associated with depression. Furthermore, rumination was a partial mediator of the relationship between the qi stagnation constitution and depression. In addition, stressful life events moderated the direct effect and mediating effect of the qi stagnation constitution on depression. These findings indicate that rumination and stressful life events may affect the relationship between the qi stagnation constitution and depression in women. PMID:28757889

  14. Quality of hip and knee osteoarthritis management in primary health care in a Norwegian county: a cross-sectional survey.

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    Grønhaug, Gudmund; Østerås, Nina; Hagen, Kåre Birger

    2014-11-25

    Osteoarthritis (OA) is one of the most common causes of pain and disability in the adult population. Several studies have documented discordance between general practioners (GP) practice and management recommendations, but there is limited published information about patient reported experience of quality of care. The primary aim of this study was to assess the patient perceived quality of OA management in primary health care. Secondly, we wanted to explore the factors associated with the perceived quality of OA care. A cross-sectional survey in six general practices in the county of Nord-Trøndelag in Norway, patients with radiologically diagnosed OA, according to ICPC codes L89, L90 or L91 or clinical signs and symptoms corresponding to OA in the hip or knee and patient-reported quality of OA care on the 17-item OsteoArthritis Quality Indicator questionnaire (OA-QI). OA-QI summary pass rates were calculated, in which the numerator represents the number with indicators passed and the denominator represents the total number of eligible persons. Associations with summary pass rates were explored with demographic, disease related and health care related factors as independent variables. A total of 119 patients were included (response rate 42%). The median summary QI pass rate for all 17 QIs was 47% (Inter Quartile Range 33-65%), but there were large variation between the different items. The referral for weight reduction had the lowest pass rate (8%), whereas the highest pass rate was having received information about the importance of physical activity and exercise (84%). The median summary QI pass rates for both non-pharmacological- (QIs 1-11) and pharmacological (QIs 13-16) treatments were 50% (IQR 25-75). In bivariate regression analyses, only overall treatment satisfaction was significantly associated with QI pass rate (p = 0.001), with unstandardized beta = 6.1 (95% CI 2.7 to 9.5), i.e. a one-point increase on the five-point satisfaction scale was associated

  15. [Guiding-qi acupuncture for dry eye syndrome].

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    Xie, Wenzhang; Zeng, Liang; Tao, Ying; Zhou, Yingfan; Zhao, Ran; Huang, Xinyun; Hou, Wenguang; Zhang, Ren; Zong, Lei

    2018-02-12

    To observe the clinical efficacy differences between different needling methods for dry eye syndrome. Sixty patients of dry eye syndrome were randomly divided into an observation group and a control group, 30 cases (60 eyes) in each group. Shangjingming (Extra), Xiajingming (Extra), Tongziliao (GB 1), Cuanzhu (BL 2), Fengchi (GB 20), Hegu (LI 4), Sanyinjiao (SP 6), Taixi (KI 3) and Taichong (LR 3) were selected in the two groups. The control group was treated with conventional acupuncture, while the observation group was treated with guiding- qi acupuncture. Electroacupuncture (EA) was used at bilateral Tongziliao (GB1) and Cuanzhu (BL 2), 30 min per treatment. The treatment was given three times per week. Totally 1-month treatment (12 treatments) was given. The eye symptom score, breakup time of tear film (BUT), Schirmer Ⅰ test (SⅠT) and visual analogue scale (VAS) score were compared before and after treatment in the two groups. The clinical efficacy was compared between the two groups. Compared before treatment, the eye symptom score, BUT, SⅠT and VAS score were improved after treatment in the two groups (all P <0.001); the improvements of eye symptom score and SⅠT in the observation group were superior to those in the control group (both P <0.05). The differences of BUT and VSA score between the two groups were not significant (both P >0.05). The total effective rate was 86.7% (52/60) in the observation group, which was superior to 73.3% (44/60) in the control group ( P <0.05). . The conventional EA and guiding- qi acupuncture combined with EA are both effective for dry eye syndrome, and the efficacy of guiding- qi acupuncture combined with EA is superior to that of conventional EA.

  16. A critical courier role of volatile oils from Dalbergia odorifera for cardiac protection in vivo by QiShenYiQi.

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    Yu, Jiahui; Zhang, Wen; Zhang, Yiqian; Wang, Yadong; Zhang, Boli; Fan, Guanwei; Zhu, Yan

    2017-08-04

    Component-based Chinese medicine (CCM) is derived from traditional Chinese medicine but produced with modern pharmaceutical standard and clearer clinical indications. However, it still faces challenges of defining individual component contribution in the complex formula. Using QiShenYiQi (QSYQ) as a model CCM, we investigated the role of Dalbergia odorifera (DO), an herbal component, in preventing myocardial damage. We showed that in vitro, QSYQ exerted considerable protective activities on cardiomyocytes from H 2 O 2 -induced mitochondrial dysfunction with or without DO. However, in isolated rat hearts, myocardial protection by QSYQ was significantly weakened without DO. In everted gut sac model, DO significantly enhanced absorption of the major QSYQ ingredients in different regions of rat intestine. Finally, in in vivo mouse model of doxorubicin (DOX)-induced myocardial damage, only QSYQ, but not QiShenYiQi without DO (QSYQ-DO), exerted a full protection. Taken together, our results showed that instead of directly contributing to the myocardial protection, Dalbergia odorifera facilitates the major active ingredients absorption and increases their efficacy, eventually enhancing the in vivo potency of QSYQ. These findings may shed new lights on our understanding of the prescription compatibility theory, as well as the impacts of "courier herbs" in component-based Chinese medicine.

  17. The Chinese Herb Yi-Qi-Huo-Xue Protects Cardiomyocyte Function in Diabetic Cardiomyopathy.

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    Wang, Xiangsheng; Huang, Jing; Wang, Shengyi; Ni, Qing

    2018-01-01

    Aims. To study the effect of the Chinese herb Yi-qi-huo-xue on cardiomyopathy in diabetic rats. Methods . Rats were fed a high fat and high glucose diet and injected with 50 ml/kg streptozotocin (STZ) to induce diabetic cardiomyopathy (DCM), followed by treatment with Yi-qi-huo-xue for 4 weeks. We measured the rats' heart weight index, observed the myocardial morphology using hematoxylin eosin (HE) staining, and determined the content of collagen types I and III in the myocardium using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). We determined Bcl-2, Bax, and P53 protein expression by Western blot analysis and the cardiomyocyte apoptosis rate via a flow cytometry assay. Results. Compared with the rats in the control group, the diabetic rats gained weight and had increased blood sugar levels, an enhanced heart weight index, and increased myocardial pathophysiological damage. There was a decrease in their Bcl-2 expression, and their Bax and P53 expression increased. The Bcl-2/Bax ratio was enhanced, and there was an increase in the content of collagen types I and III in the myocardium. After treatment with Yi-qi-huo-xue, all levels listed above returned to normal. Conclusion. The Chinese herb Yi-qi-huo-xue degraded the myocardial interstitial collagen types I and III to protect the myocardium of the diabetic rats, thus delaying the role of myocardial fibrosis. Yi-qi-huo-xue could play an important role in protecting the myocardium of DCM rats by enhancing the expression of the Bcl-2 protein, inhibiting the expression of the Bax and P53 proteins, increasing the ratio of Bcl-2/Bax, and inhibiting the apoptosis of cardiomyocytes.

  18. The effects of Qi exercise on maternal/fetal interaction and maternal well-being during pregnancy.

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    Ji, Eun Sun; Han, Hae-Ra

    2010-01-01

    To investigate the effects of Qi exercise on maternal outcomes during pregnancy. A prospective, two-group, quasi-experimental, pretest/post test design was used. A convenience sample was recruited from one women's wellness center and one women's health clinic in Seoul, Korea. Participants were healthy pregnant women at more than 18 weeks gestation. A total of 70 women were included in the final analysis. Qi exercise was carried out for 90 minutes, twice a week for 12 weeks. Study outcomes were measured by the Intrapersonal Communication Questionnaire (Talking to Your Baby), Zung's Self-rating Depression Scale (ZSDS), the State Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI), and the Pregnancy Mild Discomfort Index. Analysis of covariance was used to compare outcomes between groups, after adjusting for baseline scores. The Qi exercise group had higher post test maternal/fetal interaction and lower maternal depressive symptoms and physical discomfort scores than the control group. There was no difference in anxiety. The findings suggest that the holistic approach of Qi exercise may positively influence maternal/fetal interaction and mother's health. Whether these beneficial effects can be sustained throughout pregnancy requites additional research.

  19. Relationship between internal medicine program board examination pass rates, accreditation standards, and program size.

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    Falcone, John L; Gonzalo, Jed D

    2014-01-19

    To determine Internal Medicine residency program compliance with the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education 80% pass-rate standard and the correlation between residency program size and performance on the American Board of Internal Medicine Certifying Examination. Using a cross-sectional study design from 2010-2012 American Board of Internal Medicine Certifying Examination data of all Internal Medicine residency pro-grams, comparisons were made between program pass rates to the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education pass-rate standard. To assess the correlation between program size and performance, a Spearman's rho was calculated. To evaluate program size and its relationship to the pass-rate standard, receiver operative characteristic curves were calculated. Of 372 Internal Medicine residency programs, 276 programs (74%) achieved a pass rate of =80%, surpassing the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education minimum standard. A weak correlation was found between residency program size and pass rate for the three-year period (p=0.19, p<0.001). The area underneath the receiver operative characteristic curve was 0.69 (95% Confidence Interval [0.63-0.75]), suggesting programs with less than 12 examinees/year are less likely to meet the minimum Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education pass-rate standard (sensitivity 63.8%, specificity 60.4%, positive predictive value 82.2%, p<0.001). Although a majority of Internal Medicine residency programs complied with Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education pass-rate standards, a quarter of the programs failed to meet this requirement. Program size is positively but weakly associated with American Board of Internal Medicine Certifying Examination performance, suggesting other unidentified variables significantly contribute to program performance.

  20. A Short Note on the Relationship between Pass Rate and Multiple Attempts

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    Cheng, Ying; Liu, Cheng

    2016-01-01

    For a certification, licensure, or placement exam, allowing examinees to take multiple attempts at the test could effectively change the pass rate. Change in the pass rate can occur without any change in the underlying latent trait, and can be an artifact of multiple attempts and imperfect reliability of the test. By deriving formulae to compute…

  1. Technology for the production of Zero Q.I pitch from coal tar

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    Karthik, K.; Kumar, K. Rajesh; Rao, C. V. Nageswara; Kumar, B. Vinod; Murty, J. V. S.

    2013-06-01

    Zero Quinoline Insolubles (Q.I) pitch is a special type of pitch obtained from pre-treatment of coal tar, which is converted into pitch. This is used for impregnation of electrodes for improving the strength, electrical properties and also used as a pre-cursor for Mesophase pitch for producing Mesophase pitch based carbon fibers, carbon foam, and Meso carbon micro beads. This paper discusses the technology of Q.I separation from Coal Tar by using decantation of Coal Tar mixed with Heavy Creosote Oil (HC Oil) at different temperatures. By this method we were able to produce the Zero Q.I pitch with a Q.I value of 0.1%.

  2. [Qi as a materialist concept on the level of medical philosophy].

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    Su, Zhan-Qing

    2005-03-01

    This paper has made a distinction between the materialist concept of qi on the medical philosophical level and its substantial existence, and illustrated the materiality and multiplicity of qi. Materiality refers to the objective reality, a summation of various things or phenomena related to human beings; while multiplicity refers to diversity of specific substances, each holding its individual essence. Based on two essential conceptions "xiang" and "xiangji", and combining the theories of traditional Chinese medicine and Western medicine, this paper has also made a preliminary study on the substantial existence of qi at macro- and micro-levels, and on physiological (normal) and pathological (abnormal) aspects. It is the author's argument that studies of the substantial existence of qi from different aspects, micro-dimension in particular, will push the syndrome differentiation of traditional Chinese medicine to a more subtle sphere.

  3. Impact of Online Summer Mathematics Bridge Program on Placement Scores and Pass Rates

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    Frost, Jodi L.; Dreher, J. P.

    2017-01-01

    An online four-week summer mathematics bridge program was implemented at a Midwest university with historically low pass rates in College Algebra and Remedial Mathematics. Students who completed the four week program significantly increased their mathematics placement exam scores. These students also had a higher pass rate in their initial college…

  4. Calculating inspector probability of detection using performance demonstration program pass rates

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    Cumblidge, Stephen; D'Agostino, Amy

    2016-02-01

    The United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff has been working since the 1970's to ensure that nondestructive testing performed on nuclear power plants in the United States will provide reasonable assurance of structural integrity of the nuclear power plant components. One tool used by the NRC has been the development and implementation of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code Section XI Appendix VIII[1] (Appendix VIII) blind testing requirements for ultrasonic procedures, equipment, and personnel. Some concerns have been raised, over the years, by the relatively low pass rates for the Appendix VIII qualification testing. The NRC staff has applied statistical tools and simulations to determine the expected probability of detection (POD) for ultrasonic examinations under ideal conditions based on the pass rates for the Appendix VIII qualification tests for the ultrasonic testing personnel. This work was primarily performed to answer three questions. First, given a test design and pass rate, what is the expected overall POD for inspectors? Second, can we calculate the probability of detection for flaws of different sizes using this information? Finally, if a previously qualified inspector fails a requalification test, does this call their earlier inspections into question? The calculations have shown that one can expect good performance from inspectors who have passed appendix VIII testing in a laboratory-like environment, and the requalification pass rates show that the inspectors have maintained their skills between tests. While these calculations showed that the PODs for the ultrasonic inspections are very good under laboratory conditions, the field inspections are conducted in a very different environment. The NRC staff has initiated a project to systematically analyze the human factors differences between qualification testing and field examinations. This work will be used to evaluate and prioritize

  5. [Professor GAO Yuchun's experience on "sequential acupuncture leads to smooth movement of qi"].

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    Wang, Yanjun; Xing, Xiao; Cui, Linhua

    2016-01-01

    Professor GAO Yuchun is considered as the key successor of GAO's academic school of acupuncture and moxibustion in Yanzhao region. Professor GAO's clinical experience of, "sequential acupuncture" is introduced in details in this article. In Professor GAO's opinions, appropriate acupuncture sequence is the key to satisfactory clinical effects during treatment. Based on different acupoints, sequential acupuncture can achieve the aim of qi following needles and needles leading qi; based on different symptoms, sequential acupuncture can regulate qi movement; based on different body positions, sequential acupuncture can harmonize qi-blood and reinforcing deficiency and reducing excess. In all, according to the differences of disease condition and constitution, based on the accurate acupoint selection and appropriate manipulation, it is essential to capture the nature of diseases and make the order of acupuncture, which can achieve the aim of regulating qi movement and reinforcing deficiency and reducing excess.

  6. Respectful Alignment of Programs as a Possible Factor in Remedial Writers' Pass Rates

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    McDonald, Mary

    2017-01-01

    For over four years, students enrolled in remedial writing classes who attended eight writing center tutorials directly linked to their assignments had an average pass rate of 95.6 percent, whereas students who did not attend any writing center tutorials had an average pass rate of 39.4 percent. These correlations are just that--correlations that…

  7. Requirement of histidine 217 for ubiquinone reductase activity (Qi site) in the cytochrome bc1 complex.

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    Gray, K A; Dutton, P L; Daldal, F

    1994-01-25

    Folding models suggest that the highly conserved histidine 217 of the cytochrome b subunit from the cytochrome bc1 complex is close to the quinone reductase (Qi) site. This histidine (bH217) in the cytochrome b polypeptide of the photosynthetic bacterium Rhodobacter capsulatus has been replaced with three other residues, aspartate (D), arginine (R), and leucine (L). bH217D and bH217R are able to grow photoheterotrophically and contain active cytochrome bc1 complexes (60% of wild-type activity), whereas the bH217L mutant is photosynthetically incompetent and contains a cytochrome bc1 complex that has only 10% of the wild-type activity. Single-turnover flash-activated electron transfer experiments show that cytochrome bH is reduced via the Qo site with near native rates in the mutant strains but that electron transfer between cytochrome bH and quinone bound at the Qi site is greatly slowed. These results are consistent with redox midpoint potential (Em) measurements of the cytochrome b subunit hemes and the Qi site quinone. The Em values of cyt bL and bH are approximately the same in the mutants and wild type, although the mutant strains have a larger relative concentration of what may be the high-potential form of cytochrome bH, called cytochrome b150. However, the redox properties of the semiquinone at the Qi site are altered significantly. The Qi site semiquinone stability constant of bH217R is 10 times higher than in the wild type, while in the other two strains (bH217D and bH217L) the stability constant is much lower than in the wild type. Thus H217 appears to have major effects on the redox properties of the quinone bound at the Qi site. These data are incorporated into a suggestion that H217 forms part of the binding pocket of the Qi site in a manner reminiscent of the interaction between quinone bound at the Qb site and H190 of the L subunit of the bacterial photosynthetic reaction center.

  8. [Study on qi deficiency syndrome distribution and quality of life in patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer].

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    Yuan, Lin; Zhang, Pei-tong; Yang, Zong-yan

    2011-07-01

    To study the qi deficiency syndrome distribution and quality of life (QOL) of patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). A questionnaire survey was conducted in 120 patients with advanced NSCLC using the QOL scale "Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy" (FACT-L) (Version 4.0). Meanwhile, syndrome typing was performed. On the basis of results of syndrome typing, patients of different syndrome types were grouped and compared, thus studying the distribution of advanced NSCLC patients of qi deficiency syndrome and qi deficiency syndrome correlated QOL features. Qi deficiency, blood stasis, yin deficiency, phlegm and dampness dominated in syndrome types of the 120 patients with advanced NSCLC. Of syndrome types accounting for larger ratios in 112 patients, pure qi deficiency syndrome accounted for 30.36% (34 cases), qi deficiency and blood stasis syndrome for 18. 75% (21 cases), both qi and yin deficiency syndrome for 10. 71% (12 cases). There was no correlation between the appearance of qi deficiency syndrome and patients' age, sex, pathological typing (adenocarcinoma/squamous carcinoma), or the disease duration. NSCLC patients in phase IV were mostly complicated with qi deficiency syndrome (P<0.05). Scores of physical states, emotional states, functional states, and total scores in the FACT-L scale were lower in those complicated with qi deficiency syndrome (89 cases) than in those without complicated qi deficiency syndrome (31 cases), showing statistical difference (P<0.01, P<0.05). The scores of the lung cancer specific module (additional concerns) in the FACT-L scale showed statistical difference, sequenced as qi deficiency and blood stasis syndrome > pure qi deficiency syndrome > both qi and yin deficiency syndrome (P<0.05). Qi deficiency syndrome is the main syndrome of advanced NSCLC. The QOL of advanced NSCLC patients complicated with qi deficiency syndrome was poorer than those without complicated qi deficiency syndrome. Besides, along with

  9. Course Pass Rates in Fall 1987. Enrollment Analysis Report EA88-6.

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    Clagett, Craig A.; Diehl, Patricia K.

    A study was conducted at Prince George's Community College (PGCC) in Maryland to determine the percentage of students enrolled in courses in fall 1987 who received passing grades, and to examine these pass rates with respect to academic discipline, and student gender, age, race, and admission status. Study findings included the following: (1) the…

  10. The 150 Credit-Hour Requirement and CPA Examination Pass Rates--A Four Year Study

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    Briggs, Gary P.; He, Lerong

    2012-01-01

    Debate concerning the minimum educational requirements of certified public accountant (CPA) candidates in the USA has been taking place for decades. This paper compares the sectional pass rates of CPA candidates from jurisdictions requiring 150 credit hours of college study with the pass rates of candidates from jurisdictions not requiring 150…

  11. Weaker cognitive control abilities of Pi (Spleen) qi-deficient individuals supported Chinese medicine diagnosis.

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    Lin, Hui-Yan; Zhao, Yan-Ping; Xu, Gui-Ping; Li, Yun-Si; Xie, Wei-Yun; Bai, Li-Hua; Jin, Hua

    2017-07-28

    To investigate whether Pi (Spleen) qi-deficiency affected psychological and neural responses in relevance to cognitive control. Pi qi-deficient and balanced participants were asked to perform the Stroop task, a classical cognitive control paradigm. In this paradigm, participants had to judge the color of the prompted word. The word's meaning indicated the color (the consistent condition) or not (the inconsistent condition), or were unrelated to the color (the neutral condition). Electroencephalograph (EEG) was recorded during the task. Event-related potential (ERP) results showed that Pi qi-deficient individuals failed to exhibit a normal Stroop effect as Balanced individuals did, such as the accuracy differences between the consistent and the inconsistent conditions as well as the N450 effect (P>0.05). Meanwhile, Pi qi-deficient individuals displayed larger P2 and P3 amplitudes than balanced individuals did during performing the cognitive control task (P<0.05). Pi qi-deficiency had psychological and neural basis at least in cognitive control aspect.

  12. Association between EMS Question Bank Completion and Passing Rates on the EMS Certification Examination.

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    Clemency, Brian; Martin-Gill, Christian; Rall, Nicole; May, Paul; Lubin, Jeffrey; Cooley, Craig; Van Dillen, Christine; Silvestri, Salvatore; Portela, Roberto; Cooney, Derek; Knutsen, Christian; March, Juan

    2017-01-01

    A board review question bank was created to assist candidates in their preparation for the 2015 EMS certification examination. We aimed to describe the development of this question bank and evaluate its successes in preparing candidates to obtain EMS subspecialty board certification. An online question bank was developed by 13 subject matter experts who participated as item writers, representing eight different EMS fellowship programs. The online question bank consisted of four practice tests, with each of the tests comprised of 100 questions. The number of candidates who participated in and completed the question bank was calculated. The passing rate among candidates who completed the question bank was calculated and compared to the publicly reported statistics for all candidates. The relationship between candidates' performance on the question bank and subspecialty exam pass rates was determined. A total of 252 candidates took at least one practice test and, of those, 225 candidates completed all four 100-question practice tests. The pass rate on the 2015 EMS certification exam was 79% (95%CI 74-85%) among candidates who completed the question bank, which is 12% higher than the overall pass rate (p = 0.003). Candidates' performance on the question bank was positively associated with overall success on the exam (X 2 = 75.8, p < 0.0001). Achieving a score of ≥ 70% on the question bank was associated with a higher likelihood of passing the exam (OR = 17.8; 95% CI: 8.0-39.6). Completing the question bank program was associated with improved pass rates on the EMS certification exam. Strong performance on the question bank correlated with success on the exam.

  13. The effectiveness of a multidisciplinary QI activity for accidental fall prevention: Staff compliance is critical

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    2012-01-01

    Background Accidental falls among inpatients are a substantial cause of hospital injury. A number of successful experimental studies on fall prevention have shown the importance and efficacy of multifactorial intervention, though success rates vary. However, the importance of staff compliance with these effective, but often time-consuming, multifactorial interventions has not been fully investigated in a routine clinical setting. The purpose of this observational study was to describe the effectiveness of a multidisciplinary quality improvement (QI) activity for accidental fall prevention, with particular focus on staff compliance in a non-experimental clinical setting. Methods This observational study was conducted from July 2004 through December 2010 at St. Luke’s International Hospital in Tokyo, Japan. The QI activity for in-patient falls prevention consisted of: 1) the fall risk assessment tool, 2) an intervention protocol to prevent in-patient falls, 3) specific environmental safety interventions, 4) staff education, and 5) multidisciplinary healthcare staff compliance monitoring and feedback mechanisms. Results The overall fall rate was 2.13 falls per 1000 patient days (350/164331) in 2004 versus 1.53 falls per 1000 patient days (263/172325) in 2010, representing a significant decrease (p = 0.039). In the first 6 months, compliance with use of the falling risk assessment tool at admission was 91.5% in 2007 (3998/4368), increasing to 97.6% in 2010 (10564/10828). The staff compliance rate of implementing an appropriate intervention plan was 85.9% in 2007, increasing to 95.3% in 2010. Conclusion In our study we observed a substantial decrease in patient fall rates and an increase of staff compliance with a newly implemented falls prevention program. A systematized QI approach that closely involves, encourages, and educates healthcare staff at multiple levels is effective. PMID:22788785

  14. Traditional Chinese medicine formula Bi-Qi capsule alleviates rheumatoid arthritis-induced inflammation, synovial hyperplasia, and cartilage destruction in rats.

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    Wang, Kai; Zhang, Dongmei; Liu, Yan; Wang, Xuan; Zhao, Jiantong; Sun, Tingting; Jin, Tingting; Li, Baoli; Pathak, Janak L

    2018-03-14

    Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) formula Bi-Qi capsule (Bi-Qi) is a commonly prescribed drug to treat rheumatoid arthritis (RA). However, the mechanism of Bi-Qi-mediated amelioration of RA pathogenesis is still a mystery. Collagen induced arthritis (CIA) in rats is an established model that shares many similarities with RA in humans. In this study we investigated the effect of Bi-Qi on the pathogenesis of CIA in rats. CIA was developed in Sprague-Dawley (S.D) rats (n = 60, female) and used as a model resembling RA in humans. Rats were treated with a high or moderate dose of Bi-Qi, or methotrexate (MTX). Effects of the treatment on local joint and systemic inflammation, synovial hyperplasia, cartilage destruction, and other main features in the pathogenesis of CIA were analyzed. Inflamed and swollen ankles and joints were observed in arthritic rats, while Bi-Qi or MTX treatment alleviated these symptoms. Only the Bi-Qi moderate dose decreased RA-induced serum levels of tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α). Both Bi-Qi and MTX reduced the interleukin (IL)-18 serum level. Protein levels of cartilage oligomeric matrix protein and osteopontin in serum, synovium, and cartilage were elevated in arthritic rats, while Bi-Qi alleviated these effects. Synovial hyperplasia, inflammatory cell infiltration in synovium and a high degree of cartilage degradation was observed in RA, and Bi-Qi or MTX alleviated this effect. Bi-Qi at the moderate dose was the most effective in mitigating CIA-related clinical complications. Our findings showed that Bi-Qi alleviates CIA-induced inflammation, synovial hyperplasia, cartilage destruction, and the other main features in the pathogenesis of CIA. This provides fundamental evidence for the anti-arthritic properties of Bi-Qi and corroborates the use of Bi-Qi TCM formula for the treatment of RA.

  15. SU-F-T-301: Planar Dose Pass Rate Inflation Due to the MapCHECK Measurement Uncertainty Function

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    Bailey, D; Spaans, J; Kumaraswamy, L

    Purpose: To quantify the effect of the Measurement Uncertainty function on planar dosimetry pass rates, as analyzed with Sun Nuclear Corporation analytic software (“MapCHECK” or “SNC Patient”). This optional function is toggled on by default upon software installation, and automatically increases the user-defined dose percent difference (%Diff) tolerance for each planar dose comparison. Methods: Dose planes from 109 IMRT fields and 40 VMAT arcs were measured with the MapCHECK 2 diode array, and compared to calculated planes from a commercial treatment planning system. Pass rates were calculated within the SNC analytic software using varying calculation parameters, including Measurement Uncertainty onmore » and off. By varying the %Diff criterion for each dose comparison performed with Measurement Uncertainty turned off, an effective %Diff criterion was defined for each field/arc corresponding to the pass rate achieved with MapCHECK Uncertainty turned on. Results: For 3%/3mm analysis, the Measurement Uncertainty function increases the user-defined %Diff by 0.8–1.1% average, depending on plan type and calculation technique, for an average pass rate increase of 1.0–3.5% (maximum +8.7%). For 2%, 2 mm analysis, the Measurement Uncertainty function increases the user-defined %Diff by 0.7–1.2% average, for an average pass rate increase of 3.5–8.1% (maximum +14.2%). The largest increases in pass rate are generally seen with poorly-matched planar dose comparisons; the MapCHECK Uncertainty effect is markedly smaller as pass rates approach 100%. Conclusion: The Measurement Uncertainty function may substantially inflate planar dose comparison pass rates for typical IMRT and VMAT planes. The types of uncertainties incorporated into the function (and their associated quantitative estimates) as described in the software user’s manual may not accurately estimate realistic measurement uncertainty for the user’s measurement conditions. Pass rates listed in

  16. Dan-Qi prescription ameliorates insulin resistance through overall corrective regulation of glucose and fat metabolism.

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    Xie, Zhishen; Loi Truong, Thanh; Zhang, Pei; Xu, Fengguo; Xu, Xiaojun; Li, Ping

    2015-08-22

    Danshen and Sanqi Prescription (Dan-Qi) is commonly used to treat cardiovascular diseases (CVD) in China. Since Danshen and Sanqi are reported to ameliorate lipid metabolism disorders at treatment of cardiovascular diseases. Meanwhile, it is reported that co-administration of Danshen and Sanqi exhibited significant pharmacokinetic herb-herb interactions. We reasoned that Danshen and Sanqi combination could be potentially function synergistically in treating diet induced insulin resistance. Using high calori food induced Drosophila and mice models, we assessed Danshen and Sanqi treatment for their anti-diabetic effects. The combination of Danshen and Sanqi (Dan-Qi) effectively improved fat and glucose metabolism of the high-sugar and high-fat diet fed fruit flies. More importantly, Dan-Qi significantly ameliorated hyperlipidemia and hyperglycemia phenotype caused in high-fat diet induced obesity (DIO) mouse model. The Dan-Qi treated DIO mice showed lower fasting insulin, triglycerides, total and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) levels in plasma, much better than Danshen or Sanqi treated alone. It was shown that Dan-Qi prescription reduced fat accumulation in the liver with Sanqi playing the major role. Interestingly, it was not Danshen or Sanqi alone, but the combination markedly increased glycogen deposition in mice liver. Quantitative RT-PCR showed Dan-Qi increased liver glycogen synthesis gene like Glut-1, GK, and Glut-4, reduced fat and cholesterol anabolism genes such as SREBP-1c, ACC, ATP-CL, ACS. Meanwhilpose tissues and muscle tissues, the glucose and fat metabolism genes are changed accordingly to pro-catabolism status. Notably, endogenous plasma metabolites of Dan-Qi treated mice displayed much better overral rectifying effects than the Danshen or Sanqi alone. Our data demonstrated that Danshen and Sanqi combination exerted significant anti-diabetic efficacy, and Dan-Qi prescription could be potentially considered as a therapeutic application in

  17. Does administering a comprehensive examination affect pass rates on the Registered Health Information Administrator certification examination?

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    McNeill, Marjorie H

    2009-01-01

    The purpose of this research study was to determine whether the administration of a comprehensive examination before graduation increases the percentage of students passing the Registered Health Information Administrator certification examination. A t-test for independent means yielded a statistically significant difference between the Registered Health Information Administrator certification examination pass rates of health information administration programs that administer a comprehensive examination and programs that do not administer a comprehensive examination. Programs with a high certification examination pass rate do not require a comprehensive examination when compared with those programs with a lower pass rate. It is concluded that health information administration faculty at the local level should perform program self-analysis to improve student progress toward achievement of learning outcomes and entry-level competencies.

  18. Pass rates on the American Board of Family Medicine Certification Exam by residency location and size.

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    Falcone, John L; Middleton, Donald B

    2013-01-01

    The Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) sets residency performance standards for the American Board of Family Medicine Certification Examination. This study aims are to describe the compliance of residency programs with ACGME standards and to determine whether residency pass rates depend on program size and location. In this retrospective cohort study, residency performance from 2007 to 2011 was compared with the ACGME performance standards. Simple linear regression was performed to see whether program pass rates were dependent on program size. Regional differences in performance were compared with χ(2) tests, using an α level of 0.05. Of 429 total residency programs, there were 205 (47.8%) that violate ACGME performance standards. Linear regression showed that program pass rates were positively correlated and dependent on program size (P < .001). The median pass rate per state was 86.4% (interquartile range, 82.0-90.8. χ(2) Tests showed that states in the West performed higher than the other 3 US Census Bureau Regions (all P < .001). Approximately half of the family medicine training programs do not meet the ACGME examination performance standards. Pass rates are associated with residency program size, and regional variation occurs. These findings have the potential to affect ACGME policy and residency program application patterns.

  19. Relationship Between Physician Assistant Program Length and Physician Assistant National Certifying Examination Pass Rates.

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    Colletti, Thomas P; Salisbury, Helen; Hertelendy, Attila J; Tseng, Tina

    2016-03-01

    This study was conducted to examine the relationship between physician assistant (PA) educational program length and PA programs' 5-year average Physician Assistant National Certifying Examination (PANCE) first-time pass rates. This was a retrospective correlational study that analyzed previously collected data from a nonprobability purposive sample of accredited PA program Web sites. Master's level PA programs (n = 108) in the United States with published average PANCE scores for 5 consecutive classes were included. Provisional and probationary programs were excluded (n = 4). Study data were not normally distributed per the Kolmogorov-Smirnov test, P = .00. There was no relationship between program length and PANCE pass rates, ρ (108) = -0.04, P = .68. Further analyses examining a possible relationship between program phase length (didactic and clinical) and PANCE pass rates also demonstrated no differences (ρ [107] = -0.05, P = .60 and ρ [107] = 0.02, P = .80, respectively). The results of this study suggest that shorter length PA programs perform similarly to longer programs in preparing students to pass the PANCE. In light of rapid expansion of PA educational programs, educators may want to consider these findings when planning the length of study for new and established programs.

  20. Impact of Qi-invigorating traditional Chinese medicines on intestinal flora: A basis for rational choice of prebiotics.

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    Wang, Xiao-Meng; Li, Xiao-Bo; Peng, Ying

    2017-04-01

    According to the theory of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), Qi (vital energy) is regarded as a driving force of biological activities in human body, including both nutrient substances and organ functions. Qi-invigorating TCMs are widely used to treat various symptoms and disorders, such as fatigue, obesity, immunosuppression, intestinal flora imbalance, and gastrointestinal diseases, in which Qi is considered to be reduced or depleted. Interestingly, abundant clinical evidences suggest that these disorders are associated with the alternation of intestinal flora, which directly affects disease status. Herein we review the interaction between gut microbiota and Qi-invigorating TCMs under healthy and disease conditions and discuss the mechanisms of action and applications of Qi-invigorating TCMs in enhancing health status through microbial alternation. A better understanding of the role of Qi-invigorating TCMs in modulating microbial composition and the association between intestinal microbiota and diseases would help reveal the clinical consequences of microbiota alteration and explore opportunities to harness this symbiotic relationship to improve public health. Copyright © 2017 China Pharmaceutical University. Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

  1. Analysis of Factors Causing Poor Passing Rates and High Dropout Rates among Primary School Girls in Malawi

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    Mzuza, Maureen Kapute; Yudong, Yang; Kapute, Fanuel

    2014-01-01

    Factors that cause poor examination passing rates and high dropout rates among primary school girls in Malawi were analysed. First hand data was collected by conducting a survey in all the three regions of Malawi. The respondents to the questionnaire were girls (402) who are repeating the last class in primary schools (Standard 8), primary school…

  2. Qi-Dan Fang ameliorates adriamycin-induced nephrotic syndrome rat model by enhancing renal function and inhibiting podocyte injury.

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    Wu, Jun-Biao; Ye, Shu-Fang; Liang, Chun-Ling; Li, Yu-Cui; Yu, Ying-Jia; Lai, Jie-Mei; Lin, Hui; Zheng, Jie; Zhou, Jiu-Yao

    2014-02-12

    Nephrotic syndrome (NS) is a clinical syndrome with a variety of causes, mainly characterized by heavy proteinuria. Podocyte injury plays a key role in proteinuria, one of the principal means for the control of NS is to prevent podocyte injury. Qi-Dan Fang consists of two of the most extensively applied herbal remedies among Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) (Radix Astragali Mongolici and Radix Salviae Miltiorrhizae, with a weight ratio of 5:1) which are specifically used for the treatment of various kidney diseases. In previous studies, we found that Qi-Dan Fang provides improvement to patients with adriamycin-induced nephrotic syndrome by alleviating proteinuria and serum lipid. The aim of this study is to study the efficiency of Qi-Dan Fang on NS model rat with renal dysfunction and podocyte injury, something which has not been carried out yet. The rats were divided into Normal, Model, Jin Gui Shen Qi Pill (4.12 g/kg), Qi-Dan Fang (3.09, 6.17 and 12.34 g/kg/d) groups, they were each given a single tail intravenous injection of Adriamycin (6.0 mg/kg) except for the Normal group and were orally administered dosages of Qi-Dian Fang and Jin Gui Shen Qi pills once daily for 7 weeks. Following the treatment, the content of cystation C (CysC), blood urea nitrogen (BUN), serum creatinine (Scr) were measured with an autobiochemical analyser. The pathomorphological changes to the glomeruli, the mRNA expressions of nephrin, podocin, CD2AP genes and p53, bax, bcl-2 proteins expressions were also carried out to probe the effects of Qi-Dan Fang. (1) Qi-Dan Fang treatment raised the level of CysC in blood serum while lowering the content of BUN and Scr in the adriamycin-induced nephrotic syndrome rat model; (2) Long-term administration of Qi-Dan Fang was able to ameliorate pathomorphological change of glomeruli and repair the organization structure of Glomerulus; (3) Qi-Dan Fang could increase the mRNA expression of nephrin, podocin and CD2AP genes, down-regulate the

  3. Enhancing "Mathematics for Informatics" and its Correlation with Student Pass Rates

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    Divjak, B.; Erjavec, Z.

    2008-01-01

    In this article, changes in "Mathematics for Informatics" at the Faculty of Organisation and Informatics in the University of Zagreb are described, and correlated with students pass rates. Students at the Faculty work in an interdisciplinary field, studying Informatics within a business context. The main reason for introducing the…

  4. Effect and Mechanism of QiShenYiQi Pill on Experimental Autoimmune Myocarditis Rats.

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    Lv, Shichao; Wu, Meifang; Li, Meng; Wang, Qiang; Xu, Ling; Wang, Xiaojing; Zhang, Junping

    2016-03-06

    To observe the effect of QiShenYiQi pill (QSYQ) on experimental autoimmune myocarditis rats, and to explore its mechanism of action. Lewis rats underwent the injection of myocardial myosin mixed with Freund's complete adjuvant were randomized into 3 groups: model, valsartan, and QSYQ groups. Rats injected with phosphate-buffered saline (PBS) mixed with Freund's complete adjuvant were used as the control group. Rats were euthanized at 4 and 8 weeks, and we weighed rat body mass, heart mass, and left ventricular mass. Myocardium sections were stained with hematoxylin and eosin (H&E) and Masson trichrome. Myocardial TGF-β1 and CTGF protein expression was detected by immunohistochemistry, and myocardial TGF-β1 and CTGF mRNA expression was detected by real-time qPCR. QSYQ reduced HMI and LVMI, as well as the histological score of hearts and CVF, which further decreased over time, and its effect was significantly greater than that of valsartan at 4 and 8 weeks. After 4 weeks, QSYQ inhibited the protein and mRNA expression of TGF-β1 and CTGF, and its effect on lowering CTGF was significantly greater than that of valsartan. In addition, after 8 weeks, QSYQ also inhibited the protein and mRNA expression of CTGF, whereas there was no significant difference in the expression of myocardial TGF-β1. This study provides evidence that QSYQ can improve cardiac remodeling of experimental autoimmune myocarditis rats. It also effectively improved the degree of myocardial fibrosis, which is related to the mechanism of regulation of TGF-β1 CTGF.

  5. Effect of QiShenYiQi pill on myocardial collagen metabolism in experimental autoimmune myocarditis rats.

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    Lv, Shi-Chao; Wu, Meifang; Li, Meng; Wang, Qiang; Wang, Xiao-Jing; Zhang, Ao; Xu, Ling; Zhang, Jun-Ping

    2017-04-01

    To observe the effect of QiShenYiQi pill (QSYQ) on myocardial collagen metabolism in experimental autoimmune myocarditis rats, and to explore its mechanism of action. Lewis rats underwent the injection of myocardial myosin mixed with freund's complete adjuvant were randomized into three groups: model, valsartan and QSYQ groups. And we treated rats which were injected phosphate buffered saline (PBS) mixed with freund's complete adjuvant as control group. Rats were intervened and euthanized at 4 and 8 weeks. We use alkaline hydrolysis to detect the content of myocardial hydroxyproline (HYP), and ELISA to detect the level of serum procollagen type I carboxyterminal peptide (PICP), procollagen type III amino-terminal peptide (PIIINP), and collagen C telopeptide type I (CTX-I). Myocardial MMP-1 and TIMP-1 protein expression was detected by immunohistochemistry, and myocardial MMP-1 and TIMP-1 mRNA expression was detected by real-time qPCR. QSYQ reduced the content of myocardial HYP, and this reduction was greater over time. QSYQ also reduced the serum concentration of PICP, PIIINP, CTX-I and the PICP/PIIINP ratio, which further reduced over time, whereas its effect on lowering PICP was significantly greater than that of valsartan at 4 and 8 weeks, and lowering CTX-I was significantly greater than that of valsartan at 8 weeks. In addition, after 4 weeks, QSYQ enhanced the protein and mRNA expression of MMP-1 and TIMP-1, and its effect on highering TIMP-1 was significantly greater than that of valsartan, whereas there was no significant difference in the expression of myocardial MMP-1 or TIMP-1 at 8 weeks. QSYQ reduced the ratio of MMP-1/TIMP-1, which further reduced over time, and the effect of QYSQ was significantly greater than that of valsartan after 4 weeks. This study provides evidence that QSYQ can reduce the rate of myocardial collagen synthesis and degradation. It also effectively improved the degree of myocardial fibrosis in experimental autoimmune myocarditis

  6. Measuring fire spread rates from repeat pass airborne thermal infrared imagery

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    Douglas A. Stow; Philip J. Riggan; Emanual A. Storey; Lloyd L. Coulter

    2014-01-01

    The objective is to evaluate procedures for direct measurement of fire spread rates (FSRs) based on archived repeat pass airborne thermal infrared (ATIR) imagery and to identify requirements for more refined measurements of FSR and environmental factors that influence FSR. Flaming front positions are delineated on sequential FireMapper ATIR images captured at...

  7. Feasibility of a virtual learning collaborative to implement an obesity QI project in 29 pediatric practices.

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    John, Tamara; Morton, Michaela; Weissman, Mark; O'Brien, Ellen; Hamburger, Ellen; Hancock, Yolandra; Moon, Rachel Y

    2014-04-01

    Quality improvement (QI) activities are required to maintain board certification in pediatrics. However, because of lack of training and resources, pediatricians may feel overwhelmed by the need to implement QI activities. Pediatricians also face challenges when caring for overweight and obese children. To create a virtual (online) QI learning collaborative through which pediatric practices could easily develop and implement a continuous QI process. Prospective cohort. Pediatric practices that were part of the Children's National Health Network were invited to participate, with the option to receive continuing medical education and maintenance of certification credits. s) Practices conducted baseline and monthly chart audits, participated in educational webinars and selected monthly practice changes, using Plan-Do-Study-Act cycles. Practices reported activities monthly and periodic feedback was provided to practices about their performance. s) Improvement in (i) body mass index (BMI) percentile documentation, (ii) appropriate nutritional and activity counseling and (iii) follow-up management for high-risk patients. Twenty-nine practices (120 providers) participated, and 24 practices completed all program activities. Monthly chart audits demonstrated continuous improvement in documentation of BMI, abnormal weight diagnosis, nutrition and activity screening and counseling, weight-related health messages and follow-up management of overweight and obese patients. Impact of QI activities on visit duration and practice efficiency was minimal. A virtual learning collaborative was successful in providing a framework for pediatricians to implement a continuous QI process and achieve practice improvements. This format can be utilized to address multiple health issues.

  8. Some properties of the Catalan-Qi function related to the Catalan numbers.

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    Qi, Feng; Mahmoud, Mansour; Shi, Xiao-Ting; Liu, Fang-Fang

    2016-01-01

    In the paper, the authors find some properties of the Catalan numbers, the Catalan function, and the Catalan-Qi function which is a generalization of the Catalan numbers. Concretely speaking, the authors present a new expression, asymptotic expansions, integral representations, logarithmic convexity, complete monotonicity, minimality, logarithmically complete monotonicity, a generating function, and inequalities of the Catalan numbers, the Catalan function, and the Catalan-Qi function. As by-products, an exponential expansion and a double inequality for the ratio of two gamma functions are derived.

  9. Effect and Mechanism of QiShenYiQi Pill on Experimental Autoimmune Myocarditis Rats

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    Lv, Shichao; Wu, Meifang; Li, Meng; Wang, Qiang; Xu, Ling; Wang, Xiaojing; Zhang, Junping

    2016-01-01

    Background To observe the effect of QiShenYiQi pill (QSYQ) on experimental autoimmune myocarditis rats, and to explore its mechanism of action. Material/methods Lewis rats underwent the injection of myocardial myosin mixed with Freund’s complete adjuvant were randomized into 3 groups: model, valsartan, and QSYQ groups. Rats injected with phosphate-buffered saline (PBS) mixed with Freund’s complete adjuvant were used as the control group. Rats were euthanized at 4 and 8 weeks, and we weighed rat body mass, heart mass, and left ventricular mass. Myocardium sections were stained with hematoxylin and eosin (H&E) and Masson trichrome. Myocardial TGF-β1 and CTGF protein expression was detected by immunohistochemistry, and myocardial TGF-β1 and CTGF mRNA expression was detected by real-time qPCR. Results QSYQ reduced HMI and LVMI, as well as the histological score of hearts and CVF, which further decreased over time, and its effect was significantly greater than that of valsartan at 4 and 8 weeks. After 4 weeks, QSYQ inhibited the protein and mRNA expression of TGF-β1 and CTGF, and its effect on lowering CTGF was significantly greater than that of valsartan. In addition, after 8 weeks, QSYQ also inhibited the protein and mRNA expression of CTGF, whereas there was no significant difference in the expression of myocardial TGF-β1. Conclusions This study provides evidence that QSYQ can improve cardiac remodeling of experimental autoimmune myocarditis rats. It also effectively improved the degree of myocardial fibrosis, which is related to the mechanism of regulation of TGF-β1 CTGF. PMID:26946470

  10. Evaluation of medical students using the "qi, blood, and fluid" system of Kampo medicine.

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    Arai, Makoto; Arai, Katsuhiko; Hioki, Chizuko; Takashi, Masanori; Matsumoto, Kaori; Honda, Masamitsu; Izumi, Shun-ichiro

    2013-04-20

    Although "qi, blood, and fluid" (QBF) is the most important concept for patients in Kampo medicine, there are few studies about the conditions of the QBF system among healthy populations. We used QBF pattern scores to determine whether or not medical students, presumed to be healthy, had any potentially pathological conditions. Six consecutive fourth-year classes totaling 652 medical students evaluated their own QBF conditions using Terasawa's QBF pattern scores. The six conditions: "qi deficiency" (QD), "qi stagnation" (QS), "qi counterflow" (QC), "blood deficiency" (BD), "blood stasis" (BS), and "fluid disturbance" (FD), were categorized according to Terasawa's criteria. The Mann-Whitney U test was used to compare the score differences between the genders, Chi-square test was used to examine gender differences in the QBF diagnoses, and the Spearman's rank-order correlation coefficient analysis was used to analyze the correlation between each category of QBF. In all, 44.6% of the students met at least one diagnostic criterion in the QBF system. QC, BD, BS, and FD were established more in females, and QD and QS were established without gender differences. Most students who were presumed to be healthy were revealed to have some potentially pathological conditions using the QBF system.

  11. Pharmacist leadership in ICU quality improvement: coordinating spontaneous awakening and breathing trials.

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    Stollings, Joanna L; Foss, Julie J; Ely, E Wesley; Ambrose, Anna M; Rice, Todd W; Girard, Timothy D; Wheeler, Arthur P

    2015-08-01

    Coordinating efforts across disciplines in the intensive care unit is a key component of quality improvement (QI) efforts. Spontaneous awakening trials (SATs) and spontaneous breathing trials (SBTs) are considered key components of guidelines, yet unfortunately are often not done or coordinated properly. To determine if a pharmacist-driven awakening and breathing coordination (ABC) QI program would improve compliance (ie, process measures) as compared with the previous protocol, which did not involve pharmacists. The QI program included pharmacist-led education, daily discussion on rounds, and weekly performance reports to staff. Using a pre-QI versus during-QI versus post-QI intervention design, we compared data from 500 control ventilator-days (pre-QI period) versus 580 prospective ventilator-days (during-QI period). We then evaluated the sustainability of the QI program in 216 ventilator-days in the post-QI period. SAT safety screens were performed on only 20% pre-QI patient-days versus 97% of during-QI patient-days (P < 0.001) and 100% of post-QI patient-days (P = 0.25). The rates of passing the SAT safety screen in pre-QI and during-QI periods were 63% versus 78% (P = 0.03) and 81% in the post-QI period (P = 0.86). The rates of SATs among eligible patients on continuous infusions were only 53% in the pre-QI versus 85% in the during-QI (P = 0.0001) and 87% in the post-QI (P = 1) periods. In this QI initiative, a pharmacist-driven, interdisciplinary ABC protocol significantly improved process measures compliance, comparing the pre-QI versus during-QI rates of screening, performing, and coordinating SAT and SBTs, and these results were sustained in the 8-month follow-up period post-QI program. © The Author(s) 2015.

  12. SU-F-T-271: Comparing IMRT QA Pass Rates Before and After MLC Calibration

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    Mazza, A; Perrin, D; Fontenot, J

    Purpose: To compare IMRT QA pass rates before and after an in-house MLC leaf calibration procedure. Methods: The MLC leaves and backup jaws on four Elekta linear accelerators with MLCi2 heads were calibrated using the EPID-based RIT Hancock Test as the means for evaluation. The MLCs were considered to be successfully calibrated when they could pass the Hancock Test with criteria of 1 mm jaw position tolerance, and 1 mm leaf position tolerance. IMRT QA results were collected pre- and postcalibration and analyzed using gamma analysis with 3%/3mm DTA criteria. AAPM TG-119 test plans were also compared pre- and post-calibration,more » at both 2%/2mm DTA and 3%/3mm DTA. Results: A weighted average was performed on the results for all four linear accelerators. The pre-calibration IMRT QA pass rate was 98.3 ± 0.1%, compared with the post-calibration pass rate of 98.5 ± 0.1%. The TG-119 test plan results showed more of an improvement, particularly at the 2%/2mm criteria. The averaged results were 89.1% pre and 96.1% post for the C-shape plan, 94.8% pre and 97.1% post for the multi-target plan, 98.6% pre and 99.7% post for the prostate plan, 94.7% pre and 94.8% post for the head/neck plan. Conclusion: The patient QA results did not show statistically significant improvement at the 3%/3mm DTA criteria after the MLC calibration procedure. However, the TG-119 test cases did show significant improvement at the 2%/2mm level.« less

  13. The Effects of Recorded Lectures on Passing Rates in Online Math Courses

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    Fital-Akelbek, Sandra; Akelbek, Mahmud

    2018-01-01

    In this mixed method study we investigate the impact of recorded lectures on passing rates in an online math course. For three years, we collected data from approximately 380 students enrolled in a first-year undergraduate online course, College Algebra. The data was used to compare the amount of time students spent watching recorded lectures and…

  14. External Qi therapy to treat symptoms of Agent Orange Sequelae in Korean combat veterans of the Vietnam War.

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    Lee, Myeong Soo; Woo, Won-Hong; Lim, Hyun-Ja; Hong, Sung-Soo; Kim, Hye-Jung; Moon, Sun-Rock

    2004-01-01

    We investigated the efficacy of Qi therapy as a non-pharmacological treatment for various symptoms presented by Korean combat veterans of the Vietnam War with Agent Orange Sequelae. Nine subjects volunteered to receive 30 minutes of Qi therapy, twice per day for 7 days. There was marked improvement in 89% of the patients with impaired physical activity, 86% of those with psychological disorder, 78% of those with heavy drug use, and 67% of those with fatigue, indigestion and high blood glucose levels. This data suggests that Qi therapy combined with conventional treatment has positive effects in reducing and managing the pain, psychosomatic disorders, and substance abuse in patients with Agent Orange Sequelae. We cannot completely discount the possible influence of the placebo effect, and more objective, clinical measures are needed to study the long-term effects of Qi therapy.

  15. National variation in coronary angiography rates and timing after an acute coronary syndrome in New Zealand (ANZACS-QI 6).

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    Williams, Michael J A; Harding, Scott A; Devlin, Gerard; Nunn, Chris; El-Jack, Sief; Scott, Tony; Lee, Mildred; Kerr, Andrew J

    2016-01-08

    The New Zealand Cardiac Clinical Network and the Ministry of Health recommend a "3-day door-to-catheter target" for acute coronary syndromes (ACS) admissions, requiring that at least 70% of ACS patients referred for invasive coronary angiography (ICA) undergo this within 3 days of hospital admission. We assessed the variability in use of ICA, timing of ICA, and duration of hospital admission across New Zealand District Health Boards (DHBs). All patients admitted to all New Zealand public hospitals with suspected ACS undergoing ICA over 1 year ending November 2014 had demographic, risk factor, and diagnostic data collected prospectively using the All New Zealand Acute Coronary Syndrome Quality Improvement (ANZACS-QI) registry. Complete datasets were available in 7,988 (98.4%) patients. DHBs were categorised as those able to perform percutaneous coronary intervention on-site (intervention-capable) or not. There was a near two-fold variation between DHBs in the age standardised rate (ASR) of ICA ranging from 16.8 per 10,000 to 34.1 per 10,000 population (New Zealand rate; 27.9 per 10,000). Patients in intervention-capable DHBs had a 30% higher ASR of ICA. The proportion of ACS patients meeting the 3-day target ranged from 56.7% to 92.9% (New Zealand; 76.4%). Those in intervention-capable DHBs were more likely to meet the target (78.7% vs 68.0%, p<0.0001) and spent 0.84 days (p<.0001) less in hospital. There is a considerable variation in the rate and timing of ICA in New Zealand. Patients with ACS admitted to DHBs without interventional-capability are disadvantaged. New initiatives to correct this discrepancy are needed.

  16. Education in Quality Improvement for Pediatric Practice: an online program to teach clinicians QI.

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    Bundy, David G; Morawski, Lori F; Lazorick, Suzanne; Bradbury, Scott; Kamachi, Karen; Suresh, Gautham K

    2014-01-01

    Education in Quality Improvement for Pediatric Practice (EQIPP) is an online program designed to improve evidence-based care delivery by teaching front-line clinicians quality improvement (QI) skills. Our objective was to evaluate EQIPP data to characterize 1) participant enrollment, use patterns, and demographics; 2) changes in performance in clinical QI measures from baseline to follow-up measurement; and 3) participant experience. We conducted an observational study of EQIPP participants utilizing 1 of 3 modules (asthma, immunizations, gastroesophageal reflux disease) from 2009 to 2013. Enrollment and use, demographic, and quality measure data were extracted directly from the EQIPP system; participant experience was assessed via an optional online survey. Study participants (n = 3501) were diverse in their gender, age, and race; most were board certified. Significant quality gaps were observed across many of the quality measures at baseline; sizable improvements were observed across most quality measures at follow-up. Participants were generally satisfied with their experience. The most influential module elements were collecting and analyzing data, creating and implementing aim statements and improvement plans, and completing "QI Basics." Online educational programs, such as EQIPP, hold promise for front-line clinicians to learn QI. The sustainability of the observed improvements in care processes and their linkage to improvements in health outcomes are unknown and are an essential topic for future study. Copyright © 2014 Academic Pediatric Association. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

  17. SU-E-T-472: Improvement of IMRT QA Passing Rate by Correcting Angular Dependence of MatriXX

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    Chen, Q; Watkins, W; Kim, T

    2015-06-15

    Purpose: Multi-channel planar detector arrays utilized for IMRT-QA, such as the MatriXX, exhibit an incident-beam angular dependent response which can Result in false-positive gamma-based QA results, especially for helical tomotherapy plans which encompass the full range of beam angles. Although MatriXX can use with gantry angle sensor to provide automatically angular correction, this sensor does not work with tomotherapy. The purpose of the study is to reduce IMRT-QA false-positives by correcting for the MatriXX angular dependence. Methods: MatriXX angular dependence was characterized by comparing multiple fixed-angle irradiation measurements with corresponding TPS computed doses. For 81 Tomo-helical IMRT-QA measurements, two differentmore » correction schemes were tested: (1) A Monte-Carlo dose engine was used to compute MatriXX signal based on the angular-response curve. The computed signal was then compared with measurement. (2) Uncorrected computed signal was compared with measurements uniformly scaled to account for the average angular dependence. Three scaling factor (+2%, +2.5%, +3%) were tested. Results: The MatriXX response is 8% less than predicted for a PA beam even when the couch is fully accounted for. Without angular correction, only 67% of the cases pass the >90% points γ<1 (3%, 3mm). After full angular correction, 96% of the cases pass the criteria. Of three scaling factors, +2% gave the highest passing rate (89%), which is still less than the full angular correction method. With a stricter γ(2%,3mm) criteria, the full angular correction method was still able to achieve the 90% passing rate while the scaling method only gives 53% passing rate. Conclusion: Correction for the MatriXX angular dependence reduced the false-positives rate of our IMRT-QA process. It is necessary to correct for the angular dependence to achieve the IMRT passing criteria specified in TG129.« less

  18. Academic Performance and Pass Rates: Comparison of Three First-Year Life Science Courses

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    Downs, C. T.

    2009-01-01

    First year students' academic performance in three Life Science courses (Botany, Zoology and Bioscience) was compared. Pass rates, as well as the means and distributions of final marks were analysed. Of the three components (coursework, practical and theory examinations) contributing to the final mark of each course, students performed best in the…

  19. Do Differences in Programmatic Resource Investments Result in Different 3-Year Pass Rates on the U.S. National Physical Therapy Examination?

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    Covington, Kyle; McCallum, Christine; Engelhard, Chalee; Landry, Michel D; Cook, Chad

    2016-01-01

    The rising cost of health professions education is well documented and a growing concern among educators; however, little is known about the implications of resource investment on student success. The objective of this study was to determine whether programs with higher National Physical Therapist Exam (NPTE) pass rates invested significantly more on programmatic resources. This observational study used data from the Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education's (CAPTE) Annual Accreditation Report including all accredited physical therapist programs from the United States who graduated physical therapist students in 2011. Resource expenditures were recorded as both raw and as an index variable (resources per student). Descriptive statistics and comparisons (using chi-square and t-tests) among programs with <100% and 100% pass rates were analyzed from 2009-2011. An ANCOVA was used to determine differences in raw resource expenditures and resource expenditures per student. There were no differences in raw resource expenditures between programs with <100% and 100% pass rates. Programs with 100% pass rates were provided more resource expenditures per student for personnel, overall budget, and core faculty. The results of this study suggest programs with 100% pass rates invested significantly more per student for selected resources.

  20. CLAST Results by College Preparatory Experience: Passing Rates under Current and Increased Standards.

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    Gabe, LiAnne C.

    A study was conducted at Broward Community College (BCC) to compare the performance on the College Level Academic Skills Test (CLAST) of examinees with college preparatory experience to that of examinees without this experience. Data were drawn from CLAST tapes for the 1988-89 academic year and from BCC's admissions file. Passing rates for each…

  1. Common attributes of high/low performing general surgery programs as they relate to QE/CE pass rates.

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    Bankhead-Kendall, Brittany; Slama, Eliza; Truitt, Michael S

    2016-12-01

    This comparative study aims to identify the differences between high and low performing programs as defined by their ABS board pass rates. We identified programs in the top 5% (TP) and lower 5% (LP) for 1st time QE/CE pass rates during the study period with resident and program related variables. All data was pooled and analyzed. TP had more U.S. graduates, higher average USMLE Step 1/2 scores, and all residents took the exam within a year of graduation. TP were more likely to rotate at a Level 1 trauma center, spent more time with simulation, and had numerous fellowship programs. They ascribed their success to mock oral exams, mature curricula, and group educational activities. Graduates of TP chose general surgery twice as often (40% vs 19%). Program related factors (Level 1 trauma, excellent didactics, higher number of fellowships, increased group educational activities, higher percentage of graduates into general surgery) are associated with TP. Our data suggests there may be modifiable program related variables that positively impact QE/CE pass rates. Copyright © 2016 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

  2. Study of impacts of different evaluation criteria on gamma pass rates in VMAT QA using MatriXX and EPID

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    Noufal, Manthala Padannayil; Abdullah, Kallikuzhiyil Kochunny; Niyas, Puzhakkal; Subha, Pallimanhayil Abdul Raheem

    2017-12-01

    Aim: This study evaluates the impacts of using different evaluation criteria on gamma pass rates in two commercially available QA methods employed for the verification of VMAT plans using different hypothetical planning target volumes (PTVs) and anatomical regions. Introduction: Volumetric modulated arc therapy (VMAT) is a widely accepted technique to deliver highly conformal treatment in a very efficient manner. As their level of complexity is high in comparison to intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT), the implementation of stringent quality assurance (QA) before treatment delivery is of paramount importance. Material and Methods: Two sets of VMAT plans were generated using Eclipse planning systems, one with five different complex hypothetical three-dimensional PTVs and one including three anatomical regions. The verification of these plans was performed using a MatriXX ionization chamber array embedded inside a MultiCube phantom and a Varian EPID dosimetric system attached to a Clinac iX. The plans were evaluated based on the 3%/3 mm, 2%/2 mm, and 1%/1 mm global gamma criteria and with three low-dose threshold values (0%, 10%, and 20%). Results: The gamma pass rates were above 95% in all VMAT plans, when the 3%/3mm gamma criterion was used and no threshold was applied. In both systems, the pass rates decreased as the criteria become stricter. Higher pass rates were observed when no threshold was applied and they tended to decrease for 10% and 20% thresholds. Conclusion: The results confirm the suitability of the equipments used and the validity of the plans. The study also confirmed that the threshold settings greatly affect the gamma pass rates, especially for lower gamma criteria.

  3. 78 FR 43857 - Order Relating to Yaming Nina Qi Hanson

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    ... the procedures that apply to this matter. \\2\\ 50 U.S.C. app. 2401-2420 (2000). Since August 21, 2001... provided her with $75,000 to purchase the autopilots from the Canadian seller. Qi Hanson knew at the time... XiangYu Aviation Technical Group of Xian, China, had given her money to finance the entire purchase. In...

  4. [Analysis in pulmonary ventilatory function from 100 patients with ano-rectal diseases caused by deficiency of qi].

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    Wang, W

    1999-03-01

    To explore the pathogenesis of ano-rectal diseases caused by deficiency of Qi, which is correlated with obstruction of pulmonary ventilation. The pulmonary ventilatory function was measured in 100 patients with the internal piles, the interno-external hemorrhoid and prolapse of rectum, the prolapse of anus was the principal symptom of them. Data from the 100 patients showed that 67% of them were diagnosed with the obstruction of pulmonary ventilation, the ratio was far less in the health control group. FEV 1.0 (mean +/- s) (2011.65 +/- 875) ml, MMF (1.84 +/- 1.24) L/s and PEF (2.34 +/- 1.51) L/s in male patients, (1551.54 +/- 514) ml, (1.57 +/- 0.62) L/s and (1.85 +/- 0.92) L/s in female patients, but those values were higher in the control than in the patients. The statistical analysis was performed and the difference was significant between patients and the control group (P < 0.01). The patients with ano-rectal diseases caused by deficiency of Qi accompanied with obstruction of pulmonary ventilation in different degree and varied sorts, it confirmed that the pathogenesis of ano-rectal diseases caused by deficiency of Qi is related with "sinking of pectoral Qi".

  5. Influence of de qi on the immediate analgesic effect of SP6 acupuncture in patients with primary dysmenorrhoea and cold and dampness stagnation: a multicentre randomised controlled trial.

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    Zhao, Min-Yi; Zhang, Peng; Li, Jing; Wang, Lin-Peng; Zhou, Wei; Wang, Yan-Xia; She, Yan-Fen; Ma, Liang-Xiao; Wang, Pei; Hu, Ni-Juan; Lin, Chi; Hu, Shang-Qin; Wu, Gui-Wen; Wang, Ya-Feng; Sun, Jun-Jun; Jiang, Si-Zhu; Zhu, Jiang

    2017-10-01

    The aim of this multicentre randomised controlled trial was to investigate the contribution of de qi to the immediate analgesic effect of acupuncture in patients with primary dysmenorrhoea and the specific traditional Chinese medicine diagnosis cold and dampness stagnation . Eighty-eight patients with primary dysmenorrhoea and cold and dampness stagnation were randomly assigned to de qi (n=43) or no de qi (n=45) groups and underwent 30 min of SP6 acupuncture. The de qi group received deep needling at SP6 with manipulation using thick needles; the no de qi group received shallow needling with no manipulation using thin needles. In both groups the pain scores and actual de qi sensation were evaluated using a visual analogue scale for pain (VAS-P) and the acupuncture de qi clinical assessment scale (ADCAS), respectively. Both groups showed reductions in VAS-P, with no signficant differences between groups. ADCAS scores showed 43/43 and 25/45 patients in de qi and no de qi groups, respectively, actually experienced de qi sensation. Independent of original group allocation, VAS-P reductions associated with actual de qi (n=68) were greater than those without (28.4±18.19 mm vs 14.6±12.28 mm, p=0.008). This study showed no significant difference in VAS-P scores in patients with primary dysmenorrhoea and cold and dampness stagnation immediately after SP6 acupuncture designed to induce or avoid de qi sensation. Both treatments significantly reduced VAS-P relative to baseline. Irrespective of group allocation, patients experiencing actual de qi sensation demonstrated larger reductions in pain score relative to those without, suggesting greater analgesic effects. Chinese Clinical Trial Registry (ChiCTR-TRC-13003086); Results. © 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.

  6. [Professor Shi Qi's experience of applying herbal paste for treating chronic musculoskeletal conditions].

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    Li, Xiao-feng; Wang, Yong-jun; Ye, Xiu-lan; Zhou, Chong-jian

    2012-06-01

    Professor Shi Qi is a famous traditional Chinese medicine doctor specializing in orthopaedics and traumatology, who has formatted a set of systematic protocols for the diagnosis and treatment of chronic musculoskeletal conditions. When it is time for using tonics in winter, he advocates applying herbal paste for treating chronic musculoskeletal diseases. This paper introduces Professor Shi Qi's commonly used prescription for treating chronic musculoskeletal conditions and puts forward demands and understandings in concocting herbal paste, experience in herbal paste for treating chronic musculoskeletal diseases such as cervical spondylosis, lumbar disc herniation, lumbar spinal stenosis, lumbar muscle strain, ankylosing spondylitis, osteoporosis, knee osteoarthritis and avascular necrosis of femoral head, and the advantages of herbal paste for treating chronic musculoskeletal conditions as opposed to alternative treatments.

  7. Craniometric examination of Longxian and Qi Li Cun archaeological sites to assess population continuity in ancient northern China.

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    Gibbon, Victoria E; Porter, Tarun A; Wu, Xiujie; Liu, Wu

    2016-10-01

    In this paper, population continuity and discontinuity in northern China are explored using craniometric analyses from two archaeological sites, Longxian (Warring States) and Qi Li Cun (Han Dynasty). Neither population has been previously studied. Artefactual evidence shows the individuals from Qi Li Cun were Xianbei, descendants from Mongolia. Longxian is from further south in the central plains at an earlier time, thus, we expect to observe variability between these groups. In total, 24 cranial measurements were obtained on 66 crania from these sites. Howells's cranial measurements on Anyang (42 crania) and Hainan (83 crania) Chinese samples were included for comparative purposes. Less variability is expected between Longxian and Howells's Chinese data due to geographic and temporal similarity. With closer geographic and temporal affinity with Anyang, the expectation is for Longxian and Anyang to be similar. Few statistical differences exist between Longxian and Qi Li Cun; this was supported by the similarity found through principal components analysis (PCA). Regardless of sex, canonical discriminant analysis shows clustering of Longxian and Qi Li Cun separate from those of Anyang and Hainan. Their similarity indicates the people from Longxian and Qi Li Cun likely share Mongolian ancestry. Our results, supported by other studies, suggest that despite temporal differences, Mongolians living in China during the Warring States and Han dynasty retained their cultural and genetic Mongolian identity. These data add valuable bioarchaeological information regarding the peopling of northern China during a crucial period of cultural and political change in the Early Bronze Age and Iron Age. Copyright © 2016 Elsevier GmbH. All rights reserved.

  8. Effectiveness of De Qi during acupuncture for the treatment of tinnitus: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial.

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    Xie, Hui; Li, Xinrong; Lai, Jiaqin; Zhou, Yanan; Wang, Caiying; Liang, Jiao

    2014-10-15

    Acupuncture has been used in China to treat tinnitus for a long time. There is debate as to whether or not De Qi is a key factor in achieving the efficacy of acupuncture. However, there is no sufficient evidence obtained from randomized controlled trials to confirm the role of De Qi in the treatment of acupuncture for tinnitus. This study aims to identify the effect of De Qi for patients who receive acupuncture to alleviate tinnitus by a prospective, double-blind, randomized, sham-controlled trial. This study compares two acupuncture groups (with or without manipulation) in 292 patients with a history of subjective tinnitus. The trial will be conducted in the Teaching Hospital of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine. In the study, the patients will be randomly assigned into two groups according to a computer-generated randomization list and assessed prior to treatment. Then, they will receive 5 daily sessions of 30 minutes each time for 4 consecutive weeks and undergo a 12-week follow-up phase. The administration of acupuncture follows the guidelines for clinical research on acupuncture (WHO Regional Publication, Western Pacific Series Number 15, 1995), and is performed double-blind by physicians well-trained in acupuncture. The measures of outcome include the subjective symptoms scores and quantitative sensations of De Qi evaluated by Visual Analog Scales (VAS) and the Chinese version of the 'modified' Massachusetts General Hospital Acupuncture Sensation Scale (C-MMASS). Furthermore, adverse events are recorded and analyzed. If any subjects are withdrawn from the trial, intention-to-treat analysis (ITT) and per-protocol (PP) analysis will be performed. The key features of this trial include the randomization procedures, large sample and the standardized protocol to evaluate De Qi qualitatively and quantitatively in the treatment of acupuncture for tinnitus. The trial will be the first study with a high evidence level in China to assess the efficacy

  9. Improving MRCP PACES pass rates through the introduction of a regional multifaceted support framework

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    Jerrom, Richard; Roper, Tayeba; Murthy, Narasimha

    2017-01-01

    Introduction Practical Assessment of Clinical Examination Skills (PACES) constitutes the final part of the mandatory Royal College of Physicians exam series for progression to higher specialty training. Pass rates were lower for core medical trainees (CMTs) in Coventry and Warwickshire in comparison to other regions within the West Midlands and nationally. Objectives Our aim was to improve pass rates in the region through the introduction of a stimulating and supportive teaching framework, designed to enhance the quality and frequency of PACES teaching. Methods To identify key areas for change a baseline questionnaire, including Likert Scale and free text questions related to PACES teaching, was distributed to all CMTs in the region. Many trainees highlighted concern over lack of PACES-orientated teaching and support, with particular emphasis on: lack of bedside-teaching with feedback; infrequent opportunities for practising communication skills; and difficulty identifying suitable patients in an efficient manner. To address these concerns the following interventions were implemented over two Plan, Do, Study, Act (PDSA) cycles which were analysed at 6 months and 12months: a digital forum to highlight relevant inpatients for examination practice; a peer-to-peer mentoring scheme; a consultant-led bedside-teaching rota; and classroom-based communication skills sessions. Results Pass rates at Annual Review of Competence Progression improved from baseline to the end of the first year of implementation, 56.3% to 77.3%, respectively. Furthermore, following analysis of questionnaires at each PDSA cycle, we demonstrated a progressive improvement in trainee satisfaction in exposure, quality and relevance of teaching. Conclusion Our innovative, cost-effective teaching framework for PACES preparation has improved exam outcomes and facilitated swift junior doctor career progression, while raising the profile of the trust. Furthermore, this innovation provides a template for

  10. [Post-stroke constipation treated with acupuncture therapy of regulating qi circulation of fu-organ].

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    Ren, Zhen; Wu, Qing-Ming; Li, Dan-Dan; Liu, Wei-Ai; Li, Xiang-Rong; Lin, Xu-Ming

    2013-10-01

    To compare the difference in the efficacy on post-stroke constipation between acupuncture therapy of regulating qi circulation of fe-organ and Shengxue Tongbian Capsules. Seventy-five patients of post-stroke constipation were randomized into an acupuncture group (39 cases) and a Chinese medicine group (36 cases). The unit mode comprehensive therapy of stroke was adopted as basic treatment in the two groups. In the acupuncture group, acupuncture therapy of regulating qi circulation of fu-organ was added at Tianshu (ST 25), Zhigou (TE 6), Qihai (CV 6) and Zusanli (ST 36), once every day. In the Chinese medicine group, Shengrue Tongbian Capsules were supplemented for oral administration, once every day, 10 g each time. The clinical symptom score of constipation was observed before treatment, after 1 and 2 weeks treatment in the two groups, respectively. The efficacy in 1 week and 2 weeks of treatment and the adverse reaction were observed. In 1 and 2 weeks of treatment, the clinical symptom score of constipation was reduced significantly as compared with that before treatment in the two groups (all P < 0.05). The improvements in the acupuncture group were significant than those in the Chinese medicine group in 2 weeks of treatment (8.03 +/- 2.38 vs 9.20 +/- 2.45, P < 0.05). Concerning to the occurrence of adverse reaction, there was 1 case of local bruises in needling local site in the acupuncture group; and there were 1 case of abdominal pain, 3 cases of diarrhea and 2 cases of nausea and vomiting in the Chinese medicine group. Both the acupuncture therapy of regulating qi circulation of fu-organ and Shengxue Tongbian Capsules achieve the significant efficacy on post-stroke constipation. The efficacy of the acupuncture therapy of regulating qi circulation of fe-organ is better and the adverse reaction is less after long-term persistent treatment.

  11. Fire-Heat and Qi Deficiency Syndromes as Predictors of Short-term Prognosis of Acute Ischemic Stroke

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    Cheng, Shu-Chen; Lin, Chien-Hsiung; Chang, Yeu-Jhy; Lee, Tsong-Hai; Ryu, Shan-Jin; Chen, Chun-Hsien; Chang, Her-Kun; Chang, Chee-Jen

    2013-01-01

    Abstract Objectives To explore the relationships between traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) syndromes and disease severity and prognoses after ischemic stroke, such as neurologic deficits and decline in activities of daily living (ADLs). Methods The study included 211 patients who met the inclusion criteria of acute ischemic stroke based on clinical manifestations, computed tomography or magnetic resonance imaging findings, and onset of ischemic stroke within 72 hours with clear consciousness. To assess neurologic function and ADLs in patients with different TCM syndromes, the TCM Syndrome Differentiation Diagnostic Criteria for Apoplexy scale (containing assessments of wind, phlegm, blood stasis, fire-heat, qi deficiency, and yin deficiency with yang hyperactivity syndromes) was used within 72 hours of stroke onset, and Western medicine–based National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) and Barthel Index (BI) assessments were performed at both admission and discharge. Results The most frequent TCM syndromes associated with acute ischemic stroke were wind syndrome, phlegm syndrome, and blood stasis syndrome. Improvement according to the BI at discharge and days of admission were significantly different between patients with and those without fire-heat syndrome. Patients with qi deficiency syndrome had longer hospital stays and worse NIHSS and BI assessments at discharge than patients without qi deficiency syndrome. All the reported differences reached statistical significance. Conclusions These results provide evidence that fire-heat syndrome and qi deficiency syndrome are essential elements that can predict short-term prognosis of acute ischemic stroke. PMID:23600945

  12. Serum metabolomics strategy for understanding pharmacological effects of ShenQi pill acting on kidney yang deficiency syndrome.

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    Nan, Yang; Zhou, Xiaohang; Liu, Qi; Zhang, Aihua; Guan, Yu; Lin, Shanhua; Kong, Ling; Han, Ying; Wang, Xijun

    2016-07-15

    Kidney yang deficiency syndrome, a diagnostic pattern in Chinese medicine, is similar with clinical features of the glucocorticoid withdrawal syndrome. The aim of this present study was to explore low molecular mass differentiating metabolites between control group and model group of kidney yang deficiency rats induced with corticosterone as well as the therapeutic effect of Shen Qi Pill, a classic traditional Chinese medicine formula for treating Kidney yang deficiency syndrome in China. This study utilized ultra-performance liquid chromatography coupled with electrospray ionization synapt quadrupole time-of-flight high definition mass spectrometry (UPLC/ESI-SYNAPT-QTOF-HDMS) to identify the underlying biomarkers for clarifying mechanism of Shen Qi Pill in treating Kidney yang deficiency syndrome based on metabolite profiling of the serum samples and in conjunction with multivariate and pathway analysis. Meanwhile, blood biochemistry assay and histopathology were examined to identify specific changes in the model group rats. Distinct changes in the pattern of metabolites were observed by UPLC-HDMS. The changes in metabolic profiling were restored to their baseline values after treatment with Shen Qi Pill according to the combined with a principal component analysis (PCA) score plots. Altogether, the current metabolomics approach based on UPLC-HDMS and orthogonal projection to latent structures discriminate analysis (OPLS-DA) demonstrated 27 ions (18 in the negative mode, 9 in the positive mode, 17 ions restored by Shen Qi Pill). These results indicated that effectiveness of Shen Qi Pill in Kidney yang deficiency syndrome rats induced a substantial change in the metabolic profiles by regulating the biomarkers and adjusting the metabolic disorder. It suggested that the metabolomics approach was a powerful approach for elucidation of pathologic changes of Chinese medicine syndrome and action mechanisms of traditional Chinese medicine. Copyright © 2015 Elsevier B

  13. A Disorder of Qi: Breathing Exercise as a Cure for Neurasthenia in Japan, 1900–1945

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    Wu, Yu-Chuan

    2016-01-01

    Neurasthenia became a common disease and caused widespread concern in Japan at the turn of the twentieth century, whereas only a couple of decades earlier the term “nerve” had been unfamiliar, if not unknown, to many Japanese. By exploring the theories and practices of breathing exercise—one of the most popular treatments for neurasthenia at the time—this paper attempts to understand how people who practiced breathing exercises for their nervous ills perceived, conceived, and accordingly cared for their nerves. It argues that they understood “nerve” based on their existing conceptions of qi. Neurasthenia was for them a disorder of qi, although the qi had assumed modern appearances as blood and nervous current. The paper hopes to contribute to the understanding of how the concept of nerves has been accepted and assimilated in East Asia. It also points out the need to understand the varied cultures of nerves not only at the level of concept and metaphor, but also at the level of perception and experience. PMID:26363046

  14. Pass Rates in Primary School Leaving Examination in Tanzania: Implication for Efficient Allocation of Resources

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    Kassile, Telemu

    2014-01-01

    This paper examines regional differentials in pass rates in Primary School Leaving Examination (PSLE) in Mainland Tanzania. In particular, the paper investigates the effects of pupil-teacher ratio (PTR), pupil-latrine ratio (PLR), pupil-classroom ratio (PCR), availability of electricity in schools, and secondary school and above education of women…

  15. Ensuring Support for Research and Quality Improvement (QI) Networks: Four Pillars of Sustainability-An Emerging Framework.

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    Holve, Erin

    2013-01-01

    Multi-institutional research and quality improvement (QI) projects using electronic clinical data (ECD) hold great promise for improving quality of care and patient outcomes but typically require significant infrastructure investments both to initiate and maintain the project over its duration. Consequently, it is important for these projects to think holistically about sustainability to ensure their long-term success. Four "pillars" of sustainability are discussed based on the experiences of EDM Forum grantees and other research and QI networks. These include trust and value, governance, management, and financial and administrative support. Two "foundational considerations," adaptive capacity and policy levers, are also discussed.

  16. Assessment of Electromagnetic Interference with Active Cardiovascular Implantable Electronic Devices (CIEDs) Caused by the Qi A13 Design Wireless Charging Board

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    Seckler, Tobias; Jagielski, Kai; Stunder, Dominik

    2015-01-01

    Electromagnetic interference is a concern for people wearing cardiovascular implantable electronic devices (CIEDs). The aim of this study was to assess the electromagnetic compatibility between CIEDs and the magnetic field of a common wireless charging technology. To do so the voltage induced in CIEDs by Qi A13 design magnetic fields were measured and compared with the performance limits set by ISO 14117. In order to carry this out a measuring circuit was developed which can be connected with unipolar or bipolar pacemaker leads. The measuring system was positioned at the four most common implantation sites in a torso phantom filled with physiological saline solution. The phantom was exposed by using Helmholtz coils from 5 µT to 27 µT with 111 kHz sine-bursts or by using a Qi A13 design wireless charging board (Qi-A13-Board) in two operating modes “power transfer” and “pinging”. With the Helmholtz coils the lowest magnetic flux density at which the performance limit was exceeded is 11 µT. With the Qi-A13-Board in power transfer mode 10.8% and in pinging mode 45.7% (2.2% at 10 cm distance) of the performance limit were reached at maximum. In neither of the scrutinized cases, did the voltage induced by the Qi-A13-Board exceed the performance limits. PMID:26024360

  17. Sequential Participation in a Multi-Institutional Mock Oral Examination Is Associated With Improved American Board of Surgery Certifying Examination First-Time Pass Rate.

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    Fingeret, Abbey L; Arnell, Tracey; McNelis, John; Statter, Mindy; Dresner, Lisa; Widmann, Warren

    We sought to determine whether sequential participation in a multi-institutional mock oral examination affected the likelihood of passing the American Board of Surgery Certifying Examination (ABSCE) in first attempt. Residents from 3 academic medical centers were able to participate in a regional mock oral examination in the fall and spring of their fourth and fifth postgraduate year from 2011 to 2014. Candidate׳s highest composite score of all mock orals attempts was classified as risk for failure, intermediate, or likely to pass. Factors including United States Medical Licensing Examination steps 1, 2, and 3, number of cases logged, American Board of Surgery In-Training Examination performance, American Board of Surgery Qualifying Examination (ABSQE) performance, number of attempts, and performance in the mock orals were assessed to determine factors predictive of passing the ABSCE. A total of 128 mock oral examinations were administered to 88 (71%) of 124 eligible residents. The overall first-time pass rate for the ABSCE was 82%. There was no difference in pass rates between participants and nonparticipants. Of them, 16 (18%) residents were classified as at risk, 47 (53%) as intermediate, and 25 (29%) as likely to pass. ABSCE pass rate for each group was as follows: 36% for at risk, 84% for intermediate, and 96% for likely pass. The following 4 factors were associated with first-time passing of ABSCE on bivariate analysis: mock orals participation in postgraduate year 4 (p = 0.05), sequential participation in mock orals (p = 0.03), ABSQE performance (p = 0.01), and best performance on mock orals (p = 0.001). In multivariable logistic regression, the following 3 factors remained associated with ABSCE passing: ABSQE performance, odds ratio (OR) = 2.9 (95% CI: 1.3-6.1); mock orals best performance, OR = 1.7 (1.2-2.4); and participation in multiple mock oral examinations, OR = 1.4 (1.1-2.7). Performance on a multi-institutional mock oral examination can identify

  18. Efficacy of an integrated continuing medical education (CME) and quality improvement (QI) program on radiation oncologist (RO) clinical practice

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    Leong, Cheng Nang; Shakespeare, Thomas Philip; North Coast Cancer Institute, Coffs Harbour

    2006-12-01

    Purpose: There has been little radiation oncologist (RO)-specific research in continuing medical education (CME) or quality improvement (QI) program efficacy. Our aim was to evaluate a CME/QI program for changes in RO behavior, performance, and adherence to department protocols/studies over the first 12 months of the program. Methods and Materials: The CME/QI program combined chart audit with feedback (C-AWF), simulation review AWF (SR-AWF), reminder checklists, and targeted CME tutorials. Between April 2003 and March 2004, management of 75 patients was evaluated by chart audit with feedback (C-AWF) and 178 patients via simulation review audit (SR-AWF) using a validated instrument. Scoresmore » were presented, and case management was discussed with individualized educational feedback. RO behavior and performance was compared over the first year of the program. Results: Comparing the first and second 6 months, there was a significant improvement in mean behavior (12.7-13.6 of 14, p = 0.0005) and RO performance (7.6-7.9 of 8, p = 0.018) scores. Protocol/study adherence significantly improved from 90.3% to 96.6% (p = 0.005). A total of 50 actions were generated, including the identification of learning needs to direct CME tutorials, the systematic change of suboptimal RO practice, and the alteration of deficient management of 3% of patients audited during the program. Conclusion: An integrated CME/QI program combining C-AWF, SR-AWF, QI reminders, and targeted CME tutorials effectively improved targeted RO behavior and performance over a 12-month period. There was a corresponding increase in departmental protocol and study adherence.« less

  19. VizieR Online Data Catalog: Follow-up of probable young star ASASSN-15qi (Herczeg+, 2016)

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    Herczeg, G. J.; Dong, S.; Shappee, B. J.; Chen, P.; Hillenbrand, L. A.; Jose, J.; Kochanek, C. S.; Prieto, J. L.; Stanek, K. Z.; Kaplan, K.; Holoien, T.-S.; Mairs, S.; Johnstone, D.; Gully-Santiago, M.; Zhu, Z.; Smith, M. C.; Bersier, D.; Mulders, G. D.; Filippenko, A. V.; Ayani, K.; Brimacombe, J.; Brown, J. S.; Connelley, M.; Harmanen, J.; Itoh, R.; Kawabata, K. S.; Maehara, H.; Takata, K.; Yuk, H.; Zheng, W.

    2017-02-01

    The outburst of ASASSN-15qi (2MASS J22560882+5831040) occurred on JD2457298 (2015 October 2; UTC dates are used herein). The All-Sky Automated Survey for Supernovae (ASAS-SN) is an all-sky V-band transient survey with a limiting magnitude of ~17. ASAS-SN photometry of ASASSN-15qi was obtained from two different telescopes on Haleakala, Hawaii with intervals of one to three days. ASAS-SN photometry is listed in Table 2. Archival photometry, ground-based optical photometry with Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope Network (LCOGT) 1m telescope at McDonald Observatory between 2015 October 23 and December 23 and at the Liverpool Telescope on 2016 April 26 and June 11, Swift/UVOT photometry on 2015 October 12 (ID 00034098001) and 2015 December 27 (ID 00034098002), NIR photometry with the NOTCam camera at the Nordic Optical Telescope (NOT) on 2015 December 22 and Spitzer/IRAC MIR photometry on 2006 December 29 (Program ID 30734, PI Donald Figer) and James Clerk Maxwell Telescope (JCMT) SCUBA2 submillimeter observations of ASASSN-15qi on 2015 November 5 and optical and NIR spectroscopy observations are also described in section 2. (1 data file).

  20. Ensuring Support for Research and Quality Improvement (QI) Networks: Four Pillars of Sustainability—An Emerging Framework

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    Holve, Erin

    2013-01-01

    Multi-institutional research and quality improvement (QI) projects using electronic clinical data (ECD) hold great promise for improving quality of care and patient outcomes but typically require significant infrastructure investments both to initiate and maintain the project over its duration. Consequently, it is important for these projects to think holistically about sustainability to ensure their long-term success. Four “pillars” of sustainability are discussed based on the experiences of EDM Forum grantees and other research and QI networks. These include trust and value, governance, management, and financial and administrative support. Two “foundational considerations,” adaptive capacity and policy levers, are also discussed. PMID:25848557

  1. Cardioprotective Effects of QiShenYiQi Dripping Pills on Transverse Aortic Constriction-Induced Heart Failure in Mice.

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    Ruan, Guoran; Ren, Haojin; Zhang, Chi; Zhu, Xiaogang; Xu, Chao; Wang, Liyue

    2018-01-01

    QiShenYiQi dripping pills (QSYQ), a traditional Chinese medicine, are commonly used to treat coronary heart disease, and QSYQ was recently approved as a complementary treatment for ischemic heart failure in China. However, only few studies reported on whether QSYQ exerts a protective effect on heart failure induced by pressure overload. In this study, we explored the role of QSYQ in a mouse model of heart failure induced by transverse aortic constriction (TAC). Twenty-eight C57BL/6J mice were divided into four groups: Sham + NS group, Sham + QSYQ group, TAC + NS group, and TAC + QSYQ group. QSYQ dissolved in normal saline (NS) was administered intragastrically (3.5 mg/100 g/day) in the Sham + QSYQ and TAC + QSYQ groups. In the Sham + NS and TAC + NS groups, NS was provided every day intragastrically. Eight weeks after TAC, echocardiography, and cardiac catheterization were performed to evaluate the cardiac function, and immunofluorescent staining with anti-actinin2 antibody was performed to determine the structure of the myocardial fibers. Moreover, TUNEL staining and Masson trichrome staining were employed to assess the effects of QSYQ on cardiac apoptosis and cardiac fibrosis. Western blots and real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) were used to measure the expression levels of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) in the heart, and immunohistochemical staining with anti-CD31 antibody was performed to explore the role of QSYQ in cardiac angiogenesis. Results showed that TAC-induced cardiac dysfunction and disrupted structure of myocardial fibers significantly improved after QSYQ treatment. Moreover, QSYQ treatment also significantly improved cardiac apoptosis and cardiac fibrosis in TAC-induced heart failure, which was accompanied by an increase in VEGF expression levels and maintenance of microvessel density in the heart. In conclusion, QSYQ exerts a protective effect on TAC-induced heart failure, which could be attributed to enhanced cardiac angiogenesis

  2. BVRI photometry of ASASSN-15qi using the Tautenburg Schmidt telescope

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    Stecklum, Bringfried; Eisloeffel, Jochen; Scholz, Alexander

    2015-10-01

    We report on photometric observations of the optical transient ASASSN-15qi performed at the Th & uuml;ringer Landessternwarte Tautenburg. The brightening of this source was discovered by the All-Sky Automated Survey for Supernovae (ASAS-SN, Shappee et al. 2014, ApJ, 788, 48). The object is located west of the HII region SH2-148 and a likely member of the star forming region.

  3. Repetition rate multiplication of frequency comb using all-pass fiber resonator

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    Yang, Lijun; Yang, Honglei; Zhang, Hongyuan

    2016-09-15

    We propose a stable method for repetition rate multiplication of a 250-MHz Er-fiber frequency comb by a phase-locked all-pass fiber ring resonator, whose phase-locking configuration is simple. The optical path length of the fiber ring resonator is automatically controlled to be accurately an odd multiple of half of the original cavity length using an electronical phase-locking unit with an optical delay line. As for shorter cavity length of the comb, high-order odd multiple is preferable. Because the power loss depends only on the net-attenuation of the fiber ring resonator, the energetic efficiency of the proposed method is high. The inputmore » and output optical spectrums show that the spectral width of the frequency comb is clearly preserved. Besides, experimental results show less pulse intensity fluctuation and 35 dB suppression ratio of side-modes while providing a good long-term and short-term frequency stability. Higher-order repetition rate multiplication to several GHz can be obtained by using several fiber ring resonators in cascade configuration.« less

  4. Stated Briefly: Participation and Pass Rates for College Preparatory Transition Courses in Kentucky. REL 2015-060

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    Cramer, Eric; Mokher, Christine

    2015-01-01

    This study examines Kentucky high school students' participation and pass rates in college preparatory transition courses, voluntary remedial courses in math and reading offered to grade 12 students. These courses are targeted to students scoring just below the state's college readiness benchmarks on the ACT in grade 11. The study found that:…

  5. Gaps in Addressing Cardiovascular Risk in Rheumatoid Arthritis: Assessing Performance Using Cardiovascular Quality Indicators.

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    Barber, Claire E H; Esdaile, John M; Martin, Liam O; Faris, Peter; Barnabe, Cheryl; Guo, Selynne; Lopatina, Elena; Marshall, Deborah A

    2016-11-01

    Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is a major comorbidity for patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). This study sought to determine the performance of 11 recently developed CVD quality indicators (QI) for RA in clinical practice. Medical charts for patients with RA (early disease or biologic-treated) followed at 1 center were retrospectively reviewed. A systematic assessment of adherence to 11 QI over a 2-year period was completed. Performance on the QI was reported as a percentage pass rate. There were 170 charts reviewed (107 early disease and 63 biologic-treated). The most frequent CVD risk factors present at diagnosis (early disease) and biologic start (biologic-treated) included hypertension (26%), obesity (25%), smoking (21%), and dyslipidemia (15%). Performance on the CVD QI was highly variable. Areas of low performance (< 10% pass rates) included documentation of a formal CVD risk assessment, communication to the primary care physician (PCP) that patients with RA were at increased risk of CVD, body mass index documentation and counseling if overweight, communication to a PCP about an elevated blood pressure, and discussion of risks and benefits of antiinflammatories in patients at CVD risk. Rates of diabetes screening and lipid screening were 67% and 69%, respectively. The area of highest performance was observed for documentation of intent to taper corticosteroids (98%-100% for yrs 1 and 2, respectively). Gaps in CVD risk management were found and highlight the need for quality improvements. Key targets for improvement include coordination of CVD care between rheumatology and primary care, and communication of increased CVD risk in RA.

  6. The changes in quality ingredients of Qi chrysanthemum flowers treated with elevated UV-B radiation at different growth stages.

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    Yao, Xiaoqin; Chu, Jianzhou; He, Xueli; Ma, Chunhui; Han, Chao; Shen, Haiyu

    2015-05-01

    The paper mainly reported the changes in quality ingredients of Qi chrysanthemum flowers treated with elevated UV-B radiation at different growth stages. The experiment included two levels of UV-B radiation (ambient UV-B, a 10% increase in ambient UV-B). Elevated UV-B radiation was carried out for 10-days during seedling, vigorous growth, bud and flower stages of Qi chrysanthemum, respectively. Elevated UV-B treatments applied during four development stages did not significantly affect flower yield, the rate of superoxide radical production and malondialdehyde concentration in flowers, while increased free amino acid concentration. The amino acid concentration induced by elevated UV-B radiation applied during bud stage was higher than that during the other stages. Elevated UV-B radiation applied during vigorous growth (except for flavone), bud and flower stages of chrysanthemum significantly increased hydrogen peroxide concentration, phenylalanine ammonia lyase enzyme activity, vitamin C, chlorogenic acid and flavone concentrations in flowers. These results suggested that active and nutritional ingredients in flowers of chrysanthemum could be increased by elevated UV-B radiation applied during the later growth stages of chrysanthemum. The paper supplied a simple and environmental-friendly method to improve quality of medicinal plants. Copyright © 2015 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

  7. Association between quality of care and complications after abdominal surgery.

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    Bergman, Simon; Deban, Melina; Martelli, Vanessa; Monette, Michèle; Sourial, Nadia; Hamadani, Fadi; Teasdale, Debby; Holcroft, Christina; Zakrzewski, Helena; Fraser, Shannon

    2014-09-01

    Measuring the quality of surgical care is essential to identifying areas of weakness in the delivery of effective surgical care and to improving patient outcomes. Our objectives were to (1) assess the quality of surgical care delivered to adult patients; and (2) determine the association between quality of surgical care and postoperative complications. This retrospective, pilot, cohort study was conducted at a single university-affiliated institution. Using the institution's National Surgical Quality Improvement Program database (2009-2010), 273 consecutive patients ≥18 years of age who underwent elective major abdominal operations were selected. Adherence to 10 process-based quality indicators (QIs) was measured and quantified by calculating a patient quality score (no. of QIs passed/no. of QIs eligible). A pass rate for each individual QI was also calculated. The association between quality of surgical care and postoperative complications was assessed using an incidence rate ratio, which was estimated from a Poisson regression. The mean overall patient quality score was 67.2 ± 14.4% (range, 25-100%). The mean QI pass rate was 65.9 ± 26.1%, which varied widely from 9.6% (oral intake documentation) to 95.6% (prophylactic antibiotics). Poisson regression revealed that as the quality score increased, the incidence of postoperative complications decreased (incidence rate ratio, 0.19; P = .011). A sensitivity analysis revealed that this association was likely driven by the postoperative ambulation QI. Higher quality scores, mainly driven by early ambulation, were associated with fewer postoperative complications. QIs with unacceptably low adherence were identified as targets for future quality improvement initiatives. Copyright © 2014 Mosby, Inc. All rights reserved.

  8. Holocene slip rates along the San Andreas Fault System in the San Gorgonio Pass and implications for large earthquakes in southern California

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    Heermance, Richard V.; Yule, Doug

    2017-06-01

    The San Gorgonio Pass (SGP) in southern California contains a 40 km long region of structural complexity where the San Andreas Fault (SAF) bifurcates into a series of oblique-slip faults with unknown slip history. We combine new 10Be exposure ages (Qt4: 8600 (+2100, -2200) and Qt3: 5700 (+1400, -1900) years B.P.) and a radiocarbon age (1260 ± 60 years B.P.) from late Holocene terraces with scarp displacement of these surfaces to document a Holocene slip rate of 5.7 (+2.7, -1.5) mm/yr combined across two faults. Our preferred slip rate is 37-49% of the average slip rates along the SAF outside the SGP (i.e., Coachella Valley and San Bernardino sections) and implies that strain is transferred off the SAF in this area. Earthquakes here most likely occur in very large, throughgoing SAF events at a lower recurrence than elsewhere on the SAF, so that only approximately one third of SAF ruptures penetrate or originate in the pass.Plain Language SummaryHow large are earthquakes on the southern San Andreas Fault? The answer to this question depends on whether or not the earthquake is contained only along individual fault sections, such as the Coachella Valley section north of Palm Springs, or the rupture crosses multiple sections including the area through the San Gorgonio <span class="hlt">Pass</span>. We have determined the age and offset of faulted stream deposits within the San Gorgonio <span class="hlt">Pass</span> to document slip <span class="hlt">rates</span> of these faults over the last 10,000 years. Our results indicate a long-term slip <span class="hlt">rate</span> of 6 mm/yr, which is almost 1/2 of the <span class="hlt">rates</span> east and west of this area. These new <span class="hlt">rates</span>, combined with faulted geomorphic surfaces, imply that large magnitude earthquakes must occasionally rupture a 300 km length of the San Andreas Fault from the Salton Sea to the Mojave Desert. Although many ( 65%) earthquakes along the southern San Andreas Fault likely do not rupture through the <span class="hlt">pass</span>, our new results suggest that large >Mw 7.5 earthquakes are possible</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27459432','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27459432"><span>Decision-Tree Analysis for Predicting First-Time <span class="hlt">Pass</span>/Fail <span class="hlt">Rates</span> for the NCLEX-RN® in Associate Degree Nursing Students.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Chen, Hsiu-Chin; Bennett, Sean</p> <p>2016-08-01</p> <p>Little evidence shows the use of decision-tree algorithms in identifying predictors and analyzing their associations with <span class="hlt">pass</span> <span class="hlt">rates</span> for the NCLEX-RN(®) in associate degree nursing students. This longitudinal and retrospective cohort study investigated whether a decision-tree algorithm could be used to develop an accurate prediction model for the students' <span class="hlt">passing</span> or failing the NCLEX-RN. This study used archived data from 453 associate degree nursing students in a selected program. The chi-squared automatic interaction detection analysis of the decision trees module was used to examine the effect of the collected predictors on <span class="hlt">passing</span>/failing the NCLEX-RN. The actual percentage scores of Assessment Technologies Institute®'s RN Comprehensive Predictor(®) accurately identified students at risk of failing. The classification model correctly classified 92.7% of the students for <span class="hlt">passing</span>. This study applied the decision-tree model to analyze a sequence database for developing a prediction model for early remediation in preparation for the NCLEXRN. [J Nurs Educ. 2016;55(8):454-457.]. Copyright 2016, SLACK Incorporated.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29516699','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29516699"><span>[Thunder-fire Moxibustion for <span class="hlt">Qi</span> Deficiency-induced Fatigue in Breast Cancer Patients Under-going Chemotherapy].</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Lu, Lu; Li, Wei-Han; Guo, Xiao-Chuan; Fu, Wen-Bin</p> <p>2018-02-25</p> <p>To observe the clinical effect of thunder-fire moxibustion in the treatment of <span class="hlt">qi</span> deficiency-induced fatigue in breast cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy. Sixty breast cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy were randomly divided into thunder-fire moxibustion (Moxi) and conventional nursing (nursing) groups ( n =30 in each group). Patients in the Moxi group were treated with thunder-fire moxibustion applied to the back part of body from Pishu (BL 20) to Qihaishu (BL 24) on the bilateral sides and to the abdominal part from Zhongwan (CV 12) to Guanyuan (CV 4) for 30 min, once a day for 14 days. Patients in the nursing group were treated with health education and conventional nursing care. The simple fatigue scale, traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) syndrome score, clinical curative effect were observed before and after the treatment, and white blood cell (WBC) count was observed 5 days ofter chemotherapy and after the treatment respectively. After the treatment, the simple fatigue scales and TCM syndrome scores were significantly decreased and WBC counts were significantly increased in both groups relevant to their individual pre-treatment ( P <0.01). The therapeutic effect of the Moxi group was appa-rently superior to that of the nursing group in lowering the simple fatigue scale and TCM syndrome score and in up-regulating WBC count ( P <0.01, P <0.05). The total effective <span class="hlt">rate</span> of the Moxi group was significantly higher than that of the nursing group (83.3%[25/30]vs 36.7% [11/30], P <0.01). Thunder-fire moxibustion can effectively relieve the degree of fatigue and the symptoms of <span class="hlt">qi</span> deficiency in breast cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2016NatSR...633607P','NASAADS'); return false;" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2016NatSR...633607P"><span>Atomistic determinants of co-enzyme Q reduction at the <span class="hlt">Qi</span>-site of the cytochrome bc1 complex</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abstract_service.html">NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)</a></p> <p>Postila, Pekka A.; Kaszuba, Karol; Kuleta, Patryk; Vattulainen, Ilpo; Sarewicz, Marcin; Osyczka, Artur; Róg, Tomasz</p> <p>2016-09-01</p> <p>The cytochrome (cyt) bc1 complex is an integral component of the respiratory electron transfer chain sustaining the energy needs of organisms ranging from humans to bacteria. Due to its ubiquitous role in the energy metabolism, both the oxidation and reduction of the enzyme’s substrate co-enzyme Q has been studied vigorously. Here, this vast amount of data is reassessed after probing the substrate reduction steps at the <span class="hlt">Qi</span>-site of the cyt bc1 complex of Rhodobacter capsulatus using atomistic molecular dynamics simulations. The simulations suggest that the Lys251 side chain could rotate into the <span class="hlt">Qi</span>-site to facilitate binding of half-protonated semiquinone - a reaction intermediate that is potentially formed during substrate reduction. At this bent pose, the Lys251 forms a salt bridge with the Asp252, thus making direct proton transfer possible. In the neutral state, the lysine side chain stays close to the conserved binding location of cardiolipin (CL). This back-and-forth motion between the CL and Asp252 indicates that Lys251 functions as a proton shuttle controlled by pH-dependent negative feedback. The CL/K/D switching, which represents a refinement to the previously described CL/K pathway, fine-tunes the proton transfer process. Lastly, the simulation data was used to formulate a mechanism for reducing the substrate at the <span class="hlt">Qi</span>-site.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20487536','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20487536"><span>Undergraduate educational environment, perceived preparedness for postgraduate clinical training, and <span class="hlt">pass</span> <span class="hlt">rate</span> on the National Medical Licensure Examination in Japan.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Tokuda, Yasuharu; Goto, Eiji; Otaki, Junji; Jacobs, Joshua; Omata, Fumio; Obara, Haruo; Shapiro, Mina; Soejima, Kumiko; Ishida, Yasushi; Ohde, Sachiko; Takahashi, Osamu; Fukui, Tsuguya</p> <p>2010-05-20</p> <p>We investigated the views of newly graduating physicians on their preparedness for postgraduate clinical training, and evaluated the relationship of preparedness with the educational environment and the <span class="hlt">pass</span> <span class="hlt">rate</span> on the National Medical Licensure Examination (NMLE). Data were obtained from 2429 PGY-1 physicians-in-training (response <span class="hlt">rate</span>, 36%) using a mailed cross-sectional survey. The Dundee Ready Education Environment Measure (DREEM) inventory was used to assess the learning environment at 80 Japanese medical schools. Preparedness was assessed based on 6 clinical areas related to the Association of American Medical Colleges Graduation Questionnaire. Only 17% of the physicians-in-training felt prepared in the area of general clinical skills, 29% in basic knowledge of diagnosis and management of common conditions, 48% in communication skills, 19% in skills associated with evidence-based medicine, 54% in professionalism, and 37% in basic skills required for a physical examination. There were substantial differences among the medical schools in the perceived preparedness of their graduates. Significant positive correlations were found between preparedness for all clinical areas and a better educational environment (all p < 0.01), but there were no significant associations between the <span class="hlt">pass</span> <span class="hlt">rate</span> on the NMLE and perceived preparedness for any clinical area, as well as <span class="hlt">pass</span> <span class="hlt">rate</span> and educational environment (all p > 0.05). Different educational environments among universities may be partly responsible for the differences in perceived preparedness of medical students for postgraduate clinical training. This study also highlights the poor correlation between self-assessed preparedness for practice and the NMLE.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pmcentrez&artid=2881012','PMC'); return false;" href="https://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pmcentrez&artid=2881012"><span>Undergraduate educational environment, perceived preparedness for postgraduate clinical training, and <span class="hlt">pass</span> <span class="hlt">rate</span> on the National Medical Licensure Examination in Japan</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pmc">PubMed Central</a></p> <p></p> <p>2010-01-01</p> <p>Background We investigated the views of newly graduating physicians on their preparedness for postgraduate clinical training, and evaluated the relationship of preparedness with the educational environment and the <span class="hlt">pass</span> <span class="hlt">rate</span> on the National Medical Licensure Examination (NMLE). Methods Data were obtained from 2429 PGY-1 physicians-in-training (response <span class="hlt">rate</span>, 36%) using a mailed cross-sectional survey. The Dundee Ready Education Environment Measure (DREEM) inventory was used to assess the learning environment at 80 Japanese medical schools. Preparedness was assessed based on 6 clinical areas related to the Association of American Medical Colleges Graduation Questionnaire. Results Only 17% of the physicians-in-training felt prepared in the area of general clinical skills, 29% in basic knowledge of diagnosis and management of common conditions, 48% in communication skills, 19% in skills associated with evidence-based medicine, 54% in professionalism, and 37% in basic skills required for a physical examination. There were substantial differences among the medical schools in the perceived preparedness of their graduates. Significant positive correlations were found between preparedness for all clinical areas and a better educational environment (all p < 0.01), but there were no significant associations between the <span class="hlt">pass</span> <span class="hlt">rate</span> on the NMLE and perceived preparedness for any clinical area, as well as <span class="hlt">pass</span> <span class="hlt">rate</span> and educational environment (all p > 0.05). Conclusion Different educational environments among universities may be partly responsible for the differences in perceived preparedness of medical students for postgraduate clinical training. This study also highlights the poor correlation between self-assessed preparedness for practice and the NMLE. PMID:20487536</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25763922','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25763922"><span>Participation <span class="hlt">Rates</span>, Process Monitoring, and Quality Improvement Among Cardiac Rehabilitation Programs in the United States: A NATIONAL SURVEY.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Pack, Quinn R; Squires, Ray W; Lopez-Jimenez, Francisco; Lichtman, Steven W; Rodriguez-Escudero, Juan P; Lindenauer, Peter K; Thomas, Randal J</p> <p>2015-01-01</p> <p>Although strategies exist for improving cardiac rehabilitation (CR) participation <span class="hlt">rates</span>, it is unclear how frequently these strategies are used and what efforts are being made by CR programs to improve participation <span class="hlt">rates</span>. We surveyed all CR program directors in the American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation's database. Data collection included program characteristics, the use of specific referral and recruitment strategies, and self-reported program participation <span class="hlt">rates</span>. Between 2007 and 2012, 49% of programs measured referral of inpatients from the hospital, 21% measured outpatient referral from office/clinic, 71% measured program enrollment, and 74% measured program completion <span class="hlt">rates</span>. Program-reported participation <span class="hlt">rates</span> (interquartile range) were 68% (32-90) for hospital referral, 35% (15-60) for office/clinic referral, 70% (46-80) for enrollment, and 75% (62-82) for program completion. The majority of programs utilized a hospital-based systematic referral, liaison-facilitated referral, or inpatient CR program referral (64%, 68%, and 60% of the time, respectively). Early appointments (<2 weeks) were utilized by 35%, and consistent phone call appointment reminders were utilized by 50% of programs. Quality improvement (<span class="hlt">QI</span>) projects were performed by about half of CR programs. Measurement of participation <span class="hlt">rates</span> was highly correlated with performing <span class="hlt">QI</span> projects (P < .0001.) : Although programs are aware of participation <span class="hlt">rate</span> gaps, the monitoring of participation <span class="hlt">rates</span> is suboptimal, <span class="hlt">QI</span> initiatives are infrequent, and proven strategies for increasing patient participation are inconsistently utilized. These issues likely contribute to the national CR participation gap and may prove to be useful targets for national <span class="hlt">QI</span> initiatives.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2013-10-18/pdf/2013-24487.pdf','FEDREG'); return false;" href="https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2013-10-18/pdf/2013-24487.pdf"><span>78 FR 62344 - Sabine <span class="hlt">Pass</span> Liquefaction Expansion, LLC, Sabine <span class="hlt">Pass</span> Liquefaction, LLC, and Sabine <span class="hlt">Pass</span> LNG, L.P...</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/browse/collection.action?collectionCode=FR">Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014</a></p> <p></p> <p>2013-10-18</p> <p>.... CP13-553-000] Sabine <span class="hlt">Pass</span> Liquefaction Expansion, LLC, Sabine <span class="hlt">Pass</span> Liquefaction, LLC, and Sabine <span class="hlt">Pass</span>... 30, 2013, Sabine <span class="hlt">Pass</span> Liquefaction Expansion, LLC, Sabine <span class="hlt">Pass</span> Liquefaction, LLC, and Sabine <span class="hlt">Pass</span> LNG, L.P. (collectively referred to as Sabine <span class="hlt">Pass</span>) filed with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission...</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27344835','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27344835"><span>[Correlation between spirit-<span class="hlt">qi</span> acupuncture and lifting-thrusting twirling method for spirit in Huangdi Neijing].</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Wang, Feng; Qin, Yuge; Qin, Yuheng; Li, Li; Li, Mei</p> <p>2016-03-01</p> <p>By analyzing the articles in Huangdi Neijing (Inner Canon of Yellow Emperor), combined with the verification of consciousness in vitro in clinic and modern science, it is found Huangdi Neijing has made special requirements of treating spirit for physicians using spirit-<span class="hlt">qi</span> acupuncture. The physicians consciously use different methods to motivate the spirit of physician and patients, especially patients, to transform it to the physiological effect of patients, which could minimize the psychological factors that make negative influence on treatment; also the psychotherapy is considered as the most important principle of treating spirit. The reinforcing and reducing methods in later generations, mainly lifting-thrusting twirling method, unintentionally lead patients into a basic or strong status of treating spirit or keeping spirit during the process of achieving stimulation and needle sensation. To partially perform the special role of treating spirit for physicians in Huangdi Neijing on patients could cause the chages including patient-based using spirit to move <span class="hlt">qi</span>. It not only inspires the body's natural resistance to disease and self-healing, but also motivates the self-protection mechanism of keeping spirit.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28535918','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28535918"><span>Polymer gel dosimeters for pretreatment radiotherapy verification using the three-dimensional gamma evaluation and <span class="hlt">pass</span> <span class="hlt">rate</span> maps.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Hsieh, Ling-Ling; Shieh, Jiunn-I; Wei, Li-Ju; Wang, Yi-Chun; Cheng, Kai-Yuan; Shih, Cheng-Ting</p> <p>2017-05-01</p> <p>Polymer gel dosimeters (PGDs) have been widely studied for use in the pretreatment verification of clinical radiation therapy. However, the readability of PGDs in three-dimensional (3D) dosimetry remain unclear. In this study, the pretreatment verifications of clinical radiation therapy were performed using an N-isopropyl-acrylamide (NIPAM) PGD, and the results were used to evaluate the performance of the NIPAM PGD on 3D dose measurement. A gel phantom was used to measure the dose distribution of a clinical case of intensity-modulated radiation therapy. Magnetic resonance imaging scans were performed for dose readouts. The measured dose volumes were compared with the planned dose volume. The relative volume histograms showed that relative volumes with a negative percent dose difference decreased as time elapsed. Furthermore, the histograms revealed few changes after 24h postirradiation. For the 3%/3mm and 2%/2mm criteria, the <span class="hlt">pass</span> <span class="hlt">rates</span> of the 12- and 24-h dose volumes were higher than 95%, respectively. This study thus concludes that the <span class="hlt">pass</span> <span class="hlt">rate</span> map can be used to evaluate the dose-temporal readability of PGDs and that the NIPAM PGD can be used for clinical pretreatment verifications. Copyright © 2017 Associazione Italiana di Fisica Medica. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22883410','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22883410"><span>[Analysis on content of serum monoamine neurotransmitters in macaques with anger-in-induced premenstrual syndrome and liver-<span class="hlt">qi</span> depression syndrome].</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Wei, Sheng; Hou, Jin-Liang; Chao, Yu-Bin; Du, Xi-Yang; Zong, Shao-Bo</p> <p>2012-08-01</p> <p>To observe the changes in content of monoamine neurotransmitters in the serum of rhesus macaques, and explore the role of serum monoamine neurotransmitters in premenstrual syndrome (PMS) and liver-<span class="hlt">qi</span> depression induced by anger-in emotion. Social level pressure was applied on 24 female macaques to induce the angry emotional reaction, and then nine of the low-status macaques with anger-in emotional reaction were screened out and were divided into anger-in emotion group, PMS and liver-<span class="hlt">qi</span> depression group (model group) and Jingqianshu Granule group. Macaques in the last two groups were suffered extruding in a pack cage for inducing PMS liver-<span class="hlt">qi</span> depression. After 5 d of extruding, experimental animals were evaluated according to the emotional evaluation scale, meanwhile, macaque serum of follicular phase and middle-late luteal phase was collected to analyze the content of serum norepinephrine, dopamine, and 5-hydroxytryptamine. Compared with the normal control group, the scores of depression of the model group and the anger-in emotion group evaluated with emotional evaluation scale were significantly increased (P<0.01, P<0.05); while the score of the model group was significantly higher than that of the anger-in emotion group (P<0.05), and it returned to normal after Jingqianshu Granule treatment. As compared to the normal control group, serum monoamine neurotransmitter levels of the model group and the anger-in emotion group were increased (P<0.05, P<0.01), and the serum monoamine neurotransmitter levels of the model group were significantly higher than those of the anger-in emotion group (P<0.05), while there was no significant difference when compared with the normal control group after the treatment. Anger-in emotion can induce liver-<span class="hlt">qi</span> depression syndrome which is related to the changes in monoamine neurotransmitters.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pmcentrez&artid=5450756','PMC'); return false;" href="https://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pmcentrez&artid=5450756"><span>Roles of the µ-opioid receptor and its related signaling pathways in the pathogenesis of premenstrual syndrome liver-<span class="hlt">qi</span> stagnation</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pmc">PubMed Central</a></p> <p>Song, Chunhong; Xue, Ling</p> <p>2017-01-01</p> <p>The present study aimed to investigate the roles of the µ-opioid receptor (MOR) and its related signaling pathways in the pathogenesis of premenstrual syndrome (PMS) liver-<span class="hlt">qi</span> stagnation, along with the therapeutic effects of the Shu-Yu capsule in treating the condition. A PMS liver-<span class="hlt">qi</span> stagnation rat model was established using a chronic restraint stress method. The protein expression level of MOR within rat hippocampal tissue was detected via western blot analysis and cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP) levels within the supernatant of a rat hippocampal cell culture were determined by ELISA. The western blot analysis indicated that the hippocampal expression level of MOR was significantly elevated in the PMS liver-<span class="hlt">qi</span> stagnation model group. However, subsequent treatment with a Shu-Yu capsule was found to significantly decrease the level of MOR expression. In addition, in vitro experiments were performed, whereby primary hippocampal neurons were treated with model rat serum. It was observed that the level of MOR expression was significantly elevated, while brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) and cAMP levels in the culture supernatant were significantly decreased. These effects were reversed by treatment with serum from the Shu-Yu capsule-treated rats. Furthermore, when treated with the MOR activator DAMGO, the following were significantly decreased in the primary neurons: Phosphorylation levels of cAMP response element binding protein and extracellular signal-regulated protein kinases (ERK); BDNF expression; and cAMP content in the culture supernatant. These effects were reversed in primary neurons treated with DAMGO and Shu-Yu-containing rat serum. Collectively, the data suggest that increased MOR expression and activation of the cAMP/ERK signaling pathway in the hippocampus may be involved in the pathogenesis of PMS liver-<span class="hlt">qi</span> stagnation. Furthermore, the efficacy of the Shu-Yu capsule in treating the condition may be via its regulation of MOR receptor</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25112378','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25112378"><span>The effects of UV-B radiation intensity on biochemical parameters and active ingredients in flowers of <span class="hlt">Qi</span> chrysanthemum and Huai chrysanthemum.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Yao, Xiao-Qin; Chu, Jian-Zhou; He, Xue-Li; Si, Chao</p> <p>2014-01-01</p> <p>The article studied UV-B effects on biochemical parameters and active ingredients in flowers of <span class="hlt">Qi</span> chrysanthemum and Huai chrysanthemum during the bud stage. The experiment included four UV-B radiation levels (CK, ambient UV-B; T1, T2 and T3 indicated a 5%, 10% and 15% increase in ambient UV-BBE, respectively) to determine the optimal UV-B radiation intensity in regulating active ingredients level in flowers of two chrysanthemum varieties. Flower dry weight of two cultivars was not affected by UV-B radiation under experimental conditions reported here. UV-B treatments significantly increased the <span class="hlt">rate</span> of superoxide radical production, hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) (except for T1) and malondialdehyde concentration in flowers of Huai chrysanthemum and H2O2 concentration in flowers of <span class="hlt">Qi</span> chrysanthemum. T2 and T3 treatments induced a significant increase in phenylalanine ammonia lyase enzyme (PAL) activity, anthocyanins, proline, ascorbic acid, chlorogenic acid and flavone content in flowers of two chrysanthemum varieties, and there were no significant differences in PAL activity, ascorbic acid, flavone and chlorogenic acid content between the two treatments. These results indicated that appropriate UV-B radiation intensity did not result in the decrease in flower yield, and could regulate PAL activity and increase active ingredients content in flowers of two chrysanthemum varieties. © 2014 The American Society of Photobiology.</p> </li> </ol> <div class="pull-right"> <ul class="pagination"> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_1");'>«</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_3");'>3</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_4");'>4</a></li> <li class="active"><span>5</span></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_6");'>6</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_7");'>7</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_25");'>»</a></li> </ul> </div> </div><!-- col-sm-12 --> </div><!-- row --> </div><!-- page_5 --> <div id="page_6" class="hiddenDiv"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-sm-12"> <div class="pull-right"> <ul class="pagination"> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_1");'>«</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_4");'>4</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_5");'>5</a></li> <li class="active"><span>6</span></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_7");'>7</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_8");'>8</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_25");'>»</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> <div class="row"> <div class="col-sm-12"> <ol class="result-class" start="101"> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.osti.gov/biblio/5940115-thermal-effectiveness-multiple-shell-tube-pass-tema-heat-exchangers','SCIGOV-STC'); return false;" href="https://www.osti.gov/biblio/5940115-thermal-effectiveness-multiple-shell-tube-pass-tema-heat-exchangers"><span>Thermal effectiveness of multiple shell and tube <span class="hlt">pass</span> TEMA E heat exchangers</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.osti.gov/search">DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)</a></p> <p>Pignotti, A.; Tamborenea, P.I.</p> <p>1988-02-01</p> <p>The thermal effectiveness of a TEMAE shell-and-tube heat exchanger, with one shell <span class="hlt">pass</span> and an arbitrary number of tube <span class="hlt">passes</span>, is determined under the usual simplifying assumptions of perfect transverse mixing of the shell fluid, no phase change, and temperature independence of the heat capacity <span class="hlt">rates</span> and the heat transfer coefficient. A purely algebraic solution is obtained for the effectiveness as a functions of the heat capacity <span class="hlt">rate</span> ratio and the number of heat transfer units. The case with M shell <span class="hlt">passes</span> and N tube <span class="hlt">passes</span> is easily expressed in terms of the single-shell-<span class="hlt">pass</span> case.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28930115','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28930115"><span>The Effects of Yin, Yang and <span class="hlt">Qi</span> in the Skin on Pain.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Adams, James David</p> <p>2016-01-29</p> <p>The most effective and safe treatment site for pain is in the skin. This chapter discusses the reasons to treat pain in the skin. Pain is sensed in the skin through transient receptor potential cation channels and other receptors. These receptors have endogenous agonists (yang) and antagonists (yin) that help the body control pain. Acupuncture works through modulation of these receptor activities (<span class="hlt">qi</span>) in the skin; as do moxibustion and liniments. The treatment of pain in the skin has the potential to save many lives and improve pain therapy in most patients.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pmcentrez&artid=5456231','PMC'); return false;" href="https://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pmcentrez&artid=5456231"><span>The Effects of Yin, Yang and <span class="hlt">Qi</span> in the Skin on Pain</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pmc">PubMed Central</a></p> <p>Adams, James David</p> <p>2016-01-01</p> <p>The most effective and safe treatment site for pain is in the skin. This chapter discusses the reasons to treat pain in the skin. Pain is sensed in the skin through transient receptor potential cation channels and other receptors. These receptors have endogenous agonists (yang) and antagonists (yin) that help the body control pain. Acupuncture works through modulation of these receptor activities (<span class="hlt">qi</span>) in the skin; as do moxibustion and liniments. The treatment of pain in the skin has the potential to save many lives and improve pain therapy in most patients. PMID:28930115</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('http://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED511344.pdf','ERIC'); return false;" href="http://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED511344.pdf"><span>The Thurgood Marshall School of Law Empirical Findings: A Report of the Correlational Analysis of Bar <span class="hlt">Passing</span> <span class="hlt">Rates</span> and Final GPA of Years 2005-2009</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.eric.ed.gov/ERICWebPortal/search/extended.jsp?_pageLabel=advanced">ERIC Educational Resources Information Center</a></p> <p>Kadhi, T.; Holley, D.; Palasota, A.; Garrison, P.; Green, T.</p> <p>2010-01-01</p> <p>The following analysis was done to investigate the findings of the Correlational Relationship (R) between the Bar <span class="hlt">Passing</span> <span class="hlt">Rates</span> and GPAs of the Years 2005-2009. This report of findings was done to see if there are any significant relationships between the three variables (Bar <span class="hlt">Pass</span>/Fail/Unknown, Overall GPA, and Bar GPA). The following procedures…</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25203983','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25203983"><span>MS-<span class="hlt">QI</span>: A Modulation Spectrum-Based ECG Quality Index for Telehealth Applications.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Tobon V, Diana P; Falk, Tiago H; Maier, Martin</p> <p>2016-08-01</p> <p>As telehealth applications emerge, the need for accurate and reliable biosignal quality indices has increased. One typical modality used in remote patient monitoring is the electrocardiogram (ECG), which is inherently susceptible to several different noise sources, including environmental (e.g., powerline interference), experimental (e.g., movement artifacts), and physiological (e.g., muscle and breathing artifacts). Accurate measurement of ECG quality can allow for automated decision support systems to make intelligent decisions about patient conditions. This is particularly true for in-home monitoring applications, where the patient is mobile and the ECG signal can be severely corrupted by movement artifacts. In this paper, we propose an innovative ECG quality index based on the so-called modulation spectral signal representation. The representation quantifies the <span class="hlt">rate</span> of change of ECG spectral components, which are shown to be different from the <span class="hlt">rate</span> of change of typical ECG noise sources. The proposed modulation spectral-based quality index, MS-<span class="hlt">QI</span>, was tested on 1) synthetic ECG signals corrupted by varying levels of noise, 2) single-lead recorded data using the Hexoskin garment during three activity levels (sitting, walking, running), 3) 12-lead recorded data using conventional ECG machines (Computing in Cardiology 2011 dataset), and 4) two-lead ambulatory ECG recorded from arrhythmia patients (MIT-BIH Arrhythmia Database). Experimental results showed the proposed index outperforming two conventional benchmark quality measures, particularly in the scenarios involving recorded data in real-world environments.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2017MNRAS.468.4938K','NASAADS'); return false;" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2017MNRAS.468.4938K"><span>An intermediate luminosity optical transient (ILOTs) model for the young stellar object ASASSN-15<span class="hlt">qi</span></span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abstract_service.html">NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)</a></p> <p>Kashi, Amit; Soker, Noam</p> <p>2017-07-01</p> <p>We construct a scenario where the outburst of the young stellar object ASASSN-15<span class="hlt">qi</span> is an intermediate luminosity optical transient (ILOT). In this scenario, a sub-Jupiter young planet was tidally destructed on to a young main-sequence (MS) star. The system is young, and therefore the radius of the planet is larger than its final value; consequently, its density is smaller. The lower density allows the tidal destruction of the young Saturn-like planet on to the MS star of mass ≈2.4 M⊙, resulting in the formation of a disc and a gravitationally powered ILOT. Unlike the case of the more energetic ILOT V838 Mon, the mass of the destructed planet is too low to inflate a giant envelope, and hence the merger remnant remains hot. If our suggested model holds, this ILOT possesses two interesting properties: (I) its luminosity and total energy are below those of novae; (II) it is not as red as other ILOTs. The unusual outburst of ASASSN-15<span class="hlt">qi</span> - if indeed is an ILOT - further increases the diversity of the already heterogeneous group of ILOTs. We mark the region on the energy-time diagram occupied by such young ILOTs.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('http://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/EJ1053292.pdf','ERIC'); return false;" href="http://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/EJ1053292.pdf"><span>The Use of Peer Tutoring to Improve the <span class="hlt">Passing</span> <span class="hlt">Rates</span> in Mathematics Placement Exams of Engineering Students: A Success Story</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.eric.ed.gov/ERICWebPortal/search/extended.jsp?_pageLabel=advanced">ERIC Educational Resources Information Center</a></p> <p>García, Rolando; Morales, Juan C.; Rivera, Gloribel</p> <p>2014-01-01</p> <p>This paper describes a highly successful peer tutoring program that has resulted in an improvement in the <span class="hlt">passing</span> <span class="hlt">rates</span> of mathematics placement exams from 16% to 42%, on average. Statistical analyses were conducted using a Chi-Squared (?[superscript 2]) test for independence and the results were statistically significant (p-value much less than…</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://eric.ed.gov/?q=quantitative+AND+research+AND+nursing&pg=5&id=ED562922','ERIC'); return false;" href="https://eric.ed.gov/?q=quantitative+AND+research+AND+nursing&pg=5&id=ED562922"><span>An Analysis of Programmatic Variables Relating to the <span class="hlt">Pass</span> <span class="hlt">Rates</span> on the Licensure Examination by Practical Nurses in Tennessee Technology Centers</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.eric.ed.gov/ERICWebPortal/search/extended.jsp?_pageLabel=advanced">ERIC Educational Resources Information Center</a></p> <p>Simpson, Janis Lee</p> <p>2013-01-01</p> <p>The purpose of this quantitative research study was to determine the degree to which Licensed Practical Nursing programmatic variables positively correlate with select Tennessee Technology Center institution <span class="hlt">pass</span> <span class="hlt">rates</span> on the licensure examination--NCLEX-PNRTM. This study investigated the relationship between the dependent variable of NCLEX-PNRTM…</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22955903','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22955903"><span><span class="hlt">Rate</span>-distortion analysis of dead-zone plus uniform threshold scalar quantization and its application--part II: two-<span class="hlt">pass</span> VBR coding for H.264/AVC.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Sun, Jun; Duan, Yizhou; Li, Jiangtao; Liu, Jiaying; Guo, Zongming</p> <p>2013-01-01</p> <p>In the first part of this paper, we derive a source model describing the relationship between the <span class="hlt">rate</span>, distortion, and quantization steps of the dead-zone plus uniform threshold scalar quantizers with nearly uniform reconstruction quantizers for generalized Gaussian distribution. This source model consists of <span class="hlt">rate</span>-quantization, distortion-quantization (D-Q), and distortion-<span class="hlt">rate</span> (D-R) models. In this part, we first rigorously confirm the accuracy of the proposed source model by comparing the calculated results with the coding data of JM 16.0. Efficient parameter estimation strategies are then developed to better employ this source model in our two-<span class="hlt">pass</span> <span class="hlt">rate</span> control method for H.264 variable bit <span class="hlt">rate</span> coding. Based on our D-Q and D-R models, the proposed method is of high stability, low complexity and is easy to implement. Extensive experiments demonstrate that the proposed method achieves: 1) average peak signal-to-noise ratio variance of only 0.0658 dB, compared to 1.8758 dB of JM 16.0's method, with an average <span class="hlt">rate</span> control error of 1.95% and 2) significant improvement in smoothing the video quality compared with the latest two-<span class="hlt">pass</span> <span class="hlt">rate</span> control method.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26276457','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26276457"><span>Perception of Therapeutic <span class="hlt">Qi</span>, a Nonmechanical, Nonpsychological Factor in Acupuncture That Originates from the Therapist.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Hochstrasser, Raphael J; Endler, P Christian; Klein, Sabine D</p> <p>2015-08-01</p> <p>So far, most research attempts to explain the mechanism of the action of acupuncture have focused mostly on mechanically-triggered active factors and have produced inconclusive findings. In this study, we investigate whether acupuncture might also involve nonmechanical, nonpsychological active factors originating in the therapist. In 30 individuals, an acupuncture needle was inserted in the acupoint PC6 using a special device without touching the needle. A second device was used to fix the needle rigidly in place, excluding any mechanical transmission of movement from the handle to the needle's tip. Each participant was exposed in random order to a control and a stimulation phase. During the stimulation phase, the free needle's end was held by the therapist to allow the transmission of <span class="hlt">Qi</span>; during the control phase, it was left untouched. Participants' subjective sensations during the stimulation phase and the control phase were recorded using a questionnaire. Twenty-two of 28 (79%; p = 0.003) test participants believed that they had received stimulation when it had actually been performed, and 26 (93%; p < 0.001) sensed differences between the two experimental phases. Thus, participants were able to sense the transmission of therapeutic <span class="hlt">Qi</span> in the absence of mechanical or psychological factors. Copyright © 2015. Published by Elsevier B.V.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2013-09-12/pdf/2013-22302.pdf','FEDREG'); return false;" href="https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2013-09-12/pdf/2013-22302.pdf"><span>78 FR 56264 - Big Bear Mining Corp., Four Rivers BioEnergy, Inc., Mainland Resources, Inc., <span class="hlt">QI</span> Systems Inc...</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/browse/collection.action?collectionCode=FR">Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014</a></p> <p></p> <p>2013-09-12</p> <p>... SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION [File No. 500-1] Big Bear Mining Corp., Four Rivers BioEnergy, Inc., Mainland Resources, Inc., <span class="hlt">QI</span> Systems Inc., South Texas Oil Co., and Synova Healthcare Group, Inc... concerning the securities of Four Rivers BioEnergy, Inc. because it has not filed any periodic reports since...</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2014JPhCS.553a1001.','NASAADS'); return false;" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2014JPhCS.553a1001."><span>PREFACE: International Conference on Quantum Optics and Quantum Information (icQo<span class="hlt">Qi</span>) 2013</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abstract_service.html">NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)</a></p> <p></p> <p>2014-11-01</p> <p>Quantum Information can be understood as being naturally derived from a new understanding of information theory when quantum systems become information carriers and quantum effects become non negligible. Experiments and the realization of various interesting phenomena in quantum information within the established field of quantum optics have been reported, which has provided a very convenient framework for the former. Together, quantum optics and quantum information are among the most exciting areas of interdisciplinary research in modern day science which cover a broad spectrum of topics, from the foundations of quantum mechanics and quantum information science to the introduction of new types of quantum technologies and metrology. The International Conference on Quantum Optics and Quantum Information (icQo<span class="hlt">Qi</span>) 2013 was organized by the Faculty of Science, International Islamic University Malaysia with the objective of bringing together leading academic scientists, researchers and scholars in the domain of interest from around the world to share their experiences and research results about all aspects of quantum optics and quantum information. While the event was organized on a somewhat modest scale, it was in fact a rather fruitful meeting for established researchers and students as well, especially for the local scene where the field is relatively new. We would therefore, like to thank the organizing committee, our advisors and all parties for having made this event successful and last but not least would extend our sincerest gratitude to IOP for publishing these selected papers from icQo<span class="hlt">Qi</span>2013 in Journal of Physics: Conference Series.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29778083','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29778083"><span>Performance of single-<span class="hlt">pass</span> and by-<span class="hlt">pass</span> multi-step multi-soil-layering systems for low-(C/N)-ratio polluted river water treatment.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Wei, Cai-Jie; Wu, Wei-Zhong</p> <p>2018-09-01</p> <p>Two kinds of hybrid two-step multi-soil-layering (MSL) systems loaded with different filter medias (zeolite-ceramsite MSL-1 and ceramsite-red clay MSL-2) were set-up for the low-(C/N)-ratio polluted river water treatment. A long-term pollutant removal performance of these two kinds of MSL systems was evaluated for 214 days. By-<span class="hlt">pass</span> was employed in MSL systems to evaluate its effect on nitrogen removal enhancement. Zeolite-ceramsite single-<span class="hlt">pass</span> MSL-1 system owns outstanding ammonia removal capability (24 g NH 4 + -Nm -2 d -1 ), 3 times higher than MSL-2 without zeolite under low aeration <span class="hlt">rate</span> condition (0.8 × 10 4  L m -2 .h -1 ). Aeration <span class="hlt">rate</span> up to 1.6 × 10 4  L m -2 .h -1 well satisfied the requirement of complete nitrification in first unit of both two MSLs. However, weak denitrification in second unit was commonly observed. By-<span class="hlt">pass</span> of 50% influent into second unit can improve about 20% TN removal <span class="hlt">rate</span> for both MSL-1 and MSL-2. Complete nitrification and denitrification was achieved in by-<span class="hlt">pass</span> MSL systems after addition of carbon source with the resulting C/N ratio up to 2.5. The characters of biofilms distributed in different sections inside MSL-1 system well illustrated the nitrogen removal mechanism inside MSL systems. Two kinds of MSLs are both promising as an appealing nitrifying biofilm reactor. Recirculation can be considered further for by-<span class="hlt">pass</span> MSL-2 system to ensure a complete ammonia removal. Copyright © 2018 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://eric.ed.gov/?q=record+AND+management+AND+system&pg=4&id=ED533921','ERIC'); return false;" href="https://eric.ed.gov/?q=record+AND+management+AND+system&pg=4&id=ED533921"><span>A Statistical Comparison of First Time Praxis II <span class="hlt">Pass</span> <span class="hlt">Rates</span> between Homegrown 4 Year Students and Transfer Students of a Medium Size Suburban University: A Six Year Study</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.eric.ed.gov/ERICWebPortal/search/extended.jsp?_pageLabel=advanced">ERIC Educational Resources Information Center</a></p> <p>Holmes, Jason Edward, Jr.</p> <p>2011-01-01</p> <p>In order to meet the federal mandate specified by the No Child Left Behind Act to demonstrate content competency for teaching certification, students must <span class="hlt">pass</span> a written examination. Missouri and 37 other states chose the Praxis II to satisfy requirements. Presently, schools of education advertise the <span class="hlt">passing</span> <span class="hlt">rate</span> of the Praxis II as 100%, since…</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://eric.ed.gov/?q=Electricity&pg=3&id=EJ1166458','ERIC'); return false;" href="https://eric.ed.gov/?q=Electricity&pg=3&id=EJ1166458"><span>Effect of School Electrification on Learning Outcomes: A Subnational Level Analysis of Students' <span class="hlt">Pass</span> <span class="hlt">Rate</span> in English and Mathematics in Ghana</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.eric.ed.gov/ERICWebPortal/search/extended.jsp?_pageLabel=advanced">ERIC Educational Resources Information Center</a></p> <p>Adamba, Clement</p> <p>2018-01-01</p> <p>The paper used district level students' <span class="hlt">pass</span> <span class="hlt">rate</span> in a nationally conducted basic education certification examination to assess the effect of school electrification on learning outcomes. The results show that school electrification in addition to the traditional school-level inputs, such as class size, pupil-teacher ratio, ratio of core textbook…</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2011-title14-vol2/pdf/CFR-2011-title14-vol2-sec61-35.pdf','CFR2011'); return false;" href="https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2011-title14-vol2/pdf/CFR-2011-title14-vol2-sec61-35.pdf"><span>14 CFR 61.35 - Knowledge test: Prerequisites and <span class="hlt">passing</span> grades.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/browse/collectionCfr.action?selectedYearFrom=2011&page.go=Go">Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR</a></p> <p></p> <p>2011-01-01</p> <p>... 14 Aeronautics and Space 2 2011-01-01 2011-01-01 false Knowledge test: Prerequisites and <span class="hlt">passing</span>....35 Knowledge test: Prerequisites and <span class="hlt">passing</span> grades. (a) An applicant for a knowledge test must have... part for the certificate or <span class="hlt">rating</span> sought and is prepared for the knowledge test; and (2) Proper...</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2012-title14-vol2/pdf/CFR-2012-title14-vol2-sec61-35.pdf','CFR2012'); return false;" href="https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2012-title14-vol2/pdf/CFR-2012-title14-vol2-sec61-35.pdf"><span>14 CFR 61.35 - Knowledge test: Prerequisites and <span class="hlt">passing</span> grades.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/browse/collectionCfr.action?selectedYearFrom=2012&page.go=Go">Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR</a></p> <p></p> <p>2012-01-01</p> <p>... 14 Aeronautics and Space 2 2012-01-01 2012-01-01 false Knowledge test: Prerequisites and <span class="hlt">passing</span>....35 Knowledge test: Prerequisites and <span class="hlt">passing</span> grades. (a) An applicant for a knowledge test must have... part for the certificate or <span class="hlt">rating</span> sought and is prepared for the knowledge test; and (2) Proper...</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2013-title14-vol2/pdf/CFR-2013-title14-vol2-sec61-35.pdf','CFR2013'); return false;" href="https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2013-title14-vol2/pdf/CFR-2013-title14-vol2-sec61-35.pdf"><span>14 CFR 61.35 - Knowledge test: Prerequisites and <span class="hlt">passing</span> grades.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/browse/collectionCfr.action?selectedYearFrom=2013&page.go=Go">Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR</a></p> <p></p> <p>2013-01-01</p> <p>... 14 Aeronautics and Space 2 2013-01-01 2013-01-01 false Knowledge test: Prerequisites and <span class="hlt">passing</span>....35 Knowledge test: Prerequisites and <span class="hlt">passing</span> grades. (a) An applicant for a knowledge test must have... part for the certificate or <span class="hlt">rating</span> sought and is prepared for the knowledge test; and (2) Proper...</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26888178','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26888178"><span>Classification and <span class="hlt">rates</span> of adverse events in a Malawi male circumcision program: impact of quality improvement training.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Kohler, Pamela K; Namate, Dorothy; Barnhart, Scott; Chimbwandira, Frank; Tippet-Barr, Beth A; Perdue, Tom; Chilongozi, David A; Tenthani, Lyson; Phiri, Oliver; Msungama, Wezi; Holmes, King K; Krieger, John N</p> <p>2016-02-17</p> <p>Assessing safety outcomes is critical to inform optimal scale-up of voluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC) programs. Clinical trials demonstrated adverse event (AE) <span class="hlt">rates</span> from 1.5 to 8 %, but we have limited data on AEs from VMMC programs. A group problem-solving, quality improvement (<span class="hlt">QI</span>) project involving retrospective chart audits, case-conference AE classification, and provider training was conducted at a VMMC clinic in Malawi. For each identified potential AE, the timing, assessment, treatment, and resolution was recorded, then a clinical team classified each event for type and severity. During group discussions, VMMC providers were queried regarding lessons learned and challenges in providing care. After baseline evaluation, clinicians and managers initiated a <span class="hlt">QI</span> plan to improve AE assessment and management. A repeat audit 6 months later used similar methods to assess the proportions and severity of AEs after the <span class="hlt">QI</span> intervention. Baseline audits of 3000 charts identified 418 possible AEs (13.9 %), including 152 (5.1 %) excluded after determination of provider misclassification. Of the 266 remaining AEs, the team concluded that 257 were procedure-related (8.6 AEs per 100 VMMC procedures), including 6 (0.2 %) classified as mild, 218 (7.3 %) moderate, and 33 (1.1 %) severe. Structural factors found to contribute to AE <span class="hlt">rates</span> and misclassification included: provider management of post-operative inflammation was consistent with national guidelines for urethral discharge; available antibiotics were from the STI formulary; providers felt well-trained in surgical skills but insecure in post-operative assessment and care. After implementation of the <span class="hlt">QI</span> plan, a repeat process evaluating 2540 cases identified 115 procedure-related AEs (4.5 AEs per 100 VMMC procedures), including 67 (2.6 %) classified as mild, 28 (1.1 %) moderate, and 20 (0.8 %) severe. Reports of AEs decreased by 48 % (from 8.6 to 4.5 per 100 VMMC procedures, p < 0.001). Reports of</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26530718','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26530718"><span>The cost-effectiveness analysis of Jin<span class="hlt">Qi</span> Jiangtang tablets for the treatment on prediabetes: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, multicenter design.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Sun, Xiao; Guo, Liping; Shang, Hongcai; Ren, Ming; Wang, Yue; Huo, Da; Lei, Xiang; Wang, Hui; Zhai, Jingbo</p> <p>2015-11-03</p> <p> reduced the incidence of diabetes mellitus and enhanced reversion <span class="hlt">rate</span>. compared with the control group (p< 0.05); the scores of SF-36 of two groups had no significant difference P> 0.05); finally the compliance of participants between the two groups had no significant difference. The cost-effectiveness analysis outcomes:in the intervention period of 12 months,on the aspect of reversion <span class="hlt">rate</span>, the treatment group had better economic advantage by using cost-effectiveness ratio and the incremental cost-effectiveness ratio;on the aspect of the incidence of diabetes, the control group had better economic advantage by using cost-effectiveness ratio and the incremental cost-effectiveness ratio; in the follow-up period of 24 months, on the aspect of reversion <span class="hlt">rate</span>, the treatment group had better economic advantage by using cost-effectiveness ratio and the incremental cost-effectiveness ratio, on the aspect of the incidence of diabetes, the control group had better economic advantage by using cost-effectivenes ratio and the incremental cost-effectiveness ratio.At the same time, these outcomes remained the same by sensitivity analysis. Assuming that prices and resident incomes rose 5%, the sensitiveness analysis shows that the two group affected by the paremeters changed little. The importance and effectiveness of lifestyle education and Jin<span class="hlt">Qi</span> Jiangtang tablets was proven. In both the intervention period and follow-up, Jin<span class="hlt">Qi</span> Jiangtang tablets combined with lifestyle education had a greater cost advantage effect than the lifestyle education alone on the reversion <span class="hlt">rate</span>; the lifestyle education had a greater cost advantage effect than the Jin<span class="hlt">Qi</span> Jiangtang tablets combined with lifestyle education on the incidence of diabetes. 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The purpose of this replication study was to describe the extent to which seven collaborative behaviors were demonstrated by general education teachers assigned students with disabilities, education specialists, and their administrators in selected California high schools that exceeded the state average <span class="hlt">pass</span> <span class="hlt">rate</span> for 10th-grade students…</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19757128','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19757128"><span>Effect of first-encounter pretest on <span class="hlt">pass</span>/fail <span class="hlt">rates</span> of a clinical skills medical licensure examination.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Roberts, William L; McKinley, Danette W; Boulet, John R</p> <p>2010-05-01</p> <p>Due to the high-stakes nature of medical exams it is prudent for test agencies to critically evaluate test data and control for potential threats to validity. For the typical multiple station performance assessments used in medicine, it may take time for examinees to become comfortable with the test format and administrative protocol. Since each examinee in the rotational sequence starts with a different task (e.g., simulated clinical encounter), those who are administered non-scored pretest material on their first station may have an advantage compared to those who are not. The purpose of this study is to investigate whether <span class="hlt">pass</span>/fail <span class="hlt">rates</span> are different across the sequence of pretest encounters administered during the testing day. First-time takers were grouped by the sequential order in which they were administered the pretest encounter. No statistically significant difference in fail <span class="hlt">rates</span> was found between examinees who started with the pretest encounter and those who encountered the pretest encounter later in the sequence. Results indicate that current examination administration protocols do not present a threat to the validity of test score interpretations.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://eric.ed.gov/?q=scrum&pg=2&id=ED121761','ERIC'); return false;" href="https://eric.ed.gov/?q=scrum&pg=2&id=ED121761"><span><span class="hlt">Passing</span> and Catching in Rugby.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.eric.ed.gov/ERICWebPortal/search/extended.jsp?_pageLabel=advanced">ERIC Educational Resources Information Center</a></p> <p>Namudu, Mike M.</p> <p></p> <p>This booklet contains the fundamentals for rugby at the primary school level. It deals primarily with <span class="hlt">passing</span> and catching the ball. It contains instructions on (1) holding the ball for <span class="hlt">passing</span>, (2) <span class="hlt">passing</span> the ball to the left--standing, (3) <span class="hlt">passing</span> the ball to the left--running, (4) making a switch <span class="hlt">pass</span>, (5) the scrum half's normal <span class="hlt">pass</span>, (6) the…</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pmcentrez&artid=3160401','PMC'); return false;" href="https://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pmcentrez&artid=3160401"><span>To compare the efficacy of two kinds of Zhizhu pills in the treatment of functional dyspepsia of spleen-deficiency and <span class="hlt">qi</span>-stagnation syndrome:a randomized group sequential comparative trial</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pmc">PubMed Central</a></p> <p></p> <p>2011-01-01</p> <p>Background In Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) theory, functional dyspepsia (FD) can be divided into different syndromes according to different clinical symptoms and signs, and the most common one is spleen-deficiency and <span class="hlt">qi</span>-stagnation syndrome that can be treated by Chinese traditional patent medicine ---- two kinds of Zhizhu pills, between which the primary difference in ingredients is that one contains immature orange fruit of Citrus aurantium L.(IFCA) and the other contains that of Citrus sinensis Osbeck (IFCS). The trial's objective was to compare the efficacy of two kinds of Zhizhu pills on symptom changes in patients with FD of spleen-deficiency and <span class="hlt">qi</span>-stagnation syndrome. Methods A randomized, group sequential, double-blinded, multicenter trial was conducted in patients with FD of spleen-deficiency and <span class="hlt">qi</span>-stagnation syndrome at 3 hospitals in Beijing between June 2003 and May 2005. Participants were randomly allocated into two groups (IFCA group and IFCS group) in a 1:1 ratio, and respectively took one of the two kinds of Zhizhu pills orally, 6 g each time, 3 times a day, for 4 weeks. Statistical analysis was performed with use of a group sequential method, the triangular test (TT). Results A total of 163 patients were randomized, and 3 patients were excluded from analysis because of early dropouts, leaving 160 patients (IFCA group: n = 82; IFCS group: n = 78) for statistical analysis. Three interim analyses were done after 62, 116, and 160 patients had completed their 4-week treatment, respectively. At the third interim analysis, the sample path crossed the upper boundary and the trial was stopped, the cure-markedly effective <span class="hlt">rates</span> were 45% for IFCS group and 67% for IFCA group, respectively, the one-sided p-value was 0.0036, the median unbiased estimate of the odds ratio (OR) for the benefit of IFCA relative to IFCS was 2.91 with 95%CI: 1.40 to 6.06. No adverse events were observed in the two groups. Conclusions Zhizhu pills containing IFCA was superior</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29540572','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29540572"><span>Provider Communication, Prompts, and Feedback to Improve HPV Vaccination <span class="hlt">Rates</span> in Resident Clinics.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Rand, Cynthia M; Schaffer, Stanley J; Dhepyasuwan, Nui; Blumkin, Aaron; Albertin, Christina; Serwint, Janet R; Darden, Paul M; Humiston, Sharon G; Mann, Keith J; Stratbucker, William; Szilagyi, Peter G</p> <p>2018-04-01</p> <p>Human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination <span class="hlt">rates</span> lag behind vaccination <span class="hlt">rates</span> for other adolescent vaccines; a bundled intervention may improve HPV vaccination <span class="hlt">rates</span>. Our objective is to evaluate the impact of quality improvement (<span class="hlt">QI</span>) training plus a bundled practice-based intervention (provider prompts plus communication skills training plus performance feedback) on improving HPV vaccinations in pediatric resident continuity clinics. Staff and providers in 8 resident clinics participated in a 12-month <span class="hlt">QI</span> study. The intervention included training to strengthen provider communication about the HPV vaccine. Clinics also implemented provider prompts, received monthly performance feedback, and participated in learning collaborative calls. The primary outcome measure was eligible visits with vaccination divided by vaccine-eligible visits (captured HPV vaccination opportunities). Practices performed chart audits that were fed into monthly performance feedback on captured HPV vaccination opportunities. We used conditional logistic regression (conditioning on practice) to assess captured vaccination opportunities, with the time period of the study (before and after the <span class="hlt">QI</span> intervention) as the independent variable. Overall, captured opportunities for HPV vaccination increased by 16.4 percentage points, from 46.9% to 63.3%. Special cause was demonstrated by centerline shift, with 8 consecutive points above the preintervention mean. On adjusted analyses, patients were more likely to receive a vaccine during, versus before, the intervention (odds ratio: 1.87; 95% confidence interval: 1.54-2.28). Captured HPV vaccination <span class="hlt">rates</span> improved at both well-child and other visits (by 11.7 and 13.0 percentage points, respectively). A bundled intervention of provider prompts and training in communication skills plus performance feedback increased captured opportunities for HPV vaccination. Copyright © 2018 by the American Academy of Pediatrics.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26117944','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26117944"><span>[Efficacy of Qilin Pills combined with sertraline in the treatment of secondary non-consolidated kidney <span class="hlt">qi</span> premature ejaculation].</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Li, Jian-xin; Lu, Qing-ge</p> <p>2015-05-01</p> <p>To observe the clinical effectiveness of Qilin Pills combined with sertraline in the treatment of secondary non-consolidated kidney <span class="hlt">qi</span> premature ejaculation (PE). A total of 120 patients with secondary non-consolidated kidney <span class="hlt">qi</span> PE were randomly assigned to groups A (aged [35.5 ± 5.4] yr), B (aged [36.2 ± 5.7] yr), and C (aged [35.2 ± 5.3] yr) in the ratio of 1:1:1 to receive Qilin Pills (once 6 g, bid), sertraline (once 50 mg, qd), and Qilin Pills plus sertraline, respectively, all for 4 weeks. The intravaginal ejaculatory latency time (IELT) and PE diagnostic tool (PEDT) scores were obtained before and after medication and at 1 month after drug withdrawal, and comparative analyses were made among the three groups of patients. The IELT was dramatically prolonged in groups A, B, and C after treatment ([3.23 ± 1.84], [3.87 ± 2.43], and [5.92 ± 3.11] min) and at 1 month after drug withdrawal ([1.85 ± 1.27], [1.52 ± 1.06], and [ 4.26 ± 1.88 ] min) as compared with the baseline ([0.88 ± 0.45], [0.84 ± 0.47], and [0.85 ± 0.50] min) (P < 0.01), even longer in group C than in A and B (P < 0.01). The PEDT scores of the three groups were 5.1 ± 1.8, 4.9 ± 1.7, and 3.8 ± 1.2 after treatment and 8.2 ± 2.4, 8.1 ± 2.4, and 6.5 ± 2.1 at 1 month after drug withdrawal, significantly improved in comparison with 13.2 ± 3.2, 12.8 ± 3.1, and 13.1 ± 3.4 before treatment (P < 0.01), even more significantly in group C than in A and B (P < 0.01). Qilin Pills combined with sertraline has a definite efficacy in the treatment of secondary non-consolidated kidney <span class="hlt">qi</span> PE and therefore deserves wide clinical application.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23986142','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23986142"><span>Setting and validating the <span class="hlt">pass</span>/fail score for the NBDHE.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Tsai, Tsung-Hsun; Dixon, Barbara Leatherman</p> <p>2013-04-01</p> <p>This report describes the overall process used for setting the <span class="hlt">pass</span>/fail score for the National Board Dental Hygiene Examination (NBDHE). The Objective Standard Setting (OSS) method was used for setting the <span class="hlt">pass</span>/fail score for the NBDHE. The OSS method requires a panel of experts to determine the criterion items and proportion of these items that minimally competent candidates would answer correctly, the percentage of mastery and the confidence level of the error band. A panel of 11 experts was selected by the Joint Commission on National Dental Examinations (Joint Commission). Panel members represented geographic distribution across the U.S. and had the following characteristics: full-time dental hygiene practitioners with experience in areas of preventive, periodontal, geriatric and special needs care, and full-time dental hygiene educators with experience in areas of scientific basis for dental hygiene practice, provision of clinical dental hygiene services and community health/research principles. Utilizing the expert panel's judgments, the <span class="hlt">pass</span>/fail score was set and then the score scale was established using the Rasch measurement model. Statistical and psychometric analysis shows the actual failure <span class="hlt">rate</span> and the OSS failure <span class="hlt">rate</span> are reasonably consistent (2.4% vs. 2.8%). The analysis also showed the lowest error of measurement, an index of the precision at the <span class="hlt">pass</span>/fail score point and that the highest reliability (0.97) are achieved at the <span class="hlt">pass</span>/fail score point. The <span class="hlt">pass</span>/fail score is a valid guide for making decisions about candidates for dental hygiene licensure. This new standard was reviewed and approved by the Joint Commission and was implemented beginning in 2011.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://eric.ed.gov/?q=medical+AND+student+AND+psychiatry&pg=6&id=EJ968979','ERIC'); return false;" href="https://eric.ed.gov/?q=medical+AND+student+AND+psychiatry&pg=6&id=EJ968979"><span>Impact of a Metabolic Screening Bundle on <span class="hlt">Rates</span> of Screening for Metabolic Syndrome in a Psychiatry Resident Outpatient Clinic</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.eric.ed.gov/ERICWebPortal/search/extended.jsp?_pageLabel=advanced">ERIC Educational Resources Information Center</a></p> <p>Wiechers, Ilse R.; Viron, Mark; Stoklosa, Joseph; Freudenreich, Oliver; Henderson, David C.; Weiss, Anthony</p> <p>2012-01-01</p> <p>Objective: Although it is widely acknowledged that second-generation antipsychotics are associated with cardiometabolic side effects, <span class="hlt">rates</span> of metabolic screening have remained low. The authors created a quality-improvement (<span class="hlt">QI</span>) intervention in an academic medical center outpatient psychiatry resident clinic with the aim of improving <span class="hlt">rates</span> of…</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18384274','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18384274"><span>Comparing NET and ERI standardized exam scores between baccalaureate graduates who <span class="hlt">pass</span> or fail the NCLEX-RN.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Bondmass, Mary D; Moonie, Sheniz; Kowalski, Susan</p> <p>2008-01-01</p> <p>In the United States, nursing programs are commonly evaluated by their graduates success on the National Council Licensure Examination for Registered Nurses (NCLEX-RN). The purpose of this paper is to describe a change in NCLEX-RN success <span class="hlt">rates</span> following the addition of standardized exams throughout our program's curriculum, and to compare these exam scores between graduates who <span class="hlt">pass</span> NCLEX-RN and those who do not. Our results indicate an 8.5% change (p < 0.000) in the NCLEX-RN <span class="hlt">pass</span> <span class="hlt">rate</span> from our previous 5-year mean <span class="hlt">pass</span> <span class="hlt">rate</span>, and significant differences in standardized test scores for those who <span class="hlt">pass</span> the NCLEX-RN compared to those who do not (p < 0.03). We conclude that our selected standardized exam scores are able to significantly identify graduates who are more likely to <span class="hlt">pass</span> NCLEX-RN than not.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28945046','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28945046"><span>[Analysis of on medication rules for <span class="hlt">Qi</span>-deficiency and blood-stasis syndrome of chronic heart failure based on data mining technology].</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Wang, Qian; Yao, Geng-Zhen; Pan, Guang-Ming; Huang, Jing-Yi; An, Yi-Pei; Zou, Xu</p> <p>2017-01-01</p> <p>To analyze the medication features and the regularity of prescriptions of traditional Chinese medicine in treating patients with <span class="hlt">Qi</span>-deficiency and blood-stasis syndrome of chronic heart failure based on modern literature. In this article, CNKI Chinese academic journal database, Wanfang Chinese academic journal database and VIP Chinese periodical database were all searched from January 2000 to December 2015 for the relevant literature on traditional Chinese medicine treatment for <span class="hlt">Qi</span>-deficiency and blood-stasis syndrome of chronic heart failure. Then a normalized database was established for further data mining and analysis. Subsequently, the medication features and the regularity of prescriptions were mined by using traditional Chinese medicine inheritance support system(V2.5), association rules, improved mutual information algorithm, complex system entropy clustering and other mining methods. Finally, a total of 171 articles were included, involving 171 prescriptions, 140 kinds of herbs, with a total frequency of 1 772 for the herbs. As a result, 19 core prescriptions and 7 new prescriptions were mined. The most frequently used herbs included Huangqi(Astragali Radix), Danshen(Salviae Miltiorrhizae Radix et Rhizoma), Fuling(Poria), Renshen(Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma), Tinglizi(Semen Lepidii), Baizhu(Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma), and Guizhi(Cinnamomum Ramulus). The core prescriptions were composed of Huangqi(Astragali Radix), Danshen(Salviae Miltiorrhizae Radix et Rhizoma) and Fuling(Poria), etc. The high frequent herbs and core prescriptions not only highlight the medication features of <span class="hlt">Qi</span>-invigorating and blood-circulating therapy, but also reflect the regularity of prescriptions of blood-circulating, Yang-warming, and urination-promoting therapy based on syndrome differentiation. Moreover, the mining of the new prescriptions provide new reference and inspiration for clinical treatment of various accompanying symptoms of chronic heart failure. In conclusion</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pmcentrez&artid=3599864','PMC'); return false;" href="https://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pmcentrez&artid=3599864"><span>Efficacy of modified LiuJunZi decoction on functional dyspepsia of spleen-deficiency and <span class="hlt">qi</span>-stagnation syndrome: a randomized controlled trial</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pmc">PubMed Central</a></p> <p></p> <p>2013-01-01</p> <p>Background Chinese herbal medicine (CHM) has been used in China and some other countries for the treatment of patients with functional dyspepsia (FD). However, controlled studies supporting the efficacy of such treatments in patients with FD are lacking. In this trial, we aimed to assess the efficacy and safety of modified LiuJunZi decoction in patients with FD of spleen-deficiency and <span class="hlt">qi</span>-stagnation syndrome. Methods We performed a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial with patients from five centers. Patients with FD of spleen-deficiency and <span class="hlt">qi</span>-stagnation syndrome (n = 160) were randomly assigned to groups given CHM modified LiuJunZi decoction or placebo in a 2:1 ratio. Herbal or placebo granules were dissolved in 300 ml of boiled water cooled to 70°C. Patients in both groups were administered 150 ml (50°C) twice daily. The trial included a 4-week treatment period and a 4-week follow-up period. The primary outcomes were dyspepsia symptom scores, measured by the total dyspepsia symptom scale and the single dyspepsia symptom scale at weeks 0, 1, 2, 3, 4 and 8. The secondary outcome was the change of radiopaque barium markers emptied from the stomach between week 0 and week 4 of treatment. Results Compared with patients in the placebo group, patients in the CHM group showed significant improvements according to the scores of total dyspepsia symptoms and single dyspepsia symptoms obtained from patients (P < 0.01) and investigators (P < 0.01). They also showed an improvement in the number of radiopaque barium markers emptied from the stomach (P < 0.05). Conclusions CHM modified LiuJunZi decoction appears to offer symptomatic improvement in patients with FD of spleen-deficiency and <span class="hlt">qi</span>-stagnation syndrome. Trial registration Chinese Clinical Trial Registry (ChiCTR): http://ChiCTR-TRC-10001074 PMID:23453018</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16493679','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16493679"><span>Ultrastructural evaluation of multiple <span class="hlt">pass</span> low energy versus single <span class="hlt">pass</span> high energy radio-frequency treatment.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Kist, David; Burns, A Jay; Sanner, Roth; Counters, Jeff; Zelickson, Brian</p> <p>2006-02-01</p> <p>The radio-frequency (RF) device is a system capable of volumetric heating of the mid to deep dermis and selective heating of the fibrous septa strands and fascia layer. Clinically, these effects promote dermal collagen production, and tightening of these deep subcutaneous structures. A new technique of using multiple low energy <span class="hlt">passes</span> has been described which results in lower patient discomfort and fewer side effects. This technique has also been anecdotally described as giving more reproducible and reliable clinical results of tissue tightening and contouring. This study will compare ultrastructural changes in collagen between a single <span class="hlt">pass</span> high energy versus up to five <span class="hlt">passes</span> of a multiple <span class="hlt">pass</span> lower energy treatment. Three subjects were consented and treated in the preauricular region with the RF device using single or multiple <span class="hlt">passes</span> (three or five) in the same 1.5 cm(2) treatment area with a slight delay between <span class="hlt">passes</span> to allow tissue cooling. Biopsies from each treatment region and a control biopsy were taken immediately, 24 hours or 6 months post treatment for electron microscopic examination of the 0-1 mm and 1-2 mm levels. Sections of tissue 1 mm x 1 mm x 80 nm were examined with an RCA EMU-4 Transmission Electron Microscope. Twenty sections from 6 blocks from each 1 mm depth were examined by 2 blinded observers. The morphology and degree of collagen change in relation to area examined was compared to the control tissue, and estimated using a quantitative scale. Ultrastructural examination of tissue showed that an increased amount of collagen fibril changes with increasing <span class="hlt">passes</span> at energies of 97 J (three <span class="hlt">passes</span>) and 122 J (five <span class="hlt">passes</span>), respectively. The changes seen after five multiple <span class="hlt">passes</span> were similar to those detected after much more painful single <span class="hlt">pass</span> high-energy treatments. This ultrastructural study shows changes in collagen fibril morphology with an increased effect demonstrated at greater depths of the skin with multiple low-fluence <span class="hlt">passes</span></p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://eric.ed.gov/?q=exact+AND+solutions&pg=6&id=ED183613','ERIC'); return false;" href="https://eric.ed.gov/?q=exact+AND+solutions&pg=6&id=ED183613"><span>Establishing <span class="hlt">Passing</span> Scores.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.eric.ed.gov/ERICWebPortal/search/extended.jsp?_pageLabel=advanced">ERIC Educational Resources Information Center</a></p> <p>McLarty, Joyce R.</p> <p></p> <p>The problem of establishing appropriate <span class="hlt">passing</span> scores is one of evaluation rather than estimation and not amenable to exact solution. It must therefore be approached by (1) identifying criteria for judging the acceptability of the <span class="hlt">passing</span> score, (2) collecting the data appropriate to assessing each relevant criterion, and (3) judging how well the…</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21476044','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21476044"><span>Pulsed dye laser double-<span class="hlt">pass</span> treatment of patients with resistant capillary malformations.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Rajaratnam, Ratna; Laughlin, Sharyn A; Dudley, Denis</p> <p>2011-07-01</p> <p>The pulsed dye laser is an effective and established treatment for port-wine stains and has become the generally accepted standard of care. However, in many cases, complete clearance cannot be achieved as a significant proportion of lesions become resistant to treatment. Multiple <span class="hlt">passes</span> or pulse-stacking techniques have been used to improve the extent and <span class="hlt">rate</span> of fading, but concerns over increased adverse effects have limited this clinical approach. In this work, a double-<span class="hlt">pass</span> technique with the pulsed dye laser has been described, which may allow for increased depth of vascular injury, greater efficacy, and an acceptable risk profile. Our aim was to determine the efficacy and the <span class="hlt">rate</span> of side-effects for a double-<span class="hlt">pass</span> protocol with a pulsed dye laser (PDL) to treat patients previously treated with PDL and/or other laser modalities. A retrospective chart review was conducted of 26 patients treated with a minimum of three double-<span class="hlt">pass</span> treatments alone, or in combination, with single <span class="hlt">pass</span> conventional PDL. Almost half of the patients (n = 12) showed either a moderate or significant improvement in fading compared to pre-treatment photographs with the double-<span class="hlt">pass</span> technique. In a further 12 patients, there was a mild improvement. In two patients, there was no change. Sixteen patients developed mild side-effects: blisters (n = 5), dry scabs (n = 11) and transient hyperpigmentation (n = 4). This preliminary experience suggests that a double-<span class="hlt">pass</span> technique at defined intervals between the first and second treatment with PDL can further lighten some port-wine stains, which are resistant to conventional single-<span class="hlt">pass</span> treatments. This technique may be a useful addition to the laser treatment of PWS and deserves further scrutiny with randomized prospective studies and histological analysis to confirm the increased depth of vascular injury.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22013615','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22013615"><span>[Metabonomic phenotype of "formula corresponding to pattern types" based on "<span class="hlt">qi</span> and yin deficiency pattern" of myocardial ischemia rat model].</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Yan, Bei; A, Ji-Ye; Hao, Hai-Ping; Wang, Guang-Ji; Liu, Lin-Sheng; Zha, Wei-Bin; Zhang, Ying; Gu, Sheng-Hua</p> <p>2011-08-01</p> <p>In order to explore the scientific connotation of "Fangzhengduiying (formula corresponding to pattern types)", "Qiyinliangxuzheng (<span class="hlt">Qi</span> and Yin deficiency pattern)" of myocardial ischemia rat model and GC-TOF/MS based metabonomic method were used for comparing the effects of Sheng-mai injection, Salvia injection and propranolol in the present study. After data processing and pattern recognition, Sheng-mai injection showed better efficacy than the other two drugs in accordance with not only visual observation from PLS-DA scores plots but also the number of abnormal endogenous compounds restored to the normal level. Further studies showed that Sheng-mai injection could normalize the level of plasma endothelin-1, the index related to cardiovascular diseases and sleep disorders, which verified the results of metabonomics. Finally, the regulated metabolites and related metabolic pathways were analyzed, and it was supposed that the effects of Sheng-mai injection involved in the alternation of energy metabolism, lipid metabolism, amino acids metabolism, and so on. These findings provided scientific evidence to Shengmai "Fang" used for "<span class="hlt">Qi</span> and Yin deficiency pattern" correspondingly, indicating that metabonomics has great potential in traditional Chinese medical research, which provides a novel approach and way to modernization of traditional Chinese medicine.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25768182','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25768182"><span>Ultra-compact resonant tunneling-based TE-<span class="hlt">pass</span> and TM-<span class="hlt">pass</span> polarizers for SOI platform.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Azzam, Shaimaa I; Obayya, Salah S A</p> <p>2015-03-15</p> <p>We investigate the polarization-dependent resonance tunneling effect in silicon waveguides to achieve ultra-compact and highly efficient polarization fitters for integrated silicon photonics, to the best of our knowledge for the first time. We hence propose simple structures for silicon-on-insulator transverse electric (TE)-<span class="hlt">pass</span> and transverse magnetic (TM)-<span class="hlt">pass</span> polarizers based on the resonance tunneling effect in silicon waveguides. The suggested TE-<span class="hlt">pass</span> polarizer has insertion losses (IL), extinction ratio (ER), and return losses (RL) of 0.004 dB, 18 dB, and 24 dB, respectively; whereas, the TM-<span class="hlt">pass</span> polarizer is characterized by IL, ER, and RL of 0.15 dB, 20 dB, and 23 dB, respectively. Both polarizers have an ultra-short device length of only 1.35 and 1.31 μm for the TE-<span class="hlt">pass</span> and the TM-<span class="hlt">pass</span> polarizers which are the shortest reported lengths to the best of our knowledge.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29644465','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29644465"><span>Impact of one-to-one tutoring on fundamentals of laparoscopic surgery (FLS) <span class="hlt">passing</span> <span class="hlt">rate</span> in a single center experience outside the United States: a randomized controlled trial.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Gheza, Federico; Raimondi, Paolo; Solaini, Leonardo; Coccolini, Federico; Baiocchi, Gian Luca; Portolani, Nazario; Tiberio, Guido Alberto Massimo</p> <p>2018-04-11</p> <p>Outside the US, FLS certification is not required and its teaching methods are not well standardized. Even if the FLS was designed as "stand alone" training system, most of Academic Institution offer support to residents during training. We present the first systematic application of FLS in Italy. Our aim was to evaluate the role of mentoring/coaching on FLS training in terms of the <span class="hlt">passing</span> <span class="hlt">rate</span> and global performance in the search for resource optimization. Sixty residents in general surgery, obstetrics & gynecology, and urology were selected to be enrolled in a randomized controlled trial, practicing FLS with the goal of <span class="hlt">passing</span> a simulated final exam. The control group practiced exclusively with video material from SAGES, whereas the interventional group was supported by a mentor. Forty-six subjects met the requirements and completed the trial. For the other 14 subjects no results are available for comparison. One subject for each group failed the exam, resulting in a <span class="hlt">passing</span> <span class="hlt">rate</span> of 95.7%, with no obvious differences between groups. Subgroup analysis did not reveal any difference between the groups for FLS tasks. We confirm that methods other than video instruction and deliberate FLS practice are not essential to <span class="hlt">pass</span> the final exam. Based on these results, we suggest the introduction of the FLS system even where a trained tutor is not available. This trial is the first single institution application of the FLS in Italy and one of the few experiences outside the US. Trial Number: NCT02486575 ( https://www.clinicaltrials.gov ).</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24306710','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24306710"><span>Using the arthroscopic surgery skill evaluation tool as a <span class="hlt">pass</span>-fail examination.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Koehler, Ryan J; Nicandri, Gregg T</p> <p>2013-12-04</p> <p>Examination of arthroscopic skill requires evaluation tools that are valid and reliable with clear criteria for <span class="hlt">passing</span>. The Arthroscopic Surgery Skill Evaluation Tool was developed as a video-based assessment of technical skill with criteria for <span class="hlt">passing</span> established by a panel of experts. The purpose of this study was to test the validity and reliability of the Arthroscopic Surgery Skill Evaluation Tool as a <span class="hlt">pass</span>-fail examination of arthroscopic skill. Twenty-eight residents and two sports medicine faculty members were recorded performing diagnostic knee arthroscopy on a left and right cadaveric specimen in our arthroscopic skills laboratory. Procedure videos were evaluated with use of the Arthroscopic Surgery Skill Evaluation Tool by two raters blind to subject identity. Subjects were considered to <span class="hlt">pass</span> the Arthroscopic Surgery Skill Evaluation Tool when they attained scores of ≥ 3 on all eight assessment domains. The raters agreed on a <span class="hlt">pass</span>-fail <span class="hlt">rating</span> for fifty-five of sixty videos <span class="hlt">rated</span> with an interclass correlation coefficient value of 0.83. Ten of thirty participants were assigned <span class="hlt">passing</span> scores by both raters for both diagnostic arthroscopies performed in the laboratory. Receiver operating characteristic analysis demonstrated that logging more than eighty arthroscopic cases or performing more than thirty-five arthroscopic knee cases was predictive of attaining a <span class="hlt">passing</span> Arthroscopic Surgery Skill Evaluation Tool score on both procedures performed in the laboratory. The Arthroscopic Surgery Skill Evaluation Tool is valid and reliable as a <span class="hlt">pass</span>-fail examination of diagnostic arthroscopy of the knee in the simulation laboratory. This study demonstrates that the Arthroscopic Surgery Skill Evaluation Tool may be a useful tool for <span class="hlt">pass</span>-fail examination of diagnostic arthroscopy of the knee in the simulation laboratory. Further study is necessary to determine whether the Arthroscopic Surgery Skill Evaluation Tool can be used for the assessment of multiple</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/891631','SCIGOV-STC'); return false;" href="https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/891631"><span>Using a Family of Dividing Surfaces Normal to the Minimum EnergyPath for Quantum Instanton <span class="hlt">Rate</span> Constants</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.osti.gov/search">DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)</a></p> <p>Li, Yimin; Miller, Wlliam H.</p> <p>2006-02-22</p> <p>One of the outstanding issues in the quantum instanton (<span class="hlt">QI</span>) theory (or any transition state-type theory) for thermal <span class="hlt">rate</span> constants of chemical reactions is the choice of an appropriate ''dividing surface'' (DS) that separates reactants and products. (In the general version of the <span class="hlt">QI</span> theory, there are actually two dividing surfaces involved.) This paper shows one simple and general way for choosing DS's for use in <span class="hlt">QI</span> Theory, namely using the family of (hyper) planes normal to the minimum energy path (MEP) on the potential energy surface at various distances s along it. Here the reaction coordinate is not onemore » of the dynamical coordinates of the system (which will in general be the Cartesian coordinates of the atoms), but rather simply a parameter which specifies the DS. It is also shown how this idea can be implemented for an N-atom system in 3d space in a way that preserves overall translational and rotational invariance. Numerical application to a simple system (the colliner H + H{sub 2} reaction) is presented to illustrate the procedure.« less</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2014AGUFM.T41C4662G','NASAADS'); return false;" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2014AGUFM.T41C4662G"><span>Holocene Geologic Slip <span class="hlt">Rate</span> for the Banning Strand of the Southern San Andreas Fault near San Gorgonio <span class="hlt">Pass</span>, Southern California</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abstract_service.html">NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)</a></p> <p>Gold, P. O.; Behr, W. M.; Rood, D. H.; Kendrick, K. J.; Rockwell, T. K.; Sharp, W. D.</p> <p>2014-12-01</p> <p>We present the first Holocene geologic slip <span class="hlt">rate</span> for the Banning strand of the southern San Andreas Fault in southern California. The southern San Andreas Fault splays into the sub-parallel Banning and Mission Creek strands in the northwestern Coachella Valley, and although it has long been surmised that the Banning strand eventually accommodates the majority of displacement and transfers it into San Gorgonio <span class="hlt">Pass</span>, until now it has been uncertain how slip is actually partitioned between these two fault strands. Our new slip <span class="hlt">rate</span> measurement, critically located at the northwestern end of the Banning strand, overlaps within errors with the published <span class="hlt">rate</span> for the southern San Andreas Fault measured at Biskra Palms Oasis. This indicates that the majority of southern San Andreas Fault displacement transfers from the southeastern Mission Creek strand northwest to the Banning strand and into San Gorgonio <span class="hlt">Pass</span>. Our result corroborates the UCERF3 hazard model, and is consistent with most previous interpretations of how slip is partitioned between the Banning and Mission Creek fault strands. To measure this slip <span class="hlt">rate</span>, we used B4 airborne LiDAR to identify the apex of an alluvial fan offset laterally 30 ± 5 m from its source. We calculated the depositional age of the fan using 10Be in-situ cosmogenic exposure dating of 5 cobbles and a depth profile. We calculated a most probable fan age of 4.0 +2.0/-1.6 ka (1σ) by combining the inheritance-corrected cobble ages assuming Gaussian uncertainty. However, the probability density function yielded a multi-peaked distribution, which we attribute to variable 10Be inheritance in the cobbles, so we favor the depth profile age of 2.2-3.6 ka. Combined, these measurements yield a late Holocene slip <span class="hlt">rate</span> for the Banning strand of the southern San Andreas Fault of 11.1 +3.1/-3.3 mm/yr. This slip <span class="hlt">rate</span> does not preclude possibility that some slip transfers north along the Mission Creek strand and the Garnet Hill fault, but it does confirm</p> </li> </ol> <div class="pull-right"> <ul class="pagination"> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_1");'>«</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_5");'>5</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_6");'>6</a></li> <li class="active"><span>7</span></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_8");'>8</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_9");'>9</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_25");'>»</a></li> </ul> </div> </div><!-- col-sm-12 --> </div><!-- row --> </div><!-- page_7 --> <div id="page_8" class="hiddenDiv"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-sm-12"> <div class="pull-right"> <ul class="pagination"> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_1");'>«</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_6");'>6</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_7");'>7</a></li> <li class="active"><span>8</span></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_9");'>9</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_10");'>10</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_25");'>»</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> <div class="row"> <div class="col-sm-12"> <ol class="result-class" start="141"> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1170590','SCIGOV-STC'); return false;" href="https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1170590"><span>Incentive <span class="hlt">Pass</span>-through for Residential Solar Systems in California</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.osti.gov/search">DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)</a></p> <p>Dong, C. G.; Wiser, Ryan; Rai, Varun</p> <p>2014-10-01</p> <p>The deployment of solar photovoltaic (PV) systems has grown rapidly over the last decade, partly because of various government incentives. In the United States, among the largest and longest-running incentives have been those established in California. Building on past research, this report addresses the still-unanswered question: to what degree have the direct PV incentives in California been <span class="hlt">passed</span> through from installers to consumers? This report helps address this question by carefully examining the residential PV market in California (excluding a certain class of third-party-owned PV systems) and applying both a structural-modeling approach and a reduced-form regression analysis to estimate themore » incentive <span class="hlt">pass</span>-through <span class="hlt">rate</span>. The results suggest an average <span class="hlt">pass</span>-through <span class="hlt">rate</span> of direct incentives of nearly 100%, though with regional differences among California counties. While these results could have multiple explanations, they suggest a relatively competitive market and well-functioning subsidy program. Further analysis is required to determine whether similar results broadly apply to other states, to other customer segments, to all third-party-owned PV systems, or to all forms of financial incentives for solar (considering not only direct state subsidies, but also utility electric bill savings and federal tax incentives).« less</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://images.nasa.gov/#/details-PIA13605.html','SCIGOVIMAGE-NASA'); return false;" href="https://images.nasa.gov/#/details-PIA13605.html"><span>Khyber <span class="hlt">Pass</span>, Afghanistan-Pakistan</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://images.nasa.gov/">NASA Image and Video Library</a></p> <p></p> <p>2010-11-08</p> <p>The ASTER instrument onboard NASA Terra spacecraft imaged the Khyber <span class="hlt">Pass</span>, a mountain <span class="hlt">pass</span> that links Afghanistan and Pakistan. Throughout its history it has been an important trade route between Central Asia and South Asia.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28837900','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28837900"><span>"Which <span class="hlt">pass</span> is better?" Novel approaches to assess <span class="hlt">passing</span> effectiveness in elite soccer.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Rein, Robert; Raabe, Dominik; Memmert, Daniel</p> <p>2017-10-01</p> <p><span class="hlt">Passing</span> behaviour is a key property of successful performance in team sports. Previous investigations however have mainly focused on notational measurements like total <span class="hlt">passing</span> frequencies which provide little information about what actually constitutes successful <span class="hlt">passing</span> behaviour. Consequently, this has hampered the transfer of research findings into applied settings. Here we present two novel approaches to assess <span class="hlt">passing</span> effectiveness in elite soccer by evaluating their effects on majority situations and space control in front of the goal. Majority situations are assessed by calculating the number of defenders between the ball carrier and the goal. Control of space is estimated using Voronoi-diagrams based on the player's positions on the pitch. Both methods were applied to position data from 103 German First division games from the 2011/2012, 2012/2013 and 2014/2015 seasons using a big data approach. The results show that both measures are significantly related to successful game play with respect to the number of goals scored and to the probability of winning a game. The results further show that on average <span class="hlt">passes</span> from the mid-field into the attacking area are most effective. The presented <span class="hlt">passing</span> efficiency measures thereby offer new opportunities for future applications in soccer and other sports disciplines whilst maintaining practical relevance with respect to tactical training regimes or game performances analysis. Copyright © 2017 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26480467','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26480467"><span>High-power, high-repetition-<span class="hlt">rate</span> performance characteristics of β-BaB₂O₄ for single-<span class="hlt">pass</span> picosecond ultraviolet generation at 266 nm.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Kumar, S Chaitanya; Casals, J Canals; Wei, Junxiong; Ebrahim-Zadeh, M</p> <p>2015-10-19</p> <p>We report a systematic study on the performance characteristics of a high-power, high-repetition-<span class="hlt">rate</span>, picosecond ultraviolet (UV) source at 266 nm based on β-BaB2O4 (BBO). The source, based on single-<span class="hlt">pass</span> fourth harmonic generation (FHG) of a compact Yb-fiber laser in a two-crystal spatial walk-off compensation scheme, generates up to 2.9 W of average power at 266 nm at a pulse repetition <span class="hlt">rate</span> of ~80 MHz with a single-<span class="hlt">pass</span> FHG efficiency of 35% from the green to UV. Detrimental issues such as thermal effects have been studied and confirmed by performing relevant measurements. Angular and temperature acceptance bandwidths in BBO for FHG to 266 nm are experimentally determined, indicating that the effective interaction length is limited by spatial walk-off and thermal gradients under high-power operation. The origin of dynamic color center formation due to two-photon absorption in BBO is investigated by measurements of intensity-dependent transmission at 266 nm. Using a suitable theoretical model, two-photon absorption coefficients as well as the color center densities have been estimated at different temperatures. The measurements show that the two-photon absorption coefficient in BBO at 266 nm is ~3.5 times lower at 200°C compared to that at room temperature. The long-term power stability as well as beam pointing stability is analyzed at different output power levels and focusing conditions. Using cylindrical optics, we have circularized the generated elliptic UV beam to a circularity of >90%. To our knowledge, this is the first time such high average powers and temperature-dependent two-photon absorption measurements at 266 nm are reported at repetition <span class="hlt">rates</span> as high as ~80 MHz.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2013-10-22/pdf/2013-24591.pdf','FEDREG'); return false;" href="https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2013-10-22/pdf/2013-24591.pdf"><span>78 FR 62657 - Proposed Information Collection; The Interagency Access <span class="hlt">Pass</span> and Senior <span class="hlt">Pass</span> Application Processes</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/browse/collection.action?collectionCode=FR">Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014</a></p> <p></p> <p>2013-10-22</p> <p>... issued to U.S. citizens or permanent residents who are 62 years or older. There is a $10 fee for the... Information Collection; The Interagency Access <span class="hlt">Pass</span> and Senior <span class="hlt">Pass</span> Application Processes AGENCY: National... Service. The <span class="hlt">passes</span> provide U.S. citizens and visitors an affordable and convenient way to access Federal...</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16868347','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16868347"><span>Algorithms to qualify respiratory data collected during the transport of trauma patients.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Chen, Liangyou; McKenna, Thomas; Reisner, Andrew; Reifman, Jaques</p> <p>2006-09-01</p> <p>We developed a quality indexing system to numerically qualify respiratory data collected by vital-sign monitors in order to support reliable post-hoc mining of respiratory data. Each monitor-provided (reference) respiratory <span class="hlt">rate</span> (RR(R)) is evaluated, second-by-second, to quantify the reliability of the <span class="hlt">rate</span> with a quality index (<span class="hlt">QI</span>(R)). The quality index is calculated from: (1) a breath identification algorithm that identifies breaths of 'typical' sizes and recalculates the respiratory <span class="hlt">rate</span> (RR(C)); (2) an evaluation of the respiratory waveform quality (<span class="hlt">QI</span>(W)) by assessing waveform ambiguities as they impact the calculation of respiratory <span class="hlt">rates</span> and (3) decision rules that assign a <span class="hlt">QI</span>(R) based on RR(R), RR(C) and <span class="hlt">QI</span>(W). RR(C), <span class="hlt">QI</span>(W) and <span class="hlt">QI</span>(R) were compared to <span class="hlt">rates</span> and quality indices independently determined by human experts, with the human measures used as the 'gold standard', for 163 randomly chosen 15 s respiratory waveform samples from our database. The RR(C) more closely matches the <span class="hlt">rates</span> determined by human evaluation of the waveforms than does the RR(R) (difference of 3.2 +/- 4.6 breaths min(-1) versus 14.3 +/- 19.3 breaths min(-1), mean +/- STD, p < 0.05). Higher <span class="hlt">QI</span>(W) is found to be associated with smaller differences between calculated and human-evaluated <span class="hlt">rates</span> (average differences of 1.7 and 8.1 breaths min(-1) for the best and worst <span class="hlt">QI</span>(W), respectively). Establishment of <span class="hlt">QI</span>(W) and <span class="hlt">QI</span>(R), which ranges from 0 for the worst-quality data to 3 for the best, provides a succinct quantitative measure that allows for automatic and systematic selection of respiratory waveforms and <span class="hlt">rates</span> based on their data quality.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29279975','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29279975"><span>Determining the Optimal Number of Core Needle Biopsy <span class="hlt">Passes</span> for Molecular Diagnostics.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Hoang, Nam S; Ge, Benjamin H; Pan, Lorraine Y; Ozawa, Michael G; Kong, Christina S; Louie, John D; Shah, Rajesh P</p> <p>2018-03-01</p> <p>The number of core biopsy <span class="hlt">passes</span> required for adequate next-generation sequencing is impacted by needle cut, needle gauge, and the type of tissue involved. This study evaluates diagnostic adequacy of core needle lung biopsies based on number of <span class="hlt">passes</span> and provides guidelines for other tissues based on simulated biopsies in ex vivo porcine organ tissues. The <span class="hlt">rate</span> of diagnostic adequacy for pathology and molecular testing from lung biopsy procedures was measured for eight operators pre-implementation (September 2012-October 2013) and post-implementation (December 2013-April 2014) of a standard protocol using 20-gauge side-cut needles for ten core biopsy <span class="hlt">passes</span> at a single academic hospital. Biopsy <span class="hlt">pass</span> volume was then estimated in ex vivo porcine muscle, liver, and kidney using side-cut devices at 16, 18, and 20 gauge and end-cut devices at 16 and 18 gauge to estimate minimum number of <span class="hlt">passes</span> required for adequate molecular testing. Molecular diagnostic adequacy increased from 69% (pre-implementation period) to 92% (post-implementation period) (p < 0.001) for lung biopsies. In porcine models, both 16-gauge end-cut and side-cut devices require one <span class="hlt">pass</span> to reach the validated volume threshold to ensure 99% adequacy for molecular characterization, while 18- and 20-gauge devices require 2-5 <span class="hlt">passes</span> depending on needle cut and tissue type. Use of 20-gauge side-cut core biopsy needles requires a significant number of <span class="hlt">passes</span> to ensure diagnostic adequacy for molecular testing across all tissue types. To ensure diagnostic adequacy for molecular testing, 16- and 18-gauge needles require markedly fewer <span class="hlt">passes</span>.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28967602','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28967602"><span>Impact of Contextual Factors on Interventions to Reduce Acute Care Transfers II Implementation and Hospital Readmission <span class="hlt">Rates</span>.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Rask, Kimberly J; Hodge, Jennifer; Kluge, Linda</p> <p>2017-11-01</p> <p>Identify contextual and implementation factors impacting the effectiveness of an organizational-level intervention to reduce preventable hospital readmissions from affiliated skilled nursing facilities (SNFs). Observational study of the implementation of Interventions to Reduce Acute Care Transfers tools in 3 different cohorts. SNFs. SNFs belonging to 1 of 2 corporate entities and a group of independent SNFs that volunteered to participate in a Quality Improvement Organization (QIO) training program. Two groups of SNFs received INTERACT II training and technical assistance from corporate staff, and 1 group of SNFs received training from QIO staff. Thirty-day acute care hospital readmissions from Medicare fee-for-service claims, contextual factors using the Model for Understanding Success in Quality framework. All 3 cohorts were able to deliver the INTERACT training program to their constituent facilities through regional events as well as onsite technical assistance, but the impact on readmission <span class="hlt">rates</span> varied. Facilities supported by the QIO and corporation A were able to achieve statistically significant reductions in 30-day readmission <span class="hlt">rates</span>. A review of contextual factors found that although all cohorts were challenged by staff turnover and workload, corporation B facilities struggled with a less mature quality improvement (<span class="hlt">QI</span>) culture and infrastructure. Both corporations demonstrated a strong corporate commitment to implementing INTERACT II, but differences in training strategies, <span class="hlt">QI</span> culture, capacity, and competing pressures may have impacted the effectiveness of the training. Proactively addressing these factors may help long-term care organizations interested in reducing acute care readmission <span class="hlt">rates</span> increase the likelihood of <span class="hlt">QI</span> success. Copyright © 2017 AMDA – The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine. All rights reserved.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29793882','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29793882"><span>Using an Inpatient Quality Improvement Curriculum for Internal Medicine Residents to Improve Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine Administration <span class="hlt">Rates</span>.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Jolin, Jonathan; van Aalst, Robertus; Volpp, Bryan; Taylor, Thomas; Cohen, Emily</p> <p>2018-06-01</p> <p>Pneumococcal infections are an important source of morbidity and mortality in older adults and persons with compromised immune systems. New recommendations from the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) became available September 2014, which included recommendations for the use of the 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV13). A study was conducted to increase the PCV13 vaccination <span class="hlt">rates</span> of hospitalized patients at the White River Junction Veterans Affairs Medical Center (White River Junction, Vermont) through the use of a resident-driven quality improvement (<span class="hlt">QI</span>) project. From December 2014 through April 2016, 16 internal medicine inpatient residents addressed inpatient PCV13 vaccination <span class="hlt">rates</span> by participating in the facility's <span class="hlt">QI</span> curriculum. Eight Plan-Do-Study-Act cycles were used, including discharge template editing, electronic reminders, and the discovery of a vaccination administration documentation error in the record through data validation. The measure was the monthly percentage of patients who received PCV13 vaccination (vaccination completion <span class="hlt">rate</span>) of those discharged from the hospital medicine service who were due for PCV13 vaccination. The percentage of veterans discharged with an up-to-date PCV13 vaccination on discharge increased from approximately 30% to 87% and was sustained. Despite being driven by many different residents, this project demonstrates that continuous improvement can be achieved through a structured and iterative process while providing active learning of core <span class="hlt">QI</span> concepts to residents. It also displays a method in which new guidelines can be incorporated into practice in an effective manner. Finally, this project is an example of how resident-driven data validation can lead to further improvement. Published by Elsevier Inc.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29223049','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29223049"><span>Determination of blood concentrations of main active compounds in Zi-Cao-Cheng-<span class="hlt">Qi</span> decoction and their total plasma protein binding <span class="hlt">rates</span> based on hollow fiber liquid phase microextraction coupled with high performance liquid chromatography.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Li, Miaomiao; Chen, Xuan; Hu, Shuang; Wang, Runqin; Peng, Xiaoli; Bai, Xiaohong</p> <p>2018-01-01</p> <p>Oil-in-salt hollow fiber liquid phase microextraction coupled with high performance liquid chromatography ultraviolet detection (HPLC-UV) was developed for determination of the blood concentrations of the main active compounds, hesperidin, honokiol, shikonin, magnolol, emodin and β,β'-dimethylacrylshikonin, after oral administration of Zi-Cao-Cheng-<span class="hlt">Qi</span> decoction (ZCCQD) and their total plasma protein binding <span class="hlt">rates</span>. In the procedure, a hollow fiber segment was immersed in organic solvent to fill the solvent in the fiber lumen and wall pore, and then the fiber was immersed into sodium chloride solution to cover a thin salt membrane on the fiber wall pore filling organic solvent. Various factors affecting the procedure, such as extraction solvent, sample phase pH, stirring <span class="hlt">rate</span>, extraction time, NaCl concentration and fiber immersion time in the NaCl solution, were optimized. Under the optimum conditions, good linearities (r 2 ≥0.9905), low limits of detection (0.7-2.5ng/mL) or quantitation (1.2-12ng/mL), satisfactory precision (2.6%-12.8%) and accuracy (81.0%-114.2%) of this method, were observed. The results showed that, after oral administration of a 25g/kg dose, (1) the blood concentrations (at 0.5h) of hesperidin, honokiol, shikonin, magnolol, emodin and β,β'-dimethylacrylshikonin were 0.45, 0.40, 0.48, 0.74, 0.11 and 1.11μg/mL, respectively; (2) the total plasma protein binding <span class="hlt">rates</span> of the six active compounds were 42.0% (hesperidin), 71.8% (honokiol), 64.6% (shikonin), 77.7% (magnolol), 75.3% (emodin) and 75.7% (β,β'-dimethylacrylshikonin), respectively. The proposed procedure coupled with HPLC shows obvious advantages, such as low solvent consumption, simple operation, high sensitivity and strong purifying and can be used for the determination of both the blood concentrations and total plasma protein binding <span class="hlt">rates</span> of active compounds in traditional Chinese medicine. Copyright © 2017 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27287896','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27287896"><span>Is current surgery resident and GI fellow training adequate to <span class="hlt">pass</span> FES?</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Gardner, Aimee K; Scott, Daniel J; Willis, Ross E; Van Sickle, Kent; Truitt, Michael S; Uecker, John; Brown, Kimberly M; Marks, Jeffrey M; Dunkin, Brian J</p> <p>2017-01-01</p> <p>The purpose of this study was to assess the adequacy of current surgical residency and gastroenterology (GI) fellowship flexible endoscopy training as measured by performance on the FES examination. Fifth-year general surgery residents and GI fellows across six institutions were invited to participate. All general surgery residents had met ACGME/ABS case volume requirements as well as additional institution-specific requirements for endoscopy. All participants completed FES testing at the end of their respective academic year. Procedure volumes were obtained from ACGME case logs. Curricular components for each specialty and institution were recorded. Forty-eight (28 surgery and 20 GI) trainees completed the examination. Average case numbers for residents were 76 ± 26 colonoscopies and 45 ± 12 EGDs. Among GI fellows, PGY4 s (N = 10) reported 99 ± 64 colonoscopies and 147 ± 79 EGDs. PGY5 s (N = 3) reported 462 ± 307 colonoscopies and 411 ± 260 EGDs. PGY6 GI fellows (N = 7) reported 515 ± 111 colonoscopies and 418 ± 146 EGDs. The overall <span class="hlt">pass</span> <span class="hlt">rate</span> for all participants was 75 %, with 68 % of residents and 85 % of fellows <span class="hlt">passing</span> both the cognitive and skills components. For surgery residents, <span class="hlt">pass</span> <span class="hlt">rates</span> were 75 % for manual skills and 85.7 % for cognitive. On the skills examination, Task 2 (loop reduction) was associated with the lowest performance. Skills scores correlated with both colonoscopy (r = 0.46, p < 0.001) and EGD experience (r = 0.46, p < 0.001). Receiver operating characteristics curves were examined among the resident cohort. The minimum number of total cases associated with <span class="hlt">passing</span> the FES skills component was 103. Significant variability existed in curricular components across institutions. These data suggest that current flexible endoscopy training may not be sufficient for all trainees to <span class="hlt">pass</span> the examination. Implementing additional components of the FEC may prove beneficial in achieving more uniform <span class="hlt">pass</span></p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19105275','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19105275"><span>[Experimental study on the treatment of serious soft tissue injuries with strengthening the spleen and replenishing <span class="hlt">qi</span>].</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Chen, Xun-wen; Zhu, Yong-zhan; Chen, Zhi-wei; Wu, Zheng-jie; He, Li-lei</p> <p>2008-09-01</p> <p>To study the effects of Chinese drugs based on strengthening the spleen and replenishing <span class="hlt">qi</span> treatment rule on neoformative capillaries and fibroblast during the soft tissue repair after serious trauma in rats, so as to explore the biological basis of the TCM theory "the spleen dominate extremities and muscles" applied to the treatment of soft tissue injuries. The model rats were established by bleeding from femoral artery and lancing method, and the rats were randomly divided into the control group, strengthening the spleen group and activating blood and resolving stasis group. The samples were got from the tissue of the wounded area at the 5th, 10th and 15th days after oral administration of the traditional Chinese medicine. After fixation and section, the tissues were stained by CD31 and PCNA staining. The amount of the capillaries and fibroblasts in the tissue of the wounded area were observed through multi-purpose microscope (ZEISS Axioskop2). Quantitative analysis was carried out on Image-ProPlus image analyzer. The amount of the capillaries and fibroblasts in the wounded tissue in the strengthening the spleen group were larger than that in the control group at the 5th, 10th and 15th day. And the proliferation speed of capillaries and fibroblasts was faster than those in the control group or the activating blood and resolving stasis group. The Chinese drugs according to strengthening the spleen and replenishing <span class="hlt">qi</span> treatment rule were effective to promote growth of the granulation tissue and facilitate healing of the wounded area. And it has better effect than the treatment of promoting blood circulation and removing stasis.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25286784','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25286784"><span>On the <span class="hlt">qi</span> deficiency in traditional Chinese medicine.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Chiang, Hui-Chu; Chang, Hen-Hong; Huang, Po-Yu; Hsu, Mutsu</p> <p>2014-09-01</p> <p><span class="hlt">Qi</span> deficiency (QD), one of the most common disorders in Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), is relevant to many disorders in obstetrics and gynecology. This study aimed to identify the common processes and criteria for diagnosing QD among contemporary proficient TCM practitioners. Steps of decision tree analysis and modified Delphi method were merged together into four-round postal questionnaires to collect qualitative and quantitative data. Open-ended questions and content analysis were used to explore the proficient TCM practitioners' cognitive activities used for diagnosis. The statements obtained from the qualitative responses were used to develop the items for subsequent questionnaires. Based on the TCM practitioners' responses, the diagnostic processes and criteria for making diagnosis were generated. Twenty-eight out of the 30 participants completed all four questionnaires from June 2007 to January 2010. The 11 diagnostic procedures identified in the returned first round of questionnaires were used as the alternatives to select and rank for all the steps to diagnose QD. After three more rounds of postal surveys, an algorithm with a five-stage diagnostic process as well as sets of decision criteria were identified. Although the priorities of procedures and descriptions of reasoning were varied, the content revealed the major themes in the model. The criteria to differentiate signs and symptoms (S/S) included five principles for correlating S/S with QD, and 17 S/S should be differentiated carefully. The results demonstrate that the TCM practitioners precisely diagnosed QD using a number of specific procedures and criteria that could be used as a reference to understand women complaining of S/S that could be similar to QD. Copyright © 2014. Published by Elsevier B.V.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24988421','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24988421"><span>Quality improvement education incorporated as an integral part of critical care fellows training at the Mayo Clinic.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Kashani, Kianoush B; Ramar, Kannan; Farmer, J Christopher; Lim, Kaiser G; Moreno-Franco, Pablo; Morgenthaler, Timothy I; Dankbar, Gene C; Hale, Curt W</p> <p>2014-10-01</p> <p>The Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education emphasizes quality improvement (<span class="hlt">QI</span>) education in residency/fellowship training programs. The Mayo Clinic Combined Critical Care Fellowship (CCF) program conducted a pilot <span class="hlt">QI</span> education program to incorporate <span class="hlt">QI</span> training as a required curriculum for the 2010-2011 academic year. CCF collaborated with the Mayo Quality Academy to customize and teach the existing Mayo Quality Fellows curriculum to the CCF fellows with the help of two quality coaches over five months starting July 2010. All fellows were to achieve Bronze and Silver certification prior to graduation. Silver required <span class="hlt">passing</span> four written exams and submitting a health care <span class="hlt">QI</span> project. Five projects were selected on the basis of the Impact-Effort Prioritization matrix, and DMAIC (Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve, and Control) methodology was used to complete the projects. The primary outcome was to assess learners' satisfaction, knowledge, and skill transfer. All 20 fellows were Bronze certified, and 14 (70%) were Silver certified by the time of graduation. All five <span class="hlt">QI</span> projects were completed and showed positive impacts on patient safety and care. Surveys showed improved learner satisfaction. Graduates felt the <span class="hlt">QI</span> training improved their <span class="hlt">QI</span> skills and employment and career advancement. The <span class="hlt">QI</span> curriculum had appropriate content and teaching pace and did not significantly displace other important clinical core curriculum topics. The pilot was successfully implemented in the CCF program and now is in the fourth academic year as an established and integral part of the fellowship core curriculum.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20462011','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20462011"><span>[Health assessment of <span class="hlt">Qi</span>'ao Island mangrove wetland ecosystem in Pearl River Estuary].</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Wang, Shu-Gong; Zheng, Yao-Hui; Peng, Yi-Sheng; Chen, Gui-Zhu</p> <p>2010-02-01</p> <p>Based on the theories of wetland ecosystem health and by using "Pressure-State-Response" model, a health assessment indicator system for <span class="hlt">Qi</span>' ao Island mangrove wetland ecosystem in Pearl River Estuary was built, and the assessment indices, assessment criteria, indices weighted values, assessment grades, and assessment methods were established to assess the health state of this ecosystem. In 2008, the overall health index of this ecosystem was 0.6580, health level was of grade II (healthy), and the pressure, state, and response indices were 0.3469, 0.8718, and 0.7754, respectively, suggesting that this ecosystem was good in state and response, but still had definite pressure. As a provincial nature reserve, this ecosystem was to be further improved in its health level. However, the research on the health assessment of mangrove wetland ecosystem was still young. Further studies should be made on the selection of assessment indices, long-term oriented monitoring of these indices, and quantification of the relations between ecosystem health level and ecosystem services.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2018PhPl...25d3108W','NASAADS'); return false;" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2018PhPl...25d3108W"><span>Simulation of double-<span class="hlt">pass</span> stimulated Raman backscattering</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abstract_service.html">NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)</a></p> <p>Wu, Z.; Chen, Q.; Morozov, A.; Suckewer, S.</p> <p>2018-04-01</p> <p>Experiments on Stimulated Raman Backscattering (SRBS) in plasma have demonstrated significantly higher energy conversion in a double-<span class="hlt">pass</span> amplifier where the laser pulses go through the plasma twice compared with a single-<span class="hlt">pass</span> amplifier with double the plasma length of a single <span class="hlt">pass</span>. In this paper, the improvement in understanding recent experimental results is presented by considering quite in detail the effects of plasma heating on the modeling of SRBS. Our simulation results show that the low efficiency of single-<span class="hlt">pass</span> amplifiers can be attributed to Landau damping and the frequency shift of Langmuir waves. In double-<span class="hlt">pass</span> amplifiers, these issues can be avoided, to some degree, because pump-induced heating could be reduced, while the plasma cools down between the <span class="hlt">passes</span>. Therefore, double-<span class="hlt">pass</span> amplifiers yield considerably enhanced energy transfer from the pump to the seed, hence the output pulse intensity.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29502638','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29502638"><span>A Learning Collaborative Model to Improve Human Papillomavirus Vaccination <span class="hlt">Rates</span> in Primary Care.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Rand, Cynthia M; Tyrrell, Hollyce; Wallace-Brodeur, Rachel; Goldstein, Nicolas P N; Darden, Paul M; Humiston, Sharon G; Albertin, Christina S; Stratbucker, William; Schaffer, Stanley J; Davis, Wendy; Szilagyi, Peter G</p> <p>2018-03-01</p> <p>Human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination <span class="hlt">rates</span> remain low, in part because of missed opportunities (MOs) for vaccination. We used a learning collaborative quality improvement (<span class="hlt">QI</span>) model to assess the effect of a multicomponent intervention on reducing MOs. Study design: pre-post using a <span class="hlt">QI</span> intervention in 33 community practices and 14 pediatric continuity clinics over 9 months to reduce MOs for HPV vaccination at all visit types. outcome measures comprised baseline and postproject measures of 1) MOs (primary outcome), and 2) HPV vaccine initiation and completion. Process measures comprised monthly chart audits of MOs for HPV vaccination for performance feedback, monthly Plan-Do-Study-Act surveys and pre-post surveys about office systems. providers were trained at the start of the project on offering a strong recommendation for HPV vaccination. Practices implemented provider prompts and/or standing orders and/or reminder/recall if desired, and were provided monthly feedback on MOs to assess their progress. chi-square tests were used to assess changes in office practices, and logistic regression used to assess changes in MOs according to visit type and overall, as well as HPV vaccine initiation and completion. MOs overall decreased (from 73% to 53% in community practices and 62% to 55% in continuity clinics; P < .01, and P = .03, respectively). HPV vaccine initiation increased for both genders in community practices (from 66% to 74% for female, 57% to 65% for male; P < .01), and for male patients in continuity clinics (from 68% to 75%; P = .05). Series completion increased overall in community practices (39% to 43%; P = .04) and for male patients in continuity clinics (from 36% to 44%; P = .03). Office systems changes using a <span class="hlt">QI</span> model and multicomponent interventions decreased <span class="hlt">rates</span> of MO for HPV vaccination and increased initiation and completion <span class="hlt">rates</span> among some gender subgroups. A learning collaborative model provides an effective forum for practices to</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26483855','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26483855"><span>The reliability of the <span class="hlt">pass</span>/fail decision for assessments comprised of multiple components.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Möltner, Andreas; Tımbıl, Sevgi; Jünger, Jana</p> <p>2015-01-01</p> <p>The decision having the most serious consequences for a student taking an assessment is the one to <span class="hlt">pass</span> or fail that student. For this reason, the reliability of the <span class="hlt">pass</span>/fail decision must be determined for high quality assessments, just as the measurement reliability of the point values. Assessments in a particular subject (graded course credit) are often composed of multiple components that must be <span class="hlt">passed</span> independently of each other. When "conjunctively" combining separate <span class="hlt">pass</span>/fail decisions, as with other complex decision rules for <span class="hlt">passing</span>, adequate methods of analysis are necessary for estimating the accuracy and consistency of these classifications. To date, very few papers have addressed this issue; a generally applicable procedure was published by Douglas and Mislevy in 2010. Using the example of an assessment comprised of several parts that must be <span class="hlt">passed</span> separately, this study analyzes the reliability underlying the decision to <span class="hlt">pass</span> or fail students and discusses the impact of an improved method for identifying those who do not fulfill the minimum requirements. The accuracy and consistency of the decision to <span class="hlt">pass</span> or fail an examinee in the subject cluster Internal Medicine/General Medicine/Clinical Chemistry at the University of Heidelberg's Faculty of Medicine was investigated. This cluster requires students to separately <span class="hlt">pass</span> three components (two written exams and an OSCE), whereby students may reattempt to <span class="hlt">pass</span> each component twice. Our analysis was carried out using the method described by Douglas and Mislevy. Frequently, when complex logical connections exist between the individual <span class="hlt">pass</span>/fail decisions in the case of low failure <span class="hlt">rates</span>, only a very low reliability for the overall decision to grant graded course credit can be achieved, even if high reliabilities exist for the various components. For the example analyzed here, the classification accuracy and consistency when conjunctively combining the three individual parts is relatively low with κ=0</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pmcentrez&artid=4606479','PMC'); return false;" href="https://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pmcentrez&artid=4606479"><span>The reliability of the <span class="hlt">pass</span>/fail decision for assessments comprised of multiple components</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pmc">PubMed Central</a></p> <p>Möltner, Andreas; Tımbıl, Sevgi; Jünger, Jana</p> <p>2015-01-01</p> <p>Objective: The decision having the most serious consequences for a student taking an assessment is the one to <span class="hlt">pass</span> or fail that student. For this reason, the reliability of the <span class="hlt">pass</span>/fail decision must be determined for high quality assessments, just as the measurement reliability of the point values. Assessments in a particular subject (graded course credit) are often composed of multiple components that must be <span class="hlt">passed</span> independently of each other. When “conjunctively” combining separate <span class="hlt">pass</span>/fail decisions, as with other complex decision rules for <span class="hlt">passing</span>, adequate methods of analysis are necessary for estimating the accuracy and consistency of these classifications. To date, very few papers have addressed this issue; a generally applicable procedure was published by Douglas and Mislevy in 2010. Using the example of an assessment comprised of several parts that must be <span class="hlt">passed</span> separately, this study analyzes the reliability underlying the decision to <span class="hlt">pass</span> or fail students and discusses the impact of an improved method for identifying those who do not fulfill the minimum requirements. Method: The accuracy and consistency of the decision to <span class="hlt">pass</span> or fail an examinee in the subject cluster Internal Medicine/General Medicine/Clinical Chemistry at the University of Heidelberg’s Faculty of Medicine was investigated. This cluster requires students to separately <span class="hlt">pass</span> three components (two written exams and an OSCE), whereby students may reattempt to <span class="hlt">pass</span> each component twice. Our analysis was carried out using the method described by Douglas and Mislevy. Results: Frequently, when complex logical connections exist between the individual <span class="hlt">pass</span>/fail decisions in the case of low failure <span class="hlt">rates</span>, only a very low reliability for the overall decision to grant graded course credit can be achieved, even if high reliabilities exist for the various components. For the example analyzed here, the classification accuracy and consistency when conjunctively combining the three individual</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1175413','DOE-PATENT-XML'); return false;" href="https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1175413"><span>Two antenna, two <span class="hlt">pass</span> interferometric synthetic aperture radar</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.osti.gov/doepatents">DOEpatents</a></p> <p>Martinez, Ana; Doerry, Armin W.; Bickel, Douglas L.</p> <p>2005-06-28</p> <p>A multi-antenna, multi-<span class="hlt">pass</span> IFSAR mode utilizing data driven alignment of multiple independent <span class="hlt">passes</span> can combine the scaling accuracy of a two-antenna, one-<span class="hlt">pass</span> IFSAR mode with the height-noise performance of a one-antenna, two-<span class="hlt">pass</span> IFSAR mode. A two-antenna, two-<span class="hlt">pass</span> IFSAR mode can accurately estimate the larger antenna baseline from the data itself and reduce height-noise, allowing for more accurate information about target ground position locations and heights. The two-antenna, two-<span class="hlt">pass</span> IFSAR mode can use coarser IFSAR data to estimate the larger antenna baseline. Multi-<span class="hlt">pass</span> IFSAR can be extended to more than two (2) <span class="hlt">passes</span>, thereby allowing true three-dimensional radar imaging from stand-off aircraft and satellite platforms.</p> </li> </ol> <div class="pull-right"> <ul class="pagination"> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_1");'>«</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_6");'>6</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_7");'>7</a></li> <li class="active"><span>8</span></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_9");'>9</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_10");'>10</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_25");'>»</a></li> </ul> </div> </div><!-- col-sm-12 --> </div><!-- row --> </div><!-- page_8 --> <div id="page_9" class="hiddenDiv"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-sm-12"> <div class="pull-right"> <ul class="pagination"> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_1");'>«</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_7");'>7</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_8");'>8</a></li> <li class="active"><span>9</span></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_10");'>10</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_11");'>11</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_25");'>»</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> <div class="row"> <div class="col-sm-12"> <ol class="result-class" start="161"> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26024360','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26024360"><span>Assessment of Electromagnetic Interference with Active Cardiovascular Implantable Electronic Devices (CIEDs) Caused by the <span class="hlt">Qi</span> A13 Design Wireless Charging Board.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Seckler, Tobias; Jagielski, Kai; Stunder, Dominik</p> <p>2015-05-27</p> <p>Electromagnetic interference is a concern for people wearing cardiovascular implantable electronic devices (CIEDs). The aim of this study was to assess the electromagnetic compatibility between CIEDs and the magnetic field of a common wireless charging technology. To do so the voltage induced in CIEDs by <span class="hlt">Qi</span> A13 design magnetic fields were measured and compared with the performance limits set by ISO 14117. In order to carry this out a measuring circuit was developed which can be connected with unipolar or bipolar pacemaker leads. The measuring system was positioned at the four most common implantation sites in a torso phantom filled with physiological saline solution. The phantom was exposed by using Helmholtz coils from 5 µT to 27 µT with 111 kHz sine‑bursts or by using a <span class="hlt">Qi</span> A13 design wireless charging board (Qi‑A13‑Board) in two operating modes "power transfer" and "pinging". With the Helmholtz coils the lowest magnetic flux density at which the performance limit was exceeded is 11 µT. With the Qi‑A13‑Board in power transfer mode 10.8% and in pinging mode 45.7% (2.2% at 10 cm distance) of the performance limit were reached at maximum. In neither of the scrutinized cases, did the voltage induced by the Qi‑A13‑Board exceed the performance limits.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('http://hdl.handle.net/2060/20080005132','NASA-TRS'); return false;" href="http://hdl.handle.net/2060/20080005132"><span><span class="hlt">Pass</span>-transistor very large scale integration</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://ntrs.nasa.gov/search.jsp">NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)</a></p> <p>Maki, Gary K. (Inventor); Bhatia, Prakash R. (Inventor)</p> <p>2004-01-01</p> <p>Logic elements are provided that permit reductions in layout size and avoidance of hazards. Such logic elements may be included in libraries of logic cells. A logical function to be implemented by the logic element is decomposed about logical variables to identify factors corresponding to combinations of the logical variables and their complements. A <span class="hlt">pass</span> transistor network is provided for implementing the <span class="hlt">pass</span> network function in accordance with this decomposition. The <span class="hlt">pass</span> transistor network includes ordered arrangements of <span class="hlt">pass</span> transistors that correspond to the combinations of variables and complements resulting from the logical decomposition. The logic elements may act as selection circuits and be integrated with memory and buffer elements.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19012626','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19012626"><span>Living in the country and studying in the city. The art of <span class="hlt">passing</span> exams and remaining sane.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Grant, Cameron C; Pinnock, Ralph; Asher, M Innes; Sullivan, Michael James</p> <p>2008-10-01</p> <p>Doctors working in smaller centres have fewer resources available to help them <span class="hlt">pass</span> the specialist examination components of their training. To describe the delivery of a teaching programme that helps paediatricians in training in both peripheral and regional centres in New Zealand (NZ) to successfully prepare for their specialist written examinations. The teaching programme was initially developed for paediatricians in training in Auckland and then developed into a national teaching resource. Real-time visual and auditory communication among the various teaching sites was established by the NZ Telepaediatric Service. The sessions were also available for subsequent review, initially as a DVD recording or via a Telepaediatric service videoconferencing unit and, since 2007, as a webcast. In association with the development of this teaching programme, the percentage <span class="hlt">pass</span> <span class="hlt">rate</span> for the paediatric specialist examinations has increased significantly for those exam candidates that access the teaching sessions remotely from other NZ centres (60% vs. 82%, chi(1)(2) = 4.28, P = 0.04). Between 80 and 90% of NZ candidates now <span class="hlt">pass</span> the examination. In comparison, the <span class="hlt">pass</span> <span class="hlt">rate</span> for Australian candidates sitting the identical examination remains between 60 and 70%. Telepaediatrics has enabled interactive sessions to be conducted with students in peripheral and the other regional centres as well as those attending in person in Auckland. Its development has enabled examination <span class="hlt">pass</span> <span class="hlt">rates</span> in smaller centres to increase.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2008JNuM..383...63S','NASAADS'); return false;" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2008JNuM..383...63S"><span>Fabrication of seamless calandria tubes by cold pilgering route using 3-<span class="hlt">pass</span> and 2-<span class="hlt">pass</span> schedules</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abstract_service.html">NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)</a></p> <p>Saibaba, N.</p> <p>2008-12-01</p> <p>Calandria tube is a large diameter, extremely thin walled zirconium alloy tube which has diameter to wall thickness ratio as high as 90-95. Such tubes are conventionally produced by the 'welded route', which involves extrusion of slabs followed by a series of hot and cold rolling <span class="hlt">passes</span>, intermediate anneals, press forming of sheets into circular shape and closing the gap by TIG welding. Though pilgering is a well established process for the fabrication of seamless tubes, production of extremely thin walled tubes offers several challenges during pilgering. Nuclear fuel complex (NFC), Hyderabad, has successfully developed a process for the production of Zircaloy-4 calandria tubes by adopting the 'seamless route' which involves hot extrusion of mother blanks followed by three-<span class="hlt">pass</span> pilgering or two-<span class="hlt">pass</span> pilgering schedules. This paper deals with standardization of the seamless route processes for fabrication of calandria tubes, comparison between the tubes produced by 2-<span class="hlt">pass</span> and 3-<span class="hlt">pass</span> pilgering schedules, role of ultrasonic test charts for control of process parameters, development of new testing methods for burst testing and other properties.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27369808','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27369808"><span>Lipidomics study of plasma phospholipid metabolism in early type 2 diabetes rats with ancient prescription Huang-<span class="hlt">Qi</span>-San intervention by UPLC/Q-TOF-MS and correlation coefficient.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Wu, Xia; Zhu, Jian-Cheng; Zhang, Yu; Li, Wei-Min; Rong, Xiang-Lu; Feng, Yi-Fan</p> <p>2016-08-25</p> <p>Potential impact of lipid research has been increasingly realized both in disease treatment and prevention. An effective metabolomics approach based on ultra-performance liquid chromatography/quadrupole-time-of-flight mass spectrometry (UPLC/Q-TOF-MS) along with multivariate statistic analysis has been applied for investigating the dynamic change of plasma phospholipids compositions in early type 2 diabetic rats after the treatment of an ancient prescription of Chinese Medicine Huang-<span class="hlt">Qi</span>-San. The exported UPLC/Q-TOF-MS data of plasma samples were subjected to SIMCA-P and processed by bioMark, mixOmics, Rcomdr packages with R software. A clear score plots of plasma sample groups, including normal control group (NC), model group (MC), positive medicine control group (Flu) and Huang-<span class="hlt">Qi</span>-San group (HQS), were achieved by principal-components analysis (PCA), partial least-squares discriminant analysis (PLS-DA) and orthogonal partial least-squares discriminant analysis (OPLS-DA). Biomarkers were screened out using student T test, principal component regression (PCR), partial least-squares regression (PLS) and important variable method (variable influence on projection, VIP). Structures of metabolites were identified and metabolic pathways were deduced by correlation coefficient. The relationship between compounds was explained by the correlation coefficient diagram, and the metabolic differences between similar compounds were illustrated. Based on KEGG database, the biological significances of identified biomarkers were described. The correlation coefficient was firstly applied to identify the structure and deduce the metabolic pathways of phospholipids metabolites, and the study provided a new methodological cue for further understanding the molecular mechanisms of metabolites in the process of regulating Huang-<span class="hlt">Qi</span>-San for treating early type 2 diabetes. Copyright © 2016 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('http://www.achp.gov/news0116.html','SCIGOVWS'); return false;" href="http://www.achp.gov/news0116.html"><span>ACHP | News | Legislation <span class="hlt">Passes</span> Senate</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.science.gov/aboutsearch.html">Science.gov Websites</a></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p>Search skip specific nav links Home arrow News arrow <em>Legislation</em> <span class="hlt">Passes</span> Senate Secretary Kempthorne continue historic preservation programs founded by each of the past two First Ladies in <em>legislation</em> <span class="hlt">passed</span> Hillary Clinton. "Bipartisan approval of this <em>legislation</em> by an overwhelming margin reflects the</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pmcentrez&artid=4762652','PMC'); return false;" href="https://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pmcentrez&artid=4762652"><span>The Effect of Physician Delegation to Other Health Care Providers on the Quality of Care for Geriatric Conditions</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pmc">PubMed Central</a></p> <p>Lichtenstein, Brian J.; Reuben, David B.; Karlamangla, Arun S.; Han, Weijuan; Roth, Carol P.; Wenger, Neil S.</p> <p>2016-01-01</p> <p>OBJECTIVES to examine the effects of delegation on quality of care that patients receive for three common geriatric conditions: dementia, falls, and incontinence. DESIGN pooled analysis of 8 the Assessing Care of Vulnerable Elders (ACOVE) projects from 1998 to 2010. SETTING 15 ambulatory practice sites across the United States PARTICIPANTS 4,776 patients age ≥ 65 years, of mixed demographic backgrounds who participated in ACOVE studies. INTERVENTION multivariate analysis of prior ACOVE observation and intervention studies was conducted, with in addition to two retrospectively defined variables: “intent to delegate” and “maximum delegation” for each ACOVE quality indicator (<span class="hlt">QI</span>). MEASUREMENTS The primary outcome for the study was <span class="hlt">QI</span> <span class="hlt">pass</span> probability, by level of delegation, for 47 ACOVE quality indicators. RESULTS A total of 4,776 patients were evaluated, with 16,204 QIs included for analysis. Across all studies, <span class="hlt">QI</span> <span class="hlt">pass</span> probabilities were 0.36 for physician-performed tasks; 0.55 for nurse practitioner (NP), physician assistant (PA), and registered nurse (RN)-performed tasks; and 0.61 for medical assistant (MA), or licensed vocational nurse (LVN)-performed tasks. In multiply adjusted models, the independent <span class="hlt">pass</span>-probability effect of delegation to NPs, PAs, or RNs was 1.37 (p = 0.055) CONCLUSIONS Delegation to non-physician providers is associated with higher quality of care for geriatric conditions in community practices and supports the value of interdisciplinary team management for common outpatient conditions among older adults. PMID:26480977</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2018SPJCE..13...29C','NASAADS'); return false;" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2018SPJCE..13...29C"><span>Possibilities of the fish <span class="hlt">pass</span> restoration</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abstract_service.html">NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)</a></p> <p>Čubanová, Lea</p> <p>2018-03-01</p> <p>According to the new elaborated methodology of the Ministry of Environment of the Slovak Republic: Identification of the appropriate fish <span class="hlt">pass</span> types according to water body typology (2015) each barrier on the river must be passable. On the barriers or structures without fish <span class="hlt">passes</span> new ones should be design and built and on some water structures with existed but nonfunctional fish <span class="hlt">passes</span> must be realized reconstruction or restoration of such objects. Assessment should be done in terms of the existing migratory fish fauna and hydraulic conditions. Fish fauna requirements resulting from the ichthyological research of the river section with barrier. Hydraulic conditions must than fulfil these requirements inside the fish <span class="hlt">pass</span> body.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29215302','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29215302"><span>Treatment of Goiter with Traditional Chinese Medicine Regimen Xing <span class="hlt">Qi</span> Hua Ying Tang: A Clinical Study on 72 Patients with Multinodular and Diffuse Goiter.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Yang, Ming-Li; Lu, Bo</p> <p>2018-04-01</p> <p>The present work aimed to further explore the therapeutic potential of Xing <span class="hlt">Qi</span> Hua Ying Tang (XQHYT) by conducting a systemic clinical study in patients with goiter. Seventy-two patients with either multinodular or diffuse goiter were enrolled and randomly assigned into treatment group receiving XQHYT (n = 36) and control group receiving Hai Zao Yu Hu Tang (n = 36). Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital of Shanxi. Patients were diagnosed multinodular goiter or diffuse goiter resulting from <span class="hlt">Qi</span> stagnation. All patients took the extract twice a day (100 mL each time) for two courses of treatment, of which a single course lasted for 3 months. Before the treatment was commenced and after the completion of the treatment, general body checks, thyroid function test, and goiter size examination were performed. Scoring of the clinical symptoms using Chinese medicine symptomatology was also done. The symptom score of the treatment group was significantly lower than that of the control group (treatment group, 8.26 ± 2.62; control group, 10.02 ± 2.62; p < 0.05). Substantial reduction in goiter size was seen in 82.3% of XQHYT-treated patients, whereas in the control group only 67.7% of patients exhibited constricted goiter. When assessed by both the Chinese medicine criteria and goiter size, the overall effective <span class="hlt">rate</span> of the treatment group was 91.2%, whereas that of the control group was only 67.7%. The difference was statistically significant (p < 0.05). XQHYT did not affect the normal functions of liver, kidney, and heart. For both groups of patients, their levels of thyroid-stimulating hormone, free T4 and free T3 were normal before the treatment, and were not affected by the treatment. XQHYT was shown to be a promising therapeutic regimen for the treatment of goiter. The herbal regimen ameliorated clinical symptoms of patients that were accompanied with reduction in the size of goiter.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://ntrs.nasa.gov/search.jsp?R=19810000255&hterms=operational+amplifier&qs=Ntx%3Dmode%2Bmatchall%26Ntk%3DAll%26N%3D0%26No%3D20%26Ntt%3Doperational%2Bamplifier','NASA-TRS'); return false;" href="https://ntrs.nasa.gov/search.jsp?R=19810000255&hterms=operational+amplifier&qs=Ntx%3Dmode%2Bmatchall%26Ntk%3DAll%26N%3D0%26No%3D20%26Ntt%3Doperational%2Bamplifier"><span>Low-Noise Band-<span class="hlt">Pass</span> Amplifier</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://ntrs.nasa.gov/search.jsp">NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)</a></p> <p>Kleinberg, L.</p> <p>1982-01-01</p> <p>Circuit uses standard components to overcome common limitation of JFET amplifiers. Low-noise band-<span class="hlt">pass</span> amplifier employs JFET and operational amplifier. High gain and band-<span class="hlt">pass</span> characteristics are achieved with suitable choice of resistances and capacitances. Circuit should find use as low-noise amplifier, for example as first stage instrumentation systems.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('http://hdl.handle.net/2060/19890010082','NASA-TRS'); return false;" href="http://hdl.handle.net/2060/19890010082"><span>On sampling band-<span class="hlt">pass</span> signals</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://ntrs.nasa.gov/search.jsp">NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)</a></p> <p>Sadr, R.; Shahshahani, M.</p> <p>1989-01-01</p> <p>Four techniques for uniform sampling of band-bass signals are examined. The in-phase and quadrature components of the band-<span class="hlt">pass</span> signal are computed in terms of the samples of the original band-<span class="hlt">pass</span> signal. The relative implementation merits of these techniques are discussed with reference to the Deep Space Network (DSN).</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pmcentrez&artid=4998326','PMC'); return false;" href="https://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pmcentrez&artid=4998326"><span>Reduced central line infection <span class="hlt">rates</span> in children with leukemia following caregiver training</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pmc">PubMed Central</a></p> <p>Lo Vecchio, Andrea; Schaffzin, Joshua K.; Ruberto, Eliana; Caiazzo, Maria Angela; Saggiomo, Loredana; Mambretti, Daniela; Russo, Danila; Crispo, Sara; Continisio, Grazia Isabella; Dello Iacovo, Rossano; Poggi, Vincenzo; Guarino, Alfredo</p> <p>2016-01-01</p> <p>Abstract Infections are a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in children with acute leukemia. Central-line (CL) devices increase this population's risk of serious infections. Within the context of a quality improvement (<span class="hlt">QI</span>) project, we tested the effect of caregiver education on CL management on the CL-associated bloodstream infection (CLABSI) <span class="hlt">rate</span> among children with acute leukemia seen at a large referral center in Italy. The intervention consisted of 9 in-person sessions for education and practice using mannequins and children. One hundred and twenty caregivers agreed to participate in the initiative. One hundred and five (87.5%) completed the training, 5 (4.1%) withdrew after the first session, and 10 (8.3%) withdrew during practical sessions. After educational intervention, the overall CLABSI <span class="hlt">rate</span> was reduced by 46% (from 6.86 to 3.70/1000 CL-days). CLABSI <span class="hlt">rate</span> was lower in children whose caregivers completed the training (1.74/1000 CL-days, 95% CI 0.43–6.94) compared with those who did not receive any training (12.2/1000 CL-days, 95% CI 7.08–21.0, P < 0.05) or were in-training (3.96/1000 CL-days, 95% CI 1.98–7.91) at the time of infection. Caregiver training in CL management, applied within a multifaceted <span class="hlt">QI</span> approach, reduced the <span class="hlt">rate</span> of CLABSI in children with acute leukemia. Specific training and active involvement of caregivers in CL management may be effective to reduce CLABSI in high-risk children. PMID:27336888</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2018QuEle..48..363V','NASAADS'); return false;" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2018QuEle..48..363V"><span>Calculation of single-<span class="hlt">pass</span> gain for laser ceramics with losses</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abstract_service.html">NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)</a></p> <p>Vatnik, S. M.</p> <p>2018-04-01</p> <p><span class="hlt">Rate</span> equations describing the single-<span class="hlt">pass</span> gain in an active medium with losses are analytically solved. The found relations illustrate the dependences of the amplification efficiency of Nd : YAG ceramics on the pump power density and specific losses. It is concluded that specific losses can be estimated from comparative measurements of unsaturated and saturated gains.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pmcentrez&artid=5503366','PMC'); return false;" href="https://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pmcentrez&artid=5503366"><span>Ductility Improvement of an AZ61 Magnesium Alloy through Two-<span class="hlt">Pass</span> Submerged Friction Stir Processing</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pmc">PubMed Central</a></p> <p>Luo, Xicai; Cao, Genghua; Zhang, Wen; Qiu, Cheng; Zhang, Datong</p> <p>2017-01-01</p> <p>Friction stir processing (FSP) has been considered as a novel technique to refine the grain size and homogenize the microstructure of metallic materials. In this study, two-<span class="hlt">pass</span> FSP was conducted under water to enhance the cooling <span class="hlt">rate</span> during processing, and an AZ61 magnesium alloy with fine-grained and homogeneous microstructure was prepared through this method. Compared to the as-cast material, one-<span class="hlt">pass</span> FSP resulted in grain refinement and the β-Mg17Al12 phase was broken into small particles. Using a smaller stirring tool and an overlapping ratio of 100%, a finer and more uniform microstructure with an average grain size of 4.6 μm was obtained through two-<span class="hlt">pass</span> FSP. The two-<span class="hlt">pass</span> FSP resulted in a significant improvement in elongation of 37.2% ± 4.3%, but a slight decrease in strength compared with one-<span class="hlt">pass</span> FSP alloy. Besides the microstructure refinement, the texture evolution in the stir zone is also considered responsible for the ductility improvement. PMID:28772614</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2011ApOpt..50.4805K','NASAADS'); return false;" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2011ApOpt..50.4805K"><span>Improved multiple-<span class="hlt">pass</span> Raman spectrometer</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abstract_service.html">NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)</a></p> <p>Kc, Utsav; Silver, Joel A.; Hovde, David C.; Varghese, Philip L.</p> <p>2011-08-01</p> <p>An improved Raman gain spectrometer for flame measurements of gas temperature and species concentrations is described. This instrument uses a multiple-<span class="hlt">pass</span> optical cell to enhance the incident light intensity in the measurement volume. The Raman signal is 83 times larger than from a single <span class="hlt">pass</span>, and the Raman signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) in room-temperature air of 153 is an improvement over that from a single-<span class="hlt">pass</span> cell by a factor of 9.3 when the cell is operated with 100 <span class="hlt">passes</span> and the signal is integrated over 20 laser shots. The SNR improvement with the multipass cell is even higher for flame measurements at atmospheric pressure, because detector readout noise is more significant for single-<span class="hlt">pass</span> measurements when the gas density is lower. Raman scattering is collected and dispersed in a spectrograph with a transmission grating and recorded with a fast gated CCD array detector to help eliminate flame interferences. The instrument is used to record spontaneous Raman spectra from N2, CO2, O2, and CO in a methane--air flame. Curve fits of the recorded Raman spectra to detailed simulations of nitrogen spectra are used to determine the flame temperature from the shapes of the spectral signatures and from the ratio of the total intensities of the Stokes and anti-Stokes signals. The temperatures measured are in good agreement with radiation-corrected thermocouple measurements for a range of equivalence ratios.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pmcentrez&artid=2598392','PMC'); return false;" href="https://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pmcentrez&artid=2598392"><span>Single <span class="hlt">Pass</span> Streaming BLAST on FPGAs*†</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pmc">PubMed Central</a></p> <p>Herbordt, Martin C.; Model, Josh; Sukhwani, Bharat; Gu, Yongfeng; VanCourt, Tom</p> <p>2008-01-01</p> <p>Approximate string matching is fundamental to bioinformatics and has been the subject of numerous FPGA acceleration studies. We address issues with respect to FPGA implementations of both BLAST- and dynamic-programming- (DP) based methods. Our primary contribution is a new algorithm for emulating the seeding and extension phases of BLAST. This operates in a single <span class="hlt">pass</span> through a database at streaming <span class="hlt">rate</span>, and with no preprocessing other than loading the query string. Moreover, it emulates parameters turned to maximum possible sensitivity with no slowdown. While current DP-based methods also operate at streaming <span class="hlt">rate</span>, generating results can be cumbersome. We address this with a new structure for data extraction. We present results from several implementations showing order of magnitude acceleration over serial reference code. A simple extension assures compatibility with NCBI BLAST. PMID:19081828</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2010-11-05/pdf/2010-27991.pdf','FEDREG'); return false;" href="https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2010-11-05/pdf/2010-27991.pdf"><span>75 FR 68347 - Sabine <span class="hlt">Pass</span> Liquefaction LLC, and Sabine <span class="hlt">Pass</span> LNG, L.P.; Notice of Intent To Prepare an...</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/browse/collection.action?collectionCode=FR">Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014</a></p> <p></p> <p>2010-11-05</p> <p>... DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. PF10-24-000] Sabine <span class="hlt">Pass</span> Liquefaction LLC, and Sabine <span class="hlt">Pass</span> LNG, L.P.; Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Assessment for the Planned Sabine <span class="hlt">Pass</span> Liquefaction Project and Request for Comments on Environmental Issues October 29, 2010...</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/862815','DOE-PATENT-XML'); return false;" href="https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/862815"><span>Multiple <span class="hlt">pass</span> laser amplifier system</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.osti.gov/doepatents">DOEpatents</a></p> <p>Brueckner, Keith A.; Jorna, Siebe; Moncur, N. Kent</p> <p>1977-01-01</p> <p>A laser amplification method for increasing the energy extraction efficiency from laser amplifiers while reducing the energy flux that <span class="hlt">passes</span> through a flux limited system which includes apparatus for decomposing a linearly polarized light beam into multiple components, <span class="hlt">passing</span> the components through an amplifier in delayed time sequence and recombining the amplified components into an in phase linearly polarized beam.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10467452','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10467452"><span>Studies on the psychosomatic functioning of ill-health according to eastern and Western medicine. 2. Anxiety-affinitive constitution associated with <span class="hlt">qi</span>, blood, and body fluid--diagnostic and therapeutic methods.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Takeichi, M; Sato, T; Takefu, M</p> <p>1999-01-01</p> <p>The objective of this investigation was to identify characteristics of psychosomatic function in medical students (N = 62, mean age, 23.3, SD, 1.7 years) whose ill-health was related to unbalanced <span class="hlt">qi</span>, blood, and body fluid, and to develop a diagnosis and treatment method for these conditions. Our study revealed complicated characteristics. At the psychological level, these characteristics are stress-related emotional disturbances, including anxiety, insomnia and anergy, and the lowering of social function. At the physiological level, these characteristics are associated with high complexity of fractal dimension of eye (horizontal) and respiratory (thoracic) movements correlated to STA1-trait anxiety. Thus, the three psychosomatic characteristics related to unbalanced <span class="hlt">qi</span>, blood, and body fluid suggest the concept of an anxiety-affinitive constitution, also described as the equivalent of ill-health. This indicates that diagnosis and treatment of this type of constitution has the potential to be useful for both the prevention of stress-related and life-style disease, and the treatment of current disease.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/20349','DOTNTL'); return false;" href="https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/20349"><span>Bozeman <span class="hlt">Pass</span> post-fencing wildlife monitoring.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://ntlsearch.bts.gov/tris/index.do">DOT National Transportation Integrated Search</a></p> <p></p> <p>2010-12-01</p> <p>The Bozeman <span class="hlt">Pass</span> transportation corridor between Bozeman and Livingston, Montana, includes Interstate 90 (I-90), frontage roads, : and a railroad. The highway was a suspected barrier and hazard to animal movement in the Bozeman <span class="hlt">Pass</span> area, which is co...</p> </li> </ol> <div class="pull-right"> <ul class="pagination"> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_1");'>«</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_7");'>7</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_8");'>8</a></li> <li class="active"><span>9</span></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_10");'>10</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_11");'>11</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_25");'>»</a></li> </ul> </div> </div><!-- col-sm-12 --> </div><!-- row --> </div><!-- page_9 --> <div id="page_10" class="hiddenDiv"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-sm-12"> <div class="pull-right"> <ul class="pagination"> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_1");'>«</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_8");'>8</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_9");'>9</a></li> <li class="active"><span>10</span></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_11");'>11</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_12");'>12</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_25");'>»</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> <div class="row"> <div class="col-sm-12"> <ol class="result-class" start="181"> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28445796','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28445796"><span>Decreasing the Use of Damage Control Laparotomy in Trauma: A Quality Improvement Project.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Harvin, John A; Kao, Lillian S; Liang, Mike K; Adams, Sasha D; McNutt, Michelle K; Love, Joseph D; Moore, Laura J; Wade, Charles E; Cotton, Bryan A; Holcomb, John B</p> <p>2017-08-01</p> <p>Our institution has published damage control laparotomy (DCL) <span class="hlt">rates</span> of 30% and documented the substantial morbidity associated with the open abdomen. The purpose of this quality improvement (<span class="hlt">QI</span>) project was to decrease the <span class="hlt">rate</span> of DCL at a busy, Level I trauma center in the US. A prospective cohort of all emergent trauma laparotomies from November 2013 to October 2015 (<span class="hlt">QI</span> group) was followed. The <span class="hlt">QI</span> intervention was multifaceted and included audit and feedback for every DCL case. Morbidity and mortality of the <span class="hlt">QI</span> patients were compared with those from a published control (control group: emergent laparotomy from January 2011 to October 2013). A significant decrease was observed immediately on beginning the <span class="hlt">QI</span> project, from a 39% DCL <span class="hlt">rate</span> in the control period to 23% in the <span class="hlt">QI</span> group (p < 0.001). This decrease was sustained over the 2-year study period. There were no differences in demographics, Injury Severity Score, or transfusions between the groups. No differences organ/space infection (control 16% vs <span class="hlt">QI</span> 12%; p = 0.15), fascial dehiscence (6% vs 8%; p = 0.20), unplanned relaparotomy (11% vs 10%; p = 0.58), or mortality (9% vs 10%; p = 0.69) were observed. The reduction in use resulted in a decrease of 68 DCLs over the 2-year period. There was a further reduction in the <span class="hlt">rate</span> of DCL to 17% after completion of the <span class="hlt">QI</span> project. A <span class="hlt">QI</span> initiative rapidly changed the use of DCL and improved quality of care by decreasing resource use without an increase morbidity or mortality. This decrease was sustained during the <span class="hlt">QI</span> period and further improved upon after its completion. Copyright © 2017 American College of Surgeons. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2013-06-13/pdf/2013-14061.pdf','FEDREG'); return false;" href="https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2013-06-13/pdf/2013-14061.pdf"><span>78 FR 35625 - Sabine <span class="hlt">Pass</span> Liquefaction Expansion, LLC; Sabine <span class="hlt">Pass</span> Liquefaction, LLC; Sabine <span class="hlt">Pass</span> LNG, L.P...</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/browse/collection.action?collectionCode=FR">Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014</a></p> <p></p> <p>2013-06-13</p> <p>... Pipeline, L.P.: Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Assessment for the Planned Sabine <span class="hlt">Pass</span> Liquefaction Expansion Project and Cheniere Creole Trail Pipeline Expansion Project, Request for Comments on... Expansion Project (SPLE Project) and the Cheniere Creole Trail Pipeline, L.P. (CCTPL) Chenier Creole Trail...</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('http://hdl.handle.net/2060/20080004834','NASA-TRS'); return false;" href="http://hdl.handle.net/2060/20080004834"><span>Multi-<span class="hlt">pass</span> light amplifier</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://ntrs.nasa.gov/search.jsp">NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)</a></p> <p>Plaessmann, Henry (Inventor); Grossman, William M. (Inventor)</p> <p>1997-01-01</p> <p>A multiple-<span class="hlt">pass</span> laser amplifier that uses optical focusing between subsequent <span class="hlt">passes</span> through a single gain medium so that a reproducibly stable beam size is achieved within the gain region. A confocal resonator or White Cell resonator is provided, including two or three curvilinearly shaped mirrors facing each other along a resonator axis and an optical gain medium positioned on the resonator axis between the mirrors (confocal resonator) or adjacent to one of the mirrors (White Cell). In a first embodiment, two mirrors, which may include adjacent lenses, are configured so that a light beam <span class="hlt">passing</span> through the gain medium and incident on the first mirror is reflected by that mirror toward the second mirror in a direction approximately parallel to the resonator axis. A light beam translator, such as an optical flat of transparent material, is positioned to translate this light beam by a controllable amount toward or away from the resonator axis for each <span class="hlt">pass</span> of the light beam through the translator. The optical gain medium may be solid-state, liquid or gaseous medium and may be pumped longitudinally or transversely. In a second embodiment, first and second mirrors face a third mirror in a White Cell configuration, and the optical gain medium is positioned at or adjacent to one of the mirrors. Defocusing means and optical gain medium cooling means are optionally provided with either embodiment, to controllably defocus the light beam, to cool the optical gain medium and to suppress thermal lensing in the gain medium.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29433899','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29433899"><span>Improving human papilloma virus vaccination <span class="hlt">rates</span> throughout military treatment facilities.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Dawson, Rachel; Lemmon, Keith; Trivedi, Nidhi J; Hansen, Shana</p> <p>2018-03-07</p> <p>The four objectives of this study were to (1) educate military healthcare providers on HPV disease and vaccine, (2) assess short term recall of information presented at educational sessions, (3) assess provider comfort level with the vaccine, and (4) assess improvement in HPV vaccination <span class="hlt">rates</span>. Standardized interactive educational sessions were conducted at military primary care clinics with pre- and post-educational quizzes administered before and immediately following the sessions. Provider attitudes were assessed using Likert scale questionnaires. Vaccination <span class="hlt">rates</span> in children and young adolescents ages 11-18 at one of the participating regions that had a champion and started a Quality Improvement (<span class="hlt">QI</span>) project were assessed at baseline, at 3-months and at 6-months post sessions. 200 providers were reached at 48 primary care clinics during May 2014 through October 2015 with 200 quizzes and Likert scale questionnaires returned. There was increase in knowledge following the educational sessions as revealed in the pre- and post- test scores [t(57) = -5.04, p < 0.001]. There was a significant overall increase in comfort in answering patients' and parents' questions about HPV vaccine [p = 0.003]. There was a significant increase in the number of vaccines given at all the clinics 3-months after the educational sessions at the region who had a champion dedicated to monitoring vaccine <span class="hlt">rates</span> and ensuring implementation efforts [p = 0.01] and started a <span class="hlt">QI</span> project. This increase was not sustained at 6-months [p = 0.324]. Improvement in provider short term knowledge recall and comfort level in answering parents' questions was seen. We found that educational sessions can improve HPV vaccination <span class="hlt">rates</span> in military clinics that have a vaccine champion for up to 3-months. Further research into the effects of having clinic vaccine champions is critical. Copyright © 2018. Published by Elsevier Ltd.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.afdc.energy.gov/fueleconomy/animations/hybrids/hybrid/hybridpassing.html','SCIGOVWS'); return false;" href="https://www.afdc.energy.gov/fueleconomy/animations/hybrids/hybrid/hybridpassing.html"><span>Hybrid: <span class="hlt">Passing</span></span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.science.gov/aboutsearch.html">Science.gov Websites</a></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p>accelerating or when additional power is needed, the gasoline engine and electric motor <em>are</em> both used to propel . The car is <span class="hlt">passing</span> another vehicle. There <em>are</em> red arrows flowing from the gasoline engine to the front wheels. There <em>are</em> blue arrows flowing from the battery to the electric engine to the front wheels. Main</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.osti.gov/biblio/22545155-su-correlation-study-gamma-passing-rates-prostate-imrt-plans','SCIGOV-STC'); return false;" href="https://www.osti.gov/biblio/22545155-su-correlation-study-gamma-passing-rates-prostate-imrt-plans"><span>SU-E-T-20: A Correlation Study of 2D and 3D Gamma <span class="hlt">Passing</span> <span class="hlt">Rates</span> for Prostate IMRT Plans</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.osti.gov/search">DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)</a></p> <p>Zhang, D; Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, Guangdong; Wang, B</p> <p>2015-06-15</p> <p>Purpose: To investigate the correlation between the two-dimensional gamma <span class="hlt">passing</span> <span class="hlt">rate</span> (2D %GP) and three-dimensional gamma <span class="hlt">passing</span> <span class="hlt">rate</span> (3D %GP) in prostate IMRT quality assurance. Methods: Eleven prostate IMRT plans were randomly selected from the clinical database and were used to obtain dose distributions in the phantom and patient. Three types of delivery errors (MLC bank sag errors, central MLC errors and monitor unit errors) were intentionally introduced to modify the clinical plans through an in-house Matlab program. This resulted in 187 modified plans. The 2D %GP and 3D %GP were analyzed using different dose-difference and distance-toagreement (1%-1mm, 2%-2mm andmore » 3%-3mm) and 20% dose threshold. The 2D %GP and 3D %GP were then compared not only for the whole region, but also for the PTVs and critical structures using the statistical Pearson’s correlation coefficient (γ). Results: For different delivery errors, the average comparison of 2D %GP and 3D %GP showed different conclusions. The statistical correlation coefficients between 2D %GP and 3D %GP for the whole dose distribution showed that except for 3%/3mm criterion, 2D %GP and 3D %GP of 1%/1mm criterion and 2%/2mm criterion had strong correlations (Pearson’s γ value >0.8). Compared with the whole region, the correlations of 2D %GP and 3D %GP for PTV were better (the γ value for 1%/1mm, 2%/2mm and 3%/3mm criterion was 0.959, 0.931 and 0.855, respectively). However for the rectum, there was no correlation between 2D %GP and 3D %GP. Conclusion: For prostate IMRT, the correlation between 2D %GP and 3D %GP for the PTV is better than that for normal structures. The lower dose-difference and DTA criterion shows less difference between 2D %GP and 3D %GP. Other factors such as the dosimeter characteristics and TPS algorithm bias may also influence the correlation between 2D %GP and 3D %GP.« less</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2014GML....34..457M','NASAADS'); return false;" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2014GML....34..457M"><span>Late Quaternary history of contourite drifts and variations in Labrador Current flow, Flemish <span class="hlt">Pass</span>, offshore eastern Canada</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abstract_service.html">NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)</a></p> <p>Marshall, Nicole R.; Piper, David J. W.; Saint-Ange, Francky; Campbell, D. Calvin</p> <p>2014-10-01</p> <p>Contourite drifts of alternating sand and mud, shaped by the Labrador Current, formed during the late Quaternary in Flemish <span class="hlt">Pass</span> seaward of the Grand Banks of Newfoundland, Canada. The drifts preserve a record of Labrador Current flow variations through the last glacial maximum. A high-resolution seismic profile and a transect of four cores were collected across Beothuk drift on the southeast side of Flemish <span class="hlt">Pass</span>. Downcore and lateral trends in grain size and sedimentation <span class="hlt">rate</span> provide evidence that, between 16 and 13 ka, sediment was partitioned across Beothuk drift and the adjacent Flemish <span class="hlt">Pass</span> floor by a strong current flow but, from 29 to 16 ka, sedimentation was more of a blanketing style, represented by draped reflections interpreted as being due to a weaker current. The data poorly resolve the low sedimentation <span class="hlt">rates</span> since 13 ka, but the modern Labrador Current in Flemish <span class="hlt">Pass</span> is the strongest it has been in at least the past 29 ka. Pre-29 ka current flow is interpreted based on reflection architecture in seismic profiles. A prominent drift on the southwestern side of Flemish <span class="hlt">Pass</span> formed above a mid-Miocene erosion surface, but was buried by a mass-transport deposit after the penultimate glacial maximum and after drift deposition switched to eastern Flemish <span class="hlt">Pass</span>. These findings illustrate the temporal complexity of drift sedimentation and provide the first detailed proxy for Labrador Current flow since the last glacial maximum.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/35099','DOTNTL'); return false;" href="https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/35099"><span>Analyzing Driver Behavior in <span class="hlt">Passing</span> Zones with Differential Speed Limits on Two-Lane Two-Way Undivided Highways in Alaska</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://ntlsearch.bts.gov/tris/index.do">DOT National Transportation Integrated Search</a></p> <p></p> <p>2017-12-01</p> <p>Due to the relatively high crash <span class="hlt">rates</span> attributed to two lane highways in Alaska, solutions have been explored to improve safety by providing <span class="hlt">passing</span> lanes to give drivers a better chance to <span class="hlt">pass</span> the slow moving vehicles. Drivers of slow moving vehic...</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11293095','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11293095"><span>[<span class="hlt">PASS</span> neurocognitive dysfunction in attention deficit].</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Pérez-Alvarez, F; Timoneda-Gallart, C</p> <p></p> <p>Attention deficit disorder shows both cognitive and behavioral patterns. To determine a particular <span class="hlt">PASS</span> (planning, attention, successive and simultaneous) pattern in order to early diagnosis and remediation according to <span class="hlt">PASS</span> theory. 80 patients were selected from the neuropediatric attendance, aged 6 to 12 years old, 55 boys and 25 girls. Inclusion criteria were inattention (80 cases) and inattention with hyperactive symptoms (40 cases) according to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM-IV). Exclusion criteria were the criteria of phonologic awareness previously reported, considered useful to diagnose dyslexia. A control group of 300 individuals, aged 5 to 12 years old, was used, criteria above mentioned being controlled. DN:CAS (Das-Naglieri Cognitive Assessment System) battery, translated to native language, was given to assess <span class="hlt">PASS</span> cognitive processes. Results were analyzed with cluster analysis and t-Student test. Statistical factor analysis of the control group had previously identified the four <span class="hlt">PASS</span> processes: planning, attention, successive and simultaneous. The dendrogram of the cluster analysis discriminated three categories of attention deficit disorder: 1. The most frequent, with planning deficit; 2. Without planning deficit but with deficit in other processes, and 3. Just only a few cases, without cognitive processing deficit. Cognitive deficiency in terms of means of scores was statistically significant when compared to control group (p = 0.001). According to <span class="hlt">PASS</span> pattern, planning deficiency is a relevant factor. Neurological planning is not exactly the same than neurological executive function. The behavioral pattern is mainly linked to planning deficiency, but also to other <span class="hlt">PASS</span> processing deficits and even to no processing deficit.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22995451','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22995451"><span>Spanish validation of the Premorbid Adjustment Scale (<span class="hlt">PAS-S</span>).</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Barajas, Ana; Ochoa, Susana; Baños, Iris; Dolz, Montse; Villalta-Gil, Victoria; Vilaplana, Miriam; Autonell, Jaume; Sánchez, Bernardo; Cervilla, Jorge A; Foix, Alexandrina; Obiols, Jordi E; Haro, Josep Maria; Usall, Judith</p> <p>2013-02-01</p> <p>The Premorbid Adjustment Scale (PAS) has been the most widely used scale to quantify premorbid status in schizophrenia, coming to be regarded as the gold standard of retrospective assessment instruments. To examine the psychometric properties of the Spanish version of the PAS (<span class="hlt">PAS-S</span>). Retrospective study of 140 individuals experiencing a first episode of psychosis (n=77) and individuals who have schizophrenia (n=63), both adult and adolescent patients. Data were collected through a socio-demographic questionnaire and a battery of instruments which includes the following scales: <span class="hlt">PAS-S</span>, PANSS, LSP, GAF and DAS-sv. The Cronbach's alpha was performed to assess the internal consistency of <span class="hlt">PAS-S</span>. Pearson's correlations were performed to assess the convergent and discriminant validity. The Cronbach's alpha of the <span class="hlt">PAS-S</span> scale was 0.85. The correlation between social <span class="hlt">PAS-S</span> and total <span class="hlt">PAS-S</span> was 0.85 (p<0.001); while for academic <span class="hlt">PAS-S</span> and total <span class="hlt">PAS-S</span> it was 0.53 (p<0.001). Significant correlations were observed between all the scores of each age period evaluated across the <span class="hlt">PAS-S</span> scale, with a significance value less than 0.001. There was a relationship between negative symptoms and social <span class="hlt">PAS-S</span> (0.20, p<0.05) and total <span class="hlt">PAS-S</span> (0.22, p<0.05), but not with academic <span class="hlt">PAS-S</span>. However, there was a correlation between academic <span class="hlt">PAS-S</span> and general subscale of the PANSS (0.19, p<0.05). Social <span class="hlt">PAS-S</span> was related to disability measures (DAS-sv); and academic <span class="hlt">PAS-S</span> showed discriminant validity with most of the variables of social functioning. <span class="hlt">PAS-S</span> did not show association with the total LSP scale (discriminant validity). The Spanish version of the Premorbid Adjustment Scale showed appropriate psychometric properties in patients experiencing a first episode of psychosis and who have a chronic evolution of the illness. Moreover, each domain of the <span class="hlt">PAS-S</span> (social and academic premorbid functioning) showed a differential relationship to other characteristics such as psychotic symptoms, disability</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.osti.gov/biblio/22667241-eruption-candidate-young-star-asassn','SCIGOV-STC'); return false;" href="https://www.osti.gov/biblio/22667241-eruption-candidate-young-star-asassn"><span>THE ERUPTION OF THE CANDIDATE YOUNG STAR ASASSN-15<span class="hlt">QI</span></span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.osti.gov/search">DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)</a></p> <p>Herczeg, Gregory J.; Dong, Subo; Chen, Ping</p> <p></p> <p>Outbursts on young stars are usually interpreted as accretion bursts caused by instabilities in the disk or the star–disk connection. However, some protostellar outbursts may not fit into this framework. In this paper, we analyze optical and near-infrared spectra and photometry to characterize the 2015 outburst of the probable young star ASASSN-15<span class="hlt">qi</span>. The ∼3.5 mag brightening in the V band was sudden, with an unresolved rise time of less than one day. The outburst decayed exponentially by 1 mag for 6 days and then gradually back to the pre-outburst level after 200 days. The outburst is dominated by emission frommore » ∼10,000 K gas. An explosive release of energy accelerated matter from the star in all directions, seen in a spectacular cool, spherical wind with a maximum velocity of 1000 km s{sup −1}. The wind and hot gas both disappeared as the outburst faded and the source returned to its quiescent F-star spectrum. Nebulosity near the star brightened with a delay of 10–20 days. Fluorescent excitation of H{sub 2} is detected in emission from vibrational levels as high as v = 11, also with a possible time delay in flux increase. The mid-infrared spectral energy distribution does not indicate the presence of warm dust emission, though the optical photospheric absorption and CO overtone emission could be related to a gaseous disk. Archival photometry reveals a prior outburst in 1976. Although we speculate about possible causes for this outburst, none of the explanations are compelling.« less</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('http://hdl.handle.net/2060/19780010452','NASA-TRS'); return false;" href="http://hdl.handle.net/2060/19780010452"><span>Over-under double-<span class="hlt">pass</span> interferometer</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://ntrs.nasa.gov/search.jsp">NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)</a></p> <p>Schindler, R. A. (Inventor)</p> <p>1977-01-01</p> <p>An over-under double <span class="hlt">pass</span> interferometer in which the beamsplitter area and thickness can be reduced to conform only with optical flatness considerations was achieved by offsetting the optical center line of one cat's-eye retroreflector relative to the optical center line of the other in order that one split beam be folded into a plane distinct from the other folded split beam. The beamsplitter is made transparent in one area for a first folded beam to be <span class="hlt">passed</span> to a mirror for doubling back and is made totally reflective in another area for the second folded beam to be reflected to a mirror for doubling back. The two beams thus doubled back are combined in the central, beamsplitting area of the beamsplitting and <span class="hlt">passed</span> to a detector. This makes the beamsplitter insensitive to minimum thickness requirements and selection of material.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('http://hdl.handle.net/2060/20080004201','NASA-TRS'); return false;" href="http://hdl.handle.net/2060/20080004201"><span>Over-under double-<span class="hlt">pass</span> interferometer</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://ntrs.nasa.gov/search.jsp">NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)</a></p> <p>Schindler, Rudolf A. (Inventor)</p> <p>1980-01-01</p> <p>An over-under double-<span class="hlt">pass</span> interferometer in which the beamsplitter area and thickness can be reduced to conform only with optical flatness considerations is achieved by offsetting the optical center line of one cat's-eye retroreflector relative to the optical center line of the other in order that one split beam be folded into a plane distinct from the other folded split beam. The beamsplitter is made transparent in one area for a first folded beam to be <span class="hlt">passed</span> to a mirror for doubling back and is made totally reflective in another area for the second folded beam to be reflected to a mirror for doubling back. The two beams thus doubled back are combined in the central, beam-splitting area of the beamsplitter and <span class="hlt">passed</span> to a detector. This makes the beamsplitter insensitive to minimum-thickness requirements and selection of material.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1046332','SCIGOV-STC'); return false;" href="https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1046332"><span>Route-Specific Passage Proportions and Survival <span class="hlt">Rates</span> for Fish <span class="hlt">Passing</span> through John Day Dam, The Dalles Dam, and Bonneville Dam in 2010 and 2011</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.osti.gov/search">DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)</a></p> <p>Ploskey, Gene R.; Weiland, Mark A.; Carlson, Thomas J.</p> <p></p> <p>This report fulfills a request of the U.S. Army Engineer District, Portland, Oregon, to produce an interim report of estimates of route-specific fish passage proportions and survival <span class="hlt">rates</span> for lower Columbia River dams in 2010 and 2011. The estimates are needed to update the Compass Model for the Columbia River Treaty and the new Biological Opinion before detail technical reports are published in late 2012. This report tabulates route-specific fish-passage proportions and survival <span class="hlt">rates</span> for steelhead and Chinook salmon smolts <span class="hlt">passing</span> through various sampled routes at John Day Dam, The Dalles Dam, and Bonneville Dam in 2010 and 2011. Resultsmore » were compiled from analyses of data acquired in spring 2010 and 2011 studies that were specifically designed to estimate dam-passage and forebay-to-tailrace survival <span class="hlt">rates</span>, travel time metrics, and spill passage efficiency, as stipulated by the 2008 Federal Columbia River Power System Biological Opinion and the Columbia Basin Fish Accords. The study designs allowed for estimation of route-specific fish passage proportions and survival <span class="hlt">rates</span> as well as estimation of forebay-passage survival, all of which are summarized herein.« less</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18424174','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18424174"><span>Relationship between oxygen uptake slow component and surface EMG during heavy exercise in humans: influence of pedal <span class="hlt">rate</span>.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Vercruyssen, Fabrice; Missenard, Olivier; Brisswalter, Jeanick</p> <p>2009-08-01</p> <p>The aim of this study was to test the hypothesis that extreme pedal <span class="hlt">rates</span> contributed to the slow component of oxygen uptake (VO(2) SC) in association with changes in surface electromyographic (sEMG) during heavy-cycle exercise. Eight male trained cyclists performed two square-wave transitions at 50 and 110 rpm at a work <span class="hlt">rate</span> that would elicit a VO(2) corresponding to 50% of the difference between peak VO(2) and the ventilatory threshold. Pulmonary gas exchange was measured breath-by-breath and sEMG was obtained from the vastus lateralis and medialis muscles. Integrated EMG flow (<span class="hlt">Qi</span>EMG) and mean power frequency (MPF) were computed. The relative amplitude of the VO(2) SC was significantly higher during the 110-rpm bout (556+/-186 ml min(-1), P<0.05) with compared to the 50-rpm bout (372+/-227 ml min(-1)). <span class="hlt">Qi</span>EMG values increased throughout exercise only during the 110-rpm bout and were associated with the greater amplitude of the VO(2) SC observed for this condition (P<0.05). MPF values remained relatively constant whatever the cycle bout. These findings indicated a VO(2) SC at the two pedal <span class="hlt">rates</span> but the association with sEMG responses was observed only at high pedal <span class="hlt">rate</span>. Possible changes in motor units recruitment pattern, muscle energy turnover and muscle temperature have been suggested to explain the different VO(2) SC to heavy pedal <span class="hlt">rate</span> bouts.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pmcentrez&artid=5205545','PMC'); return false;" href="https://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pmcentrez&artid=5205545"><span>Toward the Reliable Diagnosis of DSM-5 Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder: The Carolina Premenstrual Assessment Scoring System (C-<span class="hlt">PASS</span>)</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pmc">PubMed Central</a></p> <p>Eisenlohr-Moul, Tory A.; Girdler, Susan S.; Schmalenberger, Katja M.; Dawson, Danyelle N.; Surana, Pallavi; Johnson, Jacqueline L.; Rubinow, David R.</p> <p>2016-01-01</p> <p>Objective Despite evidence for the validity of premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD) and its recent inclusion in DSM-5, variable diagnostic practices compromise the construct validity of the diagnosis and threaten the clarity of efforts to understand and treat its underlying pathophysiology. In an effort to hasten and streamline the translation of the new DSM-5 criteria for PMDD into terms compatible with existing research practices, we present the development and initial validation of the Carolina Premenstrual Assessment Scoring System (C-<span class="hlt">PASS</span>). The C-<span class="hlt">PASS</span> is a standardized scoring system for making DSM-5 PMDD diagnoses using 2 or more menstrual cycles of daily symptom <span class="hlt">ratings</span> using the Daily Record of Severity of Problems (DRSP). Method Two hundred women recruited for retrospectively-reported premenstrual emotional symptoms provided 2–4 menstrual cycles of daily symptom <span class="hlt">ratings</span> on the DRSP. Diagnoses were made by expert clinician and the C-<span class="hlt">PASS</span>. Results Agreement of C-<span class="hlt">PASS</span> diagnosis with expert clinical diagnosis was excellent; overall correct classification by the C-<span class="hlt">PASS</span> was estimated at 98%. Consistent with previous evidence, retrospective reports of premenstrual symptom increases were a poor predictor of prospective C-<span class="hlt">PASS</span> diagnosis. Conclusions The C-<span class="hlt">PASS</span> (available as a worksheet, Excel macro, and SAS macro) is a reliable and valid companion protocol to the DRSP that standardizes and streamlines the complex, multilevel diagnosis of DSM-5 PMDD. Consistent use of this robust diagnostic method would result in more clearly-defined, homogeneous samples of women with PMDD, thereby improving the clarity of studies seeking to characterize or treat the underlying pathophysiology of the disorder. PMID:27523500</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23222629','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23222629"><span>Accelerated second-degree nursing students: predictors of graduation and NCLEX-RN first-time <span class="hlt">pass</span> <span class="hlt">rates</span>.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Penprase, Barbara B; Harris, Margaret A</p> <p>2013-01-01</p> <p>It is important to understand and identify factors that affect students' academic performance before entry into a nursing program and as they progress through the program. The authors discuss a study, and its outcomes, that assessed accelerated second-degree nursing students' prenursing and core nursing grades that served to predict their success at completing the nursing program and <span class="hlt">passing</span> NCLEX-RN on first attempt. Strategies were identified to help at-risk students to be successful in the program and with first-time passage of NCLEX-RN.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://eric.ed.gov/?q=jsp&pg=7&id=ED345815','ERIC'); return false;" href="https://eric.ed.gov/?q=jsp&pg=7&id=ED345815"><span><span class="hlt">PASS</span>--Placement/Advisement for Student Success.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.eric.ed.gov/ERICWebPortal/search/extended.jsp?_pageLabel=advanced">ERIC Educational Resources Information Center</a></p> <p>Shreve, Chuck; Wildie, Avace</p> <p></p> <p>In 1985-86, Northern Michigan College (NMC) used funds received from the United States Department of Education to develop a system of assessment, advisement, and placement--Placement/Advisement for Student Success (<span class="hlt">PASS</span>), an integrated system designed to improve student retention. <span class="hlt">PASS</span> currently consists of three components: summer orientation,…</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2014LPICo1791.1118M','NASAADS'); return false;" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2014LPICo1791.1118M"><span>Global HRSC Image Mosaics of Mars: Dodging for High-<span class="hlt">Pass</span> Filtering, Combined with Low-<span class="hlt">Pass</span>-Filtered OMEGA Mosaics</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abstract_service.html">NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)</a></p> <p>McGuire, P. C.; Walter, S. H. G.; van Gasselt, S.; Dumke, A.; Dunker, T.; Gross, C.; Michael, G.; Wendt, L.; Audouard, J.; Ody, A.; Poulet, F.</p> <p>2014-07-01</p> <p>We discuss our approach towards automatically mosaicking hundreds of the HRSC panchromatic or RGB images together. Our best results consist of adding a high-<span class="hlt">pass</span>-filtered HRSC mosaic to a low-<span class="hlt">pass</span>-filtered OMEGA global mosaic.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2014EGUGA..1613906K','NASAADS'); return false;" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2014EGUGA..1613906K"><span>Fish <span class="hlt">pass</span> assessment by remote control: a novel framework for quantifying the hydraulics at fish <span class="hlt">pass</span> entrances</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abstract_service.html">NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)</a></p> <p>Kriechbaumer, Thomas; Blackburn, Kim; Gill, Andrew; Breckon, Toby; Everard, Nick; Wright, Ros; Rivas Casado, Monica</p> <p>2014-05-01</p> <p>Fragmentation of aquatic habitats can lead to the extinction of migratory fish species with severe negative consequences at the ecosystem level and thus opposes the target of good ecological status of rivers defined in the EU Water Framework Directive (WFD). In the UK, the implementation of the EU WFD requires investments in fish <span class="hlt">pass</span> facilities of estimated 532 million GBP (i.e. 639 million Euros) until 2027 to ensure fish passage at around 3,000 barriers considered critical. Hundreds of <span class="hlt">passes</span> have been installed in the past. However, monitoring studies of fish <span class="hlt">passes</span> around the world indicate that on average less than half of the fish attempting to <span class="hlt">pass</span> such facilities are actually successful. There is a need for frameworks that allow the rapid identification of facilities that are biologically effective and those that require enhancement. Although there are many environmental characteristics that can affect fish passage success, past research suggests that variations in hydrodynamic conditions, reflected in water velocities, velocity gradients and turbulences, are the major cues that fish use to seek migration pathways in rivers. This paper presents the first steps taken in the development of a framework for the rapid field-based quantification of the hydraulic conditions downstream of fish <span class="hlt">passes</span> and the assessment of the attractivity of fish <span class="hlt">passes</span> for salmonids and coarse fish in UK rivers. For this purpose, a small-sized remote control platform carrying an acoustic Doppler current profiler (ADCP), a GPS unit, a stereo camera and an inertial measurement unit has been developed. The large amount of data on water velocities and depths measured by the ADCP within relatively short time is used to quantify the spatial and temporal distribution of water velocities. By matching these hydraulic features with known preferences of migratory fish, it is attempted to identify likely migration routes and aggregation areas at barriers as well as hydraulic features that</p> </li> </ol> <div class="pull-right"> <ul class="pagination"> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_1");'>«</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_8");'>8</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_9");'>9</a></li> <li class="active"><span>10</span></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_11");'>11</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_12");'>12</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_25");'>»</a></li> </ul> </div> </div><!-- col-sm-12 --> </div><!-- row --> </div><!-- page_10 --> <div id="page_11" class="hiddenDiv"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-sm-12"> <div class="pull-right"> <ul class="pagination"> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_1");'>«</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_9");'>9</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_10");'>10</a></li> <li class="active"><span>11</span></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_12");'>12</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_13");'>13</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_25");'>»</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> <div class="row"> <div class="col-sm-12"> <ol class="result-class" start="201"> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25990890','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25990890"><span>Comparative effectiveness of quality improvement interventions for pressure ulcer prevention in academic medical centers in the United States.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Padula, William V; Makic, Mary Beth F; Mishra, Manish K; Campbell, Jonathan D; Nair, Kavita V; Wald, Heidi L; Valuck, Robert J</p> <p>2015-06-01</p> <p>Prevention of pressure ulcers, one of the hospital-acquired conditions (HACs) targeted by the 2008 nonpayment policy of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), is a critical issue. This study was conducted to determine the comparative effectiveness of quality improvement (<span class="hlt">QI</span>) interventions associated with reduced hospital-acquired pressure ulcer (HAPU) <span class="hlt">rates</span>. In an quasi-experimental design, interrupted time series analyses were conducted to determine the correlation between HAPU incidence <span class="hlt">rates</span> and adoption of <span class="hlt">QI</span> interventions. Among University HealthSystem Consortium hospitals, 55 academic medical centers were surveyed from September 2007 through February 2012 for adoption patterns of <span class="hlt">QI</span> interventions for pressure ulcer prevention, and hospital-level data for 5,208 pressure ulcer cases were analyzed. Between- and within-hospital reduction significance was tested with t-tests post-CMS policy intervention. Fifty-three (96%) of the 55 hospitals used <span class="hlt">QI</span> interventions for pressure ulcer prevention. The effect size analysis identified five effective interventions that each reduced pressure ulcer <span class="hlt">rates</span> by greater than 1 case per 1,000 patient discharges per quarter: leadership initiatives, visual tools, pressure ulcer staging, skin care, and patient nutrition. The greatest reductions in <span class="hlt">rates</span> occurred earlier in the adoption process (p<.05). Five <span class="hlt">QI</span> interventions had clinically meaningful associations with reduced stage III and IV HAPU incidence <span class="hlt">rates</span> in 55 academic medical centers. These <span class="hlt">QI</span> interventions can be used in support of an evidence-based prevention protocol for pressure ulcers. Hospitals can not only use these findings from this study as part of a <span class="hlt">QI</span> bundle for preventing HAPUs.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2013-title30-vol1/pdf/CFR-2013-title30-vol1-sec57-19018.pdf','CFR2013'); return false;" href="https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2013-title30-vol1/pdf/CFR-2013-title30-vol1-sec57-19018.pdf"><span>30 CFR 57.19018 - Overtravel by-<span class="hlt">pass</span> switches.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/browse/collectionCfr.action?selectedYearFrom=2013&page.go=Go">Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR</a></p> <p></p> <p>2013-07-01</p> <p>... 30 Mineral Resources 1 2013-07-01 2013-07-01 false Overtravel by-<span class="hlt">pass</span> switches. 57.19018 Section... Hoisting Hoists § 57.19018 Overtravel by-<span class="hlt">pass</span> switches. When an overtravel by-<span class="hlt">pass</span> switch is installed, the switch shall function so as to allow the conveyance to be moved through the overtravel position when the...</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2013-title30-vol1/pdf/CFR-2013-title30-vol1-sec56-19018.pdf','CFR2013'); return false;" href="https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2013-title30-vol1/pdf/CFR-2013-title30-vol1-sec56-19018.pdf"><span>30 CFR 56.19018 - Overtravel by-<span class="hlt">pass</span> switches.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/browse/collectionCfr.action?selectedYearFrom=2013&page.go=Go">Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR</a></p> <p></p> <p>2013-07-01</p> <p>... 30 Mineral Resources 1 2013-07-01 2013-07-01 false Overtravel by-<span class="hlt">pass</span> switches. 56.19018 Section... Hoisting Hoists § 56.19018 Overtravel by-<span class="hlt">pass</span> switches. When an overtravel by-<span class="hlt">pass</span> switch is installed, the switch shall function so as to allow the conveyance to be moved through the overtravel position when the...</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2012-title30-vol1/pdf/CFR-2012-title30-vol1-sec57-19018.pdf','CFR2012'); return false;" href="https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2012-title30-vol1/pdf/CFR-2012-title30-vol1-sec57-19018.pdf"><span>30 CFR 57.19018 - Overtravel by-<span class="hlt">pass</span> switches.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/browse/collectionCfr.action?selectedYearFrom=2012&page.go=Go">Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR</a></p> <p></p> <p>2012-07-01</p> <p>... 30 Mineral Resources 1 2012-07-01 2012-07-01 false Overtravel by-<span class="hlt">pass</span> switches. 57.19018 Section... Hoisting Hoists § 57.19018 Overtravel by-<span class="hlt">pass</span> switches. When an overtravel by-<span class="hlt">pass</span> switch is installed, the switch shall function so as to allow the conveyance to be moved through the overtravel position when the...</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2012-title30-vol1/pdf/CFR-2012-title30-vol1-sec56-19018.pdf','CFR2012'); return false;" href="https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2012-title30-vol1/pdf/CFR-2012-title30-vol1-sec56-19018.pdf"><span>30 CFR 56.19018 - Overtravel by-<span class="hlt">pass</span> switches.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/browse/collectionCfr.action?selectedYearFrom=2012&page.go=Go">Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR</a></p> <p></p> <p>2012-07-01</p> <p>... 30 Mineral Resources 1 2012-07-01 2012-07-01 false Overtravel by-<span class="hlt">pass</span> switches. 56.19018 Section... Hoisting Hoists § 56.19018 Overtravel by-<span class="hlt">pass</span> switches. When an overtravel by-<span class="hlt">pass</span> switch is installed, the switch shall function so as to allow the conveyance to be moved through the overtravel position when the...</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2010-title30-vol1/pdf/CFR-2010-title30-vol1-sec57-19018.pdf','CFR'); return false;" href="https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2010-title30-vol1/pdf/CFR-2010-title30-vol1-sec57-19018.pdf"><span>30 CFR 57.19018 - Overtravel by-<span class="hlt">pass</span> switches.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/browse/collectionCfr.action?selectedYearFrom=2010&page.go=Go">Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR</a></p> <p></p> <p>2010-07-01</p> <p>... 30 Mineral Resources 1 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 false Overtravel by-<span class="hlt">pass</span> switches. 57.19018 Section... Hoisting Hoists § 57.19018 Overtravel by-<span class="hlt">pass</span> switches. When an overtravel by-<span class="hlt">pass</span> switch is installed, the switch shall function so as to allow the conveyance to be moved through the overtravel position when the...</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2014-title30-vol1/pdf/CFR-2014-title30-vol1-sec56-19018.pdf','CFR2014'); return false;" href="https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2014-title30-vol1/pdf/CFR-2014-title30-vol1-sec56-19018.pdf"><span>30 CFR 56.19018 - Overtravel by-<span class="hlt">pass</span> switches.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/browse/collectionCfr.action?selectedYearFrom=2014&page.go=Go">Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR</a></p> <p></p> <p>2014-07-01</p> <p>... 30 Mineral Resources 1 2014-07-01 2014-07-01 false Overtravel by-<span class="hlt">pass</span> switches. 56.19018 Section... Hoisting Hoists § 56.19018 Overtravel by-<span class="hlt">pass</span> switches. When an overtravel by-<span class="hlt">pass</span> switch is installed, the switch shall function so as to allow the conveyance to be moved through the overtravel position when the...</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2014-title30-vol1/pdf/CFR-2014-title30-vol1-sec57-19018.pdf','CFR2014'); return false;" href="https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2014-title30-vol1/pdf/CFR-2014-title30-vol1-sec57-19018.pdf"><span>30 CFR 57.19018 - Overtravel by-<span class="hlt">pass</span> switches.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/browse/collectionCfr.action?selectedYearFrom=2014&page.go=Go">Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR</a></p> <p></p> <p>2014-07-01</p> <p>... 30 Mineral Resources 1 2014-07-01 2014-07-01 false Overtravel by-<span class="hlt">pass</span> switches. 57.19018 Section... Hoisting Hoists § 57.19018 Overtravel by-<span class="hlt">pass</span> switches. When an overtravel by-<span class="hlt">pass</span> switch is installed, the switch shall function so as to allow the conveyance to be moved through the overtravel position when the...</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2011-title30-vol1/pdf/CFR-2011-title30-vol1-sec57-19018.pdf','CFR2011'); return false;" href="https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2011-title30-vol1/pdf/CFR-2011-title30-vol1-sec57-19018.pdf"><span>30 CFR 57.19018 - Overtravel by-<span class="hlt">pass</span> switches.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/browse/collectionCfr.action?selectedYearFrom=2011&page.go=Go">Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR</a></p> <p></p> <p>2011-07-01</p> <p>... 30 Mineral Resources 1 2011-07-01 2011-07-01 false Overtravel by-<span class="hlt">pass</span> switches. 57.19018 Section... Hoisting Hoists § 57.19018 Overtravel by-<span class="hlt">pass</span> switches. When an overtravel by-<span class="hlt">pass</span> switch is installed, the switch shall function so as to allow the conveyance to be moved through the overtravel position when the...</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2011-title30-vol1/pdf/CFR-2011-title30-vol1-sec56-19018.pdf','CFR2011'); return false;" href="https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2011-title30-vol1/pdf/CFR-2011-title30-vol1-sec56-19018.pdf"><span>30 CFR 56.19018 - Overtravel by-<span class="hlt">pass</span> switches.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/browse/collectionCfr.action?selectedYearFrom=2011&page.go=Go">Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR</a></p> <p></p> <p>2011-07-01</p> <p>... 30 Mineral Resources 1 2011-07-01 2011-07-01 false Overtravel by-<span class="hlt">pass</span> switches. 56.19018 Section... Hoisting Hoists § 56.19018 Overtravel by-<span class="hlt">pass</span> switches. When an overtravel by-<span class="hlt">pass</span> switch is installed, the switch shall function so as to allow the conveyance to be moved through the overtravel position when the...</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2010-title30-vol1/pdf/CFR-2010-title30-vol1-sec56-19018.pdf','CFR'); return false;" href="https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2010-title30-vol1/pdf/CFR-2010-title30-vol1-sec56-19018.pdf"><span>30 CFR 56.19018 - Overtravel by-<span class="hlt">pass</span> switches.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/browse/collectionCfr.action?selectedYearFrom=2010&page.go=Go">Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR</a></p> <p></p> <p>2010-07-01</p> <p>... 30 Mineral Resources 1 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 false Overtravel by-<span class="hlt">pass</span> switches. 56.19018 Section... Hoisting Hoists § 56.19018 Overtravel by-<span class="hlt">pass</span> switches. When an overtravel by-<span class="hlt">pass</span> switch is installed, the switch shall function so as to allow the conveyance to be moved through the overtravel position when the...</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2015SPIE.9472E..08W','NASAADS'); return false;" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2015SPIE.9472E..08W"><span>Multi-<span class="hlt">pass</span> encoding of hyperspectral imagery with spectral quality control</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abstract_service.html">NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)</a></p> <p>Wasson, Steven; Walker, William</p> <p>2015-05-01</p> <p>Multi-<span class="hlt">pass</span> encoding is a technique employed in the field of video compression that maximizes the quality of an encoded video sequence within the constraints of a specified bit <span class="hlt">rate</span>. This paper presents research where multi-<span class="hlt">pass</span> encoding is extended to the field of hyperspectral image compression. Unlike video, which is primarily intended to be viewed by a human observer, hyperspectral imagery is processed by computational algorithms that generally attempt to classify the pixel spectra within the imagery. As such, these algorithms are more sensitive to distortion in the spectral dimension of the image than they are to perceptual distortion in the spatial dimension. The compression algorithm developed for this research, which uses the Karhunen-Loeve transform for spectral decorrelation followed by a modified H.264/Advanced Video Coding (AVC) encoder, maintains a user-specified spectral quality level while maximizing the compression ratio throughout the encoding process. The compression performance may be considered near-lossless in certain scenarios. For qualitative purposes, this paper presents the performance of the compression algorithm for several Airborne Visible/Infrared Imaging Spectrometer (AVIRIS) and Hyperion datasets using spectral angle as the spectral quality assessment function. Specifically, the compression performance is illustrated in the form of <span class="hlt">rate</span>-distortion curves that plot spectral angle versus bits per pixel per band (bpppb).</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25269598','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25269598"><span>Update of the Preventive Antibiotics in Stroke Study (<span class="hlt">PASS</span>): statistical analysis plan.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Westendorp, Willeke F; Vermeij, Jan-Dirk; Dippel, Diederik W J; Dijkgraaf, Marcel G W; van der Poll, Tom; Prins, Jan M; Vermeij, Frederique H; Roos, Yvo B W E M; Brouwer, Matthijs C; Zwinderman, Aeilko H; van de Beek, Diederik; Nederkoorn, Paul J</p> <p>2014-10-01</p> <p>Infections occur in 30% of stroke patients and are associated with unfavorable outcomes. Preventive antibiotic therapy lowers the infection <span class="hlt">rate</span> after stroke, but the effect of preventive antibiotic treatment on functional outcome in patients with stroke is unknown. The <span class="hlt">PASS</span> is a multicenter, prospective, phase three, randomized, open-label, blinded end-point (PROBE) trial of preventive antibiotic therapy in acute stroke. Patients are randomly assigned to either ceftriaxone at a dose of 2 g, given every 24 h intravenously for 4 days, in addition to standard stroke-unit care, or standard stroke-unit care without preventive antibiotic therapy. The aim of this study is to assess whether preventive antibiotic treatment improves functional outcome at 3 months by preventing infections. This paper presents in detail the statistical analysis plan (SAP) of the Preventive Antibiotics in Stroke Study (<span class="hlt">PASS</span>) and was submitted while the investigators were still blinded for all outcomes. The primary outcome is the score on the modified Rankin Scale (mRS), assessed by ordinal logistic regression analysis according to a proportional odds model. Secondary analysis of the primary outcome is the score on the mRS dichotomized as a favorable outcome (mRS 0 to 2) versus unfavorable outcome (mRS 3 to 6). Secondary outcome measures are death <span class="hlt">rate</span> at discharge and 3 months, infection <span class="hlt">rate</span> during hospital admission, length of hospital admission, volume of post-stroke care, use of antibiotics during hospital stay, quality-adjusted life years and costs. Complications of treatment, serious adverse events (SAEs) and suspected unexpected serious adverse reactions (SUSARs) are reported as safety outcomes. The data from <span class="hlt">PASS</span> will establish whether preventive antibiotic therapy in acute stroke improves functional outcome by preventing infection and will be analyzed according to this pre-specified SAP. Current controlled trials; ISRCTN66140176. Date of registration: 6 April 2010.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21986097','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21986097"><span>Establishing <span class="hlt">pass</span>/fail criteria for bronchoscopy performance.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Konge, Lars; Clementsen, Paul; Larsen, Klaus Richter; Arendrup, Henrik; Buchwald, Christian; Ringsted, Charlotte</p> <p>2012-01-01</p> <p>Several tools have been created to assess competence in bronchoscopy. However, educational guidelines still use an arbitrary number of performed procedures to decide when basic competency is acquired. The purpose of this study was to define <span class="hlt">pass</span>/fail scores for two bronchoscopy assessment tools, and investigate how these scores relate to physicians' experience regarding the number of bronchoscopy procedures performed. We studied two assessment tools and used two standard setting methods to create cut scores: the contrasting-groups method and the extended Angoff method. In the first we compared bronchoscopy performance scores of 14 novices with the scores of 14 experienced consultants to find the score that best discriminated between the two groups. In the second we asked an expert group of 7 experienced bronchoscopists to judge how a borderline trainee would perform on each item of the test. Using the contrasting-groups method we found a standard that would fail all novices and <span class="hlt">pass</span> all consultants. A clear <span class="hlt">pass</span> related to prior experience of 75 procedures. The consequences of using the extended Angoff method were also acceptable: all trainees who had performed less than 50 bronchoscopies failed the test and all consultants <span class="hlt">passed</span>. A clear <span class="hlt">pass</span> related to 80 procedures. Our proposed <span class="hlt">pass</span>/fail scores for these two methods seem appropriate in terms of consequences. Prior experience with the performance of 75 and 80 bronchoscopies, respectively, seemed to ensure basic competency. In the future objective assessment tools could become an important aid in the certification of physicians performing bronchoscopies. Copyright © 2011 S. Karger AG, Basel.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA456230','DTIC-ST'); return false;" href="http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA456230"><span>North Texas Sediment Budget: Sabine <span class="hlt">Pass</span> to San Luis <span class="hlt">Pass</span></span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.dtic.mil/">DTIC Science & Technology</a></p> <p></p> <p>2006-09-01</p> <p>concrete units have been placed over sand-filled fabric tube . .......................................33 Figure 28. Sand-filled fabric tubes protecting...system UTM Zone 15, NAD 83 Longshore drift directions King (in preparation) Based on wave hindcast statistics and limited buoy data Rollover <span class="hlt">Pass</span>...along with descriptions of the jetties and limited geographic coordinate data1 (Figure 18). The original velum or Mylar sheets from which the report</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1130555','SCIGOV-STC'); return false;" href="https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1130555"><span>Feasibility of Tidal and Ocean Current Energy in False <span class="hlt">Pass</span>, Aleutian Islands, Alaska final report</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.osti.gov/search">DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)</a></p> <p>Wright, Bruce Albert</p> <p></p> <p> electrical data, the Project Team developed a conceptual tidal energy project design utilizing ORPC’s TidGen® Power System. While the Project Team has not committed to ORPC technology for future development of a False <span class="hlt">Pass</span> project, this conceptual design was critical to informing the Project’s economic analysis. The results showed that power from a tidal energy project could be provided to the City of False at a <span class="hlt">rate</span> at or below the cost of diesel generated electricity and sold to commercial customers at <span class="hlt">rates</span> competitive with current market <span class="hlt">rates</span>, providing a stable, flat priced, environmentally sound alternative to the diesel generation currently utilized for energy in the community. The Project Team concluded that with additional grants and private investment a tidal energy project at False <span class="hlt">Pass</span> is well-positioned to be the first tidal energy project to be developed in Alaska, and the first tidal energy project to be interconnected to an isolated micro grid in the world. A viable project will be a model for similar projects in coastal Alaska.« less</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.afdc.energy.gov/fueleconomy/animations/hybrids/fullhybrid/fullhybridpassing.html','SCIGOVWS'); return false;" href="https://www.afdc.energy.gov/fueleconomy/animations/hybrids/fullhybrid/fullhybridpassing.html"><span>Full Hybrid: <span class="hlt">Passing</span></span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.science.gov/aboutsearch.html">Science.gov Websites</a></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p>additional power is needed, the gasoline engine and electric motor <em>are</em> both used to propel the vehicle. Go to , power split device, and electric motor visible while <span class="hlt">passing</span> another vehicle. There <em>are</em> purple arrows flowing from the generator to the electric motor to the power split device to the front wheels. There <em>are</em></p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24617226','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24617226"><span>[Impacts on chronic fatigue syndrome of <span class="hlt">qi</span> deficiency syndrome and T cell subgroups in patients treated with acupuncture at selective time].</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Ling, Jia-Yan; Shen, Lin; Liu, Qing; Wang, Ling-Yun</p> <p>2013-12-01</p> <p>To verify the clinical efficacy on chronic fatigue syndrome of <span class="hlt">qi</span> deficiency syndrome treated with acupuncture at selective time and explore the effect mechanism. Eighty patients were randomized into a selective-time-acupuncture group and an acupuncture group, 40 cases in each one. Qihai (CV 6), Guanyuan (CV 4), Hegu (LI 4), Taichong (LR 3), Sanyinjiao (SP 6) and Zusanli (ST 36) were selected in the two groups. In the selective-time-acupuncture group, acupuncture was used at 9:00am to 11:00am. In the acupuncture group, acupuncture was used at any time except in the range from 9:00am to 11:00am. No any manipulation was applied after the arrival of needling sensation. The treatment was given once every day, 10 day treatment made one session and two sessions of treatment were required. The fatigue scale was adopted to evaluate the efficacy before and after treatment in the patients of the two groups. The ratios among CD3+, CD4+ and CD8+ T cells in the peripheral blood were detected before ad b a after treatment. In the acupuncture group, the total score of fatigue and the score of physical fatigue were reduced after treatment as compared with those before treatment (all P<0.05). In the selective-time -acupuncture group, the total score of fatigue, the s core of physical fatigue and the score of mental fatigue after treatment were reduced obviously as compared with those hefore treatment (all P<0. 01). The improvements in the scores of the selective-time-acupuncture group were superior to the acupuncture group (all P<0. 05). The ratio of CD3+ and CD8+ T cells was increased obviously after treatment in the two groups (all P<0. 05) and the ratio of CD4+ and CD8+ T cells was reduced obviously in the selective-time-acupuncture group (P<0. 05), which was better than that in the acupuncture group (all P<0.05). The total effective <span class="hlt">rate</span> was 95.0% (38/40) in the selective-time-acupuncture group, which was better than 80.0% (32/40) in the acupuncture group (P<0.05). The</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2010-title47-vol1/pdf/CFR-2010-title47-vol1-sec6-9.pdf','CFR'); return false;" href="https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2010-title47-vol1/pdf/CFR-2010-title47-vol1-sec6-9.pdf"><span>47 CFR 6.9 - Information <span class="hlt">pass</span> through.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/browse/collectionCfr.action?selectedYearFrom=2010&page.go=Go">Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR</a></p> <p></p> <p>2010-10-01</p> <p>... achievable. In particular, signal compression technologies shall not remove information needed for access or... 47 Telecommunication 1 2010-10-01 2010-10-01 false Information <span class="hlt">pass</span> through. 6.9 Section 6.9... Entities Do? § 6.9 Information <span class="hlt">pass</span> through. 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§ 7.9 Information <span class="hlt">pass</span>...</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26973736','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26973736"><span>Factors Associated with First-<span class="hlt">Pass</span> Success in Pediatric Intubation in the Emergency Department.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Goto, Tadahiro; Gibo, Koichiro; Hagiwara, Yusuke; Okubo, Masashi; Brown, David F M; Brown, Calvin A; Hasegawa, Kohei</p> <p>2016-03-01</p> <p>The objective of this study was to investigate the factors associated with first-<span class="hlt">pass</span> success in pediatric intubation in the emergency department (ED). We analyzed the data from two multicenter prospective studies of ED intubation in 17 EDs between April 2010 and September 2014. The studies prospectively measured patient's age, sex, principal indication for intubation, methods (e.g., rapid sequence intubation [RSI]), devices, and intubator's level of training and specialty. To evaluate independent predictors of first-<span class="hlt">pass</span> success, we fit logistic regression model with generalized estimating equations. In the sensitivity analysis, we repeated the analysis in children <10 years. A total of 293 children aged ≤18 years who underwent ED intubation were eligible for the analysis. The overall first-<span class="hlt">pass</span> success <span class="hlt">rate</span> was 60% (95%CI [54%-66%]). In the multivariable model, age ≥10 years (adjusted odds ratio [aOR], 2.45; 95% CI [1.23-4.87]), use of RSI (aOR, 2.17; 95% CI [1.31-3.57]), and intubation attempt by an emergency physician (aOR, 3.21; 95% CI [1.78-5.83]) were significantly associated with a higher chance of first-<span class="hlt">pass</span> success. Likewise, in the sensitivity analysis, the use of RSI (aOR, 3.05; 95% CI [1.63-5.70]), and intubation attempt by an emergency physician (aOR, 4.08; 95% CI [1.92-8.63]) were significantly associated with a higher chance of first-<span class="hlt">pass</span> success. Based on two large multicenter prospective studies of ED airway management, we found that older age, use of RSI, and intubation by emergency physicians were the independent predictors of a higher chance of first-<span class="hlt">pass</span> success in children. Our findings should facilitate investigations to develop optimal airway management strategies in critically-ill children in the ED.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20393361','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20393361"><span>The effect of Medicaid wage <span class="hlt">pass</span>-through programs on the wages of direct care workers.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Baughman, Reagan A; Smith, Kristin</p> <p>2010-05-01</p> <p>Despite growing demand for nursing and home health care as the US population ages, compensation levels in the low-skill nursing labor market that provides the bulk of long-term care remain quite low. The challenge facing providers of long-term care is that Medicaid reimbursement <span class="hlt">rates</span> for nursing home and home health care severely restrict the wage growth that is necessary to attract workers, resulting in high turnover and labor shortages. Almost half of US states have responded by enacting "<span class="hlt">pass</span>-through" provisions in their Medicaid programs, channeling additional long-term care funding directly to compensation of lower-skill nursing workers. We test the effect of Medicaid wage <span class="hlt">pass</span>-through programs on hourly wages for direct care workers. We estimate several specifications of wage models using employment data from the 1996 and 2001 panels of the Survey of Income and Program Participation for nursing, home health, and personal care aides. The effect of <span class="hlt">pass</span>-through programs is identified by an indicator variable for states with programs; 20 states adopted <span class="hlt">pass</span>-throughs during the sample period. Workers in states with <span class="hlt">pass</span>-through programs earn as much as 12% more per hour than workers in other states after those programs are implemented. Medicaid wage <span class="hlt">pass</span>-through programs appear to be a viable policy option for raising compensation levels of direct care workers, with an eye toward improving recruitment and retention in long-term care settings.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2008ITEIS.128..919O','NASAADS'); return false;" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2008ITEIS.128..919O"><span>Static Noise Margin Enhancement by Flex-<span class="hlt">Pass</span>-Gate SRAM</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abstract_service.html">NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)</a></p> <p>O'Uchi, Shin-Ichi; Masahara, Meishoku; Sakamoto, Kunihiro; Endo, Kazuhiko; Liu, Yungxun; Matsukawa, Takashi; Sekigawa, Toshihiro; Koike, Hanpei; Suzuki, Eiichi</p> <p></p> <p>A Flex-<span class="hlt">Pass</span>-Gate SRAM, i.e. a fin-type-field-effect-transistor- (FinFET-) based SRAM, is proposed to enhance noise margin during both read and write operations. In its cell, the flip-flop is composed of usual three-terminal- (3T-) FinFETs while <span class="hlt">pass</span> gates are composed of four-terminal- (4T-) FinFETs. The 4T-FinFETs enable to adopt a dynamic threshold-voltage control in the <span class="hlt">pass</span> gates. During a write operation, the threshold voltage of the <span class="hlt">pass</span> gates is lowered to enhance the writing speed and stability. During the read operation, on the other hand, the threshold voltage is raised to enhance the static noise margin. An asymmetric-oxide 4T-FinFET is helpful to manage the leakage current through the <span class="hlt">pass</span> gate. In this paper, a design strategy of the <span class="hlt">pass</span> gate with an asymmetric gate oxide is considered, and a TCAD-based Monte Carlo simulation reveals that the Flex-<span class="hlt">Pass</span>-Gate SRAM based on that design strategy is expected to be effective in half-pitch 32-nm technology for low-standby-power (LSTP) applications, even taking into account the variability in the device performance.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2010-title12-vol5/pdf/CFR-2010-title12-vol5-sec560-32.pdf','CFR'); return false;" href="https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2010-title12-vol5/pdf/CFR-2010-title12-vol5-sec560-32.pdf"><span>12 CFR 560.32 - <span class="hlt">Pass</span>-through investments.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/browse/collectionCfr.action?selectedYearFrom=2010&page.go=Go">Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR</a></p> <p></p> <p>2010-01-01</p> <p>... 12 Banks and Banking 5 2010-01-01 2010-01-01 false <span class="hlt">Pass</span>-through investments. 560.32 Section 560.32 Banks and Banking OFFICE OF THRIFT SUPERVISION, DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY LENDING AND INVESTMENT Lending and Investment Powers for Federal Savings Associations § 560.32 <span class="hlt">Pass</span>-through investments. (a) A...</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2011-title12-vol5/pdf/CFR-2011-title12-vol5-sec560-32.pdf','CFR2011'); return false;" href="https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2011-title12-vol5/pdf/CFR-2011-title12-vol5-sec560-32.pdf"><span>12 CFR 560.32 - <span class="hlt">Pass</span>-through investments.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/browse/collectionCfr.action?selectedYearFrom=2011&page.go=Go">Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR</a></p> <p></p> <p>2011-01-01</p> <p>... 12 Banks and Banking 5 2011-01-01 2011-01-01 false <span class="hlt">Pass</span>-through investments. 560.32 Section 560.32 Banks and Banking OFFICE OF THRIFT SUPERVISION, DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY LENDING AND INVESTMENT Lending and Investment Powers for Federal Savings Associations § 560.32 <span class="hlt">Pass</span>-through investments. (a) A...</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2013-title49-vol5/pdf/CFR-2013-title49-vol5-sec383-135.pdf','CFR2013'); return false;" href="https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2013-title49-vol5/pdf/CFR-2013-title49-vol5-sec383-135.pdf"><span>49 CFR 383.135 - <span class="hlt">Passing</span> knowledge and skills tests.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/browse/collectionCfr.action?selectedYearFrom=2013&page.go=Go">Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR</a></p> <p></p> <p>2013-10-01</p> <p>... 49 Transportation 5 2013-10-01 2013-10-01 false <span class="hlt">Passing</span> knowledge and skills tests. 383.135... COMMERCIAL DRIVER'S LICENSE STANDARDS; REQUIREMENTS AND PENALTIES Tests § 383.135 <span class="hlt">Passing</span> knowledge and skills tests. (a) Knowledge tests. (1) To achieve a <span class="hlt">passing</span> score on each of the knowledge tests, a...</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2011-title49-vol5/pdf/CFR-2011-title49-vol5-sec383-135.pdf','CFR2011'); return false;" href="https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2011-title49-vol5/pdf/CFR-2011-title49-vol5-sec383-135.pdf"><span>49 CFR 383.135 - <span class="hlt">Passing</span> knowledge and skills tests.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/browse/collectionCfr.action?selectedYearFrom=2011&page.go=Go">Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR</a></p> <p></p> <p>2011-10-01</p> <p>... 49 Transportation 5 2011-10-01 2011-10-01 false <span class="hlt">Passing</span> knowledge and skills tests. 383.135... COMMERCIAL DRIVER'S LICENSE STANDARDS; REQUIREMENTS AND PENALTIES Tests § 383.135 <span class="hlt">Passing</span> knowledge and skills tests. (a) Knowledge tests. (1) To achieve a <span class="hlt">passing</span> score on each of the knowledge tests, a...</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2014-title49-vol5/pdf/CFR-2014-title49-vol5-sec383-135.pdf','CFR2014'); return false;" href="https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2014-title49-vol5/pdf/CFR-2014-title49-vol5-sec383-135.pdf"><span>49 CFR 383.135 - <span class="hlt">Passing</span> knowledge and skills tests.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/browse/collectionCfr.action?selectedYearFrom=2014&page.go=Go">Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR</a></p> <p></p> <p>2014-10-01</p> <p>... 49 Transportation 5 2014-10-01 2014-10-01 false <span class="hlt">Passing</span> knowledge and skills tests. 383.135... COMMERCIAL DRIVER'S LICENSE STANDARDS; REQUIREMENTS AND PENALTIES Tests § 383.135 <span class="hlt">Passing</span> knowledge and skills tests. (a) Knowledge tests. (1) To achieve a <span class="hlt">passing</span> score on each of the knowledge tests, a...</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2013-title40-vol26/pdf/CFR-2013-title40-vol26-sec205-171-8.pdf','CFR2013'); return false;" href="https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2013-title40-vol26/pdf/CFR-2013-title40-vol26-sec205-171-8.pdf"><span>40 CFR 205.171-8 - <span class="hlt">Passing</span> or failing under SEA.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/browse/collectionCfr.action?selectedYearFrom=2013&page.go=Go">Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR</a></p> <p></p> <p>2013-07-01</p> <p>... 40 Protection of Environment 26 2013-07-01 2013-07-01 false <span class="hlt">Passing</span> or failing under SEA. 205.171... <span class="hlt">Passing</span> or failing under SEA. (a) A failing exhaust system is one which, when installed on any motorcycle... equal to the number in Column A, the sample <span class="hlt">passes</span>. (c) <span class="hlt">Pass</span> or failure of a SEA takes place when a...</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2014-title40-vol25/pdf/CFR-2014-title40-vol25-sec205-171-8.pdf','CFR2014'); return false;" href="https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2014-title40-vol25/pdf/CFR-2014-title40-vol25-sec205-171-8.pdf"><span>40 CFR 205.171-8 - <span class="hlt">Passing</span> or failing under SEA.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/browse/collectionCfr.action?selectedYearFrom=2014&page.go=Go">Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR</a></p> <p></p> <p>2014-07-01</p> <p>... 40 Protection of Environment 25 2014-07-01 2014-07-01 false <span class="hlt">Passing</span> or failing under SEA. 205.171... <span class="hlt">Passing</span> or failing under SEA. (a) A failing exhaust system is one which, when installed on any motorcycle... equal to the number in Column A, the sample <span class="hlt">passes</span>. (c) <span class="hlt">Pass</span> or failure of a SEA takes place when a...</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2010-title40-vol24/pdf/CFR-2010-title40-vol24-sec205-171-8.pdf','CFR'); return false;" href="https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2010-title40-vol24/pdf/CFR-2010-title40-vol24-sec205-171-8.pdf"><span>40 CFR 205.171-8 - <span class="hlt">Passing</span> or failing under SEA.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/browse/collectionCfr.action?selectedYearFrom=2010&page.go=Go">Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR</a></p> <p></p> <p>2010-07-01</p> <p>... 40 Protection of Environment 24 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 false <span class="hlt">Passing</span> or failing under SEA. 205.171... <span class="hlt">Passing</span> or failing under SEA. (a) A failing exhaust system is one which, when installed on any motorcycle... equal to the number in Column A, the sample <span class="hlt">passes</span>. (c) <span class="hlt">Pass</span> or failure of a SEA takes place when a...</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2011-title40-vol25/pdf/CFR-2011-title40-vol25-sec205-171-8.pdf','CFR2011'); return false;" href="https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2011-title40-vol25/pdf/CFR-2011-title40-vol25-sec205-171-8.pdf"><span>40 CFR 205.171-8 - <span class="hlt">Passing</span> or failing under SEA.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/browse/collectionCfr.action?selectedYearFrom=2011&page.go=Go">Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR</a></p> <p></p> <p>2011-07-01</p> <p>... 40 Protection of Environment 25 2011-07-01 2011-07-01 false <span class="hlt">Passing</span> or failing under SEA. 205.171... <span class="hlt">Passing</span> or failing under SEA. (a) A failing exhaust system is one which, when installed on any motorcycle... equal to the number in Column A, the sample <span class="hlt">passes</span>. (c) <span class="hlt">Pass</span> or failure of a SEA takes place when a...</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22139308','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22139308"><span>Using quality improvement to promote breast-feeding in a local health department.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Wright, Sarah S; Lea, C Suzanne; Holloman, Roxanne; Cornett, Amanda; Harrison, Lisa Macon; Randolph, Greg D</p> <p>2012-01-01</p> <p>In 2008, breast-feeding initiation and continuation <span class="hlt">rates</span> in Beaufort County, North Carolina, were lower than statewide <span class="hlt">rates</span>. A quality improvement (<span class="hlt">QI</span>) project was initiated to increase breast-feeding <span class="hlt">rates</span> by enhancing the overall environment that supports breast-feeding at the Beaufort County Health Department. This case study describes one of the first <span class="hlt">QI</span> initiatives implemented through the North Carolina Center for Public Health Quality <span class="hlt">QI</span> training program, conducted in 2009. The aim of this project was to improve the health and wellness of mothers and infants in Beaufort County by promoting breast-feeding among Beaufort County Health Department Women, Infants and Children (WIC) clients. Using <span class="hlt">QI</span> tools, 4 new approaches to breast-feeding promotion were tested and implemented: creating a nurturing location to breast-feed while at the health department, actively telephoning new mothers to provide breast-feeding support, incentivizing adoption of educational messages by providing a breast-feeding tote bag, and promoting new WIC food packages. These enhancements involved staff in <span class="hlt">QI</span> planning and implementation and correlated with improved breast-feeding initiation for WIC clients during the year following project completion.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2011-title36-vol1/pdf/CFR-2011-title36-vol1-sec13-918.pdf','CFR2011'); return false;" href="https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2011-title36-vol1/pdf/CFR-2011-title36-vol1-sec13-918.pdf"><span>36 CFR 13.918 - Sable <span class="hlt">Pass</span> Wildlife Viewing Area.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/browse/collectionCfr.action?selectedYearFrom=2011&page.go=Go">Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR</a></p> <p></p> <p>2011-07-01</p> <p>... 36 Parks, Forests, and Public Property 1 2011-07-01 2011-07-01 false Sable <span class="hlt">Pass</span> Wildlife Viewing... Preserve General Provisions § 13.918 Sable <span class="hlt">Pass</span> Wildlife Viewing Area. (a) Entry into the Sable <span class="hlt">Pass</span> Wildlife Viewing Area is prohibited from May 1 to September 30 unless authorized by the Superintendent. (b...</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2012-title36-vol1/pdf/CFR-2012-title36-vol1-sec13-918.pdf','CFR2012'); return false;" href="https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2012-title36-vol1/pdf/CFR-2012-title36-vol1-sec13-918.pdf"><span>36 CFR 13.918 - Sable <span class="hlt">Pass</span> Wildlife Viewing Area.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/browse/collectionCfr.action?selectedYearFrom=2012&page.go=Go">Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR</a></p> <p></p> <p>2012-07-01</p> <p>... 36 Parks, Forests, and Public Property 1 2012-07-01 2012-07-01 false Sable <span class="hlt">Pass</span> Wildlife Viewing... Preserve General Provisions § 13.918 Sable <span class="hlt">Pass</span> Wildlife Viewing Area. (a) Entry into the Sable <span class="hlt">Pass</span> Wildlife Viewing Area is prohibited from May 1 to September 30 unless authorized by the Superintendent. (b...</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2010-title36-vol1/pdf/CFR-2010-title36-vol1-sec13-918.pdf','CFR'); return false;" href="https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2010-title36-vol1/pdf/CFR-2010-title36-vol1-sec13-918.pdf"><span>36 CFR 13.918 - Sable <span class="hlt">Pass</span> Wildlife Viewing Area.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/browse/collectionCfr.action?selectedYearFrom=2010&page.go=Go">Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR</a></p> <p></p> <p>2010-07-01</p> <p>... 36 Parks, Forests, and Public Property 1 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 false Sable <span class="hlt">Pass</span> Wildlife Viewing... Preserve General Provisions § 13.918 Sable <span class="hlt">Pass</span> Wildlife Viewing Area. (a) Entry into the Sable <span class="hlt">Pass</span> Wildlife Viewing Area is prohibited from May 1 to September 30 unless authorized by the Superintendent. (b...</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2014-title36-vol1/pdf/CFR-2014-title36-vol1-sec13-918.pdf','CFR2014'); return false;" href="https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2014-title36-vol1/pdf/CFR-2014-title36-vol1-sec13-918.pdf"><span>36 CFR 13.918 - Sable <span class="hlt">Pass</span> Wildlife Viewing Area.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/browse/collectionCfr.action?selectedYearFrom=2014&page.go=Go">Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR</a></p> <p></p> <p>2014-07-01</p> <p>... 36 Parks, Forests, and Public Property 1 2014-07-01 2014-07-01 false Sable <span class="hlt">Pass</span> Wildlife Viewing... Preserve General Provisions § 13.918 Sable <span class="hlt">Pass</span> Wildlife Viewing Area. (a) Entry into the Sable <span class="hlt">Pass</span> Wildlife Viewing Area is prohibited from May 1 to September 30 unless authorized by the Superintendent. 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Preserve General Provisions § 13.918 Sable <span class="hlt">Pass</span> Wildlife Viewing Area. (a) Entry into the Sable <span class="hlt">Pass</span> Wildlife Viewing Area is prohibited from May 1 to September 30 unless authorized by the Superintendent. (b...</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('http://hdl.handle.net/2060/20080004869','NASA-TRS'); return false;" href="http://hdl.handle.net/2060/20080004869"><span>Multi-<span class="hlt">pass</span> light amplifier</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://ntrs.nasa.gov/search.jsp">NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)</a></p> <p>Plaessmann, Henry (Inventor); Grossman, William M. (Inventor); Olson, Todd E. (Inventor)</p> <p>1996-01-01</p> <p>A multiple-<span class="hlt">pass</span> laser amplifier that uses optical focusing between subsequent <span class="hlt">passes</span> through a single gain medium so that a reproducibly stable beam size is achieved within the gain region. A resonator or a White Cell cavity is provided, including two or more mirrors (planar or curvilinearly shaped) facing each other along a resonator axis and an optical gain medium positioned on a resonator axis between the mirrors or adjacent to one of the mirrors. In a first embodiment, two curvilinear mirrors, which may include adjacent lenses, are configured so that a light beam <span class="hlt">passing</span> through the gain medium and incident on the first mirror is reflected by that mirror toward the second mirror in a direction approximately parallel to the resonator axis. A light beam translator, such as an optical flat of transparent material, is positioned to translate this light beam by a controllable amount toward or away from the resonator axis for each <span class="hlt">pass</span> of the light beam through the translator. A second embodiment uses two curvilinear mirrors and one planar mirror, with a gain medium positioned in the optical path between each curvilinear mirror and the planar mirror. A third embodiment uses two curvilinear mirrors and two planar mirrors, with a gain medium positioned adjacent to a planar mirror. A fourth embodiment uses a curvilinear mirror and three planar mirrors, with a gain medium positioned adjacent to a planar mirror. A fourth embodiment uses four planar mirrors and a focusing lens system, with a gain medium positioned between the four mirrors. A fifth embodiment uses first and second planar mirrors, a focusing lens system and a third mirror that may be planar or curvilinear, with a gain medium positioned adjacent to the third mirror. A sixth embodiment uses two planar mirrors and a curvilinear mirror and a fourth mirror that may be planar or curvilinear, with a gain medium positioned adjacent to the fourth mirror. In a seventh embodiment, first and second mirrors face a third</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2010-title33-vol1/pdf/CFR-2010-title33-vol1-sec80-825.pdf','CFR'); return false;" href="https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2010-title33-vol1/pdf/CFR-2010-title33-vol1-sec80-825.pdf"><span>33 CFR 80.825 - Mississippi <span class="hlt">Passes</span>, LA.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/browse/collectionCfr.action?selectedYearFrom=2010&page.go=Go">Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR</a></p> <p></p> <p>2010-07-01</p> <p>... 28°54.5′ N., longitude 89°26.1′ W. (d) A line drawn from Mississippi River South <span class="hlt">Pass</span> East Jetty Light 4 to Mississippi River South <span class="hlt">Pass</span> West Jetty Light; thence following the general trend of the... general trend of the seaward, highwater shoreline in a southwesterly direction to Mississippi River...</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2011-title33-vol1/pdf/CFR-2011-title33-vol1-sec80-825.pdf','CFR2011'); return false;" href="https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2011-title33-vol1/pdf/CFR-2011-title33-vol1-sec80-825.pdf"><span>33 CFR 80.825 - Mississippi <span class="hlt">Passes</span>, LA.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/browse/collectionCfr.action?selectedYearFrom=2011&page.go=Go">Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR</a></p> <p></p> <p>2011-07-01</p> <p>... 28°54.5′ N., longitude 89°26.1′ W. (d) A line drawn from Mississippi River South <span class="hlt">Pass</span> East Jetty Light 4 to Mississippi River South <span class="hlt">Pass</span> West Jetty Light; thence following the general trend of the... general trend of the seaward, highwater shoreline in a southwesterly direction to Mississippi River...</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.osti.gov/biblio/6888129-physical-hydrologic-characteristics-matlacha-pass-southwestern-florida','SCIGOV-STC'); return false;" href="https://www.osti.gov/biblio/6888129-physical-hydrologic-characteristics-matlacha-pass-southwestern-florida"><span>Physical and hydrologic characteristics of Matlacha <span class="hlt">Pass</span>, southwestern Florida</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.osti.gov/search">DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)</a></p> <p>Kane, R.L.; Russell, G.M.</p> <p>1994-03-01</p> <p>Matlacha <span class="hlt">Pass</span> is part of the connected inshore waters of the Charlotte Harbor estuary in southwestern Florida. Bathymetry indicates that depths in the main channel of the <span class="hlt">pass</span> range from 4 to 14 feet below sea level. The channel averages about 8 feet deep in the northern part of the <span class="hlt">pass</span> and about 5 feet deep in the southern part. Additionally, depths average about 4 feet in a wide section of the middle of the <span class="hlt">pass</span> and about 2 feet along the mangrove swamps near the shoreline. Tidal flow within Matlacha <span class="hlt">Pass</span> varies depending on aquatic vegetation densities, oyster beds,more » and tidal flats. Surface-water runoff occurs primarily during the wet season (May to September), with most of the flow entering the Matlacha <span class="hlt">Pass</span> through two openings in the spreader canal system near the city of Matlacha. Freshwater flow into the <span class="hlt">pass</span> from the north Cape Coral spreader canal system averaged 113 cubic feet per second from October 1987 to September 1992. Freshwater inflow from the Aries Canal of the south Cape Coral spreader canal system averaged 14.1 cubic feet per second from October 1989 to September 1992. Specific conductance throughout Matlacha <span class="hlt">Pass</span> ranged from less than 1,000 to 57,000 microsiemens per centimeter. Specific conductance, collected from a continuous monitoring data logger in the middle of the <span class="hlt">pass</span> from February to September 1992, averaged 36,000 microsiemens per centimeter at 2 feet below the water surface and 40,000 microsiemens per centimeter at 2 feet above the bottom. During both the wet and dry seasons, specific conductance indicated that the primary mixing of tidal waters and freshwater inflow occurs in the mangrove swamps along the shoreline.« less</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27280582','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27280582"><span>Nursing Home Administrator Quality Improvement Self-Efficacy Scale.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Siegel, Elena O; Zisberg, Anna; Bakerjian, Debra; Zysberg, Leehu</p> <p></p> <p>Nursing home (NH) quality improvement (<span class="hlt">QI</span>) is challenging. The critical role of NH leaders in successful <span class="hlt">QI</span> is well established; however, current options for assessing the <span class="hlt">QI</span> capabilities of leaders such as the licensed NH administrator are limited. This article presents the development and preliminary validation of an instrument to measure NH administrator self-efficacy in <span class="hlt">QI</span>. We used a mixed-methods cross-sectional design to develop and test the measure. For item generation, 39 NH leaders participated in qualitative interviews. Item reduction and content validity were established with a sample of eight subject matter experts. A random sample of 211 administrators from NHs with the lowest and highest Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Five-Star Quality <span class="hlt">ratings</span> completed the measure. We conducted exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses and tested the measure for internal reliability and convergent, discriminant, and known group validity. The final measure included five subscales and 32 items. Confirmatory factor analysis reaffirmed the factorial structure with good fit indices. The new measure's subscales correlated with valid measures of self-efficacy and locus of control, supporting the measure's convergent and discriminant validity. Significant differences in most of the subscales were found between the objective (Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Five-Star Quality <span class="hlt">rating</span>) and subjective (Self-<span class="hlt">Rated</span> Facility <span class="hlt">QI</span> Index) quality outcomes, supporting the measure's known group validity. The instrument has usefulness to both NH organizations and individual NH administrators as a diagnostic tool to identify administrators with higher/lower chances of successfully implementing <span class="hlt">QI</span>. Organizations and individuals can use this diagnostic to identify the administrator's professional development needs for <span class="hlt">QI</span>, in general, and specific to the instrument's five subscales, informing directions for in-house training, mentoring, and outside professional</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28012360','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28012360"><span>Nursing students' attendance at learning activities in relation to attainment and <span class="hlt">passing</span> courses: A prospective quantitative study.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Rejnö, Åsa; Nordin, Per; Forsgren, Susanne; Sundell, Yvonne; Rudolfsson, Gudrun</p> <p>2017-03-01</p> <p>Students' motivation and ways of engaging in their schoolwork are important for their performance, including <span class="hlt">passing</span> exams. Attendance at learning activities has also been argued to be of major importance, although no causal relationship with <span class="hlt">passing</span> exams has been established in nursing education. The aim of this study was to describe the impact of attendance at nonmandatory learning activities on attainment, in terms of <span class="hlt">passing</span> or failing of exams, in nursing education courses including both mandatory and non-mandatory activities. A prospective quantitative design. The nursing education programme at a Swedish university. Nursing students (n=361) from two courses and four classes within the nursing programme. Attendance was registered at every non-mandatory teaching activity by asking the students to note their attendance on a list. Data such as sex, age, and whether the students had <span class="hlt">passed</span> the exam were also collected for each course and each semester separately. Increased participation was associated with an increasing proportion of students <span class="hlt">passing</span> the exam. The chance of <span class="hlt">passing</span> the exam increased by 13% for every additional learning occasion attended. Logistic regression showed an OR of 5.4 for an attendance of 100%. An increase in attendance gave a higher proportion of exam <span class="hlt">passes</span>. Encouraging students to attend non-mandatory learning activities could be of value, and potentially contribute to an increased graduation <span class="hlt">rate</span> for nursing students. Copyright © 2016 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22617804','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22617804"><span>Are quality improvement methods a fashion for hospitals in Taiwan?</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Chung, Kuo-Piao; Yu, Tsung-Hsien</p> <p>2012-08-01</p> <p>This study reviews the rise and fall of the quality improvement (<span class="hlt">QI</span>) methods implemented by hospitals in Taiwan, and examines the factors related to these methods. Cross-sectional, questionnaire-based survey. One hundred and thirty-nine district teaching hospitals, regional hospitals and medical centers. Directors or the persons in charge of implementing <span class="hlt">QI</span> methods. s) None. s) Breadth and depth of the 18 <span class="hlt">QI</span> methods. Seventy-two hospitals responded to the survey, giving a response <span class="hlt">rate</span> of 52%. In terms of breadth based on the hospitals' self-reporting, the average number of <span class="hlt">QI</span> methods adopted per hospital was 11.78 (range: 7-17). More than 80% of the surveyed hospitals had implemented eight <span class="hlt">QI</span> methods, and >50% had implemented five <span class="hlt">QI</span> methods. The <span class="hlt">QI</span> methods adopted by over 80% of the surveyed hospitals had been implemented for a period of ∼7 years. On the basis of the authors' classification, seven of the eight <span class="hlt">QI</span> methods (except for <span class="hlt">QI</span> team in total quality management) had an implementation depth of almost 70% or higher in the surveyed hospitals. This study provides a snapshot of the <span class="hlt">QI</span> methods implemented by hospitals in Taiwan. The results show that the average breadth of the <span class="hlt">QI</span> methods adopted was 11.78; however, only 8.83 were implemented deeply. The hospitals' accreditation level was associated with the breadth and depth of <span class="hlt">QI</span> method implementation.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://eric.ed.gov/?q=bond&pg=2&id=ED570623','ERIC'); return false;" href="https://eric.ed.gov/?q=bond&pg=2&id=ED570623"><span>School Bond Referenda Reloaded: An Examination of a School District in <span class="hlt">Passing</span> a Subsequent Bond Referendum after Failing to <span class="hlt">Pass</span> Previous Bond Referenda</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.eric.ed.gov/ERICWebPortal/search/extended.jsp?_pageLabel=advanced">ERIC Educational Resources Information Center</a></p> <p>Benzaquen, Eitan Yacov</p> <p>2016-01-01</p> <p>In April 2008, the Wisconsin Erie School District attempted and failed to <span class="hlt">pass</span> a school bond referendum to renovate its high school. In November 2008, again the school district did not <span class="hlt">pass</span> a referendum. Interestingly, in the 2009-2010 school year, the district was successful in <span class="hlt">passing</span> a bond referendum. Although the original bond measure called…</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25881465','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25881465"><span>[metabonomics research on coronary heart disease patients of phlegm turbidity syndrome and <span class="hlt">qi</span> deficiency syndrome].</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Cheng, Peng; Chen, Ze-qi; Wang, Dong-sheng</p> <p>2015-02-01</p> <p>To study the correlation between Chinese medical types of coronary heart disease (CHD) [i.e., phlegm turbidity syndrome (PTS) and <span class="hlt">qi</span> deficiency syndrome (QDS)] and their metabolites. Recruited were 65 CHD patients including 37 cases of PTS and 28 cases of QDS. Serum endogenous metabolites in the two syndrome types were determined by gas chromatograph-mass spectrometer-computer (GC/MS), and their differences between their metabolic profiles analyzed. More than 100 chromatographic peaks were totally scanned. Chromatograms obtained was matched with mass spectrum bank, and finally we got the category contribution value of 46 kinds of substances. Results of MCTree analysis showed patients of PTS and patients of QDS could be effectively distinguished. Compounds contributing to identify the two syndromes were sequenced as serine, valine, 2 hydroxy propionic acid. Comparison of metabolites showed contents of serine and 2 hydroxy propionic acid were higher in patients of PTS than in patients of QDS (P<0.05). The differences in the metabonomics of CHD TCM syndrome types could provide material bases for TCM syndrome differentiation of CHD, indicating that metabonomics technologies might become a new research method for TCM syndrome typing.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28471934','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28471934"><span>Development of a Quality Improvement Curriculum in Physician Assistant Studies.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Kindratt, Tiffany B; Orcutt, Venetia L</p> <p>2017-06-01</p> <p>The purpose of this project was to develop and evaluate a curriculum for physician assistant (PA) students addressing knowledge, skills, and attitudes (KSA) toward quality improvement (<span class="hlt">QI</span>). Students (N = 77) completed a pretest <span class="hlt">rating</span> their KSA. A curriculum was developed to improve KSA among didactic and clinical students. Two department-wide <span class="hlt">QI</span> projects were developed for student participation. Students completed a posttest after completing curriculum components and changes in KSA had been measured. Postcurriculum implementation, <span class="hlt">QI</span> knowledge, and skills increased significantly in most areas. Large improvements were seen in knowledge of Plan, Do, Study, Act models and life cycles of <span class="hlt">QI</span> projects (p < .0001). Seven students (20%) participated in department-wide projects. Our curriculum model (1) was effective at improving students' <span class="hlt">QI</span> knowledge and skills; (2) allowed students to participate in community-based <span class="hlt">QI</span> projects; and (3) can be used by other PA programs looking to enhance their <span class="hlt">QI</span> curriculum.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/AD1036289','DTIC-ST'); return false;" href="http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/AD1036289"><span>Detection and Discrimination in One <span class="hlt">Pass</span> Using the OPTEMA Towed Array</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.dtic.mil/">DTIC Science & Technology</a></p> <p></p> <p>2017-02-21</p> <p>classification survey was performed using the One <span class="hlt">Pass</span> Time domain EM Array (OPTEMA) at the former Southwestern Proving Ground near Hope, AR. Over...small arms ammunition, 20 to 155 mm projectiles, mortars, rockets, grenades, and up to 500-lb bombs [7]. Following the end of World War II, the proving...Range summary report [5]. It is assumed that combined field survey and analysis <span class="hlt">rates</span> of $1000/acre for an EM -61 DGM survey and $30/anomaly for a</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22225345','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22225345"><span>Combinatorial games with a <span class="hlt">pass</span>: a dynamical systems approach.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Morrison, Rebecca E; Friedman, Eric J; Landsberg, Adam S</p> <p>2011-12-01</p> <p>By treating combinatorial games as dynamical systems, we are able to address a longstanding open question in combinatorial game theory, namely, how the introduction of a "<span class="hlt">pass</span>" move into a game affects its behavior. We consider two well known combinatorial games, 3-pile Nim and 3-row Chomp. In the case of Nim, we observe that the introduction of the <span class="hlt">pass</span> dramatically alters the game's underlying structure, rendering it considerably more complex, while for Chomp, the <span class="hlt">pass</span> move is found to have relatively minimal impact. We show how these results can be understood by recasting these games as dynamical systems describable by dynamical recursion relations. From these recursion relations, we are able to identify underlying structural connections between these "games with <span class="hlt">passes</span>" and a recently introduced class of "generic (perturbed) games." This connection, together with a (non-rigorous) numerical stability analysis, allows one to understand and predict the effect of a <span class="hlt">pass</span> on a game.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://eric.ed.gov/?q=volleyball&id=EJ1045270','ERIC'); return false;" href="https://eric.ed.gov/?q=volleyball&id=EJ1045270"><span>Teaching Strategies for the Forearm <span class="hlt">Pass</span> in Volleyball</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.eric.ed.gov/ERICWebPortal/search/extended.jsp?_pageLabel=advanced">ERIC Educational Resources Information Center</a></p> <p>Casebolt, Kevin; Zhang, Peng; Brett, Christine</p> <p>2014-01-01</p> <p>This article shares teaching strategies for the forearm <span class="hlt">pass</span> in the game of volleyball and identifies how they will help students improve their performance and development of forearm <span class="hlt">passing</span> skills. The article also provides an assessment rubric to facilitate student understanding of the skill.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2010-title48-vol4/pdf/CFR-2010-title48-vol4-sec652-237-71.pdf','CFR'); return false;" href="https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2010-title48-vol4/pdf/CFR-2010-title48-vol4-sec652-237-71.pdf"><span>48 CFR 652.237-71 - Identification/Building <span class="hlt">Pass</span>.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/browse/collectionCfr.action?selectedYearFrom=2010&page.go=Go">Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR</a></p> <p></p> <p>2010-10-01</p> <p>... 48 Federal Acquisition Regulations System 4 2010-10-01 2010-10-01 false Identification/Building... Identification/Building <span class="hlt">Pass</span>. As prescribed in 637.110(b), insert the following clause. Identification/Building.... (1) The contractor shall obtain a Department of State building <span class="hlt">pass</span> for all employees performing...</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24322685','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24322685"><span>Sustaining a quality improvement culture in local health departments applying for accreditation.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Verma, Pooja; Moran, John W</p> <p>2014-01-01</p> <p>This article focuses on local health departments (LHDs) that are advanced in accreditation and quality improvement (<span class="hlt">QI</span>) efforts and the barriers and facilitators associated with sustaining improvements and building an organizational culture of <span class="hlt">QI</span>. To understand the barriers and facilitators associated with building and sustaining progress toward a <span class="hlt">QI</span> culture in LHDs. Quantitative data from a self-reporting survey and qualitative data from telephone interviews. Twenty-two LHDs across the United States responded to the survey. Ten of the 22 LHD respondents participated in telephone interviews. <span class="hlt">QI</span> lead staff at LHDs that are advanced in accreditation preparation and <span class="hlt">QI</span>. Self-reported LHD survey <span class="hlt">ratings</span> against indicators for a <span class="hlt">QI</span> culture, and the identified barriers and facilitators around sustaining <span class="hlt">QI</span> initiatives. Of the 6 domains of a <span class="hlt">QI</span> culture measured in the survey, the percentages of respondents that scored themselves highly to at least 1 indicator in each domain are as follows: leadership commitment (100%); employee empowerment (100%); teamwork and collaboration (100%); continuous process improvement (86%); customer focus (72%); and <span class="hlt">QI</span> infrastructure (64%). Qualitative data from 10 telephone interviews revealed that key barriers to sustaining progress around <span class="hlt">QI</span> included staff turnover, budget cuts, and major crises or events that arise as priority. Key facilitators included leadership commitment, accreditation, and dedication of resources and staff time to <span class="hlt">QI</span>. When engaging in <span class="hlt">QI</span>, LHDs should consider investing efforts in gaining leadership support and dedicating staff time early in the <span class="hlt">QI</span> journey to ensure that <span class="hlt">QI</span> efforts and initiatives are sustained. Local health departments interested in developing a <span class="hlt">QI</span> culture should also consider pursuing accreditation, as it provides a structured framework for continuous improvement. They should also actively develop <span class="hlt">QI</span> knowledge and skills among all staff members to minimize the negative impact of staff turnover.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pmcentrez&artid=5874817','PMC'); return false;" href="https://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pmcentrez&artid=5874817"><span>Development and Validation of an UPLC-MS/MS Method for Pharmacokinetic Comparison of Five Alkaloids from Jin<span class="hlt">Qi</span> Jiangtang Tablets and Its Monarch Drug Coptidis Rhizoma</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pmc">PubMed Central</a></p> <p>Sun, Lili; Ding, Feifei; You, Guangjiao; Liu, Han; Wang, Meng; Ren, Xiaoliang; Deng, Yanru</p> <p>2017-01-01</p> <p>Jin<span class="hlt">Qi</span> Jiangtang (JQJT) tablets, a Chinese patent medicine approved by the State Food and Drug Administration, are composed of Coptidis Rhizoma, Astragali Radix, and Lonicerae Japonicae Flos, and have a significant effect on diabetes. Coptidis Rhizoma is monarch drug in the prescription. The aim of the present study was to investigate and compare the pharmacokinetics of multiple ingredients from JQJT tablets and Coptidis Rhizoma extract (CRE) following oral administration in rats. Five alkaloids: coptisine chloride, epiberberine chloride, berberine chloride, jatrorrhizine chloride, and palmatine chloride, were simultaneously determined in rat plasma using established and validated ultra-high performance liquid chromatography mass spectrometry (UPLC-MS/MS). Significant pharmacokinetic differences were observed for the five alkaloids after a single administration of CRE and JQJT tablets. Compared with CRE, the Cmax values of palmatine chloride and jatrorrhizine chloride were decreased significantly, the AUC0–t values of four alkaloids (all except jatrorrhizine chloride) were notably decreased, and the mean residence times of all five alkaloids were significantly decreased after administration of JQJT tablets. The results indicated that the absorption characteristics of the five alkaloids from Coptidis Rhizoma would be influenced by the compatibility of Astragali Radix or Lonicerae Japonicae Flos from JQJT tablets, such that absorption was inhibited and elimination was accelerated. In conclusion, the developed strategy was suitable for the comparison of five alkaloids from Jin<span class="hlt">Qi</span> Jiangtang tablets and its monarch drug, which could be valuable for compatibility studies of traditional Chinese medicines. PMID:29286316</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://pubs.usgs.gov/ds/312/ds-312.pdf','USGSPUBS'); return false;" href="https://pubs.usgs.gov/ds/312/ds-312.pdf"><span>Bathymetric survey of the nearshore from Belle <span class="hlt">Pass</span> to Caminada <span class="hlt">Pass</span>, Louisiana: methods and data report</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/pubs/index.jsp?view=adv">USGS Publications Warehouse</a></p> <p>DeWitt, Nancy T.; Flocks, James G.; Hansen, Mark; Kulp, Mark; Reynolds, B.J.</p> <p>2007-01-01</p> <p>The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), in cooperation with the University of New Orleans (UNO) and the Louisiana Department of Natural Resources (LDNR), conducted a high-resolution, single-beam bathymetric survey along the Louisiana southern coastal zone from Belle <span class="hlt">Pass</span> to Caminada <span class="hlt">Pass</span>. The survey consisted of 483 line kilometers of data acquired in July and August of 2005. This report outlines the methodology and provides the data from the survey. Analysis of the data and comparison to a similar bathymetric survey completed in 1989 show significant loss of seafloor and shoreline retreat, which is consistent with previously published estimates of shoreline change in the study area.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pmcentrez&artid=5376235','PMC'); return false;" href="https://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pmcentrez&artid=5376235"><span>Do Patients Failing Return-to-Activity Criteria at 6 Months After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Continue Demonstrating Deficits at 2 Years?</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pmc">PubMed Central</a></p> <p>Nawasreh, Zakariya; Logerstedt, David; Cummerm, Kathleen; Axe, Michael J.; Risberg, May Arna; Snyder-Mackler, Lynn</p> <p>2017-01-01</p> <p>Background The variability in outcomes after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR) might be related to the criteria that are used to determine athletes’ readiness to return to their preinjury activity level. A battery of return-to-activity criteria (RTAC) that emphasize normal knee function and movement symmetry has been instituted to quantitatively determine athletes’ readiness to return to preinjury activities. Purpose To investigate performance-based and patient-reported measures at 12 and 24 months after ACLR between patients who <span class="hlt">passed</span> or failed RTAC at 6 months after ACLR. Study Design Cohort study; Level of evidence, 2. Methods A total of 108 patients who had participated in International Knee Documentation Committee level 1 or 2 sports activities completed RTAC testing at 6, 12, and 24 months after surgery. The RTAC included the isometric quadriceps strength index (<span class="hlt">QI</span>), 4 single-legged hop tests, the Knee Outcome Survey–activities of daily living subscale (KOS-ADLS), and the global <span class="hlt">rating</span> scale of perceived function (GRS). Patients who scored ≥90% on all RTAC were classified as the <span class="hlt">pass</span> group, and those who scored <90% on any RTAC were classified as the fail group. At 12- and 24-month follow-ups, patients were asked if they had returned to the same preinjury activity level. Results At the 6-month follow-up, there were 48 patients in the <span class="hlt">pass</span> group and 47 in the fail group. At the 12-month follow-up, 31 patients (73.8%) from the <span class="hlt">pass</span> group and 15 patients (39.5%) from the fail group <span class="hlt">passed</span> RTAC, and at the 24-month follow-up, 25 patients (75.8%) from the <span class="hlt">pass</span> group and 14 patients (51.9%) from the fail group <span class="hlt">passed</span> RTAC. The <span class="hlt">rate</span> of return to activities in the <span class="hlt">pass</span> group was 81% and 84% at 12 and 24 months after ACLR, respectively, compared with only 44% and 46% in the fail group (P ≤ .012), respectively; however, some patients in the fail group participated in preinjury activities without being cleared by their therapists. At 12 and 24</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.osti.gov/biblio/21428565-comparison-four-versus-three-pass-transjugular-biopsy-using-tru-cut-needle-randomized-study-using-cassette-prevent-biopsy-fragmentation','SCIGOV-STC'); return false;" href="https://www.osti.gov/biblio/21428565-comparison-four-versus-three-pass-transjugular-biopsy-using-tru-cut-needle-randomized-study-using-cassette-prevent-biopsy-fragmentation"><span>A Comparison of Four- Versus Three-<span class="hlt">Pass</span> Transjugular Biopsy Using a 19-G Tru-Cut Needle and a Randomized Study Using a Cassette to Prevent Biopsy Fragmentation</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.osti.gov/search">DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)</a></p> <p>Vibhakorn, Shusang; Cholongitas, Evangelos; Kalambokis, George</p> <p>2009-05-15</p> <p>Recently, it has been shown that transjugular liver biopsy (TJLB) with three <span class="hlt">passes</span> gives comparable specimens to percutaneous liver biopsy (PLB). The aim of this study was to evaluate the adequacy of TJLB using four <span class="hlt">passes</span> in a consecutive series of patients, and whether using a supportive cassette can prevent fragmentation. One hundred consecutive TJLBs in 92 patients (48 transplanted), always using four <span class="hlt">passes</span> (19-G Tru-Cut), were compared to three-<span class="hlt">pass</span> TJLBs. The four-<span class="hlt">pass</span> TJLB specimens were randomized at a 1:1 ratio of liver cores placed in a cassette versus not. The four-<span class="hlt">pass</span> TJLBs, compared to three-<span class="hlt">pass</span> TJLBs, resulted in bettermore » specimens for length ({>=}25 mm: 50% vs. 35%; p = 0.026) and number of complete portal tracts (CPTs) ({>=}11: 40% vs. 26%; p = 0.027), without a higher complication <span class="hlt">rate</span>. The four-<span class="hlt">pass</span> TJLB with {>=}11 CPTs had a median length of 27 mm, and 57% of them longer than 28 mm contained {>=}11 CPTs. Putting the liver biopsy cores into a cassette did not improve the fragmentation <span class="hlt">rate</span> or adequacy of the specimen (length and number of CPTs) of TJLB. We conclude that at least four <span class="hlt">passes</span> with TJLB should be performed when liver specimens are needed for grading and staging. 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The purpose of this study was to compare potential predictors of NCLEX outcomes in graduates of first-degree accelerated (FDA; n=62) and second-degree accelerated (SDA; n=173) BSN programs sharing a common nursing curriculum. In this retrospective study, bivariate analyses and multiple logistic regression assessed significance of selected demographic and academic characteristics as predictors of NCLEX-RN outcomes. FDA graduates were more likely than SDA graduates to fail the NCLEX-RN (P=.0013). FDA graduates were more likely to speak English as a second or additional language (P<.0001), have lower end-of-program GPA and HESI Exit Exam scores (both P<.0001), and have a higher proportions of grades ≤ C (P=.0023). All four variables were significant predictors of NCLEX-RN outcomes within both FDA and SDA programs. The only significant predictors in adjusted logistic regression of NCLEX-RN outcome for the pooled FDA+SDA graduate sample were proportion of grades ≤ C (a predictor of NCLEX-RN failure) and HESI Exit Exam score (a predictor of <span class="hlt">passing</span> NCLEX-RN). Grades of C or lower on any course may indicate inadequate mastery of critical NCLEX-RN content and increased risk of NCLEX-RN failure. Copyright © 2016 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://eric.ed.gov/?q=federal+AND+constitution&pg=2&id=EJ637100','ERIC'); return false;" href="https://eric.ed.gov/?q=federal+AND+constitution&pg=2&id=EJ637100"><span>No <span class="hlt">Pass</span>, No Drive?</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.eric.ed.gov/ERICWebPortal/search/extended.jsp?_pageLabel=advanced">ERIC Educational Resources Information Center</a></p> <p>Zirkel, Perry A.</p> <p>2001-01-01</p> <p>Discusses basis for Kentucky appellate court decision that state's no-<span class="hlt">pass</span>, no-drive statute did not violate due-process and equal-protection clauses of the Kentucky and federal constitutions, but did violate the federal Family Education Rights and Privacy Act, but nevertheless did not invalidate the statute. Explains why the decision is…</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25833386','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25833386"><span>Process Evaluation of a Quality Improvement Project to Decrease Hospital Readmissions From Skilled Nursing Facilities.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Meehan, Thomas P; Qazi, Daniel J; Van Hoof, Thomas J; Ho, Shih-Yieh; Eckenrode, Sheila; Spenard, Ann; Pandolfi, Michelle; Johnson, Florence; Quetti, Deborah</p> <p>2015-08-01</p> <p>To describe and evaluate the impact of quality improvement (<span class="hlt">QI</span>) support provided to skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) by a Quality Improvement Organization (QIO). Retrospective, mixed-method, process evaluation of a <span class="hlt">QI</span> project intended to decrease preventable hospital readmissions from SNFs. Five SNFs in Connecticut. SNF Administrators, Directors of Nursing, Assistant Directors of Nursing, Admissions Coordinators, Registered Nurses, Certified Nursing Assistants, Receptionists, QIO Quality Improvement Consultant. QIO staff provided training and technical assistance to SNF administrative and clinical staff to establish or enhance <span class="hlt">QI</span> infrastructure and implement an established set of <span class="hlt">QI</span> tools [Interventions to Reduce Acute Care Transfers (INTERACT) tools]. Baseline SNF demographic, staffing, and hospital readmission data; baseline and follow-up SNF <span class="hlt">QI</span> structure (<span class="hlt">QI</span> Committee), processes (general and use of INTERACT tools), and outcome (30-day all-cause hospital readmission <span class="hlt">rates</span>); details of QIO-provided training and technical assistance; QIO-perceived barriers to quality improvement; SNF leadership-perceived barriers, accomplishments, and suggestions for improvement of QIO support. Success occurred in establishing <span class="hlt">QI</span> Committees and targeting preventable hospital readmissions, as well as implementing INTERACT tools in all SNFs; however, hospital readmission <span class="hlt">rates</span> decreased in only 2 facilities. QIO staff and SNF leaders noted the ongoing challenge of engaging already busy SNF staff and leadership in <span class="hlt">QI</span> activities. SNF leaders reported that they appreciated the training and technical assistance that their institutions received, although most noted that additional support was needed to bring about improvement in readmission <span class="hlt">rates</span>. This process evaluation documented mixed clinical results but successfully identified opportunities to improve recruitment of and provision of technical support to participating SNFs. Recommendations are offered for others who wish to conduct</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://ntrs.nasa.gov/search.jsp?R=20010111086&hterms=Types+batteries&qs=Ntx%3Dmode%2Bmatchall%26Ntk%3DAll%26N%3D0%26No%3D20%26Ntt%3DTypes%2Bbatteries','NASA-TRS'); return false;" href="https://ntrs.nasa.gov/search.jsp?R=20010111086&hterms=Types+batteries&qs=Ntx%3Dmode%2Bmatchall%26Ntk%3DAll%26N%3D0%26No%3D20%26Ntt%3DTypes%2Bbatteries"><span>Battery Cell By-<span class="hlt">Pass</span> Circuit</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://ntrs.nasa.gov/search.jsp">NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)</a></p> <p>Mumaw, Susan J. (Inventor); Evers, Jeffrey (Inventor); Craig, Calvin L., Jr. (Inventor); Walker, Stuart D. (Inventor)</p> <p>2001-01-01</p> <p>The invention is a circuit and method of limiting the charging current voltage from a power supply net work applied to an individual cell of a plurality of cells making up a battery being charged in series. It is particularly designed for use with batteries that can be damaged by overcharging, such as Lithium-ion type batteries. In detail. the method includes the following steps: 1) sensing the actual voltage level of the individual cell; 2) comparing the actual voltage level of the individual cell with a reference value and providing an error signal representative thereof; and 3) by-<span class="hlt">passing</span> the charging current around individual cell necessary to keep the individual cell voltage level generally equal a specific voltage level while continuing to charge the remaining cells. Preferably this is accomplished by by-<span class="hlt">passing</span> the charging current around the individual cell if said actual voltage level is above the specific voltage level and allowing the charging current to the individual cell if the actual voltage level is equal or less than the specific voltage level. In the step of bypassing the charging current, the by-<span class="hlt">passed</span> current is transferred at a proper voltage level to the power supply. The by-<span class="hlt">pass</span> circuit a voltage comparison circuit is used to compare the actual voltage level of the individual cell with a reference value and to provide an error signal representative thereof. A third circuit, designed to be responsive to the error signal, is provided for maintaining the individual cell voltage level generally equal to the specific voltage level. Circuitry is provided in the third circuit for bypassing charging current around the individual cell if the actual voltage level is above the specific voltage level and transfers the excess charging current to the power supply net work. The circuitry also allows charging of the individual cell if the actual voltage level is equal or less than the specific voltage level.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2010-title20-vol3/pdf/CFR-2010-title20-vol3-sec631-18.pdf','CFR'); return false;" href="https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2010-title20-vol3/pdf/CFR-2010-title20-vol3-sec631-18.pdf"><span>20 CFR 631.18 - Federal by-<span class="hlt">pass</span> authority.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/browse/collectionCfr.action?selectedYearFrom=2010&page.go=Go">Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR</a></p> <p></p> <p>2010-04-01</p> <p>... 20 Employees' Benefits 3 2010-04-01 2010-04-01 false Federal by-<span class="hlt">pass</span> authority. 631.18 Section 631.18 Employees' Benefits EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR PROGRAMS UNDER... Secretary's intent to exercise by-<span class="hlt">pass</span> authority and an opportunity to request and to receive a hearing...</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25723649','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25723649"><span>Attitudes of Pulmonary and Critical Care Training Program Directors toward Quality Improvement Education.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Kahn, Jeremy M; Feemster, Laura C; Fruci, Carolyn M; Hyzy, Robert C; Savant, Adrienne P; Siner, Jonathan M; Weiss, Curtis H; Patel, Bela</p> <p>2015-04-01</p> <p>Quality improvement (<span class="hlt">QI</span>) is a required component of fellowship training in pulmonary, critical care, and sleep medicine. However, little is known about how training programs approach <span class="hlt">QI</span> education. We sought to understand the perceptions of pulmonary, critical care, and sleep medicine training program directors toward <span class="hlt">QI</span> education. We developed and fielded an internet survey of pulmonary, critical care, and sleep medicine training program directors during 2013. Survey domains included program characteristics, the extent of trainee and faculty involvement in <span class="hlt">QI</span>, attitudes toward <span class="hlt">QI</span> education, and barriers to successful <span class="hlt">QI</span> education in their programs. A total of 75 program directors completed the survey (response <span class="hlt">rate</span> = 45.2%). Respondents represented both adult (n = 43, 57.3%) and pediatric (n = 32, 42.7%) programs. Although the majority of directors (n = 60, 80.0%) reported substantial fellow involvement in <span class="hlt">QI</span>, only 19 (26.0%) reported having a formal <span class="hlt">QI</span> education curriculum. <span class="hlt">QI</span> education was primarily based around faculty mentoring (n = 46, 61.3%) and lectures (n = 38, 50.7%). Most directors agreed it is an important part of fellowship training (n = 63, 84.0%). However, fewer reported fellows were well integrated into ongoing <span class="hlt">QI</span> activities (n = 45, 60.0%) or graduating fellows were capable of carrying out independent <span class="hlt">QI</span> (n = 28, 50.7%). Key barriers to effective <span class="hlt">QI</span> education included lack of qualified faculty, lack of interest among fellows, and lack of time. Training program directors in pulmonary, critical care, and sleep medicine value <span class="hlt">QI</span> education but face substantial challenges to integrating it into fellowship training.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28637456','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28637456"><span>The modified Yi <span class="hlt">qi</span> decoction protects cardiac ischemia-reperfusion induced injury in rats.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Yu, Xiao; Zhao, Xiao-Dong; Bao, Rong-Qi; Yu, Jia-Yu; Zhang, Guo-Xing; Chen, Jing-Wei</p> <p>2017-06-21</p> <p>To investigate the effects and involved mechanisms of the modified Yi <span class="hlt">Qi</span> decoction (MYQ) in cardiac ischemia-reperfusion (IR) induced injury. Male Sprague-Dawley rats were subjected to a 30-min coronary arterial occlusion followed by reperfusion, low or high dose decoction of MYQ was administrated orally for 1 week or 1 month. Both in 1 week and 1 month IR rat groups, cardiac function indexes were significantly impaired compared with sham group rats, accompanied with higher ratio of infarct size to risk size, decreased expressions of sodium calcium exchanger (NCX1) and sarcoplasmic reticulum Ca 2+ -ATPase (Serca2a), and different expressions of autophagic proteins, Beclin-1 and LC3. Treatment with MYQ (low or high dose) for 1 week showed no marked beneficial effects on cardiac function and cardiac injury (ratio of infarct size to risk size), although expressions of anti-apoptotic protein, Bcl-2, NCX1 and Serca2a were increased. Treatment with MYQ (low or high dose) for 1 month showed significantly improved effects on cardiac function and cardiac injury (ratio of infarct size to risk size), accompanied with increase of Bcl-2, NCX1 and Serca2a expressions, and decrease of Bax (a pro-apoptotic protein) and Beclin-1 expressions. The results show that MYQ have potential therapeutic effects on IR-induced cardiac injury, which may be through regulation of apoptotic proteins, cytosolic Ca 2+ handling proteins and autophagic proteins signal pathways.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://eric.ed.gov/?q=memory+AND+database&pg=3&id=EJ673413','ERIC'); return false;" href="https://eric.ed.gov/?q=memory+AND+database&pg=3&id=EJ673413"><span>Efficient Single-<span class="hlt">Pass</span> Index Construction for Text Databases.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.eric.ed.gov/ERICWebPortal/search/extended.jsp?_pageLabel=advanced">ERIC Educational Resources Information Center</a></p> <p>Heinz, Steffen; Zobel, Justin</p> <p>2003-01-01</p> <p>Discusses index construction for text collections, reviews principal approaches to inverted indexes, analyzes their theoretical cost, and presents experimental results of the use of a single-<span class="hlt">pass</span> inversion method on Web document collections. Shows that the single-<span class="hlt">pass</span> approach is faster and does not require the complete vocabulary of the indexed…</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('http://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/EJ1153311.pdf','ERIC'); return false;" href="http://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/EJ1153311.pdf"><span><span class="hlt">PASS</span> Student Leader and Mentor Roles: A Tertiary Leadership Pathway</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.eric.ed.gov/ERICWebPortal/search/extended.jsp?_pageLabel=advanced">ERIC Educational Resources Information Center</a></p> <p>Skalicky, Jane; Caney, Annaliese</p> <p>2010-01-01</p> <p>In relation to developing leadership skills during tertiary studies, this paper considers the leadership pathway afforded by a Peer Assisted Study Sessions (<span class="hlt">PASS</span>) program which includes the traditional <span class="hlt">PASS</span> Leader role and a more senior <span class="hlt">PASS</span> Mentor role. Data was collected using a structured survey with open-ended questions designed to capture the…</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2011-12-16/pdf/2011-32210.pdf','FEDREG'); return false;" href="https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2011-12-16/pdf/2011-32210.pdf"><span>76 FR 78144 - Amendment of Class E Airspace; Anaktuvuk <span class="hlt">Pass</span>, AK</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/browse/collection.action?collectionCode=FR">Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014</a></p> <p></p> <p>2011-12-16</p> <p>... Anaktuvuk <span class="hlt">Pass</span> Airport, Anaktuvuk <span class="hlt">Pass</span>, AK. The creation of two standard instrument approach procedures at... 700 feet above the surface, at Anaktuvuk <span class="hlt">Pass</span> Airport, to accommodate the creation of two standard...</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2015PhDT.......451S','NASAADS'); return false;" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2015PhDT.......451S"><span>Statistics of Epidemics in Networks by <span class="hlt">Passing</span> Messages</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abstract_service.html">NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)</a></p> <p>Shrestha, Munik Kumar</p> <p></p> <p>Epidemic processes are common out-of-equilibrium phenomena of broad interdisciplinary interest. In this thesis, we show how message-<span class="hlt">passing</span> approach can be a helpful tool for simulating epidemic models in disordered medium like networks, and in particular for estimating the probability that a given node will become infectious at a particular time. The sort of dynamics we consider are stochastic, where randomness can arise from the stochastic events or from the randomness of network structures. As in belief propagation, variables or messages in message-<span class="hlt">passing</span> approach are defined on the directed edges of a network. However, unlike belief propagation, where the posterior distributions are updated according to Bayes' rule, in message-<span class="hlt">passing</span> approach we write differential equations for the messages over time. It takes correlations between neighboring nodes into account while preventing causal signals from backtracking to their immediate source, and thus avoids "echo chamber effects" where a pair of adjacent nodes each amplify the probability that the other is infectious. In our first results, we develop a message-<span class="hlt">passing</span> approach to threshold models of behavior popular in sociology. These are models, first proposed by Granovetter, where individuals have to hear about a trend or behavior from some number of neighbors before adopting it themselves. In thermodynamic limit of large random networks, we provide an exact analytic scheme while calculating the time dependence of the probabilities and thus learning about the whole dynamics of bootstrap percolation, which is a simple model known in statistical physics for exhibiting discontinuous phase transition. As an application, we apply a similar model to financial networks, studying when bankruptcies spread due to the sudden devaluation of shared assets in overlapping portfolios. We predict that although diversification may be good for individual institutions, it can create dangerous systemic effects, and as a result</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2005ESASP.589E..56B','NASAADS'); return false;" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2005ESASP.589E..56B"><span>Li-Ion Battery By-<span class="hlt">Pass</span> Removal Qualification</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abstract_service.html">NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)</a></p> <p>Borthomieu, Y.; Pasquier, E.</p> <p>2005-05-01</p> <p>The reasons of the by-<span class="hlt">pass</span> use on Space batteries is to avoid open circuit, short-circuit and dramatic performances drift on the power system. By-<span class="hlt">pass</span> diodes are currently used in NiH2 batteries due to the high probability of open circuit at cell level. This probability is mainly linked to the possibility to have a hydrogen leak within the pressure vessel due to the high operating pressure (70 bars) that can induce cell open circuit.For the Lithium-Ion batteries, first items had bypass implemented by similarity, but:All the cell failure cases have been analyzed at battery level:- Cell Open circuit:In contrast to NiCd and NiH2 cells, Li-Ion cells can be put in parallel due to the fact the open circuit voltage (OCV) is linked to the State Of Charge (SOC).With cells in parallel, a battery open circuit failure can never be encountered even with a cell in open circuit.- Cell Short circuit:In case of cell short, the entire cells within the module will be shorted.- Cell capacity spread:If the capacities of cells in series are strongly diverging, the worst module limits the battery. In case the battery is no more able to deliver the requested power for which it was designed, the worst module has to be reversed. In reversal, a Li-Ion cell is self-shorted. So, the strong capacity decrease in one module leads to the short of this module.These three failure cases cover all the possible Li-Ion failure root causes.Considering these three events, the analysis demonstrates that the Li-Ion battery still functions in any case without any by-<span class="hlt">pass</span> system because the design of the battery size always takes into account the loss of one module.Nevertheless, the by-<span class="hlt">pass</span> removal should allow to:- Improve the battery reliability as each bypass unit represents a single - Reduce by at least 30 % of the total price of the battery,- Reduce significant weight at battery level,- Shorten the battery manufacturing lead time (at least8 months for by-<span class="hlt">pass</span> purchasing), - Avoid US export licenses</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2012-title40-vol26/pdf/CFR-2012-title40-vol26-sec205-160-6.pdf','CFR2012'); return false;" href="https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2012-title40-vol26/pdf/CFR-2012-title40-vol26-sec205-160-6.pdf"><span>40 CFR 205.160-6 - <span class="hlt">Passing</span> or failing under SEA.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/browse/collectionCfr.action?selectedYearFrom=2012&page.go=Go">Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR</a></p> <p></p> <p>2012-07-01</p> <p>... 40 Protection of Environment 26 2012-07-01 2011-07-01 true <span class="hlt">Passing</span> or failing under SEA. 205.160-6... SEA. (a) A failing vehicle is one whose measured noise level is in excess of the applicable noise... less than or equal to the number in Column A, the sample <span class="hlt">passes</span>. (c) <span class="hlt">Pass</span> or failure of an SEA takes...</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2012-title40-vol26/pdf/CFR-2012-title40-vol26-sec205-171-8.pdf','CFR2012'); return false;" href="https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2012-title40-vol26/pdf/CFR-2012-title40-vol26-sec205-171-8.pdf"><span>40 CFR 205.171-8 - <span class="hlt">Passing</span> or failing under SEA.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/browse/collectionCfr.action?selectedYearFrom=2012&page.go=Go">Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR</a></p> <p></p> <p>2012-07-01</p> <p>... 40 Protection of Environment 26 2012-07-01 2011-07-01 true <span class="hlt">Passing</span> or failing under SEA. 205.171-8... failing under SEA. (a) A failing exhaust system is one which, when installed on any motorcycle which is in... in Column A, the sample <span class="hlt">passes</span>. (c) <span class="hlt">Pass</span> or failure of a SEA takes place when a decision that an...</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29100031','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29100031"><span>Research on major antitumor active components in Zi-Cao-Cheng-<span class="hlt">Qi</span> decoction based on hollow fiber cell fishing with high performance liquid chromatography.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Li, Miaomiao; Hu, Shuang; Chen, Xuan; Wang, Runqin; Bai, Xiaohong</p> <p>2018-02-05</p> <p>Hollow fiber cell fishing (HFCF) based on hepatoma HepG-2 cells, human renal tubular ACHN cells or human cervical carcinoma HeLa cells, coupled with high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC), was developed and employed to research the major active components in Zi-Cao-Cheng-<span class="hlt">Qi</span> decoction both in vitro and in vivo. The research showed that the active components, such as hesperidin, magnolol, honokiol, shikonin, emodin and β,β'-dimethylacrylshikonin were screened out by HFCF based on the cancer cells in vitro, furthermore they can be absorbed into blood and reach in the target organ, and some of the active components can be fished by the cells and maintain effective concentrations. Before application of HFCF with HPLC, cell growth state, cell survival <span class="hlt">rate</span>, positive effect on screening results binding between active centers on the fiber and target components, repeatability of retention times and relative peak areas of the target analytes were analysed and investigated. In short, HFCF with HPLC is a simple, inexpensive, effective, and reliable method that can be used in researching active components from traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) and its formula both in vitro and in vivo, elucidating preliminarily the TCM characteristics of multiple components and multiple targets, laying a foundation for expounding the antitumor efficacy material basis in TCM. Copyright © 2017 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pmcentrez&artid=5487462','PMC'); return false;" href="https://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pmcentrez&artid=5487462"><span>To <span class="hlt">Pass</span> or Not to <span class="hlt">Pass</span>: Modeling the Movement and Affordance Dynamics of a Pick and Place Task</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pmc">PubMed Central</a></p> <p>Lamb, Maurice; Kallen, Rachel W.; Harrison, Steven J.; Di Bernardo, Mario; Minai, Ali; Richardson, Michael J.</p> <p>2017-01-01</p> <p>Humans commonly engage in tasks that require or are made more efficient by coordinating with other humans. In this paper we introduce a task dynamics approach for modeling multi-agent interaction and decision making in a pick and place task where an agent must move an object from one location to another and decide whether to act alone or with a partner. Our aims were to identify and model (1) the affordance related dynamics that define an actor's choice to move an object alone or to <span class="hlt">pass</span> it to their co-actor and (2) the trajectory dynamics of an actor's hand movements when moving to grasp, relocate, or <span class="hlt">pass</span> the object. Using a virtual reality pick and place task, we demonstrate that both the decision to <span class="hlt">pass</span> or not <span class="hlt">pass</span> an object and the movement trajectories of the participants can be characterized in terms of a behavioral dynamics model. Simulations suggest that the proposed behavioral dynamics model exhibits features observed in human participants including hysteresis in decision making, non-straight line trajectories, and non-constant velocity profiles. The proposed model highlights how the same low-dimensional behavioral dynamics can operate to constrain multiple (and often nested) levels of human activity and suggests that knowledge of what, when, where and how to move or act during pick and place behavior may be defined by these low dimensional task dynamics and, thus, can emerge spontaneously and in real-time with little a priori planning. PMID:28701975</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.osti.gov/biblio/929350-evaluation-dynamic-passing-sight-distance-problem-using-finite-element-model','SCIGOV-STC'); return false;" href="https://www.osti.gov/biblio/929350-evaluation-dynamic-passing-sight-distance-problem-using-finite-element-model"><span>Evaluation of Dynamic <span class="hlt">Passing</span> Sight Distance Problem Using a Finite Element Model</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.osti.gov/search">DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)</a></p> <p>Yan, Xuedong; Radwan, Essam; Zhang, Fan</p> <p>2008-06-01</p> <p>Sufficient <span class="hlt">passing</span> sight distance is an important control for two-lane rural highway design to minimize the possibility of a head-on collision between <span class="hlt">passing</span> and opposing vehicles. Traditionally, <span class="hlt">passing</span> zones are marked by checking <span class="hlt">passing</span> sight distance that is potentially restricted by static sight obstructions. Such obstructions include crest curves, overpasses, and lateral objects along highways. This paper proposes a new concept of dynamic sight-distance assessment, which involves restricted <span class="hlt">passing</span> sight distances due to the impeding vehicles that are traveling in the same direction. Using a finite-element model, the dynamic <span class="hlt">passing</span> sight-distance problem was evaluated, and the writers analyzed the relationshipsmore » between the available <span class="hlt">passing</span> sight distance and other factors such as the horizontal curve radius, impeding vehicle dimensions, and a driver s following distance. It was found that the impeding vehicles may cause substantially insufficient <span class="hlt">passing</span> sight distances, which may lead to potential traffic safety problems. It is worthwhile to expand on this safety issue and consider the dynamic <span class="hlt">passing</span> sight distance in highway design.« less</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://eric.ed.gov/?q=consequences+AND+climate+AND+change&pg=7&id=EJ825092','ERIC'); return false;" href="https://eric.ed.gov/?q=consequences+AND+climate+AND+change&pg=7&id=EJ825092"><span>Logical Consequences: Using <span class="hlt">Passing</span> Times to Prevent Misbehavior</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.eric.ed.gov/ERICWebPortal/search/extended.jsp?_pageLabel=advanced">ERIC Educational Resources Information Center</a></p> <p>Harriman, Dion; Pierre, Christina</p> <p>2009-01-01</p> <p>This article discusses the No <span class="hlt">Passing</span> Plan, a no-<span class="hlt">passing</span> policy implemented at White Bear Lake (MN) High School-North Campus in order to prevent chronic tardiness and misbehavior in the halls. The plan is an alternative consequence for administrators to use with students who are disruptive in the halls or consistently tardy to class. Suspending…</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pmcentrez&artid=5666423','PMC'); return false;" href="https://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pmcentrez&artid=5666423"><span>Algal Foams Applied in Fixed-Bed Process for Lead(II) Removal Using Recirculation or One-<span class="hlt">Pass</span> Modes</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pmc">PubMed Central</a></p> <p>Wang, Shengye; Vincent, Thierry; Faur, Catherine; Guibal, Eric</p> <p>2017-01-01</p> <p>The incorporation of brown algae into biopolymer beads or foams for metal sorption has been previously reported. However, the direct use of these biomasses for preparing foams is a new approach. In this study, two kinds of porous foams were prepared by ionotropic gelation using algal biomass (AB, Laminaria digitata) or alginate (as the reference) and applied for Pb(II) sorption. These foams (manufactured as macroporous discs) were packed in filtration holders (simulating fixed-bed column) and the system was operated in either a recirculation or a one-<span class="hlt">pass</span> mode. Sorption isotherms, uptake kinetics and sorbent reuse were studied in the recirculation mode (analogous to batch system). In the one-<span class="hlt">pass</span> mode (continuous fixed-bed system), the influence of parameters such as flow <span class="hlt">rate</span>, feed metal concentration and bed height were investigated on both sorption and desorption. In addition, the effect of Cu(II) on Pb(II) recovery from binary solutions was also studied in terms of both sorption and desorption. Sorption isotherms are well fitted by the Langmuir equation while the pseudo-second order <span class="hlt">rate</span> equation described well both sorption and desorption kinetic profiles. The study of material regeneration confirms that the reuse of the foams was feasible with a small mass loss, even after 9 cycles. In the one-<span class="hlt">pass</span> mode, for alginate foams, a slower flow <span class="hlt">rate</span> led to a smaller saturation volume, while the effect of flow <span class="hlt">rate</span> was less marked for AB foams. Competitive study suggests that the foams have a preference for Pb(II) over Cu(II) but cannot selectively remove Pb(II) from the binary solution. PMID:29039806</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/10762','DOTNTL'); return false;" href="https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/10762"><span>Case Study of the Denver Regional Transportation District Eco <span class="hlt">Pass</span> Program</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://ntlsearch.bts.gov/tris/index.do">DOT National Transportation Integrated Search</a></p> <p></p> <p>1993-11-01</p> <p>This report documents the Denver Regional Transportation District (RTD) Eco <span class="hlt">Pass</span> Program and evaluates its impacts. The Eco <span class="hlt">Pass</span> is an annual, unlimited-use photo identification <span class="hlt">pass</span> covering transportation on all RTD transit routes. 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(a) A failing vehicle is one whose measured noise level is in excess of the applicable... vehicles is less than or equal to the number in Column A, the sample <span class="hlt">passes</span>. (c) <span class="hlt">Pass</span> or failure of an SEA...</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2013-title40-vol26/pdf/CFR-2013-title40-vol26-sec205-160-6.pdf','CFR2013'); return false;" href="https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2013-title40-vol26/pdf/CFR-2013-title40-vol26-sec205-160-6.pdf"><span>40 CFR 205.160-6 - <span class="hlt">Passing</span> or failing under SEA.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/browse/collectionCfr.action?selectedYearFrom=2013&page.go=Go">Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR</a></p> <p></p> <p>2013-07-01</p> <p>... 40 Protection of Environment 26 2013-07-01 2013-07-01 false <span class="hlt">Passing</span> or failing under SEA. 205.160... failing under SEA. (a) A failing vehicle is one whose measured noise level is in excess of the applicable... vehicles is less than or equal to the number in Column A, the sample <span class="hlt">passes</span>. (c) <span class="hlt">Pass</span> or failure of an SEA...</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2014-title40-vol25/pdf/CFR-2014-title40-vol25-sec205-160-6.pdf','CFR2014'); return false;" href="https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2014-title40-vol25/pdf/CFR-2014-title40-vol25-sec205-160-6.pdf"><span>40 CFR 205.160-6 - <span class="hlt">Passing</span> or failing under SEA.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/browse/collectionCfr.action?selectedYearFrom=2014&page.go=Go">Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR</a></p> <p></p> <p>2014-07-01</p> <p>... 40 Protection of Environment 25 2014-07-01 2014-07-01 false <span class="hlt">Passing</span> or failing under SEA. 205.160... failing under SEA. (a) A failing vehicle is one whose measured noise level is in excess of the applicable... vehicles is less than or equal to the number in Column A, the sample <span class="hlt">passes</span>. (c) <span class="hlt">Pass</span> or failure of an SEA...</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2011-title40-vol25/pdf/CFR-2011-title40-vol25-sec205-160-6.pdf','CFR2011'); return false;" href="https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2011-title40-vol25/pdf/CFR-2011-title40-vol25-sec205-160-6.pdf"><span>40 CFR 205.160-6 - <span class="hlt">Passing</span> or failing under SEA.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/browse/collectionCfr.action?selectedYearFrom=2011&page.go=Go">Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR</a></p> <p></p> <p>2011-07-01</p> <p>... 40 Protection of Environment 25 2011-07-01 2011-07-01 false <span class="hlt">Passing</span> or failing under SEA. 205.160... failing under SEA. (a) A failing vehicle is one whose measured noise level is in excess of the applicable... vehicles is less than or equal to the number in Column A, the sample <span class="hlt">passes</span>. (c) <span class="hlt">Pass</span> or failure of an SEA...</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21038662','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21038662"><span>[Effects of Chinese herbal compound for supplementing <span class="hlt">qi</span> and activating blood circulation on actin, Cx43 expressions and gap junctional intercellular communication functions of myocardial cells in patients with Coxsackie virus B 3 viral myocarditis].</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Zhang, Ming-xue; He, Wei; Gu, Ping</p> <p>2010-08-01</p> <p>To observe the effect of Chinese herbal compound for supplementing <span class="hlt">qi</span> and activating blood circulation (CHC) on the gap junctional intercellular communication (GJIC) function of myocardial cells in patients with Coxsackie virus B 3 (CVB3) viral myocarditis. Expressions of actin and connexin43 (Cx43) in myocardial cells of patients arranged in three groups (the normal control group, the viral infected group and the CHC treated group) were detected by immunohistochemical method; the fluorescence photobleaching recovery <span class="hlt">rate</span> of cells was detected by laser scanning confocal microscope. As compared with the viral infected group, the expressions of actin and Cx43 were increased and the GJIC function was improved in the CHC treated group. CHC could antagonize viral injury on skeleton protein, and repair the structure of gap junction channel to improve the GJIC function of myocardial cells after being attacked by CVB3.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pmcentrez&artid=5571696','PMC'); return false;" href="https://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pmcentrez&artid=5571696"><span>Estimation of physiologic ability and surgical stress (E-<span class="hlt">PASS</span>) scoring system could provide preoperative advice on whether to undergo laparoscopic surgery for colorectal cancer patients with a high physiological risk</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pmc">PubMed Central</a></p> <p>Zhang, Ao; Liu, Tingting; Zheng, Kaiyuan; Liu, Ningbo; Huang, Fei; Li, Weidong; Liu, Tong; Fu, Weihua</p> <p>2017-01-01</p> <p>Abstract Laparoscopic colorectal surgery had been widely used for colorectal cancer patient and showed a favorable outcome on the postoperative morbidity <span class="hlt">rate</span>. We attempted to evaluate physiological status of patients by mean of Estimation of physiologic ability and surgical stress (E-<span class="hlt">PASS</span>) system and to analyze the difference variation of postoperative morbidity <span class="hlt">rate</span> of open and laparoscopic colorectal cancer surgery in patients with different physiological status. In total 550 colorectal cancer patients who underwent surgery treatment were included. E-<span class="hlt">PASS</span> and some conventional scoring systems were reviewed to examine their mortality prediction ability. The preoperative risk score (PRS) in the E-<span class="hlt">PASS</span> system was used to evaluate the physiological status of patients. The difference of postoperative morbidity <span class="hlt">rate</span> between open and laparoscopic colorectal cancer surgeries was analyzed respectively in patients with different physiological status. E-<span class="hlt">PASS</span> had better prediction ability than other conventional scoring systems in colorectal cancer surgeries. Postoperative morbidities were developed in 143 patients. The parameters in the E-<span class="hlt">PASS</span> system had positive correlations with postoperative morbidity. The overall postoperative morbidity <span class="hlt">rate</span> of laparoscopic surgeries was lower than open surgeries (19.61% and 28.46%), but the postoperative morbidity <span class="hlt">rate</span> of laparoscopic surgeries increased more significantly than in open surgery as PRS increased. When PRS was more than 0.7, the postoperative morbidity <span class="hlt">rate</span> of laparoscopic surgeries would exceed the postoperative morbidity <span class="hlt">rate</span> of open surgeries. The E-<span class="hlt">PASS</span> system was capable to evaluate the physiological and surgical risk of colorectal cancer surgery. PRS could assist preoperative decision-making on the surgical method. Colorectal cancer patients who were assessed with a low physiological risk by PRS would be safe to undergo laparoscopic surgery. On the contrary, surgeons should make decisions prudently on the operation</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('http://hdl.handle.net/2060/20080047212','NASA-TRS'); return false;" href="http://hdl.handle.net/2060/20080047212"><span>Four-<span class="hlt">Pass</span> Coupler for Laser-Diode-Pumped Solid-State Laser</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://ntrs.nasa.gov/search.jsp">NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)</a></p> <p>Coyle, Donald B.</p> <p>2008-01-01</p> <p>A four-<span class="hlt">pass</span> optical coupler affords increased (in comparison with related prior two-<span class="hlt">pass</span> optical couplers) utilization of light generated by a laser diode in side pumping of a solid-state laser slab. The original application for which this coupler was conceived involves a neodymium-doped yttrium aluminum garnet (Nd:YAG) crystal slab, which, when pumped by a row of laser diodes at a wavelength of 809 nm, lases at a wavelength of 1,064 nm. Heretofore, typically, a thin laser slab has been pumped in two <span class="hlt">passes</span>, the second <span class="hlt">pass</span> occurring by virtue of reflection of pump light from a highly reflective thin film on the side opposite the side through which the pump light enters. In two-<span class="hlt">pass</span> pumping, a Nd:YAG slab having a thickness of 2 mm (which is typical) absorbs about 84 percent of the 809-nm pump light power, leaving about 16 percent of the pump light power to travel back toward the laser diodes. This unused power can cause localized heating of the laser diodes, thereby reducing their lifetimes. Moreover, if the slab is thinner than 2 mm, then even more unused power travels back toward the laser diodes. The four-<span class="hlt">pass</span> optical coupler captures most of this unused pump light and sends it back to the laser slab for two more <span class="hlt">passes</span>. As a result, the slab absorbs more pump light, as though it were twice as thick. The gain and laser cavity beam quality of a smaller laser slab in conjunction with this optical coupler can thus be made comparable to those of a larger two-<span class="hlt">pass</span>-pumped laser slab.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA536622','DTIC-ST'); return false;" href="http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA536622"><span>Channel Dredging and Geomorphic Response at and Adjacent to Mobile <span class="hlt">Pass</span>, Alabama</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.dtic.mil/">DTIC Science & Technology</a></p> <p></p> <p>2010-09-01</p> <p>Aug 3 Gulf Shores, AL 1 974 80 Erin 1995 Oct 4 Perdido Key, FL 3 938 110 Opal 1997 Jul 19 Mobile <span class="hlt">Pass</span>, AL 1 987 65 Danny 1998 Sept 28 Ship Island...study evaluating the potential impacts of offshore sand mining on coastal change. Overall, many authors discuss the effect of hurricanes on...longshore sand transport <span class="hlt">rate</span> for the ocean fronting portion of Dauphin Island. As such, potential uncertainty calculations can be deter- mined relative</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pmcentrez&artid=2875757','PMC'); return false;" href="https://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pmcentrez&artid=2875757"><span>Do Medicaid Wage <span class="hlt">Pass</span>-through Payments Increase Nursing Home Staffing?</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pmc">PubMed Central</a></p> <p>Feng, Zhanlian; Lee, Yong Suk; Kuo, Sylvia; Intrator, Orna; Foster, Andrew; Mor, Vincent</p> <p>2010-01-01</p> <p>Objective To assess the impact of state Medicaid wage <span class="hlt">pass</span>-through policy on direct-care staffing levels in U.S. nursing homes. Data Sources Online Survey Certification and Reporting (OSCAR) data, and state Medicaid nursing home reimbursement policies over the period 1996–2004. Study Design A fixed-effects panel model with two-step feasible-generalized least squares estimates is used to examine the effect of <span class="hlt">pass</span>-through adoption on direct-care staff hours per resident day (HPRD) in nursing homes. Data Collection/Extraction Methods A panel data file tracking annual OSCAR surveys per facility over the study period is linked with annual information on state Medicaid wage <span class="hlt">pass</span>-through and related policies. Principal Findings Among the states introducing wage <span class="hlt">pass</span>-through over the study period, the policy is associated with between 3.0 and 4.0 percent net increases in certified nurse aide (CNA) HPRD in the years following adoption. No discernable <span class="hlt">pass</span>-through effect is observed on either registered nurse or licensed practical nurse HPRD. Conclusions State Medicaid wage <span class="hlt">pass</span>-through programs offer a potentially effective policy tool to boost direct-care CNA staffing in nursing homes, at least in the short term. PMID:20403054</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('http://hdl.handle.net/2060/19940012587','NASA-TRS'); return false;" href="http://hdl.handle.net/2060/19940012587"><span>Intel NX to PVM 3.2 message <span class="hlt">passing</span> conversion library</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://ntrs.nasa.gov/search.jsp">NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)</a></p> <p>Arthur, Trey; Nelson, Michael L.</p> <p>1993-01-01</p> <p>NASA Langley Research Center has developed a library that allows Intel NX message <span class="hlt">passing</span> codes to be executed under the more popular and widely supported Parallel Virtual Machine (PVM) message <span class="hlt">passing</span> library. PVM was developed at Oak Ridge National Labs and has become the defacto standard for message <span class="hlt">passing</span>. This library will allow the many programs that were developed on the Intel iPSC/860 or Intel Paragon in a Single Program Multiple Data (SPMD) design to be ported to the numerous architectures that PVM (version 3.2) supports. Also, the library adds global operations capability to PVM. A familiarity with Intel NX and PVM message <span class="hlt">passing</span> is assumed.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25429802','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25429802"><span>Impact of a competency based curriculum on quality improvement among internal medicine residents.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Fok, Mark C; Wong, Roger Y</p> <p>2014-11-28</p> <p>Teaching quality improvement (<span class="hlt">QI</span>) principles during residency is an important component of promoting patient safety and improving quality of care. The literature on <span class="hlt">QI</span> curricula for internal medicine residents is limited. We sought to evaluate the impact of a competency based curriculum on <span class="hlt">QI</span> among internal medicine residents. This was a prospective, cohort study over four years (2007-2011) using pre-post curriculum comparison design in an internal medicine residency program in Canada. Overall 175 post-graduate year one internal medicine residents participated. A two-phase, competency based curriculum on <span class="hlt">QI</span> was developed with didactic workshops and longitudinal, team-based <span class="hlt">QI</span> projects. The main outcome measures included self-assessment, objective assessment using the Quality Improvement Knowledge Assessment Tool (QIKAT) scores to assess <span class="hlt">QI</span> knowledge, and performance-based assessment via presentation of longitudinal <span class="hlt">QI</span> projects. Overall 175 residents participated, with a response <span class="hlt">rate</span> of 160/175 (91%) post-curriculum and 114/175 (65%) after conducting their longitudinal <span class="hlt">QI</span> project. Residents' self-reported confidence in making changes to improve health increased and was sustained at twelve months post-curriculum. Self-assessment scores of <span class="hlt">QI</span> skills improved significantly from pre-curriculum (53.4 to 69.2 percent post-curriculum [p-value 0.002]) and scores were sustained at twelve months after conducting their longitudinal <span class="hlt">QI</span> projects (53.4 to 72.2 percent [p-value 0.005]). Objective scores using the QIKAT increased post-curriculum from 8.3 to 10.1 out of 15 (p-value for difference <0.001) and this change was sustained at twelve months post-project with average individual scores of 10.7 out of 15 (p-value for difference from pre-curriculum <0.001). Performance-based assessment occurred via presentation of all projects at the annual <span class="hlt">QI</span> Project Podium Presentation Day. The competency based curriculum on <span class="hlt">QI</span> improved residents' <span class="hlt">QI</span> knowledge and skills during residency</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29277590','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29277590"><span>Feasibility of a Modified E-<span class="hlt">PASS</span> and POSSUM System for Postoperative Risk Assessment in Patients with Spinal Disease.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Chun, Dong Hyun; Kim, Do Young; Choi, Sun Kyu; Shin, Dong Ah; Ha, Yoon; Kim, Keung Nyun; Yoon, Do Heum; Yi, Seong</p> <p>2018-04-01</p> <p>This retrospective case control study aimed to evaluate the feasibility of using Estimation of Physiological Ability and Surgical Stress (E-<span class="hlt">PASS</span>) and Physiological and Operative Severity Score for the enumeration of Mortality and Morbidity (POSSUM) systems in patients undergoing spinal surgical procedures. Degenerative spine disease has increased in incidence in aging societies, as has the number of older adult patients undergoing spinal surgery. Many older adults are at a high surgical risk because of comorbidity and poor general health. We retrospectively reviewed 217 patients who had undergone spinal surgery at a single tertiary care. We investigated complications within 1 month after surgery. Criteria for both skin incision in E-<span class="hlt">PASS</span> and operation magnitude in the POSSUM system were modified to fit spine surgery. We calculated the E-<span class="hlt">PASS</span> and POSSUM scores for enrolled patients, and investigated the relationship between postoperative complications and both surgical risk scoring systems. To reinforce the predictive ability of the E-<span class="hlt">PASS</span> system, we adjusted equations and developed modified E-<span class="hlt">PASS</span> systems. The overall complication <span class="hlt">rate</span> for spinal surgery was 22.6%. Forty-nine patients experienced 58 postoperative complications. Nineteen major complications, including hematoma, deep infection, pleural effusion, progression of weakness, pulmonary edema, esophageal injury, myocardial infarction, pneumonia, reoperation, renal failure, sepsis, and death, occurred in 17 patients. The area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (AUC) for predicted postoperative complications after spine surgery was 0.588 for E-<span class="hlt">PASS</span> and 0.721 for POSSUM. For predicted major postoperative complications, the AUC increased to 0.619 for E-<span class="hlt">PASS</span> and 0.842 for POSSUM. The AUC of the E-<span class="hlt">PASS</span> system increased from 0.588 to 0.694 with the Modified E-<span class="hlt">PASS</span> equation. The POSSUM system may be more useful than the E-<span class="hlt">PASS</span> system for estimating postoperative surgical risk in patients undergoing</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20012686','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20012686"><span><span class="hlt">Pass</span>-fail grading: laying the foundation for self-regulated learning.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>White, Casey B; Fantone, Joseph C</p> <p>2010-10-01</p> <p>Traditionally, medical schools have tended to make assumptions that students will "automatically" engage in self-education effectively after graduation and subsequent training in residency and fellowships. In reality, the majority of medical graduates out in practice feel unprepared for learning on their own. Many medical schools are now adopting strategies and pedagogies to help students become self-regulating learners. Along with these changes in practices and pedagogy, many schools are eliminating a cornerstone of extrinsic motivation: discriminating grades. To study the effects of the switch from discriminating to <span class="hlt">pass</span>-fail grading in the second year of medical school, we compared internal and external assessments and evaluations for a second-year class with a discriminating grading scale (Honors, High <span class="hlt">Pass</span>, <span class="hlt">Pass</span>, Fail) and for a second-year class with a <span class="hlt">pass</span>-fail grading scale. Of the measures we compared (MCATs, GPAs, means on second-year examinations, USMLE Step 1 scores, residency placement, in which there were no statistically significant changes), the only statistically significant decreases (lower performance with <span class="hlt">pass</span> fail) were found in two of the second-year courses. Performance in one other course also improved significantly. <span class="hlt">Pass</span>-fail grading can meet several important intended outcomes, including "leveling the playing field" for incoming students with different academic backgrounds, reducing competition and fostering collaboration among members of a class, more time for extracurricular interests and personal activities. <span class="hlt">Pass</span>-fail grading also reduces competition and supports collaboration, and fosters intrinsic motivation, which is key to self-regulated, lifelong learning.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://pubs.er.usgs.gov/publication/70026197','USGSPUBS'); return false;" href="https://pubs.er.usgs.gov/publication/70026197"><span>Assessing the efficacy of single-<span class="hlt">pass</span> backpack electrofishing to characterize fish community structure</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/pubs/index.jsp?view=adv">USGS Publications Warehouse</a></p> <p>Meador, M.R.; McIntyre, J.P.; Pollock, K.H.</p> <p>2003-01-01</p> <p>Two-<span class="hlt">pass</span> backpack electrofishing data collected as part of the U.S. Geological Survey's National Water-Quality Assessment Program were analyzed to assess the efficacy of single-<span class="hlt">pass</span> backpack electrofishing. A two-capture removal model was used to estimate, within 10 river basins across the United States, proportional fish species richness from one-<span class="hlt">pass</span> electrofishing and probabilities of detection for individual fish species. Mean estimated species richness from first-<span class="hlt">pass</span> sampling (ps1) ranged from 80.7% to 100% of estimated total species richness for each river basin, based on at least seven samples per basin. However, ps1 values for individual sites ranged from 40% to 100% of estimated total species richness. Additional species unique to the second <span class="hlt">pass</span> were collected in 50.3% of the samples. Of these, cyprinids and centrarchids were collected most frequently. Proportional fish species richness estimated for the first <span class="hlt">pass</span> increased significantly with decreasing stream width for 1 of the 10 river basins. When used to calculate probabilities of detection of individual fish species, the removal model failed 48% of the time because the number of individuals of a species was greater in the second <span class="hlt">pass</span> than in the first <span class="hlt">pass</span>. Single-<span class="hlt">pass</span> backpack electrofishing data alone may make it difficult to determine whether characterized fish community structure data are real or spurious. The two-<span class="hlt">pass</span> removal model can be used to assess the effectiveness of sampling species richness with a single electrofishing <span class="hlt">pass</span>. However, the two-<span class="hlt">pass</span> removal model may have limited utility to determine probabilities of detection of individual species and, thus, limit the ability to assess the effectiveness of single-<span class="hlt">pass</span> sampling to characterize species relative abundances. Multiple-<span class="hlt">pass</span> (at least three <span class="hlt">passes</span>) backpack electrofishing at a large number of sites may not be cost-effective as part of a standardized sampling protocol for large-geographic-scale studies. However, multiple-<span class="hlt">pass</span></p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29635233','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29635233"><span>The Double Burden of Malnutrition in Countries <span class="hlt">Passing</span> through the Economic Transition.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Prentice, Andrew M</p> <p>2018-01-01</p> <p>Undernutrition in both its acute and chronic forms (wasting and stunting) is strongly inversely correlated with the wealth of nations. Consequently, as many low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) achieve economic advancement and <span class="hlt">pass</span> through the so-called "nutrition transition," their <span class="hlt">rates</span> of undernutrition decline. Many countries successfully achieved the Millennium Development Goal of halving undernutrition and whole continents have been transformed in recent decades. The exception is Africa where the slower <span class="hlt">rates</span> of decline in the prevalence of undernutrition has been overtaken by population growth so that the absolute number of stunted children is rising. In many regions, economic transition is causing a rapid increase in the number of overweight and obese people. The rapidity of this rise is such that many nations bear the simultaneous burdens of under- and overnutrition; termed the "double burden" of malnutrition. This double burden, accompanied as it is by the unfinished agenda of high levels of infectious diseases, is crippling the health systems of many LMICs and thus requires urgent attention. Although the prognosis looks threatening for many poor countries, they have the advantage of being able to learn from the mistakes made by other nations that have <span class="hlt">passed</span> through the transition before them. Concerted action across many arms of government would achieve huge future dividends in health and wealth for any nations that can grasp the challenge. © 2018 S. Karger AG, Basel.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/7798405','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/7798405"><span>PENN <span class="hlt">PASS</span>: a program for graduates of foreign dental schools.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Berthold, P; Lopez, N</p> <p>1994-01-01</p> <p>An increasing number of graduates of foreign dental schools who enroll in advanced standing programs to qualify for licensure calls for dental schools to be prepared to handle not only the curricular demands but also the growing cultural diversity among its student population. The "reeducation" of this student group not only meets the need of foreign dentists for an American degree but may also provide health professionals to service various ethnic populations whose language and culture they are able to understand and identify with. A survey of students and graduates of a two-year Program for Advanced Standing Students (<span class="hlt">PASS</span>) for graduates of foreign dental schools representing 34 countries aimed to arrive at an understanding of this student group through characterization of the foreign dentists and identification of their attitudes and feelings toward various aspects of the program, the school and faculty and their experience of stress. This report includes description of the distinctive features of the program which cater to specific needs and concerns of this non-traditional group of dental students. <span class="hlt">PASS</span> students are accepted on the basis of their grades in dental school in home country, scores in the National Dental Board Examination Part I, Test of English as Foreign Language (TOEFL), and <span class="hlt">ratings</span> in personal interviews. They complete an intensive summer program consisting of didactic and laboratory courses which prepares them for integration with four-year students for the last two years of didactic and clinical curriculum. Cultural diversity seminars, a special English class, <span class="hlt">PASS</span> class meetings and seminars are unique additions to their program and aim to assist them adjust to the educational, social and cultural systems in an American school. Results of the survey show a majority of the <span class="hlt">PASS</span> students feel that they are part of the school and that there is someone in the school whom they can approach for problems. An understanding of their ethnic and</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27224170','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27224170"><span>How to <span class="hlt">pass</span> exams on the run.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Atkinson, J</p> <p>1988-09-17</p> <p>Yes, dear friends of my youth, it is I - he who left school with two 'O' levels, o music CSE [Illegible Word] a budgerigar; consolidating this by failing his SRN three times, finally getting on the only refresher course in England and <span class="hlt">passing</span> in October 1979- the very last occasion to take an SRN for the fourth time. Have I got a cheek to write about <span class="hlt">passing</span> exams? These experiences hove had their effect! I come to academic life late and have developed a hectic domestic, social and professional life meanwhile.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23942458','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23942458"><span>Security analysis and improvements to the Psycho<span class="hlt">Pass</span> method.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Brumen, Bostjan; Heričko, Marjan; Rozman, Ivan; Hölbl, Marko</p> <p>2013-08-13</p> <p>In a recent paper, Pietro Cipresso et al proposed the Psycho<span class="hlt">Pass</span> method, a simple way to create strong passwords that are easy to remember. However, the method has some security issues that need to be addressed. To perform a security analysis on the Psycho<span class="hlt">Pass</span> method and outline the limitations of and possible improvements to the method. We used the brute force analysis and dictionary attack analysis of the Psycho<span class="hlt">Pass</span> method to outline its weaknesses. The first issue with the Psychopass method is that it requires the password reproduction on the same keyboard layout as was used to generate the password. The second issue is a security weakness: although the produced password is 24 characters long, the password is still weak. We elaborate on the weakness and propose a solution that produces strong passwords. The proposed version first requires the use of the SHIFT and ALT-GR keys in combination with other keys, and second, the keys need to be 1-2 distances apart. The proposed improved Psycho<span class="hlt">Pass</span> method yields passwords that can be broken only in hundreds of years based on current computing powers. The proposed Psycho<span class="hlt">Pass</span> method requires 10 keys, as opposed to 20 keys in the original method, for comparable password strength.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25624118','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25624118"><span>Validation of the one <span class="hlt">pass</span> measure for motivational interviewing competence.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>McMaster, Fiona; Resnicow, Ken</p> <p>2015-04-01</p> <p>This paper examines the psychometric properties of the One<span class="hlt">Pass</span> coding system: a new, user-friendly tool for evaluating practitioner competence in motivational interviewing (MI). We provide data on reliability and validity with the current gold-standard: Motivational Interviewing Treatment Integrity tool (MITI). We compared scores from 27 videotaped MI sessions performed by student counselors trained in MI and simulated patients using both One<span class="hlt">Pass</span> and MITI, with three different raters for each tool. Reliability was estimated using intra-class coefficients (ICCs), and validity was assessed using Pearson's r. One<span class="hlt">Pass</span> had high levels of inter-rater reliability with 19/23 items found from substantial to almost perfect agreement. Taking the pair of scores with the highest inter-rater reliability on the MITI, the concurrent validity between the two measures ranged from moderate to high. Validity was highest for evocation, autonomy, direction and empathy. One<span class="hlt">Pass</span> appears to have good inter-rater reliability while capturing similar dimensions of MI as the MITI. Despite the moderate concurrent validity with the MITI, the One<span class="hlt">Pass</span> shows promise in evaluating both traditional and novel interpretations of MI. One<span class="hlt">Pass</span> may be a useful tool for developing and improving practitioner competence in MI where access to MITI coders is limited. Copyright © 2015. Published by Elsevier Ireland Ltd.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2013-title40-vol7/pdf/CFR-2013-title40-vol7-sec60-759.pdf','CFR2013'); return false;" href="https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2013-title40-vol7/pdf/CFR-2013-title40-vol7-sec60-759.pdf"><span>40 CFR 60.759 - Specifications for active collection systems.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/browse/collectionCfr.action?selectedYearFrom=2013&page.go=Go">Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR</a></p> <p></p> <p>2013-07-01</p> <p>...: <span class="hlt">Qi</span> = 2 k Lo Mi (e-kt i) (CNMOC) (3.6 × 10−9) where, <span class="hlt">Qi</span> = NMOC emission <span class="hlt">rate</span> from the ith section, megagrams per year k = methane generation <span class="hlt">rate</span> constant, year−1 Lo = methane generation potential, cubic... performed, the default values for k, LO and CNMOC provided in § 60.754(a)(1) or the alternative values from...</p> </li> </ol> <div class="pull-right"> <ul class="pagination"> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_1");'>«</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_13");'>13</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_14");'>14</a></li> <li class="active"><span>15</span></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_16");'>16</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_17");'>17</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_25");'>»</a></li> </ul> </div> </div><!-- col-sm-12 --> </div><!-- row --> </div><!-- page_15 --> <div id="page_16" class="hiddenDiv"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-sm-12"> <div class="pull-right"> <ul class="pagination"> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_1");'>«</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_14");'>14</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_15");'>15</a></li> <li class="active"><span>16</span></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_17");'>17</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_18");'>18</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_25");'>»</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> <div class="row"> <div class="col-sm-12"> <ol class="result-class" start="301"> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2014-title40-vol7/pdf/CFR-2014-title40-vol7-sec60-759.pdf','CFR2014'); return false;" href="https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2014-title40-vol7/pdf/CFR-2014-title40-vol7-sec60-759.pdf"><span>40 CFR 60.759 - Specifications for active collection systems.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/browse/collectionCfr.action?selectedYearFrom=2014&page.go=Go">Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR</a></p> <p></p> <p>2014-07-01</p> <p>...: <span class="hlt">Qi</span> = 2 k Lo Mi (e-kt i) (CNMOC) (3.6 × 10−9) where, <span class="hlt">Qi</span> = NMOC emission <span class="hlt">rate</span> from the ith section, megagrams per year k = methane generation <span class="hlt">rate</span> constant, year−1 Lo = methane generation potential, cubic... performed, the default values for k, LO and CNMOC provided in § 60.754(a)(1) or the alternative values from...</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2012-title40-vol7/pdf/CFR-2012-title40-vol7-sec60-759.pdf','CFR2012'); return false;" href="https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2012-title40-vol7/pdf/CFR-2012-title40-vol7-sec60-759.pdf"><span>40 CFR 60.759 - Specifications for active collection systems.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/browse/collectionCfr.action?selectedYearFrom=2012&page.go=Go">Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR</a></p> <p></p> <p>2012-07-01</p> <p>...: <span class="hlt">Qi</span> = 2 k Lo Mi (e-kt i) (CNMOC) (3.6 × 10−9) where, <span class="hlt">Qi</span> = NMOC emission <span class="hlt">rate</span> from the ith section, megagrams per year k = methane generation <span class="hlt">rate</span> constant, year−1 Lo = methane generation potential, cubic... performed, the default values for k, LO and CNMOC provided in § 60.754(a)(1) or the alternative values from...</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2011-title40-vol6/pdf/CFR-2011-title40-vol6-sec60-759.pdf','CFR2011'); return false;" href="https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2011-title40-vol6/pdf/CFR-2011-title40-vol6-sec60-759.pdf"><span>40 CFR 60.759 - Specifications for active collection systems.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/browse/collectionCfr.action?selectedYearFrom=2011&page.go=Go">Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR</a></p> <p></p> <p>2011-07-01</p> <p>...: <span class="hlt">Qi</span> = 2 k Lo Mi (e-kt i) (CNMOC) (3.6 × 10−9) where, <span class="hlt">Qi</span> = NMOC emission <span class="hlt">rate</span> from the ith section, megagrams per year k = methane generation <span class="hlt">rate</span> constant, year−1 Lo = methane generation potential, cubic... performed, the default values for k, LO and CNMOC provided in § 60.754(a)(1) or the alternative values from...</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pmcentrez&artid=3027443','PMC'); return false;" href="https://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pmcentrez&artid=3027443"><span>Quality Improvement Practices in Academic Emergency Medicine: Perspectives from the Chairs</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pmc">PubMed Central</a></p> <p>DelliFraine, Jami; Langabeer, James; King, Brent</p> <p>2010-01-01</p> <p>Objective To assess academic emergency medicine (EM) chairs’ perceptions of quality improvement (<span class="hlt">QI</span>) training programs. Methods A voluntary anonymous 20 item survey was distributed to a sample of academic chairs of EM through the Association of Academic Chairs of Emergency Medicine. Data was collected to assess the percentage of academic emergency physicians who had received <span class="hlt">QI</span> training, the type of training they received, their perception of the impact of this training on behavior, practice and outcomes, and any perceived barriers to implementing <span class="hlt">QI</span> programs in the emergency department. Results The response <span class="hlt">rate</span> to the survey was 69% (N = 59). 59.3% of respondents report that their hospital has a formal <span class="hlt">QI</span> program for physicians. Chairs received training in a variety of <span class="hlt">QI</span> programs. The type of <span class="hlt">QI</span> program used by respondents was perceived as having no impact on goals achieved by <span class="hlt">QI</span> (χ2 = 12.382; p = 0.260), but there was a statistically significant (χ2 = 14.383; p = 0.006) relationship between whether or not goals were achieved and academic EM chairs’ perceptions about return on investment for <span class="hlt">QI</span> training. Only 22% of chairs responded that they have already made changes as a result of the <span class="hlt">QI</span> training. 78.8% of EM chairs responded that quality programs could have a significant positive impact on their practice and the healthcare industry. Chairs perceived that <span class="hlt">QI</span> programs had the most potential value in the areas of understanding and reducing medical errors and improving patient flow and throughput. Other areas of potential value of <span class="hlt">QI</span> include improving specific clinical indicators and standardizing physician care. Conclusion Academic EM chairs perceived that <span class="hlt">QI</span> programs were an effective way to drive needed improvements. The results suggest that there is a high level of interest in <span class="hlt">QI</span> but a low level of adoption of training and implementation. PMID:21293770</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pmcentrez&artid=3228870','PMC'); return false;" href="https://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pmcentrez&artid=3228870"><span>Meeting the Challenge of Practice Quality Improvement: A Study of Seven Family Medicine Residency Training Practices</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pmc">PubMed Central</a></p> <p>Chase, Sabrina M.; Miller, William L.; Shaw, Eric; Looney, Anna; Crabtree, Benjamin F.</p> <p>2011-01-01</p> <p>Purpose Incorporating quality improvement (<span class="hlt">QI</span>) into resident education and clinical care is challenging. This report explores key characteristics shaping the relative success or failure of <span class="hlt">QI</span> efforts in seven primary care practices serving as family medicine residency training sites. Method The authors used data from the 2002–2008 Using Learning Teams for Reflective Adaptation (ULTRA) study to conduct a comparative case analysis. This secondary data analysis focused on seven residency training practices' experiences with RAP (reflective adaptive process), a 12-week intensive <span class="hlt">QI</span> process. Field notes, meeting notes, and audiotapes of RAP meetings were used to construct case summaries. A matrix comparing key themes across practices was used to <span class="hlt">rate</span> practices' <span class="hlt">QI</span> progress during RAP on a scale of 0 to 3. Results Three practices emerged as unsuccessful (scores of 0–1) and four as successful (scores of 2–3). Larger practices with previous <span class="hlt">QI</span> experience, faculty with extensive exposure to <span class="hlt">QI</span> literature, and an office manager, residency director, or medical director who advocated for the process made substantial progress during RAP, succeeding at <span class="hlt">QI</span>. Smaller practices without these characteristics were unable to do so. Successful practices also engaged residents in the <span class="hlt">QI</span> process and identified serious problems as potential crises; unsuccessful practices did not. Conclusions Larger residency training practices are more likely to have the resources and characteristics that permit them to create a <span class="hlt">QI</span>-supportive culture leading to <span class="hlt">QI</span> success. The authors suggest, however, that smaller practices may increase their chances of success by adopting a developmental approach to <span class="hlt">QI</span>. PMID:22030767</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pmcentrez&artid=3750964','PMC'); return false;" href="https://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pmcentrez&artid=3750964"><span>Combating Obesity at Community Health Centers (COACH): A Quality Improvement Collaborative for Weight Management Programs</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pmc">PubMed Central</a></p> <p>Wilkes, Abigail E.; John, Priya M.; Vable, Anusha M.; Campbell, Amanda; Heuer, Loretta; Schaefer, Cynthia; Vinci, Lisa; Drum, Melinda L.; Chin, Marshall H.; Quinn, Michael T.; Burnet, Deborah L.</p> <p>2013-01-01</p> <p>Community health centers (CHCs) seek effective strategies to address obesity. MidWest Clinicians’ Network partnered with [an academic medical center] to test feasibility of a weight management quality improvement (<span class="hlt">QI</span>) collaborative. MidWest Clinicians’ Network members expressed interest in an obesity <span class="hlt">QI</span> program. This pilot study aimed to determine whether the <span class="hlt">QI</span> model can be feasibly implemented with limited resources at CHCs to improve weight management programs. Five health centers with weight management programs enrolled with CHC staff as primary study participants; this study did not attempt to measure patient outcomes. Participants attended learning sessions and monthly conference calls to build <span class="hlt">QI</span> skills and share best practices. Tailored coaching addressed local needs. Topics <span class="hlt">rated</span> most valuable were patient recruitment/retention strategies, <span class="hlt">QI</span> techniques, evidence-based weight management, motivational interviewing. Challenges included garnering provider support, high staff turnover, and difficulty tracking patient-level data. This paper reports practical lessons about implementing a weight management <span class="hlt">QI</span> collaborative in CHCs. PMID:23727964</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2010-title9-vol2/pdf/CFR-2010-title9-vol2-sec310-6.pdf','CFR'); return false;" href="https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2010-title9-vol2/pdf/CFR-2010-title9-vol2-sec310-6.pdf"><span>9 CFR 310.6 - Carcasses and parts <span class="hlt">passed</span> for cooking; marking.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/browse/collectionCfr.action?selectedYearFrom=2010&page.go=Go">Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR</a></p> <p></p> <p>2010-01-01</p> <p>... 9 Animals and Animal Products 2 2010-01-01 2010-01-01 false Carcasses and parts <span class="hlt">passed</span> for cooking... INSPECTION AND CERTIFICATION POST-MORTEM INSPECTION § 310.6 Carcasses and parts <span class="hlt">passed</span> for cooking; marking. Carcasses and parts <span class="hlt">passed</span> for cooking shall be marked conspicuously on the surface tissues thereof by a...</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pmcentrez&artid=4235969','PMC'); return false;" href="https://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pmcentrez&artid=4235969"><span>Use of the Progressive Aphasia Severity Scale (<span class="hlt">PASS</span>) in monitoring speech and language status in PPA</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pmc">PubMed Central</a></p> <p>Sapolsky, Daisy; Domoto-Reilly, Kimiko; Dickerson, Bradford C.</p> <p>2014-01-01</p> <p>Background Primary progressive aphasia (PPA) is a devastating neurodegenerative syndrome involving the gradual development of aphasia, slowly impairing the patient’s ability to communicate. Pharmaceutical treatments do not currently exist and intervention often focuses on speech-language behavioral therapies, although further investigation is warranted to determine how best to harness functional benefits. Efforts to develop pharmaceutical and behavioral treatments have been hindered by a lack of standardized methods to monitor disease progression and treatment efficacy. Aims Here we describe our current approach to monitoring progression of PPA, including the development and applications of a novel clinical instrument for this purpose, the Progressive Aphasia Severity Scale (<span class="hlt">PASS</span>). We also outline some of the issues related to initial evaluation and longitudinal monitoring of PPA. Methods & Procedures In our clinical and research practice we perform initial and follow-up assessments of PPA patients using a multi-faceted approach. In addition to standardized assessment measures, we use the <span class="hlt">PASS</span> to <span class="hlt">rate</span> presence and severity of symptoms across distinct domains of speech, language, and functional and pragmatic aspects of communication. <span class="hlt">Ratings</span> are made using the clinician’s best judgment, integrating information from patient test performance in the office as well as a companion’s description of routine daily functioning. Outcomes & Results Monitoring symptom characteristics and severity with the <span class="hlt">PASS</span> can assist in developing behavioral therapies, planning treatment goals, and counseling patients and families on clinical status and prognosis. The <span class="hlt">PASS</span> also has potential to advance the implementation of PPA clinical trials. Conclusions PPA patients display heterogeneous language profiles that change over time given the progressive nature of the disease. The monitoring of symptom progression is therefore crucial to ensure that proposed treatments are appropriate at</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2004AN....325..643D','NASAADS'); return false;" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2004AN....325..643D"><span>A prototype for the <span class="hlt">PASS</span> Permanent All Sky Survey</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abstract_service.html">NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)</a></p> <p>Deeg, H. J.; Alonso, R.; Belmonte, J. A.; Horne, K.; Alsubai, K.; Collier Cameron, A.; Doyle, L. R.</p> <p>2004-10-01</p> <p>A prototype system for the Permanent All Sky Survey (<span class="hlt">PASS</span>) project is presented. <span class="hlt">PASS</span> is a continuous photometric survey of the entire celestial sphere with a high temporal resolution. Its major objectives are the detection of all giant-planet transits (with periods up to some weeks) across stars up to mag 10.5, and to deliver continuously photometry that is useful for the study of any variable stars. The prototype is based on CCD cameras with short focal length optics on a fixed mount. A small dome to house it at Teide Observatory, Tenerife, is currently being constructed. A placement at the antarctic Dome C is also being considered. The prototype will be used for a feasibility study of <span class="hlt">PASS</span>, to define the best observing strategies, and to perform a detailed characterization of the capabilities and scope of the survey. Afterwards, a first partial sky surveying will be started with it. That first survey may be able to detect transiting planets during its first few hundred hours of operation. It will also deliver a data set around which software modules dealing with the various scientific objectives of <span class="hlt">PASS</span> will be developed. The <span class="hlt">PASS</span> project is still in its early phase and teams interested in specific scientific objectives, in providing technical expertise, or in participating with own observations are invited to collaborate.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pmcentrez&artid=3742392','PMC'); return false;" href="https://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pmcentrez&artid=3742392"><span>Security Analysis and Improvements to the Psycho<span class="hlt">Pass</span> Method</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pmc">PubMed Central</a></p> <p></p> <p>2013-01-01</p> <p>Background In a recent paper, Pietro Cipresso et al proposed the Psycho<span class="hlt">Pass</span> method, a simple way to create strong passwords that are easy to remember. However, the method has some security issues that need to be addressed. Objective To perform a security analysis on the Psycho<span class="hlt">Pass</span> method and outline the limitations of and possible improvements to the method. Methods We used the brute force analysis and dictionary attack analysis of the Psycho<span class="hlt">Pass</span> method to outline its weaknesses. Results The first issue with the Psychopass method is that it requires the password reproduction on the same keyboard layout as was used to generate the password. The second issue is a security weakness: although the produced password is 24 characters long, the password is still weak. We elaborate on the weakness and propose a solution that produces strong passwords. The proposed version first requires the use of the SHIFT and ALT-GR keys in combination with other keys, and second, the keys need to be 1-2 distances apart. Conclusions The proposed improved Psycho<span class="hlt">Pass</span> method yields passwords that can be broken only in hundreds of years based on current computing powers. The proposed Psycho<span class="hlt">Pass</span> method requires 10 keys, as opposed to 20 keys in the original method, for comparable password strength. PMID:23942458</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2014-title7-vol15/pdf/CFR-2014-title7-vol15-sec4279-231.pdf','CFR2014'); return false;" href="https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2014-title7-vol15/pdf/CFR-2014-title7-vol15-sec4279-231.pdf"><span>7 CFR 4279.231 - Interest <span class="hlt">rates</span>.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/browse/collectionCfr.action?selectedYearFrom=2014&page.go=Go">Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR</a></p> <p></p> <p>2014-01-01</p> <p>... 7 Agriculture 15 2014-01-01 2014-01-01 false Interest <span class="hlt">rates</span>. 4279.231 Section 4279.231 Agriculture... Interest <span class="hlt">rates</span>. The provisions found in § 4279.125 apply to loans guaranteed under this subpart, except as provided in paragraphs (a) through (c) of this section. Lenders are encouraged to <span class="hlt">pass</span> interest-<span class="hlt">rate</span>...</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2013-title7-vol15/pdf/CFR-2013-title7-vol15-sec4279-231.pdf','CFR2013'); return false;" href="https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2013-title7-vol15/pdf/CFR-2013-title7-vol15-sec4279-231.pdf"><span>7 CFR 4279.231 - Interest <span class="hlt">rates</span>.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/browse/collectionCfr.action?selectedYearFrom=2013&page.go=Go">Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR</a></p> <p></p> <p>2013-01-01</p> <p>... 7 Agriculture 15 2013-01-01 2013-01-01 false Interest <span class="hlt">rates</span>. 4279.231 Section 4279.231 Agriculture... Interest <span class="hlt">rates</span>. The provisions found in § 4279.125 apply to loans guaranteed under this subpart, except as provided in paragraphs (a) through (c) of this section. Lenders are encouraged to <span class="hlt">pass</span> interest-<span class="hlt">rate</span>...</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2012-title7-vol15/pdf/CFR-2012-title7-vol15-sec4279-231.pdf','CFR2012'); return false;" href="https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2012-title7-vol15/pdf/CFR-2012-title7-vol15-sec4279-231.pdf"><span>7 CFR 4279.231 - Interest <span class="hlt">rates</span>.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/browse/collectionCfr.action?selectedYearFrom=2012&page.go=Go">Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR</a></p> <p></p> <p>2012-01-01</p> <p>... 7 Agriculture 15 2012-01-01 2012-01-01 false Interest <span class="hlt">rates</span>. 4279.231 Section 4279.231 Agriculture... Interest <span class="hlt">rates</span>. The provisions found in § 4279.125 apply to loans guaranteed under this subpart, except as provided in paragraphs (a) through (c) of this section. Lenders are encouraged to <span class="hlt">pass</span> interest-<span class="hlt">rate</span>...</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27078824','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27078824"><span>Are Evidence-based Practices Associated With Effective Prevention of Hospital-acquired Pressure Ulcers in US Academic Medical Centers?</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Padula, William V; Gibbons, Robert D; Valuck, Robert J; Makic, Mary B F; Mishra, Manish K; Pronovost, Peter J; Meltzer, David O</p> <p>2016-05-01</p> <p>In 2008, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) established nonpayment policies resulting from costliness of hospital-acquired pressure ulcers (HAPUs) to hospitals. This prompted hospitals to adopt quality improvement (<span class="hlt">QI</span>) interventions that increase use of evidence-based practices (EBPs) for HAPU prevention. To evaluate the longitudinal impact of CMS policy and <span class="hlt">QI</span> adoption on HAPU <span class="hlt">rates</span>. We characterized longitudinal adoption of 25 <span class="hlt">QI</span> interventions that support EBPs through hospital leadership, staff, information technology, and performance and improvement. Quarterly counts of HAPU incidence and inpatient characteristics were collected from 55 University HealthSystem Consortium hospitals between 2007 and 2012. Mixed-effects regression models tested the longitudinal association of CMS policy, HAPU coding, and <span class="hlt">QI</span> on HAPU <span class="hlt">rates</span>. The models assumed level-2 random intercepts and random effects for CMS policy and EBP implementation to account for between-hospital variability in HAPU incidence. Controlling for all 25 <span class="hlt">QI</span> interventions, specific updates to EBPs for HAPU prevention had a significant, though modest reduction on HAPU <span class="hlt">rates</span> (-1.86 cases/quarter; P=0.002) and the effect of CMS nonpayment policy on HAPU prevention was much greater (-11.32 cases/quarter; P<0.001). HAPU <span class="hlt">rates</span> were significantly lower after changes in CMS reimbursement. Reductions are associated with hospital-wide implementation of EBPs for HAPU prevention. Given that administrative data were used, it remains unknown whether these improvements were due to changes in coding or improved quality of care.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pmcentrez&artid=4834884','PMC'); return false;" href="https://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pmcentrez&artid=4834884"><span>Are Evidence-based Practices Associated with Effective Prevention of Hospital-acquired Pressure Ulcers in U.S. Academic Medical Centers?</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pmc">PubMed Central</a></p> <p>Padula, William V.; Gibbons, Robert D.; Valuck, Robert J.; Makic, Mary Beth F.; Mishra, Manish K.; Pronovost, Peter J.; Meltzer, David O.</p> <p>2016-01-01</p> <p>Background In 2008, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) established nonpayment policies resulting from costliness of hospital-acquired pressure ulcers (HAPUs) to hospitals. This prompted hospitals to adopt quality improvement (<span class="hlt">QI</span>) interventions that increase use of evidence-based practices (EBPs) for HAPU prevention. Objective To evaluate the longitudinal impact of CMS policy and <span class="hlt">QI</span> adoption on HAPU <span class="hlt">rates</span>. Methods We characterized longitudinal adoption of 25 <span class="hlt">QI</span> interventions that support EBPs through hospital leadership, staff, information technology, and performance and improvement. Quarterly counts of HAPU incidence and inpatient characteristics were collected from 55 UHC hospitals between 2007–2012. Mixed-effects regression models tested the longitudinal association of CMS policy, HAPU coding and <span class="hlt">QI</span> on HAPU <span class="hlt">rates</span>. The models assumed level-2 random-intercepts and random effects for CMS policy and EBP implementation to account for between-hospital variability in HAPU incidence. Results Controlling for all 25 <span class="hlt">QI</span> interventions, specific updates to EBPs for HAPU prevention had a significant, though modest reduction on HAPU <span class="hlt">rates</span> (−1.86 cases/quarter; p=0.002) and the effect of CMS nonpayment policy on HAPU prevention was much greater (−11.32 cases/quarter; p<0.001). Conclusions HAPU <span class="hlt">rates</span> were significantly lower following changes in CMS reimbursement. Reductions are associated with hospital-wide implementation of EBPs for HAPU prevention. Given that administrative data were used, it remains unknown whether these improvements were due to changes in coding or improved quality of care. PMID:27078824</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2010-title9-vol2/pdf/CFR-2010-title9-vol2-sec381-79.pdf','CFR'); return false;" href="https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2010-title9-vol2/pdf/CFR-2010-title9-vol2-sec381-79.pdf"><span>9 CFR 381.79 - <span class="hlt">Passing</span> of carcasses and parts.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/browse/collectionCfr.action?selectedYearFrom=2010&page.go=Go">Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR</a></p> <p></p> <p>2010-01-01</p> <p>... 9 Animals and Animal Products 2 2010-01-01 2010-01-01 false <span class="hlt">Passing</span> of carcasses and parts. 381.79 Section 381.79 Animals and Animal Products FOOD SAFETY AND INSPECTION SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE... Carcasses and Parts § 381.79 <span class="hlt">Passing</span> of carcasses and parts. Each carcass and all organs and other parts of...</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23772213','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23772213"><span>Efficiently <span class="hlt">passing</span> messages in distributed spiking neural network simulation.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Thibeault, Corey M; Minkovich, Kirill; O'Brien, Michael J; Harris, Frederick C; Srinivasa, Narayan</p> <p>2013-01-01</p> <p>Efficiently <span class="hlt">passing</span> spiking messages in a neural model is an important aspect of high-performance simulation. As the scale of networks has increased so has the size of the computing systems required to simulate them. In addition, the information exchange of these resources has become more of an impediment to performance. In this paper we explore spike message <span class="hlt">passing</span> using different mechanisms provided by the Message <span class="hlt">Passing</span> Interface (MPI). A specific implementation, MVAPICH, designed for high-performance clusters with Infiniband hardware is employed. The focus is on providing information about these mechanisms for users of commodity high-performance spiking simulators. In addition, a novel hybrid method for spike exchange was implemented and benchmarked.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27762458','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27762458"><span>Role of Medicinal Plants for Liver-<span class="hlt">Qi</span> Regulation Adjuvant Therapy in Post-stroke Depression: A Systematic Review of Literature.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Zeng, Ling-Feng; Cao, Ye; Wang, Lu; Dai, Yun-Kai; Hu, Ling; Wang, Qi; Zhu, Li-Ting; Bao, Wen-Hu; Zou, Yuan-Ping; Chen, Yun-Bo; Xu, Wei-Hua; Liang, Wei-Xiong; Wang, Ning-Sheng</p> <p>2017-01-01</p> <p>Current evidence demonstrated certain beneficial effects of medicinal herbs as an adjuvant therapy for post-stroke depression (PSD) in China; Chai-hu (Chinese Thorowax Root, Radix Bupleuri) is an example of a medicinal plant for Liver-<span class="hlt">Qi</span> regulation (MPLR) in the treatment of PSD. Despite several narrative reports on the antidepressant properties of MPLR, it appears that there are no systematic reviews to summarize its outcome effects. Therefore, the aim of this review was to assess the effectiveness and safety of MPLR adjuvant therapy in patients with PSD. Seven databases were extensively searched from January 2000 until July 2016. Randomized control trials (RCTs) involving patients with PSD that compared treatment with and without MPLR were taken into account. The pooled effect estimates were calculated based on Cochrane Collaboration's software RevMan 5.3. Finally, 42 eligible studies with 3612 participants were included. Overall, MPLR adjuvant therapy showed a significantly higher effective <span class="hlt">rate</span> (RR = 1.23; 95% CI = 1.19, 1.27; p < 0.00001) compared to those without. Moreover, the administration of MPLR was superior to abstainers regarding Hamilton Depression Scale (HAMD) score changes after 3 weeks (WMD = -4.83; 95% CI = -6.82, -2.83; p < 0.00001), 4 weeks (WMD = -3.25; 95% CI = -4.10, -2.40; p < 0.00001), 6 weeks (WMD = -4.04; 95% CI = -5.24, -2.84; p < 0.00001), 8 weeks (WMD = -4.72; 95% CI = -5.57, -3.87; p < 0.00001), and 12 weeks (WMD = -3.07; 95% CI = -4.05, -2.09; p < 0.00001). In addition, there were additive benefits in terms of response changes for the National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) and other self-<span class="hlt">rating</span> scores. No frequently occurring or serious adverse events were reported. We concluded that there is supporting evidence that adjuvant therapy with MPLR is effective in reducing the depressive symptoms and enhancing quality of life for patients with</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27777668','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27777668"><span>Clinical and Educational Outcomes of an Integrated Inpatient Quality Improvement Curriculum for Internal Medicine Residents.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Ogrinc, Greg; Cohen, Emily S; van Aalst, Robertus; Harwood, Beth; Ercolano, Ellyn; Baum, Karyn D; Pattison, Adam J; Jones, Anne C; Davies, Louise; West, Al</p> <p>2016-10-01</p> <p>Integrating teaching and hands-on experience in quality improvement (<span class="hlt">QI</span>) may increase the learning and the impact of resident <span class="hlt">QI</span> work. We sought to determine the clinical and educational impact of an integrated <span class="hlt">QI</span> curriculum. This clustered, randomized trial with early and late intervention groups used mixed methods evaluation. For almost 2 years, internal medicine residents from Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center on the inpatient teams at the White River Junction VA participated in the <span class="hlt">QI</span> curriculum. <span class="hlt">QI</span> project effectiveness was assessed using statistical process control. Learning outcomes were assessed with the Quality Improvement Knowledge Application Tool-Revised (QIKAT-R) and through self-efficacy, interprofessional care attitudes, and satisfaction of learners. Free text responses by residents and a focus group of nurses who worked with the residents provided information about the acceptability of the intervention. The <span class="hlt">QI</span> projects improved many clinical processes and outcomes, but not all led to improvements. Educational outcome response <span class="hlt">rates</span> were 65% (68 of 105) at baseline, 50% (18 of 36) for the early intervention group at midpoint, 67% (24 of 36) for the control group at midpoint, and 53% (42 of 80) for the late intervention group. Composite QIKAT-R scores (range, 0-27) increased from 13.3 at baseline to 15.3 at end point ( P  < .01), as did the self-efficacy composite score ( P  < .05). Satisfaction with the curriculum was <span class="hlt">rated</span> highly by all participants. Learning and participating in hands-on <span class="hlt">QI</span> can be integrated into the usual inpatient work of resident physicians.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26874293','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26874293"><span>Risk appraisal of <span class="hlt">passing</span> zones on two-lane rural highways and policy applications.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Mwesige, Godfrey; Farah, Haneen; Koutsopoulos, Haris N</p> <p>2016-05-01</p> <p><span class="hlt">Passing</span> on two-lane rural highways is associated with risks of head-on collision resulting from unsafe completion of <span class="hlt">passing</span> maneuvers in the opposite traffic lane. In this paper, we explore the use of time-to-collision (TTC) as a surrogate safety measure of the risk associated with <span class="hlt">passing</span> maneuvers. Logistic regression models to predict the probability to end the <span class="hlt">passing</span> maneuver with TTC less than 2 or 3s-threshold were developed with the time-gap from initiation of the maneuver to arrival of the opposite vehicle (effective accepted gap), and the <span class="hlt">passing</span> duration as explanatory variables. The data used for model estimation was collected using stationary tripod-mounted camcorders at 19 <span class="hlt">passing</span> zones in Uganda. Results showed that <span class="hlt">passing</span> maneuvers completed with TTC less than 3s are unsafe and often involved sudden speed reduction, flashing headlights, and lateral shift to shoulders. Model sensitivity analysis was conducted for observed <span class="hlt">passing</span> durations involving passenger cars or short trucks (2-3 axles), and long trucks (4-7 axles) as the <span class="hlt">passed</span> vehicles for 3s TTC-threshold. Three risk levels were proposed based on the probability to complete <span class="hlt">passing</span> maneuvers with TTC less than 3s for a range of opposite direction traffic volumes. Applications of the results for safety improvements of two-lane rural highways are also discussed. Copyright © 2016 Elsevier Ltd. 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This Users Manual includes: : - A descripti...</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26271997','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26271997"><span>Do relationships exist between the scope and intensity of quality improvement activities and hospital operation performance? A 10-year observation in Taiwan.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Chung, Kuo-Piao; Yu, Tsung-Hsien</p> <p>2015-08-14</p> <p>The relationship between the scope and intensity of quality improvement (<span class="hlt">QI</span>) activities and hospital performance remains unclear. This study investigated the relationship between performance, external environment, and the scope and intensity of <span class="hlt">QI</span> activities in hospitals. The study used a longitudinal observation. Data regarding the scope and intensity of <span class="hlt">QI</span> activities were collected using a questionnaire survey among the administrative deputy superintendents / directors of quality management center in 139 hospitals. Hospital performance indicators were abstracted from the 2000-2009 national hospitals profiles. We adopted year 2000 as the baseline, and divided the study period into three 3-year periods. The Generalized Estimating Equations (GEE) model was used for the statistical analysis. Seventy-two hospitals responded to the survey, giving a response <span class="hlt">rate</span> of 52%. The results showed a significant increase in the scope and intensity of <span class="hlt">QI</span> activities between 2000 and 2009. The results also showed that the scope and intensity of a hospital's <span class="hlt">QI</span> activities were associated with the scope and intensity of its competitors' <span class="hlt">QI</span> activities in the previous period and its own prior performance. The scope of <span class="hlt">QI</span> activities in the previous period was not significantly related to the selected hospital performance measures. However, the intensity of <span class="hlt">QI</span> activities in the previous period showed a significant and positive relationship with the number of inpatients and the turnover of beds. The study demonstrates that the intensity of <span class="hlt">QI</span> activities is associated with the external environment and the hospital's own performance in the previous period. Furthermore, some performance measures are associated with the intensity of the <span class="hlt">QI</span> activities in the previous period.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/11202','DOTNTL'); return false;" href="https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/11202"><span><span class="hlt">Pass</span> Pricing Demonstration in Cincinnati, OH</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://ntlsearch.bts.gov/tris/index.do">DOT National Transportation Integrated Search</a></p> <p></p> <p>1984-11-01</p> <p>This report presents an evaluation of the Cincinnati <span class="hlt">Pass</span> Pricing Demonstration. The demonstration, implemented and operated by Queen City Metro in part through a grant from the UMTA Service and Methods Demonstration Program, began in October 1981 an...</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://eric.ed.gov/?q=calculus+AND+8&pg=6&id=EJ994198','ERIC'); return false;" href="https://eric.ed.gov/?q=calculus+AND+8&pg=6&id=EJ994198"><span>Generalizing Galileo's <span class="hlt">Passe</span>-Dix Game</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.eric.ed.gov/ERICWebPortal/search/extended.jsp?_pageLabel=advanced">ERIC Educational Resources Information Center</a></p> <p>Hombas, Vassilios</p> <p>2012-01-01</p> <p>This article shows a generalization of Galileo's "<span class="hlt">passe</span>-dix" game. The game was born following one of Galileo's [G. Galileo, "Sopra le Scoperte dei Dadi" (Galileo, Opere, Firenze, Barbera, Vol. 8). Translated by E.H. Thorne, 1898, pp. 591-594] explanations on a paradox that occurred in the experiment of tossing three fair "six-sided" dice.…</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('http://hdl.handle.net/2060/20070014632','NASA-TRS'); return false;" href="http://hdl.handle.net/2060/20070014632"><span>Hyper<span class="hlt">PASS</span>, a New Aeroassist Tool</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://ntrs.nasa.gov/search.jsp">NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)</a></p> <p>Gates, Kristin; McRonald, Angus; Nock, Kerry</p> <p>2005-01-01</p> <p>A new software tool designed to perform aeroassist studies has been developed by Global Aerospace Corporation (GAC). The Hypersonic Planetary Aeroassist Simulation System (Hyper<span class="hlt">PASS</span>) [1] enables users to perform guided aerocapture, guided ballute aerocapture, aerobraking, orbit decay, or unguided entry simulations at any of six target bodies (Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Titan, or Neptune). Hyper<span class="hlt">PASS</span> is currently being used for trade studies to investigate (1) aerocapture performance with alternate aeroshell types, varying flight path angle and entry velocity, different gload and heating limits, and angle of attack and angle of bank variations; (2) variable, attached ballute geometry; (3) railgun launched projectile trajectories, and (4) preliminary orbit decay evolution. After completing a simulation, there are numerous visualization options in which data can be plotted, saved, or exported to various formats. Several analysis examples will be described.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA277593','DTIC-ST'); return false;" href="http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA277593"><span>Software User’s Manual for Stability and Transition Analysis with the Codes LSH and PSH</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.dtic.mil/">DTIC Science & Technology</a></p> <p></p> <p>1993-09-01</p> <p>thermka(n) = K amul(n) = IA ainu2(n) = P2 dlqk(n,i) d2qk(n,ls) = aQia<span class="hlt">QI</span>’ dlqmul(n,i) a<span class="hlt">Qi</span>’ a2p• d2qmul (n,ls) a 8aQ -’ dlqmu2(n,i) - 19, (•<span class="hlt">Qi</span> d2qmu2(n...same location, ampmax (it, iz) 45 7. growth <span class="hlt">rate</span> profiles (n = O,jx) of ig-th variable at the location where the mass - flow disturbance of the reference...mode (ttr, izr) is maximum, grate (n, it, iz, ig). Here ig = 1, .., 4 representing growth <span class="hlt">rates</span> for i, ’, •, and mass flow ,ii, re- spectively. 6.1.8</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28802347','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28802347"><span>Using Quality Improvement Tools to Reduce Chronic Lung Disease.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Picarillo, Alan Peter; Carlo, Waldemar</p> <p>2017-09-01</p> <p><span class="hlt">Rates</span> of chronic lung disease (CLD) in very low birthweight infants have not decreased at the same pace as other neonatal morbidities over the past 20 years. Multifactorial causes of CLD make this common morbidity difficult to reduce, although there have been several successful quality improvement (<span class="hlt">QI</span>) projects in individual neonatal intensive care units. <span class="hlt">QI</span> projects have become a mainstay of neonatal care over the past decade, with an increasing number of publications devoted to this topic. A specific <span class="hlt">QI</span> project for CLD must be based on best available evidence in the medical literature, expert recommendations, or based on work by previous <span class="hlt">QI</span> initiatives. Copyright © 2017 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pmcentrez&artid=1360874','PMC'); return false;" href="https://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pmcentrez&artid=1360874"><span>Quality Improvement Implementation in the Nursing Home</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pmc">PubMed Central</a></p> <p>Berlowitz, Dan R; Young, Gary J; Hickey, Elaine C; Saliba, Debra; Mittman, Brian S; Czarnowski, Elaine; Simon, Barbara; Anderson, Jennifer J; Ash, Arlene S; Rubenstein, Lisa V; Moskowitz, Mark A</p> <p>2003-01-01</p> <p>Objective To examine quality improvement (<span class="hlt">QI</span>) implementation in nursing homes, its association with organizational culture, and its effects on pressure ulcer care. Data Sources/Study Settings Primary data were collected from staff at 35 nursing homes maintained by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) on measures related to <span class="hlt">QI</span> implementation and organizational culture. These data were combined with information obtained from abstractions of medical records and analyses of an existing database. Study Design A cross-sectional analysis of the association among the different measures was performed. Data Collection/Extraction Methods Completed surveys containing information on <span class="hlt">QI</span> implementation, organizational culture, employee satisfaction, and perceived adoption of guidelines were obtained from 1,065 nursing home staff. Adherence to best practices related to pressure ulcer prevention was abstracted from medical records. Risk-adjusted <span class="hlt">rates</span> of pressure ulcer development were calculated from an administrative database. Principal Findings Nursing homes differed significantly (p<.001) in their extent of <span class="hlt">QI</span> implementation with scores on this 1 to 5 scale ranging from 2.98 to 4.08. Quality improvement implementation was greater in those nursing homes with an organizational culture that emphasizes innovation and teamwork. Employees of nursing homes with a greater degree of <span class="hlt">QI</span> implementation were more satisfied with their jobs (a 1-point increase in <span class="hlt">QI</span> score was associated with a 0.83 increase on the 5-point satisfaction scale, p<.001) and were more likely to report adoption of pressure ulcer clinical guidelines (a 1-point increase in <span class="hlt">QI</span> score was associated with a 28 percent increase in number of staff reporting adoption, p<.001). No significant association was found, though, between <span class="hlt">QI</span> implementation and either adherence to guideline recommendations as abstracted from records or the <span class="hlt">rate</span> of pressure ulcer development. Conclusions Quality improvement implementation is most</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2001AcAau..49..365J','NASAADS'); return false;" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2001AcAau..49..365J"><span>Does the endolymph <span class="hlt">pass</span> through the base of the cupula?</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abstract_service.html">NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)</a></p> <p>Jijiwa, H.; Watanabe, N.; Hattori, T.; Matuda, F.; Hashiba, M.; Mizuno, Y.; Shindo, M.; Watanabe, S.</p> <p>2001-08-01</p> <p>Whether the endolymph of the semicircular canal <span class="hlt">passes</span> the cupular partition or not was examined using the lateral semicircular canal system of adult pigeons (Columba livia). By applying various pressures by means of injection of a dye solution through the membranous canal, it was found that the dye solution was seen to <span class="hlt">pass</span> the cupula even under very low pressures when the pressure was increased gradually. When pulled by a magnet, the ultrafine particles of the dextran magnetite contained in the injected fluid were found to <span class="hlt">pass</span> through the subcupular space without evident increase of the ampullary pressure.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16545875','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16545875"><span>Visualization of mcr mRNA in a methanogen by fluorescence in situ hybridization with an oligonucleotide probe and two-<span class="hlt">pass</span> tyramide signal amplification (two-<span class="hlt">pass</span> TSA-FISH).</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Kubota, Kengo; Ohashi, Akiyoshi; Imachi, Hiroyuki; Harada, Hideki</p> <p>2006-09-01</p> <p>Two-<span class="hlt">pass</span> tyramide signal amplification-fluorescence in situ hybridization (two-<span class="hlt">pass</span> TSA-FISH) with a horseradish peroxidase (HRP)-labeled oligonucleotide probe was applied to detect prokaryotic mRNA. In this study, mRNA of a key enzyme for methanogenesis, methyl coenzyme M reductase (mcr), in Methanococcus vannielii was targeted. Applicability of mRNA-targeted probes to in situ hybridization was verified by Clone-FISH. It was observed that sensitivity of two-<span class="hlt">pass</span> TSA-FISH was significantly higher than that of TSA-FISH, which was further increased by the addition of dextran sulphate in TSA working solution. Signals from two-<span class="hlt">pass</span> TSA-FISH were more reliable compared to the weak, spotty signals yielded by TSA-FISH.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29784756','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29784756"><span>Clinical Features of Children With Autism Who <span class="hlt">Passed</span> 18-Month Screening.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Øien, Roald A; Schjølberg, Synnve; Volkmar, Fred R; Shic, Frederick; Cicchetti, Domenic V; Nordahl-Hansen, Anders; Stenberg, Nina; Hornig, Mady; Havdahl, Alexandra; Øyen, Anne-Siri; Ventola, Pamela; Susser, Ezra S; Eisemann, Martin R; Chawarska, Katarzyna</p> <p>2018-06-01</p> <p>We compared sex-stratified developmental and temperamental profiles at 18 months in children screening negative for autism spectrum disorder (ASD) on the Modified Checklist for Autism in Toddlers (M-CHAT) but later receiving diagnoses of ASD (false-negative group) versus those without later ASD diagnoses (true-negative group). We included 68 197 screen-negative cases from the Norwegian Mother and Child Cohort Study (49.1% girls). Children were screened by using the 6 critical items of the M-CHAT at 18 months. Groups were compared on domains of the Ages and Stages Questionnaire and the Emotionality Activity Sociability Temperament Survey. Despite <span class="hlt">passing</span> M-CHAT screening at 18 months, children in the false-negative group exhibited delays in social, communication, and motor skills compared with the true-negative group. Differences were more pronounced in girls. However, with regard to shyness, boys in the false-negative group were <span class="hlt">rated</span> as more shy than their true-negative counterparts, but girls in the false-negative group were <span class="hlt">rated</span> as less shy than their counterparts in the true-negative group. This is the first study to reveal that children who <span class="hlt">pass</span> M-CHAT screening at 18 months and are later diagnosed with ASD exhibit delays in core social and communication areas as well as fine motor skills at 18 months. Differences appeared to be more pronounced in girls. With these findings, we underscore the need to enhance the understanding of early markers of ASD in boys and girls, as well as factors affecting parental report on early delays and abnormalities, to improve the sensitivity of screening instruments. Copyright © 2018 by the American Academy of Pediatrics.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2010AGUFM.A41F0155C','NASAADS'); return false;" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2010AGUFM.A41F0155C"><span>Terrain forcing and thermal winds in a mountain <span class="hlt">pass</span></span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abstract_service.html">NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)</a></p> <p>Clifton, A.; Daniels, M. H.; Lehning, M.</p> <p>2010-12-01</p> <p>As the European wind market matures, energy prospectors are increasingly looking to more challenging terrain and conditions, for example those found in the mountains and <span class="hlt">passes</span> of the Alps. These locations present very different technical challenges to those found in the flatter plains of Northern Europe, the US midwest or offshore. There is little public data available on wind regimes in these areas, and what information there is is not often examined in conjunction with other data for the same area. Consequently it is difficult to estimate the effect of terrain or surface cover on the wind resource. We present selected data collected in a mountain <span class="hlt">pass</span> during the winter of 2009 / 2010. Data were collected on site at 36, 54 and 77m above ground using sonic anemometers, and at the surface using small portable weather stations. Preliminary analysis of data from the sonic anemometers shows that flow in the <span class="hlt">pass</span> is often low shear compared to an unconstrained boundary layer, although the log law using mean velocities does fit around half of the data that was collected. However, the applicability of the log law is questionable as calculated roughness lengths are of a similar order of magnitude to the measurement height. Further analysis of the sonic anemometer data does not suggest an equilibrium flux layer. Flow is generally along the major axis of the <span class="hlt">pass</span>, indicating that the terrain acted to channel flow, compared to synoptic conditions. Larger-scale data from numerical weather prediction models is also available. These data are analysed in conjunction with simulations using the regional weather prediction model, ARPS, to show both the impact of terrain and surface heat fluxes on the wind profiles at different points in the <span class="hlt">pass</span>. We use our data and results to show the potential effects on flow characteristics at typical wind turbine disk heights in the <span class="hlt">pass</span>. We also suggest how future wind resource measurement and modeling campaigns in similar locations might be</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2010-title22-vol1/pdf/CFR-2010-title22-vol1-sec9b-5.pdf','CFR'); return false;" href="https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2010-title22-vol1/pdf/CFR-2010-title22-vol1-sec9b-5.pdf"><span>22 CFR 9b.5 - Temporary Department of State press building <span class="hlt">passes</span>.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/browse/collectionCfr.action?selectedYearFrom=2010&page.go=Go">Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR</a></p> <p></p> <p>2010-04-01</p> <p>... 22 Foreign Relations 1 2010-04-01 2010-04-01 false Temporary Department of State press building <span class="hlt">passes</span>. 9b.5 Section 9b.5 Foreign Relations DEPARTMENT OF STATE GENERAL REGULATIONS GOVERNING DEPARTMENT OF STATE PRESS BUILDING <span class="hlt">PASSES</span> § 9b.5 Temporary Department of State press building <span class="hlt">passes</span>. A media...</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.loc.gov/pictures/collection/hh/item/ca1451.photos.020563p/','SCIGOV-HHH'); return false;" href="https://www.loc.gov/pictures/collection/hh/item/ca1451.photos.020563p/"><span>North elevation from shoulder of Altamont <span class="hlt">Pass</span> Road; Interstate Highway ...</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.loc.gov/pictures/collection/hh/">Library of Congress Historic Buildings Survey, Historic Engineering Record, Historic Landscapes Survey</a></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p>North elevation from shoulder of Altamont <span class="hlt">Pass</span> Road; Interstate Highway 5 viaduct in background; former Western Pacific (now Union Pacific) Railroad at right; abandoned Southern Pacific right of way beneath bridge; view to southwest; 90 mm lens - Carroll Overhead Bridge, Altamont <span class="hlt">Pass</span> Road, Livermore, Alameda County, CA</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1044059','DOE-PATENT-XML'); return false;" href="https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1044059"><span>Message <span class="hlt">passing</span> with parallel queue traversal</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.osti.gov/doepatents">DOEpatents</a></p> <p>Underwood, Keith D [Albuquerque, NM; Brightwell, Ronald B [Albuquerque, NM; Hemmert, K Scott [Albuquerque, NM</p> <p>2012-05-01</p> <p>In message <span class="hlt">passing</span> implementations, associative matching structures are used to permit list entries to be searched in parallel fashion, thereby avoiding the delay of linear list traversal. List management capabilities are provided to support list entry turnover semantics and priority ordering semantics.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2014-title14-vol2/pdf/CFR-2014-title14-vol2-sec61-35.pdf','CFR2014'); return false;" href="https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2014-title14-vol2/pdf/CFR-2014-title14-vol2-sec61-35.pdf"><span>14 CFR 61.35 - Knowledge test: Prerequisites and <span class="hlt">passing</span> grades.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/browse/collectionCfr.action?selectedYearFrom=2014&page.go=Go">Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR</a></p> <p></p> <p>2014-01-01</p> <p>... 14 Aeronautics and Space 2 2014-01-01 2014-01-01 false Knowledge test: Prerequisites and <span class="hlt">passing</span>....35 Knowledge test: Prerequisites and <span class="hlt">passing</span> grades. (a) An applicant for a knowledge test must have... the applicant accomplished the appropriate ground-training or a home-study course required by this...</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2010-title14-vol2/pdf/CFR-2010-title14-vol2-sec61-35.pdf','CFR'); return false;" href="https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2010-title14-vol2/pdf/CFR-2010-title14-vol2-sec61-35.pdf"><span>14 CFR 61.35 - Knowledge test: Prerequisites and <span class="hlt">passing</span> grades.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/browse/collectionCfr.action?selectedYearFrom=2010&page.go=Go">Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR</a></p> <p></p> <p>2010-01-01</p> <p>... 14 Aeronautics and Space 2 2010-01-01 2010-01-01 false Knowledge test: Prerequisites and <span class="hlt">passing</span>....35 Knowledge test: Prerequisites and <span class="hlt">passing</span> grades. (a) An applicant for a knowledge test must have... the applicant accomplished the appropriate ground-training or a home-study course required by this...</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('http://hdl.handle.net/2060/20090016267','NASA-TRS'); return false;" href="http://hdl.handle.net/2060/20090016267"><span>ABM Drag_<span class="hlt">Pass</span> Report Generator</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://ntrs.nasa.gov/search.jsp">NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)</a></p> <p>Fisher, Forest; Gladden, Roy; Khanampornpan, Teerapat</p> <p>2008-01-01</p> <p>dragREPORT software was developed in parallel with abmREPORT, which is described in the preceding article. Both programs were built on the capabilities created during that process. This tool generates a drag_<span class="hlt">pass</span> report that summarizes vital information from the MRO aerobreaking drag_<span class="hlt">pass</span> build process to facilitate both sequence reviews and provide a high-level summarization of the sequence for mission management. The script extracts information from the ENV, SSF, FRF, SCMFmax, and OPTG files, presenting them in a single, easy-to-check report providing the majority of parameters needed for cross check and verification as part of the sequence review process. Prior to dragReport, all the needed information was spread across a number of different files, each in a different format. This software is a Perl script that extracts vital summarization information and build-process details from a number of source files into a single, concise report format used to aid the MPST sequence review process and to provide a high-level summarization of the sequence for mission management reference. This software could be adapted for future aerobraking missions to provide similar reports, review and summarization information.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25541680','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25541680"><span>Improving operative flow during pediatric airway evaluation: a quality-improvement initiative.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Prager, Jeremy D; Ruiz, Amanda G; Mooney, Kristin; Gao, Dexiang; Szolnoki, Judit; Shah, Rahul K</p> <p>2015-03-01</p> <p> regarding break timing, improvements in communication, and improvements in ordering and preparation of equipment. After the <span class="hlt">QI</span> intervention, the surgical technologist exiting <span class="hlt">rate</span> decreased from 20% (n = 8) to 8% (n = 5), and the circulator exiting <span class="hlt">rate</span> decreased from 38% (n = 15) to 27% (n = 17). In addition, the <span class="hlt">rate</span> of surgeon exiting decreased significantly (from 25% [n = 10 of 40] to 9% [n = 6 of 66]) (P = .03). The surgical technologist and circulating nurse remaining in the room were significantly associated with decreased operating time (1.84-minute decrease for surgical technologist [P = .04] and 1.95-minute decrease for circulating nurse [P = .001]). Gains were made in personnel exiting behavior and case timing after implementation of the <span class="hlt">QI</span> interventions, potentially leading to decreased risk. This process is easily reproduced and is widely accepted by stakeholders.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20829448','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20829448"><span>The Physical Therapy and Society Summit (<span class="hlt">PASS</span>) Meeting: observations and opportunities.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Kigin, Colleen M; Rodgers, Mary M; Wolf, Steven L</p> <p>2010-11-01</p> <p>The construct of delivering high-quality and cost-effective health care is in flux, and the profession must strategically plan how to meet the needs of society. In 2006, the House of Delegates of the American Physical Therapy Association <span class="hlt">passed</span> a motion to convene a summit on "how physical therapists can meet current, evolving, and future societal health care needs." The Physical Therapy and Society Summit (<span class="hlt">PASS</span>) meeting on February 27-28, 2009, in Leesburg, Virginia, sent a clear message that for physical therapists to be effective and thrive in the health care environment of the future, a paradigm shift is required. During the <span class="hlt">PASS</span> meeting, participants reframed our traditional focus on the physical therapist and the patient/client (consumer) to one in which physical therapists are an integral part of a collaborative, multidisciplinary health care team with the health care consumer as its focus. The <span class="hlt">PASS</span> Steering Committee recognized that some of the opportunities that surfaced during the <span class="hlt">PASS</span> meeting may be disruptive or may not be within the profession's present strategic or tactical plans. Thus, adopting a framework that helps to establish the need for change that is provocative and potentially disruptive to our present care delivery, yet prioritizes opportunities, is a critical and essential step. Each of us in the physical therapy profession must take on post-<span class="hlt">PASS</span> roles and responsibilities to accomplish the systemic change that is so intimately intertwined with our destiny. This article offers a perspective of the dynamic dialogue and suggestions that emerged from the <span class="hlt">PASS</span> event, providing further opportunities for discussion and action within our profession.</p> </li> </ol> <div class="pull-right"> <ul class="pagination"> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_1");'>«</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_15");'>15</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_16");'>16</a></li> <li class="active"><span>17</span></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_18");'>18</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_19");'>19</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_25");'>»</a></li> </ul> </div> </div><!-- col-sm-12 --> </div><!-- row --> </div><!-- page_17 --> <div id="page_18" class="hiddenDiv"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-sm-12"> <div class="pull-right"> <ul class="pagination"> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_1");'>«</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_16");'>16</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_17");'>17</a></li> <li class="active"><span>18</span></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_19");'>19</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_20");'>20</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_25");'>»</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> <div class="row"> <div class="col-sm-12"> <ol class="result-class" start="341"> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29459390','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29459390"><span>First <span class="hlt">Pass</span> Effect: A New Measure for Stroke Thrombectomy Devices.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Zaidat, Osama O; Castonguay, Alicia C; Linfante, Italo; Gupta, Rishi; Martin, Coleman O; Holloway, William E; Mueller-Kronast, Nils; English, Joey D; Dabus, Guilherme; Malisch, Tim W; Marden, Franklin A; Bozorgchami, Hormozd; Xavier, Andrew; Rai, Ansaar T; Froehler, Michael T; Badruddin, Aamir; Nguyen, Thanh N; Taqi, M Asif; Abraham, Michael G; Yoo, Albert J; Janardhan, Vallabh; Shaltoni, Hashem; Novakovic, Roberta; Abou-Chebl, Alex; Chen, Peng R; Britz, Gavin W; Sun, Chung-Huan J; Bansal, Vibhav; Kaushal, Ritesh; Nanda, Ashish; Nogueira, Raul G</p> <p>2018-03-01</p> <p>In acute ischemic stroke, fast and complete recanalization of the occluded vessel is associated with improved outcomes. We describe a novel measure for newer generation devices: the first <span class="hlt">pass</span> effect (FPE). FPE is defined as achieving a complete recanalization with a single thrombectomy device <span class="hlt">pass</span>. The North American Solitaire Acute Stroke Registry database was used to identify a FPE subgroup. Their baseline features and clinical outcomes were compared with non-FPE patients. Clinical outcome measures included 90-days modified Rankin Scale score, National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale score, mortality, and symptomatic intracranial hemorrhage. Multivariate analyses were performed to determine whether FPE independently resulted in improved outcomes and to identify predictors of FPE. A total of 354 acute ischemic stroke patients underwent thrombectomy in the North American Solitaire Acute Stroke registry. FPE was achieved in 89 out of 354 (25.1%). More middle cerebral artery occlusions (64% versus 52.5%) and fewer internal carotid artery occlusions (10.1% versus 27.7%) were present in the FPE group. Balloon guide catheters were used more frequently with FPE (64.0% versus 34.7%). Median time to revascularization was significantly faster in the FPE group (median 34 versus 60 minutes; P =0.0003). FPE was an independent predictor of good clinical outcome (modified Rankin Scale score ≤2 was seen in 61.3% in FPE versus 35.3% in non-FPE cohort; P =0.013; odds ratio, 1.7; 95% confidence interval, 1.1-2.7). The independent predictors of achieving FPE were use of balloon guide catheters and non-internal carotid artery terminus occlusion. The achievement of complete revascularization from a single Solitaire thrombectomy device <span class="hlt">pass</span> (FPE) is associated with significantly higher <span class="hlt">rates</span> of good clinical outcome. The FPE is more frequently associated with the use of balloon guide catheters and less likely to be achieved with internal carotid artery terminus occlusion. © 2018</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2017EGUGA..1915566L','NASAADS'); return false;" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2017EGUGA..1915566L"><span>Volatile organic compounds sources and sinks in a wheat canopy. Analysis based on combined eddy-covariance fluxes, in-canopy profiles and chamber measurements with a PTR-TOF-<span class="hlt">Qi</span>-MS</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abstract_service.html">NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)</a></p> <p>Loubet, Benjamin; Gonzaga, Lais; Buysse, Pauline; Ciuraru, Raluca; Lafouge, Florence; Decuq, Céline; Zurfluh, Olivier; Fortineau, Alain; Fanucci, Olivier; Sarda-Esteve, Roland; Zannoni, Nora; Truong, Francois; Boissard, Christophe; Gros, Valérie</p> <p>2017-04-01</p> <p>Volatile organic compounds (VOC) are essential drivers of atmospheric chemistry. Many VOCs are emitted from and deposited to ecosystems. While forests and grasslands have already been substantially studied, exchanges of VOCs with crops are less known, although these ecosystems represent more than 50% of the surface in France. In this study, we analyze sources and sinks of VOCs in a wheat field (at the ICOS FR-GRI site near Paris) at anthesis based on measurements of fluxes, concentration profiles and branch chambers. The VOCs were measured using a PTR-TOF-<span class="hlt">Qi</span>-MS (where <span class="hlt">Qi</span> stands for Quad Ion guide). Air was successively sampled through lines located at different heights within and above the canopy, of which one was used for Eddy Covariance and located near a sonic anemometer. Additional measurements included the standard ICOS meteorological data as well as leaf area index profiles and photosynthesis curves at several heights in the canopy. We report fluxes and profiles for more than 500 VOCs. The deposition velocities of depositing compounds are compared to the maximum exchange velocity and the ozone deposition velocity. The sources and sinks location and magnitude are evaluated by inverse Lagrangian modelling assuming no reaction and simple reaction schemes in the canopy. The sources and sinks of VOC in the canopy are interpreted in terms crop phenology and the potential for reaction with ozone and NOx is evaluated. This study takes place in the ADEME CORTEA COV3ER French project (http://www6.inra.fr/cov3er).</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27834043','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27834043"><span>Psychometric Properties of an Arabic Pain Anxiety Symptoms Scale-20 (<span class="hlt">PASS</span>-20) in Healthy Volunteers and Patients Attending a Physiotherapy Clinic.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Tashani, Osama A; AlAbas, Oras A; Kabil, Raafat A M; Johnson, Mark I</p> <p>2017-06-01</p> <p>The aim of this study was to cross-culturally adapt the <span class="hlt">PASS</span>-20 questionnaire for use in Libya. Participants were 71 patients (42 women) attending the physiotherapy clinic, Ibn Sina Hospital, Sirt, Libya for management of persistent pain and 137 healthy unpaid undergraduate students (52 women) from the University of Sirt, Libya. The English <span class="hlt">PASS</span>-20 was translated into Arabic. Patients completed the Arabic <span class="hlt">PASS</span>-20 and the Arabic Pain <span class="hlt">Rating</span> Scales on two occasions separated by a 14-day interval. Healthy participants completed the Arabic <span class="hlt">PASS</span>-20 on one occasion. The internal consistency (ICC) for pain patient and healthy participant samples yielded a good reliability for the total score, cognitive anxiety, fear of pain, and physiological anxiety. The test-retest reliability of the Arabic <span class="hlt">PASS</span>-20 score showed high reliability for the total score (ICC = 0.93, p < 0.001), escape/avoidance (ICC = 0.93, p < 0.001), fear of pain (ICC = 0.94, p < 0.001), and physiological anxiety subscales (ICC = 0.96, p < 0.001) and good reliability for the cognitive anxiety (ICC = 0.85, p < 0.001). Inspection of the Promax rotation showed that each factor comprised of five items were consistent with the theoretical constructs of the original <span class="hlt">PASS</span>-20 subscales. The Arabic <span class="hlt">PASS</span>-20 retained internal consistency and reliability with the original English version and can be used to measure pain anxiety symptoms in both pain and healthy individual samples in Libya.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2011JEI....20c3012A','NASAADS'); return false;" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2011JEI....20c3012A"><span>Reversible wavelet filter banks with side informationless spatially adaptive low-<span class="hlt">pass</span> filters</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abstract_service.html">NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)</a></p> <p>Abhayaratne, Charith</p> <p>2011-07-01</p> <p>Wavelet transforms that have an adaptive low-<span class="hlt">pass</span> filter are useful in applications that require the signal singularities, sharp transitions, and image edges to be left intact in the low-<span class="hlt">pass</span> signal. In scalable image coding, the spatial resolution scalability is achieved by reconstructing the low-<span class="hlt">pass</span> signal subband, which corresponds to the desired resolution level, and discarding other high-frequency wavelet subbands. In such applications, it is vital to have low-<span class="hlt">pass</span> subbands that are not affected by smoothing artifacts associated with low-<span class="hlt">pass</span> filtering. We present the mathematical framework for achieving 1-D wavelet transforms that have a spatially adaptive low-<span class="hlt">pass</span> filter (SALP) using the prediction-first lifting scheme. The adaptivity decisions are computed using the wavelet coefficients, and no bookkeeping is required for the perfect reconstruction. Then, 2-D wavelet transforms that have a spatially adaptive low-<span class="hlt">pass</span> filter are designed by extending the 1-D SALP framework. Because the 2-D polyphase decompositions are used in this case, the 2-D adaptivity decisions are made nonseparable as opposed to the separable 2-D realization using 1-D transforms. We present examples using the 2-D 5/3 wavelet transform and their lossless image coding and scalable decoding performances in terms of quality and resolution scalability. The proposed 2-D-SALP scheme results in better performance compared to the existing adaptive update lifting schemes.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/1983EOSTr..64..114R','NASAADS'); return false;" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/1983EOSTr..64..114R"><span>Education Bill <span class="hlt">passes</span></span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abstract_service.html">NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)</a></p> <p>Richman, Barbara T.</p> <p></p> <p>On March 2 the U.S. House of Representatives <span class="hlt">passed</span> a bill authorizing $425 million for science and mathematics education in fiscal 1984; the authorization is $350 million more than President Ronald Reagan requested in his budget proposal (Eos, February 15, 1983, p. 65).H.R. 1310 allocates $295 million to the Department of Education not only to improve precollege instruction in science and math, but to beef up foreign language training to aid in improving international communication among scientists. The bill also allots $130 million to the National Science Foundation for a variety of programs, the lion's share of which aims to upgrade research equipment at colleges and universities. It is hoped that industry will match the $100 million targeted for this program.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://pubs.er.usgs.gov/publication/70194791','USGSPUBS'); return false;" href="https://pubs.er.usgs.gov/publication/70194791"><span>Stream capture to form Red <span class="hlt">Pass</span>, northern Soda Mountains, California</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/pubs/index.jsp?view=adv">USGS Publications Warehouse</a></p> <p>Miller, David; Mahan, Shannon</p> <p>2014-01-01</p> <p>Red <span class="hlt">Pass</span>, a narrow cut through the Soda Mountains important for prehistoric and early historic travelers, is quite young geologically. Its history of downcutting to capture streams west of the Soda Mountains, thereby draining much of eastern Fort Irwin, is told by the contrast in alluvial fan sediments on either side of the <span class="hlt">pass</span>. Old alluvial fan deposits (>500 ka) were shed westward off an intact ridge of the Soda Mountains but by middle Pleistocene time, intermediate-age alluvial fan deposits (~100 ka) were laid down by streams flowing east through the <span class="hlt">pass</span> into Silurian Valley. The <span class="hlt">pass</span> was probably formed by stream capture driven by high levels of groundwater on the west side. This is evidenced by widespread wetland deposits west of the Soda Mountains. Sapping and spring discharge into Silurian Valley over millennia formed a low divide in the mountains that eventually was overtopped and incised by a stream. Lessons include the importance of groundwater levels for stream capture and the relatively youthful appearance of this ~100-200 ka feature in the slowly changing Mojave Desert landscape.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.osti.gov/pages/biblio/1414630-overtaking-collision-effects-cw-double-pass-proton-linac','SCIGOV-DOEP'); return false;" href="https://www.osti.gov/pages/biblio/1414630-overtaking-collision-effects-cw-double-pass-proton-linac"><span>Overtaking collision effects in a cw double-<span class="hlt">pass</span> proton linac</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.osti.gov/pages">DOE PAGES</a></p> <p>Tao, Yue; Qiang, Ji; Hwang, Kilean</p> <p>2017-12-22</p> <p>The recirculating superconducting proton linac has the advantage of reducing the number of cavities in the accelerator and the corresponding construction and operational costs. Beam dynamics simulations were done recently in a double-<span class="hlt">pass</span> recirculating proton linac using a single proton beam bunch. For continuous wave (cw) operation, the high-energy proton bunch during the second <span class="hlt">pass</span> through the linac will overtake and collide with the low-energy bunch during the first <span class="hlt">pass</span> at a number of locations of the linac. These collisions might cause proton bunch emittance growth and beam quality degradation. Here, we study the collisional effects due to Coulomb space-chargemore » forces between the high-energy bunch and the low-energy bunch. Our results suggest that these effects on the proton beam quality would be small and might not cause significant emittance growth or beam blowup through the linac. A 10 mA, 500 MeV cw double-<span class="hlt">pass</span> proton linac is feasible without using extra hardware for phase synchronization.« less</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1414630-overtaking-collision-effects-cw-double-pass-proton-linac','SCIGOV-STC'); return false;" href="https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1414630-overtaking-collision-effects-cw-double-pass-proton-linac"><span>Overtaking collision effects in a cw double-<span class="hlt">pass</span> proton linac</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.osti.gov/search">DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)</a></p> <p>Tao, Yue; Qiang, Ji; Hwang, Kilean</p> <p></p> <p>The recirculating superconducting proton linac has the advantage of reducing the number of cavities in the accelerator and the corresponding construction and operational costs. Beam dynamics simulations were done recently in a double-<span class="hlt">pass</span> recirculating proton linac using a single proton beam bunch. For continuous wave (cw) operation, the high-energy proton bunch during the second <span class="hlt">pass</span> through the linac will overtake and collide with the low-energy bunch during the first <span class="hlt">pass</span> at a number of locations of the linac. These collisions might cause proton bunch emittance growth and beam quality degradation. Here, we study the collisional effects due to Coulomb space-chargemore » forces between the high-energy bunch and the low-energy bunch. Our results suggest that these effects on the proton beam quality would be small and might not cause significant emittance growth or beam blowup through the linac. A 10 mA, 500 MeV cw double-<span class="hlt">pass</span> proton linac is feasible without using extra hardware for phase synchronization.« less</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('http://hdl.handle.net/2060/19870017079','NASA-TRS'); return false;" href="http://hdl.handle.net/2060/19870017079"><span>MPF: A portable message <span class="hlt">passing</span> facility for shared memory multiprocessors</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://ntrs.nasa.gov/search.jsp">NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)</a></p> <p>Malony, Allen D.; Reed, Daniel A.; Mcguire, Patrick J.</p> <p>1987-01-01</p> <p>The design, implementation, and performance evaluation of a message <span class="hlt">passing</span> facility (MPF) for shared memory multiprocessors are presented. The MPF is based on a message <span class="hlt">passing</span> model conceptually similar to conversations. Participants (parallel processors) can enter or leave a conversation at any time. The message <span class="hlt">passing</span> primitives for this model are implemented as a portable library of C function calls. The MPF is currently operational on a Sequent Balance 21000, and several parallel applications were developed and tested. Several simple benchmark programs are presented to establish interprocess communication performance for common patterns of interprocess communication. Finally, performance figures are presented for two parallel applications, linear systems solution, and iterative solution of partial differential equations.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/24003','DOTNTL'); return false;" href="https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/24003"><span>Evaluating the performance and making best use of <span class="hlt">passing</span> relief lanes.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://ntlsearch.bts.gov/tris/index.do">DOT National Transportation Integrated Search</a></p> <p></p> <p>2011-12-01</p> <p>This report documents the evaluation of the performance and safety effectiveness of <span class="hlt">passing</span> relief lanes within the State of Michigan. The study began with the identification of <span class="hlt">passing</span> relief lanes within Michigan. This was followed by collecting hi...</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2014PhPro..55..416S','NASAADS'); return false;" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2014PhPro..55..416S"><span>Characterization and Modeling of Dual Stage Quadruple <span class="hlt">Pass</span> Configurations</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abstract_service.html">NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)</a></p> <p>Sellami, M.; Sellami, A.; Berrah, S.</p> <p></p> <p>In this paper, the proposed system achieves a gain of 62dBs. It employs a dual-stage (DS) to enhance the amplification and a tunable band-<span class="hlt">pass</span> filter (TBF) to filter out the backward amplified spontaneous emission (ASE) that degrades the signal amplification at the input end of the EDFA. The technique there by reduces the effect of ASE self-saturation [1]. This configuration is also useful in reducing the sensitivity of the EDFA to extra strenuous reflections caused by imperfections of the splices and other optical components [2]. as well as improving noise figure and gain. The experimental work will build up by using the active component Silica based EDF (Si-EDF) in Dual Stage Quadruple <span class="hlt">Pass</span> (DSQP) configuration. By using Tunable Band <span class="hlt">pass</span> Filter (TBF) in DSQP between the port 1 and port 2 of circulators (CRT2, CRT3) to filter out the unwanted ASE.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/34608','DOTNTL'); return false;" href="https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/34608"><span>The aerodynamic effects of <span class="hlt">passing</span> trains to surrounding objects and people</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://ntlsearch.bts.gov/tris/index.do">DOT National Transportation Integrated Search</a></p> <p></p> <p>2009-04-01</p> <p>Two safety issues are raised on the aerodynamic effects of a <span class="hlt">passing</span> train on its surroundings. First, a high-speed train <span class="hlt">passing</span> other trains on an adjacent track exerts aerodynamic pressure that can affect the structural integrity of window mount a...</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2018JPCM...30m4004Z','NASAADS'); return false;" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2018JPCM...30m4004Z"><span><span class="hlt">Pass</span>-band reconfigurable spoof surface plasmon polaritons</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abstract_service.html">NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)</a></p> <p>Zhang, Hao Chi; He, Pei Hang; Gao, Xinxin; Tang, Wen Xuan; Cui, Tie Jun</p> <p>2018-04-01</p> <p>In this paper, we introduce a new scheme to construct the band-<span class="hlt">pass</span> tunable filter based on the band-<span class="hlt">pass</span> reconfigurable spoof surface plasmon polaritons (SPPs), whose cut-off frequencies at both sides of the passband can be tuned through changing the direct current (DC) bias of varactors. Compared to traditional technology (e.g. microstrip filters), the spoof SPP structure can provide more tight field confinement and more significant field enhancement, which is extremely valuable for many system applications. In order to achieve this scheme, we proposed a specially designed SPP filter integrated with varactors and DC bias feeding structure to support the spoof SPP passband reconfiguration. Furthermore, the full-wave simulated result verifies the outstanding performance on both efficiency and reconfiguration, which has the potential to be widely used in advanced intelligent systems.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29747670','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29747670"><span>The efficacy and safety of Jiedu Tongluo granules for treating post-stroke depression with <span class="hlt">qi</span> deficiency and blood stasis syndrome: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Zhao, Ai-Mei; Qiu, Wen-Ran; Mao, Li-Jun; Ren, Jun-Guo; Xu, Li; Yao, Ming-Jiang; Bilinksi, Kellie; Chang, Dennis; Liu, Jian-Xun</p> <p>2018-05-10</p> <p>Post-stroke depression (PSD) is the most common psychiatric complication after a stroke. The most frequently used antidepressants are selective serotonin receptor inhibitors (SSRIs) and serotonin and norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors (SNRIs), however, these exhibit a series of side effects. Traditional Chinese medicine has been used to treat PSD with few side effects. The aim of this study is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of Jiedu Tongluo granules for treating PSD with <span class="hlt">qi</span> deficiency and blood stasis syndrome. The planned study is a double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled pilot trial. Eighty participants will be randomly assigned to receive either treatment or placebo. The treatment group will receive Jiedu Tongluo granules (JDTLG) with conventional treatment, and the placebo group will receive placebo with conventional treatment for 8 weeks. The primary outcome is the effectiveness of JDTLG on depression after 8 weeks treatment, which is defined as a decrease of 50% or more in 17-item Hamilton Depression Scale (HAMD-17) score or clinical recovery (score < 7). Secondary outcomes are improvement in neurological function, degree of independence, activities of daily living, and TCM syndrome at each visit, which will be measured with National Institute of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS), modified Rankin Scale (mRS), Barthel Index (BI) and TCM scale, respectively. Interleukin (IL)-6, IL-8, and small-molecule metabolites will be monitored to explore the mechanism of action of JDTLG on PSD. Safety measures include vital signs, results of electrocardiography, laboratory index (full blood count, kidney and liver function tests) and adverse events. The purpose of this trial is to evaluate the therapeutic effects and safety of JDTLG in individuals with PSD with concomitant <span class="hlt">qi</span> deficiency and blood stasis syndrome. If successful, the outcome of this trial will provide a viable treatment option for PSD patients. ClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT03147053 . Registered on</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.osti.gov/biblio/22224184-passing-particle-toroidal-precession-induced-electric-field-tokamak','SCIGOV-STC'); return false;" href="https://www.osti.gov/biblio/22224184-passing-particle-toroidal-precession-induced-electric-field-tokamak"><span><span class="hlt">Passing</span> particle toroidal precession induced by electric field in a tokamak</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.osti.gov/search">DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)</a></p> <p>Andreev, V. V.; Ilgisonis, V. I.; Sorokina, E. A.</p> <p>2013-12-15</p> <p>Characteristics of a rotation of <span class="hlt">passing</span> particles in a tokamak with radial electric field are calculated. The expression for time-averaged toroidal velocity of the <span class="hlt">passing</span> particle induced by the electric field is derived. The electric-field-induced additive to the toroidal velocity of the <span class="hlt">passing</span> particle appears to be much smaller than the velocity of the electric drift calculated for the poloidal magnetic field typical for the trapped particle. This quantity can even have the different sign depending on the azimuthal position of the particle starting point. The unified approach for the calculation of the bounce period and of the time-averaged toroidalmore » velocity of both trapped and <span class="hlt">passing</span> particles in the whole volume of plasma column is presented. The results are obtained analytically and are confirmed by 3D numerical calculations of the trajectories of charged particles.« less</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2015SPIE.9474E..09G','NASAADS'); return false;" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2015SPIE.9474E..09G"><span>Two-<span class="hlt">pass</span> smoother based on the SVSF estimation strategy</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abstract_service.html">NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)</a></p> <p>Gadsden, S. A.; Al-Shabi, M.; Kirubarajan, T.</p> <p>2015-05-01</p> <p>The smooth variable structure filter (SVSF) has seen significant development and research activity in recent years. It is based on sliding mode concepts, which utilizes a switching gain that brings an inherent amount of stability to the estimation process. In this paper, the SVSF is reformulated to present a two-<span class="hlt">pass</span> smoother based on the SVSF gain. The proposed method is applied on an aerospace flight surface actuator, and the results are compared with the popular Kalman-based two-<span class="hlt">pass</span> smoother.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29226336','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29226336"><span>Single-<span class="hlt">pass</span> incremental force updates for adaptively restrained molecular dynamics.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Singh, Krishna Kant; Redon, Stephane</p> <p>2018-03-30</p> <p>Adaptively restrained molecular dynamics (ARMD) allows users to perform more integration steps in wall-clock time by switching on and off positional degrees of freedoms. This article presents new, single-<span class="hlt">pass</span> incremental force updates algorithms to efficiently simulate a system using ARMD. We assessed different algorithms for speedup measurements and implemented them in the LAMMPS MD package. We validated the single-<span class="hlt">pass</span> incremental force update algorithm on four different benchmarks using diverse pair potentials. The proposed algorithm allows us to perform simulation of a system faster than traditional MD in both NVE and NVT ensembles. Moreover, ARMD using the new single-<span class="hlt">pass</span> algorithm speeds up the convergence of observables in wall-clock time. © 2017 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. © 2017 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2018SPIE10512E..0GH','NASAADS'); return false;" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2018SPIE10512E..0GH"><span>High-power single-<span class="hlt">pass</span> pumped diamond Raman oscillator</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abstract_service.html">NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)</a></p> <p>Heinzig, Matthias; Walbaum, Till; Williams, Robert J.; Kitzler, Ondrej; Mildren, Richard P.; Schreiber, Thomas; Eberhardt, Ramona; Tünnermann, Andreas</p> <p>2018-02-01</p> <p>We present our recent advances on power scaling of a high-power single-<span class="hlt">pass</span> pumped CVD-diamond Raman oscillator at 1.2 μm. The single <span class="hlt">pass</span> scheme reduced feedback to the high gain fiber amplifier, which pumps the oscillator. The Yb-doped multi-stage fiber amplifier itself enables up to 1 kW output power at a narrow linewidth of 0.16 nm. We operate this laser in quasi-cw mode at 10% duty cycle and on-time (pulse) duration of 10 ms. With a maximum conversion efficiency of 39%, a maximum steady-state output power of 380 W and diffraction limited beam quality was achieved.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22961469','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22961469"><span>Mapping mental health service access: achieving equity through quality improvement.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Green, Stuart A; Poots, Alan J; Marcano-Belisario, Jose; Samarasundera, Edgar; Green, John; Honeybourne, Emmi; Barnes, Ruth</p> <p>2013-06-01</p> <p>Improving access to psychological therapies (IAPTs) services deliver evidence-based care to people with depression and anxiety. A quality improvement (<span class="hlt">QI</span>) initiative was undertaken by an IAPT service to improve referrals providing an opportunity to evaluate equitable access. <span class="hlt">QI</span> methodologies were used by the clinical team to improve referrals to the service. The collection of geo-coded data allowed referrals to be mapped to small geographical areas according to deprivation. A total of 6078 patients were referred to the IAPT service during the period of analysis and mapped to 120 unique lower super output areas (LSOAs). The average weekly referral <span class="hlt">rate</span> rose from 17 during the baseline phase to 43 during the <span class="hlt">QI</span> implementation phase. Spatial analysis demonstrated all 15 of the high deprivation/low referral LSOAs were converted to high deprivation/high or medium referral LSOAs following the <span class="hlt">QI</span> initiative. This work highlights the importance of <span class="hlt">QI</span> in developing clinical services aligned to the needs of the population through the analysis of routine data matched to health needs. Mapping can be utilized to communicate complex information to inform the planning and organization of clinical service delivery and evaluate the progress and sustainability of <span class="hlt">QI</span> initiatives.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1410972','SCIGOV-STC'); return false;" href="https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1410972"><span>Establishment of a PID <span class="hlt">Pass</span>/Fail Test for Crystalline Silicon Modules by Examining Field Performance for Five Years: Preprint</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.osti.gov/search">DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)</a></p> <p>Hacke, Peter L</p> <p></p> <p>In an experiment with five module designs and multiple replicas, it is found that crystalline silicon cell modules that can <span class="hlt">pass</span> a criterion of less than 5 percent power degradation in stress test conditions of 60 degrees Celsius, 85 percent relative humidity (RH), 96 h, and nameplate-<span class="hlt">rated</span> system voltage bias show no power degradation by potential induced degradation in the range of 4-6 years duration in the Florida, USA environment. This data suggests that this chamber stress level is useful as a <span class="hlt">pass</span>/fail criterion for PID, and will help ensure against degradation by system voltage stress in Florida, or lessmore » stressful climates, for at least 5 years.« less</p> </li> </ol> <div class="pull-right"> <ul class="pagination"> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_1");'>«</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_16");'>16</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_17");'>17</a></li> <li class="active"><span>18</span></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_19");'>19</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_20");'>20</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_25");'>»</a></li> </ul> </div> </div><!-- col-sm-12 --> </div><!-- row --> </div><!-- page_18 --> <div id="page_19" class="hiddenDiv"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-sm-12"> <div class="pull-right"> <ul class="pagination"> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_1");'>«</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_17");'>17</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_18");'>18</a></li> <li class="active"><span>19</span></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_20");'>20</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_21");'>21</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_25");'>»</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> <div class="row"> <div class="col-sm-12"> <ol class="result-class" start="361"> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29195349','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29195349"><span>Comparison of cryogenic low-<span class="hlt">pass</span> filters.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Thalmann, M; Pernau, H-F; Strunk, C; Scheer, E; Pietsch, T</p> <p>2017-11-01</p> <p>Low-temperature electronic transport measurements with high energy resolution require both effective low-<span class="hlt">pass</span> filtering of high-frequency input noise and an optimized thermalization of the electronic system of the experiment. In recent years, elaborate filter designs have been developed for cryogenic low-level measurements, driven by the growing interest in fundamental quantum-physical phenomena at energy scales corresponding to temperatures in the few millikelvin regime. However, a single filter concept is often insufficient to thermalize the electronic system to the cryogenic bath and eliminate spurious high frequency noise. Moreover, the available concepts often provide inadequate filtering to operate at temperatures below 10 mK, which are routinely available now in dilution cryogenic systems. Herein we provide a comprehensive analysis of commonly used filter types, introduce a novel compact filter type based on ferrite compounds optimized for the frequency range above 20 GHz, and develop an improved filtering scheme providing adaptable broad-band low-<span class="hlt">pass</span> characteristic for cryogenic low-level and quantum measurement applications at temperatures down to few millikelvin.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2017RScI...88k4703T','NASAADS'); return false;" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2017RScI...88k4703T"><span>Comparison of cryogenic low-<span class="hlt">pass</span> filters</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abstract_service.html">NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)</a></p> <p>Thalmann, M.; Pernau, H.-F.; Strunk, C.; Scheer, E.; Pietsch, T.</p> <p>2017-11-01</p> <p>Low-temperature electronic transport measurements with high energy resolution require both effective low-<span class="hlt">pass</span> filtering of high-frequency input noise and an optimized thermalization of the electronic system of the experiment. In recent years, elaborate filter designs have been developed for cryogenic low-level measurements, driven by the growing interest in fundamental quantum-physical phenomena at energy scales corresponding to temperatures in the few millikelvin regime. However, a single filter concept is often insufficient to thermalize the electronic system to the cryogenic bath and eliminate spurious high frequency noise. Moreover, the available concepts often provide inadequate filtering to operate at temperatures below 10 mK, which are routinely available now in dilution cryogenic systems. Herein we provide a comprehensive analysis of commonly used filter types, introduce a novel compact filter type based on ferrite compounds optimized for the frequency range above 20 GHz, and develop an improved filtering scheme providing adaptable broad-band low-<span class="hlt">pass</span> characteristic for cryogenic low-level and quantum measurement applications at temperatures down to few millikelvin.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://pubs.er.usgs.gov/publication/70020036','USGSPUBS'); return false;" href="https://pubs.er.usgs.gov/publication/70020036"><span>Massive sediment bypassing on the lower shoreface offshore of a wide tidal inlet: Cat Island <span class="hlt">Pass</span>, Louisiana</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/pubs/index.jsp?view=adv">USGS Publications Warehouse</a></p> <p>Jaffe, B.E.; List, J.H.; Sallenger, A.H.</p> <p>1997-01-01</p> <p>Analysis of a series of historical bathymetric and shoreline surveys along the Louisiana coast west of the Mississippi River mouth detected a large area of deposition in water depths of 2.0–8.5 m offshore of a 9-km-wide tidal inlet, the Cat Island <span class="hlt">Pass</span>/Wine Island <span class="hlt">Pass</span> system. A 59.9 · 106 m3 sandy deposit formed from the 1930s–1980s, spanning 27 km in the alongshore direction, delineating the transport pathway for sediment bypassing offshore of the inlet on the shoreface. Bypassing connected the shorefaces of two barrier island systems, the Isles Dernieres and the Bayou Lafourche.The processes responsible for formation of this deposit are not well understood, but sediment-transport modeling suggests that sediment is transported primarily by wind-driven coastal currents during large storms and hurricanes. Deposition appears to be related to changes in shoreline orientation, closing of transport pathways into a large bay to the east and the presence of tidal inlets. This newly documented type of bypassing, an offshore bypassing of the inlet system, naturally nourished the immediate downdrift area, the eastern Isles Dernieres, where shoreface and shoreline erosion <span class="hlt">rates</span> are about half of pre-bypassing <span class="hlt">rates</span>. Erosion <span class="hlt">rates</span> remained the same farther downdrift, where bypassing has not yet reached. As this offshore bypassing continues, the destruction of the Isles Dernieres will be slowed.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2010-title42-vol3/pdf/CFR-2010-title42-vol3-sec419-64.pdf','CFR'); return false;" href="https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2010-title42-vol3/pdf/CFR-2010-title42-vol3-sec419-64.pdf"><span>42 CFR 419.64 - Transitional <span class="hlt">pass</span>-through payments: Drugs and biologicals.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/browse/collectionCfr.action?selectedYearFrom=2010&page.go=Go">Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR</a></p> <p></p> <p>2010-10-01</p> <p>... biologicals. 419.64 Section 419.64 Public Health CENTERS FOR MEDICARE & MEDICAID SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF... biologicals. (a) Eligibility for <span class="hlt">pass</span>-through payment. CMS makes a transitional <span class="hlt">pass</span>-through payment for the following drugs and biologicals that are furnished as part of an outpatient hospital service: (1) Orphan...</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2011-title42-vol3/pdf/CFR-2011-title42-vol3-sec419-64.pdf','CFR2011'); return false;" href="https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2011-title42-vol3/pdf/CFR-2011-title42-vol3-sec419-64.pdf"><span>42 CFR 419.64 - Transitional <span class="hlt">pass</span>-through payments: Drugs and biologicals.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/browse/collectionCfr.action?selectedYearFrom=2011&page.go=Go">Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR</a></p> <p></p> <p>2011-10-01</p> <p>... biologicals. 419.64 Section 419.64 Public Health CENTERS FOR MEDICARE & MEDICAID SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF... biologicals. (a) Eligibility for <span class="hlt">pass</span>-through payment. CMS makes a transitional <span class="hlt">pass</span>-through payment for the following drugs and biologicals that are furnished as part of an outpatient hospital service: (1) Orphan...</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2017NucFu..57e6013W','NASAADS'); return false;" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2017NucFu..57e6013W"><span>High frequency fishbone driven by <span class="hlt">passing</span> energetic ions in tokamak plasmas</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abstract_service.html">NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)</a></p> <p>Wang, Feng; Yu, L. M.; Fu, G. Y.; Shen, Wei</p> <p>2017-05-01</p> <p>High frequency fishbone instability driven by <span class="hlt">passing</span> energetic ions was first reported in the Princeton beta experiment with tangential neutral-beam-injection (Heidbrink et al 1986 Phys. Rev. Lett. 57 835-8). It could play an important role for ITER-like burning plasmas, where α particles are mostly <span class="hlt">passing</span> particles. In this work, a generalized energetic ion distribution function and finite drift orbit width effect are considered to improve the theoretical model for <span class="hlt">passing</span> particle driving fishbone instability. For purely <span class="hlt">passing</span> energetic ions with zero drift orbit width, the kinetic energy δ {{W}k} is derived analytically. The derived analytic expression is more accurate as compared to the result of previous work (Wang 2001 Phys. Rev. Lett. 86 5286-8). For a generalized energetic ion distribution function, the fishbone dispersion relation is derived and is solved numerically. Numerical results show that broad and off-axis beam density profiles can significantly increase the beam ion beta threshold {βc} for instability and decrease mode frequency.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.osti.gov/pages/biblio/1358035-high-frequency-fishbone-driven-passing-energetic-ions-tokamak-plasmas','SCIGOV-DOEP'); return false;" href="https://www.osti.gov/pages/biblio/1358035-high-frequency-fishbone-driven-passing-energetic-ions-tokamak-plasmas"><span>High frequency fishbone driven by <span class="hlt">passing</span> energetic ions in tokamak plasmas</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.osti.gov/pages">DOE PAGES</a></p> <p>Wang, Feng; Yu, L. M.; Fu, G. Y.; ...</p> <p>2017-03-22</p> <p>High frequency fishbone instability driven by <span class="hlt">passing</span> energetic ions was first reported in the Princeton beta experiment with tangential neutral-beam-injection (Heidbrink et al 1986 Phys. Rev. Lett. 57 835–8). It could play an important role for ITER-like burning plasmas, where α particles are mostly <span class="hlt">passing</span> particles. In this work, a generalized energetic ion distribution function and finite drift orbit width effect are considered to improve the theoretical model for <span class="hlt">passing</span> particle driving fishbone instability. For purely <span class="hlt">passing</span> energetic ions with zero drift orbit width, the kinetic energymore » $$\\delta {{W}_{k}}$$ is derived analytically. The derived analytic expression is more accurate as compared to the result of previous work. For a generalized energetic ion distribution function, the fishbone dispersion relation is derived and is solved numerically. As a result, numerical results show that broad and off-axis beam density profiles can significantly increase the beam ion beta threshold $${{\\beta}_{c}}$$ for instability and decrease mode frequency.« less</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17501870','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17501870"><span>The Swedish Blood <span class="hlt">Pass</span> project.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Berglund, B; Ekblom, B; Ekblom, E; Berglund, L; Kallner, A; Reinebo, P; Lindeberg, S</p> <p>2007-06-01</p> <p>Manipulation of the blood's oxygen carrying capacity (CaO(2)) through reinfusion of red blood cells, injections of recombinant erythropoietin or by other means results in an increased maximal oxygen uptake and concomitantly enhanced endurance performance. Therefore, there is a need to establish a system--"A Blood <span class="hlt">Pass</span>"--through which such illegal and unethical methods can be detected. Venous blood samples were taken under standardized conditions from 47 male and female Swedish national and international elite endurance athletes four times during the athletic year of the individual sport (beginning and end of the preparation period and at the beginning and during peak performance in the competition period). In these samples, different hematological values were determined. ON(hes) and OFF(hre) values were calculated according to the formula of Gore et al. A questionnaire regarding training at altitude, alcohol use and other important factors for hematological status was answered by the athletes. There were some individual variations comparing hematological values obtained at different times of the athletic year or at the same time in the athletic year but in different years. However, the median values of all individual hematological, ON(hes) and OFF(hre), values taken at the beginning and the end of the preparation or at the beginning and the end of the competition period, respectively, as well as median values for the preparation and competition periods in the respective sport, were all within the 95% confidence limit (CI) of each comparison. It must be mentioned that there was no gender difference in this respect. This study shows that even if there are some individual variations in different hematological values between different sampling times in the athletic year, median values of important hematological factors are stable over time. It must be emphasized that for each blood sample, the 95% CI in each athlete will be increasingly narrower. The conclusion is that</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://pubs.er.usgs.gov/publication/70194335','USGSPUBS'); return false;" href="https://pubs.er.usgs.gov/publication/70194335"><span>A swath across the great divide: Kelp forests across the Samalga <span class="hlt">Pass</span> biogeographic break</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/pubs/index.jsp?view=adv">USGS Publications Warehouse</a></p> <p>Konar, Brenda H.; Edwards, Matthew S.; Bland, Aaron; Metzger, Jacob; Ravelo, Alexandra; Traiger, Sarah; Weitzman, Ben P.</p> <p>2017-01-01</p> <p>Biogeographic breaks are often described as locations where a large number of species reach their geographic range limits. Samalga <span class="hlt">Pass</span>, in the eastern Aleutian Archipelago, is a known biogeographic break for the spatial distribution of several species of offshore-pelagic communities, including numerous species of cold-water corals, zooplankton, fish, marine mammals, and seabirds. However, it remains unclear whether Samalga <span class="hlt">Pass</span> also serves as a biogeographic break for nearshore benthic communities. The occurrence of biogeographic breaks across multiple habitats has not often been described. In this study, we examined if the biogeographic break for offshore-pelagic communities applies to nearshore kelp forests. To examine whether Samalga <span class="hlt">Pass</span> serves as a biogeographic break for kelp forest communities, this study compared abundance, biomass and percent bottom cover of species associated with kelp forests on either side of the <span class="hlt">pass</span>. We observed marked differences in kelp forest community structure, with some species reaching their geographic range limits on the opposing sides of the <span class="hlt">pass</span>. In particular, the habitat-forming kelp Nereocystis luetkeana, and the predatory sea stars Pycnopodia helianthoides and Orthasterias koehleri all occurred on the eastern side of Samalga <span class="hlt">Pass</span> but were not observed west of the <span class="hlt">pass</span>. In contrast, the sea star Leptasterias camtschatica dispar was observed only on the western side of the <span class="hlt">pass</span>. We also observed differences in overall abundance and biomass of numerous associated fish, invertebrate and macroalgal species on opposing sides of the <span class="hlt">pass</span>. We conclude that Samalga <span class="hlt">Pass</span> is important biogeographic break for kelp forest communities in the Aleutian Archipelago and may demark the geographic range limits of several ecologically important species.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2012IJMES..43..643H','NASAADS'); return false;" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2012IJMES..43..643H"><span>Generalizing Galileo's <span class="hlt">pass</span>é-dix game</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abstract_service.html">NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)</a></p> <p>Hombas, Vassilios</p> <p>2012-07-01</p> <p>This article shows a generalization of Galileo's '<span class="hlt">pass</span>é-dix' game. The game was born following one of Galileo's [G. Galileo, Sopra le Scoperte dei Dadi (Galileo, Opere, Firenze, Barbera, Vol. 8). Translated by E.H. Thorne, 1898, pp. 591-594] explanations on a paradox that occurred in the experiment of tossing three fair 'six-sided' dice.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2014-title42-vol3/pdf/CFR-2014-title42-vol3-sec419-64.pdf','CFR2014'); return false;" href="https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2014-title42-vol3/pdf/CFR-2014-title42-vol3-sec419-64.pdf"><span>42 CFR 419.64 - Transitional <span class="hlt">pass</span>-through payments: Drugs and biologicals.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/browse/collectionCfr.action?selectedYearFrom=2014&page.go=Go">Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR</a></p> <p></p> <p>2014-10-01</p> <p>..., 2000. (2) Cancer therapy drugs and biologicals. A drug or biological that is used in cancer therapy... 42 Public Health 3 2014-10-01 2014-10-01 false Transitional <span class="hlt">pass</span>-through payments: Drugs and...-through payments: Drugs and biologicals. (a) Eligibility for <span class="hlt">pass</span>-through payment. CMS makes a...</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2012-title42-vol3/pdf/CFR-2012-title42-vol3-sec419-64.pdf','CFR2012'); return false;" href="https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2012-title42-vol3/pdf/CFR-2012-title42-vol3-sec419-64.pdf"><span>42 CFR 419.64 - Transitional <span class="hlt">pass</span>-through payments: Drugs and biologicals.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/browse/collectionCfr.action?selectedYearFrom=2012&page.go=Go">Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR</a></p> <p></p> <p>2012-10-01</p> <p>..., 2000. (2) Cancer therapy drugs and biologicals. A drug or biological that is used in cancer therapy... 42 Public Health 3 2012-10-01 2012-10-01 false Transitional <span class="hlt">pass</span>-through payments: Drugs and...-through payments: Drugs and biologicals. (a) Eligibility for <span class="hlt">pass</span>-through payment. CMS makes a...</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2013-title42-vol3/pdf/CFR-2013-title42-vol3-sec419-64.pdf','CFR2013'); return false;" href="https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2013-title42-vol3/pdf/CFR-2013-title42-vol3-sec419-64.pdf"><span>42 CFR 419.64 - Transitional <span class="hlt">pass</span>-through payments: Drugs and biologicals.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/browse/collectionCfr.action?selectedYearFrom=2013&page.go=Go">Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR</a></p> <p></p> <p>2013-10-01</p> <p>..., 2000. (2) Cancer therapy drugs and biologicals. A drug or biological that is used in cancer therapy... 42 Public Health 3 2013-10-01 2013-10-01 false Transitional <span class="hlt">pass</span>-through payments: Drugs and...-through payments: Drugs and biologicals. (a) Eligibility for <span class="hlt">pass</span>-through payment. CMS makes a...</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20829724','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20829724"><span>The science of quality improvement implementation: developing capacity to make a difference.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Alexander, Jeffrey A; Hearld, Larry R</p> <p>2011-12-01</p> <p>Quality improvement (<span class="hlt">QI</span>) holds promise to improve quality of care; however, organizations often struggle with its implementation. It has been recommended that practitioners, managers, and researchers attempt to increase systematic understanding of the structure, practices, and context of organizations that facilitate or impede the implementation of <span class="hlt">QI</span> innovations. To critically review the empirical research on <span class="hlt">QI</span> implementation in health care organizations. A literature review of 107 studies that examined the implementation of <span class="hlt">QI</span> innovations in health care organizations. Studies were classified into 4 groups based on the types of predictors that were assumed to affect implementation (content of <span class="hlt">QI</span> innovation, organizational processes, internal context, and external context). Internal context and organizational processes were the most frequently studied categories. External context and organizational process categories exhibited the highest <span class="hlt">rate</span> of positive effects on <span class="hlt">QI</span> implementation. The review revealed several important gaps in the <span class="hlt">QI</span> implementation literature. Studies often lacked clear conceptual frameworks to guide the research, which may hinder efforts to compare relationships across studies. Studies also tended to adopt designs that were narrowly focused on independent effects of predictors and did not include holistic frameworks to capture interactions among the many factors involved in implementation. Other design limitations included the use of cross-sectional designs, single-source data collection, and potential selection bias among study participants.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2010-title49-vol5/pdf/CFR-2010-title49-vol5-sec383-135.pdf','CFR'); return false;" href="https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2010-title49-vol5/pdf/CFR-2010-title49-vol5-sec383-135.pdf"><span>49 CFR 383.135 - Minimum <span class="hlt">passing</span> scores.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/browse/collectionCfr.action?selectedYearFrom=2010&page.go=Go">Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR</a></p> <p></p> <p>2010-10-01</p> <p>... Transportation Other Regulations Relating to Transportation (Continued) FEDERAL MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION FEDERAL MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY REGULATIONS COMMERCIAL DRIVER'S LICENSE... score on such knowledge test. (b) To achieve a <span class="hlt">passing</span> score on the skills test, the driver applicant...</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2015SPIE.9817E..1EL','NASAADS'); return false;" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2015SPIE.9817E..1EL"><span>The serial message-<span class="hlt">passing</span> schedule for LDPC decoding algorithms</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abstract_service.html">NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)</a></p> <p>Liu, Mingshan; Liu, Shanshan; Zhou, Yuan; Jiang, Xue</p> <p>2015-12-01</p> <p>The conventional message-<span class="hlt">passing</span> schedule for LDPC decoding algorithms is the so-called flooding schedule. It has the disadvantage that the updated messages cannot be used until next iteration, thus reducing the convergence speed . In this case, the Layered Decoding algorithm (LBP) based on serial message-<span class="hlt">passing</span> schedule is proposed. In this paper the decoding principle of LBP algorithm is briefly introduced, and then proposed its two improved algorithms, the grouped serial decoding algorithm (Grouped LBP) and the semi-serial decoding algorithm .They can improve LBP algorithm's decoding speed while maintaining a good decoding performance.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://ntrs.nasa.gov/search.jsp?R=19820049361&hterms=water+Mexico&qs=Ntx%3Dmode%2Bmatchall%26Ntk%3DAll%26N%3D0%26No%3D90%26Ntt%3Dwater%2BMexico','NASA-TRS'); return false;" href="https://ntrs.nasa.gov/search.jsp?R=19820049361&hterms=water+Mexico&qs=Ntx%3Dmode%2Bmatchall%26Ntk%3DAll%26N%3D0%26No%3D90%26Ntt%3Dwater%2BMexico"><span>Interpretation of surface-water circulation, Aransas <span class="hlt">Pass</span>, Texas, using Landsat imagery</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://ntrs.nasa.gov/search.jsp">NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)</a></p> <p>Finley, R. J.; Baumgardner, R. W., Jr.</p> <p>1980-01-01</p> <p>The development of plumes of turbid surface water in the vicinity of Aransas <span class="hlt">Pass</span>, Texas has been analyzed using Landsat imagery. The shape and extent of plumes present in the Gulf of Mexico is dependent on the wind regime and astronomical tide prior to and at the time of satellite overpass. The best developed plumes are evident when brisk northerly winds resuspend bay-bottom muds and flow through Aransas <span class="hlt">Pass</span> is increased by wind stress. Seaward diversion of nearshore waters by the inlet jetties was also observed. A knowledge of surface-water circulation through Aransas <span class="hlt">Pass</span> under various wind conditions is potentially valuable for monitoring suspended and surface pollutants</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2010-title22-vol1/pdf/CFR-2010-title22-vol1-sec9b-8.pdf','CFR'); return false;" href="https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2010-title22-vol1/pdf/CFR-2010-title22-vol1-sec9b-8.pdf"><span>22 CFR 9b.8 - Term and renewal of Department of State press building <span class="hlt">passes</span>.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/browse/collectionCfr.action?selectedYearFrom=2010&page.go=Go">Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR</a></p> <p></p> <p>2010-04-01</p> <p>... building <span class="hlt">passes</span>. 9b.8 Section 9b.8 Foreign Relations DEPARTMENT OF STATE GENERAL REGULATIONS GOVERNING DEPARTMENT OF STATE PRESS BUILDING <span class="hlt">PASSES</span> § 9b.8 Term and renewal of Department of State press building <span class="hlt">passes</span>. (a) Department of State press building <span class="hlt">passes</span> for U.S. citizens are issued with three years...</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2016MMTA...47.2804V','NASAADS'); return false;" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2016MMTA...47.2804V"><span>Creep Deformation and Rupture Behavior of Single- and Dual-<span class="hlt">Pass</span> 316LN Stainless-Steel-Activated TIG Weld Joints</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abstract_service.html">NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)</a></p> <p>Vijayanand, V. D.; Vasudevan, M.; Ganesan, V.; Parameswaran, P.; Laha, K.; Bhaduri, A. K.</p> <p>2016-06-01</p> <p>Creep deformation and rupture behavior of single-<span class="hlt">pass</span> and dual-<span class="hlt">pass</span> 316LN stainless steel (SS) weld joints fabricated by an autogenous activated tungsten inert gas welding process have been assessed by performing metallography, hardness, and conventional and impression creep tests. The fusion zone of the single-<span class="hlt">pass</span> joint consisted of columnar zones adjacent to base metals with a central equiaxed zone, which have been modified extensively by the thermal cycle of the second <span class="hlt">pass</span> in the dual-<span class="hlt">pass</span> joint. The equiaxed zone in the single-<span class="hlt">pass</span> joint, as well as in the second <span class="hlt">pass</span> of the dual-<span class="hlt">pass</span> joint, displayed the lowest hardness in the joints. In the dual-<span class="hlt">pass</span> joint, the equiaxed zone of the first <span class="hlt">pass</span> had hardness comparable to the columnar zone. The hardness variations in the joints influenced the creep deformation. The equiaxed and columnar zone in the first <span class="hlt">pass</span> of the dual-<span class="hlt">pass</span> joint was more creep resistant than that of the second <span class="hlt">pass</span>. Both joints possessed lower creep rupture life than the base metal. However, the creep rupture life of the dual-<span class="hlt">pass</span> joint was about twofolds more than that of the single-<span class="hlt">pass</span> joint. Creep failure in the single-<span class="hlt">pass</span> joint occurred in the central equiaxed fusion zone, whereas creep cavitation that originated in the second <span class="hlt">pass</span> was blocked at the weld <span class="hlt">pass</span> interface. The additional interface and strength variation between two <span class="hlt">passes</span> in the dual-<span class="hlt">pass</span> joint provides more restraint to creep deformation and crack propagation in the fusion zone, resulting in an increase in the creep rupture life of the dual-<span class="hlt">pass</span> joint over the single-<span class="hlt">pass</span> joint. Furthermore, the differences in content, morphology, and distribution of delta ferrite in the fusion zone of the joints favors more creep cavitation resistance in the dual-<span class="hlt">pass</span> joint over the single-<span class="hlt">pass</span> joint with the enhancement of creep rupture life.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('http://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/EJ1055162.pdf','ERIC'); return false;" href="http://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/EJ1055162.pdf"><span>South Africa?s Increased Matriculation <span class="hlt">Passes</span>: What Skunks behind the Rose?</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.eric.ed.gov/ERICWebPortal/search/extended.jsp?_pageLabel=advanced">ERIC Educational Resources Information Center</a></p> <p>Monyooe, Lebusa; Tjatji, Martin; Mosese, Eulenda</p> <p>2014-01-01</p> <p>This article argues that the exponential increases in the Grade 12 (Matriculation) <span class="hlt">passes</span> post 1994 do not necessarily translate to quality because of the low performance norms and standards set for <span class="hlt">passing</span> Grade 12. It further calls for a serious reflection and interrogation of existing policies on performance, benchmarks, teacher education…</p> </li> </ol> <div class="pull-right"> <ul class="pagination"> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_1");'>«</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_17");'>17</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_18");'>18</a></li> <li class="active"><span>19</span></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_20");'>20</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_21");'>21</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_25");'>»</a></li> </ul> </div> </div><!-- col-sm-12 --> </div><!-- row --> </div><!-- page_19 --> <div id="page_20" class="hiddenDiv"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-sm-12"> <div class="pull-right"> <ul class="pagination"> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_1");'>«</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_18");'>18</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_19");'>19</a></li> <li class="active"><span>20</span></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_21");'>21</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_22");'>22</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_25");'>»</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> <div class="row"> <div class="col-sm-12"> <ol class="result-class" start="381"> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://eric.ed.gov/?q=Educational+AND+Data+AND+Mining&pg=4&id=ED578433','ERIC'); return false;" href="https://eric.ed.gov/?q=Educational+AND+Data+AND+Mining&pg=4&id=ED578433"><span>Making the Grade: How Learner Engagement Changes after <span class="hlt">Passing</span> a Course</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.eric.ed.gov/ERICWebPortal/search/extended.jsp?_pageLabel=advanced">ERIC Educational Resources Information Center</a></p> <p>Lang, David; Kindel, Alex; Domingue, Ben; Paepcke, Andreas</p> <p>2017-01-01</p> <p>Understanding how individuals interact with a course after receiving a <span class="hlt">passing</span> grade could have important implications for course design. If individuals become disengaged after <span class="hlt">passing</span> a class, then this may raise questions about optimal ordering of content, course difficulty, and grade transparency. Using a person fixed effects model, we analyze…</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18580878','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18580878"><span>A quality improvement project to improve admission temperatures in very low birth weight infants.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Lee, H C; Ho, Q T; Rhine, W D</p> <p>2008-11-01</p> <p>To review the results of a quality improvement (<span class="hlt">QI</span>) project to improve admission temperatures of very low birth weight inborn infants. The neonatal intensive care unit at Lucile Packard Children's Hospital underwent a <span class="hlt">QI</span> project to address hypothermic preterm newborns by staff education and implementing processes such as polyethylene wraps and chemical warming mattresses. We performed retrospective chart review of all inborn infants with birth weight <1500 g during the 18 months prior to (n=134) and 15 months after (n=170) the implementation period. Temperatures were compared between periods. Multivariable logistic regression was used to account for potential confounding variables. We compared mortality <span class="hlt">rates</span> and grade 3 or 4 intraventricular hemorrhage <span class="hlt">rates</span> between periods. The mean temperature rose from 35.4 to 36.2 degrees C (P<0.0001) after the <span class="hlt">QI</span> project. The improvement was consistent and persisted over a 15-month period. After risk adjustment, the strongest predictor of hypothermia was being born in the period before implementation of the <span class="hlt">QI</span> project (odds ratio 8.12, 95% confidence interval 4.63, 14.22). Although cesarean delivery was a strong risk factor for hypothermia prior to the project, it was no longer significant after the project. There was no significant difference in death or intraventricular hemorrhage detected between periods. There was a significant improvement in admission temperatures after a <span class="hlt">QI</span> project, which persisted beyond the initial implementation period. Although there was no difference in mortality or intraventricular hemorrhage <span class="hlt">rates</span>, we did not have sufficient power to detect small differences in these outcomes.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26995516','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26995516"><span>A novel approach to leveraging electronic health record data to enhance pediatric surgical quality improvement bundle process compliance.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Fisher, Jason C; Godfried, David H; Lighter-Fisher, Jennifer; Pratko, Joseph; Sheldon, Mary Ellen; Diago, Thelma; Kuenzler, Keith A; Tomita, Sandra S; Ginsburg, Howard B</p> <p>2016-06-01</p> <p>Quality improvement (<span class="hlt">QI</span>) bundles have been widely adopted to reduce surgical site infections (SSI). Improvement science suggests when organizations achieve high-reliability to <span class="hlt">QI</span> processes, outcomes dramatically improve. However, measuring <span class="hlt">QI</span> process compliance is poorly supported by electronic health record (EHR) systems. We developed a custom EHR tool to facilitate capture of process data for SSI prevention with the aim of increasing bundle compliance and reducing adverse events. Ten SSI prevention bundle processes were linked to EHR data elements that were then aggregated into a snapshot display superimposed on weekly case-log reports. The data aggregation and user interface facilitated efficient review of all SSI bundle elements, providing an exact bundle compliance <span class="hlt">rate</span> without random sampling or chart review. Nine months after implementation of our custom EHR tool, we observed centerline shifts in median SSI bundle compliance (46% to 72%). Additionally, as predicted by high reliability principles, we began to see a trend toward improvement in SSI <span class="hlt">rates</span> (1.68 to 0.87 per 100 operations), but a discrete centerline shift was not detected. Simple informatics solutions can facilitate extraction of <span class="hlt">QI</span> process data from the EHR without relying on adjunctive systems. Analyses of these data may drive reductions in adverse events. Pediatric surgical departments should consider leveraging the EHR to enhance bundle compliance as they implement <span class="hlt">QI</span> strategies. Copyright © 2016 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12949460','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12949460"><span>Quality index of radiological devices: results of one year of use.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Tofani, Alessandro; Imbordino, Patrizia; Lecci, Antonio; Bonannini, Claudia; Del Corona, Alberto; Pizzi, Stefano</p> <p>2003-01-01</p> <p>The physical quality index (<span class="hlt">QI</span>) of radiological devices summarises in a single numerical value between 0 and 1 the results of constancy tests. The aim of this paper is to illustrate the results of the use of such an index on all public radiological devices in the Livorno province over one year. The quality index was calculated for 82 radiological devices of a wide range of types by implementing its algorithm in a spreadsheet-based software for the automatic handling of quality control data. The distribution of quality index values was computed together with the associated statistical quantities. This distribution is strongly asymmetrical, with a sharp peak near the highest <span class="hlt">QI</span> values. The mean quality index values for the different types of device show some inhomogeneity: in particular, mammography and panoramic dental radiography devices show far lower quality than other devices. In addition, our analysis has identified the parameters that most frequently do not <span class="hlt">pass</span> the quality tests for each type of device. Finally, we sought some correlation between quality and age of the device, but this was poorly significant. The quality index proved to be a useful tool providing an overview of the physical conditions of radiological devices. By selecting adequate <span class="hlt">QI</span> threshold values for, it also helps to decide whether a given device should be upgraded or replaced. The identification of critical parameters for each type of device may be used to improve the definition of the <span class="hlt">QI</span> by attributing greater weights to critical parameters, so as to better address the maintenance of radiological devices.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pmcentrez&artid=331400','PMC'); return false;" href="https://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pmcentrez&artid=331400"><span>Low-<span class="hlt">pass</span> sequencing for microbial comparative genomics</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pmc">PubMed Central</a></p> <p>Goo, Young Ah; Roach, Jared; Glusman, Gustavo; Baliga, Nitin S; Deutsch, Kerry; Pan, Min; Kennedy, Sean; DasSarma, Shiladitya; Victor Ng, Wailap; Hood, Leroy</p> <p>2004-01-01</p> <p>Background We studied four extremely halophilic archaea by low-<span class="hlt">pass</span> shotgun sequencing: (1) the metabolically versatile Haloarcula marismortui; (2) the non-pigmented Natrialba asiatica; (3) the psychrophile Halorubrum lacusprofundi and (4) the Dead Sea isolate Halobaculum gomorrense. Approximately one thousand single <span class="hlt">pass</span> genomic sequences per genome were obtained. The data were analyzed by comparative genomic analyses using the completed Halobacterium sp. NRC-1 genome as a reference. Low-<span class="hlt">pass</span> shotgun sequencing is a simple, inexpensive, and rapid approach that can readily be performed on any cultured microbe. Results As expected, the four archaeal halophiles analyzed exhibit both bacterial and eukaryotic characteristics as well as uniquely archaeal traits. All five halophiles exhibit greater than sixty percent GC content and low isoelectric points (pI) for their predicted proteins. Multiple insertion sequence (IS) elements, often involved in genome rearrangements, were identified in H. lacusprofundi and H. marismortui. The core biological functions that govern cellular and genetic mechanisms of H. sp. NRC-1 appear to be conserved in these four other halophiles. Multiple TATA box binding protein (TBP) and transcription factor IIB (TFB) homologs were identified from most of the four shotgunned halophiles. The reconstructed molecular tree of all five halophiles shows a large divergence between these species, but with the closest relationship being between H. sp. NRC-1 and H. lacusprofundi. Conclusion Despite the diverse habitats of these species, all five halophiles share (1) high GC content and (2) low protein isoelectric points, which are characteristics associated with environmental exposure to UV radiation and hypersalinity, respectively. Identification of multiple IS elements in the genome of H. lacusprofundi and H. marismortui suggest that genome structure and dynamic genome reorganization might be similar to that previously observed in the IS-element rich</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24957220','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24957220"><span>Alcohol tax <span class="hlt">pass</span>-through across the product and price range: do retailers treat cheap alcohol differently?</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Ally, Abdallah K; Meng, Yang; Chakraborty, Ratula; Dobson, Paul W; Seaton, Jonathan S; Holmes, John; Angus, Colin; Guo, Yelan; Hill-McManus, Daniel; Brennan, Alan; Meier, Petra S</p> <p>2014-12-01</p> <p>Effective use of alcohol duty to reduce consumption and harm depends partly on retailers <span class="hlt">passing</span> duty increases on to consumers via price increases, also known as '<span class="hlt">pass</span>-through'. The aim of this analysis is to provide evidence of UK excise duty and sales tax (VAT) <span class="hlt">pass</span>-through <span class="hlt">rates</span> for alcohol products at different price points. March 2008 to August 2011, United Kingdom. Panel data quantile regression estimating the effects of three duty changes, two VAT changes and one combined duty and VAT change on UK alcohol prices, using product-level supermarket price data for 254 alcohol products available weekly. Products were analysed in four categories: beers, ciders/ready to drink (RTDs), spirits and wines. Within all four categories there exists considerable heterogeneity in the level of duty <span class="hlt">pass</span>-through for cheaper versus expensive products. Price increases for the cheapest 15% of products fall below duty rises (undershifting), while products sold above the median price are overshifted (price increases are higher than duty increases). The level of undershifting is greatest for beer [0.85 (0.79, 0.92)] and spirits [0.86 (0.83, 0.89)]. Undershifting affects approximately 67% of total beer sales and 38% of total spirits sales. Alcohol retailers in the United Kingdom appear to respond to increases in alcohol tax by undershifting their cheaper products (raising prices below the level of the tax increase) and overshifting their more expensive products (raising prices beyond the level of the tax increase). This is likely to impact negatively on tax policy effectiveness, because high-risk groups favour cheaper alcohol and undershifting is likely to produce smaller consumption reductions. © 2014 Society for the Study of Addiction.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2016JPhB...49q2002H','NASAADS'); return false;" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2016JPhB...49q2002H"><span>Single-<span class="hlt">pass</span> high harmonic generation at high repetition <span class="hlt">rate</span> and photon flux</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abstract_service.html">NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)</a></p> <p>Hädrich, Steffen; Rothhardt, Jan; Krebs, Manuel; Demmler, Stefan; Klenke, Arno; Tünnermann, Andreas; Limpert, Jens</p> <p>2016-09-01</p> <p>Sources of short wavelength radiation with femtosecond to attosecond pulse durations, such as synchrotrons or free electron lasers, have already made possible numerous, and will facilitate more, seminal studies aimed at understanding atomic and molecular processes on fundamental length and time scales. Table-top sources of coherent extreme ultraviolet to soft x-ray radiation enabled by high harmonic generation (HHG) of ultrashort pulse lasers have also gained significant attention in the last few years due to their enormous potential for addressing a plethora of applications, therefore constituting a complementary source to large-scale facilities (synchrotrons and free electron lasers). Ti:sapphire based laser systems have been the workhorses for HHG for decades, but are limited in repetition <span class="hlt">rate</span> and average power. On the other hand, it has been widely recognized that fostering applications in fields such as photoelectron spectroscopy and microscopy, coincidence detection, coherent diffractive imaging and frequency metrology requires a high repetition <span class="hlt">rate</span> and high photon flux HHG sources. In this article we will review recent developments in realizing the demanding requirement of producing a high photon flux and repetition <span class="hlt">rate</span> at the same time. Particular emphasis will be put on suitable ultrashort pulse and high average power lasers, which directly drive harmonic generation without the need for external enhancement cavities. To this end we describe two complementary schemes that have been successfully employed for high power fiber lasers, i.e. optical parametric chirped pulse amplifiers and nonlinear pulse compression. Moreover, the issue of phase-matching in tight focusing geometries will be discussed and connected to recent experiments. We will highlight the latest results in fiber laser driven high harmonic generation that currently produce the highest photon flux of all existing sources. In addition, we demonstrate the first promising applications and</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2011-title36-vol3/pdf/CFR-2011-title36-vol3-sec1193-37.pdf','CFR2011'); return false;" href="https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2011-title36-vol3/pdf/CFR-2011-title36-vol3-sec1193-37.pdf"><span>36 CFR 1193.37 - Information <span class="hlt">pass</span> through.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/browse/collectionCfr.action?selectedYearFrom=2011&page.go=Go">Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR</a></p> <p></p> <p>2011-07-01</p> <p>... 36 Parks, Forests, and Public Property 3 2011-07-01 2011-07-01 false Information <span class="hlt">pass</span> through. 1193.37 Section 1193.37 Parks, Forests, and Public Property ARCHITECTURAL AND TRANSPORTATION BARRIERS COMPLIANCE BOARD TELECOMMUNICATIONS ACT ACCESSIBILITY GUIDELINES Requirements for Accessibility and Usability...</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2010-title36-vol3/pdf/CFR-2010-title36-vol3-sec1193-37.pdf','CFR'); return false;" href="https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2010-title36-vol3/pdf/CFR-2010-title36-vol3-sec1193-37.pdf"><span>36 CFR 1193.37 - Information <span class="hlt">pass</span> through.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/browse/collectionCfr.action?selectedYearFrom=2010&page.go=Go">Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR</a></p> <p></p> <p>2010-07-01</p> <p>... 36 Parks, Forests, and Public Property 3 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 false Information <span class="hlt">pass</span> through. 1193.37 Section 1193.37 Parks, Forests, and Public Property ARCHITECTURAL AND TRANSPORTATION BARRIERS COMPLIANCE BOARD TELECOMMUNICATIONS ACT ACCESSIBILITY GUIDELINES Requirements for Accessibility and Usability...</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://ntrs.nasa.gov/search.jsp?R=19830000247&hterms=operational+amplifier&qs=Ntx%3Dmode%2Bmatchall%26Ntk%3DAll%26N%3D0%26No%3D20%26Ntt%3Doperational%2Bamplifier','NASA-TRS'); return false;" href="https://ntrs.nasa.gov/search.jsp?R=19830000247&hterms=operational+amplifier&qs=Ntx%3Dmode%2Bmatchall%26Ntk%3DAll%26N%3D0%26No%3D20%26Ntt%3Doperational%2Bamplifier"><span>Band-<span class="hlt">Pass</span> Amplifier Without Discrete Reactance Elements</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://ntrs.nasa.gov/search.jsp">NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)</a></p> <p>Kleinberg, L.</p> <p>1984-01-01</p> <p>Inherent or "natural" device capacitance exploited. Band-<span class="hlt">Pass</span> Circuit has input impedance of equivalent circuit at frequencies much greater than operational-amplifier rolloff frequency. Apparent inductance and capacitance arise from combined effects of feedback and reactive component of amplifier gain in frequency range.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2012-title36-vol3/pdf/CFR-2012-title36-vol3-sec1193-37.pdf','CFR2012'); return false;" href="https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2012-title36-vol3/pdf/CFR-2012-title36-vol3-sec1193-37.pdf"><span>36 CFR 1193.37 - Information <span class="hlt">pass</span> through.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/browse/collectionCfr.action?selectedYearFrom=2012&page.go=Go">Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR</a></p> <p></p> <p>2012-07-01</p> <p>... 36 Parks, Forests, and Public Property 3 2012-07-01 2012-07-01 false Information <span class="hlt">pass</span> through. 1193.37 Section 1193.37 Parks, Forests, and Public Property ARCHITECTURAL AND TRANSPORTATION BARRIERS COMPLIANCE BOARD TELECOMMUNICATIONS ACT ACCESSIBILITY GUIDELINES Requirements for Accessibility and Usability...</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2014-title36-vol3/pdf/CFR-2014-title36-vol3-sec1193-37.pdf','CFR2014'); return false;" href="https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2014-title36-vol3/pdf/CFR-2014-title36-vol3-sec1193-37.pdf"><span>36 CFR 1193.37 - Information <span class="hlt">pass</span> through.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/browse/collectionCfr.action?selectedYearFrom=2014&page.go=Go">Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR</a></p> <p></p> <p>2014-07-01</p> <p>... 36 Parks, Forests, and Public Property 3 2014-07-01 2014-07-01 false Information <span class="hlt">pass</span> through. 1193.37 Section 1193.37 Parks, Forests, and Public Property ARCHITECTURAL AND TRANSPORTATION BARRIERS COMPLIANCE BOARD TELECOMMUNICATIONS ACT ACCESSIBILITY GUIDELINES Requirements for Accessibility and Usability...</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pmcentrez&artid=2938948','PMC'); return false;" href="https://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pmcentrez&artid=2938948"><span>BEHAVIORAL COACHING TO IMPROVE OFFENSIVE LINE <span class="hlt">PASS</span>-BLOCKING SKILLS OF HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL ATHLETES</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pmc">PubMed Central</a></p> <p>Stokes, John V; Luiselli, James K; Reed, Derek D; Fleming, Richard K</p> <p>2010-01-01</p> <p>We evaluated several behavioral coaching procedures for improving offensive line <span class="hlt">pass</span>-blocking skills with 5 high school varsity football players. <span class="hlt">Pass</span> blocking was measured during practice drills and games, and our intervention included descriptive feedback with and without video feedback and teaching with acoustical guidance (TAG). Intervention components and <span class="hlt">pass</span> blocking were evaluated in a multiple baseline design, which showed that video feedback and TAG were the most effective procedures. For all players, improved <span class="hlt">pass</span> blocking matched a standard derived by observing more experienced linemen and was evident in games. Additional intervention was required to maintain <span class="hlt">pass</span>-blocking proficiency. Issues pertinent to behavioral coaching and sport psychology research are discussed. PMID:21358905</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28074384','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28074384"><span>Microfluidic Gut-liver chip for reproducing the first <span class="hlt">pass</span> metabolism.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Choe, Aerim; Ha, Sang Keun; Choi, Inwook; Choi, Nakwon; Sung, Jong Hwan</p> <p>2017-03-01</p> <p>After oral intake of drugs, drugs go through the first <span class="hlt">pass</span> metabolism in the gut and the liver, which greatly affects the final outcome of the drugs' efficacy and side effects. The first <span class="hlt">pass</span> metabolism is a complex process involving the gut and the liver tissue, with transport and reaction occurring simultaneously at various locations, which makes it difficult to be reproduced in vitro with conventional cell culture systems. In an effort to tackle this challenge, here we have developed a microfluidic gut-liver chip that can reproduce the dynamics of the first <span class="hlt">pass</span> metabolism. The microfluidic chip consists of two separate layers for gut epithelial cells (Caco-2) and the liver cells (HepG2), and is designed so that drugs go through a sequential absorption in the gut chamber and metabolic reaction in the liver chamber. We fabricated the chip and showed that the two different cell lines can be successfully co-cultured on chip. When the two cells are cultured on chip, changes in the physiological function of Caco-2 and HepG2 cells were noted. The cytochrome P450 metabolic activity of both cells were significantly enhanced, and the absorptive property of Caco-2 cells on chip also changed in response to the presence of flow. Finally, first <span class="hlt">pass</span> metabolism of a flavonoid, apigenin, was evaluated as a model compound, and co-culture of gut and liver cells on chip resulted in a metabolic profile that is closer to the reported profile than a monoculture of gut cells. This microfluidic gut-liver chip can potentially be a useful platform to study the complex first <span class="hlt">pass</span> metabolism of drugs in vitro.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2014-title9-vol2/pdf/CFR-2014-title9-vol2-sec310-6.pdf','CFR2014'); return false;" href="https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2014-title9-vol2/pdf/CFR-2014-title9-vol2-sec310-6.pdf"><span>9 CFR 310.6 - Carcasses and parts <span class="hlt">passed</span> for cooking; marking.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/browse/collectionCfr.action?selectedYearFrom=2014&page.go=Go">Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR</a></p> <p></p> <p>2014-01-01</p> <p>... 9 Animals and Animal Products 2 2014-01-01 2014-01-01 false Carcasses and parts <span class="hlt">passed</span> for cooking; marking. 310.6 Section 310.6 Animals and Animal Products FOOD SAFETY AND INSPECTION SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF.... Carcasses and parts <span class="hlt">passed</span> for cooking shall be marked conspicuously on the surface tissues thereof by a...</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2012-title9-vol2/pdf/CFR-2012-title9-vol2-sec310-6.pdf','CFR2012'); return false;" href="https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2012-title9-vol2/pdf/CFR-2012-title9-vol2-sec310-6.pdf"><span>9 CFR 310.6 - Carcasses and parts <span class="hlt">passed</span> for cooking; marking.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/browse/collectionCfr.action?selectedYearFrom=2012&page.go=Go">Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR</a></p> <p></p> <p>2012-01-01</p> <p>... 9 Animals and Animal Products 2 2012-01-01 2012-01-01 false Carcasses and parts <span class="hlt">passed</span> for cooking; marking. 310.6 Section 310.6 Animals and Animal Products FOOD SAFETY AND INSPECTION SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF.... Carcasses and parts <span class="hlt">passed</span> for cooking shall be marked conspicuously on the surface tissues thereof by a...</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2011-title9-vol2/pdf/CFR-2011-title9-vol2-sec310-6.pdf','CFR2011'); return false;" href="https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2011-title9-vol2/pdf/CFR-2011-title9-vol2-sec310-6.pdf"><span>9 CFR 310.6 - Carcasses and parts <span class="hlt">passed</span> for cooking; marking.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/browse/collectionCfr.action?selectedYearFrom=2011&page.go=Go">Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR</a></p> <p></p> <p>2011-01-01</p> <p>... 9 Animals and Animal Products 2 2011-01-01 2011-01-01 false Carcasses and parts <span class="hlt">passed</span> for cooking; marking. 310.6 Section 310.6 Animals and Animal Products FOOD SAFETY AND INSPECTION SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF.... Carcasses and parts <span class="hlt">passed</span> for cooking shall be marked conspicuously on the surface tissues thereof by a...</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2013-title9-vol2/pdf/CFR-2013-title9-vol2-sec310-6.pdf','CFR2013'); return false;" href="https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2013-title9-vol2/pdf/CFR-2013-title9-vol2-sec310-6.pdf"><span>9 CFR 310.6 - Carcasses and parts <span class="hlt">passed</span> for cooking; marking.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/browse/collectionCfr.action?selectedYearFrom=2013&page.go=Go">Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR</a></p> <p></p> <p>2013-01-01</p> <p>... 9 Animals and Animal Products 2 2013-01-01 2013-01-01 false Carcasses and parts <span class="hlt">passed</span> for cooking; marking. 310.6 Section 310.6 Animals and Animal Products FOOD SAFETY AND INSPECTION SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF.... Carcasses and parts <span class="hlt">passed</span> for cooking shall be marked conspicuously on the surface tissues thereof by a...</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2010-title9-vol2/pdf/CFR-2010-title9-vol2-sec310-8.pdf','CFR'); return false;" href="https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2010-title9-vol2/pdf/CFR-2010-title9-vol2-sec310-8.pdf"><span>9 CFR 310.8 - <span class="hlt">Passing</span> and marking of carcasses and parts.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/browse/collectionCfr.action?selectedYearFrom=2010&page.go=Go">Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR</a></p> <p></p> <p>2010-01-01</p> <p>... 9 Animals and Animal Products 2 2010-01-01 2010-01-01 false <span class="hlt">Passing</span> and marking of carcasses and parts. 310.8 Section 310.8 Animals and Animal Products FOOD SAFETY AND INSPECTION SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF... INSPECTION AND CERTIFICATION POST-MORTEM INSPECTION § 310.8 <span class="hlt">Passing</span> and marking of carcasses and parts...</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://eric.ed.gov/?q=tax+AND+planning&pg=2&id=EJ807486','ERIC'); return false;" href="https://eric.ed.gov/?q=tax+AND+planning&pg=2&id=EJ807486"><span>Try, Try, Again: A Two-Step Strategy for <span class="hlt">Passing</span> School Levies</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.eric.ed.gov/ERICWebPortal/search/extended.jsp?_pageLabel=advanced">ERIC Educational Resources Information Center</a></p> <p>Johnson, Paul A.</p> <p>2008-01-01</p> <p><span class="hlt">Passing</span> property tax issues is an increasing challenge for many school districts. This article examines 21 school levy strategies identified through a literature review associated with successful school levy campaigns. These strategies were then used as a framework to evaluate one district's attempts to <span class="hlt">pass</span> a school bond levy. 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PARTS <span class="hlt">PASSED</span> FOR COOKING § 315.1 Carcasses and parts <span class="hlt">passed</span> for cooking; rendering into lard or tallow. Carcasses and parts <span class="hlt">passed</span> for cooking may be rendered into lard in accordance with § 319.702 of this...</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.osti.gov/pages/biblio/1295405-miniature-low-pass-filter-low-loss-ltcc','SCIGOV-DOEP'); return false;" href="https://www.osti.gov/pages/biblio/1295405-miniature-low-pass-filter-low-loss-ltcc"><span>Miniature low-<span class="hlt">pass</span> filter in low-loss 9k7 LTCC</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.osti.gov/pages">DOE PAGES</a></p> <p>Dai, Steve Xunhu; Hsieh, Lung -Hwa</p> <p>2015-09-30</p> <p>DuPont 9k7 low-temperature cofired ceramic (LTCC) is a low-loss, or high-quality-factor Q, tape system targeting at radio frequency (RF) applications. This paper reports on the effect of a critical process parameter, the heating <span class="hlt">rate</span>, on the densification and dielectric properties of the 9k7 LTCC. The role of competing densification and crystallization during the sintering of 9k7 is discussed. The high Q of DuPont 9K7 can be used to improve RF system performance, for example a better receiver noise figure, by designing embedded passive RF components such as inductors, capacitors and filters. Furthermore, miniaturized multilayer low-<span class="hlt">pass</span> filters (LPF) with a widemore » stopband were fabricated to showcase the technology.« less</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29794518','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29794518"><span>Leveraging the Continuum: A Novel Approach to Meeting Quality Improvement and Patient Safety Competency Requirements Across a Large Department of Medicine.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Myers, Jennifer S; Bellini, Lisa M</p> <p>2018-05-22</p> <p>Quality improvement (<span class="hlt">QI</span>) and patient safety (PS) are now core competencies across the medical education continuum. A major challenge to developing and implementing these new curricular requirements is the lack of faculty expertise. In 2015, the authors developed a centralized, vertically integrated, competency-based approach to meet the educational requirements in <span class="hlt">QI</span>/PS across the continuum of graduate medical education in the Department of Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania. By leveraging the <span class="hlt">QI</span>/PS expertise of one individual, the authors identified and trained core <span class="hlt">QI</span>/PS faculty members and sequentially deployed <span class="hlt">QI</span>/PS activities that were tailored to the learner level and specialty. The curriculum includes PS event reporting, systems thinking and root cause analysis skills, adverse event disclosure, and a <span class="hlt">QI</span> workshop series and project. PS event reporting, an indication of engagement in PS culture, increased by 186% among interns, 384% among PGY 2 and 3 residents, and 613% among fellows between AYs 2013-2014 and 2016-2017. In AY 2017-2018, 9 faculty members and 40 fellows from 9 fellowships participated in the <span class="hlt">QI</span> workshop series, and 53 fellows from 7 fellowships participated in the adverse event disclosure simulation activity. All educational activities were <span class="hlt">rated</span> highly. The authors are expanding the adverse event disclosure activity to include residents and the remaining fellowship programs, identifying fellowships to pilot curricular efforts related to clinical quality metrics, developing introductory activities in basic <span class="hlt">QI</span>/PS concepts for medical students, and evaluating the impact of efforts on the participating faculty members.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28143568','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28143568"><span>Factors predicting training transfer in health professionals participating in quality improvement educational interventions.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Eid, Ahmed; Quinn, Doris</p> <p>2017-01-31</p> <p>Predictors of quality improvement (<span class="hlt">QI</span>) training transfer are needed. This study aimed to identify these predictors among health professionals who participated in a <span class="hlt">QI</span> training program held at a large hospital in the United States between 2005 and 2014. It also aimed to determine how these predictive factors facilitated or impeded <span class="hlt">QI</span> training transfer. Following the Success Case Method, we used a screening survey to identify trainees with high and low levels of training transfer. We then conducted semistructured interviews with a sample of the survey respondents to document how training transfer was achieved and how lack of training transfer could be explained. The survey's response <span class="hlt">rate</span> was 43%, with a Cronbach alpha of 0.89. We then conducted a thematic analysis of the interview transcripts of 16 physicians. The analysis revealed 3 categories of factors influencing the transfer of <span class="hlt">QI</span> training: trainee characteristics, training course, and work environment. Relevant trainee characteristics included attitude toward change, motivation, mental processing skills, interpersonal skills, and the personality characteristics curiosity, humility, conscientiousness, resilience, wisdom, and positivity. The training project, team-based learning, and lectures were identified as relevant aspects of the training course. Work culture, work relationships, and resources were subthemes of the work environment category. We identified several <span class="hlt">QI</span> training transfer predictors in our cohort of physicians. We hypothesize that some of these predictors may be more relevant to <span class="hlt">QI</span> training transfer. Our results will help organizational leaders select trainees who are most likely to transfer <span class="hlt">QI</span> training and to ensure that their work environments are conducive to <span class="hlt">QI</span> training transfer.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pmcentrez&artid=3293427','PMC'); return false;" href="https://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pmcentrez&artid=3293427"><span>CMOS-based carbon nanotube <span class="hlt">pass</span>-transistor logic integrated circuits</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pmc">PubMed Central</a></p> <p>Ding, Li; Zhang, Zhiyong; Liang, Shibo; Pei, Tian; Wang, Sheng; Li, Yan; Zhou, Weiwei; Liu, Jie; Peng, Lian-Mao</p> <p>2012-01-01</p> <p>Field-effect transistors based on carbon nanotubes have been shown to be faster and less energy consuming than their silicon counterparts. However, ensuring these advantages are maintained for integrated circuits is a challenge. Here we demonstrate that a significant reduction in the use of field-effect transistors can be achieved by constructing carbon nanotube-based integrated circuits based on a <span class="hlt">pass</span>-transistor logic configuration, rather than a complementary metal-oxide semiconductor configuration. Logic gates are constructed on individual carbon nanotubes via a doping-free approach and with a single power supply at voltages as low as 0.4 V. The <span class="hlt">pass</span>-transistor logic configurarion provides a significant simplification of the carbon nanotube-based circuit design, a higher potential circuit speed and a significant reduction in power consumption. In particular, a full adder, which requires a total of 28 field-effect transistors to construct in the usual complementary metal-oxide semiconductor circuit, uses only three pairs of n- and p-field-effect transistors in the <span class="hlt">pass</span>-transistor logic configuration. PMID:22334080</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19686251','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19686251"><span>Introducing quality improvement methods into local public health departments: structured evaluation of a statewide pilot project.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Riley, William; Parsons, Helen; McCoy, Kim; Burns, Debra; Anderson, Donna; Lee, Suhna; Sainfort, François</p> <p>2009-10-01</p> <p>To test the feasibility and assess the preliminary impact of a unique statewide quality improvement (<span class="hlt">QI</span>) training program designed for public health departments. One hundred and ninety-five public health employees/managers from 38 local health departments throughout Minnesota were selected to participate in a newly developed <span class="hlt">QI</span> training program and 65 of those engaged in and completed eight expert-supported <span class="hlt">QI</span> projects over a period of 10 months from June 2007 through March 2008. As part of the Minnesota Quality Improvement Initiative, a structured distance education <span class="hlt">QI</span> training program was designed and deployed in a first large-scale pilot. To evaluate the preliminary impact of the program, a mixed-method evaluation design was used based on four dimensions: learner reaction, knowledge, intention to apply, and preliminary outcomes. Subjective <span class="hlt">ratings</span> of three dimensions of training quality were collected from participants after each of the scheduled learning sessions. Pre- and post-<span class="hlt">QI</span> project surveys were administered to collect participant reactions, knowledge, future intention to apply learning, and perceived outcomes. Monthly and final <span class="hlt">QI</span> project reports were collected to further inform success and preliminary outcomes of the projects. The participants reported (1) high levels of satisfaction with the training sessions, (2) increased perception of the relevance of the <span class="hlt">QI</span> techniques, (3) increased perceived knowledge of all specific <span class="hlt">QI</span> methods and techniques, (4) increased confidence in applying <span class="hlt">QI</span> techniques on future projects, (5) increased intention to apply techniques on future <span class="hlt">QI</span> projects, and (6) high perceived success of, and satisfaction with, the projects. Finally, preliminary outcomes data show moderate to large improvements in quality and/or efficiency for six out of eight projects. <span class="hlt">QI</span> methods and techniques can be successfully implemented in local public health agencies on a statewide basis using the collaborative model through distance training and</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2010MMI....16..413J','NASAADS'); return false;" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2010MMI....16..413J"><span>Three-dimensional flow characteristics of aluminum alloy in multi-<span class="hlt">pass</span> equal channel angular pressing</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abstract_service.html">NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)</a></p> <p>Jin, Young-Gwan; Son, Il-Heon; Im, Yong-Taek</p> <p>2010-06-01</p> <p>Experiments with a square specimen made of commercially pure aluminum alloy (AA1050) were conducted to investigate deformation behaviour during a multi-<span class="hlt">pass</span> Equal Channel Angular Pressing (ECAP) for routes A, Bc, and C up to four <span class="hlt">passes</span>. Three-dimensional finite element numerical simulations of the multi-<span class="hlt">pass</span> ECAP were carried out in order to evaluate the influence of processing routes and number of <span class="hlt">passes</span> on local flow behaviour by applying a simplified saturation model of flow stress under an isothermal condition. Simulation results were investigated by comparing them with the experimentally measured data in terms of load variations and microhardness distributions. Also, transmission electron microscopy analysis was employed to investigate the microstructural changes. The present work clearly shows that the three-dimensional flow characteristics of the deformed specimen were dependent on the strain path changes due to the processing routes and number of <span class="hlt">passes</span> that occurred during the multi-<span class="hlt">pass</span> ECAP.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2015VSD....53.1902W','NASAADS'); return false;" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2015VSD....53.1902W"><span>Investigation of the effects of sleeper-<span class="hlt">passing</span> impacts on the high-speed train</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abstract_service.html">NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)</a></p> <p>Wu, Xingwen; Cai, Wubin; Chi, Maoru; Wei, Lai; Shi, Huailong; Zhu, Minhao</p> <p>2015-12-01</p> <p>The sleeper-<span class="hlt">passing</span> impact has always been considered negligible in normal conditions, while the experimental data obtained from a High-speed train in a cold weather expressed significant sleeper-<span class="hlt">passing</span> impacts on the axle box, bogie frame and car body. Therefore, in this study, a vertical coupled vehicle/track dynamic model was developed to investigate the sleeper-<span class="hlt">passing</span> impacts and its effects on the dynamic performance of the high-speed train. In the model, the dynamic model of vehicle is established with 10 degrees of freedom. The track model is formulated with two rails supported on the discrete supports through the finite element method. The contact forces between the wheel and rail are estimated using the non-linear Hertz contact theory. The parametric studies are conducted to analyse effects of both the vehicle speeds and the discrete support stiffness on the sleeper-<span class="hlt">passing</span> impacts. The results show that the sleeper-<span class="hlt">passing</span> impacts become extremely significant with the increased support stiffness of track, especially when the frequencies of sleeper-<span class="hlt">passing</span> impacts approach to the resonance frequencies of wheel/track system. The damping of primary suspension can effectively lower the magnitude of impacts in the resonance speed ranges, but has little effect on other speed ranges. Finally, a more comprehensively coupled vehicle/track dynamic model integrating with a flexible wheel set is developed to discuss the sleeper-<span class="hlt">passing</span>-induced flexible vibration of wheel set.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29842924','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29842924"><span>Quality Improvement Initiative to Improve HPV Vaccine Initiation at Nine Years of Age,.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Goleman, Martha J; Dolce, Millie; Morack, Jennifer</p> <p>2018-05-26</p> <p>Adolescent human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine <span class="hlt">rates</span> remain low. Early vaccination may improve the efficacy of the vaccine and immunization <span class="hlt">rates</span>. However, clinicians have not routinely made a strong recommendation to younger adolescents. This study assessed the feasibility of routine vaccination at nine years of age. Three sequential quality improvement (<span class="hlt">QI</span>) interventions were implemented to shift the initiation of the HPV vaccine to nine years of age in a primary care network in low-income neighborhoods in Columbus, Ohio. The first intervention changed the electronic medical record (EMR) alert for the HPV vaccine from eleven to nine years of age and focused on cancer prevention when discussing the vaccine with families. The second intervention was formation of an HPV <span class="hlt">QI</span> team. The third intervention was a clinic incentive for HPV captured opportunity <span class="hlt">rates</span>. Immunization <span class="hlt">rates</span> were monitored using statistical process control charts to compare the HPV immunization <span class="hlt">rate</span> in a sample of nine and ten-year-old children with a sample of 11 and 12-year-old children. The percentage of patients receiving an HPV vaccine before 11 years increased from 4.6% to 35.7% during the six months after the <span class="hlt">QI</span> initiative began and to 60.8% 18 months after the project began. In comparison, the HPV vaccination <span class="hlt">rate</span> in the sample of 11 and 12 year-olds increased from 78.7% to 82.8% 18 months later. This <span class="hlt">QI</span> project used multiple interventions to increase HPV vaccination at nine years of age in a large primary care network serving a diverse low-income population. Copyright © 2018. Published by Elsevier Inc.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2004SPIE.5572..340L','NASAADS'); return false;" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2004SPIE.5572..340L"><span>Double-<span class="hlt">pass</span> measurement of human eye aberrations: limitations and practical realization</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abstract_service.html">NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)</a></p> <p>Letfullin, Renat R.; Belyakov, Alexey I.; Cherezova, Tatyana Y.; Kudryashov, Alexis V.</p> <p>2004-11-01</p> <p>The problem of correct eye aberrations measurement is very important with the rising widespread of a surgical procedure for reducing refractive error in the eye, so called, LASIK (laser-assisted in situ keratomileusis). The double-<span class="hlt">pass</span> technique commonly used for measuring aberrations of a human eye involves some uncertainties. One of them is loosing the information about odd human eye aberrations. We report about investigations of the applicability limit of the double-<span class="hlt">pass</span> measurements depending upon the aberrations status introduced by human eye and actual size of the entrance pupil. We evaluate the double-<span class="hlt">pass</span> effects for various aberrations and different pupil diameters. It is shown that for small pupils the double-<span class="hlt">pass</span> effects are negligible. The testing and alignment of aberrometer was performed using the schematic eye, developed in our lab. We also introduced a model of human eye based on bimorph flexible mirror. We perform calculations to demonstrate that our schematic eye is capable of reproducing spatial-temporal statistics of aberrations of living eye with normal vision or even myopic or hypermetropic or with high aberrations ones.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://images.nasa.gov/#/details-PIA17085.html','SCIGOVIMAGE-NASA'); return false;" href="https://images.nasa.gov/#/details-PIA17085.html"><span>Full Curiosity Traverse <span class="hlt">Passes</span> One-Mile Mark</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://images.nasa.gov/">NASA Image and Video Library</a></p> <p></p> <p>2013-08-02</p> <p>The total distance driven by NASA Mars rover Curiosity <span class="hlt">passed</span> the one-mile mark a few days before the first anniversary of the rover landing on Mars. The mapped area is within Gale Crater, and north of Mount Sharp, in the middle of the crater.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2010-title47-vol1/pdf/CFR-2010-title47-vol1-sec7-9.pdf','CFR'); return false;" href="https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2010-title47-vol1/pdf/CFR-2010-title47-vol1-sec7-9.pdf"><span>47 CFR 7.9 - Information <span class="hlt">pass</span> through.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/browse/collectionCfr.action?selectedYearFrom=2010&page.go=Go">Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR</a></p> <p></p> <p>2010-10-01</p> <p>...-manufacturer, non-proprietary, industry-standard codes, translation protocols, formats or other information..., signal compression technologies shall not remove information needed for access or shall restore it upon... 47 Telecommunication 1 2010-10-01 2010-10-01 false Information <span class="hlt">pass</span> through. 7.9 Section 7.9...</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('http://hdl.handle.net/2060/20110020527','NASA-TRS'); return false;" href="http://hdl.handle.net/2060/20110020527"><span>Low-Cutoff, High-<span class="hlt">Pass</span> Digital Filtering of Neural Signals</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://ntrs.nasa.gov/search.jsp">NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)</a></p> <p>Mojarradi,Mohammad; Johnson, Travis; Ortiz, Monico; Cunningham, Thomas; Andersen, Richard</p> <p>2004-01-01</p> <p>The figure depicts the major functional blocks of a system, now undergoing development, for conditioning neural signals acquired by electrodes implanted in a brain. The overall functions to be performed by this system can be summarized as preamplification, multiplexing, digitization, and high-<span class="hlt">pass</span> filtering. Other systems under development for recording neural signals typically contain resistor-capacitor analog low-<span class="hlt">pass</span> filters characterized by cutoff frequencies in the vicinity of 100 Hz. In the application for which this system is being developed, there is a requirement for a cutoff frequency of 5 Hz. Because the resistors needed to obtain such a low cutoff frequency would be impractically large, it was decided to perform low-<span class="hlt">pass</span> filtering by use of digital rather than analog circuitry. In addition, it was decided to timemultiplex the digitized signals from the multiple input channels into a single stream of data in a single output channel. The signal in each input channel is first processed by a preamplifier having a voltage gain of approximately 50. Embedded in each preamplifier is a low-<span class="hlt">pass</span> anti-aliasing filter having a cutoff frequency of approximately 10 kHz. The anti-aliasing filters make it possible to couple the outputs of the preamplifiers to the input ports of a multiplexer. The output of the multiplexer is a single stream of time-multiplexed samples of analog signals. This stream is processed by a main differential amplifier, the output of which is sent to an analog-to-digital converter (ADC). The output of the ADC is sent to a digital signal processor (DSP).</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22379524','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22379524"><span>Numerical Versus <span class="hlt">Pass</span>/Fail Scoring on the USMLE: What Do Medical Students and Residents Want and Why?</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Lewis, Catherine E; Hiatt, Jonathan R; Wilkerson, Luann; Tillou, Areti; Parker, Neil H; Hines, O Joe</p> <p>2011-03-01</p> <p>Although the primary purpose of the US Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE) is assessment for licensure, USMLE scores often are used for other purposes, more prominently resident selection. The Committee to Evaluate the USMLE Program currently is considering a number of substantial changes, including conversion to <span class="hlt">pass</span>/fail scoring. A survey was administered to third-year (MS3) and fourth-year (MS4) medical students and residents at a single institution to evaluate opinions regarding <span class="hlt">pass</span>/fail scoring on the USMLE. Response <span class="hlt">rate</span> was 59% (n  =  732 of 1249). Reported score distribution for Step 1 was 30% for <220, 38% for 220-240, and 32% for >240, with no difference between MS3s, MS4s, and residents (P  =  .89). Score distribution for Step 2 Clinical Knowledge (CK) was similar. Only 26% of respondents agreed that Step 1 should be <span class="hlt">pass</span>/fail; 38% agreed with <span class="hlt">pass</span>/fail scoring for Step 2 CK. Numerical scoring on Step 1 was preferred by respondents who: (1) agreed that the examination gave an accurate estimate of knowledge (odds ratio [OR], 4.23; confidence interval [CI], 2.41-7.43; P < .001); (2) scored >240 (OR, 4.0; CI, 1.92-8.33; P < .001); and (3) felt that acquisition of knowledge might decrease if the examination were <span class="hlt">pass</span>/fail (OR, 10.15; CI, 3.32-31.02; P < .001). For Step 2 CK, numerical scoring was preferred by respondents who: (1) believed they gained a large amount of knowledge preparing for the examination (OR, 2.63; CI, 1.52-4.76; P < .001); (2) scored >240 (OR, 4.76; CI, 2.86-8.33; P < .001); (3) felt that the amount of knowledge acquired might decrease if it were <span class="hlt">pass</span>/fail (OR, 28.16; CI, 7.31-108.43; P < .001); and (4) believed their Step 2 CK score was important when applying for residency (OR, 2.37; CI, 1.47-3.84; P < .001). Students and residents prefer the ongoing use of numerical scoring because they believe that scores are important in residency selection, that residency applicants are advantaged by examination scores, and that scores</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27386386','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27386386"><span>Computing symmetrical strength of N-grams: a two <span class="hlt">pass</span> filtering approach in automatic classification of text documents.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Agnihotri, Deepak; Verma, Kesari; Tripathi, Priyanka</p> <p>2016-01-01</p> <p>The contiguous sequences of the terms (N-grams) in the documents are symmetrically distributed among different classes. The symmetrical distribution of the N-Grams raises uncertainty in the belongings of the N-Grams towards the class. In this paper, we focused on the selection of most discriminating N-Grams by reducing the effects of symmetrical distribution. In this context, a new text feature selection method named as the symmetrical strength of the N-Grams (SSNG) is proposed using a two <span class="hlt">pass</span> filtering based feature selection (TPF) approach. Initially, in the first <span class="hlt">pass</span> of the TPF, the SSNG method chooses various informative N-Grams from the entire extracted N-Grams of the corpus. Subsequently, in the second <span class="hlt">pass</span> the well-known Chi Square (χ(2)) method is being used to select few most informative N-Grams. Further, to classify the documents the two standard classifiers Multinomial Naive Bayes and Linear Support Vector Machine have been applied on the ten standard text data sets. In most of the datasets, the experimental results state the performance and success <span class="hlt">rate</span> of SSNG method using TPF approach is superior to the state-of-the-art methods viz. Mutual Information, Information Gain, Odds Ratio, Discriminating Feature Selection and χ(2).</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2016JEI....25d3016H','NASAADS'); return false;" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2016JEI....25d3016H"><span>Theoretic derivation of directed acyclic subgraph algorithm and comparisons with message <span class="hlt">passing</span> algorithm</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abstract_service.html">NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)</a></p> <p>Ha, Jeongmok; Jeong, Hong</p> <p>2016-07-01</p> <p>This study investigates the directed acyclic subgraph (DAS) algorithm, which is used to solve discrete labeling problems much more rapidly than other Markov-random-field-based inference methods but at a competitive accuracy. However, the mechanism by which the DAS algorithm simultaneously achieves competitive accuracy and fast execution speed, has not been elucidated by a theoretical derivation. We analyze the DAS algorithm by comparing it with a message <span class="hlt">passing</span> algorithm. Graphical models, inference methods, and energy-minimization frameworks are compared between DAS and message <span class="hlt">passing</span> algorithms. Moreover, the performances of DAS and other message <span class="hlt">passing</span> methods [sum-product belief propagation (BP), max-product BP, and tree-reweighted message <span class="hlt">passing</span>] are experimentally compared.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25642682','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25642682"><span>Effectiveness of PETTLEP imager on performance of <span class="hlt">passing</span> skill in volleyball.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Afrouzeh, M; Sohrabi, E; Haghkhan, A; Rowshani, F; Goharrokhi, S</p> <p>2015-01-01</p> <p>This study was conducted to compare the effectiveness of PETTLEP-based imagery, and traditional imagery interventions, on performance of <span class="hlt">passing</span> skill in volleyball. 36 beginners male volleyball players (Mage =13.5 years, SD=0.55 years) with 5-6 months practice experience were randomly assigned to one of three groups: physical practice + PETTLEP imagery (PP+PI) (N.=15), physical practice + traditional imagery (N.=15), and physical practice only (PP; N.=15). Subjects in the PP+PI group applied the seven components of PETTLEP imagery training; whereas subjects in the PP+TI engaged in a relaxation session before imagery and used response laden motor imagery scripts. The two groups completed 15 minutes of imagery training followed immediately by 13 minutes of "<span class="hlt">passing</span>" practice three times per week. The PP group completed only 13 minutes of "<span class="hlt">passing</span>" practice three times per week. Each group performed its respective tasks for 7 weeks. A pre-test took place during the first practice session in which "<span class="hlt">passing</span>" was assessed. After the 7-week practice program, a post-test took place followed by a retention test, one "no-practice" week later. All groups improved significantly (P<0.05) from pre- to post-test and retention test. However, as hypothesised the PP+PI group improved more (P<0.05) than the PP+TI and PP groups. The findings, therefore, support the effectiveness of PETTLEP imagery in enhancing performance of <span class="hlt">passing</span> skill in volleyball when combined with physical practice.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15788378','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15788378"><span>Single-<span class="hlt">pass</span> environmental chamber for quantifying human responses to airborne chemicals.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Suarez, Joseph C; Warmath, D Stan; Koetz, Kurt P; Hood, Alison F; Thompson, Mark L; Kendal-Reed, Martin S; Walker, Dianne B; Walker, James C</p> <p>2005-03-01</p> <p>Despite increasing interest in the short-term effects of airborne environmental contaminants, experimental findings are generated at a very slow pace. This is due in part to the expense and complexity of most environmental chambers, which are needed for quantifying effects of wholebody exposures. We lessened this obstacle by designing, constructing, and testing a single-<span class="hlt">pass</span>, 10-m3 stainless-steel chamber. Compressed air is purified before being sent to an air dilution olfactometer, which supplies 1000 L (1 m3) per minute (referenced to STP) while maintaining 40% relative humidity (RH) and 22.6 degrees C. Precise control of all stimulus parameters is greatly simplified since air is not recirculated. Vapor-phase odorant concentrations are achieved by varying the proportion of total airflow <span class="hlt">passing</span> through one or more saturators, and are verified in real time by an infrared (IR) spectrometer. An adjoining 5-m3 anteroom is used for introducing known intensities of more chemically complex vapor and/or particulate stimuli into the chamber. Prior to the point that air is exhausted from the chamber, all components are made of stainless steel, Teflon, or glass. A LabView program contains feedback loops that achieve document chamber conditions and document performance. Additional instrumentation and computer systems provide for the automated collection of perceptual, respiratory, eye blink, heart <span class="hlt">rate</span>, blood pressure, psychological state, and cognitive data. These endpoints are now being recorded, using this facility, in response to ranges of concentrations of propionic acid and environmental tobacco smoke.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28921079','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28921079"><span>Identification of a New Isoindole-2-yl Scaffold as a Qo and <span class="hlt">Qi</span> Dual Inhibitor of Cytochrome bc 1 Complex: Virtual Screening, Synthesis, and Biochemical Assay.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Azizian, Homa; Bagherzadeh, Kowsar; Shahbazi, Sophia; Sharifi, Niusha; Amanlou, Massoud</p> <p>2017-09-18</p> <p>Respiratory chain ubiquinol-cytochrome (cyt) c oxidoreductase (cyt bc 1 or complex III) has been demonstrated as a promising target for numerous antibiotics and fungicide applications. In this study, a virtual screening of NCI diversity database was carried out in order to find novel Qo/<span class="hlt">Qi</span> cyt bc 1 complex inhibitors. Structure-based virtual screening and molecular docking methodology were employed to further screen compounds with inhibition activity against cyt bc 1 complex after extensive reliability validation protocol with cross-docking method and identification of the best score functions. Subsequently, the application of rational filtering procedure over the target database resulted in the elucidation of a novel class of cyt bc 1 complex potent inhibitors with comparable binding energies and biological activities to those of the standard inhibitor, antimycin.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27919398','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27919398"><span>What is needed to implement a web-based audit and feedback intervention with outreach visits to improve care quality: A concept mapping study among cardiac rehabilitation teams.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>van Engen-Verheul, Mariëtte M; Peek, Niels; Haafkens, Joke A; Joukes, Erik; Vromen, Tom; Jaspers, Monique W M; de Keizer, Nicolette F</p> <p>2017-01-01</p> <p>Evidence on successful quality improvement (<span class="hlt">QI</span>) in health care requires quantitative information from randomized clinical trials (RCTs) on the effectiveness of <span class="hlt">QI</span> interventions, but also qualitative information from professionals to understand factors influencing <span class="hlt">QI</span> implementation. Using a structured qualitative approach, concept mapping, this study determines factors identified by cardiac rehabilitation (CR) teams on what is needed to successfully implement a web-based audit and feedback (A&F) intervention with outreach visits to improve the quality of CR care. Participants included 49 CR professionals from 18 Dutch CR centres who had worked with the A&F system during a RCT. In three focus group sessions participants formulated statements on factors needed to implement <span class="hlt">QI</span> successfully. Subsequently, participants <span class="hlt">rated</span> all statements for importance and feasibility and grouped them thematically. Multi dimensional scaling was used to produce a final concept map. Forty-two unique statements were formulated and grouped into five thematic clusters in the concept map. The cluster with the highest importance was <span class="hlt">QI</span> team commitment, followed by organisational readiness, presence of an adequate A&F system, access to an external quality assessor, and future use and functionalities of the A&F system. Concept mapping appeared efficient and useful to understand contextual factors influencing <span class="hlt">QI</span> implementation as perceived by healthcare teams. While presence of a web-based A&F system and external quality assessor were seen as instrumental for gaining insight into performance and formulating <span class="hlt">QI</span> actions, <span class="hlt">QI</span> team commitment and organisational readiness were perceived as essential to actually implement and carry out these actions. These two sociotechnical factors should be taken into account when implementing and evaluating the success of <span class="hlt">QI</span> implementations in future research. Copyright © 2016. 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With a distinct strength in refractive index (RI) sensing, biconical tapered fiber sensors can find their place in handheld sensor platforms, especially as biosensors that are greatly needed in health care, environmental protection, food safety, and biodefense. We report doubling of sensitivity for these sensors with two <span class="hlt">passes</span> through the tapered region, which becomes possible through the use of sensitive and high-dynamic-range photodetectors. In a proof-of-principle experiment, we measured transmission through the taper when it was immersed in isopropyl alcohol-water mixtures of varying concentrations, in which a thin gold layer at the tip of the fiber acted as a mirror enabling two <span class="hlt">passes</span> through the tapered region. This improved the sensitivity from 0.43 dB/vol % in the single-<span class="hlt">pass</span> case to 0.78 dB/vol % with two <span class="hlt">passes</span> through the taper. The refractive index detection limit was estimated to be ~1.2×10-5 RI units (RIU) and ~0.6×10-5 RIU in the single- and double-<span class="hlt">pass</span> schemes, respectively. We predict that further enhancement of sensitivity may be achieved with a higher number of <span class="hlt">passes</span> through the taper.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2017JSV...409...24Z','NASAADS'); return false;" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2017JSV...409...24Z"><span>Wavenumber-domain separation of rail contribution to <span class="hlt">pass</span>-by noise</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abstract_service.html">NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)</a></p> <p>Zea, Elias; Manzari, Luca; Squicciarini, Giacomo; Feng, Leping; Thompson, David; Arteaga, Ines Lopez</p> <p>2017-11-01</p> <p>In order to counteract the problem of railway noise and its environmental impact, <span class="hlt">passing</span> trains in Europe must be tested in accordance to a noise legislation that demands the quantification of the noise generated by the vehicle alone. However, for frequencies between about 500 Hz and 1600 Hz, it has been found that a significant part of the measured noise is generated by the rail, which behaves like a distributed source and radiates plane waves as a result of the contact with the train's wheels. Thus the need arises for separating the rail contribution to the <span class="hlt">pass</span>-by noise in that particular frequency range. To this end, the present paper introduces a wavenumber-domain filtering technique, referred to as wave signature extraction, which requires a line microphone array parallel to the rail, and two accelerometers on the rail in the vertical and lateral direction. The novel contributions of this research are: (i) the introduction and application of wavenumber (or plane-wave) filters to <span class="hlt">pass</span>-by data measured with a microphone array located in the near-field of the rail, and (ii) the design of such filters without prior information of the structural properties of the rail. The latter is achieved by recording the array pressure, as well as the rail vibrations with the accelerometers, before and after the train <span class="hlt">pass</span>-by. The performance of the proposed method is investigated with a set of <span class="hlt">pass</span>-by measurements performed in Germany. The results seem to be promising when compared to reference data from TWINS, and the largest discrepancies occur above 1600 Hz and are attributed to plane waves radiated by the rail that so far have not been accounted for in the design of the filters.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/1985EOSTr..66R1232.','NASAADS'); return false;" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/1985EOSTr..66R1232."><span>Congress <span class="hlt">passes</span> space year</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abstract_service.html">NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)</a></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p>The year 1992 will mark the 500th anniversary of Christopher Columbus' arrival in America and the 35th anniversary of both the International Geophysical Year and the launch of Sputnik. The U.S. Senate <span class="hlt">passed</span> a joint resolution (S.J.Res. 177) on November 21 recommending that the President endorse an International Space Year (ISY) in 1992. A similar resolution introduced in the House of Representatives was incorporated into the conference report (House Report 99-379) accompanying the authorization bill for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and approved by both houses, also on November 21. As Eos went to press, the NASA authorization bill (H.R. 1714) awaited President Ronald Reagan's signature.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28824761','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28824761"><span>Development of a Multi-Domain Assessment Tool for Quality Improvement Projects.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Rosenbluth, Glenn; Burman, Natalie J; Ranji, Sumant R; Boscardin, Christy K</p> <p>2017-08-01</p> <p>Improving the quality of health care and education has become a mandate at all levels within the medical profession. While several published quality improvement (<span class="hlt">QI</span>) assessment tools exist, all have limitations in addressing the range of <span class="hlt">QI</span> projects undertaken by learners in undergraduate medical education, graduate medical education, and continuing medical education. We developed and validated a tool to assess <span class="hlt">QI</span> projects with learner engagement across the educational continuum. After reviewing existing tools, we interviewed local faculty who taught <span class="hlt">QI</span> to understand how learners were engaged and what these faculty wanted in an ideal assessment tool. We then developed a list of competencies associated with <span class="hlt">QI</span>, established items linked to these competencies, revised the items using an iterative process, and collected validity evidence for the tool. The resulting Multi-Domain Assessment of Quality Improvement Projects (MAQIP) <span class="hlt">rating</span> tool contains 9 items, with criteria that may be completely fulfilled, partially fulfilled, or not fulfilled. Interrater reliability was 0.77. Untrained local faculty were able to use the tool with minimal guidance. The MAQIP is a 9-item, user-friendly tool that can be used to assess <span class="hlt">QI</span> projects at various stages and to provide formative and summative feedback to learners at all levels.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1175756','DOE-PATENT-XML'); return false;" href="https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1175756"><span>High peak-power kilohertz laser system employing single-stage multi-<span class="hlt">pass</span> amplification</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.osti.gov/doepatents">DOEpatents</a></p> <p>Shan, Bing; Wang, Chun; Chang, Zenghu</p> <p>2006-05-23</p> <p>The present invention describes a technique for achieving high peak power output in a laser employing single-stage, multi-<span class="hlt">pass</span> amplification. High gain is achieved by employing a very small "seed" beam diameter in gain medium, and maintaining the small beam diameter for multiple high-gain pre-amplification <span class="hlt">passes</span> through a pumped gain medium, then leading the beam out of the amplifier cavity, changing the beam diameter and sending it back to the amplifier cavity for additional, high-power amplification <span class="hlt">passes</span> through the gain medium. In these power amplification <span class="hlt">passes</span>, the beam diameter in gain medium is increased and carefully matched to the pump laser's beam diameter for high efficiency extraction of energy from the pumped gain medium. A method of "grooming" the beam by means of a far-field spatial filter in the process of changing the beam size within the single-stage amplifier is also described.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/27838','DOTNTL'); return false;" href="https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/27838"><span>Energy savings from transit <span class="hlt">passes</span> : an evaluation of the University at Buffalo NFTA transit <span class="hlt">pass</span> program for students, faculty, and staff.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://ntlsearch.bts.gov/tris/index.do">DOT National Transportation Integrated Search</a></p> <p></p> <p>2014-04-01</p> <p>The University Transportation Research Center Region 2 supported a study entitled Connections Beyond Campus: An Evaluation of the Niagara Frontier Transportation : Authority University at Buffalo Transit <span class="hlt">Pass</span> Program. Unlimited Access t...</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2010-title22-vol1/pdf/CFR-2010-title22-vol1-sec9b-4.pdf','CFR'); return false;" href="https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2010-title22-vol1/pdf/CFR-2010-title22-vol1-sec9b-4.pdf"><span>22 CFR 9b.4 - Department of State building press <span class="hlt">pass</span> for technical crews.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/browse/collectionCfr.action?selectedYearFrom=2010&page.go=Go">Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR</a></p> <p></p> <p>2010-04-01</p> <p>... 22 Foreign Relations 1 2010-04-01 2010-04-01 false Department of State building press <span class="hlt">pass</span> for technical crews. 9b.4 Section 9b.4 Foreign Relations DEPARTMENT OF STATE GENERAL REGULATIONS GOVERNING DEPARTMENT OF STATE PRESS BUILDING <span class="hlt">PASSES</span> § 9b.4 Department of State building press <span class="hlt">pass</span> for technical crews...</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://ntrs.nasa.gov/search.jsp?R=19950065377&hterms=filter+metals&qs=N%3D0%26Ntk%3DAll%26Ntx%3Dmode%2Bmatchall%26Ntt%3Dfilter%2Bmetals','NASA-TRS'); return false;" href="https://ntrs.nasa.gov/search.jsp?R=19950065377&hterms=filter+metals&qs=N%3D0%26Ntk%3DAll%26Ntx%3Dmode%2Bmatchall%26Ntt%3Dfilter%2Bmetals"><span>Stabilized Alkali-Metal Ultraviolet-Band-<span class="hlt">Pass</span> Filters</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://ntrs.nasa.gov/search.jsp">NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)</a></p> <p>Mardesich, Nick; Fraschetti, George A.; Mccann, Timothy; Mayall, Sherwood D.; Dunn, Donald E.; Trauger, John T.</p> <p>1995-01-01</p> <p>Layers of bismuth 5 to 10 angstrom thick incorporated into alkali-metal ultraviolet-band-<span class="hlt">pass</span> optical filters by use of advanced fabrication techniques. In new filters layer of bismuth helps to reduce surface migration of sodium. Sodium layer made more stable and decreased tendency to form pinholes by migration.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://eric.ed.gov/?q=Silence+AND+communication&pg=4&id=EJ1074364','ERIC'); return false;" href="https://eric.ed.gov/?q=Silence+AND+communication&pg=4&id=EJ1074364"><span>Using Silence to "<span class="hlt">Pass</span>": Embodiment and Interactional Categorization in a Diasporic Context</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.eric.ed.gov/ERICWebPortal/search/extended.jsp?_pageLabel=advanced">ERIC Educational Resources Information Center</a></p> <p>Wagner, Lauren</p> <p>2015-01-01</p> <p>This article posits that "<span class="hlt">passing</span>" is a manipulation of ambiguously embodied characteristics, linguistic practice, and ratification by other speakers. I explore discourses and practices of "<span class="hlt">passing</span>" by post-migrant generation, diasporically-resident Moroccans who seek to be unmarked by migration when bargaining in Moroccan…</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA531472','DTIC-ST'); return false;" href="http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA531472"><span>Analysis of Microstructure Refinement During Single-<span class="hlt">Pass</span> and Multi-<span class="hlt">Pass</span> Friction Stir Processing of Nial Propeller Bronze</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.dtic.mil/">DTIC Science & Technology</a></p> <p></p> <p>2010-09-01</p> <p>on an Optical Micrograph of the Transverse View of Single-<span class="hlt">Pass</span> NAB. After [5]............................................... 6 Figure 4 . Vertical...deformed and 6 elongated but does not see the same refinement that is seen inside the SZ [ 4 ]. The grain structure right outside the TMAZ will also...including grinding, polishing, and electropolishing . The first step was to grind the surface using a Buehler ECOMET 4 Variable Speed Grinder</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://ntrs.nasa.gov/search.jsp?R=19720047842&hterms=raghunath&qs=N%3D0%26Ntk%3DAuthor-Name%26Ntx%3Dmode%2Bmatchall%26Ntt%3Draghunath','NASA-TRS'); return false;" href="https://ntrs.nasa.gov/search.jsp?R=19720047842&hterms=raghunath&qs=N%3D0%26Ntk%3DAuthor-Name%26Ntx%3Dmode%2Bmatchall%26Ntt%3Draghunath"><span>A distributed lumped active all-<span class="hlt">pass</span> network configuration.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://ntrs.nasa.gov/search.jsp">NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)</a></p> <p>Huelsman, L. P.; Raghunath, S.</p> <p>1972-01-01</p> <p>In this correspondence a new and interesting distributed lumped active network configuration that realizes an all-<span class="hlt">pass</span> network function is described. A design chart for determining the values of the network elements is included.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29727320','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29727320"><span>Creating a Quality Improvement Course for Undergraduate Medical Education: Practice What You Teach.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Bradham, Tamala S; Sponsler, Kelly C; Watkins, Scott C; Ehrenfeld, Jesse M</p> <p>2018-05-02</p> <p>More than half of U.S. medical schools have implemented curricula addressing quality improvement (<span class="hlt">QI</span>); however, the evidence on which pedagogical methods are most effective is limited. As of January 2015, students at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine are required to take a <span class="hlt">QI</span> course consisting of three 1-month-long (4 hours per week) blocks during their third or fourth year, in which student-identified faculty sponsors are paired with highly trained <span class="hlt">QI</span> professionals from Vanderbilt University Medical Center. The three blocks of the <span class="hlt">QI</span> course include didactic instruction using Institute for Healthcare Improvement Open School modules, readings, weekly assignments, and experiential learning activities (i.e., students develop and implement a <span class="hlt">QI</span> project with two Plan-Do-Study-Act cycles using a systematic approach that employs the principles of improvement science, which they present as a poster on the last day of the third block). From January 2015 to January 2017, 132 students completed all three blocks, resulting in 110 completed <span class="hlt">QI</span> projects. On evaluations (distributed after each completed block), a majority of students <span class="hlt">rated</span> the clinical relevance of the blocks highly (191/273, 70%), agreed the blocks contributed to their development as a physician (192/273, 70%), and reported the blocks motivated them to continue to learn more about <span class="hlt">QI</span> (168/273, 62%). The authors have applied <span class="hlt">QI</span> tools and methods to improve the <span class="hlt">QI</span> course and will aim to measure and assess the sustainability of the course by tracking clinical outcomes related to the projects and students' ongoing involvement in <span class="hlt">QI</span> after graduation.Written work prepared by employees of the Federal Government as part of their official duties is, under the U.S. Copyright Act, a "work of the United States Government" for which copyright protection under Title 17 of the United States Code is not available. As such, copyright does not extend to the contributions of employees of the Federal Government.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2017AIPC.1885b0016I','NASAADS'); return false;" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2017AIPC.1885b0016I"><span>Tropical field performance of dual-<span class="hlt">pass</span> PV tray dryer</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abstract_service.html">NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)</a></p> <p>Iskandar, A. Noor; Ya'acob, M. E.; Anuar, M. S.</p> <p>2017-09-01</p> <p>Solar Photovoltaic technology has become the preferable solution in many countries around the globe to solve the ever increasing energy demand of the consumers. In line with the consumer need, food processing technology has huge potentials of integration with the renewable energy resources especially in drying process which consumes the highest electricity loads. Traditionally, the solar dryer technology was applied in agriculture and food industries utilizing the sun's energy for drying process, but this is highly dependable on the weather condition and surrounding factors. This work shares some field performance of the new design of portable dual-<span class="hlt">pass</span> PV tray dryer for drying crops in an enclosed system. The dual-<span class="hlt">pass</span> PV tray dryer encompass a lightweight aluminium box structure with dimensions of 1.1m (L) x 0.6m (W) x 0.2m (H) and can hold a load capacity of 300g - 3kg of crop depending on the types of the crops. Experiments of field performance monitoring were conducted in October -November 2016 which justifies a considerable reduction in time and crops quality improvement when using the dual-<span class="hlt">pass</span> PV tray dryer as compared to direct-sun drying.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2010-title36-vol1/pdf/CFR-2010-title36-vol1-sec72-37.pdf','CFR'); return false;" href="https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2010-title36-vol1/pdf/CFR-2010-title36-vol1-sec72-37.pdf"><span>36 CFR 72.37 - <span class="hlt">Pass</span>-through funding.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/browse/collectionCfr.action?selectedYearFrom=2010&page.go=Go">Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR</a></p> <p></p> <p>2010-07-01</p> <p>... and Innovation § 72.37 <span class="hlt">Pass</span>-through funding. Section 1006(a)(1) of the Act states that at the... Innovation grants may be transferred in whole or in part to independent special purpose local governments... rehabilitated or used for innovation, through lease or ownership. (vii) Establish a contractual agreement with...</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2011-title36-vol1/pdf/CFR-2011-title36-vol1-sec72-37.pdf','CFR2011'); return false;" href="https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2011-title36-vol1/pdf/CFR-2011-title36-vol1-sec72-37.pdf"><span>36 CFR 72.37 - <span class="hlt">Pass</span>-through funding.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/browse/collectionCfr.action?selectedYearFrom=2011&page.go=Go">Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR</a></p> <p></p> <p>2011-07-01</p> <p>... and Innovation § 72.37 <span class="hlt">Pass</span>-through funding. Section 1006(a)(1) of the Act states that at the... Innovation grants may be transferred in whole or in part to independent special purpose local governments... rehabilitated or used for innovation, through lease or ownership. (vii) Establish a contractual agreement with...</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2014-title36-vol1/pdf/CFR-2014-title36-vol1-sec72-37.pdf','CFR2014'); return false;" href="https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2014-title36-vol1/pdf/CFR-2014-title36-vol1-sec72-37.pdf"><span>36 CFR 72.37 - <span class="hlt">Pass</span>-through funding.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/browse/collectionCfr.action?selectedYearFrom=2014&page.go=Go">Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR</a></p> <p></p> <p>2014-07-01</p> <p>... and Innovation § 72.37 <span class="hlt">Pass</span>-through funding. Section 1006(a)(1) of the Act states that at the... Innovation grants may be transferred in whole or in part to independent special purpose local governments... rehabilitated or used for innovation, through lease or ownership. (vii) Establish a contractual agreement with...</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2013-title36-vol1/pdf/CFR-2013-title36-vol1-sec72-37.pdf','CFR2013'); return false;" href="https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2013-title36-vol1/pdf/CFR-2013-title36-vol1-sec72-37.pdf"><span>36 CFR 72.37 - <span class="hlt">Pass</span>-through funding.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/browse/collectionCfr.action?selectedYearFrom=2013&page.go=Go">Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR</a></p> <p></p> <p>2013-07-01</p> <p>... and Innovation § 72.37 <span class="hlt">Pass</span>-through funding. Section 1006(a)(1) of the Act states that at the... Innovation grants may be transferred in whole or in part to independent special purpose local governments... rehabilitated or used for innovation, through lease or ownership. (vii) Establish a contractual agreement with...</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2012-title36-vol1/pdf/CFR-2012-title36-vol1-sec72-37.pdf','CFR2012'); return false;" href="https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2012-title36-vol1/pdf/CFR-2012-title36-vol1-sec72-37.pdf"><span>36 CFR 72.37 - <span class="hlt">Pass</span>-through funding.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/browse/collectionCfr.action?selectedYearFrom=2012&page.go=Go">Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR</a></p> <p></p> <p>2012-07-01</p> <p>... and Innovation § 72.37 <span class="hlt">Pass</span>-through funding. Section 1006(a)(1) of the Act states that at the... Innovation grants may be transferred in whole or in part to independent special purpose local governments... rehabilitated or used for innovation, through lease or ownership. (vii) Establish a contractual agreement with...</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://eric.ed.gov/?q=essentials+AND+economics&pg=7&id=EJ949509','ERIC'); return false;" href="https://eric.ed.gov/?q=essentials+AND+economics&pg=7&id=EJ949509"><span><span class="hlt">Passing</span> the Bond Issue (with Related Video)</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.eric.ed.gov/ERICWebPortal/search/extended.jsp?_pageLabel=advanced">ERIC Educational Resources Information Center</a></p> <p>Erickson, Paul W.</p> <p>2011-01-01</p> <p>When a bond referendum comes around for a school district, it often is the culmination of years of planning, strategizing and communicating to the public. Especially in these economic times, <span class="hlt">passing</span> a building referendum is challenging. Complete transparency among the superintendent, school board and community is essential to communicate the…</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2013-08-19/pdf/2013-20129.pdf','FEDREG'); return false;" href="https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2013-08-19/pdf/2013-20129.pdf"><span>78 FR 50405 - Amended Application for Presidential Permit; Northern <span class="hlt">Pass</span> Transmission LLC</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/browse/collection.action?collectionCode=FR">Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014</a></p> <p></p> <p>2013-08-19</p> <p>... project would adversely affect the operation of the U.S. electric power supply system under normal and... proposed project. Northern <span class="hlt">Pass</span> is wholly owned by NU Transmission Ventures, Inc., a wholly-owned..., that would meet the needs of the Project.'' On July 1, 2013, Northern <span class="hlt">Pass</span> submitted an amended...</p> </li> </ol> <div class="pull-right"> <ul class="pagination"> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_1");'>«</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_20");'>20</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_21");'>21</a></li> <li class="active"><span>22</span></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_23");'>23</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_24");'>24</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_25");'>»</a></li> </ul> </div> </div><!-- col-sm-12 --> </div><!-- row --> </div><!-- page_22 --> <div id="page_23" class="hiddenDiv"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-sm-12"> <div class="pull-right"> <ul class="pagination"> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_1");'>«</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_21");'>21</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_22");'>22</a></li> <li class="active"><span>23</span></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_24");'>24</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_25");'>25</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_25");'>»</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> <div class="row"> <div class="col-sm-12"> <ol class="result-class" start="441"> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2012-04-06/pdf/2012-8311.pdf','FEDREG'); return false;" href="https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2012-04-06/pdf/2012-8311.pdf"><span>77 FR 20719 - Safety Zone; Matlacha Bridge Construction, Matlacha <span class="hlt">Pass</span>, Matlacha, FL</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/browse/collection.action?collectionCode=FR">Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014</a></p> <p></p> <p>2012-04-06</p> <p>...-AA00 Safety Zone; Matlacha Bridge Construction, Matlacha <span class="hlt">Pass</span>, Matlacha, FL AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS... waters of Matlacha <span class="hlt">Pass</span> in the vicinity of the Matlacha Bridge in Matlacha, Florida. The safety zone will be enforced during construction of the Matlacha Bridge from Monday, March 12, 2012 through Tuesday...</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2012-01-12/pdf/2012-403.pdf','FEDREG'); return false;" href="https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2012-01-12/pdf/2012-403.pdf"><span>77 FR 1870 - Safety Zone; Matlacha Bridge Construction, Matlacha <span class="hlt">Pass</span>, Matlacha, FL</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/browse/collection.action?collectionCode=FR">Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014</a></p> <p></p> <p>2012-01-12</p> <p>...-AA00 Safety Zone; Matlacha Bridge Construction, Matlacha <span class="hlt">Pass</span>, Matlacha, FL AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS... waters of Matlacha <span class="hlt">Pass</span> in the vicinity of the Matlacha Bridge in Matlacha, Florida. The safety zone will be enforced during construction of the Matlacha Bridge from Thursday, December 15, 2011 until Sunday...</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/86813','SCIGOV-STC'); return false;" href="https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/86813"><span>A pilot golden eagle population study in the Altamont <span class="hlt">Pass</span> Wind Resource Area, California</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.osti.gov/search">DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)</a></p> <p>Hunt, G.</p> <p>1995-05-01</p> <p>Orloff and Flannery (1992) estimated that several hundred reports are annually killed by turbine collisions, wire strikes, and electrocutions at the Altamont <span class="hlt">Pass</span> Wind Resource Area (WRA). The most common fatalities were those of red-tailed hawks (Buteo jamaicensis), American kestrels (Falco sparvatius), and golden eagles (Aquila chrysaetos), with lesser numbers of turkey vultures (Cathartes aura), common ravens (Corvus corax), bam owls (Tyto alba), and others. Among the species of raptors killed at Altamont <span class="hlt">Pass</span>, the one whose local population is most likely to be impacted is the golden eagle. Besides its being less abundant than the others, the breeding andmore » recruitment <span class="hlt">rates</span> of golden eagles are naturally slow, increasing their susceptibility to decline as a result of mortality influences. The golden eagle is a species afforded special federal protection because of its inclusion within the Bald Eagle Protection Act as amended in 1963. There are no provisions within the Act which would allow the killing ``taking`` of golden eagles by WRA structures. This report details the results of field studies conducted during 19941. The primary purpose of the investigation is to lay the groundwork for determining whether or not turbine strikes and other hazards related to energy at Altamont <span class="hlt">Pass</span> may be expected to affect golden eagles on a population basis. We also seek an understanding of the physical and biotic circumstances which attract golden eagles to the WRA within the context of the surrounding landscape and the conditions under which they are killed by wind turbines. Such knowledge may suggest turbine-related or habitat modifications that would result in a lower incidence of eagle mortality.« less</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2012-10-31/pdf/2012-26704.pdf','FEDREG'); return false;" href="https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2012-10-31/pdf/2012-26704.pdf"><span>77 FR 65898 - Agency Information Collection Activities: Info<span class="hlt">Pass</span> System, No Form Number; Extension, Without...</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/browse/collection.action?collectionCode=FR">Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014</a></p> <p></p> <p>2012-10-31</p> <p>...-0113] Agency Information Collection Activities: Info<span class="hlt">Pass</span> System, No Form Number; Extension, Without...) Title of the Form/Collection: Info<span class="hlt">Pass</span> System. (3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable... Info<span class="hlt">Pass</span> system allows an applicant or petitioner to schedule an interview appointment with USCIS...</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26279782','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26279782"><span>A Novel Approach to Practice-Based Learning and Improvement Using a Web-Based Audit and Feedback Module.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Boggan, Joel C; Cheely, George; Shah, Bimal R; Heffelfinger, Randy; Springall, Deanna; Thomas, Samantha M; Zaas, Aimee; Bae, Jonathan</p> <p>2014-09-01</p> <p>Systematically engaging residents in large programs in quality improvement (<span class="hlt">QI</span>) is challenging. To coordinate a shared <span class="hlt">QI</span> project in a large residency program using an online tool. A web-based <span class="hlt">QI</span> tool guided residents through a 2-phase evaluation of performance of foot examinations in patients with diabetes. In phase 1, residents completed reviews of health records with online data entry. Residents were then presented with personal performance data relative to peers and were prompted to develop improvement plans. In phase 2, residents again reviewed personal performance. <span class="hlt">Rates</span> of performance were compared at the program and clinic levels for each phase, with data presented for residents. Acceptability was measured by the number of residents completing each phase. Feasibility was measured by estimated faculty, programmer, and administrator time and costs. Seventy-nine of 86 eligible residents (92%) completed improvement plans and reviewed 1471 patients in phase 1, whereas 68 residents (79%) reviewed 1054 patient charts in phase 2. <span class="hlt">Rates</span> of performance of examination increased significantly between phases (from 52% to 73% for complete examination, P < .001). Development of the tool required 130 hours of programmer time. Project analysis and management required 6 hours of administrator and faculty time monthly. An online tool developed and implemented for program-wide <span class="hlt">QI</span> initiatives successfully engaged residents to participate in <span class="hlt">QI</span> activities. Residents using this tool demonstrated improvement in a selected quality target. This tool could be adapted by other graduate medical education programs or for faculty development.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29666918','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29666918"><span>Procedure-specific assessment tool for flexible pharyngo-laryngoscopy: gathering validity evidence and setting <span class="hlt">pass</span>-fail standards.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Melchiors, Jacob; Petersen, K; Todsen, T; Bohr, A; Konge, Lars; von Buchwald, Christian</p> <p>2018-06-01</p> <p> comparable to other studies exploring clinical assessment tools. The high <span class="hlt">rate</span> of physicians underperforming in the intermediary group demonstrates the need for continued educational intervention. Based on our work, we recommend the use of the FLEXPAT in clinical assessment of FPL and the application of a <span class="hlt">pass</span>-fail level of 72% for proficiency.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1136605-simulating-blade-strike-fish-passing-through-marine-hydrokinetic-turbines','SCIGOV-STC'); return false;" href="https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1136605-simulating-blade-strike-fish-passing-through-marine-hydrokinetic-turbines"><span>Simulating Blade-Strike on Fish <span class="hlt">passing</span> through Marine Hydrokinetic Turbines</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.osti.gov/search">DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)</a></p> <p>Romero Gomez, Pedro DJ; Richmond, Marshall C.</p> <p>2014-06-16</p> <p>The study reported here evaluated the occurrence, frequency, and intensity of blade strike of fish on an axial-flow marine hydrokinetic turbine by using two modeling approaches: a conventional kinematic formulation and a proposed Lagrangian particle- based scheme. The kinematic model included simplifying assumptions of fish trajectories such as distribution and velocity. The proposed method overcame the need for such simplifications by integrating the following components into a computational fluid dynamics (CFD) model: (i) advanced eddy-resolving flow simulation, (ii) generation of ambient turbulence based on field data, (iii) moving turbine blades in highly transient flows, and (iv) Lagrangian particles to mimicmore » the potential fish pathways. The test conditions to evaluate the blade-strike probability and fish survival <span class="hlt">rate</span> were: (i) the turbulent environment, (ii) the fish size, and (iii) the approaching flow velocity. The proposed method offered the ability to produce potential fish trajectories and their interaction with the rotating turbine. Depending upon the scenario, the percentile of particles that registered a collision event ranged from 6% to 19% of the released sample size. Next, by using a set of experimental correlations of the exposure-response of living fish colliding with moving blades, the simulated collision data were used as input variables to estimate the survival <span class="hlt">rate</span> of fish <span class="hlt">passing</span> through the operating turbine. The resulting survival <span class="hlt">rates</span> were greater than 96% in all scenarios, which is comparable to or better than known survival <span class="hlt">rates</span> for conventional hydropower turbines. The figures of strike probability and mortality <span class="hlt">rate</span> were amplified by the kinematic model. The proposed method offered the advantage of expanding the evaluation of other mechanisms of stress and injury on fish derived from hydrokinetic turbines and related devices.« less</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pmcentrez&artid=5283742','PMC'); return false;" href="https://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pmcentrez&artid=5283742"><span>Exploring Team <span class="hlt">Passing</span> Networks and Player Movement Dynamics in Youth Association Football</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pmc">PubMed Central</a></p> <p>Coutinho, Diogo; Santos, Sara; Lago-Penas, Carlos; Jiménez, Sergio; Sampaio, Jaime</p> <p>2017-01-01</p> <p>Understanding how youth football players base their game interactions may constitute a solid criterion for fine-tuning the training process and, ultimately, to achieve better individual and team performances during competition. The present study aims to explore how <span class="hlt">passing</span> networks and positioning variables can be linked to the match outcome in youth elite association football. The participants included 44 male elite players from under-15 and under-17 age groups. A <span class="hlt">passing</span> network approach within positioning-derived variables was computed to identify the contributions of individual players for the overall team behaviour outcome during a simulated match. Results suggested that lower team <span class="hlt">passing</span> dependency for a given player (expressed by lower betweenness network centrality scores) and high intra-team well-connected <span class="hlt">passing</span> relations (expressed by higher closeness network centrality scores) were related to better outcomes. The correlation between the dyads’ positioning regularity and the <span class="hlt">passing</span> density showed a most likely higher correlation in under-15 (moderate effect), indicating a possible more dependence of the ball position rather than in the under-17 teams (small/unclear effects). Overall, this study emphasizes the potential of coupling notational analyses with spatial-temporal relations to produce a more functional and holistic understanding of teams’ sports performance. Also, the social network analysis allowed to reveal novel key determinants of collective performance. PMID:28141823</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9376309','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9376309"><span>Investigating the influence of achievement on self-concept using an intra-class design and a comparison of the <span class="hlt">PASS</span> and SDQ-1 self-concept tests.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Hay, I; Ashman, A; van Kraayenoord, C E</p> <p>1997-09-01</p> <p>The formation and measurement of self-concept were the foci of this research. The study aimed to investigate the influence of achievement on academic self-concept and to compare the Perception of Ability Scale for Students (<span class="hlt">PASS</span>, Boersma & Chapman, 1992) with the Self-Description Questionnaire-1 (SDQ-1, Marsh, 1988). The participants were 479 grade 5 (mean age 126.6 months) coeducational Australian students, located in 18 schools. An intra-class research design was used to investigate the influence of frame-of-reference on self-concept development. As students' academic scores rose above their class mean their self-concepts increased and as students' academic scores fell below their class mean their self-concepts decreased. Students' difference from class mean predicted their self-concept scores. This finding was consistently shown across the reading, spelling, and mathematics domains using test and teaching <span class="hlt">rating</span> data. A comparison between the <span class="hlt">PASS</span> and the SDQ-1 demonstrated concurrent validity across self-concept domains. The findings support the notions that the social environment is a significant agent that influences self-concept, and that teacher <span class="hlt">ratings</span> and standardised tests of achievement and the <span class="hlt">PASS</span> and the SDQ-1 are valid measures for self-concept research.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2013-01-25/pdf/2013-01515.pdf','FEDREG'); return false;" href="https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2013-01-25/pdf/2013-01515.pdf"><span>78 FR 5477 - Agency Information Collection Activities: Info<span class="hlt">Pass</span> System, No Form Number; Extension, Without...</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/browse/collection.action?collectionCode=FR">Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014</a></p> <p></p> <p>2013-01-25</p> <p>...-0113] Agency Information Collection Activities: Info<span class="hlt">Pass</span> System, No Form Number; Extension, Without... Change, of a Currently Approved Collection. (2) Title of the Form/Collection: Info<span class="hlt">Pass</span> System. (3) Agency...: Primary: Individuals or households. The Info<span class="hlt">Pass</span> system allows an applicant or petitioner to schedule an...</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pmcentrez&artid=3613129','PMC'); return false;" href="https://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pmcentrez&artid=3613129"><span>Time Line for Noncopers to <span class="hlt">Pass</span> Return-to-Sports Criteria After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pmc">PubMed Central</a></p> <p>Hartigan, Erin H.; Axe, Michael J.; Snyder-Mackler, Lynn</p> <p>2013-01-01</p> <p>STUDY DESIGN Randomized clinical trial. OBJECTIVES Determine effective interventions for improving readiness to return to sports post-operatively in patients with complete, unilateral, anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) rupture who do not compensate well after the injury (noncopers). Specifically, we compared the effects of 2 preoperative interventions on quadriceps strength and functional outcomes. BACKGROUND The percentage of athletes who return to sports after ACL reconstruction varies considerably, possibly due to differential responses after acute ACL rupture and different management. Prognostic data for noncopers following ACL reconstruction is absent in the literature. METHODS Forty noncopers were randomly assigned to receive either progressive quadriceps strength-training exercises (STR group) or perturbation training in conjunction with strength-training exercises (PERT group) for 10 preoperative rehabilitation sessions. Postoperative rehabilitation was similar between groups. Data on quadriceps strength indices [(involved limb/uninvolved limb force) ×100], 4 hop score indices, and 2 self-report questionnaires were collected preoperatively and 3, 6, and 12 months postoperatively. Mann-Whitney U tests were used to compare functional differences between the groups. Chi-square tests were used to compare frequencies of <span class="hlt">passing</span> functional criteria and reasons for differences in performance between groups postoperatively. RESULTS Functional outcomes were not different between groups, except a greater number of patients in the PERT group achieved global <span class="hlt">rating</span> scores (current knee function expressed as a percentage of overall knee function prior to injury) necessary to <span class="hlt">pass</span> return-to-sports criteria 6 and 12 months after surgery. Mean scores for each functional outcome met return-to-sports criteria 6 and 12 months postoperatively. Frequency counts of individual data, however, indicated that 5% of noncopers <span class="hlt">passed</span> RTS criteria at 3, 48% at 6, and 78% at 12 months</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20195019','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20195019"><span>Time line for noncopers to <span class="hlt">pass</span> return-to-sports criteria after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Hartigan, Erin H; Axe, Michael J; Snyder-Mackler, Lynn</p> <p>2010-03-01</p> <p>Randomized clinical trial. Determine effective interventions for improving readiness to return to sports postoperatively in patients with complete, unilateral, anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) rupture who do not compensate well after the injury (noncopers). Specifically, we compared the effects of 2 preoperative interventions on quadriceps strength and functional outcomes. The percentage of athletes who return to sports after ACL reconstruction varies considerably, possibly due to differential responses after acute ACL rupture and different management. Prognostic data for noncopers following ACL reconstruction is absent in the literature. Forty noncopers were randomly assigned to receive either progressive quadriceps strength-training exercises (STR group) or perturbation training in conjunction with strength-training exercises (PERT group) for 10 preoperative rehabilitation sessions. Postoperative rehabilitation was similar between groups. Data on quadriceps strength indices [(involved limb/uninvolved limb force) x 100], 4 hop score indices, and 2 self-report questionnaires were collected preoperatively and 3, 6, and 12 months postoperatively. Mann-Whitney U tests were used to compare functional differences between the groups. Chi-square tests were used to compare frequencies of <span class="hlt">passing</span> functional criteria and reasons for differences in performance between groups postoperatively. Functional outcomes were not different between groups, except a greater number of patients in the PERT group achieved global <span class="hlt">rating</span> scores (current knee function expressed as a percentage of overall knee function prior to injury) necessary to <span class="hlt">pass</span> return-to-sports criteria 6 and 12 months after surgery. Mean scores for each functional outcome met return-to-sports criteria 6 and 12 months postoperatively. Frequency counts of individual data, however, indicated that 5% of noncopers <span class="hlt">passed</span> RTS criteria at 3, 48% at 6, and 78% at 12 months after surgery. Functional outcomes suggest that a</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24455554','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24455554"><span>Oncology knowledge gap among freshly <span class="hlt">passed</span> interns in a Government Medical College of Eastern India.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Bandyopadhyay, Anis; Das, Anuradha; Ghosh, Ashok; Giri, Rajsekhar; Biswas, Nilay</p> <p>2013-04-01</p> <p>A survey was conducted among freshly <span class="hlt">passed</span> undergraduate doctors of a medical college in Eastern India with the aim to investigate their exposure to oncology patients, their knowledge about various aspects of oncology patient management and their confidence in managing patients with cancer. One hundred and twelve newly <span class="hlt">passed</span> interns of a Government Medical College in Kolkata were interviewed using semi-structured partly open ended and partly closed end questionnaire. The questionnaire dealt with the qualitative and quantitative aspects of knowledge and perception of the interns about the problem of cancer and its management. A total of 82 interns responded to the questionnaire, with a response <span class="hlt">rate</span> of 73.2%. About 53% of the respondents have seen less than five patients during their undergraduate ward/clinical postings. Among the respondents, 71% felt they were confident in diagnosing cancer, and about 56% were confident in counseling of patient and their relatives about cancer. About 63% were aware about the role of surgery; however, only 32% and 37.5% were aware about the role of radiotherapy and chemotherapy, respectively. A dismal 12.5% were confident of care of terminal and late stage patients. Preparedness was correlated with exposure to patients with cancer (P = 0.03). Majority (87%) felt the need for incorporating oncology training at the undergraduate level and the most frequent method (67%) suggested for doing so was having separate posting in radiotherapy department/oncology wards. There is glaring knowledge gap among newly <span class="hlt">passed</span> doctors and integrated oncology postings during undergraduate training and during internship may help seal this gap.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://images.nasa.gov/#/details-s62-06612.html','SCIGOVIMAGE-NASA'); return false;" href="https://images.nasa.gov/#/details-s62-06612.html"><span>Cloud formation over South America - fifth orbit <span class="hlt">pass</span></span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://images.nasa.gov/">NASA Image and Video Library</a></p> <p></p> <p>1962-10-03</p> <p>S62-06612 (3 Oct. 1962) --- Cloud formation over South America taken during the fifth orbit <span class="hlt">pass</span> of the Mercury-Atlas 8 (MA-8) mission by astronaut Walter M. Schirra Jr. with a hand-held camera. Photo credit: NASA</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2018OptEL..14..180C','NASAADS'); return false;" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2018OptEL..14..180C"><span>TM-<span class="hlt">pass</span> polarizer based on multilayer graphene polymer waveguide</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abstract_service.html">NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)</a></p> <p>Cai, Ke-su; Li, Yue-e.; Wei, Wen-jing; Mu, Xi-jiao; Ma, A.-ning; Wang, Zhong; Song, Dan-ming</p> <p>2018-05-01</p> <p>A TM-<span class="hlt">pass</span> polarizer based on multilayer graphene polymer waveguide is proposed and theoretically analyzed. The mode properties, the extinction ratio, the insertion loss and the bandwidth are also discussed. The results show that a TM-<span class="hlt">pass</span> polarizer, which only guides the TM mode, can be achieved by multilayer graphene polymer waveguide. With length of 150 μm, the proposed polarizer can achieve extinction ratio of 33 dB and insertion loss of 0.5 dB at optical wavelength of 1.55 μm. This device has an excellent performance, including large extinction ratio and low insertion loss within the spectral range from 1.45 μm to 1.6 μm.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25494412','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25494412"><span>Correlation between gamma index <span class="hlt">passing</span> <span class="hlt">rate</span> and clinical dosimetric difference for pre-treatment 2D and 3D volumetric modulated arc therapy dosimetric verification.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Jin, X; Yan, H; Han, C; Zhou, Y; Yi, J; Xie, C</p> <p>2015-03-01</p> <p>To investigate comparatively the percentage gamma <span class="hlt">passing</span> <span class="hlt">rate</span> (%GP) of two-dimensional (2D) and three-dimensional (3D) pre-treatment volumetric modulated arc therapy (VMAT) dosimetric verification and their correlation and sensitivity with percentage dosimetric errors (%DE). %GP of 2D and 3D pre-treatment VMAT quality assurance (QA) with different acceptance criteria was obtained by ArcCHECK® (Sun Nuclear Corporation, Melbourne, FL) for 20 patients with nasopharyngeal cancer (NPC) and 20 patients with oesophageal cancer. %DE were calculated from planned dose-volume histogram (DVH) and patients' predicted DVH calculated by 3DVH® software (Sun Nuclear Corporation). Correlation and sensitivity between %GP and %DE were investigated using Pearson's correlation coefficient (r) and receiver operating characteristics (ROCs). Relatively higher %DE on some DVH-based metrics were observed for both patients with NPC and oesophageal cancer. Except for 2%/2 mm criterion, the average %GPs for all patients undergoing VMAT were acceptable with average <span class="hlt">rates</span> of 97.11% ± 1.54% and 97.39% ± 1.37% for 2D and 3D 3%/3 mm criteria, respectively. The number of correlations for 3D was higher than that for 2D (21 vs 8). However, the general correlation was still poor for all the analysed metrics (9 out of 26 for 3D 3%/3 mm criterion). The average area under the curve (AUC) of ROCs was 0.66 ± 0.12 and 0.71 ± 0.21 for 2D and 3D evaluations, respectively. There is a lack of correlation between %GP and %DE for both 2D and 3D pre-treatment VMAT dosimetric evaluation. DVH-based dose metrics evaluation obtained from 3DVH will provide more useful analysis. Correlation and sensitivity of %GP with %DE for VMAT QA were studied for the first time.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2010-title9-vol2/pdf/CFR-2010-title9-vol2-sec312-3.pdf','CFR'); return false;" href="https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2010-title9-vol2/pdf/CFR-2010-title9-vol2-sec312-3.pdf"><span>9 CFR 312.3 - Official marks and devices to identify inspected and <span class="hlt">passed</span> equine products.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/browse/collectionCfr.action?selectedYearFrom=2010&page.go=Go">Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR</a></p> <p></p> <p>2010-01-01</p> <p>... inspected and <span class="hlt">passed</span> equine products. 312.3 Section 312.3 Animals and Animal Products FOOD SAFETY AND... § 312.3 Official marks and devices to identify inspected and <span class="hlt">passed</span> equine products. (a) The official... § 317.2 of this subchapter to identify inspected and <span class="hlt">passed</span> mule and other (nonhorse) equine carcasses...</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pmcentrez&artid=3186267','PMC'); return false;" href="https://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pmcentrez&artid=3186267"><span>Numerical Versus <span class="hlt">Pass</span>/Fail Scoring on the USMLE: What Do Medical Students and Residents Want and Why?</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pmc">PubMed Central</a></p> <p>Lewis, Catherine E; Hiatt, Jonathan R; Wilkerson, LuAnn; Tillou, Areti; Parker, Neil H; Hines, O. Joe</p> <p>2011-01-01</p> <p>Background Although the primary purpose of the US Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE) is assessment for licensure, USMLE scores often are used for other purposes, more prominently resident selection. The Committee to Evaluate the USMLE Program currently is considering a number of substantial changes, including conversion to <span class="hlt">pass</span>/fail scoring. Methods A survey was administered to third-year (MS3) and fourth-year (MS4) medical students and residents at a single institution to evaluate opinions regarding <span class="hlt">pass</span>/fail scoring on the USMLE. Results Response <span class="hlt">rate</span> was 59% (n  =  732 of 1249). Reported score distribution for Step 1 was 30% for <220, 38% for 220–240, and 32% for >240, with no difference between MS3s, MS4s, and residents (P  =  .89). Score distribution for Step 2 Clinical Knowledge (CK) was similar. Only 26% of respondents agreed that Step 1 should be <span class="hlt">pass</span>/fail; 38% agreed with <span class="hlt">pass</span>/fail scoring for Step 2 CK. Numerical scoring on Step 1 was preferred by respondents who: (1) agreed that the examination gave an accurate estimate of knowledge (odds ratio [OR], 4.23; confidence interval [CI], 2.41–7.43; P < .001); (2) scored >240 (OR, 4.0; CI, 1.92–8.33; P < .001); and (3) felt that acquisition of knowledge might decrease if the examination were <span class="hlt">pass</span>/fail (OR, 10.15; CI, 3.32–31.02; P < .001). For Step 2 CK, numerical scoring was preferred by respondents who: (1) believed they gained a large amount of knowledge preparing for the examination (OR, 2.63; CI, 1.52–4.76; P < .001); (2) scored >240 (OR, 4.76; CI, 2.86–8.33; P < .001); (3) felt that the amount of knowledge acquired might decrease if it were <span class="hlt">pass</span>/fail (OR, 28.16; CI, 7.31–108.43; P < .001); and (4) believed their Step 2 CK score was important when applying for residency (OR, 2.37; CI, 1.47–3.84; P < .001). Conclusions Students and residents prefer the ongoing use of numerical scoring because they believe that scores are important in residency selection, that residency applicants</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1012767','DOE-PATENT-XML'); return false;" href="https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1012767"><span>Multiple <span class="hlt">pass</span> and multiple layer friction stir welding and material enhancement processes</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.osti.gov/doepatents">DOEpatents</a></p> <p>Feng, Zhili [Knoxville, TN; David, Stan A [Knoxville, TN; Frederick, David Alan [Harriman, TN</p> <p>2010-07-27</p> <p>Processes for friction stir welding, typically for comparatively thick plate materials using multiple <span class="hlt">passes</span> and multiple layers of a friction stir welding tool. In some embodiments a first portion of a fabrication preform and a second portion of the fabrication preform are placed adjacent to each other to form a joint, and there may be a groove adjacent the joint. The joint is welded and then, where a groove exists, a filler may be disposed in the groove, and the seams between the filler and the first and second portions of the fabrication preform may be friction stir welded. In some embodiments two portions of a fabrication preform are abutted to form a joint, where the joint may, for example, be a lap joint, a bevel joint or a butt joint. In some embodiments a plurality of <span class="hlt">passes</span> of a friction stir welding tool may be used, with some <span class="hlt">passes</span> welding from one side of a fabrication preform and other <span class="hlt">passes</span> welding from the other side of the fabrication preform.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29296034','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29296034"><span>The Impact of Dose <span class="hlt">Rate</span> on the Accuracy of Step-and-Shoot Intensity-modulated Radiation Therapy Quality Assurance Using Varian 2300CD.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Njeh, Christopher F; Salmon, Howard W; Schiller, Claire</p> <p>2017-01-01</p> <p>Intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) delivery using "step-and-shoot" technique on Varian C-Series linear accelerator (linac) is influenced by the communication frequency between the multileaf collimator and linac controllers. Hence, the dose delivery accuracy is affected by the dose <span class="hlt">rate</span>. Our aim was to quantify the impact of using two dose <span class="hlt">rates</span> on plan quality assurance (QA). Twenty IMRT patients were selected for this study. The plan QA was measured at two different dose <span class="hlt">rates</span>. A gamma analysis was performed, and the degree of plan modulation on the QA <span class="hlt">pass</span> <span class="hlt">rate</span> was also evaluated in terms of average monitor unit per segment (MU/segment) and the total number of segments. The mean percentage gamma <span class="hlt">pass</span> <span class="hlt">rate</span> of 94.9% and 93.5% for 300 MU/min and 600 MU/min dose <span class="hlt">rate</span>, respectively, was observed. There was a significant ( P = 0.001) decrease in percentage gamma <span class="hlt">pass</span> <span class="hlt">rate</span> when the dose <span class="hlt">rate</span> was increased from 300 MU/min to 600 MU/min. There was a weak, but significant association between the percentage <span class="hlt">pass</span> <span class="hlt">rate</span> at both dose <span class="hlt">rate</span> and total number of segments. The total number of MU was significantly correlated to the total number of segments ( r = 0.59). We found a positive correlation between the percentage <span class="hlt">pass</span> <span class="hlt">rate</span> and mean MU/segment, r = 0.52 and r = 0.57 for 300 MU/min and 600 MU/min, respectively. IMRT delivery using step-and-shoot technique on Varian 2300CD is impacted by the dose <span class="hlt">rate</span> and the total amount of segments.</p> </li> </ol> <div class="pull-right"> <ul class="pagination"> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_1");'>«</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_21");'>21</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_22");'>22</a></li> <li class="active"><span>23</span></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_24");'>24</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_25");'>25</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_25");'>»</a></li> </ul> </div> </div><!-- col-sm-12 --> </div><!-- row --> </div><!-- page_23 --> <div id="page_24" class="hiddenDiv"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-sm-12"> <div class="pull-right"> <ul class="pagination"> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_1");'>«</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_21");'>21</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_22");'>22</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_23");'>23</a></li> <li class="active"><span>24</span></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_25");'>25</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_25");'>»</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> <div class="row"> <div class="col-sm-12"> <ol class="result-class" start="461"> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29583063','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29583063"><span>Double <span class="hlt">Pass</span> 595 nm Pulsed Dye Laser Does Not Enhance the Efficacy of Port Wine Stains Compared with Single <span class="hlt">Pass</span>: A Randomized Comparison with Histological Examination.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Yu, Wenxin; Zhu, Jiafang; Wang, Lizhen; Qiu, Yajing; Chen, Yijie; Yang, Xi; Chang, Lei; Ma, Gang; Lin, Xiaoxi</p> <p>2018-03-27</p> <p>To compare the efficacy and safety of double-<span class="hlt">pass</span> pulsed dye laser (DWL) and single-<span class="hlt">pass</span> PDL (SWL) in treating virgin port wine stain (PWS). The increase in the extent of vascular damage attributed to the use of double-<span class="hlt">pass</span> techniques for PWS remains inconclusive. A prospective, side-by-side comparison with a histological study for virgin PWS is still lacking. Twenty-one patients (11 flat PWS, 10 hypertrophic PWS) with untreated PWS underwent 3 treatments at 2-month intervals. Each PWS was divided into three treatment sites: SWL, DWL, and untreated control. Chromametric and visual evaluation of the efficacy and evaluation of side effects were conducted 3 months after final treatment. Biopsies were taken at the treated sites immediately posttreatment. Chromametric and visual evaluation suggested that DWL sites showed no significant improvement compared with SWL (p > 0.05) in treating PWS. The mean depth of photothermal damage to the vessels was limited to a maximum of 0.36-0.41 mm in both SWL and DWL sides. Permanent side effects were not observed in any patients. Double-<span class="hlt">pass</span> PDL does not enhance PWS clearance. To improve the clearance of PWS lesions, either the depth of laser penetration should be increased or greater photothermal damage to vessels should be generated.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24673066','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24673066"><span>[Needling technique of Professor Li Yan-Fang].</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Li, Li-Jun</p> <p>2014-01-01</p> <p>Experiences of needling techniques of Professor LI Ya- fang is introduced in this article. Gentle and superficial insertion is adopted by Professor LI in clinic. Emphases are put on the <span class="hlt">qi</span> regulation function, needling sensation to the affected region and insertion with both hands, especially the function of the left hand as pressing hand. The gentle and superficial insertion should be done as the follows: hold the needle with the right hand, press gently along the running course of meridians with the left hand to promote <span class="hlt">qi</span> circulation, hard pressing should be applied at acupoints to disperse the local <span class="hlt">qi</span> and blood, insert the needle gently and quickly into the subcutaneous region with the right hand, and stop the insertion when patient has the needling sensation. While the fast needling is characterized with shallow insertion and swift manipulation: the left hand of the manipulator should press first along the running course of the meridian, and fix the local skin, hold the needle with the right hand and insert the needle quickly into the acupoint. Withdrawal of the needle should be done immediately after the reinforcing and reducing manipulations. Professor LI is accomplished in <span class="hlt">qi</span> regulation. It is held by him that regulating <span class="hlt">qi</span> circulation is essence of acupuncture, letting the patient get the needling sensation is the most important task of needling. Lifting, thrusting and rotation manipulations should be applied to do reinforcing or reducing. The tissue around the tip of the needle should not be too contracted or too relaxed, and the resistance should not be too strong or too weak. The feeling of the insertion hand of the practitioner should not be too smooth or too hesitant. Needle should be inserted into the skin quickly at the moment of hard pressing by the left hand. And then, slow rotation and gentle lifting and thrusting can be applied to promote the needling sensation like electric current <span class="hlt">pass</span> through and to reach the affected region along the</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27428788','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27428788"><span>An intraorganizational model for developing and spreading quality improvement innovations.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Kellogg, Katherine C; Gainer, Lindsay A; Allen, Adrienne S; OʼSullivan, Tatum; Singer, Sara J</p> <p></p> <p>Recent policy reforms encourage quality improvement (<span class="hlt">QI</span>) innovations in primary care, but practitioners lack clear guidance regarding spread inside organizations. We designed this study to identify how large organizations can facilitate intraorganizational spread of <span class="hlt">QI</span> innovations. We conducted ethnographic observation and interviews in a large, multispecialty, community-based medical group that implemented three <span class="hlt">QI</span> innovations across 10 primary care sites using a new method for intraorganizational process development and spread. We compared quantitative outcomes achieved through the group's traditional versus new method, created a process model describing the steps in the new method, and identified barriers and facilitators at each step. The medical group achieved substantial improvement using its new method of intraorganizational process development and spread of <span class="hlt">QI</span> innovations: standard work for rooming and depression screening, vaccine error <span class="hlt">rates</span> and order compliance, and Pap smear error <span class="hlt">rates</span>. Our model details nine critical steps for successful intraorganizational process development (set priorities, assess the current state, develop the new process, and measure and refine) and spread (develop support, disseminate information, facilitate peer-to-peer training, reinforce, and learn and adapt). Our results highlight the importance of utilizing preexisting organizational structures such as established communication channels, standardized roles, common workflows, formal authority, and performance measurement and feedback systems when developing and spreading <span class="hlt">QI</span> processes inside an organization. In particular, we detail how formal process advocate positions in each site for each role can facilitate the spread of new processes. Successful intraorganizational spread is possible and sustainable. Developing and spreading new <span class="hlt">QI</span> processes across sites inside an organization requires creating a shared understanding of the necessary process steps, considering the</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pmcentrez&artid=5590812','PMC'); return false;" href="https://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pmcentrez&artid=5590812"><span>An intraorganizational model for developing and spreading quality improvement innovations</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pmc">PubMed Central</a></p> <p>Kellogg, Katherine C.; Gainer, Lindsay A.; Allen, Adrienne S.; O'Sullivan, Tatum; Singer, Sara J.</p> <p>2017-01-01</p> <p>Background: Recent policy reforms encourage quality improvement (<span class="hlt">QI</span>) innovations in primary care, but practitioners lack clear guidance regarding spread inside organizations. Purpose: We designed this study to identify how large organizations can facilitate intraorganizational spread of <span class="hlt">QI</span> innovations. Methodology/Approach: We conducted ethnographic observation and interviews in a large, multispecialty, community-based medical group that implemented three <span class="hlt">QI</span> innovations across 10 primary care sites using a new method for intraorganizational process development and spread. We compared quantitative outcomes achieved through the group’s traditional versus new method, created a process model describing the steps in the new method, and identified barriers and facilitators at each step. Findings: The medical group achieved substantial improvement using its new method of intraorganizational process development and spread of <span class="hlt">QI</span> innovations: standard work for rooming and depression screening, vaccine error <span class="hlt">rates</span> and order compliance, and Pap smear error <span class="hlt">rates</span>. Our model details nine critical steps for successful intraorganizational process development (set priorities, assess the current state, develop the new process, and measure and refine) and spread (develop support, disseminate information, facilitate peer-to-peer training, reinforce, and learn and adapt). Our results highlight the importance of utilizing preexisting organizational structures such as established communication channels, standardized roles, common workflows, formal authority, and performance measurement and feedback systems when developing and spreading <span class="hlt">QI</span> processes inside an organization. In particular, we detail how formal process advocate positions in each site for each role can facilitate the spread of new processes. Practice Implications: Successful intraorganizational spread is possible and sustainable. Developing and spreading new <span class="hlt">QI</span> processes across sites inside an organization requires creating</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA592918','DTIC-ST'); return false;" href="http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA592918"><span>Personal Academic Strategies for Success (<span class="hlt">PASS</span>) Tool Administrator’s User Manual</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.dtic.mil/">DTIC Science & Technology</a></p> <p></p> <p>2013-12-01</p> <p>Personal Academic Strategies for Success (<span class="hlt">PASS</span>) Tool Administrator’s User Manual by Jim H. Hewson, Valerie J. Rice, and Petra Alfred ARL...SR-275 December 2013 Personal Academic Strategies for Success (<span class="hlt">PASS</span>) Tool Administrator’s User Manual Jim H. Hewson Career Management...Associates ( CMA ) Valerie J. Rice and Petra Alfred Human Research and Engineering Directorate, ARL</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2009SPIE.7258E..2QD','NASAADS'); return false;" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2009SPIE.7258E..2QD"><span>Evaluating low <span class="hlt">pass</span> filters on SPECT reconstructed cardiac orientation estimation</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abstract_service.html">NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)</a></p> <p>Dwivedi, Shekhar</p> <p>2009-02-01</p> <p>Low <span class="hlt">pass</span> filters can affect the quality of clinical SPECT images by smoothing. Appropriate filter and parameter selection leads to optimum smoothing that leads to a better quantification followed by correct diagnosis and accurate interpretation by the physician. This study aims at evaluating the low <span class="hlt">pass</span> filters on SPECT reconstruction algorithms. Criteria for evaluating the filters are estimating the SPECT reconstructed cardiac azimuth and elevation angle. Low <span class="hlt">pass</span> filters studied are butterworth, gaussian, hamming, hanning and parzen. Experiments are conducted using three reconstruction algorithms, FBP (filtered back projection), MLEM (maximum likelihood expectation maximization) and OSEM (ordered subsets expectation maximization), on four gated cardiac patient projections (two patients with stress and rest projections). Each filter is applied with varying cutoff and order for each reconstruction algorithm (only butterworth used for MLEM and OSEM). The azimuth and elevation angles are calculated from the reconstructed volume and the variation observed in the angles with varying filter parameters is reported. Our results demonstrate that behavior of hamming, hanning and parzen filter (used with FBP) with varying cutoff is similar for all the datasets. Butterworth filter (cutoff > 0.4) behaves in a similar fashion for all the datasets using all the algorithms whereas with OSEM for a cutoff < 0.4, it fails to generate cardiac orientation due to oversmoothing, and gives an unstable response with FBP and MLEM. This study on evaluating effect of low <span class="hlt">pass</span> filter cutoff and order on cardiac orientation using three different reconstruction algorithms provides an interesting insight into optimal selection of filter parameters.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2012HMT....48..735S','NASAADS'); return false;" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2012HMT....48..735S"><span>Flow structure, heat transfer and pressure drop in varying aspect ratio two-<span class="hlt">pass</span> rectangular smooth channels</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abstract_service.html">NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)</a></p> <p>Siddique, Waseem; El-Gabry, Lamyaa; Shevchuk, Igor V.; Hushmandi, Narmin B.; Fransson, Torsten H.</p> <p>2012-05-01</p> <p>Two-<span class="hlt">pass</span> channels are used for internal cooling in a number of engineering systems e.g., gas turbines. Fluid travelling through the curved path, experiences pressure and centrifugal forces, that result in pressure driven secondary motion. This motion helps in moving the cold high momentum fluid from the channel core to the side walls and plays a significant role in the heat transfer in the channel bend and outlet <span class="hlt">pass</span>. The present study investigates using Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD), the flow structure, heat transfer enhancement and pressure drop in a smooth channel with varying aspect ratio channel at different divider-to-tip wall distances. Numerical simulations are performed in two-<span class="hlt">pass</span> smooth channel with aspect ratio Win/H = 1:3 at inlet <span class="hlt">pass</span> and Wout/H = 1:1 at outlet <span class="hlt">pass</span> for a variety of divider-to-tip wall distances. The results show that with a decrease in aspect ratio of inlet <span class="hlt">pass</span> of the channel, pressure loss decreases. The divider-to-tip wall distance (Wel) not only influences the pressure drop, but also the heat transfer enhancement at the bend and outlet <span class="hlt">pass</span>. With an increase in the divider-to-tip wall distance, the areas of enhanced heat transfer shifts from side walls of outlet <span class="hlt">pass</span> towards the inlet <span class="hlt">pass</span>. To compromise between heat transfer and pressure drop in the channel, Wel/H = 0.88 is found to be optimum for the channel under study.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23271591','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23271591"><span>A paradigm shift toward systemwide quality improvement education: meeting the needs of a rapidly changing health care environment: meeting the needs of a rapidly changing health care environment.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Brownlee, Katherine; Minnier, Tamra E; Martin, Susan Christie; Greenhouse, Pamela K</p> <p>2013-01-01</p> <p>Widespread changes in the health care landscape require a paradigm shift from an educational model where quality improvement (<span class="hlt">QI</span>) expertise is centralized to a model where foundational and functional <span class="hlt">QI</span> knowledge is widespread through all levels of a health care organization. To support a new educational structure prioritizing <span class="hlt">QI</span> education as a stand-alone priority, a 6-month educational course was introduced for operational leaders (requiring completion of a real-life improvement project) and a second, introductory <span class="hlt">QI</span> education set of 5 stand-alone classes was introduced for managers and frontline staff; the latter is provided at centralized sites, on-site, and via webinars. Additional <span class="hlt">QI</span> courses have been introduced for board members. Sixty operational leaders attended the first 2 offerings of the 6-month course and completed 50 associated <span class="hlt">QI</span> projects, as of July 2012; nearly 1500 participants have attended the "Just-in-Time" classes, representing 13 University of Pittsburgh Medical Center hospitals and affiliated facilities. Eighty-three percent of recent participants <span class="hlt">rated</span> the 6-month course a 4 or 5 in terms of efficacy. Two-thirds of participants from both 6-month series reported that they continued to work on their project once the class was over. The number of course attendees and their feedback regarding efficacy of this educational approach, as well as the volume of associated completed projects, indicate success in providing greater numbers of staff at all levels of the organization with <span class="hlt">QI</span> education and tools. This educational format shows promise for further refinement and replicability.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26937160','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26937160"><span>Building Perinatal Case Manager Capacity Using Quality Improvement.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Fitzgerald, Elaine</p> <p>2015-01-01</p> <p>Improving breastfeeding <span class="hlt">rates</span> among Black women is a potential strategy to address disparities in health outcomes that disproportionately impact Black women and children. This quality improvement (<span class="hlt">QI</span>) initiative aimed to improve perinatal case manager knowledge and self-efficacy to promote breastfeeding among Black, low-income women who use services through Boston Healthy Start Initiative. <span class="hlt">QI</span> methodology was used to develop and test a two-part strategy for perinatal case managers to promote and support breastfeeding. A positive change was observed in infant feeding knowledge and case manager self-efficacy to promote breastfeeding. Among the 24 mothers participating in this <span class="hlt">QI</span> initiative, 100% initiated and continued breastfeeding at 1 week postpartum, and 92% were breastfeeding at 2 weeks postpartum.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('http://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/EJ1157720.pdf','ERIC'); return false;" href="http://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/EJ1157720.pdf"><span>The Effects on Soccer <span class="hlt">Passing</span> Skills When Warming Up with Two Different Sized Soccer Balls</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.eric.ed.gov/ERICWebPortal/search/extended.jsp?_pageLabel=advanced">ERIC Educational Resources Information Center</a></p> <p>Burcak, Keskin</p> <p>2015-01-01</p> <p>The purpose of the present research is studying the effects of warm-up with two different sizes of balls on <span class="hlt">passing</span> skills. Loughborough Soccer <span class="hlt">Passing</span> Test (LSPT) was conducted on 28 non-elite football players, who participated in the present research for 10 training days. LSPT is a <span class="hlt">passing</span> skill protocol established on completing 16 passes…</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2010-title20-vol2/pdf/CFR-2010-title20-vol2-sec416-2099.pdf','CFR'); return false;" href="https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2010-title20-vol2/pdf/CFR-2010-title20-vol2-sec416-2099.pdf"><span>20 CFR 416.2099 - Compliance with <span class="hlt">pass</span>-along.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/browse/collectionCfr.action?selectedYearFrom=2010&page.go=Go">Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR</a></p> <p></p> <p>2010-04-01</p> <p>... 20 Employees' Benefits 2 2010-04-01 2010-04-01 false Compliance with <span class="hlt">pass</span>-along. 416.2099 Section 416.2099 Employees' Benefits SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION SUPPLEMENTAL SECURITY INCOME FOR THE AGED, BLIND, AND DISABLED State Supplementation Provisions; Agreement; Payments § 416.2099 Compliance with...</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2010-title33-vol3/pdf/CFR-2010-title33-vol3-sec401-42.pdf','CFR'); return false;" href="https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2010-title33-vol3/pdf/CFR-2010-title33-vol3-sec401-42.pdf"><span>33 CFR 401.42 - <span class="hlt">Passing</span> hand lines.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/browse/collectionCfr.action?selectedYearFrom=2010&page.go=Go">Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR</a></p> <p></p> <p>2010-07-01</p> <p>... downbound vessel shall use its own hand lines, secured to the eye at the end of the mooring lines, by means... behind the splice of the eye; (3) At Iroquois Lock and Lock 8, Welland Canal, both upbound and downbound... to the eye of the No. 1 mooring wire by means of a bowline. (b) Mooring lines shall not be <span class="hlt">passed</span>...</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2011-title33-vol3/pdf/CFR-2011-title33-vol3-sec401-42.pdf','CFR2011'); return false;" href="https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2011-title33-vol3/pdf/CFR-2011-title33-vol3-sec401-42.pdf"><span>33 CFR 401.42 - <span class="hlt">Passing</span> hand lines.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/browse/collectionCfr.action?selectedYearFrom=2011&page.go=Go">Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR</a></p> <p></p> <p>2011-07-01</p> <p>... downbound vessel shall use its own hand lines, secured to the eye at the end of the mooring lines, by means... behind the splice of the eye; (3) At Iroquois Lock and Lock 8, Welland Canal, both upbound and downbound... to the eye of the No. 1 mooring wire by means of a bowline. (b) Mooring lines shall not be <span class="hlt">passed</span>...</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://eric.ed.gov/?q=ice&pg=2&id=EJ943459','ERIC'); return false;" href="https://eric.ed.gov/?q=ice&pg=2&id=EJ943459"><span>The Physics of "String <span class="hlt">Passing</span> through Ice"</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.eric.ed.gov/ERICWebPortal/search/extended.jsp?_pageLabel=advanced">ERIC Educational Resources Information Center</a></p> <p>Mohazzabi, Pirooz</p> <p>2011-01-01</p> <p>One of the oldest yet interesting experiments related to heat and thermodynamics is placing a string on a block of ice and hanging two masses from the ends of the string. Sometime later, it is discovered that the string has <span class="hlt">passed</span> through the ice without cutting it in half. A simple explanation of this effect is that the pressure caused by the…</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pmcentrez&artid=5753015','PMC'); return false;" href="https://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pmcentrez&artid=5753015"><span>The Efficacy and Safety of Shen Guo Lao Nian Granule for Common Cold of <span class="hlt">Qi</span>-Deficiency Syndrome: Study Protocol for a Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Multicenter, Phase II Clinical Trial</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pmc">PubMed Central</a></p> <p>Fu, Juanjuan; Ding, Hong; Yang, Haimiao; Huang, Yuhong</p> <p>2017-01-01</p> <p>Background Common cold is one of the most frequently occurring illnesses in primary healthcare services and represents considerable disease burden. Common cold of <span class="hlt">Qi</span>-deficiency syndrome (CCQDS) is an important but less addressed traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) pattern. We designed a protocol to explore the efficacy, safety, and optimal dose of Shen Guo Lao Nian Granule (SGLNG) for treating CCQDS. Methods/Design This is a multicenter, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, phase II clinical trial. A total of 240 eligible patients will be recruited from five centers. Patients are randomly assigned to high-dose group, middle-dose group, low-dose group, or control group in a 1 : 1 : 1 : 1 ratio. All drugs are required to be taken 3 times daily for 5 days with a 5-day follow-up period. Primary outcomes are duration of all symptoms, total score reduction on Jackson's scale, and TCM symptoms scale. Secondary outcomes include every single TCM symptom duration and score reduction, TCM main symptoms disappearance <span class="hlt">rate</span>, curative effects, and comparison between Jackson's scale and TCM symptom scale. Ethics and Trial Registration This study protocol was approved by the Ethics Committee of Clinical Trials and Biomedicine of West China Hospital of Sichuan University (number IRB-2014-12) and registered with the Chinese Clinical Trial Registry (ChiCTR-IPR-15006349). PMID:29430253</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://eric.ed.gov/?q=fb&pg=3&id=EJ881110','ERIC'); return false;" href="https://eric.ed.gov/?q=fb&pg=3&id=EJ881110"><span>Older Children's Misunderstanding of Uncertain Belief after <span class="hlt">Passing</span> the False Belief Test</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.eric.ed.gov/ERICWebPortal/search/extended.jsp?_pageLabel=advanced">ERIC Educational Resources Information Center</a></p> <p>Zhang, Ting; Zheng, Xueru; Zhang, Li; Sha, Wenju; Deak, Gedeon; Li, Hong</p> <p>2010-01-01</p> <p>A four-location belief task was designed to examine children's understanding of another's uncertain belief after <span class="hlt">passing</span> a false belief (FB) task. In Experiment 1, after <span class="hlt">passing</span> the FB task, participants were asked what a puppet would do after he failed to find his toy at the falsely believed location. Most 4-year-olds and half of 6-year-olds…</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2017E%26ES...86a2008D','NASAADS'); return false;" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2017E%26ES...86a2008D"><span>An Accurate Co-registration Method for Airborne Repeat-<span class="hlt">pass</span> InSAR</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abstract_service.html">NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)</a></p> <p>Dong, X. T.; Zhao, Y. H.; Yue, X. J.; Han, C. M.</p> <p>2017-10-01</p> <p>Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar (InSAR) technology plays a significant role in topographic mapping and surface deformation detection. Comparing with spaceborne repeat-<span class="hlt">pass</span> InSAR, airborne repeat-<span class="hlt">pass</span> InSAR solves the problems of long revisit time and low-resolution images. Due to the advantages of flexible, accurate, and fast obtaining abundant information, airborne repeat-<span class="hlt">pass</span> InSAR is significant in deformation monitoring of shallow ground. In order to getting precise ground elevation information and interferometric coherence of deformation monitoring from master and slave images, accurate co-registration must be promised. Because of side looking, repeat observing path and long baseline, there are very different initial slant ranges and flight heights between repeat flight paths. The differences of initial slant ranges and flight height lead to the pixels, located identical coordinates on master and slave images, correspond to different size of ground resolution cells. The mismatching phenomenon performs very obvious on the long slant range parts of master image and slave image. In order to resolving the different sizes of pixels and getting accurate co-registration results, a new method is proposed based on Range-Doppler (RD) imaging model. VV-Polarization C-band airborne repeat-<span class="hlt">pass</span> InSAR images were used in experiment. The experiment result shows that the proposed method leads to superior co-registration accuracy.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1110518','SCIGOV-STC'); return false;" href="https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1110518"><span>Structural Controls of the Emerson <span class="hlt">Pass</span> Geothermal System, Washoe County, Nevada</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.osti.gov/search">DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)</a></p> <p>Anderson, Ryan B; Faulds, James E</p> <p></p> <p>We have conducted a detailed geologic study to better characterize a blind geothermal system in Emerson <span class="hlt">Pass</span> on the Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe Reservation, western Nevada. A thermal anomaly was discovered in Emerson <span class="hlt">Pass</span> by use of 2 m temperature surveys deployed within a structurally favorable setting and proximal to surface features indicative of geothermal activity. The anomaly lies at the western edge of a broad left step at the northeast end of Pyramid Lake between the north- to north-northeast-striking, west-dipping, Fox and Lake Range normal faults. The 2-m temperature surveys have defined a N-S elongate thermal anomaly that hasmore » a maximum recorded temperature of ~60°C and resides on a north- to north-northeaststriking fault. Travertine mounds, chalcedonic silica veins, and silica cemented Pleistocene lacustrine gravels in Emerson <span class="hlt">Pass</span> indicate a robust geothermal system active at the surface in the recent past. Structural complexity and spatial heterogeneities of the strain and stress field have developed in the step-over region, but kinematic data suggest a WNW-trending (~280° azimuth) extension direction. The geothermal system is likely hosted in Emerson <span class="hlt">Pass</span> as a result of enhanced permeability generated by the intersection of two oppositely dipping, southward terminating north- to north-northwest-striking (Fox Range fault) and northnortheast- striking faults.« less</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://ntrs.nasa.gov/search.jsp?R=19890000338&hterms=equality&qs=Ntx%3Dmode%2Bmatchall%26Ntk%3DAll%26N%3D0%26No%3D60%26Ntt%3Dequality','NASA-TRS'); return false;" href="https://ntrs.nasa.gov/search.jsp?R=19890000338&hterms=equality&qs=Ntx%3Dmode%2Bmatchall%26Ntk%3DAll%26N%3D0%26No%3D60%26Ntt%3Dequality"><span>Multichannel, Active Low-<span class="hlt">Pass</span> Filters</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://ntrs.nasa.gov/search.jsp">NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)</a></p> <p>Lev, James J.</p> <p>1989-01-01</p> <p>Multichannel integrated circuits cascaded to obtain matched characteristics. Gain and phase characteristics of channels of multichannel, multistage, active, low-<span class="hlt">pass</span> filter matched by making filter of cascaded multichannel integrated-circuit operational amplifiers. Concept takes advantage of inherent equality of electrical characteristics of nominally-identical circuit elements made on same integrated-circuit chip. Characteristics of channels vary identically with changes in temperature. If additional matched channels needed, chips containing more than two operational amplifiers apiece (e.g., commercial quad operational amplifliers) used. Concept applicable to variety of equipment requiring matched gain and phase in multiple channels - radar, test instruments, communication circuits, and equipment for electronic countermeasures.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://eric.ed.gov/?q=social+AND+behaviour+AND+culture&pg=4&id=EJ919954','ERIC'); return false;" href="https://eric.ed.gov/?q=social+AND+behaviour+AND+culture&pg=4&id=EJ919954"><span>Medical Educators' Social Acts of Explaining <span class="hlt">Passing</span> Underperformance in Students: A Qualitative Study</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.eric.ed.gov/ERICWebPortal/search/extended.jsp?_pageLabel=advanced">ERIC Educational Resources Information Center</a></p> <p>Monrouxe, Lynn V.; Rees, Charlotte E.; Lewis, Natalie J.; Cleland, Jennifer A.</p> <p>2011-01-01</p> <p><span class="hlt">Passing</span> underperformance in students is ubiquitous across health and social care educators and is intimately related to the subsequent welfare of patients: underperforming students may become underperforming practitioners. This paper aims to examine how medical educators construct <span class="hlt">passing</span> underperformance through an analysis of their social act of…</p> </li> </ol> <div class="pull-right"> <ul class="pagination"> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_1");'>«</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_21");'>21</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_22");'>22</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_23");'>23</a></li> <li class="active"><span>24</span></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_25");'>25</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_25");'>»</a></li> </ul> </div> </div><!-- col-sm-12 --> </div><!-- row --> </div><!-- page_24 --> <div id="page_25" class="hiddenDiv"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-sm-12"> <div class="pull-right"> <ul class="pagination"> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_1");'>«</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_21");'>21</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_22");'>22</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_23");'>23</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_24");'>24</a></li> <li class="active"><span>25</span></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_25");'>»</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> <div class="row"> <div class="col-sm-12"> <ol class="result-class" start="481"> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2017EGUGA..19..858B','NASAADS'); return false;" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2017EGUGA..19..858B"><span>Measurements of VOC fluxes by Eddy-covariance with a PTR-<span class="hlt">Qi</span>-TOF-MS over a mature wheat crop near Paris: Evaluation of data quality and uncertainties.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abstract_service.html">NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)</a></p> <p>Buysse, Pauline; Loubet, Benjamin; Ciuraru, Raluca; Lafouge, Florence; Zurfluh, Olivier; Gonzaga-Gomez, Lais; Fanucci, Olivier; Gueudet, Jean-Christophe; Decuq, Céline; Gros, Valérie; Sarda, Roland; Zannoni, Nora</p> <p>2017-04-01</p> <p>The quantification of volatile organic compounds (VOC) fluxes exchanged by terrestrial ecosystems is of large interest because of their influence on the chemistry and composition of the atmosphere including aerosols and oxidants. Latest developments in the techniques for detecting, identifying and measuring VOC fluxes have considerably improved the abilities to get reliable estimates. Among these, the eddy-covariance (EC) methodology constitutes the most direct approach, and relies on both well-established principles (Aubinet et al. 2000) and a sound continuously worldwide improving experience. The combination of the EC methodology with the latest proton-transfer-reaction mass spectrometer (PTR-MS) device, the PTR-<span class="hlt">Qi</span>-TOF-MS, which allows the identification and quantification of more than 500 VOC at high frequency, now provides a very powerful and precise tool for an accurate quantification of VOC fluxes on various types of terrestrial ecosystems. The complexity of the whole methodology however demands that several data quality requirements are fulfilled. VOC fluxes were measured by EC with a PTR-<span class="hlt">Qi</span>-TOF-MS (national instrument within the ANAEE-France framework) for one month and a half over a mature wheat crop near Paris (FR-GRI ICOS site). Most important emissions (by descending order) were observed from detected compounds with mass-over-charge (m/z) ratios of 33.033 (methanol), 45.033 (acetaldehyde), 93.033 (not identified yet), 59.049 (acetone), and 63.026 (dimethyl sulfide or DMS). Emissions from higher-mass compounds, which might be due to pesticide applications at the beginning of our observation period, were also detected. Some compounds were also seen to deposit (e.g. m/z 47.013, 71.085, 75.044, 83.05) while others exhibited bidirectional fluxes (e.g. m/z 57.07, 69.07). Before analyzing VOC flux responses to meteorological and crop development drivers, a data quality check was performed which included (i) uncertainty analysis of mass and concentration</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2017SPIE10073E..0LT','NASAADS'); return false;" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2017SPIE10073E..0LT"><span>Double-<span class="hlt">pass</span> imaging through scattering (Conference Presentation)</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abstract_service.html">NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)</a></p> <p>Tajahuerce, Enrique; Andrés Bou, Pedro; Artal, Pablo; Lancis, Jesús</p> <p>2017-02-01</p> <p>In the last years, single-pixel imaging (SPI) was established as a suitable tool for non-invasive imaging of an absorbing object completely embedded in an inhomogeneous medium. One of the main characteristics of the technique is that it uses very simple sensors (bucket detectors such as photodiodes or photomultiplier tubes) combined with structured illumination and mathematical algorithms to recover the image. This reduction in complexity of the sensing device gives these systems the opportunity to obtain images at shallow depth overcoming the scattering problem. Nonetheless, some challenges, such as the need for improved signal-to-noise or the frame <span class="hlt">rate</span>, remain to be tackled before extensive use in practical systems. Also, for intact or live optically thick tissues, epi-detection is commonly used, while present implementations of SPI are limited to transillumination geometries. In this work we present new features and some recent advances in SPI that involve either the use of computationally efficient algorithms for adaptive sensing or a balanced detection mechanism. Additionally, SPI has been adapted to handle reflected light to create a double <span class="hlt">pass</span> optical system. Such developments represent a significant step towards the use of SPI in more realistic scenarios, especially in biophotonics applications. In particular, we show the design of a single-pixel ophtalmoscope as a novel way of imaging the retina in real time.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://pubs.er.usgs.gov/publication/70031496','USGSPUBS'); return false;" href="https://pubs.er.usgs.gov/publication/70031496"><span>Evaluating single-<span class="hlt">pass</span> catch as a tool for identifying spatial pattern in fish distribution</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/pubs/index.jsp?view=adv">USGS Publications Warehouse</a></p> <p>Bateman, Douglas S.; Gresswell, Robert E.; Torgersen, Christian E.</p> <p>2005-01-01</p> <p>We evaluate the efficacy of single-<span class="hlt">pass</span> electrofishing without blocknets as a tool for collecting spatially continuous fish distribution data in headwater streams. We compare spatial patterns in abundance, sampling effort, and length-frequency distributions from single-<span class="hlt">pass</span> sampling of coastal cutthroat trout (Oncorhynchus clarki clarki) to data obtained from a more precise multiple-<span class="hlt">pass</span> removal electrofishing method in two mid-sized (500–1000 ha) forested watersheds in western Oregon. Abundance estimates from single- and multiple-<span class="hlt">pass</span> removal electrofishing were positively correlated in both watersheds, r = 0.99 and 0.86. There were no significant trends in capture probabilities at the watershed scale (P > 0.05). Moreover, among-sample variation in fish abundance was higher than within-sample error in both streams indicating that increased precision of unit-scale abundance estimates would provide less information on patterns of abundance than increasing the fraction of habitat units sampled. In the two watersheds, respectively, single-<span class="hlt">pass</span> electrofishing captured 78 and 74% of the estimated population of cutthroat trout with 7 and 10% of the effort. At the scale of intermediate-sized watersheds, single-<span class="hlt">pass</span> electrofishing exhibited a sufficient level of precision to be effective in detecting spatial patterns of cutthroat trout abundance and may be a useful tool for providing the context for investigating fish-habitat relationships at multiple scales.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1241318','SCIGOV-STC'); return false;" href="https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1241318"><span>Community Project for Accelerator Science and Simulation (Com<span class="hlt">PASS</span>) Final Report</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.osti.gov/search">DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)</a></p> <p>Cary, John R.; Cowan, Benjamin M.; Veitzer, S. A.</p> <p>2016-03-04</p> <p>Tech-X participated across the full range of Com<span class="hlt">PASS</span> activities, with efforts in the Energy Frontier primarily through modeling of laser plasma accelerators and dielectric laser acceleration, in the Intensity Frontier primarily through electron cloud modeling, and in Uncertainty Quantification being applied to dielectric laser acceleration. In the following we present the progress and status of our activities for the entire period of the Com<span class="hlt">PASS</span> project for the different areas of Energy Frontier, Intensity Frontier and Uncertainty Quantification.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2015JPSJ...84h4003N','NASAADS'); return false;" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2015JPSJ...84h4003N"><span>Degree Distribution of Position-Dependent Ball-<span class="hlt">Passing</span> Networks in Football Games</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abstract_service.html">NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)</a></p> <p>Narizuka, Takuma; Yamamoto, Ken; Yamazaki, Yoshihiro</p> <p>2015-08-01</p> <p>We propose a simple stochastic model describing the position-dependent ball-<span class="hlt">passing</span> network in football (soccer) games. In this network, a player in a certain area in a divided field is a node, and a <span class="hlt">pass</span> between two nodes corresponds to an edge. Our stochastic process model is characterized by the consecutive choice of a node depending on its intrinsic fitness. We derive an explicit expression for the degree distribution and find that the derived distribution reproduces that for actual data reasonably well.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2014SPIE.9241E..0CA','NASAADS'); return false;" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2014SPIE.9241E..0CA"><span>Mission design for NISAR repeat-<span class="hlt">pass</span> Interferometric SAR</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abstract_service.html">NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)</a></p> <p>Alvarez-Salazar, Oscar; Hatch, Sara; Rocca, Jennifer; Rosen, Paul; Shaffer, Scott; Shen, Yuhsyen; Sweetser, Theodore; Xaypraseuth, Peter</p> <p>2014-10-01</p> <p>The proposed spaceborne NASA-ISRO SAR (NISAR) mission would use the repeat-<span class="hlt">pass</span> interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar (InSAR) technique to measure the changing shape of Earth's surface at the centimeter scale in support of investigations in solid Earth and cryospheric sciences. Repeat-<span class="hlt">pass</span> InSAR relies on multiple SAR observations acquired from nearly identical positions of the spacecraft as seen from the ground. Consequently, there are tight constraints on the repeatability of the orbit, and given the narrow field of view of the radar antenna beam, on the repeatability of the beam pointing. The quality and accuracy of the InSAR data depend on highly precise control of both orbital position and observatory pointing throughout the science observation life of the mission. This paper describes preliminary NISAR requirements and rationale for orbit repeatability and attitude control in order to meet science requirements. A preliminary error budget allocation and an implementation approach to meet these allocations are also discussed.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23175524','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23175524"><span>How to <span class="hlt">pass</span> the false-belief task before your fourth birthday.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Rubio-Fernández, Paula; Geurts, Bart</p> <p>2013-01-01</p> <p>The experimental record of the last three decades shows that children under 4 years old fail all sorts of variations on the standard false-belief task, whereas more recent studies have revealed that infants are able to <span class="hlt">pass</span> nonverbal versions of the task. We argue that these paradoxical results are an artifact of the type of false-belief tasks that have been used to test infants and children: Nonverbal designs allow infants to keep track of a protagonist's perspective over a course of events, whereas verbal designs tend to disrupt the perspective-tracking process in various ways, which makes it too hard for younger children to demonstrate their capacity for perspective tracking. We report three experiments that confirm this hypothesis by showing that 3-year-olds can <span class="hlt">pass</span> a suitably streamlined version of the verbal false-belief task. We conclude that young children can <span class="hlt">pass</span> the verbal false-belief task provided that they are allowed to keep track of the protagonist's perspective without too much disruption.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('http://hdl.handle.net/2060/20080004165','NASA-TRS'); return false;" href="http://hdl.handle.net/2060/20080004165"><span>Catalytic reactor for promoting a chemical reaction on a fluid <span class="hlt">passing</span> therethrough</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://ntrs.nasa.gov/search.jsp">NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)</a></p> <p>Roychoudhury, Subir (Inventor); Pfefferle, William C. (Inventor)</p> <p>2001-01-01</p> <p>A catalytic reactor with an auxiliary heating structure for raising the temperature of a fluid <span class="hlt">passing</span> therethrough whereby the catalytic reaction is promoted. The invention is a apparatus employing multiple electrical heating elements electrically isolated from one another by insulators that are an integral part of the flow path. The invention provides step heating of a fluid as the fluid <span class="hlt">passes</span> through the reactor.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pmcentrez&artid=4535221','PMC'); return false;" href="https://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pmcentrez&artid=4535221"><span>A Novel Approach to Practice-Based Learning and Improvement Using a Web-Based Audit and Feedback Module</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pmc">PubMed Central</a></p> <p>Boggan, Joel C.; Cheely, George; Shah, Bimal R.; Heffelfinger, Randy; Springall, Deanna; Thomas, Samantha M.; Zaas, Aimee; Bae, Jonathan</p> <p>2014-01-01</p> <p>Background Systematically engaging residents in large programs in quality improvement (<span class="hlt">QI</span>) is challenging. Objective To coordinate a shared <span class="hlt">QI</span> project in a large residency program using an online tool. Methods A web-based <span class="hlt">QI</span> tool guided residents through a 2-phase evaluation of performance of foot examinations in patients with diabetes. In phase 1, residents completed reviews of health records with online data entry. Residents were then presented with personal performance data relative to peers and were prompted to develop improvement plans. In phase 2, residents again reviewed personal performance. <span class="hlt">Rates</span> of performance were compared at the program and clinic levels for each phase, with data presented for residents. Acceptability was measured by the number of residents completing each phase. Feasibility was measured by estimated faculty, programmer, and administrator time and costs. Results Seventy-nine of 86 eligible residents (92%) completed improvement plans and reviewed 1471 patients in phase 1, whereas 68 residents (79%) reviewed 1054 patient charts in phase 2. <span class="hlt">Rates</span> of performance of examination increased significantly between phases (from 52% to 73% for complete examination, P < .001). Development of the tool required 130 hours of programmer time. Project analysis and management required 6 hours of administrator and faculty time monthly. Conclusions An online tool developed and implemented for program-wide <span class="hlt">QI</span> initiatives successfully engaged residents to participate in <span class="hlt">QI</span> activities. Residents using this tool demonstrated improvement in a selected quality target. This tool could be adapted by other graduate medical education programs or for faculty development. PMID:26279782</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2018PhRvA..97e3409V','NASAADS'); return false;" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2018PhRvA..97e3409V"><span>Relations between the single-<span class="hlt">pass</span> and double-<span class="hlt">pass</span> transition probabilities in quantum systems with two and three states</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abstract_service.html">NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)</a></p> <p>Vitanov, Nikolay V.</p> <p>2018-05-01</p> <p>In the experimental determination of the population transfer efficiency between discrete states of a coherently driven quantum system it is often inconvenient to measure the population of the target state. Instead, after the interaction that transfers the population from the initial state to the target state, a second interaction is applied which brings the system back to the initial state, the population of which is easy to measure and normalize. If the transition probability is p in the forward process, then classical intuition suggests that the probability to return to the initial state after the backward process should be p2. However, this classical expectation is generally misleading because it neglects interference effects. This paper presents a rigorous theoretical analysis based on the SU(2) and SU(3) symmetries of the propagators describing the evolution of quantum systems with two and three states, resulting in explicit analytic formulas that link the two-step probabilities to the single-step ones. Explicit examples are given with the popular techniques of rapid adiabatic passage and stimulated Raman adiabatic passage. The present results suggest that quantum-mechanical probabilities degrade faster in repeated processes than classical probabilities. Therefore, the actual single-<span class="hlt">pass</span> efficiencies in various experiments, calculated from double-<span class="hlt">pass</span> probabilities, might have been greater than the reported values.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2010-title20-vol2/pdf/CFR-2010-title20-vol2-sec416-2096.pdf','CFR'); return false;" href="https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2010-title20-vol2/pdf/CFR-2010-title20-vol2-sec416-2096.pdf"><span>20 CFR 416.2096 - Basic <span class="hlt">pass</span>-along rules.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/browse/collectionCfr.action?selectedYearFrom=2010&page.go=Go">Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR</a></p> <p></p> <p>2010-04-01</p> <p>... residents of Medicaid facilities where Medicaid pays more than 50 percent of the cost of their care (see..., unless the State furnishes us satisfactory evidence to the contrary. (b) Meeting the <span class="hlt">pass</span>-along... was in compliance for such preceding 12-month period. The combined Federal/State payment level for...</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pmcentrez&artid=3134590','PMC'); return false;" href="https://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pmcentrez&artid=3134590"><span>Optimization of Spiral-Based Pulse Sequences for First <span class="hlt">Pass</span> Myocardial Perfusion Imaging</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pmc">PubMed Central</a></p> <p>Salerno, Michael; Sica, Christopher T.; Kramer, Christopher M.; Meyer, Craig H.</p> <p>2010-01-01</p> <p>While spiral trajectories have multiple attractive features such as their isotropic resolution, acquisition efficiency, and robustness to motion, there has been limited application of these techniques to first <span class="hlt">pass</span> perfusion imaging because of potential off-resonance and inconsistent data artifacts. Spiral trajectories may also be less sensitive to dark-rim artifacts (DRA) that are caused, at least in part, by cardiac motion. By careful consideration of the spiral trajectory readout duration, flip angle strategy, and image reconstruction strategy, spiral artifacts can be abated to create high quality first <span class="hlt">pass</span> myocardial perfusion images with high SNR. The goal of this paper was to design interleaved spiral pulse sequences for first-<span class="hlt">pass</span> myocardial perfusion imaging, and to evaluate them clinically for image quality and the presence of dark-rim, blurring, and dropout artifacts. PMID:21590802</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11757923','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11757923"><span>Visualization of <span class="hlt">pass</span>-by noise by means of moving frame acoustic holography.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Park, S H; Kim, Y H</p> <p>2001-11-01</p> <p>The noise generated by <span class="hlt">pass</span>-by test (ISO 362) was visualized. The moving frame acoustic holography was improved to visualize the <span class="hlt">pass</span>-by noise and predict its level. The proposed method allowed us to visualize tire and engine noise generated by <span class="hlt">pass</span>-by test based on the following assumption; the noise can be assumed to be quasistationary. This is first because the speed change during the period of our interest is negligible and second because the frequency change of the noise is also negligible. The proposed method was verified by a controlled loud speaker experiment. Effects of running condition, e.g., accelerating according to ISO 362, cruising at constant speed, and coasting down, on the radiated noise were also visualized. The visualized results show where the tire noise is generated and how it propagates.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('http://hdl.handle.net/2060/19920000898','NASA-TRS'); return false;" href="http://hdl.handle.net/2060/19920000898"><span>Personal Access Satellite System (<span class="hlt">PASS</span>) study. Fiscal year 1989 results</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://ntrs.nasa.gov/search.jsp">NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)</a></p> <p>Sue, Miles K. (Editor)</p> <p>1990-01-01</p> <p>The Jet Propulsion Laboratory is exploring the potential and feasibility of a personal access satellite system (<span class="hlt">PASS</span>) that will offer the user greater freedom and mobility than existing or currently planned communications systems. Studies performed in prior years resulted in a strawman design and the identification of technologies that are critical to the successful implementation of <span class="hlt">PASS</span>. The study efforts in FY-89 were directed towards alternative design options with the objective of either improving the system performance or alleviating the constraints on the user terminal. The various design options and system issues studied this year and the results of the study are presented.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2010-title14-vol4/pdf/CFR-2010-title14-vol4-sec399-82.pdf','CFR'); return false;" href="https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2010-title14-vol4/pdf/CFR-2010-title14-vol4-sec399-82.pdf"><span>14 CFR 399.82 - <span class="hlt">Passing</span> off of carrier identity by affiliation between carriers.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/browse/collectionCfr.action?selectedYearFrom=2010&page.go=Go">Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR</a></p> <p></p> <p>2010-01-01</p> <p>... 14 Aeronautics and Space 4 2010-01-01 2010-01-01 false <span class="hlt">Passing</span> off of carrier identity by... Relating to Enforcement § 399.82 <span class="hlt">Passing</span> off of carrier identity by affiliation between carriers. (a... points served by both carriers should preserve the identity of the individual carriers; (5) Where joint...</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2013-03-27/pdf/2013-06984.pdf','FEDREG'); return false;" href="https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2013-03-27/pdf/2013-06984.pdf"><span>78 FR 18480 - Drawbridge Operation Regulations; Chef Menteur <span class="hlt">Pass</span>, at Lake Catherine, LA</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/browse/collection.action?collectionCode=FR">Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014</a></p> <p></p> <p>2013-03-27</p> <p>... Operation Regulations; Chef Menteur <span class="hlt">Pass</span>, at Lake Catherine, LA AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS. ACTION: Notice of..., mile 2.8, at Lake Catherine, Orleans Parish, Louisiana. The deviation is necessary to ensure the safety.... Highway 90 swing bridge crossing the Chef Menteur <span class="hlt">Pass</span>, mile 2.8, at Lake Catherine, Orleans, Parish...</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2011-title14-vol4/pdf/CFR-2011-title14-vol4-sec399-82.pdf','CFR2011'); return false;" href="https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2011-title14-vol4/pdf/CFR-2011-title14-vol4-sec399-82.pdf"><span>14 CFR 399.82 - <span class="hlt">Passing</span> off of carrier identity by affiliation between carriers.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/browse/collectionCfr.action?selectedYearFrom=2011&page.go=Go">Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR</a></p> <p></p> <p>2011-01-01</p> <p>... 14 Aeronautics and Space 4 2011-01-01 2011-01-01 false <span class="hlt">Passing</span> off of carrier identity by... Relating to Enforcement § 399.82 <span class="hlt">Passing</span> off of carrier identity by affiliation between carriers. (a... points served by both carriers should preserve the identity of the individual carriers; (5) Where joint...</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2014-title14-vol4/pdf/CFR-2014-title14-vol4-sec399-82.pdf','CFR2014'); return false;" href="https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2014-title14-vol4/pdf/CFR-2014-title14-vol4-sec399-82.pdf"><span>14 CFR 399.82 - <span class="hlt">Passing</span> off of carrier identity by affiliation between carriers.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/browse/collectionCfr.action?selectedYearFrom=2014&page.go=Go">Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR</a></p> <p></p> <p>2014-01-01</p> <p>... 14 Aeronautics and Space 4 2014-01-01 2014-01-01 false <span class="hlt">Passing</span> off of carrier identity by... Relating to Enforcement § 399.82 <span class="hlt">Passing</span> off of carrier identity by affiliation between carriers. (a... points served by both carriers should preserve the identity of the individual carriers; (5) Where joint...</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2012-title14-vol4/pdf/CFR-2012-title14-vol4-sec399-82.pdf','CFR2012'); return false;" href="https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2012-title14-vol4/pdf/CFR-2012-title14-vol4-sec399-82.pdf"><span>14 CFR 399.82 - <span class="hlt">Passing</span> off of carrier identity by affiliation between carriers.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/browse/collectionCfr.action?selectedYearFrom=2012&page.go=Go">Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR</a></p> <p></p> <p>2012-01-01</p> <p>... 14 Aeronautics and Space 4 2012-01-01 2012-01-01 false <span class="hlt">Passing</span> off of carrier identity by... Relating to Enforcement § 399.82 <span class="hlt">Passing</span> off of carrier identity by affiliation between carriers. (a... points served by both carriers should preserve the identity of the individual carriers; (5) Where joint...</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2013-title14-vol4/pdf/CFR-2013-title14-vol4-sec399-82.pdf','CFR2013'); return false;" href="https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2013-title14-vol4/pdf/CFR-2013-title14-vol4-sec399-82.pdf"><span>14 CFR 399.82 - <span class="hlt">Passing</span> off of carrier identity by affiliation between carriers.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/browse/collectionCfr.action?selectedYearFrom=2013&page.go=Go">Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR</a></p> <p></p> <p>2013-01-01</p> <p>... 14 Aeronautics and Space 4 2013-01-01 2013-01-01 false <span class="hlt">Passing</span> off of carrier identity by... Relating to Enforcement § 399.82 <span class="hlt">Passing</span> off of carrier identity by affiliation between carriers. 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