Sample records for restricted release authorization

  1. 75 FR 75573 - Standards Governing the Release of a Suspicious Activity Report

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2010-12-03

    ... information'' and sets forth the restrictions on the dissemination of such information. Generally, ``non... functions (Government agencies), Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, Women. Authority and Issuance 0..., CONTRACTING OUTREACH PROGRAM, POST-EMPLOYMENT RESTRICTIONS FOR SENIOR EXAMINERS 0 1. Revise the authority...

  2. 75 FR 75583 - Standards Governing the Release of a Suspicious Activity Report

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2010-12-03

    ... ``unpublished OTS information,'' and sets forth the restrictions on the dissemination of such information...) information that should not be disclosed for reasons that warrant restriction under the Federal Rules of Civil...), Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, Women. Authority and Issuance 0 For the reasons set forth in the...

  3. Work Release In A Rural State

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Fleer, John L.; Pasewark, Richard A.

    1977-01-01

    Work release in a rural state has functioned successfully for two years with a halfway-house-type model. Initial results suggest there is greater success in units isolated from the prison and participation should be restricted to persons having six months or less to serve on prison terms. (Author)

  4. 15 CFR 740.7 - Computers (APP).

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-01-01

    ... 4A003. (2) Technology and software. License Exception APP authorizes exports of technology and software... License Exception. (2) Access and release restrictions. (i)[Reserved] (ii) Technology and source code. Technology and source code eligible for License Exception APP may not be released to nationals of Cuba, Iran...

  5. Chromium released from leather - I: exposure conditions that govern the release of chromium(III) and chromium(VI).

    PubMed

    Hedberg, Yolanda S; Lidén, Carola; Odnevall Wallinder, Inger

    2015-04-01

    Approximately 1-3% of the adult population in Europe is allergic to chromium (Cr). A new restriction in REACH (Registration, Evaluation, Authorization and Restriction of Chemicals) based on the ISO 17075 standard has recently been adopted in the EU to limit Cr(VI) in consumer and occupational leather products. The aim of this study was to critically assess key experimental parameters in this standard on the release of Cr(III) and Cr(VI) and their relevance for skin exposure. Four differently tanned, unfinished, leather samples were systematically investigated for their release of Cr(III) and Cr(VI) in relation to surface area, key exposure parameters, temperature, ultraviolet irradiation, and time. Although the total release of Cr was largely unaffected by all investigated parameters, except exposure duration and temperature, the Cr oxidation state was highly dynamic, with reduced amounts of released Cr(VI) with time, owing to the simultaneous release of reducing agents from the leather. Significantly more Cr(III) than Cr(VI) was released from the Cr-tanned leather for all conditions tested, and it continued to be released in artificial sweat up to at least 1 week of exposure. Several parameters were identified that influenced the outcome of the ISO 17075 test. © 2015 The Authors. Contact Dermatitis published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.

  6. Economic Analysis of Alternatives for PC Upgrade of OR Department Laboratory

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1990-09-01

    DEPARTMENT LABORATORY by Chen Lung-Shan September, 1990 Thesis Advisor: Thomas E. Halwachs Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited. 91...b. RESTRICTIVE MARKINGS UNCLASSIFIED 2a. SECURITY CLASSIFICATION AUTHORITY 3. DISTRIBUTION/AVAILABILITY OF REPORT Approved for public release...Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited. Economic Analysis Of Alternatives For PC Upgrade Of OR Department Laboratory by Lung-shan Chen

  7. Chromium released from leather - II: the importance of environmental parameters.

    PubMed

    Mathiason, Frederik; Lidén, Carola; Hedberg, Yolanda S

    2015-05-01

    Approximately 1-3% of the adult population in Europe are allergic to chromium (Cr). A new restriction in Registration, Evaluation, Authorization and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) based on the ISO 17075 standard has recently been adopted in the EU to limit Cr(VI) in consumer and occupational leather products to < 3 mg/kg. To investigate the influence of storage conditions [relative humidity, temperature, ultraviolet (UV) irradiation, and duration] on Cr release, and to assess several parameters relevant for occupational exposure (repeated exposure, wear, alkaline solutions, and sequential wet and dry exposures). A leather of relevance for work gloves was investigated for its release of Cr(III) and Cr(VI) under these different experimental conditions. Relative humidity (water content in leather) during storage prior to Cr extraction was the single most important parameter. Cr(VI) levels could vary from non-detectable to levels significantly exceeding the restriction limit, depending on the relative humidity. Leather contact with alkaline solution and UV irradiation during storage could increase the Cr(VI) levels in subsequent extractions. The amount of Cr(VI) in leather is not an intrinsic property, but is influenced by environmental conditions of relevance for occupations and skin exposure. © 2015 The Authors. Contact Dermatitis published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.

  8. BST-2 restricts IAV release and is countered by the viral M2 protein.

    PubMed

    Hu, Siqi; Yin, Lijuan; Mei, Shan; Li, Jian; Xu, Fengwen; Sun, Hong; Liu, Xiaoman; Cen, Shan; Liang, Chen; Li, Ailing; Guo, Fei

    2017-02-20

    BST-2 (tetherin, CD317, and HM1.24) is induced by interferon and restricts virus release by tethering the enveloped viruses to the cell surface. The effect of BST-2 on influenza A virus (IAV) infection has been inconclusive. In the present study, we report that BST-2 diminishes the production of IAV virus-like particles (VLPs) that are generated by viral neuraminidase and hemagglutinin proteins to a much greater degree than it inhibits the production of wild-type IAV particles. This relatively weaker inhibition of IAV is associated with reduction in BST-2 levels, which is caused by the M2 protein that interacts with BST-2 and leads to down-regulation of cell surface BST-2 via the proteasomal pathway. Similarly to the viral antagonist Vpu, M2 also rescues the production of human immunodeficiency virus-1 VLPs and IAV VLPs in the presence of BST-2. Replication of wild-type and the M2-deleted viruses were both inhibited by BST-2, with the M2-deleted IAV being more restricted. These data reveal one mechanism that IAV employs to counter restriction by BST-2. © 2017 The Author(s); published by Portland Press Limited on behalf of the Biochemical Society.

  9. Local Area Network (LAN) Compatibility Issues

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1991-09-01

    September, 1991 Thesis Advisor: Dr. Norman Schneidewind Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited 92 303s246 Unclassified SECURITY ...CLASSIFICATION OF THIS PAGE REPORT DOCUMENTATION PAGE Ia. REPORT SECURITY CLASSIFICATION 1 b. RESTRICTIVE MARKINGS unclassified 2a. SECURITY CLASSIFICATION...Work UiNt ACCeLUOn Number 11. TITLE (Include Security Classification) LOCAL AREA NETWORK (LAN) COMPATIBILITY ISSUES 12. PERSONAL AUTHOR(S) Rita V

  10. Engineering and Design: Rock Mass Classification Data Requirements for Rippability

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1983-06-30

    Engineering and Design ROCK MASS CLASSIFICATION DATA REQUIREMENTS FOR RIPPABILITY Distribution Restriction Statement Approved for public release...and Design: Rock Mass Classification Data Requirements for Rippability Contract Number Grant Number Program Element Number Author(s) Project...Technical Letter 1110-2-282 Engineering and Design ROCK MASS CLASSIFICATION DATA REQUIREMENTS FOR RIPPABILITY 1“ -“ This ETL contains information on data

  11. Chromium released from leather – I: exposure conditions that govern the release of chromium(III) and chromium(VI)

    PubMed Central

    Hedberg, Yolanda S; Lidén, Carola; Odnevall Wallinder, Inger

    2015-01-01

    Background Approximately 1–3% of the adult population in Europe is allergic to chromium (Cr). A new restriction in REACH (Registration, Evaluation, Authorization and Restriction of Chemicals) based on the ISO 17075 standard has recently been adopted in the EU to limit Cr(VI) in consumer and occupational leather products. Objectives The aim of this study was to critically assess key experimental parameters in this standard on the release of Cr(III) and Cr(VI) and their relevance for skin exposure. Material and methods Four differently tanned, unfinished, leather samples were systematically investigated for their release of Cr(III) and Cr(VI) in relation to surface area, key exposure parameters, temperature, ultraviolet irradiation, and time. Results Although the total release of Cr was largely unaffected by all investigated parameters, except exposure duration and temperature, the Cr oxidation state was highly dynamic, with reduced amounts of released Cr(VI) with time, owing to the simultaneous release of reducing agents from the leather. Significantly more Cr(III) than Cr(VI) was released from the Cr-tanned leather for all conditions tested, and it continued to be released in artificial sweat up to at least 1 week of exposure. Conclusions Several parameters were identified that influenced the outcome of the ISO 17075 test. PMID:25653094

  12. 48 CFR 227.7103-7 - Use and non-disclosure agreement.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-10-01

    ... release, disclosure, or authorized use of technical data or computer software subject to special license... (b) of this subsection, technical data or computer software delivered to the Government with..., display, or disclose technical data subject to limited rights or computer software subject to restricted...

  13. The Restricted Stackelberg Problem.

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1981-06-01

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

  14. 75 FR 23316 - Self-Regulatory Organizations; Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc.; Order Approving...

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2010-05-03

    ... SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION [Release No. 34-61979; File No. SR-FINRA-2010-003] Self..., as Modified by Amendment Nos. 1 and 2, Relating to Trade Reporting of OTC Equity Securities and Restricted Equity Securities April 23, 2010. I. Introduction On January 15, 2010, Financial Industry...

  15. Four Years of Media Habits: Implications for U.S. Army Advertising to the Prime Market

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1988-12-01

    Advertising to the Prime Market 0(0O I.) Jo-Ellen Asbury U.S. Army Research Institute DTIC I S% ELECTE MAY5%9I December 1988 Approved for public release...lb. RESTRICTIVE MARKINGS Unclassified 2a. SECURITY CLASSIFICATION AUTHORITY 3. DISTRIBUTION IAVAILABILITY OF REPORT -- __Approved for public release...Deputy Chief of Staff for Personnel Department of the Army December 1988 Army Project Number Manpower and Personnel 20263731A792 Approved for public

  16. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Transportation to release restrictions on the use of certain property conveyed to the City of St. George, Utah for airport purposes.

    THOMAS, 111th Congress

    Sen. Bennett, Robert F. [R-UT

    2009-02-11

    Senate - 02/11/2009 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (All Actions) Tracker: This bill has the status IntroducedHere are the steps for Status of Legislation:

  17. Activity-associated miRNA are packaged in Map1b-enriched exosomes released from depolarized neurons.

    PubMed

    Goldie, Belinda J; Dun, Matthew D; Lin, Minjie; Smith, Nathan D; Verrills, Nicole M; Dayas, Christopher V; Cairns, Murray J

    2014-08-01

    Rapid input-restricted change in gene expression is an important aspect of synaptic plasticity requiring complex mechanisms of post-transcriptional mRNA trafficking and regulation. Small non-coding miRNA are uniquely poised to support these functions by providing a nucleic-acid-based specificity component for universal-sequence-dependent RNA binding complexes. We investigated the subcellular distribution of these molecules in resting and potassium chloride depolarized human neuroblasts, and found both selective enrichment and depletion in neurites. Depolarization was associated with a neurite-restricted decrease in miRNA expression; a subset of these molecules was recovered from the depolarization medium in nuclease resistant extracellular exosomes. These vesicles were enriched with primate specific miRNA and the synaptic-plasticity-associated protein MAP1b. These findings further support a role for miRNA as neural plasticity regulators, as they are compartmentalized in neurons and undergo activity-associated redistribution or release into the extracellular matrix. © The Author(s) 2014. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of Nucleic Acids Research.

  18. Space Propulsion Hazards Analysis Manual (SPHAM). Volume 2. Appendices

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1988-10-01

    lb. RESTRICTIVE MARKINGS UNCLASSIFIED 2a. SECURITY CLASSIFICATION AUTHORITY 3 . DISTRIBUTION/AVAILABILITY OF REPORT Approved for public release...Volume I Chapter 2 - Requirementb and the Hazards Analysis Process .... Volume I Chapter 3 - Accident Scenarios...list of the hazardous materials that are discussed; 3 ) description of the failure scenarios; 4) type of post-accident environment that is discussed

  19. 75 FR 7530 - Self-Regulatory Organizations; Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc.; Notice of Filing of...

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2010-02-19

    ... SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION [Release No. 34-61510; File No. SR-FINRA-2010-003] Self... Change, as Modified by Amendment No. 1, Relating to Trade Reporting of OTC Equity Securities and Restricted Equity Securities February 5, 2010. Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of...

  20. 12 CFR 4.38 - Restrictions on dissemination of released information.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-01-01

    ... information. 4.38 Section 4.38 Banks and Banking COMPTROLLER OF THE CURRENCY, DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY ORGANIZATION AND FUNCTIONS, AVAILABILITY AND RELEASE OF INFORMATION, CONTRACTING OUTREACH PROGRAM, POST-EMPLOYMENT RESTRICTIONS FOR SENIOR EXAMINERS Release of Non-Public OCC Information § 4.38 Restrictions on...

  1. 12 CFR 4.38 - Restrictions on dissemination of released information.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-01-01

    ... information. 4.38 Section 4.38 Banks and Banking COMPTROLLER OF THE CURRENCY, DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY ORGANIZATION AND FUNCTIONS, AVAILABILITY AND RELEASE OF INFORMATION, CONTRACTING OUTREACH PROGRAM, POST-EMPLOYMENT RESTRICTIONS FOR SENIOR EXAMINERS Release of Non-Public OCC Information § 4.38 Restrictions on...

  2. 12 CFR 4.38 - Restrictions on dissemination of released information.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-01-01

    ... information. 4.38 Section 4.38 Banks and Banking COMPTROLLER OF THE CURRENCY, DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY ORGANIZATION AND FUNCTIONS, AVAILABILITY AND RELEASE OF INFORMATION, CONTRACTING OUTREACH PROGRAM, POST-EMPLOYMENT RESTRICTIONS FOR SENIOR EXAMINERS Release of Non-Public OCC Information § 4.38 Restrictions on...

  3. 12 CFR 4.38 - Restrictions on dissemination of released information.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-01-01

    ... information. 4.38 Section 4.38 Banks and Banking COMPTROLLER OF THE CURRENCY, DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY ORGANIZATION AND FUNCTIONS, AVAILABILITY AND RELEASE OF INFORMATION, CONTRACTING OUTREACH PROGRAM, POST-EMPLOYMENT RESTRICTIONS FOR SENIOR EXAMINERS Release of Non-Public OCC Information § 4.38 Restrictions on...

  4. Columbus Closure Project Released without Radiological Restrictions

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

    Henderson, G.

    2007-07-01

    The Columbus Closure Project (CCP), a historic radiological research complex, was cleaned up for future use without radiological restriction in 2006. The CCP research and development site contributed to national defense, nuclear fuel fabrication, and the development of safe nuclear reactors in the United States until 1988 when research activities were concluded for site decommissioning. In November of 2003, the Ohio Field Office of the U.S. Department of Energy contracted ECC/E2 Closure Services, LLC (Closure Services) to complete the removal of radioactive contamination from of a 1955 era nuclear sciences area consisting of a large hot cell facility, research reactormore » building and underground piping. The project known as the Columbus Closure Project (CCP) was completed in 27 months and brought to a close 16 years of D and D in Columbus, Ohio. This paper examines the project innovations and challenges presented during the Columbus Closure Project. The examination of the CCP includes the project regulatory environment, the CS safety program, accelerated clean up innovation, project execution strategies and management of project waste issues and the regulatory approach to site release 'without radiological restrictions'. (authors)« less

  5. U.S. Coast Guard Fleet Mix Planning: A Decision Support System Prototype

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1991-03-01

    91-16785 Al ’ 1 1 1 Unclassified SECURITY CLASSIFICATION OF ThIS PAGE REPORT DOCUMENTATION PAGE I L REPORTSECURITY CLASSIFICATION lb. RESTRICTIVE...MARKINGS Unclassified 2a. SECURITY CLASSIFICATION AUTHORITY 3. DISTRIBUTION/ AVAILABITY OF REPORT Approved for public release; distribution is inlimited...2b. DECIASSIFICATION/DOWNGRADING SCHEDULE 4. PERFORMING ORGANIZATION REPORT NUMBER(S) 5. MONITORING ORGANIZATION REPORT NUMBER(S) 6a. NAME OF

  6. Low-Level Wind Systems in the Warsaw Pact Countries.

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1985-03-01

    CLASSIFICATION OF THIS PAGE o i REPORT DOCUMENTATION PAGE I le. REPORT SECURITY CLASSIFICATION lb. RESTRICTIVE MARKINGS Unclassified 2e, SECURITY...CLASSIFICATION AUTHORITY 3. OISTRIBUTION/AVAI LAOBILfTY OF REPORT 2b. ECLSSIICAIONDOWNRADNG CHEULEApproved for public release; distribution * 2b OELASSFICTIO...OOWGRAING CHEULEunlimited * 4. PERFORMING ORGANIZATION REPORT NUMBER(S) 5. MONITORING ORGANIZATION REPORT NUMBER(S) USAFETAC/TN-85/0Ol 6a. NAME OF

  7. Examining Specialization Among Sex Offenders Released From Prison.

    PubMed

    Lin, Jeffrey; Simon, Walter

    2016-04-01

    A prevailing cultural stereotype about sex offenders is that they tend to specialize in sexual offending. Many recent policy developments-mainly aimed to restrict the liberties of sex offenders-are rooted in this idea. We examined the correctional and arrest records of a sample of 312 sex offenders released on parole in Colorado to determine the prevalence of sexual specialization among these offenders, and to compare the legal and social characteristics of specialists and versatile sex offenders. Overall we found that very few participants officially classified as sex offenders fit the specialist stereotype. Study participants generally displayed versatile histories of criminal offending. We also found that specialists were distinguishable from versatile offenders on certain indices of social integration and mental health, and they were more likely to have had a history of offending against children. © The Author(s) 2014.

  8. Digitally Controlled ’Programmable’ Active Filters.

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1985-12-01

    Advisor: Sherif Michael Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited. U - ~ .%~ ~ % %’.4 ~ -. 4-. " %’ -. .4. z. . 4, ,4°*-4° -o - ’ SECURITY ...CLASSIFICATION O THI PAGE ff ,’- -""" REPORT DOCUMENTATION PAGE Ia REPORT SECURITY CLASSIFICATION lb. RESTRICTIVE MARKINGS 2a SECURITY CLASSIFICATION...ELEMENT NO. NO NO. ACCESSION NO. S 11 TITLE (Include Security ClassWfication) , DIGITALLY CONTROLLED "PROGRAMMABLE" ACTIVE FILTERS 1 PERSONAL AUTHOR

  9. Transatlantic Regulatory Cooperation: Background and Analysis

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2009-08-24

    than in chemicals. In this sector, the U.S. and EU have fundamentally different regulations on issues such as genetically modified organisms ( GMOs ...hormones, and the registration and restriction of chemical substances. In the case of GMOs , these differences have translated into longer...authorization times and stricter standards for approval, release, and marketing of GMOs in the EU than in the U.S. Moreover, GMOs have been the subject of a

  10. Examining the Effect of Transverse Motion on Retinal Biometric Identifiers Relating to Shipboard Security Mechanisms

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1986-03-01

    CLASSIFICATION OF THIS PAGEZ-~-ft! -q 1 REPORT DOCUMENTATION PAGE a REPORT SECURITY CLASSIFICATION lb. RESTRICTIVE MARKINGS . UNCLASSIFIED """ a. SECURITY...CLASSIFICATION AUTHORITY 3 DISTRiBUTION(/AVAILABILITY OF REPORT Approved for public release; 2b. DECLASSIFICATION/ DOWNGRADING SCHEDULE distribution...is un 1 im i ted 4 PERFORMING ORGANIZATION REPORT NUMBER(S) S. MONITORING ORGANIZATION REPOR•r NUMBER(S) j a.NAME OF PERFORMING ORGANIZATION 16b

  11. 48 CFR 3452.215-70 - Release of restricted data.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-10-01

    ... regardless of their use of the legend set forth in FAR 52.215-12, Restriction on Disclosure and Use of Data... the data may be exempted from disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act. In accordance with... 48 Federal Acquisition Regulations System 7 2010-10-01 2010-10-01 false Release of restricted data...

  12. 14 CFR 155.9 - Release from war or national emergency restrictions.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-01-01

    ... 14 Aeronautics and Space 3 2010-01-01 2010-01-01 false Release from war or national emergency....9 Release from war or national emergency restrictions. (a) The primary purpose of each transfer of... property transferred, and of the entire airport, for use by the United States during a war or national...

  13. 48 CFR 3452.215-70 - Release of restricted data.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-10-01

    ... regardless of their use of the legend set forth in FAR 52.215-1(e), Restriction on Disclosure and Use of Data... and whether the data may be exempted from disclosure under FOIA. In accordance with Executive Order... 48 Federal Acquisition Regulations System 7 2014-10-01 2014-10-01 false Release of restricted data...

  14. 48 CFR 3452.215-70 - Release of restricted data.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-10-01

    ... regardless of their use of the legend set forth in FAR 52.215-1(e), Restriction on Disclosure and Use of Data... and whether the data may be exempted from disclosure under FOIA. In accordance with Executive Order... 48 Federal Acquisition Regulations System 7 2011-10-01 2011-10-01 false Release of restricted data...

  15. 48 CFR 3452.215-70 - Release of restricted data.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-10-01

    ... regardless of their use of the legend set forth in FAR 52.215-1(e), Restriction on Disclosure and Use of Data... and whether the data may be exempted from disclosure under FOIA. In accordance with Executive Order... 48 Federal Acquisition Regulations System 7 2013-10-01 2012-10-01 true Release of restricted data...

  16. 48 CFR 3452.215-70 - Release of restricted data.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-10-01

    ... regardless of their use of the legend set forth in FAR 52.215-1(e), Restriction on Disclosure and Use of Data... and whether the data may be exempted from disclosure under FOIA. In accordance with Executive Order... 48 Federal Acquisition Regulations System 7 2012-10-01 2012-10-01 false Release of restricted data...

  17. Integrated Support for Manipulation and Display of 3D Objects for the Command and Control Workstation of the Future

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1989-06-01

    Science Unclassified SECURITY CLASSIFICATION OF THIS PAGE REPORT DOCUMENTATION PAGE la. REPORT SECURITY CLASS’r!CATION )b RESTRICTIVE MARKINGS UNCLASSIFIED...2a. SECURITY CLASSIFICATION AUTHORITY 3. DISTRIBUTION/AVAILABILITY OF REPORT Approved for public release; Zb. DECLASSIFICATION I DOWNGRADING SCHEDULE...ZIP Code) 10 SOURCE OF FUNDING NUMBERS PROGRAM PROJECT TASK WORK UNIT Monterey, CA. 93943 FLEMENT NO. NO. NO ACCESSION NO. 11. TITLE (Include Security

  18. Approximation in Optimal Control and Identification of Large Space Structures.

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1985-01-01

    I ease I Cr ’. ’. -4 . r*_...1- UN(D aSIFIED SECURITY CLAS.’ICATION OF fHIS P^.GE REPORT DOCUMENTATION PAGE 1 REPORT SECURITY CLASSIFICATION 1...RESTRICTIVE MARKINGS UNCLASSIFIED 2 SECURITY CLASSIFICATION AUTHORITY 3. DISTRIBUTION/AVAILABILITY OF REPORT Approved for public release; distribution 2b...NOS. PROGRAM PROJECT TASK WORK UNIT ELEMENT NO. NO. NO. NO Bolling AFB DC 20332-6448 61102F 2304 Al 11. TITLE IlnRCiude Security Claas.ifcation

  19. 5 CFR 1216.208 - Restrictions that apply to released records.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-01-01

    ... 5 Administrative Personnel 3 2010-01-01 2010-01-01 false Restrictions that apply to released records. 1216.208 Section 1216.208 Administrative Personnel MERIT SYSTEMS PROTECTION BOARD ORGANIZATION... RECORDS IN LEGAL PROCEEDINGS Demands or Requests for Testimony and Production of Documents § 1216.208...

  20. 32 CFR 644.493 - Release of restrictions on chapels sold.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-07-01

    ... 32 National Defense 4 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 true Release of restrictions on chapels sold. 644.493 Section 644.493 National Defense Department of Defense (Continued) DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY (CONTINUED) REAL... accomplishment of the purpose for which the property was sold. ...

  1. 32 CFR 644.493 - Release of restrictions on chapels sold.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-07-01

    ... 32 National Defense 4 2011-07-01 2011-07-01 false Release of restrictions on chapels sold. 644.493 Section 644.493 National Defense Department of Defense (Continued) DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY (CONTINUED) REAL... accomplishment of the purpose for which the property was sold. ...

  2. 32 CFR 644.493 - Release of restrictions on chapels sold.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-07-01

    ... 32 National Defense 4 2012-07-01 2011-07-01 true Release of restrictions on chapels sold. 644.493 Section 644.493 National Defense Department of Defense (Continued) DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY (CONTINUED) REAL... accomplishment of the purpose for which the property was sold. ...

  3. 32 CFR 644.493 - Release of restrictions on chapels sold.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-07-01

    ... 32 National Defense 4 2014-07-01 2013-07-01 true Release of restrictions on chapels sold. 644.493 Section 644.493 National Defense Department of Defense (Continued) DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY (CONTINUED) REAL... accomplishment of the purpose for which the property was sold. ...

  4. 32 CFR 644.493 - Release of restrictions on chapels sold.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-07-01

    ... 32 National Defense 4 2013-07-01 2013-07-01 false Release of restrictions on chapels sold. 644.493 Section 644.493 National Defense Department of Defense (Continued) DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY (CONTINUED) REAL... accomplishment of the purpose for which the property was sold. ...

  5. 10 CFR 1707.208 - Restrictions that apply to released records.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-01-01

    ... 10 Energy 4 2014-01-01 2014-01-01 false Restrictions that apply to released records. 1707.208 Section 1707.208 Energy DEFENSE NUCLEAR FACILITIES SAFETY BOARD TESTIMONY BY DNFSB EMPLOYEES AND PRODUCTION OF OFFICIAL RECORDS IN LEGAL PROCEEDINGS Requests for Testimony and Production of Documents § 1707...

  6. 10 CFR 1707.208 - Restrictions that apply to released records.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-01-01

    ... 10 Energy 4 2012-01-01 2012-01-01 false Restrictions that apply to released records. 1707.208 Section 1707.208 Energy DEFENSE NUCLEAR FACILITIES SAFETY BOARD TESTIMONY BY DNFSB EMPLOYEES AND PRODUCTION OF OFFICIAL RECORDS IN LEGAL PROCEEDINGS Requests for Testimony and Production of Documents § 1707...

  7. 10 CFR 1707.208 - Restrictions that apply to released records.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-01-01

    ... 10 Energy 4 2011-01-01 2011-01-01 false Restrictions that apply to released records. 1707.208 Section 1707.208 Energy DEFENSE NUCLEAR FACILITIES SAFETY BOARD TESTIMONY BY DNFSB EMPLOYEES AND PRODUCTION OF OFFICIAL RECORDS IN LEGAL PROCEEDINGS Requests for Testimony and Production of Documents § 1707...

  8. 10 CFR 1707.208 - Restrictions that apply to released records.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-01-01

    ... 10 Energy 4 2010-01-01 2010-01-01 false Restrictions that apply to released records. 1707.208 Section 1707.208 Energy DEFENSE NUCLEAR FACILITIES SAFETY BOARD TESTIMONY BY DNFSB EMPLOYEES AND PRODUCTION OF OFFICIAL RECORDS IN LEGAL PROCEEDINGS Requests for Testimony and Production of Documents § 1707...

  9. 10 CFR 1707.208 - Restrictions that apply to released records.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-01-01

    ... 10 Energy 4 2013-01-01 2013-01-01 false Restrictions that apply to released records. 1707.208 Section 1707.208 Energy DEFENSE NUCLEAR FACILITIES SAFETY BOARD TESTIMONY BY DNFSB EMPLOYEES AND PRODUCTION OF OFFICIAL RECORDS IN LEGAL PROCEEDINGS Requests for Testimony and Production of Documents § 1707...

  10. Astrophysical blast wave data

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

    Riley, Nathan; Geissel, Matthias; Lewis, Sean M

    2015-03-01

    The data described in this document consist of image files of shadowgraphs of astrophysically relevant laser driven blast waves. Supporting files include Mathematica notebooks containing design calculations, tabulated experimental data and notes, and relevant publications from the open research literature. The data was obtained on the Z-Beamlet laser from July to September 2014. Selected images and calculations will be published as part of a PhD dissertation and in associated publications in the open research literature, with Sandia credited as appropriate. The authors are not aware of any restrictions that could affect the release of the data.

  11. Model of adipose tissue cellularity dynamics during food restriction.

    PubMed

    Soula, H A; Géloën, A; Soulage, C O

    2015-01-07

    Adipose tissue and adipocytes play a central role in the pathogenesis of metabolic diseases related to obesity. Size of fat cells depends on the balance of synthesis and mobilization of lipids and can undergo important variations throughout the life of the organism. These variations usually occur when storing and releasing lipids according to energy demand. In particular when confronted to severe food restriction, adipocyte releases its lipid content via a process called lipolysis. We propose a mathematical model that combines cell diameter distribution and lipolytic response to show that lipid release is a surface (radius squared) limited mechanism. Since this size-dependent rate affects the cell׳s shrinkage speed, we are able to predict the cell size distribution evolution when lipolysis is the only factor at work: such as during an important food restriction. Performing recurrent surgical biopsies on rats, we measured the evolution of adipose cell size distribution for the same individual throughout the duration of the food restriction protocol. We show that our microscopic model of size dependent lipid release can predict macroscopic size distribution evolution. Copyright © 2014 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

  12. 10 CFR 1016.35 - Authority to reproduce Restricted Data.

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    2010-01-01

    ... 10 Energy 4 2010-01-01 2010-01-01 false Authority to reproduce Restricted Data. 1016.35 Section 1016.35 Energy DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY (GENERAL PROVISIONS) SAFEGUARDING OF RESTRICTED DATA Control of Information § 1016.35 Authority to reproduce Restricted Data. Secret Restricted Data will not be reproduced...

  13. 10 CFR 1016.35 - Authority to reproduce Restricted Data.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-01-01

    ... 10 Energy 4 2011-01-01 2011-01-01 false Authority to reproduce Restricted Data. 1016.35 Section 1016.35 Energy DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY (GENERAL PROVISIONS) SAFEGUARDING OF RESTRICTED DATA Control of Information § 1016.35 Authority to reproduce Restricted Data. Secret Restricted Data will not be reproduced...

  14. Unintended consequences of existential quantifications in biomedical ontologies

    PubMed Central

    2011-01-01

    Background The Open Biomedical Ontologies (OBO) Foundry is a collection of freely available ontologically structured controlled vocabularies in the biomedical domain. Most of them are disseminated via both the OBO Flatfile Format and the semantic web format Web Ontology Language (OWL), which draws upon formal logic. Based on the interpretations underlying OWL description logics (OWL-DL) semantics, we scrutinize the OWL-DL releases of OBO ontologies to assess whether their logical axioms correspond to the meaning intended by their authors. Results We analyzed ontologies and ontology cross products available via the OBO Foundry site http://www.obofoundry.org for existential restrictions (someValuesFrom), from which we examined a random sample of 2,836 clauses. According to a rating done by four experts, 23% of all existential restrictions in OBO Foundry candidate ontologies are suspicious (Cohens' κ = 0.78). We found a smaller proportion of existential restrictions in OBO Foundry cross products are suspicious, but in this case an accurate quantitative judgment is not possible due to a low inter-rater agreement (κ = 0.07). We identified several typical modeling problems, for which satisfactory ontology design patterns based on OWL-DL were proposed. We further describe several usability issues with OBO ontologies, including the lack of ontological commitment for several common terms, and the proliferation of domain-specific relations. Conclusions The current OWL releases of OBO Foundry (and Foundry candidate) ontologies contain numerous assertions which do not properly describe the underlying biological reality, or are ambiguous and difficult to interpret. The solution is a better anchoring in upper ontologies and a restriction to relatively few, well defined relation types with given domain and range constraints. PMID:22115278

  15. Regulation of NORM by the US Department of Energy

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    Duvall, K.C.; Peterson, H.T. Jr.

    1997-02-01

    The authors discuss the radiation protection standards of the DOE for protection of the general public, which at present are primarily outlined in Order DOE 5400.5 and 10 CFR Part 834. The requirements include: basic dose limits for protection of the general public; radionuclide concentration guidelines for air and water; and surface contamination criteria for controlling the release of soil and equipment for restricted or unrestricted use. A major component of these orders is the concept of keeping radiation exposures as low as is reasonably achievable (ALARA), and the authors explain how this is applied to the implementation of themore » orders. Sections of the orders address radiation protection issues regarding natural radioactivity exposures.« less

  16. Privacy in confidential administrative micro data: implementing statistical disclosure control in a secure computing environment.

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    Hochfellner, Daniela; Müller, Dana; Schmucker, Alexandra

    2014-12-01

    The demand for comprehensive and innovative data is constantly growing in social science. In particular, micro data from various social security agencies become more and more attractive. In contrast to survey data, administrative data offer a census with highly reliable information but are restricted in their usage. To make them accessible for researchers, data or research output either have to be anonymized or released after disclosure review procedures have been used. This article discusses the trade-off between maintaining a high capability of research potential while protecting private information, by exploiting the data disclosure portfolio and the adopted disclosure strategies of the Research Data Center of the German Federal Employment Agency. © The Author(s) 2014.

  17. Correlation between bulk- and surface chemistry of Cr-tanned leather and the release of Cr(III) and Cr(VI).

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    Hedberg, Yolanda S; Lidén, Carola; Odnevall Wallinder, Inger

    2014-09-15

    About 1-3% of the adult general population in Europe is allergic to chromium (Cr). The assessment of the potential release of Cr(III) and Cr(VI) from leather is hence important from a human health and environmental risk perspective. The Cr(VI) content in leather was recently restricted in the European Union. The aim of this study was to assess possible correlations between the bulk and surface chemistry of leather, released Cr(III) and Cr(VI), and capacities of co-released leather specific species to reduce and complex released Cr. Four differently tanned leathers were characterized by scanning electron microscopy with energy dispersive spectroscopy, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, attenuated total reflectance Fourier transform infrared (ATR-FTIR) spectroscopy, and the diphenylcarbazide colorimetric method. Their characteristics were compared with results on Cr(III) and Cr(VI) release into artificial sweat (ASW, pH<6.5) and phosphate buffer (PB, pH 7.5-8.0), measured by means of spectrophotometry and atomic absorption spectroscopy. Co-released leather-specific species were shown to reduce Cr(VI), both in ASW and in PB. Their reduction capacities correlated with findings of the surface content of Cr and of released Cr. Leather samples without this capacity, and with less aromatic surface groups visible by ATR-FTIR, revealed Cr(VI) both at the surface and in solution (PB). Copyright © 2014 The Authors. Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

  18. 10 CFR 810.9 - Restrictions on general and specific authorization.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-01-01

    ... 10 Energy 4 2013-01-01 2013-01-01 false Restrictions on general and specific authorization. 810.9 Section 810.9 Energy DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY ASSISTANCE TO FOREIGN ATOMIC ENERGY ACTIVITIES § 810.9 Restrictions on general and specific authorization. A general or specific authorization granted by the...

  19. 10 CFR 810.9 - Restrictions on general and specific authorization.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-01-01

    ... 10 Energy 4 2012-01-01 2012-01-01 false Restrictions on general and specific authorization. 810.9 Section 810.9 Energy DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY ASSISTANCE TO FOREIGN ATOMIC ENERGY ACTIVITIES § 810.9 Restrictions on general and specific authorization. A general or specific authorization granted by the...

  20. 10 CFR 810.9 - Restrictions on general and specific authorization.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-01-01

    ... 10 Energy 4 2011-01-01 2011-01-01 false Restrictions on general and specific authorization. 810.9 Section 810.9 Energy DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY ASSISTANCE TO FOREIGN ATOMIC ENERGY ACTIVITIES § 810.9 Restrictions on general and specific authorization. A general or specific authorization granted by the...

  1. 10 CFR 810.9 - Restrictions on general and specific authorization.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-01-01

    ... 10 Energy 4 2014-01-01 2014-01-01 false Restrictions on general and specific authorization. 810.9 Section 810.9 Energy DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY ASSISTANCE TO FOREIGN ATOMIC ENERGY ACTIVITIES § 810.9 Restrictions on general and specific authorization. A general or specific authorization granted by the...

  2. 10 CFR 810.9 - Restrictions on general and specific authorization.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-01-01

    ... 10 Energy 4 2010-01-01 2010-01-01 false Restrictions on general and specific authorization. 810.9 Section 810.9 Energy DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY ASSISTANCE TO FOREIGN ATOMIC ENERGY ACTIVITIES § 810.9 Restrictions on general and specific authorization. A general or specific authorization granted by the...

  3. Chemotherapy, within-host ecology and the fitness of drug-resistant malaria parasites.

    PubMed

    Huijben, Silvie; Nelson, William A; Wargo, Andrew R; Sim, Derek G; Drew, Damien R; Read, Andrew F

    2010-10-01

    A major determinant of the rate at which drug-resistant malaria parasites spread through a population is the ecology of resistant and sensitive parasites sharing the same host. Drug treatment can significantly alter this ecology by removing the drug-sensitive parasites, leading to competitive release of resistant parasites. Here, we test the hypothesis that the spread of resistance can be slowed by reducing drug treatment and hence restricting competitive release. Using the rodent malaria model Plasmodium chabaudi, we found that low-dose chemotherapy did reduce competitive release. A higher drug dose regimen exerted stronger positive selection on resistant parasites for no detectable clinical gain. We estimated instantaneous selection coefficients throughout the course of replicate infections to analyze the temporal pattern of the strength and direction of within-host selection. The strength of selection on resistance varied through the course of infections, even in untreated infections, but increased immediately following drug treatment, particularly in the high-dose groups. Resistance remained under positive selection for much longer than expected from the half life of the drug. Although there are many differences between mice and people, our data do raise the question whether the aggressive treatment regimens aimed at complete parasite clearance are the best resistance-management strategies for humans. © 2010 The Author(s). Journal compilation © 2010 The Society for the Study of Evolution.

  4. The Pfam protein families database: towards a more sustainable future.

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    Finn, Robert D; Coggill, Penelope; Eberhardt, Ruth Y; Eddy, Sean R; Mistry, Jaina; Mitchell, Alex L; Potter, Simon C; Punta, Marco; Qureshi, Matloob; Sangrador-Vegas, Amaia; Salazar, Gustavo A; Tate, John; Bateman, Alex

    2016-01-04

    In the last two years the Pfam database (http://pfam.xfam.org) has undergone a substantial reorganisation to reduce the effort involved in making a release, thereby permitting more frequent releases. Arguably the most significant of these changes is that Pfam is now primarily based on the UniProtKB reference proteomes, with the counts of matched sequences and species reported on the website restricted to this smaller set. Building families on reference proteomes sequences brings greater stability, which decreases the amount of manual curation required to maintain them. It also reduces the number of sequences displayed on the website, whilst still providing access to many important model organisms. Matches to the full UniProtKB database are, however, still available and Pfam annotations for individual UniProtKB sequences can still be retrieved. Some Pfam entries (1.6%) which have no matches to reference proteomes remain; we are working with UniProt to see if sequences from them can be incorporated into reference proteomes. Pfam-B, the automatically-generated supplement to Pfam, has been removed. The current release (Pfam 29.0) includes 16 295 entries and 559 clans. The facility to view the relationship between families within a clan has been improved by the introduction of a new tool. © The Author(s) 2015. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of Nucleic Acids Research.

  5. Cytoskeletal confinement of CX3CL1 limits its susceptibility to proteolytic cleavage by ADAM10.

    PubMed

    Wong, Harikesh S; Jaumouillé, Valentin; Heit, Bryan; Doodnauth, Sasha A; Patel, Sajedabanu; Huang, Yi-Wei; Grinstein, Sergio; Robinson, Lisa A

    2014-12-01

    CX3CL1 is a unique chemokine that acts both as a transmembrane endothelial adhesion molecule and, upon proteolytic cleavage, a soluble chemoattractant for circulating leukocytes. The constitutive release of soluble CX3CL1 requires the interaction of its transmembrane species with the integral membrane metalloprotease ADAM10, yet the mechanisms governing this process remain elusive. Using single-particle tracking and subdiffraction imaging, we studied how ADAM10 interacts with CX3CL1. We observed that the majority of cell surface CX3CL1 diffused within restricted confinement regions structured by the cortical actin cytoskeleton. These confinement regions sequestered CX3CL1 from ADAM10, precluding their association. Disruption of the actin cytoskeleton reduced CX3CL1 confinement and increased CX3CL1-ADAM10 interactions, promoting the release of soluble chemokine. Our results demonstrate a novel role for the cytoskeleton in limiting membrane protein proteolysis, thereby regulating both cell surface levels and the release of soluble ligand. © 2014 Wong et al. This article is distributed by The American Society for Cell Biology under license from the author(s). Two months after publication it is available to the public under an Attribution–Noncommercial–Share Alike 3.0 Unported Creative Commons License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0).

  6. 40 CFR 281.33 - Release detection.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-07-01

    ... equipped with release detection that detects a release within an hour by restricting or shutting off flow... designed to allow the contents of the pipe to drain back into the storage tank if the suction is released... UST systems must use interstitial monitoring within secondary containment of the tanks and the...

  7. 40 CFR 281.33 - Release detection.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-07-01

    ... equipped with release detection that detects a release within an hour by restricting or shutting off flow... designed to allow the contents of the pipe to drain back into the storage tank if the suction is released... UST systems must use interstitial monitoring within secondary containment of the tanks and the...

  8. 40 CFR 281.33 - Release detection.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-07-01

    ... equipped with release detection that detects a release within an hour by restricting or shutting off flow... designed to allow the contents of the pipe to drain back into the storage tank if the suction is released... UST systems must use interstitial monitoring within secondary containment of the tanks and the...

  9. Evaluation of Patient Migration Patterns and Related Health Care Costs Within a National Medicare Advantage Prescription Drug Plan After Implementation of an Oxycodone HCl Extended-Release Access Restriction.

    PubMed

    Chen, Chi-Chang; De, Ajita P; Sweet, Brian; Wade, Rolin L

    2017-08-01

    Health plans use formulary restrictions (e.g., prior authorization, step therapy, tier change, nonformulary status) in an effort to control cost and promote quality, safety, and appropriate prescription utilization. Some Medicare payers perceive that the inclusion of certain agents, such as branded oxycodone HCl extended-release tablets (OERs), on their formularies is associated with attracting high-cost members to the plan. To evaluate disenrollment rates, patient migration, and subsequent health care costs among OER users who disenrolled from a national Medicare Advantage Prescription Drug plan (study-MAPD) in the plan year following OER nonformulary restriction. A retrospective, longitudinal cohort study using IMS pharmacy and medical claims data between July 1, 2011, and December 31, 2014, was conducted. In the study-MAPD, adults aged ≥ 18 years who were chronic OER users with ≥ 2 OER claims 6 months before the nonformulary restriction date on January 1, 2013 (index date) and with continuous activity in pharmacy and medical claims for 6 months pre- and post-index were included in the study. Comparison years of 2012 and 2014 prerestriction/postrestriction were selected. All groups were followed for 6 months postindex. Year-to-year disenrollment rates of OER patients and the overall plan, as well as patient characteristics and costs of those who disenrolled from and those who remained with the plan, were measured. Costs were compared using a difference-in-differences approach. This study identified 2,935 eligible OER users from the study-MAPD population after imposing nonformulary restrictions on OERs on January 1, 2013. Mean age was 62.1 years, and 59.8% were female. The mean Charlson Comorbidity Index score was 1.83 for those 1,001 patients with medical claims data. For comparison years 2012 (prerestriction) and 2014 (postrestriction), 2,248 and 2,222 OER patients were identified, respectively. Patient characteristics were similar across patient cohorts in all 3 study years. Disenrollment rates for OER users (12.9%, 5.5%, and 14.3% for years 2012, 2013, and 2014, respectively) were lower or similar to those of the overall plan (18.3%, 7.6%, and 14.1%, respectively, for the same 3 years). Approximately 40% of OER users who disenrolled from the study-MAPD migrated to plans also imposing a nonformulary restriction on OERs, while about 25% moved to plans with less restrictive OER coverage. The majority (59.9%) of patients continued OER use irrespective of their disenrollment from the study-MAPD in 2013. Although a nonsignificant decrease ($117; P = 0.340) in per patient per month (PPPM) cost was observed among OER patients postrestriction (from 2012 to 2013), the difference-in-difference analysis indicated a net postrestriction increase of $124 (P = 0.461) in PPPM for OER patients. This study found little evidence to support any consistent directional effect on patient enrollment behavior as a result of an OER non-formulary restriction. Implementation of an OER nonformulary restriction did not lead to higher OER patient disenrollment or lower patient costs in the study-MAPD. Funding for this study was provided by Purdue Pharma. De, Chen, and Wade are employees of QuintilesIMS, a for-profit company that was contracted by Purdue Pharma to undertake this research. Sweet was a paid consultant for Purdue Pharma at the time of this study. Study concept and design were contributed by Chen, Wade, and De. Chen, De, and Wade collected the data, which were interpreted by all the authors. The manuscript was written by Chen and De, along with Sweet and Wade, and revised by all the authors.

  10. 3 CFR - Waiver of Restriction on Providing Funds to the Palestinian Authority

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-01-01

    ... 3 The President 1 2010-01-01 2010-01-01 false Waiver of Restriction on Providing Funds to the Palestinian Authority Presidential Documents Other Presidential Documents Presidential Determination No. 2009-23 of July 8, 2009 Waiver of Restriction on Providing Funds to the Palestinian Authority Memorandum for the Secretary of State By the authority...

  11. Role of bed nucleus of the stria terminalis corticotrophin-releasing factor receptors in frustration stress-induced binge-like palatable food consumption in female rats with a history of food restriction.

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    Micioni Di Bonaventura, Maria Vittoria; Ciccocioppo, Roberto; Romano, Adele; Bossert, Jennifer M; Rice, Kenner C; Ubaldi, Massimo; St Laurent, Robyn; Gaetani, Silvana; Massi, Maurizio; Shaham, Yavin; Cifani, Carlo

    2014-08-20

    We developed recently a binge-eating model in which female rats with a history of intermittent food restriction show binge-like palatable food consumption after 15 min exposure to the sight of the palatable food. This "frustration stress" manipulation also activates the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal stress axis. Here, we determined the role of the stress neurohormone corticotropin-releasing factor (CRF) in stress-induced binge eating in our model. We also assessed the role of CRF receptors in the bed nucleus of the stria terminalis (BNST), a brain region implicated in stress responses and stress-induced drug seeking, in stress-induced binge eating. We used four groups that were first exposed or not exposed to repeated intermittent cycles of regular chow food restriction during which they were also given intermittent access to high-caloric palatable food. On the test day, we either exposed or did not expose the rats to the sight of the palatable food for 15 min (frustration stress) before assessing food consumption for 2 h. We found that systemic injections of the CRF1 receptor antagonist R121919 (2,5-dimethyl-3-(6-dimethyl-4-methylpyridin-3-yl)-7 dipropylamino pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidine) (10-20 mg/kg) and BNST (25-50 ng/side) or ventricular (1000 ng) injections of the nonselective CRF receptor antagonist D-Phe-CRF(12-41) decreased frustration stress-induced binge eating in rats with a history of food restriction. Frustration stress also increased Fos (a neuronal activity marker) expression in ventral and dorsal BNST. Results demonstrate a critical role of CRF receptors in BNST in stress-induced binge eating in our rat model. CRF1 receptor antagonists may represent a novel pharmacological treatment for bingeing-related eating disorders. Copyright © 2014 the authors 0270-6474/14/3411316-09$15.00/0.

  12. 75 FR 9860 - Release, Handling, and Protection of Restricted Information

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    2010-03-04

    ... (FAR) Supplement (NFS) to clarify the policy and procedures regarding the release of [email protected] SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A. Background Currently the NFS addresses the release of contractors' sensitive information and access to sensitive information in NFS Part 1837, Service Contracting...

  13. 3 CFR - Waiver of Restriction on Providing Funds to the Palestinian Authority

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-01-01

    ... 3 The President 1 2012-01-01 2012-01-01 false Waiver of Restriction on Providing Funds to the Palestinian Authority Presidential Documents Other Presidential Documents Presidential Determination No. 2011-14 of August 30, 2011 Waiver of Restriction on Providing Funds to the Palestinian Authority...

  14. 3 CFR - Waiver of Restriction on Providing Funds to the Palestinian Authority

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-01-01

    ... 3 The President 1 2013-01-01 2013-01-01 false Waiver of Restriction on Providing Funds to the Palestinian Authority Presidential Documents Other Presidential Documents Presidential Determination No. 2012-7 of April 25, 2012 Waiver of Restriction on Providing Funds to the Palestinian Authority Memorandum...

  15. Dollar Summary of Federal Supply Classification and Service Category by Company, FY 85. Part 2 (E199-R211).

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1985-01-01

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  16. Sustained Liver Glucose Release in Response to Adrenaline Can Improve Hypoglycaemic Episodes in Rats under Food Restriction Subjected to Acute Exercise

    PubMed Central

    Babata, Lucas K. R.; Pedrosa, Maria M. D.; Garcia, Rosângela F.; Peicher, Márcia V.; de Godoi, Vilma Aparecida Ferreira

    2014-01-01

    Background. As the liver is important for blood glucose regulation, this study aimed at relating liver glucose release stimulated by glucagon and adrenaline to in vivo episodes of hypoglycaemia. Methods. The blood glucose profile during an episode of insulin-induced hypoglycaemia in exercised and nonexercised male Wistar control (GC) and food-restricted (GR, 50%) rats and liver glucose release stimulated by glucagon and adrenaline were investigated. Results. In the GR, the hypoglycaemic episodes showed severe decreases in blood glucose, persistent hypoglycaemia, and less complete glycaemic recovery. An exercise session prior to the episode of hypoglycaemia raised the basal blood glucose, reduced the magnitude of the hypoglycaemia, and improved the recovery of blood glucose. In fed animals of both groups, liver glucose release was activated by glucagon and adrenaline. In fasted GR rats, liver glycogenolysis activated by glucagon was impaired, despite a significant basal glycogenolysis, while an adrenaline-stimulated liver glucose release was recorded. Conclusions. The lack of liver response to glucagon in the GR rats could be partially responsible for the more severe episodes of hypoglycaemia observed in vivo in nonexercised animals. The preserved liver response to adrenaline can partially account for the less severe hypoglycaemia in the food-restricted animals after acute exercise. PMID:24719616

  17. 78 FR 12585 - Waiver of Restriction on Providing Funds to the Palestinian Authority

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    ... certify that it is important to the national security interests of the United States to waive the...-05 of February 8, 2013--Waiver of Restriction on Providing Funds to the Palestinian Authority.... 2013-05 of February 8, 2013 Waiver of Restriction on Providing Funds to the Palestinian Authority...

  18. Chemical synapses without synaptic vesicles: Purinergic neurotransmission through a CALHM1 channel-mitochondrial signaling complex.

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    Romanov, Roman A; Lasher, Robert S; High, Brigit; Savidge, Logan E; Lawson, Adam; Rogachevskaja, Olga A; Zhao, Haitian; Rogachevsky, Vadim V; Bystrova, Marina F; Churbanov, Gleb D; Adameyko, Igor; Harkany, Tibor; Yang, Ruibiao; Kidd, Grahame J; Marambaud, Philippe; Kinnamon, John C; Kolesnikov, Stanislav S; Finger, Thomas E

    2018-05-08

    Conventional chemical synapses in the nervous system involve a presynaptic accumulation of neurotransmitter-containing vesicles, which fuse with the plasma membrane to release neurotransmitters that activate postsynaptic receptors. In taste buds, type II receptor cells do not have conventional synaptic features but nonetheless show regulated release of their afferent neurotransmitter, ATP, through a large-pore, voltage-gated channel, CALHM1. Immunohistochemistry revealed that CALHM1 was localized to points of contact between the receptor cells and sensory nerve fibers. Ultrastructural and super-resolution light microscopy showed that the CALHM1 channels were consistently associated with distinctive, large (1- to 2-μm) mitochondria spaced 20 to 40 nm from the presynaptic membrane. Pharmacological disruption of the mitochondrial respiratory chain limited the ability of taste cells to release ATP, suggesting that the immediate source of released ATP was the mitochondrion rather than a cytoplasmic pool of ATP. These large mitochondria may serve as both a reservoir of releasable ATP and the site of synthesis. The juxtaposition of the large mitochondria to areas of membrane displaying CALHM1 also defines a restricted compartment that limits the influx of Ca 2+ upon opening of the nonselective CALHM1 channels. These findings reveal a distinctive organelle signature and functional organization for regulated, focal release of purinergic signals in the absence of synaptic vesicles. Copyright © 2018 The Authors, some rights reserved; exclusive licensee American Association for the Advancement of Science. No claim to original U.S. Government Works.

  19. Review of State Laws Restricting Local Authority to Impose Alcohol Taxes in the United States

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    Mosher, James F.; Adler, Sabrina S.; Pamukcu, Aysha M.; Treffers, Ryan D.

    2017-01-01

    Objective: Building on the extensive research literature demonstrating that increasing alcohol prices reduces excessive alcohol consumption and related harms, this article presents the results of a 50-state review of local authority to tax alcohol in the United States. Method: Between 2013 and 2015, legal databases and government websites were reviewed to collect and analyze relevant statutes, ordinances, and case law. Results reflect laws in effect as of January 1, 2015. Results: Nineteen states allow local alcohol taxation, although 15 of those have one or more major restrictions on local authority to tax. The types of major restrictions are (a) restrictions on the type of beverage and alcohol content that can be taxed, (b) caps on local alcohol taxes, (c) restrictions on the type of retailer where taxes can be imposed,(a) restrictions on jurisdictions within the state that can levy taxes, and (b) requirements for how tax revenue can be spent. Conclusions: The number and severity of restrictions on local authority to tax alcohol vary across states. Previous research has shown that increases in alcohol taxes can lead to reduced excessive alcohol consumption, which provides public health and economic benefits. Taxes can also provide funds to support local prevention and treatment services. Local alcohol taxes therefore present an important policy opportunity, both in states that restrict local authority and in states where local authority exists but is underused. PMID:28317504

  20. Review of State Laws Restricting Local Authority to Impose Alcohol Taxes in the United States.

    PubMed

    Mosher, James F; Adler, Sabrina S; Pamukcu, Aysha M; Treffers, Ryan D

    2017-03-01

    Building on the extensive research literature demonstrating that increasing alcohol prices reduces excessive alcohol consumption and related harms, this article presents the results of a 50-state review of local authority to tax alcohol in the United States. Between 2013 and 2015, legal databases and government websites were reviewed to collect and analyze relevant statutes, ordinances, and case law. Results reflect laws in effect as of January 1, 2015. Nineteen states allow local alcohol taxation, although 15 of those have one or more major restrictions on local authority to tax. The types of major restrictions are (a) restrictions on the type of beverage and alcohol content that can be taxed, (b) caps on local alcohol taxes, (c) restrictions on the type of retailer where taxes can be imposed, (d) restrictions on jurisdictions within the state that can levy taxes, and (e) requirements for how tax revenue can be spent. The number and severity of restrictions on local authority to tax alcohol vary across states. Previous research has shown that increases in alcohol taxes can lead to reduced excessive alcohol consumption, which provides public health and economic benefits. Taxes can also provide funds to support local prevention and treatment services. Local alcohol taxes therefore present an important policy opportunity, both in states that restrict local authority and in states where local authority exists but is underused.

  1. 3 CFR - Waiver of Restriction on Providing Funds to the Palestinian Authority

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-01-01

    ... 3 The President 1 2014-01-01 2014-01-01 false Waiver of Restriction on Providing Funds to the Palestinian Authority Presidential Documents Other Presidential Documents Presidential Determination No. 2013-11 of July 26, 2013 Waiver of Restriction on Providing Funds to the Palestinian Authority Memorandum for the Secretary of State By the authorit...

  2. 3 CFR - Waiver of Restriction on Providing Funds to the Palestinian Authority

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-01-01

    ... 3 The President 1 2014-01-01 2014-01-01 false Waiver of Restriction on Providing Funds to the Palestinian Authority Presidential Documents Other Presidential Documents Presidential Determination No. 2013-5 of February 8, 2013 Waiver of Restriction on Providing Funds to the Palestinian Authority Memorandum for the Secretary of State By the...

  3. 3 CFR - Waiver of Restriction on Providing Funds to the Palestinian Authority

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-01-01

    ... 3 The President 1 2011-01-01 2011-01-01 false Waiver of Restriction on Providing Funds to the Palestinian Authority Presidential Documents Other Presidential Documents Presidential Determination No. 2010-06 of April 7, 2010 Waiver of Restriction on Providing Funds to the Palestinian Authority Memorandum for the Secretary of State By the authorit...

  4. 14 CFR 125.351 - Flight release authority.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-01-01

    ... 14 Aeronautics and Space 3 2010-01-01 2010-01-01 false Flight release authority. 125.351 Section...,000 POUNDS OR MORE; AND RULES GOVERNING PERSONS ON BOARD SUCH AIRCRAFT Flight Release Rules § 125.351 Flight release authority. (a) No person may start a flight without authority from the person authorized...

  5. 14 CFR 125.351 - Flight release authority.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-01-01

    ... 14 Aeronautics and Space 3 2012-01-01 2012-01-01 false Flight release authority. 125.351 Section...,000 POUNDS OR MORE; AND RULES GOVERNING PERSONS ON BOARD SUCH AIRCRAFT Flight Release Rules § 125.351 Flight release authority. (a) No person may start a flight without authority from the person authorized...

  6. 14 CFR 125.351 - Flight release authority.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-01-01

    ... 14 Aeronautics and Space 3 2013-01-01 2013-01-01 false Flight release authority. 125.351 Section...,000 POUNDS OR MORE; AND RULES GOVERNING PERSONS ON BOARD SUCH AIRCRAFT Flight Release Rules § 125.351 Flight release authority. (a) No person may start a flight without authority from the person authorized...

  7. 76 FR 51462 - Notice of Release of an Easement Restriction at Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport, Mesa, AZ

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    ...The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) proposes to rule and invites public comment on the application for a release of a U.S. Air Force easement restriction covering 52.6 acres of property abutting Phoenix-Mesa Gateway, Mesa, Arizona, from all conditions contained in a grant of an easement, since the easement is not needed for civilian airport purposes. In exchange for the easement, the airport will receive 19 acres of land and a new avigation easement. Reuse of the land under the easement will remain compatible and not interfere with the airport or its operation. The interest of civil aviation is properly served by the release.

  8. 32 CFR Appendix A to Part 14 - United States of America Authorization for Release of Information

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-07-01

    ... 32 National Defense 1 2014-07-01 2014-07-01 false United States of America Authorization for... A to Part 14—United States of America Authorization for Release of Information United States of America Authorization for Release of Information (Carefully read this authorization to release information...

  9. [Neuronal LHRH system activity in an animal model of growth retardation].

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    Compagnucci, Cecilia Vanesa; Compagnucci, Gabriela Edith; Lezón, Christian Esteban; Chiarenza, Ana Patricia; Elverdin, Juan Carlos; Boyer, Patricia Mónica

    2010-05-01

    Mild and chronic energy restriction results in growth retardation with puberal delay, a nutritional disease known as nutritional dwarfing (ND). The aim of the present study was to assess the profile of hypothalamic luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone (LHRH) release, at baseline and under glutamate stimulation, in ND rats to elucidate gonadotrophic dysfunction. Reproductive ability during refeeding was also studied. At weaning, 60 male rats were assigned to two groups of 30 animals each: a control and an experimental group. Control rats were fed ad libitum with a balanced rodent diet. The experimental group received 80% of the diet consumed by the control group for 4 weeks. After 4 weeks of food restriction, the ND group was fed freely for 8 weeks. Ten rats from each group were sacrificed every 4 weeks for assays. At week 4, body weight and length were significantly diminished in the experimental group vs. the control group (p<0.001). No changes were observed in LHRH baseline release, pulse frequency or amplitude in the experimental group compared with the control group at any time. However, under glutamate stimulation, LHRH release was significantly higher in ND rats than in control rats at week 4 (p<0.05). Refeeding the ND group allowed the rats to reach overall growth and reproductive ability. The results of the present study suggest that the response to the facilitatory effect of glutamate on LHRH release in post-restricted ND rats is probably related to a lesser central nervous system maturation in relation to their chronological age. The adequate somatic growth and normal reproductive ability attained with refeeding suggest the reversibility of the two energetically costly processes compromised by global, mild and chronic food restriction. Copyright (c) 2009 SEEN. Published by Elsevier Espana. All rights reserved.

  10. 10 CFR 1045.32 - Authorities.

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    ... 10 Energy 4 2010-01-01 2010-01-01 false Authorities. 1045.32 Section 1045.32 Energy DEPARTMENT OF... Documents Containing Restricted Data and Formerly Restricted Data § 1045.32 Authorities. (a) Classification... delegate these authorities to other agencies and to contractors. Contractors without the delegated...

  11. 28 CFR 8.6 - Quick-release authority.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-07-01

    ...-release authority. Where the forfeiture proceedings are administrative, the Special Agent in Charge, prior to forfeiture, is authorized to release property seized for forfeiture. The property can be quick... 28 Judicial Administration 1 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 false Quick-release authority. 8.6 Section 8.6...

  12. TNF-induced target cell killing by CTL activated through cross-presentation.

    PubMed

    Wohlleber, Dirk; Kashkar, Hamid; Gärtner, Katja; Frings, Marianne K; Odenthal, Margarete; Hegenbarth, Silke; Börner, Carolin; Arnold, Bernd; Hämmerling, Günter; Nieswandt, Bernd; van Rooijen, Nico; Limmer, Andreas; Cederbrant, Karin; Heikenwalder, Mathias; Pasparakis, Manolis; Protzer, Ulrike; Dienes, Hans-Peter; Kurts, Christian; Krönke, Martin; Knolle, Percy A

    2012-09-27

    Viruses can escape cytotoxic T cell (CTL) immunity by avoiding presentation of viral components via endogenous MHC class I antigen presentation in infected cells. Cross-priming of viral antigens circumvents such immune escape by allowing noninfected dendritic cells to activate virus-specific CTLs, but they remain ineffective against infected cells in which immune escape is functional. Here, we show that cross-presentation of antigen released from adenovirus-infected hepatocytes by liver sinusoidal endothelial cells stimulated cross-primed effector CTLs to release tumor necrosis factor (TNF), which killed virus-infected hepatocytes through caspase activation. TNF receptor signaling specifically eliminated infected hepatocytes that showed impaired anti-apoptotic defense. Thus, CTL immune surveillance against infection relies on two similarly important but distinct effector functions that are both MHC restricted, requiring either direct antigen recognition on target cells and canonical CTL effector function or cross-presentation and a noncanonical effector function mediated by TNF. Copyright © 2012 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

  13. 9 CFR 98.38 - Restrictions on the importation of swine semen from the APHIS-defined EU CSF region.

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    2011-01-01

    ... competent veterinary authority of the APHIS-defined EU CSF region Member State. (b) The semen must not have... designation of the zone as a restricted zone is removed by the competent veterinary authority of the Member... restricted zone is removed by the competent veterinary authority of the Member State. (c) The semen must not...

  14. 76 FR 74843 - Release of Airport Property, Martin County Airport, Stuart, FL

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    ... restrictions, and will advance the interests of the United States in civil aviation. The FAA has preliminarily... the Surplus Property Act of 1944. Additionally, the release will not prevent accomplishing the purpose...

  15. 12 CFR 4.32 - Definitions.

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    2012-01-01

    ... Banking COMPTROLLER OF THE CURRENCY, DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY ORGANIZATION AND FUNCTIONS, AVAILABILITY AND RELEASE OF INFORMATION, CONTRACTING OUTREACH PROGRAM, POST-EMPLOYMENT RESTRICTIONS FOR SENIOR EXAMINERS Release of Non-Public OCC Information § 4.32 Definitions. (a) Complete request means a request...

  16. 12 CFR 4.32 - Definitions.

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    2013-01-01

    ... Banking COMPTROLLER OF THE CURRENCY, DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY ORGANIZATION AND FUNCTIONS, AVAILABILITY AND RELEASE OF INFORMATION, CONTRACTING OUTREACH PROGRAM, POST-EMPLOYMENT RESTRICTIONS FOR SENIOR EXAMINERS Release of Non-Public OCC Information § 4.32 Definitions. (a) Complete request means a request...

  17. 12 CFR 4.32 - Definitions.

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    ... Banking COMPTROLLER OF THE CURRENCY, DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY ORGANIZATION AND FUNCTIONS, AVAILABILITY AND RELEASE OF INFORMATION, CONTRACTING OUTREACH PROGRAM, POST-EMPLOYMENT RESTRICTIONS FOR SENIOR EXAMINERS Release of Non-Public OCC Information § 4.32 Definitions. (a) Complete request means a request...

  18. 12 CFR 4.32 - Definitions.

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    ... Banking COMPTROLLER OF THE CURRENCY, DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY ORGANIZATION AND FUNCTIONS, AVAILABILITY AND RELEASE OF INFORMATION, CONTRACTING OUTREACH PROGRAM, POST-EMPLOYMENT RESTRICTIONS FOR SENIOR EXAMINERS Release of Non-Public OCC Information § 4.32 Definitions. (a) Complete request means a request...

  19. Nitrogen, phosphorus, calcium, and magnesium applied individually or as a slow release or controlled release fertilizer increase growth

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    The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) has restricted concentrated animal feeding operation(CAFO) release of waste products into U.S. waters. These waste products must be disposed of using best management practices. Most of the waste is spread on cropland, but some operations have found ot...

  20. Electronic Codebooks for Windows 95/98: 22 ECBs. Electronic Codebook (ECB) Updates for Previously Released Data Files. [CD-ROM].

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    This CD-ROM contains a separate electronic codebook for each of the following National Center for Education Statistics data sets: (1) B94, Baccalaureate and Beyond 1993-94 (restricted); (2) B97, Baccalaureate and Beyond 1993-97 (restricted); (3) BP4, Beginning Postsecondary Students 1990-94 (restricted); (4) FAC, 1992-93 National Student of…

  1. 37 CFR 7.24 - Requests to record security interest or other restriction of holder's rights of disposal or...

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    2010-07-01

    ... 37 Patents, Trademarks, and Copyrights 1 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 false Requests to record security interest or other restriction of holder's rights of disposal or release of such restriction submitted through the Office. 7.24 Section 7.24 Patents, Trademarks, and Copyrights UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE RULES OF...

  2. Three-Dimensional Topographic Surface Changes in Response to Compartmental Volumization of the Medial Cheek: Defining a Malar Augmentation Zone.

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    Stern, Carrie S; Schreiber, Jillian E; Surek, Chris C; Garfein, Evan S; Jelks, Elizabeth B; Jelks, Glenn W; Tepper, Oren M

    2016-05-01

    Given the widespread use of facial fillers and recent identification of distinct facial fat compartments, a better understanding of three-dimensional surface changes in response to volume augmentation is needed. Advances in three-dimensional imaging technology now afford an opportunity to elucidate these morphologic changes for the first time. A cadaver study was undertaken in which volumization of the deep medial cheek compartment was performed at intervals up to 4 cc (n = 4). Three-dimensional photographs were taken after each injection to analyze the topographic surface changes, which the authors define as the "augmentation zone." Perimeter, diameter, and projection were studied. The arcus marginalis of the inferior orbit consistently represented a fixed boundary of the augmentation zone, and additional cadavers underwent similar volumization following surgical release of this portion of the arcus marginalis (n = 4). Repeated three-dimensional computer analysis was performed comparing the augmentation zone with and without arcus marginalis release. Volumization of the deep medial cheek led to unique topographic changes of the malar region defined by distinct boundaries. Interestingly, the cephalic border of the augmentation zone was consistently noted to be at the level of the arcus marginalis in all specimens. When surgical release of the arcus marginalis was performed, the cephalic border of the augmentation zone was no longer restricted. Using advances in three-dimensional photography and computer analysis, the authors demonstrate characteristic surface anatomy changes in response to volume augmentation of facial compartments. This novel concept of the augmentation zone can be applied to volumization of other distinct facial regions. Therapeutic, V.

  3. Ultrasound-Based Guidance for Partial Breast Irradiation Therapy

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2012-01-01

    displace- 0278-0062/$20.00 © IEEE Authorized licensed use limited to: IEEE Xplore . Downloaded on January 5, 2009 at 17:37 from IEEE Xplore . Restrictions...Authorized licensed use limited to: IEEE Xplore . Downloaded on January 5, 2009 at 17:37 from IEEE Xplore . Restrictions apply. RIVAZ et al...better CNR values: the Authorized licensed use limited to: IEEE Xplore . Downloaded on January 5, 2009 at 17:37 from IEEE Xplore . Restrictions apply

  4. Chromium(III) release from chromium-tanned leather elicits allergic contact dermatitis: a use test study.

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    Hedberg, Yolanda S; Erfani, Behnaz; Matura, Mihály; Lidén, Carola

    2018-05-01

    Chromium (Cr) is a common skin sensitizer. The use of Cr(VI) in leather is restricted in the EU, but that of Cr(III) is not. To assess whether prolonged exposure to Cr-tanned leather with mainly Cr(III) release may elicit allergic contact dermatitis in Cr-allergic individuals. Ten Cr-allergic subjects and 22 controls were patch tested with serial dilutions of Cr(III) and Cr(VI), and with leather samples. They then conducted a use test with a Cr-tanned and a Cr-free leather bracelet over a period of 3 weeks, for 12 h per day. Cr deposited on the skin from the bracelets was measured in the controls, and the diphenylcarbazide test for Cr(VI) and extraction tests for Cr(III) and Cr(VI) were conducted for the different leathers. Four of 10 Cr-allergic subjects developed positive reactions to the Cr-tanned bracelet within 7-21 days, whereas only 1 of 10 had a positive patch test reaction to this leather. Cr released from the Cr-tanned leather was most probably entirely Cr(III), with a quantifiable amount being deposited on the skin. This study strongly suggests that prolonged and repeated exposure to Cr-tanned leather with mainly Cr(III) release is capable of eliciting allergic contact dermatitis in Cr-allergic individuals. © 2018 The Authors. Contact Dermatitis published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.

  5. Impacts of Canada's minimum age for tobacco sales (MATS) laws on youth smoking behaviour, 2000-2014.

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    Callaghan, Russell Clarence; Sanches, Marcos; Gatley, Jodi; Cunningham, James K; Chaiton, Michael Oliver; Schwartz, Robert; Bondy, Susan; Benny, Claire

    2018-01-13

    Recently, the US Institute of Medicine has proposed that raising the minimum age for tobacco purchasing/sales to 21 years would likely lead to reductions in smoking behavior among young people. Surprisingly few studies, however, have assessed the potential impacts of minimum-age tobacco restrictions on youth smoking. To estimate the impacts of Canadian minimum age for tobacco sales (MATS) laws on youth smoking behaviour. A regression-discontinuity design, using seven merged cycles of the Canadian Community Health Survey, 2000-2014. Survey respondents aged 14-22 years (n=98 320). Current Canadian MATS laws are 18 years in Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Quebec, the Yukon and Northwest Territories, and 19 years of age in the rest of the country. Current, occasional and daily smoking status; smoking frequency and intensity; and average monthly cigarette consumption. In comparison to age groups slightly younger than the MATS, those just older had significant and abrupt increases immediately after the MATS in the prevalence of current smokers (absolute increase: 2.71%; 95% CI 0.70% to 4.80%; P=0.009) and daily smokers (absolute increase: 2.43%; 95% CI 0.74% to 4.12%; P=0.005). Average past-month cigarette consumption within age groups increased immediately following the MATS by 18% (95% CI 3% to 39%; P=0.02). There was no evidence of significant increases in smoking intensity for daily or occasional smokers after release from MATS restrictions. The study provides relevant evidence supporting the effectiveness of Canadian MATS laws for limiting smoking among tobacco-restricted youth. © Article author(s) (or their employer(s) unless otherwise stated in the text of the article) 2018. All rights reserved. No commercial use is permitted unless otherwise expressly granted.

  6. Mechanical perturbation-induced ethylene releases apical dominance in Pharbitis nil by restricting shoot growth

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    Prasad, T. K.; Cline, M. G.

    1985-01-01

    Mechanical perturbation (MP, rubbing) or internodes of Pharbitis nil shoots initiates release of lateral buds (LB) from apical dominance within 48 h. Evidence is presented which suggests that MP promotion of LB outgrowth is mediated by ethylene-induced restriction of main shoot growth. Ethylene production in the internodes is stimulated by MP within 2 h. Effects of MP are mimicked by treatments with 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylic acid (ACC) and are negated by the inhibitors of ethylene production or action, aminoethoxy vinylglycine (AVG) and AgNO3. The fact that effects of MP, ACC, and ethylene inhibitors are observed to occur on main shoot growth at least 24 h before they are observed to occur on LB growth suggests a possible cause and effect relationship. MP also causes an increase in internode diameter. MP stimulation of ethylene production appears to be mediated by ACC synthase. The results of this study and our previous studies suggest that apical dominance may be released by any mechanism which induces ethylene restriction of main shoot growth.

  7. Reconstruction of thoracic burn sequelae by scar release and flap resurfacing.

    PubMed

    Angrigiani, Claudio; Artero, Guillermo; Castro, Gaston; Khouri, Roger K

    2015-12-01

    In the USA, 450,000 thermal burns receive medical treatment annually. Burn scars are commonly excised and covered with skin grafts. Long-term, these treatments commonly leave patients with discomfort, reduced total lung capacity and forced vital capacity, and restriction of thoracic expansion and shoulder joint mobility. In this article, we present our experience with using scar release and immediate flap reconstruction to treat thoracic restriction due to burn sequelae. From 1998 to 2014, we enrolled 16 patients with anterior thoracic burn sequelae that had previously been treated conservatively or with skin grafts that eventually recidivated. Preoperatively, we measured thoracic circumference in expiration and inspiration, %FVC, %FEV1, and shoulder mobility. All patients underwent anterior thoracic scar release and immediate flap resurfacing. At 2 weeks to 3 months postoperatively (mean, 2.6 months), mean thoracic circumference upon inspiration increased from 83.6 cm±5.7 to 86.5 cm±5.8 (p<0.0000000001). Mean %FVC improved from 76.0%±2.64% to 88.2%±4.69% (p<0.0000001). Mean %FEV1 improved from 79.2%±3.85 to 87.8%±2.98 (p<0.000001). All 14 patients who had restricted shoulder mobility preoperatively no longer had restricted shoulder mobility postoperatively. The mean patient-reported satisfaction was 4.6/5 (range, 3-5). At a mean follow up of 2.5 years, none of the contractures recidivated. Complications included 2 cases of tissue necrosis of the distal end of the flap. In one case, the flap was restored; in the other case, the patient eventually had to receive a new flap. Additional complications included two local infections that were successfully treated with oral and local antibiotics and two hematomas that were drained and eventually healed without tissue loss. Scar releases and flaps provide a safe and effective method for the correction of restricted thoracic expansion, respiratory restriction, decreased range of shoulder motion, and discomfort from thoracic burn sequelae. Copyright © 2015 Elsevier Ltd and ISBI. All rights reserved.

  8. 10 CFR 1045.12 - Authorities.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-01-01

    ... 10 Energy 4 2010-01-01 2010-01-01 false Authorities. 1045.12 Section 1045.12 Energy DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY (GENERAL PROVISIONS) NUCLEAR CLASSIFICATION AND DECLASSIFICATION Identification of Restricted Data and Formerly Restricted Data Information § 1045.12 Authorities. (a) The Director of Classification may...

  9. European Union regulators and industry agree on improving specific environmental release categories: Report from the exchange network for exposure scenarios specific environmental release category workshop on May 13, 2016.

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    Ahrens, Andreas; Moilanen, Marianne; Martin, Sara; Garcia-John, Enrique; Sättler, Daniel; Bakker, Joost; Reihlen, Antonia; Wind, Thorsten; Tolls, Johannes

    2017-09-01

    Specific environmental release categories (SPERCs) are an instrument for lower-tier environmental emissions assessments. They support chemical safety assessments under the European Union (EU) regulation Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation, and Restriction of Chemicals. SPERCs have been developed by industry and subjected to regulatory review. Within the framework of the Chemical Safety Report/Exposure Scenario Roadmap, the EU Chemicals Agency (ECHA), the EU Member State authorities, and European industry sector associations collaborate to improve the quality of the SPERCs. Following up on the outcome of ECHA's SPERC Best Practice Project, industry, together with ECHA, developed an updated SPERC factsheet template and guidance on how to fill it out. In addition, industry developed 2 sets of SPERC factsheet examples and the corresponding SPERC background documents. These documents were submitted to a multistakeholder review process. The comments from the review were discussed at a workshop in spring 2016. The workshop participants acknowledged the revised factsheet format including the corresponding guidance, the 2 SPERC factsheets, and the 2 SPERC background documents as best practice examples. The package is expected to support further improvement of the quality of the SPERCs. A common understanding was achieved of the need to match the level of detail of the use conditions description with the risk to be controlled (i.e., the emission intensity and hazard profile of the substances) and with the level of conservatism of SPERC release factors. The complete and transparent documentation of the derivation of the release factors and of their conservatism is conceived as crucial for the credibility of the SPERCs, such that they can be trusted by partners in the chemicals supply chain and by regulators. To that end, background documents will include a dedicated section describing the conservatism of SPERCs. The workshop concluded with an outline of the practical way forward for the improvement of SPERC documentation. Integr Environ Assess Manag 2017;13:815-820. © 2017 The Authors. Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management published by Wiley Periodicals, Inc. on behalf of Society of Environmental Toxicology & Chemistry (SETAC). © 2017 The Authors. Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management published by Wiley Periodicals, Inc. on behalf of Society of Environmental Toxicology & Chemistry (SETAC).

  10. 7 CFR 352.10 - Inspection; safeguards; disposal.

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    2010-01-01

    ... facilities for immediate exportation. (x) Any other related factor which should be considered, such as intent...; safeguards; disposal. (a) Inspection and release. Prohibited and restricted products and articles subject to... restricted products and articles under this part shall be subject to such safeguards as may be prescribed in...

  11. Acute fasting increases somatodendritic dopamine release in the ventral tegmental area

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    2015-01-01

    Fasting and food restriction alter the activity of the mesolimbic dopamine system to affect multiple reward-related behaviors. Food restriction decreases baseline dopamine levels in efferent target sites and enhances dopamine release in response to rewards such as food and drugs. In addition to releasing dopamine from axon terminals, dopamine neurons in the ventral tegmental area (VTA) also release dopamine from their soma and dendrites, and this somatodendritic dopamine release acts as an autoinhibitory signal to inhibit neighboring VTA dopamine neurons. It is unknown whether acute fasting also affects dopamine release, including the local inhibitory somatodendritic dopamine release in the VTA. In these studies, I have tested whether fasting affects the inhibitory somatodendritic dopamine release within the VTA by examining whether an acute 24-h fast affects the inhibitory postsynaptic current mediated by evoked somatodendritic dopamine release (D2R IPSC). Fasting increased the contribution of the first action potential to the overall D2R IPSC and increased the ratio of repeated D2R IPSCs evoked at short intervals. Fasting also reduced the effect of forskolin on the D2R IPSC and led to a significantly bigger decrease in the D2R IPSC in low extracellular calcium. Finally, fasting resulted in an increase in the D2R IPSCs when a more physiologically relevant train of D2R IPSCs was used. Taken together, these results indicate that fasting caused a change in the properties of somatodendritic dopamine release, possibly by increasing dopamine release, and that this increased release can be sustained under conditions where dopamine neurons are highly active. PMID:26084913

  12. 5 CFR 300.606 - Agency authority.

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    2010-01-01

    ... 5 Administrative Personnel 1 2010-01-01 2010-01-01 false Agency authority. 300.606 Section 300.606 Administrative Personnel OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT CIVIL SERVICE REGULATIONS EMPLOYMENT (GENERAL) Time-In-Grade Restrictions § 300.606 Agency authority. An agency may expand on these restrictions consistent...

  13. 12 CFR 4.31 - Purpose and scope.

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    2010-01-01

    ... Banking COMPTROLLER OF THE CURRENCY, DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY ORGANIZATION AND FUNCTIONS, AVAILABILITY AND RELEASE OF INFORMATION, CONTRACTING OUTREACH PROGRAM, POST-EMPLOYMENT RESTRICTIONS FOR SENIOR EXAMINERS Release of Non-Public OCC Information § 4.31 Purpose and scope. (a) Purpose. The purposes of this...

  14. 12 CFR 4.40 - Fees for services.

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    ... Banking COMPTROLLER OF THE CURRENCY, DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY ORGANIZATION AND FUNCTIONS, AVAILABILITY AND RELEASE OF INFORMATION, CONTRACTING OUTREACH PROGRAM, POST-EMPLOYMENT RESTRICTIONS FOR SENIOR EXAMINERS Release of Non-Public OCC Information § 4.40 Fees for services. (a) Fees for records search...

  15. 12 CFR 4.40 - Fees for services.

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    2014-01-01

    ... Banking COMPTROLLER OF THE CURRENCY, DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY ORGANIZATION AND FUNCTIONS, AVAILABILITY AND RELEASE OF INFORMATION, CONTRACTING OUTREACH PROGRAM, POST-EMPLOYMENT RESTRICTIONS FOR SENIOR EXAMINERS Release of Non-Public OCC Information § 4.40 Fees for services. (a) Fees for records search...

  16. 12 CFR 4.40 - Fees for services.

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    ... Banking COMPTROLLER OF THE CURRENCY, DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY ORGANIZATION AND FUNCTIONS, AVAILABILITY AND RELEASE OF INFORMATION, CONTRACTING OUTREACH PROGRAM, POST-EMPLOYMENT RESTRICTIONS FOR SENIOR EXAMINERS Release of Non-Public OCC Information § 4.40 Fees for services. (a) Fees for records search...

  17. 12 CFR 4.31 - Purpose and scope.

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    ... Banking COMPTROLLER OF THE CURRENCY, DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY ORGANIZATION AND FUNCTIONS, AVAILABILITY AND RELEASE OF INFORMATION, CONTRACTING OUTREACH PROGRAM, POST-EMPLOYMENT RESTRICTIONS FOR SENIOR EXAMINERS Release of Non-Public OCC Information § 4.31 Purpose and scope. (a) Purpose. The purposes of this...

  18. 12 CFR 4.31 - Purpose and scope.

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    2014-01-01

    ... Banking COMPTROLLER OF THE CURRENCY, DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY ORGANIZATION AND FUNCTIONS, AVAILABILITY AND RELEASE OF INFORMATION, CONTRACTING OUTREACH PROGRAM, POST-EMPLOYMENT RESTRICTIONS FOR SENIOR EXAMINERS Release of Non-Public OCC Information § 4.31 Purpose and scope. (a) Purpose. The purposes of this...

  19. 12 CFR 4.31 - Purpose and scope.

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    2013-01-01

    ... Banking COMPTROLLER OF THE CURRENCY, DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY ORGANIZATION AND FUNCTIONS, AVAILABILITY AND RELEASE OF INFORMATION, CONTRACTING OUTREACH PROGRAM, POST-EMPLOYMENT RESTRICTIONS FOR SENIOR EXAMINERS Release of Non-Public OCC Information § 4.31 Purpose and scope. (a) Purpose. The purposes of this...

  20. 12 CFR 4.40 - Fees for services.

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    2013-01-01

    ... Banking COMPTROLLER OF THE CURRENCY, DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY ORGANIZATION AND FUNCTIONS, AVAILABILITY AND RELEASE OF INFORMATION, CONTRACTING OUTREACH PROGRAM, POST-EMPLOYMENT RESTRICTIONS FOR SENIOR EXAMINERS Release of Non-Public OCC Information § 4.40 Fees for services. (a) Fees for records search...

  1. Prefrontal cortex, caloric restriction and stress during aging: studies on dopamine and acetylcholine release, BDNF and working memory.

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    Del Arco, Alberto; Segovia, Gregorio; de Blas, Marta; Garrido, Pedro; Acuña-Castroviejo, Dario; Pamplona, Reinald; Mora, Francisco

    2011-01-01

    This study was designed to investigate whether long-term caloric restriction during the life span of the rat changes the effects of an acute mild stress on the release of dopamine and acetylcholine in the prefrontal cortex (PFC) and on working memory performance. Spontaneous motor activity was also monitored and levels of BDNF measured in the prefrontal cortex, amygdala and hippocampus. Male Wistar rats (3 months of age) were housed during 3, 12, 21 and 27 months (6, 15, 24 and 30 months of age at the end of housing) in caloric restriction (CR; 40% food intake restriction) or control conditions. After behavioural testing, animals were further subdivided into two other groups. In one of the groups BDNF protein levels were determined. In the other group rats were implanted with guide cannulas into the PFC to perform microdialysis experiments. In CR rats the release of dopamine produced by handling stress did not differ from the response found in control rats of 6, 15 and 24 months of age. The release of acetylcholine was not changed at the ages of 6 and 15 months but reduced at the age of 24 months. Stress did not change dopamine or acetylcholine release in CR and control rats of 30 months of age. BDNF levels were increased in the hippocampus and amygdala, but not in the PFC, of 6 and 15 months CR rats. Spontaneous motor activity was increased in all groups of CR rats. Age, however, decreased motor activity in CR and control rats. Both experimental groups showed similar working memory performance in a delayed alternation task in basal conditions and after a situation of acute stress. These results suggest that CR does not modify the function of the PFC in response to an acute stress nor the changes found as a result of the normal process of aging. Copyright © 2010 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

  2. HIV-1 Vpu Antagonizes CD317/Tetherin by Adaptor Protein-1-Mediated Exclusion from Virus Assembly Sites

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    Pujol, François M.; Laketa, Vibor; Schmidt, Florian; Mukenhirn, Markus; Müller, Barbara; Boulant, Steeve; Grimm, Dirk; Keppler, Oliver T.

    2016-01-01

    ABSTRACT The host cell restriction factor CD317/tetherin traps virions at the surface of producer cells to prevent their release. The HIV-1 accessory protein Vpu antagonizes this restriction. Vpu reduces the cell surface density of the restriction factor and targets it for degradation; however, these activities are dispensable for enhancing particle release. Instead, Vpu has been suggested to antagonize CD317/tetherin by preventing recycling of internalized CD317/tetherin to the cell surface, blocking anterograde transport of newly synthesized CD317/tetherin, and/or displacing the restriction factor from virus assembly sites at the plasma membrane. At the molecular level, antagonism relies on the physical interaction of Vpu with CD317/tetherin. Recent findings suggested that phosphorylation of a diserine motif enables Vpu to bind to adaptor protein 1 (AP-1) trafficking complexes via two independent interaction motifs and to couple CD317/tetherin to the endocytic machinery. Here, we used a panel of Vpu proteins with specific mutations in individual interaction motifs to define which interactions are required for antagonism of CD317/tetherin. Impairing recycling or anterograde transport of CD317/tetherin to the plasma membrane was insufficient for antagonism. In contrast, excluding CD317/tetherin from HIV-1 assembly sites depended on Vpu motifs for interaction with AP-1 and CD317/tetherin and correlated with antagonism of the particle release restriction. Consistently, interference with AP-1 function or its expression blocked these Vpu activities. Our results define displacement from HIV-1 assembly sites as active principle of CD317/tetherin antagonism by Vpu and support a role of tripartite complexes between Vpu, AP-1, and CD317/tetherin in this process. IMPORTANCE CD317/tetherin poses an intrinsic barrier to human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) replication in human cells by trapping virus particles at the surface of producer cells and thereby preventing their release. The viral protein Vpu antagonizes this restriction, and molecular interactions with the restriction factor and adaptor protein complex 1 (AP-1) were suggested to mediate this activity. Vpu modulates intracellular trafficking of CD317/tetherin and excludes the restriction factor from HIV-1 assembly sites at the plasma membrane, but the relative contribution of these effects to antagonism remain elusive. Using a panel of Vpu mutants, as well as interference with AP-1 function and expression, we show here that Vpu antagonizes CD317/tetherin by blocking its recruitment to viral assembly sites in an AP-1-dependent manner. These results refine our understanding of the molecular mechanisms of CD317/tetherin antagonism and suggest complexes of Vpu with the restriction factor and AP-1 as targets for potential therapeutic intervention. PMID:27170757

  3. 28 CFR 8.6 - Quick-release authority.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-07-01

    ... 28 Judicial Administration 1 2012-07-01 2012-07-01 false Quick-release authority. 8.6 Section 8.6 Judicial Administration DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE FBI FORFEITURE AUTHORITY FOR CERTAIN STATUTES § 8.6 Quick-release authority. Where the forfeiture proceedings are administrative, the Special Agent in Charge, prior...

  4. 28 CFR 8.6 - Quick-release authority.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-07-01

    ... 28 Judicial Administration 1 2011-07-01 2011-07-01 false Quick-release authority. 8.6 Section 8.6 Judicial Administration DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE FBI FORFEITURE AUTHORITY FOR CERTAIN STATUTES § 8.6 Quick-release authority. Where the forfeiture proceedings are administrative, the Special Agent in Charge, prior...

  5. 12 CFR 4.35 - Consideration of requests.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-01-01

    ... Banks and Banking COMPTROLLER OF THE CURRENCY, DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY ORGANIZATION AND FUNCTIONS, AVAILABILITY AND RELEASE OF INFORMATION, CONTRACTING OUTREACH PROGRAM, POST-EMPLOYMENT RESTRICTIONS FOR SENIOR EXAMINERS Release of Non-Public OCC Information § 4.35 Consideration of requests. (a) In general—(1) OCC...

  6. 12 CFR 4.35 - Consideration of requests.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-01-01

    ... Banks and Banking COMPTROLLER OF THE CURRENCY, DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY ORGANIZATION AND FUNCTIONS, AVAILABILITY AND RELEASE OF INFORMATION, CONTRACTING OUTREACH PROGRAM, POST-EMPLOYMENT RESTRICTIONS FOR SENIOR EXAMINERS Release of Non-Public OCC Information § 4.35 Consideration of requests. (a) In general—(1) OCC...

  7. 12 CFR 4.35 - Consideration of requests.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-01-01

    ... Banks and Banking COMPTROLLER OF THE CURRENCY, DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY ORGANIZATION AND FUNCTIONS, AVAILABILITY AND RELEASE OF INFORMATION, CONTRACTING OUTREACH PROGRAM, POST-EMPLOYMENT RESTRICTIONS FOR SENIOR EXAMINERS Release of Non-Public OCC Information § 4.35 Consideration of requests. (a) In general—(1) OCC...

  8. 12 CFR 4.35 - Consideration of requests.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-01-01

    ... Banks and Banking COMPTROLLER OF THE CURRENCY, DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY ORGANIZATION AND FUNCTIONS, AVAILABILITY AND RELEASE OF INFORMATION, CONTRACTING OUTREACH PROGRAM, POST-EMPLOYMENT RESTRICTIONS FOR SENIOR EXAMINERS Release of Non-Public OCC Information § 4.35 Consideration of requests. (a) In general—(1) OCC...

  9. 10 CFR 70.4 - Definitions.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-01-01

    ... for the privatization of USEC that is approved by the President. Critical mass of special nuclear... and reduce residual radioactivity to a level that permits— (1) Release of the property for unrestricted use and termination of the license; or (2) Release of the property under restricted conditions and...

  10. 78 FR 76191 - Operational Tests and Inspections for Compliance With Maximum Authorized Train Speeds and Other...

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2013-12-16

    ... Tests and Inspections for Compliance With Maximum Authorized Train Speeds and Other Speed Restrictions... safety advisory; Operational tests and inspections for compliance with maximum authorized train speeds and other speed restrictions. SUMMARY: FRA is issuing Safety Advisory 2013-08 to stress to railroads...

  11. Tritium recapture behavior at a nuclear power reactor due to airborne releases.

    PubMed

    Harris, Jason T; Miller, David W; Foster, Doug W

    2008-08-01

    This paper describes the initiatives taken by Cook Nuclear Plant to study the on-site behavior of recaptured tritium released in its airborne effluents. Recapture is the process where a released radioactive effluent, in this case tritium, is brought back on-site through some mechanism. Precipitation, shifts in wind direction, or anthropogenic structures that restrict or alter effluent movement can all lead to recapture. The investigation was started after tritium was detected in the north storm drain outfall. Recent inadvertent tritium releases by several other nuclear power plants, many of which entered the groundwater, have led to increased surveillance and scrutiny by regulatory authorities and the general public. To determine the source of tritium in the outfall, an on-site surface water, well water, rainwater and air-conditioning condensate monitoring program was begun. Washout coefficients were also determined to compare with results reported by other nuclear power plants. Program monitoring revealed detectable tritium concentrations in several precipitation sample locations downwind of the two monitored containment building release vents. Tritium was found in higher concentrations in air-conditioning condensate, with a mean value of 528 Bq L(-1) (14,300 pCi L(-1)). The condensate, and to a lesser extent rainwater, were contributing to the tritium found in the north storm drain outfall. Maximum concentration values for each sample type were used to estimate the most conservative dose. A maximum dose of 1.1 x 10(-10) mSv (1.1 x 10(-8) mrem) total body was calculated to determine the health impact of the tritium detected.

  12. 32 CFR 286h.3 - Policy.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-07-01

    ...). PPBS papers and associated data set forth the details of proposed programs and plans. Access to this... which release is restricted. The information identified below may be released only as set forth herein... cost or pricing data, profit data, overhead and direct labor rates, and manufacturing processes and...

  13. 32 CFR 286h.3 - Policy.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-07-01

    ...). PPBS papers and associated data set forth the details of proposed programs and plans. Access to this... which release is restricted. The information identified below may be released only as set forth herein... cost or pricing data, profit data, overhead and direct labor rates, and manufacturing processes and...

  14. 32 CFR 286h.3 - Policy.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-07-01

    ...). PPBS papers and associated data set forth the details of proposed programs and plans. Access to this... which release is restricted. The information identified below may be released only as set forth herein... cost or pricing data, profit data, overhead and direct labor rates, and manufacturing processes and...

  15. Simultaneous measurement of passage through the restriction point and MCM loading in single cells

    PubMed Central

    Håland, T. W.; Boye, E.; Stokke, T.; Grallert, B.; Syljuåsen, R. G.

    2015-01-01

    Passage through the Retinoblastoma protein (RB1)-dependent restriction point and the loading of minichromosome maintenance proteins (MCMs) are two crucial events in G1-phase that help maintain genome integrity. Deregulation of these processes can cause uncontrolled proliferation and cancer development. Both events have been extensively characterized individually, but their relative timing and inter-dependence remain less clear. Here, we describe a novel method to simultaneously measure MCM loading and passage through the restriction point. We exploit that the RB1 protein is anchored in G1-phase but is released when hyper-phosphorylated at the restriction point. After extracting cells with salt and detergent before fixation we can simultaneously measure, by flow cytometry, the loading of MCMs onto chromatin and RB1 binding to determine the order of the two events in individual cells. We have used this method to examine the relative timing of the two events in human cells. Whereas in BJ fibroblasts released from G0-phase MCM loading started mainly after the restriction point, in a significant fraction of exponentially growing BJ and U2OS osteosarcoma cells MCMs were loaded in G1-phase with RB1 anchored, demonstrating that MCM loading can also start before the restriction point. These results were supported by measurements in synchronized U2OS cells. PMID:26250117

  16. 40 CFR 312.26 - Reviews of Federal, State, Tribal, and local government records.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-07-01

    ... use restrictions, applicable to the subject property. (c) With regard to nearby or adjoining properties, the review of federal, tribal, state, and local government records or databases of government... records of reported releases or threatened releases. Such records or databases containing such records and...

  17. 12 CFR 4.33 - Requirements for a request of records or testimony.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-01-01

    ... ORGANIZATION AND FUNCTIONS, AVAILABILITY AND RELEASE OF INFORMATION, CONTRACTING OUTREACH PROGRAM, POST-EMPLOYMENT RESTRICTIONS FOR SENIOR EXAMINERS Release of Non-Public OCC Information § 4.33 Requirements for a... information must submit a request in writing to the OCC. The requester must explain, in as detailed a...

  18. 12 CFR 4.33 - Requirements for a request of records or testimony.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-01-01

    ... ORGANIZATION AND FUNCTIONS, AVAILABILITY AND RELEASE OF INFORMATION, CONTRACTING OUTREACH PROGRAM, POST-EMPLOYMENT RESTRICTIONS FOR SENIOR EXAMINERS Release of Non-Public OCC Information § 4.33 Requirements for a... information must submit a request in writing to the OCC. The requester must explain, in as detailed a...

  19. 12 CFR 4.37 - Persons and entities with access to OCC information; prohibition on dissemination.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-01-01

    ... information; prohibition on dissemination. 4.37 Section 4.37 Banks and Banking COMPTROLLER OF THE CURRENCY, DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY ORGANIZATION AND FUNCTIONS, AVAILABILITY AND RELEASE OF INFORMATION, CONTRACTING OUTREACH PROGRAM, POST-EMPLOYMENT RESTRICTIONS FOR SENIOR EXAMINERS Release of Non-Public OCC Information...

  20. 12 CFR 4.34 - Where to submit a request.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-01-01

    ... Banks and Banking COMPTROLLER OF THE CURRENCY, DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY ORGANIZATION AND FUNCTIONS, AVAILABILITY AND RELEASE OF INFORMATION, CONTRACTING OUTREACH PROGRAM, POST-EMPLOYMENT RESTRICTIONS FOR SENIOR EXAMINERS Release of Non-Public OCC Information § 4.34 Where to submit a request. (a) A request for non...

  1. 12 CFR 4.37 - Persons and entities with access to OCC information; prohibition on dissemination.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-01-01

    ... information; prohibition on dissemination. 4.37 Section 4.37 Banks and Banking COMPTROLLER OF THE CURRENCY, DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY ORGANIZATION AND FUNCTIONS, AVAILABILITY AND RELEASE OF INFORMATION, CONTRACTING OUTREACH PROGRAM, POST-EMPLOYMENT RESTRICTIONS FOR SENIOR EXAMINERS Release of Non-Public OCC Information...

  2. 12 CFR 4.37 - Persons and entities with access to OCC information; prohibition on dissemination.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-01-01

    ... information; prohibition on dissemination. 4.37 Section 4.37 Banks and Banking COMPTROLLER OF THE CURRENCY, DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY ORGANIZATION AND FUNCTIONS, AVAILABILITY AND RELEASE OF INFORMATION, CONTRACTING OUTREACH PROGRAM, POST-EMPLOYMENT RESTRICTIONS FOR SENIOR EXAMINERS Release of Non-Public OCC Information...

  3. 12 CFR 4.33 - Requirements for a request of records or testimony.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-01-01

    ... ORGANIZATION AND FUNCTIONS, AVAILABILITY AND RELEASE OF INFORMATION, CONTRACTING OUTREACH PROGRAM, POST-EMPLOYMENT RESTRICTIONS FOR SENIOR EXAMINERS Release of Non-Public OCC Information § 4.33 Requirements for a... information must submit a request in writing to the OCC. The requester must explain, in as detailed a...

  4. 12 CFR 4.34 - Where to submit a request.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-01-01

    ... Banks and Banking COMPTROLLER OF THE CURRENCY, DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY ORGANIZATION AND FUNCTIONS, AVAILABILITY AND RELEASE OF INFORMATION, CONTRACTING OUTREACH PROGRAM, POST-EMPLOYMENT RESTRICTIONS FOR SENIOR EXAMINERS Release of Non-Public OCC Information § 4.34 Where to submit a request. (a) A request for non...

  5. 12 CFR 4.33 - Requirements for a request of records or testimony.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-01-01

    ... ORGANIZATION AND FUNCTIONS, AVAILABILITY AND RELEASE OF INFORMATION, CONTRACTING OUTREACH PROGRAM, POST-EMPLOYMENT RESTRICTIONS FOR SENIOR EXAMINERS Release of Non-Public OCC Information § 4.33 Requirements for a... information must submit a request in writing to the OCC. The requester must explain, in as detailed a...

  6. 12 CFR 4.37 - Persons and entities with access to OCC information; prohibition on dissemination.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-01-01

    ... information; prohibition on dissemination. 4.37 Section 4.37 Banks and Banking COMPTROLLER OF THE CURRENCY, DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY ORGANIZATION AND FUNCTIONS, AVAILABILITY AND RELEASE OF INFORMATION, CONTRACTING OUTREACH PROGRAM, POST-EMPLOYMENT RESTRICTIONS FOR SENIOR EXAMINERS Release of Non-Public OCC Information...

  7. 12 CFR 4.34 - Where to submit a request.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-01-01

    ... Banks and Banking COMPTROLLER OF THE CURRENCY, DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY ORGANIZATION AND FUNCTIONS, AVAILABILITY AND RELEASE OF INFORMATION, CONTRACTING OUTREACH PROGRAM, POST-EMPLOYMENT RESTRICTIONS FOR SENIOR EXAMINERS Release of Non-Public OCC Information § 4.34 Where to submit a request. (a) A request for non...

  8. 12 CFR 4.34 - Where to submit a request.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-01-01

    ... Banks and Banking COMPTROLLER OF THE CURRENCY, DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY ORGANIZATION AND FUNCTIONS, AVAILABILITY AND RELEASE OF INFORMATION, CONTRACTING OUTREACH PROGRAM, POST-EMPLOYMENT RESTRICTIONS FOR SENIOR EXAMINERS Release of Non-Public OCC Information § 4.34 Where to submit a request. (a) A request for non...

  9. 48 CFR 27.404-4 - Contractor's release, publication, and use of data.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-10-01

    .... statutes. However, agencies may restrict the release or disclosure of computer software that is or is intended to be developed to the point of practical application (including for agency distribution under... applied research. Agencies may also preclude a contractor from asserting copyright in any computer...

  10. 48 CFR 27.404-4 - Contractor's release, publication, and use of data.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-10-01

    .... statutes. However, agencies may restrict the release or disclosure of computer software that is or is intended to be developed to the point of practical application (including for agency distribution under... applied research. Agencies may also preclude a contractor from asserting copyright in any computer...

  11. 48 CFR 27.404-4 - Contractor's release, publication, and use of data.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-10-01

    .... statutes. However, agencies may restrict the release or disclosure of computer software that is or is intended to be developed to the point of practical application (including for agency distribution under... applied research. Agencies may also preclude a contractor from asserting copyright in any computer...

  12. 25 CFR 152.12 - Removal of restrictions, Five Civilized Tribes, after application under authority other than...

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-04-01

    ..., CERTIFICATES OF COMPETENCY, REMOVAL OF RESTRICTIONS, AND SALE OF CERTAIN INDIAN LANDS Issuing Patents in Fee, Certificates of Competency Or Orders Removing Restrictions § 152.12 Removal of restrictions, Five Civilized...

  13. A feasibility analysis of the employment of satellite imagery to monitor and inspect surface mining operations in western Kentucky, volume 1

    NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)

    Fish, B. R. (Principal Investigator)

    1977-01-01

    The author has identified the following significant results. Surface mining violation estimates were scaled by scores assigned by ten inspectors from western Kentucky to each violation. A sensitivity analysis was made by varying the violation costs; costs were varied by using three different average durations. These durations were: (1) best estimated duration; (2) longest possible duration as restricted by the one year permit renewal and bond release regulations, and (3) shortest possible duration when inspections were made. If a social cost cannot be reduced, then the value of the social cost is irrelevant. Indications from the increased inspection rate of 1975 were that the total amount of fines collected per year remains constant independent of the increased detection rate.

  14. 12 CFR Appendix A to Subpart C of... - Model Stipulation for Protective Order and Model Protective Order

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-01-01

    ..., DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY ORGANIZATION AND FUNCTIONS, AVAILABILITY AND RELEASE OF INFORMATION, CONTRACTING OUTREACH PROGRAM, POST-EMPLOYMENT RESTRICTIONS FOR SENIOR EXAMINERS Release of Non-Public OCC Information... such records and any information contained in such records confidential and shall in no way divulge the...

  15. 12 CFR Appendix A to Subpart C of... - Model Stipulation for Protective Order and Model Protective Order

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-01-01

    ..., DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY ORGANIZATION AND FUNCTIONS, AVAILABILITY AND RELEASE OF INFORMATION, CONTRACTING OUTREACH PROGRAM, POST-EMPLOYMENT RESTRICTIONS FOR SENIOR EXAMINERS Release of Non-Public OCC Information... shall keep such records and any information contained in such records confidential and shall in no way...

  16. 12 CFR Appendix A to Subpart C of... - Model Stipulation for Protective Order and Model Protective Order

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-01-01

    ..., DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY ORGANIZATION AND FUNCTIONS, AVAILABILITY AND RELEASE OF INFORMATION, CONTRACTING OUTREACH PROGRAM, POST-EMPLOYMENT RESTRICTIONS FOR SENIOR EXAMINERS Release of Non-Public OCC Information... such records and any information contained in such records confidential and shall in no way divulge the...

  17. 50 CFR 300.223 - Purse seine fishing restrictions.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-10-01

    ... thereof be kept on board and delivered to NMFS for research purposes. (vii) Sea turtle release. After... retention of a dead sea turtle for research. In releasing a sea turtle the vessel owner or operator must: (A) Place the vessel engine in neutral gear so that the propeller is disengaged and the vessel is stopped...

  18. 48 CFR 227.7103-16 - Providing technical data to foreign governments, foreign contractors, or international...

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-10-01

    ... disclose technical data for which restrictions on use, release, or disclosure have been asserted to foreign..., modification, reproduction, release, performance, display, or disclosure of such data have been satisfied. ... 48 Federal Acquisition Regulations System 3 2013-10-01 2013-10-01 false Providing technical data...

  19. 48 CFR 227.7103-16 - Providing technical data to foreign governments, foreign contractors, or international...

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-10-01

    ... disclose technical data for which restrictions on use, release, or disclosure have been asserted to foreign..., modification, reproduction, release, performance, display, or disclosure of such data have been satisfied. ... 48 Federal Acquisition Regulations System 3 2011-10-01 2011-10-01 false Providing technical data...

  20. 48 CFR 227.7103-16 - Providing technical data to foreign governments, foreign contractors, or international...

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-10-01

    ... disclose technical data for which restrictions on use, release, or disclosure have been asserted to foreign..., modification, reproduction, release, performance, display, or disclosure of such data have been satisfied. ... 48 Federal Acquisition Regulations System 3 2010-10-01 2010-10-01 false Providing technical data...

  1. 48 CFR 227.7103-16 - Providing technical data to foreign governments, foreign contractors, or international...

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-10-01

    ... disclose technical data for which restrictions on use, release, or disclosure have been asserted to foreign..., modification, reproduction, release, performance, display, or disclosure of such data have been satisfied. ... 48 Federal Acquisition Regulations System 3 2012-10-01 2012-10-01 false Providing technical data...

  2. 48 CFR 227.7103-16 - Providing technical data to foreign governments, foreign contractors, or international...

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-10-01

    ... disclose technical data for which restrictions on use, release, or disclosure have been asserted to foreign..., modification, reproduction, release, performance, display, or disclosure of such data have been satisfied. ... 48 Federal Acquisition Regulations System 3 2014-10-01 2014-10-01 false Providing technical data...

  3. 48 CFR 27.404-4 - Contractor's release, publication, and use of data.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-10-01

    .... statutes. However, agencies may restrict the release or disclosure of computer software that is or is... software for purposes of established agency distribution programs, or where required to accomplish the purpose for which the software is acquired. (b) Except for the results of basic or applied research under...

  4. Differential Activation of Acid Sphingomyelinase and Ceramide Release Determines Invasiveness of Neisseria meningitidis into Brain Endothelial Cells

    PubMed Central

    Simonis, Alexander; Hebling, Sabrina; Gulbins, Erich; Schneider-Schaulies, Sibylle; Schubert-Unkmeir, Alexandra

    2014-01-01

    The interaction with brain endothelial cells is central to the pathogenicity of Neisseria meningitidis infections. Here, we show that N. meningitidis causes transient activation of acid sphingomyelinase (ASM) followed by ceramide release in brain endothelial cells. In response to N. meningitidis infection, ASM and ceramide are displayed at the outer leaflet of the cell membrane and condense into large membrane platforms which also concentrate the ErbB2 receptor. The outer membrane protein Opc and phosphatidylcholine-specific phospholipase C that is activated upon binding of the pathogen to heparan sulfate proteoglycans, are required for N. meningitidis-mediated ASM activation. Pharmacologic or genetic ablation of ASM abrogated meningococcal internalization without affecting bacterial adherence. In accordance, the restricted invasiveness of a defined set of pathogenic isolates of the ST-11/ST-8 clonal complex into brain endothelial cells directly correlated with their restricted ability to induce ASM and ceramide release. In conclusion, ASM activation and ceramide release are essential for internalization of Opc-expressing meningococci into brain endothelial cells, and this segregates with invasiveness of N. meningitidis strains. PMID:24945304

  5. Calorigenic effect of adrenaline in rats under conditions of restricted motor activity

    NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)

    Tomaszewska, L.; Kaciuba-Uscilko, H.; Kozlowski, S.

    1980-01-01

    In previous studies, it was demonstrated that long term restricted motor activity in rats induces a decrease in body weight, an increase in release of adrenaline, and a decrease in the release of noradrenaline with the urine, as well as a reduction in activity of the thymus gland and level of thyroxin in the blood. At the same time, a decrease was found in the internal body temperature that was accompanied by an increase in the rate of metabolism in the state of rest. An investigation is presented which attempts to clarify whether the calorigenic effect of adrenaline under conditions of increased metabolism in the period of immobility is exposed to changes.

  6. 12 CFR 4.65 - Certification.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-01-01

    ... AND RELEASE OF INFORMATION, CONTRACTING OUTREACH PROGRAM, POST-EMPLOYMENT RESTRICTIONS FOR SENIOR EXAMINERS Minority- , Women- , and Individuals With Disabilities-Owned Business Contracting Outreach Program...

  7. Refugee Policy Implications of U.S. Immigration Medical Screenings: A New Era of Inadmissibility on Health-Related Grounds

    PubMed Central

    Hong, Mi-Kyung; Varghese, Reshma E.; Jindal, Charulata; Efird, Jimmy T.

    2017-01-01

    Refugees frequently face extended delays in their efforts to enter the United States (U.S.) and those who are successful, in many cases, encounter overwhelming obstacles, inadequate resources, and a complex system of legal barriers. Travel restrictions based on equivocal health concerns and a drop in refugee admittance ceilings have complicated the situation. The authors retrieved and analyzed peer-reviewed journal articles, government agency press releases, media postings, epidemiologic factsheets, and relevant lay publications to critically assess U.S. policy regarding refugee resettlement based on health-related grounds. While refugees arguably exhibit an increased incidence of measles and tuberculosis compared with the U.S. population, the legitimacy of the medical examination will be undermined if other diseases that are endemic to refugee populations, yet currently deemed admissible, are used to restrict refugees from entering the U.S. This paper addressees the historic refugee policy of the U.S. and its consequent effect on the health of this vulnerable population. The needs of refugees should be carefully considered in the context of increased disease burden and the associated health care challenges of the country as a whole. PMID:28946650

  8. Refugee Policy Implications of U.S. Immigration Medical Screenings: A New Era of Inadmissibility on Health-Related Grounds.

    PubMed

    Hong, Mi-Kyung; Varghese, Reshma E; Jindal, Charulata; Efird, Jimmy T

    2017-09-24

    Refugees frequently face extended delays in their efforts to enter the United States (U.S.) and those who are successful, in many cases, encounter overwhelming obstacles, inadequate resources, and a complex system of legal barriers. Travel restrictions based on equivocal health concerns and a drop in refugee admittance ceilings have complicated the situation. The authors retrieved and analyzed peer-reviewed journal articles, government agency press releases, media postings, epidemiologic factsheets, and relevant lay publications to critically assess U.S. policy regarding refugee resettlement based on health-related grounds. While refugees arguably exhibit an increased incidence of measles and tuberculosis compared with the U.S. population, the legitimacy of the medical examination will be undermined if other diseases that are endemic to refugee populations, yet currently deemed admissible, are used to restrict refugees from entering the U.S. This paper addressees the historic refugee policy of the U.S. and its consequent effect on the health of this vulnerable population. The needs of refugees should be carefully considered in the context of increased disease burden and the associated health care challenges of the country as a whole.

  9. The Continuum of Pharmacist Prescriptive Authority.

    PubMed

    Adams, Alex J; Weaver, Krystalyn K

    2016-09-01

    Recently momentum has been building behind pharmacist prescriptive authority for certain products such as oral contraceptives or naloxone. To some, prescriptive authority by pharmacists represents a departure from the traditional role of pharmacists in dispensing medications. Nearly all states, however, currently enable pharmacist prescriptive authority in some form or fashion. The variety of different state approaches makes it difficult for pharmacists to ascertain the pros and cons of different models. We leverage data available from the National Alliance of State Pharmacy Associations (NASPA), a trade association that tracks pharmacy legislation and regulations across all states, to characterize models of pharmacist prescriptive authority along a continuum from most restrictive to least restrictive. We identify 2 primary categories of current pharmacist prescriptive authority: (1) collaborative prescribing and (2) autonomous prescribing. Collaborative prescribing models provide a broad framework for the treatment of acute or chronic disease. Current autonomous prescribing models have focused on a limited range of medications for which a specific diagnosis is not needed. Approaches to pharmacist prescriptive authority are not mutually exclusive. We anticipate that more states will pursue the less-restrictive approaches in the years ahead. © The Author(s) 2016.

  10. 9 CFR 94.24 - Restrictions on the importation of pork, pork products, and swine from the APHIS-defined EU CSF...

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-01-01

    ... the zone as a restricted zone is removed by the competent veterinary authority of the Member State or... removed by the competent veterinary authority of the Member State. (2) The pork and pork products must not... issued by an official of the competent veterinary authority of the APHIS-defined EU CSF region Member...

  11. 9 CFR 94.24 - Restrictions on the importation of pork, pork products, and swine from the APHIS-defined EU CSF...

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-01-01

    ... the zone as a restricted zone is removed by the competent veterinary authority of the Member State or... removed by the competent veterinary authority of the Member State. (2) The pork and pork products must not... issued by an official of the competent veterinary authority of the APHIS-defined EU CSF region Member...

  12. Disability in people affected by leprosy: the role of impairment, activity, social participation, stigma and discrimination.

    PubMed

    van Brakel, Wim H; Sihombing, Benyamin; Djarir, Hernani; Beise, Kerstin; Kusumawardhani, Laksmi; Yulihane, Rita; Kurniasari, Indra; Kasim, Muhammad; Kesumaningsih, Kadek I; Wilder-Smith, Annelies

    2012-01-01

    Leprosy-related disability is a challenge to public health, and social and rehabilitation services in endemic countries. Disability is more than a mere physical dysfunction, and includes activity limitations, stigma, discrimination, and social participation restrictions. We assessed the extent of disability and its determinants among persons with leprosy-related disabilities after release from multi drug treatment. We conducted a survey on disability among persons affected by leprosy in Indonesia, using a Rapid Disability Appraisal toolkit based on the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health. The toolkit included the Screening of Activity Limitation and Safety Awareness (SALSA) scale, Participation Scale, Jacoby Stigma Scale (anticipated stigma), Explanatory Model Interview Catalogue (EMIC) stigma scale and Discrimination assessment. Community members were interviewed using a community version of the stigma scale. Multivariate linear regression was done to identify factors associated with social participation. Overall 1,358 persons with leprosy-related disability (PLD) and 931 community members were included. Seventy-seven percent of PLD had physical impairments. Impairment status deteriorated significantly after release from treatment (from 59% to 77%). Around 60% of people reported activity limitations and participation restrictions and 36% anticipated stigma. As for participation restrictions and stigma, shame, problems related to marriage and difficulties in employment were the most frequently reported problems. Major determinants of participation were severity of impairment and level of education, activity and stigma. Reported severity of community stigma correlated with severity of participation restrictions in the same districts. The majority of respondents reported problems in all components of disability. The reported physical impairment after release from treatment justifies ongoing monitoring to facilitate early prevention. Stigma was a major determinant of social participation, and therefore disability. Stigma reduction activities and socio-economic rehabilitation are urgently needed in addition to strategies to reduce the development of further physical impairment after release from treatment.

  13. Disability in people affected by leprosy: the role of impairment, activity, social participation, stigma and discrimination

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    van Brakel, Wim H.; Sihombing, Benyamin; Djarir, Hernani; Beise, Kerstin; Kusumawardhani, Laksmi; Yulihane, Rita; Kurniasari, Indra; Kasim, Muhammad; Kesumaningsih, Kadek I.; Wilder-Smith, Annelies

    2012-01-01

    Background Leprosy-related disability is a challenge to public health, and social and rehabilitation services in endemic countries. Disability is more than a mere physical dysfunction, and includes activity limitations, stigma, discrimination, and social participation restrictions. We assessed the extent of disability and its determinants among persons with leprosy-related disabilities after release from multi drug treatment. Methods We conducted a survey on disability among persons affected by leprosy in Indonesia, using a Rapid Disability Appraisal toolkit based on the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health. The toolkit included the Screening of Activity Limitation and Safety Awareness (SALSA) scale, Participation Scale, Jacoby Stigma Scale (anticipated stigma), Explanatory Model Interview Catalogue (EMIC) stigma scale and Discrimination assessment. Community members were interviewed using a community version of the stigma scale. Multivariate linear regression was done to identify factors associated with social participation. Results Overall 1,358 persons with leprosy-related disability (PLD) and 931 community members were included. Seventy-seven percent of PLD had physical impairments. Impairment status deteriorated significantly after release from treatment (from 59% to 77%). Around 60% of people reported activity limitations and participation restrictions and 36% anticipated stigma. As for participation restrictions and stigma, shame, problems related to marriage and difficulties in employment were the most frequently reported problems. Major determinants of participation were severity of impairment and level of education, activity and stigma. Reported severity of community stigma correlated with severity of participation restrictions in the same districts. Discussion The majority of respondents reported problems in all components of disability. The reported physical impairment after release from treatment justifies ongoing monitoring to facilitate early prevention. Stigma was a major determinant of social participation, and therefore disability. Stigma reduction activities and socio-economic rehabilitation are urgently needed in addition to strategies to reduce the development of further physical impairment after release from treatment. PMID:22826694

  14. 7 CFR 1951.154 - Satisfaction and release of documents.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-01-01

    ... 7 Agriculture 14 2010-01-01 2009-01-01 true Satisfaction and release of documents. 1951.154... Loans § 1951.154 Satisfaction and release of documents. (a) Authorization. FmHA or its successor agency under Public Law 103-354 is authorized to execute the necessary releases and satisfactions and return...

  15. 25 CFR 213.42 - Operations after removal of restrictions from leased lands.

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    2010-04-01

    ... restrictions against alienation have been or shall be removed, even if such leases contain provision authorizing supervision by this Department, shall after such removal of restrictions against alienation, be...

  16. The Perceived Impact of 42 CFR Part 2 on Coordination and Integration of Care: A Qualitative Analysis.

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    McCarty, Dennis; Rieckmann, Traci; Baker, Robin L; McConnell, K John

    2017-03-01

    Title 42 of the Code of Federal Regulations Part 2 (42 CFR Part 2) controls the release of patient information about treatment for substance use disorders. In 2016, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) released a proposed rule to update the regulations, reduce provider burdens, and facilitate information exchange. Oregon's Medicaid program (Oregon Health Plan) altered the financing and structure of medical, dental, and behavioral care to promote greater integration and coordination. A qualitative analysis examined the perceived impact of 42 CFR Part 2 on care coordination and integration. Interviews with 76 stakeholders (114 interviews) conducted in 2012-2015 probed the processes of integrating behavioral health into primary care settings in Oregon and assessed issues associated with adherence to 42 CFR Part 2. Respondents expressed concerns that the regulations caused legal confusion, inhibited communication and information sharing, and required updating. Addiction treatment directors noted the challenges of obtaining patient consent to share information with primary care providers. The confidentiality regulations were perceived as a barrier to care coordination and integration. The Oregon Health Authority, therefore, requested regulatory changes. SAMHSA's proposed revisions permit a general consent to an entire health care team and allow inclusion of substance use disorder information within health information exchanges, but they mandate data segmentation of diagnostic and procedure codes related to substance use disorders and restrict access only to parties with authorized consent, possibly adding barriers to the coordination and integration of addiction treatment with primary care.

  17. Methodological Considerations for Comparison of Brand Versus Generic Versus Authorized Generic Adverse Event Reports in the US Food and Drug Administration Adverse Event Reporting System (FAERS).

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    Rahman, Md Motiur; Alatawi, Yasser; Cheng, Ning; Qian, Jingjing; Peissig, Peggy L; Berg, Richard L; Page, David C; Hansen, Richard A

    2017-12-01

    The US Food and Drug Administration Adverse Event Reporting System (FAERS), a post-marketing safety database, can be used to differentiate brand versus generic safety signals. To explore the methods for identifying and analyzing brand versus generic adverse event (AE) reports. Public release FAERS data from January 2004 to March 2015 were analyzed using alendronate and carbamazepine as examples. Reports were classified as brand, generic, and authorized generic (AG). Disproportionality analyses compared reporting odds ratios (RORs) of selected known labeled serious adverse events stratifying by brand, generic, and AG. The homogeneity of these RORs was compared using the Breslow-Day test. The AG versus generic was the primary focus since the AG is identical to brand but marketed as a generic, therefore minimizing generic perception bias. Sensitivity analyses explored how methodological approach influenced results. Based on 17,521 US event reports involving alendronate and 3733 US event reports involving carbamazepine (immediate and extended release), no consistently significant differences were observed across RORs for the AGs versus generics. Similar results were obtained when comparing reporting patterns over all time and just after generic entry. The most restrictive approach for classifying AE reports yielded smaller report counts but similar results. Differentiation of FAERS reports as brand versus generic requires careful attention to risk of product misclassification, but the relative stability of findings across varying assumptions supports the utility of these approaches for potential signal detection.

  18. 78 FR 64556 - Self-Regulatory Organizations; The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC; Notice of Filing and Immediate...

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    2013-10-29

    ... similar rules to effect this industry-wide initiative.\\7\\ \\6\\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 34... business day. With respect to index options, restrictions on exercise may be in effect until the opening of... SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION [Release No. 34-70747; File No. SR-NASDAQ-2013-133] Self...

  19. Synthesis of Bioinorganic Antimicrobial Peptide Nanoparticles with Potential Therapeutic Properties (POSTPRINT)

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    2008-07-01

    Laboratory JULY 2008 Approved for public release; distribution unlimited. See additional restrictions described on inside pages... public reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 1 hour per response, including the time for reviewing instructions...2010-4134 12. DISTRIBUTION/AVAILABILITY STATEMENT Approved for public release; distribution unlimited. 13. SUPPLEMENTARY NOTES Journal article

  20. Obtaining patient test results from clinical laboratories: a survey of state law for pharmacists.

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    Witry, Matthew J; Doucette, William R

    2009-01-01

    To identify states with laws that restrict to whom clinical laboratories may release copies of laboratory test results and to describe how these laws may affect pharmacists' ability to obtain patient laboratory test results. Researchers examined state statutes and administrative codes for all 50 states and the District of Columbia at the University of Iowa Law Library between June and July 2007. Researchers also consulted with lawyers, state Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments officers, and law librarians. Laws relating to the study objective were analyzed. 34 jurisdictions do not restrict the release of laboratory test results, while 17 states have laws that restrict to whom clinical laboratories can send copies of test results. In these states, pharmacists will have to use alternative sources, such as physician offices, to obtain test results. Pharmacists must consider state law before requesting copies of laboratory test results from clinical laboratories. This may be an issue that state pharmacy associations can address to increase pharmacist access to important patient information.

  1. Growth hormone-releasing hormone disruption extends lifespan and regulates response to caloric restriction in mice

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    Sun, Liou Y; Spong, Adam; Swindell, William R; Fang, Yimin; Hill, Cristal; Huber, Joshua A; Boehm, Jacob D; Westbrook, Reyhan; Salvatori, Roberto; Bartke, Andrzej

    2013-01-01

    We examine the impact of targeted disruption of growth hormone-releasing hormone (GHRH) in mice on longevity and the putative mechanisms of delayed aging. GHRH knockout mice are remarkably long-lived, exhibiting major shifts in the expression of genes related to xenobiotic detoxification, stress resistance, and insulin signaling. These mutant mice also have increased adiponectin levels and alterations in glucose homeostasis consistent with the removal of the counter-insulin effects of growth hormone. While these effects overlap with those of caloric restriction, we show that the effects of caloric restriction (CR) and the GHRH mutation are additive, with lifespan of GHRH-KO mutants further increased by CR. We conclude that GHRH-KO mice feature perturbations in a network of signaling pathways related to stress resistance, metabolic control and inflammation, and therefore provide a new model that can be used to explore links between GHRH repression, downregulation of the somatotropic axis, and extended longevity. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.7554/eLife.01098.001 PMID:24175087

  2. 31 CFR 328.3 - Authorization for restrictive endorsements.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-07-01

    ... 31 Money and Finance: Treasury 2 2014-07-01 2014-07-01 false Authorization for restrictive... date; (2) For exchange—during any period for their presentation pursuant to an exchange offering; (3) For redemption at par in payment of Federal estate taxes (only eligible securities)—at any time prior...

  3. 31 CFR 328.3 - Authorization for restrictive endorsements.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-07-01

    ... 31 Money and Finance:Treasury 2 2011-07-01 2011-07-01 false Authorization for restrictive... date; (2) For exchange—during any period for their presentation pursuant to an exchange offering; (3) For redemption at par in payment of Federal estate taxes (only eligible securities)—at any time prior...

  4. 31 CFR 328.3 - Authorization for restrictive endorsements.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-07-01

    ... 31 Money and Finance:Treasury 2 2013-07-01 2013-07-01 false Authorization for restrictive... date; (2) For exchange—during any period for their presentation pursuant to an exchange offering; (3) For redemption at par in payment of Federal estate taxes (only eligible securities)—at any time prior...

  5. 31 CFR 328.3 - Authorization for restrictive endorsements.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-07-01

    ... 31 Money and Finance:Treasury 2 2012-07-01 2012-07-01 false Authorization for restrictive... date; (2) For exchange—during any period for their presentation pursuant to an exchange offering; (3) For redemption at par in payment of Federal estate taxes (only eligible securities)—at any time prior...

  6. 77 FR 59395 - Grand River Dam Authority; Notice of Revised Restricted Service List for a Programmatic Agreement

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    2012-09-27

    ... DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project No. 2524-018--Oklahoma Salina Pumped Storage Project] Grand River Dam Authority; Notice of Revised Restricted Service List for a Programmatic Agreement Rule 2010 of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's (Commission) Rules of Practice...

  7. 45 CFR 1321.25 - Restriction of delegation of authority to other agencies.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-10-01

    ... 45 Public Welfare 4 2011-10-01 2011-10-01 false Restriction of delegation of authority to other agencies. 1321.25 Section 1321.25 Public Welfare Regulations Relating to Public Welfare (Continued) OFFICE OF HUMAN DEVELOPMENT SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES THE ADMINISTRATION ON AGING...

  8. 15 CFR 400.28 - Conditions, prohibitions and restrictions applicable to grants of authority.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-01-01

    ... 15 Commerce and Foreign Trade 2 2010-01-01 2010-01-01 false Conditions, prohibitions and restrictions applicable to grants of authority. 400.28 Section 400.28 Commerce and Foreign Trade Regulations Relating to Commerce and Foreign Trade (Continued) FOREIGN-TRADE ZONES BOARD, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE...

  9. Molecular Analysis of the Inheritance of Transcriptional Silencing

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2007-04-01

    arrest, to synchronize the cells for hydroxyurea (HU) addition, and then released into an alpha factor/0.2M HU arrest (Fig. 1A). 2 hours after release...restrictive conditions to degrade both Sir1td and Asf1td proteins. Cells were then release for 4 hours into 0.2M hydroxyurea (HU), an early S phase arrest...on three experiments. The “Block” row describes the cell cycle inhibitor used in each time point (alpha factor, hydroxyurea and nocodozole). 24

  10. 12 CFR 4.66 - Oversight and monitoring.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-01-01

    ..., AVAILABILITY AND RELEASE OF INFORMATION, CONTRACTING OUTREACH PROGRAM, POST-EMPLOYMENT RESTRICTIONS FOR SENIOR EXAMINERS Minority- , Women- , and Individuals With Disabilities-Owned Business Contracting Outreach Program...

  11. Infection of Mouse Macrophages by Seasonal Influenza Viruses Can Be Restricted at the Level of Virus Entry and at a Late Stage in the Virus Life Cycle

    PubMed Central

    Londrigan, Sarah L.; Short, Kirsty R.; Ma, Joel; Gillespie, Leah; Rockman, Steven P.; Brooks, Andrew G.

    2015-01-01

    ABSTRACT Airway epithelial cells are susceptible to infection with seasonal influenza A viruses (IAV), resulting in productive virus replication and release. Macrophages (MΦ) are also permissive to IAV infection; however, virus replication is abortive. Currently, it is unclear how productive infection of MΦ is impaired or the extent to which seasonal IAV replicate in MΦ. Herein, we compared mouse MΦ and epithelial cells for their ability to support genomic replication and transcription, synthesis of viral proteins, assembly of virions, and release of infectious progeny following exposure to genetically defined IAV. We confirm that seasonal IAV differ in their ability to utilize cell surface receptors for infectious entry and that this represents one level of virus restriction. Following virus entry, we demonstrate synthesis of all eight segments of genomic viral RNA (vRNA) and mRNA, as well as seven distinct IAV proteins, in IAV-infected mouse MΦ. Although newly synthesized hemagglutinin (HA) and neuraminidase (NA) glycoproteins are incorporated into the plasma membrane and expressed at the cell surface, electron microscopy confirmed that virus assembly was defective in IAV-infected MΦ, defining a second level of restriction late in the virus life cycle. IMPORTANCE Seasonal influenza A viruses (IAV) and highly pathogenic avian influenza viruses (HPAI) infect macrophages, but only HPAI replicate productively in these cells. Herein, we demonstrate that impaired virus uptake into macrophages represents one level of restriction limiting infection by seasonal IAV. Following uptake, seasonal IAV do not complete productive replication in macrophages, representing a second level of restriction. Using murine macrophages, we demonstrate that productive infection is blocked late in the virus life cycle, such that virus assembly is defective and newly synthesized virions are not released. These studies represent an important step toward identifying host-encoded factors that block replication of seasonal IAV, but not HPAI, in macrophages. PMID:26423941

  12. Infection of Mouse Macrophages by Seasonal Influenza Viruses Can Be Restricted at the Level of Virus Entry and at a Late Stage in the Virus Life Cycle.

    PubMed

    Londrigan, Sarah L; Short, Kirsty R; Ma, Joel; Gillespie, Leah; Rockman, Steven P; Brooks, Andrew G; Reading, Patrick C

    2015-12-01

    Airway epithelial cells are susceptible to infection with seasonal influenza A viruses (IAV), resulting in productive virus replication and release. Macrophages (MΦ) are also permissive to IAV infection; however, virus replication is abortive. Currently, it is unclear how productive infection of MΦ is impaired or the extent to which seasonal IAV replicate in MΦ. Herein, we compared mouse MΦ and epithelial cells for their ability to support genomic replication and transcription, synthesis of viral proteins, assembly of virions, and release of infectious progeny following exposure to genetically defined IAV. We confirm that seasonal IAV differ in their ability to utilize cell surface receptors for infectious entry and that this represents one level of virus restriction. Following virus entry, we demonstrate synthesis of all eight segments of genomic viral RNA (vRNA) and mRNA, as well as seven distinct IAV proteins, in IAV-infected mouse MΦ. Although newly synthesized hemagglutinin (HA) and neuraminidase (NA) glycoproteins are incorporated into the plasma membrane and expressed at the cell surface, electron microscopy confirmed that virus assembly was defective in IAV-infected MΦ, defining a second level of restriction late in the virus life cycle. Seasonal influenza A viruses (IAV) and highly pathogenic avian influenza viruses (HPAI) infect macrophages, but only HPAI replicate productively in these cells. Herein, we demonstrate that impaired virus uptake into macrophages represents one level of restriction limiting infection by seasonal IAV. Following uptake, seasonal IAV do not complete productive replication in macrophages, representing a second level of restriction. Using murine macrophages, we demonstrate that productive infection is blocked late in the virus life cycle, such that virus assembly is defective and newly synthesized virions are not released. These studies represent an important step toward identifying host-encoded factors that block replication of seasonal IAV, but not HPAI, in macrophages. Copyright © 2015, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

  13. Impact of formulary restriction with prior authorization by an antimicrobial stewardship program

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    Reed, Erica E.; Stevenson, Kurt B.; West, Jessica E.; Bauer, Karri A.; Goff, Debra A.

    2013-01-01

    In an era of increasing antimicrobial resistance and few antimicrobials in the developmental pipeline, many institutions have developed antimicrobial stewardship programs (ASPs) to help implement evidence-based (EB) strategies for ensuring appropriate utilization of these agents. EB strategies for accomplishing this include formulary restriction with prior authorization. Potential limitations to this particular strategy include delays in therapy, prescriber pushback, and unintended increases in use of un-restricted antimicrobials; however, our ASP found that implementing prior authorization for select antimicrobials along with making a significant effort to educate clinicians on criteria for use ensured more appropriate prescribing of these agents, hopefully helping to preserve their utility for years to come. PMID:23154323

  14. Impact of formulary restriction with prior authorization by an antimicrobial stewardship program.

    PubMed

    Reed, Erica E; Stevenson, Kurt B; West, Jessica E; Bauer, Karri A; Goff, Debra A

    2013-02-15

    In an era of increasing antimicrobial resistance and few antimicrobials in the developmental pipeline, many institutions have developed antimicrobial stewardship programs (ASPs) to help implement evidence-based (EB) strategies for ensuring appropriate utilization of these agents. EB strategies for accomplishing this include formulary restriction with prior authorization. Potential limitations to this particular strategy include delays in therapy, prescriber pushback, and unintended increases in use of un-restricted antimicrobials; however, our ASP found that implementing prior authorization for select antimicrobials along with making a significant effort to educate clinicians on criteria for use ensured more appropriate prescribing of these agents, hopefully helping to preserve their utility for years to come.

  15. Lysozyme Catalyzes the Formation of Antimicrobial Silver Nanoparticles (POSTPRINT)

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2009-04-01

    2009 Approved for public release; distribution unlimited. See additional restrictions described on inside pages STINFO COPY © 2009...AIR FORCE MATERIEL COMMAND UNITED STATES AIR FORCE i REPORT DOCUMENTATION PAGE Form Approved OMB No. 0704-0188 The public reporting burden for this...DISTRIBUTION/AVAILABILITY STATEMENT Approved for public release; distribution unlimited. 13. SUPPLEMENTARY NOTES Journal article published in ACS

  16. Protein- and tryptophan-restricted diets induce changes in rat gonadal hormone levels.

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    Del Angel-Meza, A R.; Feria-Velasco, A; Ontiveros-Martínez, L; Gallardo, L; Gonzalez-Burgos, I; Beas-Zárate, C

    2001-04-01

    The release of gonadotrophic hormones starts at puberty and, along with the subsequent estral cyclicity, is subject to hormonal feedback systems and to the action of diverse neuroactive substances such as gamma amino butyric acid and catecholamines. This study shows the effect of the administration during 40 days of protein-restricted and corn-based (tryptophan- and lysine-deficient) diets on the serotonin concentration in medial hypothalamic fragments as well as in follicle-stimulating luteinizing hormones, 17-beta-estradiol and progesterone serum levels, and estral cyclicity in 60- and 100-day-old rats (young, mature, and in gestation). In young rats, a delay in vaginal aperture development, and a lengthening of the estral cycle to a continuous anestral state was observed, mainly in the group fed corn. This group showed a 25% decrease in the serotonin concentration compared with the protein-restricted group, which exhibited an increase of 9% over the control group. Luteinizing hormone levels decreased in 16% and 13%, whereas follicle-stimulating hormone increased in 13% and 5% in the young animals of restricted groups, respectively, compared with the control group. Serum progesterone levels decreased only in young restricted versus control animals, and no differences were seen among adult and gestational rats. Serum levels of 17-beta-estradiol in restricted animals showed different concentration patterns, mainly in the corn group, which was higher at the 20th gestational day, falling drastically postpartum. The results obtained in this study show serotonin to be a very important factor in the release of gonadotrophic hormones and the start of puberty.

  17. Budding Capability of the Influenza Virus Neuraminidase Can Be Modulated by Tetherin▿

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    Yondola, Mark A.; Fernandes, Fiona; Belicha-Villanueva, Alan; Uccelini, Melissa; Gao, Qinshan; Carter, Carol; Palese, Peter

    2011-01-01

    We have determined that, in addition to its receptor-destroying activity, the influenza virus neuraminidase is capable of efficiently forming virus-like particles (VLPs) when expressed individually from plasmid DNA. This observation applies to both human subtypes of neuraminidase, N1 and N2. However, it is not found with every strain of influenza virus. Through gain-of-function and loss-of-function analyses, a critical determinant within the neuraminidase ectodomain was identified that contributes to VLP formation but is not sufficient to accomplish release of plasmid-derived VLPs. This sequence lies on the plasma membrane-proximal side of the neuraminidase globular head. Most importantly, we demonstrate that the antiviral restriction factor tetherin plays a role in determining the strain-specific limitations of release competency. If tetherin is counteracted by small interfering RNA knockdown or expression of the HIV anti-tetherin factor vpu, budding and release capability is bestowed upon an otherwise budding-deficient neuraminidase. These data suggest that budding-competent neuraminidase proteins possess an as-yet-unidentified means of counteracting the antiviral restriction factor tetherin and identify a novel way in which the influenza virus neuraminidase can contribute to virus release. PMID:21209114

  18. 40 CFR 172.43 - Definitions.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-07-01

    ... the Act and in § 172.1. Containment and inactivation controls means any combination of mechanical, procedural, or biological controls designed and operated to restrict environmental release of viable...

  19. 40 CFR 172.43 - Definitions.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-07-01

    ... the Act and in § 172.1. Containment and inactivation controls means any combination of mechanical, procedural, or biological controls designed and operated to restrict environmental release of viable...

  20. 40 CFR 172.43 - Definitions.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-07-01

    ... the Act and in § 172.1. Containment and inactivation controls means any combination of mechanical, procedural, or biological controls designed and operated to restrict environmental release of viable...

  1. 40 CFR 172.43 - Definitions.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-07-01

    ... the Act and in § 172.1. Containment and inactivation controls means any combination of mechanical, procedural, or biological controls designed and operated to restrict environmental release of viable...

  2. 40 CFR 172.43 - Definitions.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-07-01

    ... the Act and in § 172.1. Containment and inactivation controls means any combination of mechanical, procedural, or biological controls designed and operated to restrict environmental release of viable...

  3. 33 CFR 154.1120 - Operating restrictions and interim operating authorization.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-07-01

    ...) Facility Operating in Prince William Sound, Alaska § 154.1120 Operating restrictions and interim operating authorization. (a) The owner or operator of a TAPAA facility may not operate in Prince William Sound, Alaska... practicable, a worst case discharge or a discharge of 200,000 barrels of oil, whichever is grater, in Prince...

  4. 13 CFR 127.500 - In what industries is a contracting officer authorized to restrict competition under this part?

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-01-01

    ... 13 Business Credit and Assistance 1 2010-01-01 2010-01-01 false In what industries is a contracting officer authorized to restrict competition under this part? 127.500 Section 127.500 Business Credit and Assistance SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION WOMEN-OWNED SMALL BUSINESS FEDERAL CONTRACT...

  5. Analysis of Select Herpes Simplex Virus 1 (HSV-1) Proteins for Restriction of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 (HIV-1): HSV-1 gM Protein Potently Restricts HIV-1 by Preventing Intracellular Transport and Processing of Env gp160.

    PubMed

    Polpitiya Arachchige, Sachith; Henke, Wyatt; Pramanik, Ankita; Kalamvoki, Maria; Stephens, Edward B

    2018-01-15

    Virus-encoded proteins that impair or shut down specific host cell functions during replication can be used as probes to identify potential proteins/pathways used in the replication of viruses from other families. We screened nine proteins from herpes simplex virus 1 (HSV-1) for the ability to enhance or restrict human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) replication. We show that several HSV-1 proteins (glycoprotein M [gM], US3, and UL24) potently restricted the replication of HIV-1. Unlike UL24 and US3, which reduced viral protein synthesis, we observed that gM restriction of HIV-1 occurred through interference with the processing and transport of gp160, resulting in a significantly reduced level of mature gp120/gp41 released from cells. Finally, we show that an HSV-1 gM mutant lacking the majority of the C-terminal domain (HA-gM[Δ345-473]) restricted neither gp160 processing nor the release of infectious virus. These studies identify proteins from heterologous viruses that can restrict viruses through novel pathways. IMPORTANCE HIV-1 infection of humans results in AIDS, characterized by the loss of CD4 + T cells and increased susceptibility to opportunistic infections. Both HIV-1 and HSV-1 can infect astrocytes and microglia of the central nervous system (CNS). Thus, the identification of HSV-1 proteins that directly restrict HIV-1 or interfere with pathways required for HIV-1 replication could lead to novel antiretroviral strategies. The results of this study show that select viral proteins from HSV-1 can potently restrict HIV-1. Further, our results indicate that the gM protein of HSV-1 restricts HIV-1 through a novel pathway by interfering with the processing of gp160 and its incorporation into virus maturing from the cell. Copyright © 2018 American Society for Microbiology.

  6. Correcting for Indirect Range Restriction in Meta-Analysis: Testing a New Meta-Analytic Procedure

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    Le, Huy; Schmidt, Frank L.

    2006-01-01

    Using computer simulation, the authors assessed the accuracy of J. E. Hunter, F. L. Schmidt, and H. Le's (2006) procedure for correcting for indirect range restriction, the most common type of range restriction, in comparison with the conventional practice of applying the Thorndike Case II correction for direct range restriction. Hunter et…

  7. To share or not to share: a randomized trial of consent for data sharing in genome research.

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    McGuire, Amy L; Oliver, Jill M; Slashinski, Melody J; Graves, Jennifer L; Wang, Tao; Kelly, P Adam; Fisher, William; Lau, Ching C; Goss, John; Okcu, Mehmet; Treadwell-Deering, Diane; Goldman, Alica M; Noebels, Jeffrey L; Hilsenbeck, Susan G

    2011-11-01

    Despite growing concerns toward maintaining participants' privacy, individual investigators collecting tissue and other biological specimens for genomic analysis are encouraged to obtain informed consent for broad data sharing. Our purpose was to assess the effect on research enrollment and data sharing decisions of three different consent types (traditional, binary, or tiered) with varying levels of control and choices regarding data sharing. A single-blinded, randomized controlled trial was conducted with 323 eligible adult participants being recruited into one of six genome studies at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas, between January 2008 and August 2009. Participants were randomly assigned to one of three experimental consent documents (traditional, n = 110; binary, n = 103; and tiered, n = 110). Debriefing in follow-up visits provided participants a detailed review of all consent types and the chance to change data sharing choices or decline genome study participation. Before debriefing, 83.9% of participants chose public data release. After debriefing, 53.1% chose public data release, 33.1% chose restricted (controlled access database) release, and 13.7% opted out of data sharing. Only one participant declined genome study participation due to data sharing concerns. Our findings indicate that most participants are willing to publicly release their genomic data; however, a significant portion prefers restricted release. These results suggest discordance between existing data sharing policies and participants' judgments and desires.

  8. 21 CFR 522.1451 - Moxidectin microspheres for injection.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-04-01

    ... constitution of the moxidectin microspheres. Each milliliter of constituted, sustained-release suspension... Uncinaria stenocephala infections. (3) Limitations. Federal law restricts this drug to use by or on the...

  9. Release of VA Records Relating to HIV. Final rule.

    PubMed

    2017-03-23

    The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is amending its medical regulations governing the release of VA medical records. Specifically, VA is eliminating the restriction on sharing a negative test result for the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) with veterans' outside providers. HIV testing is a common practice today in healthcare and the stigma of testing that may have been seen in the 1980s when HIV was first discovered is no longer prevalent. Continuing to protect negative HIV tests causes delays and an unnecessary burden on veterans when VA tries to share electronic medical information with the veterans' outside providers through electronic health information exchanges. For this same reason, VA will also eliminate restrictions on negative test results of sickle cell anemia. This final rule eliminates the current barriers to electronic medical information exchange.

  10. Instant Foundry Adaptive through Bits (iFAB)

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2012-07-01

    Critical Technologies JULY 2012 Final Report Approved for public release; distribution unlimited. See additional restrictions described on inside...or permission to manufacture, use, or sell any patented invention that may relate to them. This report was cleared for public release by the...requestors may obtain copies of this report from the Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC) (http://www.dtic.mil). AFRL-RX-WP-TR-2012-0359 HAS

  11. 13 CFR 127.500 - In what industries is a contracting officer authorized to restrict competition under this part?

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-01-01

    ... 13 Business Credit and Assistance 1 2014-01-01 2014-01-01 false In what industries is a... Federal Contract Assistance § 127.500 In what industries is a contracting officer authorized to restrict... industries in which SBA has determined that WOSBs are underrepresented or substantially underrepresented in...

  12. 13 CFR 127.500 - In what industries is a contracting officer authorized to restrict competition under this part?

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-01-01

    ... 13 Business Credit and Assistance 1 2013-01-01 2013-01-01 false In what industries is a... Federal Contract Assistance § 127.500 In what industries is a contracting officer authorized to restrict... industries in which SBA has determined that WOSBs are underrepresented or substantially underrepresented in...

  13. 75 FR 19535 - Waiver of Restriction on Providing Funds to the Palestinian Authority

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2010-04-15

    ... is important to the national security interests of the United States to waive the provisions of section 7040(a) of the Act, in order to provide funds appropriated to carry out Chapter 4 of Part II of... April 7, 2010 Waiver of Restriction on Providing Funds to the Palestinian Authority Memorandum for the...

  14. 75 FR 75849 - Waiver of Restriction on Providing Funds to the Palestinian Authority

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2010-12-07

    ... important to the national security interests of the United States to waive the provisions of section 7040(a) of the Act, in order to provide funds appropriated to carry out Chapter 4 of Part II of the Foreign... October 6, 2010 Waiver of Restriction on Providing Funds to the Palestinian Authority Memorandum for the...

  15. 76 FR 59491 - Waiver of Restriction on Providing Funds to the Palestinian Authority

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2011-09-26

    ..., the ``Act''), I hereby certify that it is important to the national security interests of the United States to waive the provisions of section 7040(a) of the Act, in order to provide funds appropriated to..., 2011 Waiver of Restriction on Providing Funds to the Palestinian Authority Memorandum for the Secretary...

  16. Dose Modeling Evaluations and Technical Support Document For the Authorized Limits Request for the DOE-Owned Property Outside the Limited Area, Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant Paducah, Kentucky

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    Boerner, A. J.; Maldonado, D. G.; Hansen, Tom

    2012-09-01

    Environmental assessments and remediation activities are being conducted by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) at the Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant (PGDP), Paducah, Kentucky. The Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education (ORISE), a DOE prime contractor, was contracted by the DOE Portsmouth/Paducah Project Office (DOE-PPPO) to conduct radiation dose modeling analyses and derive single radionuclide soil guidelines (soil guidelines) in support of the derivation of Authorized Limits (ALs) for 'DOE-Owned Property Outside the Limited Area' ('Property') at the PGDP. The ORISE evaluation specifically included the area identified by DOE restricted area postings (public use access restrictions) and areas licensedmore » by DOE to the West Kentucky Wildlife Management Area (WKWMA). The licensed areas are available without restriction to the general public for a variety of (primarily) recreational uses. Relevant receptors impacting current and reasonably anticipated future use activities were evaluated. In support of soil guideline derivation, a Conceptual Site Model (CSM) was developed. The CSM listed radiation and contamination sources, release mechanisms, transport media, representative exposure pathways from residual radioactivity, and a total of three receptors (under present and future use scenarios). Plausible receptors included a Resident Farmer, Recreational User, and Wildlife Worker. single radionuclide soil guidelines (outputs specified by the software modeling code) were generated for three receptors and thirteen targeted radionuclides. These soil guidelines were based on satisfying the project dose constraints. For comparison, soil guidelines applicable to the basic radiation public dose limit of 100 mrem/yr were generated. Single radionuclide soil guidelines from the most limiting (restrictive) receptor based on a target dose constraint of 25 mrem/yr were then rounded and identified as the derived soil guidelines. An additional evaluation using the derived soil guidelines as inputs into the code was also performed to determine the maximum (peak) dose for all receptors. This report contains the technical basis in support of the DOE?s derivation of ALs for the 'Property.' A complete description of the methodology, including an assessment of the input parameters, model inputs, and results is provided in this report. This report also provides initial recommendations on applying the derived soil guidelines.« less

  17. 18 CFR 35.39 - Affiliate restrictions.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-04-01

    ... Sales of Electric Energy, Capacity and Ancillary Services at Market-Based Rates § 35.39 Affiliate... authority, the conditions provided in this section, including the restriction on affiliate sales of electric... the Seller's market-based rate tariff. (b) Restriction on affiliate sales of electric energy or...

  18. 10 CFR 1016.33 - External transmission of documents and material.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-01-01

    ... authorization of DOE. (b) Preparation of documents. Documents containing Restricted Data shall be prepared for... transferred. (c) Preparation of material. Material, other than documents, containing Restricted Data shall be... Section 1016.33 Energy DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY (GENERAL PROVISIONS) SAFEGUARDING OF RESTRICTED DATA Control...

  19. 76 FR 62303 - California: Final Authorization of State Hazardous Waste Management Program Revision

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    2011-10-07

    ...) Land Disposal Restrictions Phase IV--Treatment Standards for Wood Preserving Wastes, Paperwork... the Carbamate Land Disposal Restrictions; (5) Clarification of Standards for Hazardous Waste LDR...) Emergency Revision of the Land Disposal Restrictions (LDR) Treatment Standards for Listed Hazardous Wastes...

  20. Microsomal enzyme activities in beluga whales from the Mackenzie River Delta, Northwest Territories, Canada

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    Lockhart, L.; Metner, D.; Muir, D.

    1995-12-31

    On two occasions the authors have obtained samples of liver from freshly killed beluga whales harvested by Inuit hunters. The first samples were obtained from whales trapped in the Husky Lakes; with the onset of winter, ice restricted these whales to small breathing holes where they were taken by hunters. They were found to be starving, with body weights about 200 kg less than those expected for whales of their length. Liver mixed-function oxygenase activities, ethoxyresorufin-O-deethylase and aryl hydrocarbon hydroxylase, correlated closely with blubber residues of polychlorinated biphenyls. A second group of whales was taken in the summer hunt inmore » Kugmallit Bay and showed no sign of starvation. The enzyme activities in these whales had weaker statistical relationships to PCB residues. These observations suggested that mobilization of blubber by the starving whales may have released PCBs to act pharmacologically. The authors could not test this hypothesis directly on whales, but an experiment was carried out on laboratory fish to try to examine it. Arctic char were given low dosages of PCB congener 126 and then maintained on diets of full normal ration, half-ration and quarter-ration over a period of 48 weeks, with sub-sampling at intervals. Fish receiving less than maintenance rations responded with decreases in body fat and increases in EROD activities. These laboratory results suggest that correlations between enzymatic activities and PCBs in the starving whales may indeed have been the result of the loss of blubber and concomitant release of PCBs.« less

  1. License restrictions at Barnwell

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

    Autry, V.R.

    1991-12-31

    The State of South Carolina was delegated the authority by the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission to regulate the receipt, possession, use and disposal of radioactive material as an Agreement State. Since 1970, the state has been the principal regulatory authority for the Barnwell Low-Level Waste Disposal Facility operated by Chem-Nuclear Systems, Inc. The radioactive material license issued authorizing the receipt and disposal of low-level waste contains numerous restrictions to ensure environmental protection and compliance with shallow land disposal performance criteria. Low-level waste has evolved from minimally contaminated items to complex waste streams containing high concentrations of radionuclides and processing chemicalsmore » which necessitated these restrictions. Additionally, some waste with their specific radionuclides and concentration levels, many classified as low-level radioactive waste, are not appropriate for shallow land disposal unless additional precautions are taken. This paper will represent a number of these restrictions, the rationale for them, and how they are being dealt with at the Barnwell disposal facility.« less

  2. An integrative theory of the phasic and tonic modes of dopamine modulation in the prefrontal cortex.

    PubMed

    Dreher, Jean-Claude; Burnod, Yves

    2002-01-01

    This paper presents a model of both tonic and phasic dopamine (DA) effects on maintenance of working memory representations in the prefrontal cortex (PFC). The central hypothesis is that DA modulates the efficacy of inputs to prefrontal pyramidal neurons to prevent interferences for active maintenance. Phasic DA release, due to DA neurons discharges, acts at a short time-scale (a few seconds), while the tonic mode of DA release, independent of DA neurons firing, acts at a long time-scale (a few minutes). The overall effect of DA modulation is modeled as a threshold restricting incoming inputs arriving on PFC neurons. Phasic DA release temporary increases this threshold while tonic DA release progressively increases the basal level of this threshold. Thus, unlike the previous gating theory of phasic DA release, proposing that it facilitates incoming inputs at the time of their arrival, the effect of phasic DA release is supposed to restrict incoming inputs during a period of time after DA neuron discharges. The model links the cellular and behavioral levels during performance of a working memory task. It allows us to understand why a critical range of DA D1 receptors stimulation is required for optimal working memory performance and how D1 receptor agonists (respectively antagonists) increase perseverations (respectively distractability). Finally, the model leads to several testable predictions, including that the PFC regulates DA neurons firing rate to adapt to the delay of the task and that increase in tonic DA release may either improve or decrease performance, depending on the level of DA receptors stimulation at the beginning of the task.

  3. 25 CFR 115.604 - When will BIA authorize OTFM to place a restriction on your IIM account?

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-04-01

    ... 25 Indians 1 2014-04-01 2014-04-01 false When will BIA authorize OTFM to place a restriction on your IIM account? 115.604 Section 115.604 Indians BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES TRUST FUNDS FOR TRIBES AND INDIVIDUAL INDIANS IIM Accounts: Hearing Process for...

  4. 25 CFR 115.604 - When will BIA authorize OTFM to place a restriction on your IIM account?

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-04-01

    ... 25 Indians 1 2011-04-01 2011-04-01 false When will BIA authorize OTFM to place a restriction on your IIM account? 115.604 Section 115.604 Indians BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES TRUST FUNDS FOR TRIBES AND INDIVIDUAL INDIANS IIM Accounts: Hearing Process for...

  5. 25 CFR 115.604 - When will BIA authorize OTFM to place a restriction on your IIM account?

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-04-01

    ... 25 Indians 1 2010-04-01 2010-04-01 false When will BIA authorize OTFM to place a restriction on your IIM account? 115.604 Section 115.604 Indians BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES TRUST FUNDS FOR TRIBES AND INDIVIDUAL INDIANS IIM Accounts: Hearing Process for...

  6. 25 CFR 115.604 - When will BIA authorize OTFM to place a restriction on your IIM account?

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-04-01

    ... 25 Indians 1 2013-04-01 2013-04-01 false When will BIA authorize OTFM to place a restriction on your IIM account? 115.604 Section 115.604 Indians BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES TRUST FUNDS FOR TRIBES AND INDIVIDUAL INDIANS IIM Accounts: Hearing Process for...

  7. 25 CFR 115.604 - When will BIA authorize OTFM to place a restriction on your IIM account?

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-04-01

    ... 25 Indians 1 2012-04-01 2011-04-01 true When will BIA authorize OTFM to place a restriction on your IIM account? 115.604 Section 115.604 Indians BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES TRUST FUNDS FOR TRIBES AND INDIVIDUAL INDIANS IIM Accounts: Hearing Process for...

  8. Ebola Virus Glycoprotein Promotes Enhanced Viral Egress by Preventing Ebola VP40 From Associating With the Host Restriction Factor BST2/Tetherin.

    PubMed

    Gustin, Jean K; Bai, Ying; Moses, Ashlee V; Douglas, Janet L

    2015-10-01

    BST2/tetherin is an innate immune molecule with the unique ability to restrict the egress of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and other enveloped viruses, including Ebola virus (EBOV). Coincident with this discovery was the finding that the HIV Vpu protein down-regulates BST2 from the cell surface, thereby promoting viral release. Evidence suggests that the EBOV envelope glycoprotein (GP) also counteracts BST2, although the mechanism is unclear. We find that total levels of BST2 remain unchanged in the presence of GP, whereas surface BST2 is significantly reduced. GP is known to sterically mask surface receptors via its mucin domain. Our evaluation of mutant GP molecules indicate that masking of BST2 by GP is probably responsible for the apparent surface BST2 down-regulation; however, this masking does not explain the observed virus-like particle egress enhancement. We discovered that VP40 coimmunoprecipitates and colocalizes with BST2 in the absence but not in the presence of GP. These results suggest that GP may overcome the BST2 restriction by blocking an interaction between VP40 and BST2. Furthermore, we have observed that GP may enhance BST2 incorporation into virus-like particles. Understanding this novel EBOV immune evasion strategy will provide valuable insights into the pathogenicity of this deadly pathogen. © The Author 2015. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the Infectious Diseases Society of America. All rights reserved. For Permissions, please e-mail: journals.permissions@oup.com.

  9. 45 CFR 9.5 - Restrictions.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-10-01

    ... 45 Public Welfare 1 2014-10-01 2014-10-01 false Restrictions. 9.5 Section 9.5 Public Welfare Department of Health and Human Services GENERAL ADMINISTRATION USE OF HHS RESEARCH FACILITIES BY ACADEMIC SCIENTISTS, ENGINEERS, AND STUDENTS § 9.5 Restrictions. (a) Each individual authorized to use Department...

  10. 45 CFR 9.5 - Restrictions.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-10-01

    ... 45 Public Welfare 1 2013-10-01 2013-10-01 false Restrictions. 9.5 Section 9.5 Public Welfare DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES GENERAL ADMINISTRATION USE OF HHS RESEARCH FACILITIES BY ACADEMIC SCIENTISTS, ENGINEERS, AND STUDENTS § 9.5 Restrictions. (a) Each individual authorized to use Department...

  11. 45 CFR 9.5 - Restrictions.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-10-01

    ... 45 Public Welfare 1 2010-10-01 2010-10-01 false Restrictions. 9.5 Section 9.5 Public Welfare DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES GENERAL ADMINISTRATION USE OF HHS RESEARCH FACILITIES BY ACADEMIC SCIENTISTS, ENGINEERS, AND STUDENTS § 9.5 Restrictions. (a) Each individual authorized to use Department...

  12. 45 CFR 9.5 - Restrictions.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-10-01

    ... 45 Public Welfare 1 2012-10-01 2012-10-01 false Restrictions. 9.5 Section 9.5 Public Welfare DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES GENERAL ADMINISTRATION USE OF HHS RESEARCH FACILITIES BY ACADEMIC SCIENTISTS, ENGINEERS, AND STUDENTS § 9.5 Restrictions. (a) Each individual authorized to use Department...

  13. 45 CFR 9.5 - Restrictions.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-10-01

    ... 45 Public Welfare 1 2011-10-01 2011-10-01 false Restrictions. 9.5 Section 9.5 Public Welfare DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES GENERAL ADMINISTRATION USE OF HHS RESEARCH FACILITIES BY ACADEMIC SCIENTISTS, ENGINEERS, AND STUDENTS § 9.5 Restrictions. (a) Each individual authorized to use Department...

  14. 43 CFR 11.41 - What data must the authorized official supply?

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-10-01

    ... authorized official is not aware of any reliable evidence that ice was absent from the site of the release, then he or she must turn on the ice modeling function. Otherwise, the authorized official must leave the ice modeling function off. (2) If the release occurred in the Great Lakes and the authorized...

  15. 43 CFR 11.41 - What data must the authorized official supply?

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-10-01

    ... authorized official is not aware of any reliable evidence that ice was absent from the site of the release, then he or she must turn on the ice modeling function. Otherwise, the authorized official must leave the ice modeling function off. (2) If the release occurred in the Great Lakes and the authorized...

  16. 43 CFR 11.41 - What data must the authorized official supply?

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-10-01

    ... authorized official is not aware of any reliable evidence that ice was absent from the site of the release, then he or she must turn on the ice modeling function. Otherwise, the authorized official must leave the ice modeling function off. (2) If the release occurred in the Great Lakes and the authorized...

  17. 43 CFR 11.41 - What data must the authorized official supply?

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-10-01

    ... authorized official is not aware of any reliable evidence that ice was absent from the site of the release, then he or she must turn on the ice modeling function. Otherwise, the authorized official must leave the ice modeling function off. (2) If the release occurred in the Great Lakes and the authorized...

  18. 43 CFR 11.41 - What data must the authorized official supply?

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-10-01

    ... authorized official is not aware of any reliable evidence that ice was absent from the site of the release, then he or she must turn on the ice modeling function. Otherwise, the authorized official must leave the ice modeling function off. (2) If the release occurred in the Great Lakes and the authorized...

  19. The legal aspects of conditional release in the criminal and civil court system.

    PubMed

    Weinstein, Naomi M

    2014-09-01

    This article considers the legal implications of conditional release in both the civil and criminal parts of the law. In the criminal context, conditional release takes the form of probation and parole. It also involves persons who are found to be incompetent to stand trial or not guilty by reason of insanity. In the civil context, conditional release exists for persons with mental illness and sex offenders who face mandatory outpatient treatment. The public policy behind conditional release is to allow certain persons the least restrictive alternative with proper oversight that will prevent the person from recidivating or being re-hospitalized. Conditional release is also used as a cost-saving mechanism in response to the overwhelming costs of incarceration and hospitalization. This article explores the issues of professional liability, third party liability, and individual rights in relation to conditional release. This article also addresses public policy concerns with conditional release and examines conditional release from a therapeutic jurisprudence perspective. Copyright © 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

  20. The Effects of Exercise on Brain Inflammation

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2010-06-01

    macrophages and lymphocytes release pro -inflammatory cytokines such as interleukin-1β and tumor necrosis factor alpha that induce the subsequent...inflammatory cascade. These pro -inflammatory cytokines are responsible for weakening the BBB so that effector cells from the periphery can enter the CNS...restrictions on Cover and Notice Page: Distribution A – Approved for Public Release DISCUSSION IL-1β Interleukin-1β (IL-1β) is a pro -inflammatory cytokine

  1. [Tendovaginitis stenosans of the thumb in small children (pollex flexus congenitus). The authors' results and review of the literature].

    PubMed

    Hierner, R; Berger, A

    1997-11-01

    Our personal treatment concept for trigger thumb in children is presented. The guiding symptoms are fixed flexion deformity, (painful) restriction of motion (with a click phenomenon) or persistent extension deformity. Although it is a simple pathology, careful diagnosis is mandatory to rule out other reasons with the same symptoms as trigger thumb, as some of these will lead to severe aesthetic and functional impairment. In 26 patients with persistent symptoms, the A1 ring ligament of the thumb was cut. Free active and passive joint motion was comparable to the opposite side in 92.7% of patients. In 2 cases a secondary operation was necessary because of incomplete A1 ring ligament release. If it is diagnosed and operated on early with a careful operative technique, nowadays no aesthetic or functional impairment should occur in children because of trigger thumb.

  2. Nickel on the market: a baseline survey of articles in 'prolonged contact' with skin.

    PubMed

    Ringborg, Evelina; Lidén, Carola; Julander, Anneli

    2016-08-01

    In April 2014, the European Chemicals Agency defined the concept of 'prolonged contact with skin' as used in the EU nickel restriction. To establish a baseline of nickel-releasing items on the Swedish market conforming with the EU nickel restriction according to the definition of 'prolonged contact' with the skin. We performed a limited market survey in Stockholm, Sweden. Items with metallic parts that come into contact with the skin, except those explicitly mentioned in the legal text, were chosen. The dimethylglyoxime (DMG) test was used to evaluate nickel release. One hundred and forty-one items belonging to one of three categories - accessories, utensils for needlework, painting and writing (called utensils), and electronic devices - were tested in the study. Forty-four percent of all items were DMG test-positive (releasing nickel), and 9% gave a doubtful DMG test result. The large proportion of nickel-releasing items in the present study shows clearly that broader parts of industry need to take action to prevent nickel allergy. The high proportion of DMG test-positive items indicates that there is still much work to be done to reduce the nickel exposure of the population. © 2016 John Wiley & Sons A/S. Published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.

  3. 50 CFR 660.506 - Gear restrictions.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-10-01

    ... 50 Wildlife and Fisheries 9 2010-10-01 2010-10-01 false Gear restrictions. 660.506 Section 660.506..., DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (CONTINUED) FISHERIES OFF WEST COAST STATES Coastal Pelagics Fisheries § 660.506 Gear restrictions. The only fishing gear authorized for use in the reduction fishery for northern anchovy off...

  4. Effect of reducing milk production using a prolactin-release inhibitor or a glucocorticoid on metabolism and immune functions in cows subjected to acute nutritional stress.

    PubMed

    Ollier, S; Beaudoin, F; Vanacker, N; Lacasse, P

    2016-12-01

    When cows are unable to consume enough feed to support milk production, they often fall into severe negative energy balance. This leads to a weakened immune system and increases their susceptibility to infectious diseases. Reducing the milk production of cows subjected to acute nutritional stress decreases their energy deficit. The aim of this study was to compare the effects on metabolism and immune function of reducing milk production using quinagolide (a prolactin-release inhibitor) or dexamethasone in feed-restricted cows. A total of 23 cows in early/mid-lactation were fed for 5 d at 55.9% of their previous dry matter intake to subject them to acute nutritional stress. After 1 d of feed restriction and for 4 d afterward (d 2 to 5), cows received twice-daily i.m. injections of water (control group; n=8), 2mg of quinagolide (QN group; n=7), or water after a first injection of 20mg of dexamethasone (DEX group; n=8). Feed restriction decreased milk production, but the decrease was greater in the QN and DEX cows than in the control cows on d 2 and 3. As expected, feed restriction reduced the energy balance, but the reduction was lower in the QN cows than in the control cows. Feed restriction decreased plasma glucose concentration and increased plasma nonesterified fatty acid (NEFA) and β-hydroxybutyrate (BHB) concentrations. The QN cows had higher glucose concentration and lower BHB concentration than the control cows. The NEFA concentration was also lower in the QN cows than in the control cows on d 2. Dexamethasone injection induced transient hyperglycemia concomitant with a reduction in milk lactose concentration; it also decreased BHB concentration and decreased NEFA initially but increased it later. Feed restriction and quinagolide injections did not affect the blood concentration or activity of polymorphonuclear leukocytes (PMN), whereas dexamethasone injection increased PMN blood concentration but decreased the proportion of PMN capable of inducing oxidative burst. Incubation of peripheral blood mononuclear cells in serum harvested on d 2 of the restriction period reduced their ability to react to mitogen-induced proliferation, and injection of quinagolide or dexamethasone could not alleviate this effect. This experiment shows that prolactin-release inhibition could be an alternative to dexamethasone for reducing milk production and energy deficit in cows under acute nutritional stress, without disturbing immune function. Copyright © 2016 American Dairy Science Association. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

  5. Involvement of the Cannabinoid CB1 Receptor in Modulation of Dopamine Output in the Prefrontal Cortex Associated with Food Restriction in Rats

    PubMed Central

    Biggio, Francesca; Utzeri, Cinzia; Lallai, Valeria; Licheri, Valentina; Lutzu, Stefano; Mostallino, Maria Cristina; Secci, Pietro Paolo; Biggio, Giovanni; Sanna, Enrico

    2014-01-01

    Increase in dopamine output on corticolimbic structures, such as medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC) and nucleus accumbens, has been related to reward effects associated with palatable food or food presentation after a fasting period. The endocannabinoid system regulates feeding behavior through a modulatory action on different neurotransmitter systems, including the dopaminergic system. To elucidate the involvement of type 1 cannabinoid receptors in the regulation of dopamine output in the mPFC associated with feeding in hungry rats, we restricted the food availability to a 2-h period daily for 3 weeks. In food-restricted rats the extracellular dopamine concentration in the mPFC increased starting 80 min before food presentation and returned to baseline after food removal. These changes were attenuated in animals treated with the CB1 receptor antagonist SR141716. To better understand how food restriction can change the response of mesocortical dopaminergic neurons, we studied several components of the neuronal circuit that regulates dopamine output in the mPFC. Patch-clamp experiments revealed that the inhibitory effect of the CB1 receptor agonist WIN 55,212-2 on GABAergic sIPSC frequency was diminished in mPFC neurons of FR compared to fed ad libitum rats. The basal sIPSC frequency resulted reduced in mPFC neurons of food-restricted rats, suggestive of an altered regulation of presynaptic GABA release; these changes were accompanied by an enhanced excitability of mPFC and ventral tegmental area neurons. Finally, type 1 cannabinoid receptor expression in the mPFC was reduced in food-restricted rats. Together, our data support an involvement of the endocannabinoid system in regulation of dopamine release in the mPFC through changes in GABA inhibitory synapses and suggest that the emphasized feeding-associated increase in dopamine output in the mPFC of food-restricted rats might be correlated with an altered expression and function of type 1 cannabinoid receptor in this brain region. PMID:24632810

  6. Involvement of the cannabinoid CB1 receptor in modulation of dopamine output in the prefrontal cortex associated with food restriction in rats.

    PubMed

    Dazzi, Laura; Talani, Giuseppe; Biggio, Francesca; Utzeri, Cinzia; Lallai, Valeria; Licheri, Valentina; Lutzu, Stefano; Mostallino, Maria Cristina; Secci, Pietro Paolo; Biggio, Giovanni; Sanna, Enrico

    2014-01-01

    Increase in dopamine output on corticolimbic structures, such as medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC) and nucleus accumbens, has been related to reward effects associated with palatable food or food presentation after a fasting period. The endocannabinoid system regulates feeding behavior through a modulatory action on different neurotransmitter systems, including the dopaminergic system. To elucidate the involvement of type 1 cannabinoid receptors in the regulation of dopamine output in the mPFC associated with feeding in hungry rats, we restricted the food availability to a 2-h period daily for 3 weeks. In food-restricted rats the extracellular dopamine concentration in the mPFC increased starting 80 min before food presentation and returned to baseline after food removal. These changes were attenuated in animals treated with the CB1 receptor antagonist SR141716. To better understand how food restriction can change the response of mesocortical dopaminergic neurons, we studied several components of the neuronal circuit that regulates dopamine output in the mPFC. Patch-clamp experiments revealed that the inhibitory effect of the CB1 receptor agonist WIN 55,212-2 on GABAergic sIPSC frequency was diminished in mPFC neurons of FR compared to fed ad libitum rats. The basal sIPSC frequency resulted reduced in mPFC neurons of food-restricted rats, suggestive of an altered regulation of presynaptic GABA release; these changes were accompanied by an enhanced excitability of mPFC and ventral tegmental area neurons. Finally, type 1 cannabinoid receptor expression in the mPFC was reduced in food-restricted rats. Together, our data support an involvement of the endocannabinoid system in regulation of dopamine release in the mPFC through changes in GABA inhibitory synapses and suggest that the emphasized feeding-associated increase in dopamine output in the mPFC of food-restricted rats might be correlated with an altered expression and function of type 1 cannabinoid receptor in this brain region.

  7. Matrix resin effects in composite delamination - Mode I fracture aspects

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    Hunston, Donald L.; Moulton, Richard J.; Johnston, Norman J.; Bascom, Willard D.

    1987-01-01

    A number of thermoset, toughened thermoset, and thermoplastic resin matrix systems were characterized for Mode I critical strain energy release rates, and their composites were tested for interlaminar critical strain energy release rates using the double cantilever beam method. A clear correlation is found between the two sets of data. With brittle resins, the interlaminar critical strain energy release rates are somewhat larger than the neat resin values due to a full transfer of the neat resin toughness to the composite and toughening mechanisms associated with crack growth. With tougher matrices, the higher critical strain energy release rates are only partially transferred to the composites, presumably because the fibers restrict the crack-tip deformation zones.

  8. 32 CFR 744.6 - Authorization for release without consent of the owner.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-07-01

    ... PROCUREMENT, PROPERTY, PATENTS, AND CONTRACTS POLICIES AND PROCEDURES FOR THE PROTECTION OF PROPRIETARY RIGHTS IN TECHNICAL INFORMATION PROPOSED FOR RELEASE TO FOREIGN GOVERNMENTS § 744.6 Authorization for... foreign governments in accord with § 264.4(d)(3) without further legal authorization, provided such...

  9. The stability analysis of the nutrition restricted dynamic model of the microalgae biomass growth

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    Ratianingsih, R.; Fitriani, Nacong, N.; Resnawati, Mardlijah, Widodo, B.

    2018-03-01

    The biomass production is very essential in microalgae farming such that its growth rate is very important to be determined. This paper proposes the dynamics model of it that restricted by its nutrition. The model is developed by considers some related processes that are photosynthesis, respiration, nutrition absorption, stabilization, lipid synthesis and CO2 mobilization. The stability of the dynamical system that represents the processes is analyzed using the Jacobian matrix of the linearized system in the neighborhood of its critical point. There is a lipid formation threshold needed to require its existence. In such case, the absorption rate of respiration process has to be inversely proportional to the absorption rate of CO2 due to photosynthesis process. The Pontryagin minimal principal also shows that there are some requirements needed to have a stable critical point, such as the rate of CO2 released rate, due to the stabilization process that is restricted by 50%, and the threshold of its shifted critical point. In case of the rate of CO2 released rate due to the photosynthesis process is restricted in such interval; the stability of the model at the critical point could not be satisfied anymore. The simulation shows that the external nutrition plays a role in glucose formation such that sufficient for the biomass growth and the lipid production.

  10. Role of fructose and fructokinase in acute dehydration-induced vasopressin gene expression and secretion in mice

    PubMed Central

    Roncal-Jimenez, Carlos A.; Lanaspa-Garcia, Miguel A.; Oppelt, Sarah A.; Kuwabara, Masanari; Jensen, Thomas; Milagres, Tamara; Andres-Hernando, Ana; Ishimoto, Takuji; Garcia, Gabriela E.; Johnson, Ginger; MacLean, Paul S.; Sanchez-Lozada, Laura-Gabriela; Tolan, Dean R.; Johnson, Richard J.

    2016-01-01

    Fructose stimulates vasopressin in humans and can be generated endogenously by activation of the polyol pathway with hyperosmolarity. We hypothesized that fructose metabolism in the hypothalamus might partly control vasopressin responses after acute dehydration. Wild-type and fructokinase-knockout mice were deprived of water for 24 h. The supraoptic nucleus was evaluated for vasopressin and markers of the aldose reductase-fructokinase pathway. The posterior pituitary vasopressin and serum copeptin levels were examined. Hypothalamic explants were evaluated for vasopressin secretion in response to exogenous fructose. Water restriction increased serum and urine osmolality and serum copeptin in both groups of mice, although the increase in copeptin in wild-type mice was larger than that in fructokinase-knockout mice. Water-restricted, wild-type mice showed an increase in vasopressin and aldose reductase mRNA, sorbitol, fructose and uric acid in the supraoptic nucleus. In contrast, fructokinase-knockout mice showed no change in vasopressin or aldose reductase mRNA, and no changes in sorbitol or uric acid, although fructose levels increased. With water restriction, vasopressin in the pituitary of wild-type mice was significantly less than that of fructokinase-knockout mice, indicating that fructokinase-driven vasopressin secretion overrode synthesis. Fructose increased vasopressin release in hypothalamic explants that was not observed in fructokinase-knockout mice. In situ hybridization documented fructokinase mRNA in the supraoptic nucleus, paraventricular nucleus and suprachiasmatic nucleus. Acute dehydration activates the aldose reductase-fructokinase pathway in the hypothalamus and partly drives the vasopressin response. Exogenous fructose increases vasopressin release in hypothalamic explants dependent on fructokinase. Nevertheless, circulating vasopressin is maintained and urinary concentrating is not impaired. NEW & NOTEWORTHY This study increases our understanding of the mechanisms leading to vasopressin release under conditions of water restriction (acute dehydration). Specifically, these studies suggest that the aldose reductase-fructokinase pathways may be involved in vasopressin synthesis in the hypothalamus and secretion by the pituitary in response to acute dehydration. Nevertheless, mice undergoing water restriction remain capable of maintaining sufficient vasopressin (copeptin) levels to allow normal urinary concentration. Further studies of the aldose reductase-fructokinase system in vasopressin regulation appear indicated. PMID:27852737

  11. Role of fructose and fructokinase in acute dehydration-induced vasopressin gene expression and secretion in mice.

    PubMed

    Song 宋志林, Zhilin; Roncal-Jimenez, Carlos A; Lanaspa-Garcia, Miguel A; Oppelt, Sarah A; Kuwabara, Masanari; Jensen, Thomas; Milagres, Tamara; Andres-Hernando, Ana; Ishimoto, Takuji; Garcia, Gabriela E; Johnson, Ginger; MacLean, Paul S; Sanchez-Lozada, Laura-Gabriela; Tolan, Dean R; Johnson, Richard J

    2017-02-01

    Fructose stimulates vasopressin in humans and can be generated endogenously by activation of the polyol pathway with hyperosmolarity. We hypothesized that fructose metabolism in the hypothalamus might partly control vasopressin responses after acute dehydration. Wild-type and fructokinase-knockout mice were deprived of water for 24 h. The supraoptic nucleus was evaluated for vasopressin and markers of the aldose reductase-fructokinase pathway. The posterior pituitary vasopressin and serum copeptin levels were examined. Hypothalamic explants were evaluated for vasopressin secretion in response to exogenous fructose. Water restriction increased serum and urine osmolality and serum copeptin in both groups of mice, although the increase in copeptin in wild-type mice was larger than that in fructokinase-knockout mice. Water-restricted, wild-type mice showed an increase in vasopressin and aldose reductase mRNA, sorbitol, fructose and uric acid in the supraoptic nucleus. In contrast, fructokinase-knockout mice showed no change in vasopressin or aldose reductase mRNA, and no changes in sorbitol or uric acid, although fructose levels increased. With water restriction, vasopressin in the pituitary of wild-type mice was significantly less than that of fructokinase-knockout mice, indicating that fructokinase-driven vasopressin secretion overrode synthesis. Fructose increased vasopressin release in hypothalamic explants that was not observed in fructokinase-knockout mice. In situ hybridization documented fructokinase mRNA in the supraoptic nucleus, paraventricular nucleus and suprachiasmatic nucleus. Acute dehydration activates the aldose reductase-fructokinase pathway in the hypothalamus and partly drives the vasopressin response. Exogenous fructose increases vasopressin release in hypothalamic explants dependent on fructokinase. Nevertheless, circulating vasopressin is maintained and urinary concentrating is not impaired. This study increases our understanding of the mechanisms leading to vasopressin release under conditions of water restriction (acute dehydration). Specifically, these studies suggest that the aldose reductase-fructokinase pathways may be involved in vasopressin synthesis in the hypothalamus and secretion by the pituitary in response to acute dehydration. Nevertheless, mice undergoing water restriction remain capable of maintaining sufficient vasopressin (copeptin) levels to allow normal urinary concentration. Further studies of the aldose reductase-fructokinase system in vasopressin regulation appear indicated. Copyright © 2017 the American Physiological Society.

  12. 33 CFR 334.3 - Special policies.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-07-01

    ...) Food fishing industry. The authority to prescribe danger zone and restricted area regulations must be exercised so as not to unreasonably interfere with or restrict the food fishing industry. Whenever the...

  13. Release and disposal of materials during decommissioning of Siemens MOX fuel fabrication plant at Hanau, Germany

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    Koenig, Werner; Baumann, Roland

    2007-07-01

    In September 2006, decommissioning and dismantling of the Siemens MOX Fuel Fabrication Plant in Hanau were completed. The process equipment and the fabrication buildings were completely decommissioned and dismantled. The other buildings were emptied in whole or in part, although they were not demolished. Overall, the decommissioning process produced approximately 8500 Mg of radioactive waste (including inactive matrix material); clearance measurements were also performed for approximately 5400 Mg of material covering a wide range of types. All the equipment in which nuclear fuels had been handled was disposed of as radioactive waste. The radioactive waste was conditioned on the basismore » of the requirements specified for the projected German final disposal site 'Schachtanlage Konrad'. During the pre-conditioning, familiar processes such as incineration, compacting and melting were used. It has been shown that on account of consistently applied activity containment (barrier concept) during operation and dismantling, there has been no significant unexpected contamination of the plant. Therefore almost all the materials that were not a priori destined for radioactive waste were released without restriction on the basis of the applicable legal regulations (chap. 29 of the Radiation Protection Ordinance), along with the buildings and the plant site. (authors)« less

  14. New drugs and indications in 2010: inadequate assessment; patients at risk.

    PubMed

    2011-04-01

    In 2010, we rated 97 new drugs or new indications in our French edition la revue Prescrire, only 4 of which provided a therapeutic advantage. However, 19 others (1 in 5) were approved despite having more harms than benefits. More paediatric products were released in 2010 than in previous years, but few of them made any real difference and many had not been properly evaluated. Drug regulatory agencies can protect patients from exposure to dangerous drugs by refusing to grant market approval or by demanding their market withdrawal.Yet they are failing to fulfil this responsibility: so-called risk management plans and modifications to the wording in the SPC are only half-measures. Too often the authorities put companies' short-term financial interests above patients' well-being by granting premature marketing authorisation, by agreeing to high levels of reimbursement that fail to take added therapeutic value into account, and by allowing the development of "umbrella" ranges. The European authorities' questionable plans for pharmacovigilance and advertising of prescription-only drugs were restricted after public mobilisation, but they are still likely to undermine healthcare quality. Decision-makers must make patients' well-being their top priority.

  15. CD44 Interacts with HIF-2α to Modulate the Hypoxic Phenotype of Perinecrotic and Perivascular Glioma Cells.

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    Johansson, Elinn; Grassi, Elisa S; Pantazopoulou, Vasiliki; Tong, Bei; Lindgren, David; Berg, Tracy J; Pietras, Elin J; Axelson, Håkan; Pietras, Alexander

    2017-08-15

    Hypoxia-inducible factors enhance glioma stemness, and glioma stem cells have an amplified hypoxic response despite residing within a perivascular niche. Still, little is known about differential HIF regulation in stem versus bulk glioma cells. We show that the intracellular domain of stem cell marker CD44 (CD44ICD) is released at hypoxia, binds HIF-2α (but not HIF-1α), enhances HIF target gene activation, and is required for hypoxia-induced stemness in glioma. In a glioma mouse model, CD44 was restricted to hypoxic and perivascular tumor regions, and in human glioma, a hypoxia signature correlated with CD44. The CD44ICD was sufficient to induce hypoxic signaling at perivascular oxygen tensions, and blocking CD44 cleavage decreased HIF-2α stabilization in CD44-expressing cells. Our data indicate that the stem cell marker CD44 modulates the hypoxic response of glioma cells and that the pseudo-hypoxic phenotype of stem-like glioma cells is achieved by stabilization of HIF-2α through interaction with CD44, independently of oxygen. Copyright © 2017 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

  16. 32 CFR 516.5 - Restriction on contact with DOJ.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-07-01

    ... 32 National Defense 3 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 true Restriction on contact with DOJ. 516.5 Section 516.5 National Defense Department of Defense (Continued) DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY AID OF CIVIL AUTHORITIES AND PUBLIC RELATIONS LITIGATION General § 516.5 Restriction on contact with DOJ. (a) General rule...

  17. 26 CFR 25.2703-1 - Property subject to restrictive arrangements.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-04-01

    ... shareholders' agreement, or any other agreement. A right or restriction may be implicit in the capital structure of an entity. (4) Qualified easements. A perpetual restriction on the use of real property that..., whether or not authorized by the terms of the agreement, that results in other than a de minimis change to...

  18. 33 CFR 334.50 - Piscataqua River at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Kittery, Maine; restricted areas.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-07-01

    ... Naval Shipyard, Kittery, Maine; restricted areas. 334.50 Section 334.50 Navigation and Navigable Waters... REGULATIONS § 334.50 Piscataqua River at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Kittery, Maine; restricted areas. (a) The..., except those vessels under the supervision of or contract to local military or naval authority, are...

  19. 33 CFR 334.50 - Piscataqua River at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Kittery, Maine; restricted areas.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-07-01

    ... Naval Shipyard, Kittery, Maine; restricted areas. 334.50 Section 334.50 Navigation and Navigable Waters... REGULATIONS § 334.50 Piscataqua River at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Kittery, Maine; restricted areas. (a) The..., except those vessels under the supervision of or contract to local military or naval authority, are...

  20. 33 CFR 334.50 - Piscataqua River at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Kittery, Maine; restricted areas.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-07-01

    ... Naval Shipyard, Kittery, Maine; restricted areas. 334.50 Section 334.50 Navigation and Navigable Waters... REGULATIONS § 334.50 Piscataqua River at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Kittery, Maine; restricted areas. (a) The..., except those vessels under the supervision of or contract to local military or naval authority, are...

  1. 76 FR 75508 - United States Navy Restricted Area, SUPSHIP Bath Maine Detachment Mobile at AUSTAL, USA, Mobile...

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    2011-12-02

    ... DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers 33 CFR Part 334 United States Navy Restricted Area, SUPSHIP Bath Maine Detachment Mobile at AUSTAL, USA, Mobile, AL; Restricted Area... craft, except those vessels under the supervision or contract to local military or Naval authority...

  2. 33 CFR 334.1244 - Puget Sound, Manchester Fuel Depot, Manchester, Washington; naval restricted area.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-07-01

    ... Depot, Manchester, Washington; naval restricted area. 334.1244 Section 334.1244 Navigation and Navigable... REGULATIONS § 334.1244 Puget Sound, Manchester Fuel Depot, Manchester, Washington; naval restricted area. (a... the military or naval authority shall enter the area without the permission of the enforcing agency or...

  3. 33 CFR 334.1244 - Puget Sound, Manchester Fuel Depot, Manchester, Washington; naval restricted area.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-07-01

    ... Depot, Manchester, Washington; naval restricted area. 334.1244 Section 334.1244 Navigation and Navigable... REGULATIONS § 334.1244 Puget Sound, Manchester Fuel Depot, Manchester, Washington; naval restricted area. (a... the military or naval authority shall enter the area without the permission of the enforcing agency or...

  4. Antiviral CD8+ T Cells Restricted by Human Leukocyte Antigen Class II Exist during Natural HIV Infection and Exhibit Clonal Expansion.

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    Ranasinghe, Srinika; Lamothe, Pedro A; Soghoian, Damien Z; Kazer, Samuel W; Cole, Michael B; Shalek, Alex K; Yosef, Nir; Jones, R Brad; Donaghey, Faith; Nwonu, Chioma; Jani, Priya; Clayton, Gina M; Crawford, Frances; White, Janice; Montoya, Alana; Power, Karen; Allen, Todd M; Streeck, Hendrik; Kaufmann, Daniel E; Picker, Louis J; Kappler, John W; Walker, Bruce D

    2016-10-18

    CD8 + T cell recognition of virus-infected cells is characteristically restricted by major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class I, although rare examples of MHC class II restriction have been reported in Cd4-deficient mice and a macaque SIV vaccine trial using a recombinant cytomegalovirus vector. Here, we demonstrate the presence of human leukocyte antigen (HLA) class II-restricted CD8 + T cell responses with antiviral properties in a small subset of HIV-infected individuals. In these individuals, T cell receptor β (TCRβ) analysis revealed that class II-restricted CD8 + T cells underwent clonal expansion and mediated killing of HIV-infected cells. In one case, these cells comprised 12% of circulating CD8 + T cells, and TCRα analysis revealed two distinct co-expressed TCRα chains, with only one contributing to binding of the class II HLA-peptide complex. These data indicate that class II-restricted CD8 + T cell responses can exist in a chronic human viral infection, and may contribute to immune control. Copyright © 2016 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

  5. [Health risks from pest control products].

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    Pieper, C; Holthenrich, D; Schneider, H

    2014-05-01

    According to European biocide legislation, pest control products require assessment and authorization by the responsible national or European authorities. Biocidal products can only be authorized if they have no unacceptable effects on human health. The health risk assessment performed for authorization comprises (a) the derivation of reference values for the active substances and substances of concern contained in the biocidal product and (b) an exposure assessment. These parameters are required for risk characterization. No unacceptable health risks are expected if the determined exposure is less than the relevant reference value. In addition, the toxicological information is used for classification of the biocidal product. The assessment may, where necessary, result in specific conditions for use or other restrictions aimed at minimizing risk. The risk to human health from pest control products is mainly based on the toxicological properties of their active substances. Commonly, the coformulants used in pest control products are of less concern than the active substances (e.g., food ingredients and animal feed products). For example, most rodenticides belong to the group of anticoagulants, which are also effective in humans. Regarding intoxications through insecticides, the group of pyrethroids is of particular importance. Fumigants containing metal phosphides, hydrogen cyanide, or sulfuryl difluoride are particularly toxic. This toxicity is linked to the high acute inhalation toxicity of the gaseous active substances themselves or, in the case of phosphides, of the released gas phosphane. The aim of health risk assessment for the authorization of biocidal products is to ensure their safe application for users and all other persons involved, assuming an adequate and label-compliant use.

  6. Temporary Flight Restrictions (TFRs)

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    1997-02-28

    This advisory circular (AC) describes conditions under which the Federal : Aviation Administration (FAA) may impose a temporary flight restriction (TFR). : This AC explalins which FAA elements have been authorized, by the Administrator, : to issue TF...

  7. 48 CFR 206.302-3-70 - Solicitation provision.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-10-01

    ... Open Competition 206.302-3-70 Solicitation provision. Use the provision at 252.206-7000, Domestic Source Restriction, in all solicitations that are restricted to domestic sources under the authority of...

  8. Long-Term Management Strategy for Dredged Material Disposal for Naval Facilities at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii Phase III - Analysis of Alternatives and Development of an LTMS

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2000-03-01

    are needed to restrict contaminants losses via the leachate and volatilization pathways. Plant uptake testing indicated a potential need to restrict...or control future use of the site, to amend the material with soil additives, to phytoremediate , or to provide a final surface cover of clean...initial release including toxicity and bioaccumulation, effluent, runoff, leachate , plant uptake, upland and aquatic animal uptake, and

  9. Kepler Data Release 3 Notes

    NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)

    Cleve, Jeffrey E.

    2010-01-01

    This describes the collection of data and the processing done on it so when researchers around the world get the Kepler data sets (which are a set of pixels from the telescope of a particular target (star, galaxy or whatever) over a 3 month period) they can adjust their algorithms fro things that were done (like subtracting all of one particular wavelength for example). This is used to calibrate their own algorithms so that they know what it is they are starting with. It is posted so that whoever is accessing the publicly available data (not all of it is made public) can understand it .. (most of the Kepler data is under restriction for 1 - 4 years and is not available, but the handbook is for everyone (public and restricted) The Data Analysis Working Group have released long and short cadence materials, including FFls and Dropped Targets for the Public. The Kepler Science Office considers Data Release 3 to provide "browse quality" data. These notes have been prepared to give Kepler users of the Multimission Archive at STScl (MAST) a summary of how the data were collected and prepared, and how well the data processing pipeline is functioning on flight data. They will be updated for each release of data to the public archive and placed on MAST along with other Kepler documentation, at http:// archive.stsci.edu/kepler/documents.html .Data release 3 is meant to give users the opportunity to examine the data for possibly interesting science and to involve the users in improving the pipeline for future data releases. To perform the latter service, users are encouraged to notice and document artifacts, either in the raw or processed data, and report them to the Science Office.

  10. Hepatic autophagy contributes to the metabolic response to dietary protein restriction.

    PubMed

    Henagan, Tara M; Laeger, Thomas; Navard, Alexandra M; Albarado, Diana; Noland, Robert C; Stadler, Krisztian; Elks, Carrie M; Burk, David; Morrison, Christopher D

    2016-06-01

    Autophagy is an essential cellular response which acts to release stored cellular substrates during nutrient restriction, and particularly plays a key role in the cellular response to amino acid restriction. However, there has been limited work testing whether the induction of autophagy is required for adaptive metabolic responses to dietary protein restriction in the whole animal. Here, we found that moderate dietary protein restriction led to a series of metabolic changes in rats, including increases in food intake and energy expenditure, the downregulation of hepatic fatty acid synthesis gene expression and reduced markers of hepatic mitochondrial number. Importantly, these effects were also associated with an induction of hepatic autophagy. To determine if the induction of autophagy contributes to these metabolic effects, we tested the metabolic response to dietary protein restriction in BCL2-AAA mice, which bear a genetic mutation that impairs autophagy induction. Interestingly, BCL2-AAA mice exhibit exaggerated responses in terms of both food intake and energy expenditure, whereas the effects of protein restriction on hepatic metabolism were significantly blunted. These data demonstrate that restriction of dietary protein is sufficient to trigger hepatic autophagy, and that disruption of autophagy significantly alters both hepatic and whole animal metabolic response to dietary protein restriction. Copyright © 2016 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

  11. Medicaid Prior Authorization Policies for Medication Treatment of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder in Young Children, United States, 2015.

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    Hulkower, Rachel L; Kelley, Meghan; Cloud, Lindsay K; Visser, Susanna N

    In 2011, the American Academy of Pediatrics updated its guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) to recommend that clinicians refer parents of preschoolers (aged 4-5) for training in behavior therapy and subsequently treat with medication if behavior therapy fails to sufficiently improve functioning. Data available from just before the release of the guidelines suggest that fewer than half of preschoolers with ADHD received behavior therapy and about half received medication. About half of those who received medication also received behavior therapy. Prior authorization policies for ADHD medication may guide physicians toward recommended behavior therapy. Characterizing existing prior authorization policies is an important step toward evaluating the impact of these policies on treatment patterns. We inventoried existing prior authorization policies and characterized policy components to inform future evaluation efforts. A 50-state legal assessment characterized ADHD prior authorization policies in state Medicaid programs. We designed a database to capture data on policy characteristics and authorization criteria, including data on age restrictions and fail-first behavior therapy requirements. In 2015, 27 states had Medicaid policies that prevented approval of pediatric ADHD medication payment without additional provider involvement. Seven states required that prescribers indicate whether nonmedication treatments were considered before Medicaid payment for ADHD medication could be approved. Medicaid policies on ADHD medication treatment are diverse; some policies are tied to the diagnosis and treatment guidelines of the American Academy of Pediatrics. Evaluations are needed to determine if certain policy interventions guide families toward the use of behavior therapy as the first-line ADHD treatment for young children.

  12. 32 CFR 770.38 - Entry restrictions.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-07-01

    ... in Puerto Rico § 770.38 Entry restrictions. Except for duly authorized military personnel and... duties, entry upon any U.S. Navy installation or property in Puerto Rico at anytime, by any person for...

  13. 32 CFR 770.38 - Entry restrictions.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-07-01

    ... in Puerto Rico § 770.38 Entry restrictions. Except for duly authorized military personnel and... duties, entry upon any U.S. Navy installation or property in Puerto Rico at anytime, by any person for...

  14. 36 CFR 1275.52 - Restriction of materials of general historical significance unrelated to abuses of governmental...

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-07-01

    ..., when the release of these materials would: (1) Disclose trade secrets and commercial or financial... of a criminal investigation or by an agency conducting a lawful national security intelligence...

  15. Learning to play the violin: motor control by freezing, not freeing degrees of freedom.

    PubMed

    Konczak, Jürgen; Vander Velden, Heidi; Jaeger, Lukas

    2009-05-01

    Playing a violin requires precise patterns of limb coordination that are acquired over years of practice. In the present study, the authors investigated how motion at proximal arm joints influenced the precision of bow movements in novice learners and experts. The authors evaluated the performances of 11 children (4-12 years old), 3 beginning-to-advanced level adult players, and 2 adult concert violinists, using a musical work that all had mastered as their first violin piece. The authors found that learning to play the violin was not associated with a release or freeing of joint degrees of freedom. Instead, learning was characterized by an experience-dependent suppression of sagittal shoulder motion, as documented by an observed reduction in joint angular amplitude. This reduction in the amplitude of shoulder flexion-extension correlated highly with a decrease of bow-movement variability. The remaining mechanical degrees of freedom at the elbow and shoulder showed patterns of neither suppression nor freeing. Only violinists with more than 700 practice hr achieved sagittal shoulder range of motion comparable to experts. The findings imply that restricting joint amplitude at selected joint degrees of freedom, while leaving other degrees of freedom unconstrained, constitutes an appropriate strategy for learning complex, high-precision motor patterns in children and adults. The findings also highlight that mastering even seemingly simple bowing movements constitutes a prolonged learning process.

  16. Description of a Sleep-Restriction Program to Reduce Bedtime Disturbances and Night Waking

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    Durand, V. Mark; Christodulu, Kristin V.

    2004-01-01

    The authors describe a behavioral intervention designed to reduce sleep problems without increasing disruption at bedtime or throughout the evening. Sleep restriction was used to reduce the bedtime and nighttime sleep problems of two children, a 4-year-old girl with autism and a 4-year-old girl with developmental delay. Sleep restriction involved…

  17. Energy homeostasis in leptin deficient Lepob/ob mice.

    PubMed

    Skowronski, Alicja A; Ravussin, Yann; Leibel, Rudolph L; LeDuc, Charles A

    2017-01-01

    Maintenance of reduced body weight is associated both with reduced energy expenditure per unit metabolic mass and increased hunger in mice and humans. Lowered circulating leptin concentration, due to decreased fat mass, provides a primary signal for this response. However, leptin deficient (Lepob/ob) mice (and leptin receptor deficient Zucker rats) reduce energy expenditure following weight reduction by a necessarily non-leptin dependent mechanisms. To identify these mechanisms, Lepob/ob mice were fed ad libitum (AL group; n = 21) or restricted to 3 kilocalories of chow per day (CR group, n = 21). After losing 20% of initial weight (in approximately 2 weeks), the CR mice were stabilized at 80% of initial body weight for two weeks by titrated refeeding, and then released from food restriction. CR mice conserved energy (-17% below predicted based on body mass and composition during the day; -52% at night); and, when released to ad libitum feeding, CR mice regained fat and lean mass (to AL levels) within 5 weeks. CR mice did so while their ad libitum caloric intake was equal to that of the AL animals. While calorically restricted, the CR mice had a significantly lower respiratory exchange ratio (RER = 0.89) compared to AL (0.94); after release to ad libitum feeding, RER was significantly higher (1.03) than in the AL group (0.93), consistent with their anabolic state. These results confirm that, in congenitally leptin deficient animals, leptin is not required for compensatory reduction in energy expenditure accompanying weight loss, but suggest that the hyperphagia of the weight-reduced state is leptin-dependent.

  18. Weight loss in rats exposed to repeated acute restraint stress is independent of energy or leptin status.

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    Harris, Ruth B S; Mitchell, Tiffany D; Simpson, Jacob; Redmann, Stephen M; Youngblood, Bradley D; Ryan, Donna H

    2002-01-01

    Acute release of corticotropin-releasing factor (CRF) during repeated restraint (3-h restraint on each of 3 days) causes temporary hypophagia but chronic suppression of body weight in rats. Here we demonstrated that a second bout of repeated restraint caused additional weight loss, but continuing restraint daily for 10 days did not increase weight loss because the rats adapted to the stress. In these two studies serum leptin, which suppresses the endocrine response to stress, was reduced in restrained rats. Peripheral infusion of leptin before and during restraint did not prevent stress-induced weight loss, although stress-induced corticosterone release was suppressed. Restrained rats were hyperthermic during restraint, but there was no evidence that fever or elevated free interleukin-6 caused the sustained reduction in weight. Restraining food-restricted rats caused a small but significant weight loss. Food-restricted rats fed ad libitum after the end of restraint showed a blunted hyperphagia and slower rate of weight regain than their controls. These results indicate that repeated acute stress induces a chronic change in weight independent of stress-induced hypophagia and may represent a change in homeostasis initiated by repeated acute activation of the central CRF system.

  19. 12 CFR 4.62 - Definitions.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-01-01

    ... AND RELEASE OF INFORMATION, CONTRACTING OUTREACH PROGRAM, POST-EMPLOYMENT RESTRICTIONS FOR SENIOR EXAMINERS Minority- , Women- , and Individuals With Disabilities-Owned Business Contracting Outreach Program; Contracting for Goods and Services § 4.62 Definitions. (a) Minority- and/or women-owned (small and large...

  20. Tunable diblock copolypeptide hydrogel depots for local delivery of hydrophobic molecules in healthy and injured central nervous system

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    Zhang, Shanshan; Anderson, Mark A.; Ao, Yan; Khakh, Baljit S.; Fan, Jessica; Deming, Timothy J.; Sofroniew, Michael V.

    2014-01-01

    Many hydrophobic small molecules are available to regulate gene expression and other cellular functions. Locally restricted application of such molecules in the central nervous system (CNS) would be desirable in many experimental and therapeutic settings, but is limited by a lack of innocuous vehicles able to load and easily deliver hydrophobic cargo. Here, we tested the potential for diblock copolypeptide hydrogels (DCH) to serve as such vehicles. In vitro tests on loading and release were conducted with cholesterol and the anti-cancer agent, temozolomide (TMZ). Loading of hydrophobic cargo modified DCH physical properties such as stiffness and viscosity, but these could readily be tuned to desired ranges by modifying DCH concentration, amino acid composition or chain lengths. Different DCH formulations exhibited different loading capacities and different rates of release. For example, comparison of different DCH with increasing alanine contents showed corresponding increases in both cargo loading capacity and time for cargo release. In vivo tests were conducted with tamoxifen, a small synthetic hydrophobic molecule widely used to regulate transgene expression. Tamoxifen released from DCH depots injected into healthy or injured CNS efficiently activated reporter gene expression in a locally restricted manner in transgenic mice. These findings demonstrate the facile and predictable tunability of DCH to achieve a wide range of loading capacities and release profiles of hydrophobic cargos while retaining CNS compatible physical properties. In addition, the findings show that DCH depots injected into the CNS can efficiently deliver small hydrophobic molecules that regulate gene expression in local cells. PMID:24314556

  1. Glial Control of Endocannabinoid Heterosynaptic Modulation in Hypothalamic Magnocellular Neuroendocrine Cells

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    Popescu, Ion R.

    2013-01-01

    Cannabinoid receptors are functionally operant at both glutamate and GABA synapses on hypothalamic magnocellular neuroendocrine cells; however, retrograde endocannabinoid actions are evoked at only glutamate synapses. We tested whether the functional targeting of evoked retrograde endocannabinoid actions to glutamate, and not GABA, synapses on magnocellular neurons is the result of the spatial restriction of extracellular endocannabinoids by astrocytes. Whole-cell GABA synaptic currents were recorded in magnocellular neurons in rat hypothalamic slices following manipulations to reduce glial buffering of extracellular signals. Depolarization- and glucocorticoid-evoked retrograde endocannabinoid suppression of synaptic GABA release was not detected under normal conditions, but occurred in both oxytocin and vasopressin neurons under conditions of attenuated glial coverage and depressed glial metabolic function, suggesting an emergent endocannabinoid modulation of GABA synapses with the loss of astrocyte function. Tonic endocannabinoid suppression of GABA release was insensitive to glial manipulation. Blocking cannabinoid transport mimicked, and increasing the extracellular viscosity reversed, the effect of suppressed glial buffering on the endocannabinoid modulation of GABA release. Evoked, but not tonic, endocannabinoid modulation of GABA synapses was mediated by 2-arachidonoylglycerol. Therefore, depolarization- and glucocorticoid-evoked 2-arachidonoylglycerol release from magnocellular neurons is spatially restricted to glutamate synapses by astrocytes, but spills over onto GABA synapses under conditions of reduced astrocyte buffering; tonic endocannabinoid modulation of GABA release, in contrast, is likely mediated by anandamide and is insensitive to astrocytic buffering. Astrocytes, therefore, provide dynamic control of stimulus-evoked 2-arachidonoylglycerol, but not tonic anandamide, regulation of GABA synaptic inputs to magnocellular neuroendocrine cells under different physiological conditions. PMID:24227742

  2. Impact of food restriction on ovarian development, RFamide-related peptide-3 and the hypothalamic-pituitary-ovarian axis in pre-pubertal ewes.

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    Li, H; Song, H; Huang, M; Nie, H; Wang, Z; Wang, F

    2014-10-01

    RFamide-related peptide-3 (RFRP-3), the mammalian ortholog of gonadotropin-inhibiting hormone, has been implicated as a mediator between reproduction and energy balance. This study aimed to investigate the physiological effects of RFRP-3 on the process of ovarian development in food-restricted pre-pubertal ewes. The results showed that food restriction significantly inhibited the ovarian development and follicular growth. The data of qPCR in the hypothalamic-pituitary-ovarian (HPO) axis showed that food restriction not only upregulated RFRP-3 mRNA expression but also downregulated the mRNA expression of gonadotropin-releasing-hormone receptor, follicle-stimulating hormone receptor and luteinizing hormone receptor (LHR). Immunohistochemistry of RFRP-3 in the ovaries suggested that RFRP-3 may regulate the follicular development. These results suggested that the changes of RFRP-3 in response to food restriction might influence the HPO axis and inhibit ovarian development. © 2014 Blackwell Verlag GmbH.

  3. 10 CFR 60.32 - Conditions of construction authorization.

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    2010-01-01

    ... GEOLOGIC REPOSITORIES Licenses Construction Authorization § 60.32 Conditions of construction authorization... changes to the features of the geologic repository and the procedures authorized. The restrictions that... setting as well as measures related to the design and construction of the geologic repository operations...

  4. Identification of HLA-A2 restricted T-cell epitopes within the conserved region of the immunoglobulin G heavy-chain in patients with multiple myeloma.

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    Belle, Sebastian; Han, Fang; Condomines, Maud; Christensen, Olaf; Witzens-Harig, Mathias; Kasper, Bernd; Kleist, Christian; Terness, Peter; Moos, Marion; Cremer, Friedrich; Hose, Dirk; Ho, Anthony D; Goldschmidt, Hartmut; Klein, Bernard; Hundemer, Michael

    2008-07-01

    The aim of this study is the identification of HLA-A2 restricted T-cell epitopes in the conserved region of the immunoglobulin-G-heavy-chain (IgGH) that can be used for immunotherapy in multiple myeloma (MM) patients. After the IgGH gene sequence was scanned for HLA-A2 restricted T-cell epitopes with a high binding affinity to the MHC-I-complex, promising nona-peptides were synthesized. Peptide specific CD8+ T-cells were generated from peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) of healthy donors (HD) and patients with MM using peptide pulsed dendritic cells (DC) in vitro. The activation and cytotoxicity of CD8+ T-cells was analyzed by IFN-alpha ELISpot-assay and 51Chromium release-assay. HLA-A2 restriction was proven by blocking T-cell activation with anti-HLA-A2 antibodies. Two HLA-A2 restricted T-cell epitopes-TLVTVSSAS derived from the IgGH-framework-region 4 (FR4) and LMISRTPEV from the constant region (CR)-induced expansion of specific CD8+ T-cells from PBMC in two of three (TLVTVSSAS) and one of three (LMISRTPEV) HD respectively. Specific T-cells were induced from PBMC in two of six (TLVTVSSAS) and eight of 19 (LMISRTPEV) patients with MM. Specific CD8+ T-cells also lysed peptide-pulsed target cells in 51Chromium release-assay. LMISRTPEV specific CD8+ T-cells from MM patients lysed specifically the HLA-A2+ IgG myeloma cell line XG-6. We identified two HLA-A2 restricted T-cell epitopes-TLVTVSSAS and LMISRTPEV--which can yield an expansion of CD8+ T-cells with the ability to kill peptide-loaded target cells and HLA-A2+ IgG+ myeloma cells. We conclude that TLVTVSSAS and LMISRTPEV could be T-cell epitopes for immunotherapy in MM patients.

  5. Acute Dietary Restriction Acts via TOR, PP2A, and Myc Signaling to Boost Innate Immunity in Drosophila.

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    Lee, Jung-Eun; Rayyan, Morsi; Liao, Allison; Edery, Isaac; Pletcher, Scott D

    2017-07-11

    Dietary restriction promotes health and longevity across taxa through mechanisms that are largely unknown. Here, we show that acute yeast restriction significantly improves the ability of adult female Drosophila melanogaster to resist pathogenic bacterial infections through an immune pathway involving downregulation of target of rapamycin (TOR) signaling, which stabilizes the transcription factor Myc by increasing the steady-state level of its phosphorylated forms through decreased activity of protein phosphatase 2A. Upregulation of Myc through genetic and pharmacological means mimicked the effects of yeast restriction in fully fed flies, identifying Myc as a pro-immune molecule. Short-term dietary or pharmacological interventions that modulate TOR-PP2A-Myc signaling may provide an effective method to enhance immunity in vulnerable human populations. Copyright © 2017 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

  6. 25 CFR 140.5 - Bureau of Indian Affairs employees not to contract or trade with Indians except in certain cases.

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    2010-04-01

    ... trust by the United States for Indians, or on land subject to a restriction against alienation imposed... property, not held in trust by the United States or subject to a restriction against alienation imposed by... restriction against alienation imposed by the United States is otherwise authorized by law. (2) Trading by...

  7. 77 FR 61723 - Felgates Creek and Indian Field Creek Along the York River in Yorktown, VA; Restricted Area

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    .... 334.260 York River, Va.; naval restricted areas. (a) The areas--(1) Naval mine service-testing area... thence along the shore line to the point of beginning. (2) Naval mine service-testing area (restricted... delay, except in case of emergency. Naval authorities are required to publish advance notice of mine...

  8. Restrictive Access to Books in School Library Media Centers in Georgia. Research Study.

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    DuPree, Vi

    This study sought to determine the extent of restrictive access to books in Georgia school library media centers and to discover by whose authority and for what reason these books might be placed on restrictive shelves. Questionnaires were completed and received from a stratified random sampling of 119 media specialists in high schools, middle or…

  9. METABOLIC RESPONSES TO DIETARY LEUCINE RESTRICTION INVOLVE REMODELING OF ADIPOSE TISSUE AND ENHANCED HEPATIC INSULIN SIGNALING

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    Wanders, Desiree; Stone, Kirsten P.; Dille, Kelly; Simon, Jacob; Pierse, Alicia; Gettys, Thomas W.

    2015-01-01

    Dietary leucine was incrementally restricted to test whether limiting this essential amino acid (EAA) would fully reproduce the beneficial responses produced by dietary methionine restriction. Restricting leucine by 85% increased energy intake and expenditure within five to seven days of its introduction and reduced overall accumulation of adipose tissue. Leucine restriction (LR) also improved glucose tolerance, increased hepatic release of FGF21 into the blood stream, and enhanced insulin-dependent activation of Akt in liver. However, LR had no effect on hepatic lipid levels and failed to lower lipogenic gene expression in the liver. LR did affect remodeling of white and brown adipose tissue, increasing expression of both thermogenic and lipogenic genes. These findings illustrate that dietary LR reproduces many but not all of the physiological responses of methionine restriction. The primary differences occur in the liver, where methionine and leucine restriction cause opposite effects on tissue lipid levels and expression of lipogenic genes. Together these findings suggest that the sensing systems which detect and respond to dietary restriction of EAAs act through mechanisms that both leucine and methionine are able to engage, and in the case of hepatic lipid metabolism, may be unique to specific EAAs such as methionine. PMID:26643647

  10. Arthroscopically assisted knee contracture release secondary to melorheostosis: a case report.

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    Claramunt, Raúl Torres; López, Xavier Pelfort; Palou, Enric Cáceres; García, Joan C Monllau; Verdie, Lluís Puig

    2011-02-01

    Melorheostosis is a rare non-hereditary bone disease characterized by a radiographic pattern of flowing hyperostosis along the cortex with sclerotomal distribution. We report a case of a patient with severe knee contracture and a restricted range of motion caused by intraarticular bone fragment and hyperostotic bone lesions secondary to melorheostosis. An arthroscopically assisted approach was used successfully in order to remove free bone fragments and to release the hyperostotic lesions in the bone cortex of the distal femur.

  11. 5 Things To Know About Relaxation Techniques for Stress

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    ... 5 Things To Know About Relaxation Techniques for Stress Share: When you’re under stress, your body reacts by releasing hormones that produce ... vessels narrow (restricting the flow of blood). Occasional stress is a normal coping mechanism. But over the ...

  12. 14 CFR 155.9 - Release from war or national emergency restrictions.

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    2011-01-01

    ... prejudice the needs or interests of the armed forces, is granted only after consultation with the Department of Defense. ... available for public or civil airport needs. However, it was also intended to ensure the availability of the...

  13. 40 CFR 258.12 - Wetlands.

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    2010-07-01

    ... Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED) SOLID WASTES CRITERIA FOR MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE LANDFILLS Location Restrictions § 258.12 Wetlands. (a) New MSWLF units and lateral...) Impacts on fish, wildlife, and other aquatic resources and their habitat from release of the solid waste...

  14. 40 CFR 258.12 - Wetlands.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-07-01

    ... Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED) SOLID WASTES CRITERIA FOR MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE LANDFILLS Location Restrictions § 258.12 Wetlands. (a) New MSWLF units and lateral...) Impacts on fish, wildlife, and other aquatic resources and their habitat from release of the solid waste...

  15. Adherence to diet and fluid restriction of individuals on hemodialysis treatment and affecting factors in Turkey.

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    Efe, Dilek; Kocaöz, Semra

    2015-04-01

    This study was conducted to determine adherence to diet and fluid restriction in hemodialysis-treated individuals and the affecting factors in Turkey. This descriptive study was conducted between 15 October 2010 and 15 January 2011 in subjects who voluntarily agreed to participate in the study from three dialysis centers in a city located in the Central Anatolia Region of Turkey. One hundred and twenty-one individuals treated with hemodialysis made up the study sample. The data were collected using a questionnaire consisting of 41 questions and the Dialysis Diet and Fluid Non-adherence Questionnaire. The data were evaluated with percentage, median, Mann-Whitney U-test, Kruskal-Wallis test, Student's t-test in independent samples and Spearman's rank correlation coefficient. The authors found that 98.3% of the individuals experienced non-adherence to diet and 95.0% with fluid restriction. The authors found a weak and negative relationship between calcium levels and non-adherence to fluid restriction, a weak relationship between phosphorus levels and diet non-adherence frequency and degree and the fluid non-adherence frequency scores, and a moderate positive relationship between phosphorus levels and fluid restriction non-adherence degree scores (P < 0.05). Based on these results, regular training and information regarding diet and fluid restriction must be provided to individuals aged 21-35 years with no one in the family to help with their care, those who consumed salted food, or had interdialytic weight gain of 4.5 kg or more. © 2014 The Authors. Japan Journal of Nursing Science © 2014 Japan Academy of Nursing Science.

  16. Fusion competent synaptic vesicles persist upon active zone disruption and loss of vesicle docking

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    Wang, Shan Shan H.; Held, Richard G.; Wong, Man Yan; Liu, Changliang; Karakhanyan, Aziz; Kaeser, Pascal S.

    2016-01-01

    In a nerve terminal, synaptic vesicle docking and release are restricted to an active zone. The active zone is a protein scaffold that is attached to the presynaptic plasma membrane and opposed to postsynaptic receptors. Here, we generated conditional knockout mice removing the active zone proteins RIM and ELKS, which additionally led to loss of Munc13, Bassoon, Piccolo, and RIM-BP, indicating disassembly of the active zone. We observed a near complete lack of synaptic vesicle docking and a strong reduction in vesicular release probability and the speed of exocytosis, but total vesicle numbers, SNARE protein levels, and postsynaptic densities remained unaffected. Despite loss of the priming proteins Munc13 and RIM and of docked vesicles, a pool of releasable vesicles remained. Thus, the active zone is necessary for synaptic vesicle docking and to enhance release probability, but releasable vesicles can be localized distant from the presynaptic plasma membrane. PMID:27537483

  17. Patent law--balancing profit maximization and public access to technology.

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    Beckerman-Rodau, Andrew

    2003-01-01

    This article addresses the contemporary issue of balancing the need for patent protection for intellectual property with the resulting restriction of public access to new technology. The author argues that patent law protects private property rights rather than creating monopolies. Additionally, the author discusses how restricting access to patented technology, such as pharmaceuticals, can affect public health problems, such as the HIV/AIDS epidemic in developing nations. The author then concludes with some proposals for making patented technology available to people in developing nations who need access to such technology but who are unable to afford its high costs due to patent protection.

  18. 33 CFR 334.790 - Sabine River at Orange, Tex.; restricted area in vicinity of the Naval and Marine Corps Reserve...

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    2010-07-01

    ... 33 Navigation and Navigable Waters 3 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 false Sabine River at Orange, Tex... RESTRICTED AREA REGULATIONS § 334.790 Sabine River at Orange, Tex.; restricted area in vicinity of the Naval.... Government or those duly authorized by the Commanding Officer, Naval and Marine Corps Reserve Center, Orange...

  19. Boldness traits, not dominance, predict exploratory flight range and homing behaviour in homing pigeons.

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    Portugal, Steven J; Ricketts, Rhianna L; Chappell, Jackie; White, Craig R; Shepard, Emily L; Biro, Dora

    2017-08-19

    Group living has been proposed to yield benefits that enhance fitness above the level that would be achieved through living as solitary individuals. Dominance hierarchies occur commonly in these social assemblages, and result, by definition, in resources not being evenly distributed between group members. Determinants of rank within a dominance hierarchy can be associated with morphological characteristics, previous experience of the individual, or personality traits such as exploration tendencies. The purpose of this study was to investigate whether greater exploration and positive responses to novel objects in homing pigeons ( Columba livia ) measured under laboratory conditions were associated with (i) greater initial exploration of the local area around the home loft during spontaneous exploration flights (SEF), (ii) faster and more efficient homing flights when released from further afield, and (iii) whether the traits of greater exploration and more positive responses to novel objects were more likely to be exhibited by the more dominant individuals within the group. There was no relationship between laboratory-based novel object exploration and position within the dominance hierarchy. Pigeons that were neophobic under laboratory conditions did not explore the local area during SEF opportunities. When released from sites further from home, neophobic pigeons took longer routes to home compared to those birds that had not exhibited neophobic traits under laboratory conditions, and had spontaneously explored to a greater extent. The lack of exploration in the neophobic birds is likely to have resulted in the increased costs of homing following release: unfamiliarity with the landscape likely led to the greater distances travelled and less efficient routes taken. Birds that demonstrated a lack of neophobia were not the dominant individuals inside the loft, and thus would have less access to resources such as food and potentially mates. However, a lack of neophobia makes the subordinate position possible, because subordinate birds that incur high travel costs would become calorie restricted and lose condition. Our results address emerging questions linking individual variation in behaviour with energetics and fitness consequences.This article is part of the themed issue 'Physiological determinants of social behaviour in animals'. © 2017 The Author(s).

  20. Transformation of Infrastructure Projects for the Sustainable Development of the Transport Complex

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    Polyakova, Irina; Vasilyeva, Elena; Vorontsova, Natalya

    2017-10-01

    The article contains actual data on the review of the performance of the transport infrastructure in Russia. The problems and restrictions, affecting its sustainable development, are identified; their interaction and interrelations are traced. The authors argue that the majority of the revealed restrictions are of internal character and mainly is the feature of the state contract scheme. According to the authors, the scheme of public-and-private partnership is an effective mechanism, which can be suggested for the existing problems solution.

  1. Proposed energy conservation contingency plan: emergency restrictions on advertising lighting. Authorities, need, rationale, and operation

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    The emergency restrictions on advertising lighting proposed in Energy Conservation Contingency Plan No. 5 of 1977 are presented. A statement is given on the need for rationale and operation of the Contingency Plan.

  2. Improved coverage of cDNA-AFLP by sequential digestion of immobilized cDNA.

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    Weiberg, Arne; Pöhler, Dirk; Morgenstern, Burkhard; Karlovsky, Petr

    2008-10-13

    cDNA-AFLP is a transcriptomics technique which does not require prior sequence information and can therefore be used as a gene discovery tool. The method is based on selective amplification of cDNA fragments generated by restriction endonucleases, electrophoretic separation of the products and comparison of the band patterns between treated samples and controls. Unequal distribution of restriction sites used to generate cDNA fragments negatively affects the performance of cDNA-AFLP. Some transcripts are represented by more than one fragment while other escape detection, causing redundancy and reducing the coverage of the analysis, respectively. With the goal of improving the coverage of cDNA-AFLP without increasing its redundancy, we designed a modified cDNA-AFLP protocol. Immobilized cDNA is sequentially digested with several restriction endonucleases and the released DNA fragments are collected in mutually exclusive pools. To investigate the performance of the protocol, software tool MECS (Multiple Enzyme cDNA-AFLP Simulation) was written in Perl. cDNA-AFLP protocols described in the literature and the new sequential digestion protocol were simulated on sets of cDNA sequences from mouse, human and Arabidopsis thaliana. The redundancy and coverage, the total number of PCR reactions, and the average fragment length were calculated for each protocol and cDNA set. Simulation revealed that sequential digestion of immobilized cDNA followed by the partitioning of released fragments into mutually exclusive pools outperformed other cDNA-AFLP protocols in terms of coverage, redundancy, fragment length, and the total number of PCRs. Primers generating 30 to 70 amplicons per PCR provided the highest fraction of electrophoretically distinguishable fragments suitable for normalization. For A. thaliana, human and mice transcriptome, the use of two marking enzymes and three sequentially applied releasing enzymes for each of the marking enzymes is recommended.

  3. Cholecystokinin Revisited: CCK and the Hunger Trap in Anorexia Nervosa

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    Cuntz, Ulrich; Enck, Paul; Frühauf, Erich; Lehnert, Peter; Riepl, Rudolf L.; Fichter, Manfred M.; Otto, Bärbel

    2013-01-01

    Objective Despite a number of studies in the past decades, the role of Cholecystokinin (CCK) in anorexia nervosa (AN) has remained uncertain. In this study a highly specific assay for the biologically active part of CCK was used in patients with bulimic as well as with the restricting type of AN who were followed over the course of weight gain. Methods Ten patients with restricting and 13 with bulimic AN were investigated upon admission (T0), after a weight gain of at least 2 kg on two consecutive weighting dates (T1), and during the last week before discharge (T2) from inpatient treatment in a specialized clinic. Blood samples were drawn under fasting conditions and 20 and 60 minutes following a standard meal (250 kcal). Data were compared to those of eight controls matched for sex and age. Gastrointestinal complaints of patients were measured by a questionnaire at each of the follow-up time points. Results At admission, AN patients exhibited CCK-levels similar to controls both prior to and after a test meal. Pre and post-meal CCK levels increased significantly after an initial weight gain but decreased again with further weight improvement. CCK release was somewhat lower in bulimic than in restricting type AN but both subgroups showed a similar profile. There was no significant association of CCK release to either initial weight or BMI, or their changes, but CCK levels at admission predicted gastrointestinal symptom improvement during therapy. Conclusions Normal CCK profiles in AN at admission indicates hormonal responses adapted to low food intake while change of eating habits and weight gain results in initially increased CCK release (counteracting the attempts to alter eating behavior) that returns towards normal levels with continuous therapy. PMID:23349895

  4. Phase out persistent, bioaccumulative or highly toxic chemicals.

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    Easthope, Tracey; Valeriano, Laurie

    2007-01-01

    Chemicals such as lindane, lead compounds, and some brominated flame retardants and organophosphate pesticides are examples of persistent, bio-accumulative, and/or highly toxic chemicals that continue to be used in commerce, although strong evidence exists that they pose threats to human and ecosystem health. These and other chemicals, by virtue of their characteristics, are very difficult to manage without unacceptable threats to workers, the environment, or ecosystems. Chemicals that cannot be safely managed should be prioritized for phase out. A transparent process to further identify and prioritize the list of chemicals for phase out is needed. With few exceptions, the U.S. government lacks the authority or an efficient policy instrument to prevent these high-priority chemicals from being used in products and processes or released to the environment. It also has been very difficult for state and local governments to restrict these chemicals. Policy instruments to efficiently and effectively phase out problematic chemicals are needed at all levels of government.

  5. Effects of Author Contribution Disclosures and Numeric Limitations on Authorship Trends

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    McDonald, Robert J.; Neff, Kevin L.; Rethlefsen, Melissa L.; Kallmes, David F.

    2010-01-01

    OBJECTIVE: To determine whether editorial policies designed to eliminate gratuitous authorship (globally referred to as authorship limitation policies), including author contribution disclosures and/or numeric restrictions, have significantly affected authorship trends during a 20-year period. METHODS: We used a custom PERL-based algorithm to extract data, including number of authors, publication date, and article subtype, from articles published from January 1, 1986, through December 31, 2006, in 16 medical journals (8 with explicit authorship guidelines restricting authorship and 8 without formal authorship policies), comprising 307,190 articles. Trends in the mean number of authors per article, sorted by journal type, article subtype, and presence of authorship limitations, were determined using Sen's slope analysis and compared using analysis of variance and matched-pair analysis. Trend data were compared among the journals that had implemented 1 or both of these formal restrictive authorship policies and those that had not in order to determine their effect on authorship over time. RESULTS: The number of authors per article has been increasing among all journals at a mean ± SD rate of 0.076±0.057 authors per article per year. No significant differences in authorship rate were observed between journals with and without authorship limits before enforcement (F=1.097; P=.30). After enforcement, no significant change in authorship rates was observed (matched pair: F=0.425; P=.79). CONCLUSION: Implementation of authorship limitation policies does not slow the trend of increasing numbers of authors per article over time. PMID:20884825

  6. 77 FR 64387 - Agency Information Collection (Request for and Authorization To Release Medical Records or Health...

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    2012-10-19

    ... Protected Health Information to Nationwide Health Information Network, VA Form 10-0485. OMB Control Number... electronically exchange protected health information between VA and approved Nationwide Health Information... for and Authorization To Release Medical Records or Health Information) Activities Under OMB Review...

  7. 30 CFR 800.40 - Requirement to release performance bonds.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-07-01

    ... consider, among other factors, the degree of difficulty to complete any remaining reclamation, whether... lands to which the release would be applicable are contributing suspended solids to streamflow or runoff... authority. (h) Without prejudice to the right of an objector or the applicant, the regulatory authority may...

  8. 30 CFR 800.40 - Requirement to release performance bonds.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-07-01

    ... consider, among other factors, the degree of difficulty to complete any remaining reclamation, whether... lands to which the release would be applicable are contributing suspended solids to streamflow or runoff... authority. (h) Without prejudice to the right of an objector or the applicant, the regulatory authority may...

  9. 30 CFR 800.40 - Requirement to release performance bonds.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-07-01

    ... consider, among other factors, the degree of difficulty to complete any remaining reclamation, whether... lands to which the release would be applicable are contributing suspended solids to streamflow or runoff... authority. (h) Without prejudice to the right of an objector or the applicant, the regulatory authority may...

  10. 30 CFR 800.40 - Requirement to release performance bonds.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-07-01

    ... consider, among other factors, the degree of difficulty to complete any remaining reclamation, whether... lands to which the release would be applicable are contributing suspended solids to streamflow or runoff... authority. (h) Without prejudice to the right of an objector or the applicant, the regulatory authority may...

  11. 10 CFR 1045.44 - Classification review prior to public release.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-01-01

    ....44 Classification review prior to public release. Any person with authorized access to RD or FRD who generates a document intended for public release in an RD or FRD subject area shall ensure that it is... organization (for FRD) prior to its release. ...

  12. 10 CFR 1045.44 - Classification review prior to public release.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-01-01

    ....44 Classification review prior to public release. Any person with authorized access to RD or FRD who generates a document intended for public release in an RD or FRD subject area shall ensure that it is... organization (for FRD) prior to its release. ...

  13. 10 CFR 1045.44 - Classification review prior to public release.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-01-01

    ....44 Classification review prior to public release. Any person with authorized access to RD or FRD who generates a document intended for public release in an RD or FRD subject area shall ensure that it is... organization (for FRD) prior to its release. ...

  14. 10 CFR 1045.44 - Classification review prior to public release.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-01-01

    ....44 Classification review prior to public release. Any person with authorized access to RD or FRD who generates a document intended for public release in an RD or FRD subject area shall ensure that it is... organization (for FRD) prior to its release. ...

  15. 10 CFR 1045.44 - Classification review prior to public release.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-01-01

    ....44 Classification review prior to public release. Any person with authorized access to RD or FRD who generates a document intended for public release in an RD or FRD subject area shall ensure that it is... organization (for FRD) prior to its release. ...

  16. Glucose intolerance develops prior to increased adiposity and accelerated cessation of estrous cyclicity in female growth-restricted rats

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    Intapad, Suttira; Dasinger, John Henry; Brown, Andrew D.; Fahling, Joel M.; Esters, Joyee; Alexander, Barbara T.

    2015-01-01

    Background The incidence of metabolic disease increases in early menopause. Low birth weight influences the age at menopause. Thus, this study tested the hypothesis that intrauterine growth restriction programs early reproductive aging and impaired glucose homeostasis in female rats. Methods Estrous cyclicity, body composition, and glucose homeostasis were determined in female control and growth-restricted rats at 6 and 12 months of age; sex steroids at 12 months. Results Glucose intolerance was present at 6 months of age prior to cessation of estrous cyclicity and increased adiposity in female growth-restricted rats. However, female growth-restricted rats exhibited persistent estrus and a significant increase in adiposity, fasting glucose and testosterone at 12 months of age (P<0.05). Insulin release in response to a glucose challenge was blunted in conjunction with a reduction in protein expression of pancreatic glucose transporter type 2 and estrogen receptor alpha at 12 months of age in female growth-restricted rats (P<0.05). Conclusion This study demonstrated that slow fetal growth programmed glucose intolerance that developed prior to early estrous acyclicity; yet, fasting glucose levels were elevated in conjunction with increased adiposity, accelerated cessation of estrous cyclicity and a shift towards testosterone excess at 12 months of age in female growth-restricted rats. PMID:26854801

  17. Regulatory decision-making under uncertainty: are costs proportionate to benefits when restricting dangerous chemicals on European markets?

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    Brouwer, Roy; Cauchi, Jonathan; Verhoeven, Julia

    2014-04-01

    Since 2007 regulation 1907/2006/EC concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorization and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) is in force in Europe to reduce the adverse effects of hazardous chemical substances on human health and the environment. Implementation of the regulation by the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) is supported by a Socio-Economic Analysis (SEA) Committee, consisting of European experts who help prepare ECHA's opinion on proposals for either restricting or authorizing dangerous substances. This paper presents the outcomes of the SEA underlying the first restriction proposals. Member states proposing a restriction have to show that it will reduce the risks to an acceptable level at a cost which is proportionate to the avoided risk. What is considered proportionate is not clearly defined in REACH. The opinion making process is characterized by many uncertainties: the expert group had no previous experiences to fall back on and limited information about the expected costs and benefits of the proposed restrictions. The study provides insight into expert opinions on environmental and health risks under uncertainty in the specific context of REACH. Particular attention is paid to the confidence experts place on the estimated socio-economic benefits of the avoided risks compared to the estimated compliance costs. Copyright © 2014 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

  18. Toxic Substances Portal- Arsenic

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    ... Has the federal government made recommendations to protect human health? The EPA has set limits on the amount of arsenic that industrial sources can release to the environment and has restricted or cancelled many of the uses of arsenic in pesticides. EPA has set a limit of 0.01 ...

  19. 12 CFR 4.15 - Specific requests for records.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-01-01

    ... FUNCTIONS, AVAILABILITY AND RELEASE OF INFORMATION, CONTRACTING OUTREACH PROGRAM, POST-EMPLOYMENT RESTRICTIONS FOR SENIOR EXAMINERS Availability of Information Under the Freedom of Information Act § 4.15 Specific requests for records. (a) Available information. Subject to the exemptions described in § 4.12(b...

  20. Disturbance of the reproductive axis induced by negative energy balance.

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    Judd, S J

    1998-01-01

    Animal reproduction is impaired when intake of energy is so restricted that activities essential to life are threatened; this is seen as a homeostatic adjustment that restricts wasteful energy expenditure. Fasting or exercising to a degree requiring considerable energy expenditure has major effects on the hypothalamus, including activation of corticotrophin-releasing factor (CRF) neurons, suppression of thyrotrophin-releasing hormone synthesis, and increased growth hormone secretion; these are associated with increased concentrations of hypothalamic neuropeptide Y mRNA and are corrected by administration of leptin, an adipose-tissue protein with a tertiary structure similar to the cytokine interleukin-2. This response to fasting results from a disordered pattern of activity in the gonadotrophin-releasing hormone (GnRH) pacemaker, characterized by reduced luteinizing hormone pulsatility, particularly during daytime. Animal studies have suggested that the response depends on an intact afferent vagal system from the stomach and the presence of oestrogen. Noradrenergic neurons forming the A2 group increase the activity of CRF neurons that, in turn, inhibit GnRH pulsatility. Reproductive impairment due to fasting is reversed by leptin, and abnormalities of leptin are described in individuals who fast or who develop exercise-induced amenorrhoea. This paper discusses these changes induced by negative energy balance and speculates on the involvement of leptin as a contributor to these abnormalities.

  1. 22 CFR 710.15 - Delegation of authority.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-04-01

    ... 22 Foreign Relations 2 2011-04-01 2009-04-01 true Delegation of authority. 710.15 Section 710.15 Foreign Relations OVERSEAS PRIVATE INVESTMENT CORPORATION ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS ADMINISTRATIVE ENFORCEMENT PROCEDURES OF POST-EMPLOYMENT RESTRICTIONS § 710.15 Delegation of authority. The functions of the...

  2. Alternative Fuels Data Center

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    of the locality and authorized visitors and may install signage that details these restrictions. PEV authorized visitors only. PEV charging infrastructure must be accompanied by appropriate signage that details

  3. Restricted Choice in the Management of Change.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    North, R. F. J.

    1988-01-01

    Instances from case studies of comprehensive schools in the United Kingdom show that cultural influences restrict possibilities of "rational" action by educational leaders. This article warns against business theory and concludes that we need to know more about how people in schools make choices. (Author/TE)

  4. 10 CFR 1045.22 - No comment policy.

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    2014-01-01

    ... 10 Energy 4 2014-01-01 2014-01-01 false No comment policy. 1045.22 Section 1045.22 Energy DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY (GENERAL PROVISIONS) NUCLEAR CLASSIFICATION AND DECLASSIFICATION Identification of Restricted Data and Formerly Restricted Data Information § 1045.22 No comment policy. (a) Authorized holders...

  5. 10 CFR 1045.22 - No comment policy.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-01-01

    ... 10 Energy 4 2011-01-01 2011-01-01 false No comment policy. 1045.22 Section 1045.22 Energy DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY (GENERAL PROVISIONS) NUCLEAR CLASSIFICATION AND DECLASSIFICATION Identification of Restricted Data and Formerly Restricted Data Information § 1045.22 No comment policy. (a) Authorized holders...

  6. Avoiding or restricting defectors in public goods games?

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    Han, The Anh; Pereira, Luís Moniz; Lenaerts, Tom

    2015-02-06

    When creating a public good, strategies or mechanisms are required to handle defectors. We first show mathematically and numerically that prior agreements with posterior compensations provide a strategic solution that leads to substantial levels of cooperation in the context of public goods games, results that are corroborated by available experimental data. Notwithstanding this success, one cannot, as with other approaches, fully exclude the presence of defectors, raising the question of how they can be dealt with to avoid the demise of the common good. We show that both avoiding creation of the common good, whenever full agreement is not reached, and limiting the benefit that disagreeing defectors can acquire, using costly restriction mechanisms, are relevant choices. Nonetheless, restriction mechanisms are found the more favourable, especially in larger group interactions. Given decreasing restriction costs, introducing restraining measures to cope with public goods free-riding issues is the ultimate advantageous solution for all participants, rather than avoiding its creation. © 2014 The Author(s) Published by the Royal Society. All rights reserved.

  7. On the Restricted Toda and c-KdV Flows of Neumann Type

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    Zhou, RuGuang; Qiao, ZhiJun

    2000-09-01

    It is proven that on a symplectic submanifold the restricted c-KdV flow is just the interpolating Hamiltonian flow of invariant for the restricted Toda flow, which is an integrable symplectic map of Neumann type. They share the common Lax matrix, dynamical r-matrix and system of involutive conserved integrals. Furthermore, the procedure of separation of variables is considered for the restricted c-KdV flow of Neumann type. The project supported by the Chinese National Basic Research Project "Nonlinear Science" and the Doctoral Programme Foundation of Institution of High Education of China. The first author also thanks the National Natural Science Foundation of China (19801031) and "Qinglan Project" of Jiangsu Province of China; and the second author also thanks the Alexander von Humboldt Fellowships, Deutschland, the Special Grant of Excellent Ph. D Thesis of China, the Science & Technology Foundation (Youth Talent Foundation) and the Science Research Foundation of Education Committee of Liaoning Province of China.

  8. Recidivism Among Licensed-Released Prisoners Who Participated in the EM Program in Israel.

    PubMed

    Shoham, Efrat; Yehosha-Stern, Shirley; Efodi, Rotem

    2015-08-01

    Toward the end of 2006, a pilot program was launched in Israel wherein licensed-released prisoners were put under electronic monitoring (EM). In addition to EM, the pilot program, operated by the Prisoners' Rehabilitation Authority, provides programs of occupational supervision and personal therapy and is designed to allow for early release of those prisoners who, without increased supervision, would have been found unsuitable for early release. The aim of this study was to ascertain whether participation in the EM program among licensed-released prisoners in Israel might bring about lessened recidivism. For that matter, rates of arrests and incarceration were examined during a follow-up period of up to 4 years, among the entirety of licensed-released prisoners participating in the EM program between the years 2007 and 2009 (n = 155). To compare recidivism rates, a control group was assembled from among the entirety of released prisoners who were found unsuitable for early release in judicial conditions, and had therefore served the full term of their incarceration, to be released between the years 2005 and 2006 (a period of time during which an EM program was not yet operated among licensed-released prisoners in Israel). Study findings clearly show that while among the control group, 42% of released prisoners were re-incarcerated, at the end of a 4-year follow-up period, only 15% among the study group had returned to prison. These findings can be explained by combining the Social Control theory and the Self-Control theory which consider the period of time under EM program and the occupational and familial integration tools for reducing criminal connections and enhancing pro-social behavior. © The Author(s) 2014.

  9. 10 CFR 95.27 - Protection while in use.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-01-01

    ... SECURITY INFORMATION AND RESTRICTED DATA Physical Security § 95.27 Protection while in use. While in use... disclosure authorization (see § 95.36 for additional information concerning disclosure authorizations). [64...

  10. 47 CFR 90.663 - MTA-based SMR system operations.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-10-01

    ... stations using any frequency identified in their spectrum block anywhere within their authorized MTA... rules and international agreements that restrict use of frequencies identified in their spectrum block... for a previously authorized co-channel station within the MTA licensee's authorized spectrum block is...

  11. 47 CFR 90.663 - MTA-based SMR system operations.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-10-01

    ... stations using any frequency identified in their spectrum block anywhere within their authorized MTA... rules and international agreements that restrict use of frequencies identified in their spectrum block... for a previously authorized co-channel station within the MTA licensee's authorized spectrum block is...

  12. 47 CFR 90.663 - MTA-based SMR system operations.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-10-01

    ... stations using any frequency identified in their spectrum block anywhere within their authorized MTA... rules and international agreements that restrict use of frequencies identified in their spectrum block... for a previously authorized co-channel station within the MTA licensee's authorized spectrum block is...

  13. 47 CFR 90.663 - MTA-based SMR system operations.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-10-01

    ... stations using any frequency identified in their spectrum block anywhere within their authorized MTA... rules and international agreements that restrict use of frequencies identified in their spectrum block... for a previously authorized co-channel station within the MTA licensee's authorized spectrum block is...

  14. 40 CFR Appendix G to Subpart G of... - Substitutes Subject to Use Restrictions and Unacceptable Substitutes Listed in the March 3, 1999...

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-07-01

    .... Refrigerants Unacceptable Substitutes End-use Substitute Decision Comments CFC-12, R-502, and HCFC-22 Household... gas emissions from direct release of refrigerant to the atmosphere. [64 FR 10378, Mar. 3, 1999] ...

  15. 40 CFR Appendix G to Subpart G of... - Substitutes Subject to Use Restrictions and Unacceptable Substitutes Listed in the March 3, 1999...

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-07-01

    .... Refrigerants Unacceptable Substitutes End-use Substitute Decision Comments CFC-12, R-502, and HCFC-22 Household... gas emissions from direct release of refrigerant to the atmosphere. [64 FR 10378, Mar. 3, 1999] ...

  16. 76 FR 72731 - John Hancock Variable Insurance Trust, et al.; Notice of Application

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    2011-11-25

    ... each of these lines of credit is limited to the amount specified by fundamental investment restrictions... policies and fundamental investment limitations. Applicants assert that each John Hancock Fund's... SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION [Investment Company Act Release No. 29865; File No. 812-13621...

  17. 78 FR 40545 - Notice of Intent to Release Certain Properties from All Terms, Conditions, Reservations and...

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    ... the City of Orlando and the Federal Aviation Administration for the Orlando International Airport, Orlando, FL AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT. ACTION: Request for Public Comment... Orlando International Airport, Orlando, FL from the conditions, reservations, and restrictions as...

  18. 50 CFR 635.21 - Gear operation and deployment restrictions.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-10-01

    .... 635.21 Section 635.21 Wildlife and Fisheries FISHERY CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT, NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE ATLANTIC HIGHLY MIGRATORY SPECIES Management Measures § 635... harvested from its management unit that is not retained must be released in a manner that will ensure...

  19. 76 FR 79567 - Tribal Background Investigations and Licensing

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    ... development, self-sufficiency, and strong tribal governments; ensuring that the Indian tribe is the primary... federal agency for releasing personal information. Tribes are not necessarily bound by those restrictions... a tribe or a gaming operation. Failure to consent to the disclosures indicated in this notice will...

  20. DC3 | Department of Defense Cyber Crime Center (DC3)

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    to federal civil service. Please visit the Office of Personnel Management's American Veteran's the close proximity of our facilities. EARLY RELEASE: An early release may be announced when driving arrival is authorized when roads in the commuting area are hazardous and employees are authorized

  1. "My Name Is a Blackbird": Release, Transparency, and Agency

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Shanahan, Molly

    2015-01-01

    This essay traces the author's embodied practices toward the creation of an evening-length, spontaneously composed solo. Specifically, the author focuses on her work to release superficial and deep abdominal musculature to discover a new movement vocabulary, and greater access to the mobility of the pelvis/belly, ribs, and spine. The author…

  2. 18 CFR 3a.12 - Authority to classify official information.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-04-01

    ... originally under E.O. 11652 is restricted to those offices within the executive branch which are concerned.... National Science Foundation. Overseas Private Investment Corporation. (d) The authority to classify...

  3. 10 CFR 1045.35 - Training requirements.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-01-01

    ... 10 Energy 4 2010-01-01 2010-01-01 false Training requirements. 1045.35 Section 1045.35 Energy... of Documents Containing Restricted Data and Formerly Restricted Data § 1045.35 Training requirements... trained on the authorities required to classify and declassify RD and FRD information and documents and on...

  4. 10 CFR 1045.35 - Training requirements.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-01-01

    ... 10 Energy 4 2011-01-01 2011-01-01 false Training requirements. 1045.35 Section 1045.35 Energy... of Documents Containing Restricted Data and Formerly Restricted Data § 1045.35 Training requirements... trained on the authorities required to classify and declassify RD and FRD information and documents and on...

  5. 32 CFR 245.15 - Appropriate military authority.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-07-01

    ... (CONTINUED) MISCELLANEOUS PLAN FOR THE EMERGENCY SECURITY CONTROL OF AIR TRAFFIC (ESCAT) Procedures for... restrictions to be considered include: (1) Defining the affected area. (2) Defining the type of aircraft... appropriate portions of the affected area. (4) Defining restrictions for the volume of air traffic within the...

  6. Demographic and clinical correlates of autism symptom domains and autism spectrum diagnosis.

    PubMed

    Frazier, Thomas W; Youngstrom, Eric A; Embacher, Rebecca; Hardan, Antonio Y; Constantino, John N; Law, Paul; Findling, Robert L; Eng, Charis

    2014-07-01

    Demographic and clinical factors may influence assessment of autism symptoms. This study evaluated these correlates and also examined whether social communication and interaction and restricted/repetitive behavior provided unique prediction of autism spectrum disorder diagnosis. We analyzed data from 7352 siblings included in the Interactive Autism Network registry. Social communication and interaction and restricted/repetitive behavior symptoms were obtained using caregiver-reports on the Social Responsiveness Scale. Demographic and clinical correlates were covariates in regression models predicting social communication and interaction and restricted/repetitive behavior symptoms. Logistic regression and receiver operating characteristic curve analyses evaluated the incremental validity of social communication and interaction and restricted/repetitive behavior domains over and above global autism symptoms. Autism spectrum disorder diagnosis was the strongest correlate of caregiver-reported social communication and interaction and restricted/repetitive behavior symptoms. The presence of comorbid diagnoses also increased symptom levels. Social communication and interaction and restricted/repetitive behavior symptoms provided significant, but modest, incremental validity in predicting diagnosis beyond global autism symptoms. These findings suggest that autism spectrum disorder diagnosis is by far the largest determinant of quantitatively measured autism symptoms. Externalizing (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder) and internalizing (anxiety) behavior, low cognitive ability, and demographic factors may confound caregiver-report of autism symptoms, potentially necessitating a continuous norming approach to the revision of symptom measures. Social communication and interaction and restricted/repetitive behavior symptoms may provide incremental validity in the diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder. © The Author(s) 2013.

  7. Organochlorine pesticides and PCBs in human adipose tissues in Poland

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

    Ludwicki, J.K.; Goralczyk, K.

    1994-03-01

    Most of the persistent organochlorine (OC) pesticides, excluding lindane, were banned in Poland in 1975/76. The first restrictions concerning the use and marketing of lindane (gamma-HCH) became effective in 1980 and were gradually extended until it's agricultural use was ultimately banned in 1989. Unfortunately, there are no detailed data on the use and release of PCBs to the environment in Poland. The former studies showed that in the late seventies the concentrations of OC pesticides and their metabolites in men reached considerable high levels. Despite of the restrictions or bans of these pesticides in most of the countries of themore » temperate climate, they still circulate in various food chains and eventually concentrate in man. Many authors claim an uneven distribution of the OC compounds in the population and report different levels in men and women and also some relations between OC compounds levels in fat tissues and age. Environmental contamination also plays an important role in the magnitude of OC compounds levels in man. The aim of this paper is to present the actual concentrations of HCB, p,p[prime]-DDT, p,p[prime]-DDE, isomers of HCH (alpha, beta, gamma), and PCBs in human adipose tissues particularly regarding age and sex as possible factors influencing the levels of these compounds and to contribute to the general discussion on the distribution patterns of the organochlorine compounds in the population. 12 refs., 3 tabs.« less

  8. Social information changes stress hormone receptor expression in the songbird brain.

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    Cornelius, Jamie M; Perreau, Gillian; Bishop, Valerie R; Krause, Jesse S; Smith, Rachael; Hahn, Thomas P; Meddle, Simone L

    2018-01-01

    Social information is used by many vertebrate taxa to inform decision-making, including resource-mediated movements, yet the mechanisms whereby social information is integrated physiologically to affect such decisions remain unknown. Social information is known to influence the physiological response to food reduction in captive songbirds. Red crossbills (Loxia curvirostra) that were food reduced for several days showed significant elevations in circulating corticosterone (a "stress" hormone often responsive to food limitation) only if their neighbors were similarly food restricted. Physiological responses to glucocorticoid hormones are enacted through two receptors that may be expressed differentially in target tissues. Therefore, we investigated the influence of social information on the expression of the mineralocorticoid receptor (MR) and glucocorticoid receptor (GR) mRNA in captive red crossbill brains. Although the role of MR and GR in the response to social information may be highly complex, we specifically predicted social information from food-restricted individuals would reduce MR and GR expression in two brain regions known to regulate hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) activity - given that reduced receptor expression may lessen the efficacy of negative feedback and release inhibitory tone on the HPA. Our results support these predictions - offering one potential mechanism whereby social cues could increase or sustain HPA-activity during stress. The data further suggest different mechanisms by which metabolic stress versus social information influence HPA activity and behavioral outcomes. Copyright © 2017 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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

    Cheng, J.-J.; Chen, S.-Y.; Environmental Science Division

    This report contains data and analyses to support the approval of authorized release limits for the clearance from radiological control of polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) capacitors in Buildings 361 and 391 at Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Illinois. These capacitors contain PCB oil that must be treated and disposed of as hazardous waste under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). However, they had been located in radiological control areas where the potential for neutron activation existed; therefore, direct release of these capacitors to a commercial facility for PCB treatment and landfill disposal is not allowable unless authorized release has been approved. Radiologicalmore » characterization found no loose contamination on the exterior surface of the PCB capacitors; gamma spectroscopy analysis also showed the radioactivity levels of the capacitors were either at or slightly above ambient background levels. As such, conservative assumptions were used to expedite the analyses conducted to evaluate the potential radiation exposures of workers and the general public resulting from authorized release of the capacitors; for example, the maximum averaged radioactivity levels measured for capacitors nearest to the beam lines were assumed for the entire batch of capacitors. This approach overestimated the total activity of individual radionuclide identified in radiological characterization by a factor ranging from 1.4 to 640. On the basis of this conservative assumption, the capacitors were assumed to be shipped from Argonne to the Clean Harbors facility, located in Deer Park, Texas, for incineration and disposal. The Clean Harbors facility is a state-permitted TSCA facility for treatment and disposal of hazardous materials. At this facility, the capacitors are to be shredded and incinerated with the resulting incineration residue buried in a nearby landfill owned by the company. A variety of receptors that have the potential of receiving radiation exposures were analyzed. Based on the dose assessment results, it is indicated that, if the disposition activities are completed within a year, the maximum individual dose would be about 0.021 mrem/yr, which is about 0.02% of the primary dose limit of 100 mrem/yr set by U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) for members of the public. The maximum individual dose was associated with a conservative and unlikely scenario involving a hypothetical farmer who intruded the landfill area to set up a subsistence living above the disposal area 30 years after burial of the incineration residue. Potential collective dose for worker and the general public combined was estimated to be less than 4 x 10{sup -4} person-rem/yr, about 0.004% of the DOE authorized release objective of 10 person-rem/yr for collective exposure. In reality, the actual radiation doses incurred by workers and the general public are expected to be at least two orders of magnitude lower than the estimated values. To follow the ALARA (as low as reasonably achievable) principle of reducing potential radiation exposures associated with authorized release of the PCB capacitors, a dose constraint of 1 mrem/yr, corresponding to a small fraction of the 25 mrem/yr limit set by DOE, was initially used as a reference to derive the authorized release limits. On the basis of the dose assessment results, the following authorized release limits are proposed - 0.6 pCi/g for Mn-54, 0.6 pCi/g for Na-22, 0.1 pCi/g for Co-57, and 2.3 pCi/g for Co-60, with a corresponding maximum individual dose of 0.21 mrem/yr. This maximum dose, about 0.2% of the DOE primary dose limit of 100 mrem/yr for members of the public from all sources and exposure pathways, was then selected as the final dose constraint for releasing the PCB capacitors through the authorized process. The proposed authorized release limits would satisfy the DOE requirements for the release of non-real properties to a commercial treatment and disposal facility. In addition, due to the relatively short half-lives (< 5.27 years) of radionuclides of concern, there will be no long-term buildup of doses either in groundwater or through other exposure pathways associated with this particular release action. Contact with Clean Harbors and the State of Texas has been initiated. The radioactivity levels in the PCB capacitors meet the State of Texas radiological exemption limits and would be accepted by Clean Harbors, subject to the approval by DOE for the authorized release process. Cost benefit analysis shows that authorized release of the PCB capacitors would provide significant cost saving over the low-level radioactive waste (LLRW) disposition alternative, i.e. sending the PCB capacitors to a certified LLRW facility for treatment and disposal, and would not cause a significantly different impact in terms of human health protection. Therefore, authorized release is determined to be the preferred alternative for the disposition of Argonne PCB capacitors.« less

  10. 30 CFR 706.4 - Authority.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-07-01

    ... function or duty under the Act to file a statement and supplements thereto concerning their financial... RESTRICTION ON FINANCIAL INTERESTS OF FEDERAL EMPLOYEES § 706.4 Authority. (a) The Director is authorized by... Federal agencies with employees who perform functions or duties under the Act may adopt financial interest...

  11. 77 FR 70893 - Authorization for Non-VA Medical Services

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    2012-11-28

    ... professions, Health records, Homeless, Mental health programs, Nursing homes, Reporting and recordkeeping... restrictive modes of healthcare delivery. Although VA has made great strides to expand the delivery of... expand VA's authority to provide non-VA medical services under the non- VA care authority. As amended...

  12. Fire intensity, fire severity and burn severity: A brief review and suggested usage

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    Keeley, J.E.

    2009-01-01

    Several recent papers have suggested replacing the terminology of fire intensity and fire severity. Part of the problem with fire intensity is that it is sometimes used incorrectly to describe fire effects, when in fact it is justifiably restricted to measures of energy output. Increasingly, the term has created confusion because some authors have restricted its usage to a single measure of energy output referred to as fireline intensity. This metric is most useful in understanding fire behavior in forests, but is too narrow to fully capture the multitude of ways fire energy affects ecosystems. Fire intensity represents the energy released during various phases of a fire, and different metrics such as reaction intensity, fireline intensity, temperature, heating duration and radiant energy are useful for different purposes. Fire severity, and the related term burn severity, have created considerable confusion because of recent changes in their usage. Some authors have justified this by contending that fire severity is defined broadly as ecosystem impacts from fire and thus is open to individual interpretation. However, empirical studies have defined fire severity operationally as the loss of or change in organic matter aboveground and belowground, although the precise metric varies with management needs. Confusion arises because fire or burn severity is sometimes defined so that it also includes ecosystem responses. Ecosystem responses include soil erosion, vegetation regeneration, restoration of community structure, faunal recolonization, and a plethora of related response variables. Although some ecosystem responses are correlated with measures of fire or burn severity, many important ecosystem processes have either not been demonstrated to be predicted by severity indices or have been shown in some vegetation types to be unrelated to severity. This is a critical issue because fire or burn severity are readily measurable parameters, both on the ground and with remote sensing, yet ecosystem responses are of most interest to resource managers.

  13. Towards a Broader Understanding of Authority in Student-Teacher Relationships

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    Macleod, Gale; MacAllister, James; Pirrie, Anne

    2012-01-01

    In this paper we problematise the notion of authority as it appears in discourse relating to school discipline. The account of authority that dominates is narrow and restricted, and the term is sometimes used as a synonym for control. This prohibits full consideration of the range of relationships in which authority manifests itself. We draw on…

  14. Restrictive Citizenship: Civic-Oriented Service-Learning Opportunities for All Students

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    Mann, Jay A.; Dymond, Stacy K.; Bonati, Michelle L.; Neeper, Lance S.

    2015-01-01

    Citizenship education that uses service-learning continues to be implemented in a manner that may restrict many students from full, meaningful participation. The authors contend that much of the literature on civic-oriented service-learning unnecessarily positions successful projects at the extremes: (a) political socialization versus civic…

  15. 33 CFR 334.815 - Menominee River, at the Marinette Marine Corporation Shipyard, Marinette, Wisconsin; naval...

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-07-01

    ... Marine Corporation Shipyard, Marinette, Wisconsin; naval restricted area. 334.815 Section 334.815... Shipyard, Marinette, Wisconsin; naval restricted area. (a) The area. The waters adjacent to Marinette... local military or Naval authority, vessels of the United States Coast Guard, and local or state law...

  16. 33 CFR 334.815 - Menominee River, at the Marinette Marine Corporation Shipyard, Marinette, Wisconsin; naval...

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-07-01

    ... Marine Corporation Shipyard, Marinette, Wisconsin; naval restricted area. 334.815 Section 334.815... Shipyard, Marinette, Wisconsin; naval restricted area. (a) The area. The waters adjacent to Marinette... local military or Naval authority, vessels of the United States Coast Guard, and local or state law...

  17. 33 CFR 334.815 - Menominee River, at the Marinette Marine Corporation Shipyard, Marinette, Wisconsin; naval...

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-07-01

    ... Marine Corporation Shipyard, Marinette, Wisconsin; naval restricted area. 334.815 Section 334.815... Shipyard, Marinette, Wisconsin; naval restricted area. (a) The area. The waters adjacent to Marinette... local military or Naval authority, vessels of the United States Coast Guard, and local or state law...

  18. 33 CFR 334.260 - York River, Va.; naval restricted areas.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-07-01

    ....; naval restricted areas. (a) The areas—(1) Naval mine service-testing area (prohibited). A rectangular...; and thence along the shore line to the point of beginning. (2) Naval mine service-testing area... case of emergency. Naval authorities are required to publish advance notice of mine-laying and/or...

  19. 33 CFR 334.260 - York River, Va.; naval restricted areas.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-07-01

    ....; naval restricted areas. (a) The areas—(1) Naval mine service-testing area (prohibited). A rectangular...; and thence along the shore line to the point of beginning. (2) Naval mine service-testing area... case of emergency. Naval authorities are required to publish advance notice of mine-laying and/or...

  20. Communication Opportunities for Students with Deafblindness in Specialized and Inclusive Settings: A Pilot Study

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Correa-Torres, Silvia Maria

    2008-01-01

    Many students with deafblindness now are educated in less restricted educational environments with their hearing and sighted peers. However, that less restricted education setting does not guarantee deafblind students opportunities for communication and social interactions. The author observed 4 students with deafblindness and gathered information…

  1. Blinkered Conceptions of Academic Development

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    Golding, Clinton

    2014-01-01

    In this article the author describes a discussion he had with a group of colleagues on designing alternative forms of academic development. In this discussion their creativity was curtailed and the range of alternatives restricted, because they thought academic development was restricted to offering opportunities for development to academics. As a…

  2. 31 CFR Appendix A to Part 510 - Executive Order 13466

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-07-01

    ... FOREIGN ASSETS CONTROL, DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY NORTH KOREA SANCTIONS REGULATIONS Pt. 510, App. A... Restrictions With Respect to North Korea and North Korean Nationals By the authority vested in me as President... necessary to continue certain restrictions with respect to North Korea that would otherwise be lifted...

  3. 31 CFR Appendix A to Part 510 - Executive Order 13466

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-07-01

    ... FOREIGN ASSETS CONTROL, DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY NORTH KOREA SANCTIONS REGULATIONS Pt. 510, App. A... Restrictions With Respect to North Korea and North Korean Nationals By the authority vested in me as President... necessary to continue certain restrictions with respect to North Korea that would otherwise be lifted...

  4. 31 CFR Appendix A to Part 510 - Executive Order 13466

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-07-01

    ... FOREIGN ASSETS CONTROL, DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY NORTH KOREA SANCTIONS REGULATIONS Pt. 510, App. A... Restrictions With Respect to North Korea and North Korean Nationals By the authority vested in me as President... necessary to continue certain restrictions with respect to North Korea that would otherwise be lifted...

  5. 31 CFR Appendix A to Part 510 - Executive Order 13466

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-07-01

    ... FOREIGN ASSETS CONTROL, DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY NORTH KOREA SANCTIONS REGULATIONS Pt. 510, App. A... Restrictions With Respect to North Korea and North Korean Nationals By the authority vested in me as President... necessary to continue certain restrictions with respect to North Korea that would otherwise be lifted...

  6. Restricted Liberty, Parental Choice and Homeschooling

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    Merry, Michael S.; Karsten, Sjoerd

    2010-01-01

    In this paper the authors carefully study the problem of liberty as it applies to school choice, and whether there ought to be restricted liberty in the case of homeschooling. They examine three prominent concerns that might be brought against homeschooling, viz., that it aggravates social inequality, worsens societal conflict and works against…

  7. Restricted campaign. Recruiting, retaining without traditional advertising methods. Louisiana group uses press releases, direct mailings, speeches to promote its message.

    PubMed

    2007-01-01

    Try getting the word out without the benefit of paid advertising. That's one of the strings tied to a government-funded campaign in New Orleans to bring nurses back into the area as it recovers from Katrina.

  8. 48 CFR 3415.209 - Solicitation provisions and contract clauses.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-10-01

    ... EDUCATION ACQUISITION REGULATION CONTRACTING METHODS AND CONTRACT TYPES CONTRACTING BY NEGOTIATION...) The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552, may require ED to release data contained in an offeror's proposal even if the offeror has identified the data as restricted in accordance with the...

  9. 48 CFR 3415.209 - Solicitation provisions and contract clauses.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-10-01

    ... ACQUISITION REGULATION CONTRACTING METHODS AND CONTRACT TYPES CONTRACTING BY NEGOTIATION Solicitation and... Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552, may require ED to release data contained in an offeror's proposal even if the offeror has identified the data as restricted in accordance with the provision in FAR...

  10. 48 CFR 3415.209 - Solicitation provisions and contract clauses.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-10-01

    ... EDUCATION ACQUISITION REGULATION CONTRACTING METHODS AND CONTRACT TYPES CONTRACTING BY NEGOTIATION...) The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552, may require ED to release data contained in an offeror's proposal even if the offeror has identified the data as restricted in accordance with the...

  11. 27 CFR 41.82 - Restrictions on tobacco products labeled for export.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-04-01

    ..., CIGARETTE PAPERS AND TUBES, AND PROCESSED TOBACCO Tobacco Products and Cigarette Papers and Tubes, Imported Into or Returned to the United States Release from Customs Custody of Tobacco Products and Cigarette... for export. (a) The provisions of this section apply to tobacco products and cigarette papers and...

  12. 14 CFR 155.3 - Applicable law.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-01-01

    ... 14 Aeronautics and Space 3 2010-01-01 2010-01-01 false Applicable law. 155.3 Section 155.3... RELEASE OF AIRPORT PROPERTY FROM SURPLUS PROPERTY DISPOSAL RESTRICTIONS § 155.3 Applicable law. (a... transfer to the requirements of applicable law. Based on the laws cited in this paragraph, the...

  13. 48 CFR 227.7203-13 - Government right to review, verify, challenge and validate asserted restrictions.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-10-01

    ... REQUIREMENTS PATENTS, DATA, AND COPYRIGHTS Rights in Computer Software and Computer Software Documentation 227..., reproduce, release, or disclose computer software or computer software documentation do not, by themselves, determine the extent of the Government's rights in such software or documentation. The Government may...

  14. 48 CFR 252.227-7017 - Identification and assertion of use, release, or disclosure restrictions.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-10-01

    ... and Computer Software—Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program clause. (2) If a successful offeror will not be required to deliver technical data, the Rights in Noncommercial Computer Software and Noncommercial Computer Software Documentation clause, or, if this solicitation contemplates a contract under the...

  15. 48 CFR 227.7203-13 - Government right to review, verify, challenge and validate asserted restrictions.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-10-01

    ... REQUIREMENTS PATENTS, DATA, AND COPYRIGHTS Rights in Computer Software and Computer Software Documentation 227..., reproduce, release, or disclose computer software or computer software documentation do not, by themselves, determine the extent of the Government's rights in such software or documentation. The Government may...

  16. 48 CFR 252.227-7017 - Identification and assertion of use, release, or disclosure restrictions.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-10-01

    ... and Computer Software—Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program clause. (2) If a successful offeror will not be required to deliver technical data, the Rights in Noncommercial Computer Software and Noncommercial Computer Software Documentation clause, or, if this solicitation contemplates a contract under the...

  17. 48 CFR 252.227-7017 - Identification and assertion of use, release, or disclosure restrictions.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-10-01

    ... and Computer Software—Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) Program clause. (2) If a successful offeror will not be required to deliver technical data, the Rights in Noncommercial Computer Software and Noncommercial Computer Software Documentation clause, or, if this solicitation contemplates a contract under the...

  18. 48 CFR 227.7203-13 - Government right to review, verify, challenge and validate asserted restrictions.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-10-01

    ... REQUIREMENTS PATENTS, DATA, AND COPYRIGHTS Rights in Computer Software and Computer Software Documentation 227..., reproduce, release, or disclose computer software or computer software documentation do not, by themselves, determine the extent of the Government's rights in such software or documentation. The Government may...

  19. 48 CFR 252.227-7017 - Identification and assertion of use, release, or disclosure restrictions.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-10-01

    ... and Computer Software—Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program clause. (2) If a successful offeror will not be required to deliver technical data, the Rights in Noncommercial Computer Software and Noncommercial Computer Software Documentation clause, or, if this solicitation contemplates a contract under the...

  20. 48 CFR 227.7203-13 - Government right to review, verify, challenge and validate asserted restrictions.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-10-01

    ... REQUIREMENTS PATENTS, DATA, AND COPYRIGHTS Rights in Computer Software and Computer Software Documentation 227..., reproduce, release, or disclose computer software or computer software documentation do not, by themselves, determine the extent of the Government's rights in such software or documentation. The Government may...

  1. 48 CFR 252.227-7017 - Identification and assertion of use, release, or disclosure restrictions.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-10-01

    ... and Computer Software—Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program clause. (2) If a successful offeror will not be required to deliver technical data, the Rights in Noncommercial Computer Software and Noncommercial Computer Software Documentation clause, or, if this solicitation contemplates a contract under the...

  2. 48 CFR 227.7203-13 - Government right to review, verify, challenge and validate asserted restrictions.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-10-01

    ... REQUIREMENTS PATENTS, DATA, AND COPYRIGHTS Rights in Computer Software and Computer Software Documentation 227..., reproduce, release, or disclose computer software or computer software documentation do not, by themselves, determine the extent of the Government's rights in such software or documentation. The Government may...

  3. 40 CFR 721.1612 - Substituted 2-nitro- and 2-aminobenzesulfonamide.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-07-01

    ...) TOXIC SUBSTANCES CONTROL ACT SIGNIFICANT NEW USES OF CHEMICAL SUBSTANCES Significant New Uses for... statements shall appear on each label and MSDS required by this paragraph: This substance may be toxic to terrestrial organisms and plants. Notice to user: Release to water restrictions apply. (ii) Disposal...

  4. 40 CFR 721.1612 - Substituted 2-nitro- and 2-aminobenzesulfonamide.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-07-01

    ...) TOXIC SUBSTANCES CONTROL ACT SIGNIFICANT NEW USES OF CHEMICAL SUBSTANCES Significant New Uses for... statements shall appear on each label and MSDS required by this paragraph: This substance may be toxic to terrestrial organisms and plants. Notice to user: Release to water restrictions apply. (ii) Disposal...

  5. 40 CFR 721.1612 - Substituted 2-nitro- and 2-aminobenzesulfonamide.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-07-01

    ...) TOXIC SUBSTANCES CONTROL ACT SIGNIFICANT NEW USES OF CHEMICAL SUBSTANCES Significant New Uses for... statements shall appear on each label and MSDS required by this paragraph: This substance may be toxic to terrestrial organisms and plants. Notice to user: Release to water restrictions apply. (ii) Disposal...

  6. 40 CFR 721.1612 - Substituted 2-nitro- and 2-aminobenzesulfonamide.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-07-01

    ...) TOXIC SUBSTANCES CONTROL ACT SIGNIFICANT NEW USES OF CHEMICAL SUBSTANCES Significant New Uses for... statements shall appear on each label and MSDS required by this paragraph: This substance may be toxic to terrestrial organisms and plants. Notice to user: Release to water restrictions apply. (ii) Disposal...

  7. 40 CFR 721.1612 - Substituted 2-nitro- and 2-aminobenzesulfonamide.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-07-01

    ...) TOXIC SUBSTANCES CONTROL ACT SIGNIFICANT NEW USES OF CHEMICAL SUBSTANCES Significant New Uses for... statements shall appear on each label and MSDS required by this paragraph: This substance may be toxic to terrestrial organisms and plants. Notice to user: Release to water restrictions apply. (ii) Disposal...

  8. 27 CFR 41.82 - Restrictions on tobacco products labeled for export.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-04-01

    ..., CIGARETTE PAPERS AND TUBES, AND PROCESSED TOBACCO Tobacco Products and Cigarette Papers and Tubes, Imported Into or Returned to the United States Release from Customs Custody of Tobacco Products and Cigarette... for export. (a) The provisions of this section apply to tobacco products and cigarette papers and...

  9. 27 CFR 41.82 - Restrictions on tobacco products labeled for export.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-04-01

    ..., CIGARETTE PAPERS AND TUBES, AND PROCESSED TOBACCO Tobacco Products and Cigarette Papers and Tubes, Imported Into or Returned to the United States Release from Customs Custody of Tobacco Products and Cigarette... for export. (a) The provisions of this section apply to tobacco products and cigarette papers and...

  10. 27 CFR 41.82 - Restrictions on tobacco products labeled for export.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-04-01

    ..., CIGARETTE PAPERS AND TUBES, AND PROCESSED TOBACCO Tobacco Products and Cigarette Papers and Tubes, Imported Into or Returned to the United States Release from Customs Custody of Tobacco Products and Cigarette... for export. (a) The provisions of this section apply to tobacco products and cigarette papers and...

  11. 27 CFR 41.82 - Restrictions on tobacco products labeled for export.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-04-01

    ..., CIGARETTE PAPERS AND TUBES, AND PROCESSED TOBACCO Tobacco Products and Cigarette Papers and Tubes, Imported Into or Returned to the United States Release from Customs Custody of Tobacco Products and Cigarette... for export. (a) The provisions of this section apply to tobacco products and cigarette papers and...

  12. 10 CFR 603.855 - Protected data.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-01-01

    ... 10 Energy 4 2013-01-01 2013-01-01 false Protected data. 603.855 Section 603.855 Energy DEPARTMENT... Other Administrative Matters Intellectual Property § 603.855 Protected data. In accordance with law and regulation, the contracting officer must not release or disclose data marked with a restrictive legend (as...

  13. 10 CFR 603.855 - Protected data.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-01-01

    ... 10 Energy 4 2014-01-01 2014-01-01 false Protected data. 603.855 Section 603.855 Energy DEPARTMENT... Other Administrative Matters Intellectual Property § 603.855 Protected data. In accordance with law and regulation, the contracting officer must not release or disclose data marked with a restrictive legend (as...

  14. 10 CFR 603.855 - Protected data.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-01-01

    ... 10 Energy 4 2012-01-01 2012-01-01 false Protected data. 603.855 Section 603.855 Energy DEPARTMENT... Other Administrative Matters Intellectual Property § 603.855 Protected data. In accordance with law and regulation, the contracting officer must not release or disclose data marked with a restrictive legend (as...

  15. 10 CFR 603.855 - Protected data.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-01-01

    ... 10 Energy 4 2011-01-01 2011-01-01 false Protected data. 603.855 Section 603.855 Energy DEPARTMENT... Other Administrative Matters Intellectual Property § 603.855 Protected data. In accordance with law and regulation, the contracting officer must not release or disclose data marked with a restrictive legend (as...

  16. 10 CFR 603.855 - Protected data.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-01-01

    ... 10 Energy 4 2010-01-01 2010-01-01 false Protected data. 603.855 Section 603.855 Energy DEPARTMENT... Other Administrative Matters Intellectual Property § 603.855 Protected data. In accordance with law and regulation, the contracting officer must not release or disclose data marked with a restrictive legend (as...

  17. Hydrocortisone selectively inhibits IgE-dependent arachidonic acid release from rat peritoneal mast cells

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

    Heiman, A.S.; Crews, F.T.

    Purified rat mst cells were used to study the effects of antiinflammatory steroids on the release of (1-14C)-arachidonic acid ((1-14C)AA) and metabolites. Mast cell were incubated overnight with glucocorticoids, (1-14C)AA incorporated into cellular phospholipids and the release of (1-14C)AA, and metabolites determined using a variety of secretagogues. Release of (1-14C)AA and metabolites by concanavalin A, the antigen ovalbumin and anti-immunoglobulin E antibody was markedly reduced by glucocorticoid treatment. Neither the total incorporation of (1-14C)AA nor the distribution into phospholipids was altered by hydrocortisone pretreatment. Glucocorticoid pretreatment did not alter (1-14C)AA release stimulated by somatostatin, compound 48/80, or the calcium ionophore,more » A23187. These data indicate that antiinflammatory steroids selectively inhibit immunoglobulin dependent release of arachidonic acid from rat mast cells. These findings question the role of lipomodulin and macrocortin as general phospholipase inhibitors and suggest that they may be restricted to immunoglobulin stimuli.« less

  18. Three-Dimensional Structural Characterization of HIV-1 Tethered to Human Cells

    PubMed Central

    Strauss, Joshua D.; Hammonds, Jason E.; Yi, Hong; Ding, Lingmei

    2015-01-01

    ABSTRACT Tetherin (BST2, CD317, or HM1.24) is a host cellular restriction factor that prevents the release of enveloped viruses by mechanically linking virions to the plasma membrane. The precise arrangement of tetherin molecules at the plasma membrane site of HIV-1 assembly, budding, and restriction is not well understood. To gain insight into the biophysical mechanism underlying tetherin-mediated restriction of HIV-1, we utilized cryo-electron tomography (cryo-ET) to directly visualize HIV-1 virus-like particles (VLPs) and virions tethered to human cells in three dimensions (3D). Rod-like densities that we refer to as tethers were seen connecting HIV-1 virions to each other and to the plasma membrane. Native immunogold labeling showed tetherin molecules located on HIV-1 VLPs and virions in positions similar to those of the densities observed by cryo-ET. The location of the tethers with respect to the ordered immature Gag lattice or mature conical core was random. However, tethers were not uniformly distributed on the viral membrane but rather formed clusters at sites of contact with the cell or other virions. Chains of tethered HIV-1 virions often were arranged in a linear fashion, primarily as single chains and, to a lesser degree, as branched chains. Distance measurements support the extended tetherin model, in which the coiled-coil ectodomains are oriented perpendicular with respect to the viral and plasma membranes. IMPORTANCE Tetherin is a cellular factor that restricts HIV-1 release by directly cross-linking the virus to the host cell plasma membrane. We used cryo-electron tomography to visualize HIV-1 tethered to human cells in 3D. We determined that tetherin-restricted HIV-1 virions were physically connected to each other or to the plasma membrane by filamentous tethers that resembled rods ∼15 nm in length, which is consistent with the extended tetherin model. In addition, we found the position of the tethers to be arbitrary relative to the ordered immature Gag lattice or the mature conical cores. However, when present as multiple copies, the tethers clustered at the interface between virions. Tethered HIV-1 virions were arranged in a linear fashion, with the majority as single chains. This study advances our understanding of tetherin-mediated HIV-1 restriction by defining the spatial arrangement and orientation of tetherin molecules at sites of HIV-1 restriction. PMID:26582000

  19. Comparison of Compressive Myofascial Release and the Graston Technique for Improving Ankle-Dorsiflexion Range of Motion.

    PubMed

    Stanek, Justin; Sullivan, Taylor; Davis, Samantha

    2018-02-01

      Restricted dorsiflexion (DF) at the ankle joint can cause acute and chronic injuries at the ankle and knee. Myofascial release and instrument-assisted soft tissue mobilization (IASTM) techniques have been used to increase range of motion (ROM); however, evidence directly comparing their effectiveness is limited.   To compare the effects of a single session of compressive myofascial release (CMR) or IASTM using the Graston Technique (GT) on closed chain ankle-DF ROM.   Randomized controlled trial.   Laboratory.   Participants were 44 physically active people (53 limbs) with less than 30° of DF.   Limbs were randomly assigned to 1 of 3 groups: control, CMR, or GT. Both treatment groups received one 5-minute treatment that included scanning the area and treating specific restrictions. The control group sat for 5 minutes before measurements were retaken.   Standing and kneeling ankle DF were measured before and immediately after treatment. Change scores were calculated for both positions, and two 1-way analyses of variance were conducted.   A difference between groups was found in the standing ( F 2,52 = 13.78, P = .001) and kneeling ( F 2,52 = 5.85, P = .01) positions. Post hoc testing showed DF improvements in the standing position after CMR compared with the GT and control groups (both P = .001). In the kneeling position, DF improved after CMR compared with the control group ( P = .005).   Compressive myofascial release increased ankle DF after a single treatment in participants with DF ROM deficits. Clinicians should consider adding CMR as a treatment intervention for patients with DF deficits.

  20. 32 CFR 1656.16 - Early release-grounds and procedures.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-07-01

    ... 32 National Defense 6 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 false Early release-grounds and procedures. 1656.16... ALTERNATIVE SERVICE § 1656.16 Early release—grounds and procedures. (a) General Rule of Service Completion. An... service unless granted an early release. (b) Reasons For Early Release. The Director may authorize the...

  1. 32 CFR 1656.16 - Early release-grounds and procedures.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-07-01

    ... 32 National Defense 6 2011-07-01 2011-07-01 false Early release-grounds and procedures. 1656.16... ALTERNATIVE SERVICE § 1656.16 Early release—grounds and procedures. (a) General Rule of Service Completion. An... service unless granted an early release. (b) Reasons For Early Release. The Director may authorize the...

  2. Neuropeptide transmission in brain circuits

    PubMed Central

    van den Pol, Anthony N.

    2014-01-01

    Neuropeptides are found in many mammalian CNS neurons where they play key roles in modulating neuronal activity. In contrast to amino acid transmitter release at the synapse, neuropeptide release is not restricted to the synaptic specialization, and after release, a neuropeptide may diffuse some distance to exert its action through a G-protein coupled receptor. Some neuropeptides such as hypocretin/orexin are synthesized only in single regions of the brain, and the neurons releasing these peptides probably have similar functional roles. Other peptides such as neuropeptide Y (NPY) are synthesized throughout the brain, and neurons that synthesize the peptide in one region have no anatomical or functional connection with NPY neurons in other brain regions. Here, I review converging data revealing a complex interaction between slow-acting neuromodulator peptides and fast-acting amino acid transmitters in the control of energy homeostasis, drug addiction, mood and motivation, sleep-wake states, and neuroendocrine regulation. PMID:23040809

  3. Striatal dopamine neurotransmission: regulation of release and uptake

    PubMed Central

    Sulzer, David; Cragg, Stephanie J.; Rice, Margaret E.

    2016-01-01

    Dopamine (DA) transmission is governed by processes that regulate release from axonal boutons in the forebrain and the somatodendritic compartment in midbrain, and by clearance by the DA transporter, diffusion, and extracellular metabolism. We review how axonal DA release is regulated by neuronal activity and by autoreceptors and heteroreceptors, and address how quantal release events are regulated in size and frequency. In brain regions densely innervated by DA axons, DA clearance is due predominantly to uptake by the DA transporter, whereas in cortex, midbrain, and other regions with relatively sparse DA inputs, the norepinephrine transporter and diffusion are involved. We discuss the role of DA uptake in restricting the sphere of influence of DA and in temporal accumulation of extracellular DA levels upon successive action potentials. The tonic discharge activity of DA neurons may be translated into a tonic extracellular DA level, whereas their bursting activity can generate discrete extracellular DA transients. PMID:27141430

  4. 32 CFR Appendix A to Part 14 - United States of America Authorization for Release of Information

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-07-01

    ... Release of Information A Appendix A to Part 14 National Defense Department of Defense OFFICE OF THE... Commissions, Department of Defense, his designee or other duly authorized representative of the Department of... Department of Defense, only for the purposes provided herein, and that they may be redisclosed by the...

  5. 32 CFR Appendix A to Part 14 - United States of America Authorization for Release of Information

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-07-01

    ... Release of Information A Appendix A to Part 14 National Defense Department of Defense OFFICE OF THE... Commissions, Department of Defense, his designee or other duly authorized representative of the Department of... Department of Defense, only for the purposes provided herein, and that they may be redisclosed by the...

  6. 32 CFR Appendix A to Part 14 - United States of America Authorization for Release of Information

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-07-01

    ... Release of Information A Appendix A to Part 14 National Defense Department of Defense OFFICE OF THE... Commissions, Department of Defense, his designee or other duly authorized representative of the Department of... Department of Defense, only for the purposes provided herein, and that they may be redisclosed by the...

  7. 32 CFR Appendix A to Part 14 - United States of America Authorization for Release of Information

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-07-01

    ... Release of Information A Appendix A to Part 14 National Defense Department of Defense OFFICE OF THE... Commissions, Department of Defense, his designee or other duly authorized representative of the Department of... Department of Defense, only for the purposes provided herein, and that they may be redisclosed by the...

  8. 78 FR 2308 - Self-Regulatory Organizations; Chicago Board Options Exchange, Incorporated; Order Approving a...

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2013-01-10

    ... Change To Address the Authority To Cancel Orders When a Technical or Systems Issue Occurs and To Describe... authority of the Exchange to cancel orders (or release routing-related orders) when a technical or systems... Exchange may encounter situations that make it necessary to cancel orders (or release routing- related...

  9. Molecular Innovations Toward Theranostics of Aggressive Prostate Cancer

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2016-09-01

    Annual PREPARED FOR: U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command Fort Detrick, Maryland 21702-5012 DISTRIBUTION STATEMENT: Approved for...Public Release; Distribution Unlimited The views, opinions and/or findings contained in this report are those of the author(s) and should not be... DISTRIBUTION / AVAILABILITY STATEMENT Approved for Public Release; Distribution Unlimited 13. SUPPLEMENTARY NOTES 14. ABSTRACT Conventional

  10. Unity of Command for Federal Consequence Management

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2013-09-01

    Group , with authority to direct all agency capabilities released to them by the president and their agencies, would lead the portion of the federal...Leadership Group , with authority to direct all agency capabilities released to them by the president and their agencies, would lead the portion of...84  N.  FEDERAL INTERAGENCY COORDINATION GROUPS AND WHITE HOUSE SUPERVISION

  11. Paediatric cardiology fellowship training: effect of work-hour regulations on scholarly activity.

    PubMed

    Ronai, Christina; Lang, Peter

    2017-01-01

    In 2003, work-hour regulations were implemented by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education. Much has been published regarding resident rest and quality of life as well as patient safety. There has been no examination on the effect of work-hour restrictions on academic productivity of fellows in training. Paediatric subspecialty fellows have a scholarly requirement mandated by the American Board of Pediatrics. We have examined the impact of work-hour restrictions on the scholarly productivity of paediatric cardiology fellows during their fellowship. We conducted a literature search for all paediatric cardiology fellows between 1998 and 2007 at a single academic institution as first or senior authors on papers published during their 3-year fellowship and 3 years after completion of their categorical fellowship (n=63, 30 fellows before 2003 and 33 fellows after 2003). The numbers of first- or senior-author fellow publications before and after 2003 were compared. We also collected data on final paediatric cardiology subspecialty career choice. There was no difference in the number of fellow first-author publications before and after 2003. Before work-hour restrictions, the mean number of publications per fellow was 2.1 (±2.2), and after work-hour restrictions it was 2.0 (±1.8), (p=0.89). By subspecialty career choice, fellows who select electrophysiology, preventative cardiology, and heart failure always published within the 6-year time period. Since the implementation of work-hour regulations, total number of fellow first-authored publications has not changed. The role of subspecialty choice may play a role in academic productivity of fellows in training.

  12. 48 CFR 52.225-20 - Prohibition on Conducting Restricted Business Operations in Sudan-Certification.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-10-01

    ... commerce. Marginalized populations of Sudan means— (1) Adversely affected groups in regions authorized to... Sudan; (2) Are conducted pursuant to specific authorization from the Office of Foreign Assets Control in... conducted under such authorization; (3) Consist of providing goods or services to marginalized populations...

  13. 48 CFR 52.225-20 - Prohibition on Conducting Restricted Business Operations in Sudan-Certification.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-10-01

    ... commerce. Marginalized populations of Sudan means— (1) Adversely affected groups in regions authorized to... Sudan; (2) Are conducted pursuant to specific authorization from the Office of Foreign Assets Control in... conducted under such authorization; (3) Consist of providing goods or services to marginalized populations...

  14. 48 CFR 52.225-20 - Prohibition on Conducting Restricted Business Operations in Sudan-Certification.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-10-01

    ... commerce. Marginalized populations of Sudan means— (1) Adversely affected groups in regions authorized to... Sudan; (2) Are conducted pursuant to specific authorization from the Office of Foreign Assets Control in... conducted under such authorization; (3) Consist of providing goods or services to marginalized populations...

  15. 48 CFR 52.225-20 - Prohibition on Conducting Restricted Business Operations in Sudan-Certification.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-10-01

    ... commerce. Marginalized populations of Sudan means— (1) Adversely affected groups in regions authorized to... Sudan; (2) Are conducted pursuant to specific authorization from the Office of Foreign Assets Control in... conducted under such authorization; (3) Consist of providing goods or services to marginalized populations...

  16. 10 CFR 1016.38 - Suspension or revocation of access authorization.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-01-01

    ... 10 Energy 4 2011-01-01 2011-01-01 false Suspension or revocation of access authorization. 1016.38 Section 1016.38 Energy DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY (GENERAL PROVISIONS) SAFEGUARDING OF RESTRICTED DATA Control of Information § 1016.38 Suspension or revocation of access authorization. In any case where the...

  17. 10 CFR 1016.38 - Suspension or revocation of access authorization.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-01-01

    ... 10 Energy 4 2010-01-01 2010-01-01 false Suspension or revocation of access authorization. 1016.38 Section 1016.38 Energy DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY (GENERAL PROVISIONS) SAFEGUARDING OF RESTRICTED DATA Control of Information § 1016.38 Suspension or revocation of access authorization. In any case where the...

  18. 42 CFR 2.1 - Statutory authority for confidentiality of drug abuse patient records.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-10-01

    ... HUMAN SERVICES GENERAL PROVISIONS CONFIDENTIALITY OF ALCOHOL AND DRUG ABUSE PATIENT RECORDS Introduction § 2.1 Statutory authority for confidentiality of drug abuse patient records. The restrictions of these regulations upon the disclosure and use of drug abuse patient records were initially authorized by section 408...

  19. 42 CFR 2.1 - Statutory authority for confidentiality of drug abuse patient records.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-10-01

    ... HUMAN SERVICES GENERAL PROVISIONS CONFIDENTIALITY OF ALCOHOL AND DRUG ABUSE PATIENT RECORDS Introduction § 2.1 Statutory authority for confidentiality of drug abuse patient records. The restrictions of these regulations upon the disclosure and use of drug abuse patient records were initially authorized by section 408...

  20. 42 CFR 2.1 - Statutory authority for confidentiality of drug abuse patient records.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-10-01

    ... HUMAN SERVICES GENERAL PROVISIONS CONFIDENTIALITY OF ALCOHOL AND DRUG ABUSE PATIENT RECORDS Introduction § 2.1 Statutory authority for confidentiality of drug abuse patient records. The restrictions of these regulations upon the disclosure and use of drug abuse patient records were initially authorized by section 408...

  1. 42 CFR 2.1 - Statutory authority for confidentiality of drug abuse patient records.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-10-01

    ... HUMAN SERVICES GENERAL PROVISIONS CONFIDENTIALITY OF ALCOHOL AND DRUG ABUSE PATIENT RECORDS Introduction § 2.1 Statutory authority for confidentiality of drug abuse patient records. The restrictions of these regulations upon the disclosure and use of drug abuse patient records were initially authorized by section 408...

  2. 42 CFR 2.1 - Statutory authority for confidentiality of drug abuse patient records.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-10-01

    ... HUMAN SERVICES GENERAL PROVISIONS CONFIDENTIALITY OF ALCOHOL AND DRUG ABUSE PATIENT RECORDS Introduction § 2.1 Statutory authority for confidentiality of drug abuse patient records. The restrictions of these regulations upon the disclosure and use of drug abuse patient records were initially authorized by section 408...

  3. Relationships Between Shame, Restrictiveness, Authoritativeness, and Coercive Control in Men Mandated to a Domestic Violence Offenders Program.

    PubMed

    Kaplenko, Hannah; Loveland, Jennifer E; Raghavan, Chitra

    2018-04-01

    Coercive control, a key element of intimate partner violence (IPV), is defined as an abuse dynamic that intends to strip the target of autonomy and liberty. While coercive control is gaining popularity in the research world, little is known about its correlates and causes. This study sought to examine how shame and men's need for dominance, measured by two trait indexes of dominance, restrictiveness and the need for authority, influence coercive control. The present study used a diverse sample of men (n = 134) who were mandated to attend a domestic violence offenders program. Findings suggest that shame plays a role in the commission of coercively controlling behavior both directly and partially through its influence on authority but not through restrictiveness. Implications for understanding IPV in a domestic violence offenders program are discussed.

  4. Assessing restrictiveness of national alcohol marketing policies.

    PubMed

    Esser, Marissa B; Jernigan, David H

    2014-01-01

    To develop an approach for monitoring national alcohol marketing policies globally, an area of the World Health Organization's (WHO) Global Alcohol Strategy. Data on restrictiveness of alcohol marketing policies came from the 2002 and 2008 WHO Global Surveys on Alcohol and Health. We included four scales in a sensitivity analysis to determine optimal weights to score countries on their marketing policies and applied the selected scale to assess national marketing policy restrictiveness. Nearly, 36% of countries had no marketing restrictions. The overall restrictiveness levels were not significantly different between 2002 and 2008. The number of countries with strict marketing regulations did not differ across years. This method of monitoring alcohol marketing restrictiveness helps track progress towards implementing WHO'S Global Alcohol Strategy. Findings indicate a consistent lack of restrictive policies over time, making this a priority area for national and global action. © The Author 2014. Medical Council on Alcohol and Oxford University Press. All rights reserved.

  5. The effects of graded levels of calorie restriction: I. impact of short term calorie and protein restriction on body composition in the C57BL/6 mouse.

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    Mitchell, Sharon E; Tang, Zhanhui; Kerbois, Celine; Delville, Camille; Konstantopedos, Penelope; Bruel, Aurélie; Derous, Davina; Green, Cara; Aspden, Richard M; Goodyear, Simon R; Chen, Luonan; Han, Jackie J D; Wang, Yingchun; Promislow, Daniel E L; Lusseau, David; Douglas, Alex; Speakman, John R

    2015-06-30

    Faced with reduced levels of food, animals must adjust to the consequences of the shortfall in energy. We explored how C57BL/6 mice withdrew energy from different body tissues during three months of food restriction at graded levels up to 40% (calorie restriction: CR). We compared this to the response to equivalent levels of protein restriction (PR) without a shortfall in calories. Under CR there was a dynamic change in body mass over 30 days and thereafter it stabilized. The time to reach stability was independent of the level of restriction. At the end of three months whole body dissections revealed differential utilization of the different tissues. Adipose tissue depots were the most significantly utilized tissue, and provided 55.8 to 60.9% of the total released energy. In comparison, reductions in the sizes of structural tissues contributed between 29.8 and 38.7% of the energy. The balance was made up by relatively small changes in the vital organs. The components of the alimentary tract grew slightly under restriction, particularly the stomach, and this was associated with a parallel increase in assimilation efficiency of the food (averaging 1.73%). None of the changes under CR were recapitulated by equivalent levels of PR.

  6. The effects of graded levels of calorie restriction: I. impact of short term calorie and protein restriction on body composition in the C57BL/6 mouse

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    Mitchell, Sharon E.; Tang, Zhanhui; Kerbois, Celine; Delville, Camille; Konstantopedos, Penelope; Bruel, Aurélie; Derous, Davina; Green, Cara; Aspden, Richard M.; Goodyear, Simon R.; Chen, Luonan; Han, Jackie J.D.; Wang, Yingchun; Promislow, Daniel E.L.; Lusseau, David; Douglas, Alex; Speakman, John R.

    2015-01-01

    Faced with reduced levels of food, animals must adjust to the consequences of the shortfall in energy. We explored how C57BL/6 mice withdrew energy from different body tissues during three months of food restriction at graded levels up to 40% (calorie restriction: CR). We compared this to the response to equivalent levels of protein restriction (PR) without a shortfall in calories. Under CR there was a dynamic change in body mass over 30 days and thereafter it stabilized. The time to reach stability was independent of the level of restriction. At the end of three months whole body dissections revealed differential utilization of the different tissues. Adipose tissue depots were the most significantly utilized tissue, and provided 55.8 to 60.9% of the total released energy. In comparison, reductions in the sizes of structural tissues contributed between 29.8 and 38.7% of the energy. The balance was made up by relatively small changes in the vital organs. The components of the alimentary tract grew slightly under restriction, particularly the stomach, and this was associated with a parallel increase in assimilation efficiency of the food (averaging 1.73%). None of the changes under CR were recapitulated by equivalent levels of PR. PMID:26079539

  7. Dietary restriction causes chronic elevation of corticosterone and enhances stress response in red-legged kittiwake chicks

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    Kitaysky, A.S.; Kitaiskaia, E.V.; Wingfield, J.C.; Piatt, John F.

    2001-01-01

    Release of corticosterone in hungry kittiwake chicks facilitates begging and allows them to restore depleted energy reserves by increasing parental food provisioning. However, in order to avoid detrimental effects of chronic elevation of corticosterone, chicks might suppress adrenocortical activity in response to prolonged food shortages. In this study we examined temporal dynamics of corticosterone release in red-legged kittiwake (Rissa brevirostris) chicks exposed to prolonged restrictions in energy content and/or nutritional quality (low versus high lipid content) of their food. Starting at the age of 15 days, chicks were fed either high- or low-lipid fish at 40%, 65%, and 100% of ad libitum energy intake. Body mass measurements and baseline plasma samples were taken on a weekly basis after beginning of the treatment. After 3 weeks of treatment, chicks were exposed to a standardized acute handling and restraint stress protocol, where in addition to a baseline sample, three plasma samples were taken at intervals up to 50 min. We found that food-restricted chicks had lower body mass, chronically (during 2-3 weeks) elevated baseline and higher acute stress-induced levels of corticosterone compared to chicks fed ad libitum. Low lipid content of food further exacerbated these effects. An increase in baseline levels of corticosterone was observed within a week after energy requirements of food-restricted chicks exceeded their daily energy intake. A tendency for suppression of adrenocortical activity was observed in treatments fed low-lipid diets only at the end of the experiment. We suggest that nest-bound chicks, if food-stressed, might suffer deleterious effects of chronic elevation of corticosterone.

  8. Epigenetic regulation of nociceptin/orphanin FQ and corticotropin-releasing factor system genes in frustration stress-induced binge-like palatable food consumption.

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    Pucci, Mariangela; Micioni Di Bonaventura, Maria Vittoria; Giusepponi, Maria Elena; Romano, Adele; Filaferro, Monica; Maccarrone, Mauro; Ciccocioppo, Roberto; Cifani, Carlo; D'Addario, Claudio

    2016-11-01

    Evidence suggests that binge eating may be caused by a unique interaction between dieting and stress. We developed a binge-eating model in which female rats with a history of intermittent food restriction show binge-like palatable food consumption after a 15-minute exposure to the sight of the palatable food (frustration stress). The aim of the present study was to investigate the regulation of the stress neurohormone corticotropin-releasing factor (CRF) system and of the nociceptin/orphanin FQ (N/OFQ) system genes in selective rat brain regions, using our animal model. Food restriction by itself seems to be responsible in the hypothalamus for the downregulation on messenger RNA levels of CRF-1 receptor, N/OFQ and its receptor (NOP). For the latter, this alteration might be due to selective histone modification changes. Instead, CRF gene appears to be upregulated in the hypothalamus as well as in the ventral tegmental area only when rats are food restricted and exposed to frustration stress, and, of relevance, these changes appear to be due to a reduction in DNA methylation at gene promoters. Moreover, also CRF-1 receptor gene resulted to be differentially regulated in these two brain regions. Epigenetic changes may be viewed as adaptive mechanisms to environmental perturbations concurring to facilitate food consumption in adverse conditions, that is, in this study, under food restriction and stressful conditions. Our data on N/OFQ and CRF signaling provide insight on the use of this binge-eating model for the study of epigenetic modifications in controlled genetic and environmental backgrounds. © 2015 Society for the Study of Addiction.

  9. Genetic Variation within a Lotic Population of Janthinobacterium lividum

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    Saeger, Jennifer L.; Hale, Alan B.

    1993-01-01

    An understanding of the genetic variation within and between populations should allow scientists to address many problems, including those associated with endangered species and the release of genetically modified organisms into the environment. With respect to microorganisms, the release of genetically engineered microorganisms is likely to increase dramatically given the current growth in the bioremediation industry. In this study, genetic variation within a lotic, bacterial population of Janthinobacterium lividum was measured with restriction fragment length polymorphism analysis. Chromosomal DNA from 10 Kettle Creek (Hawk Mountain Sanctuary, Kempton, Pa.) J. lividum isolates was digested with six restriction endonucleases and probed with a 7.5-kb pKK3535 fragment containing the E. coli rrnB rRNA operon. Genetic variation, as measured in terms of nucleotide diversity, was high within the population. The 0.0781 value for genetic variation was especially high given the conservative nature of the genetic probe. The average percent similarity among isolates within the population was 67.25%. Pairwise comparisons of nucleotide diversity values (π) and similarity coefficients (F) yielded values ranging from 0.0032 to 0.1816 and 0.3363 to 0.9808, respectively. Putative clonemates were not present within the group of isolates; however, all isolates shared 14 fragments across a spectrum of six restriction enzymes. The presence of these common fragments indicates that restriction fragment length polymorphism analysis may provide population- or species-specific diagnostic markers for J. lividum. Data that suggest a plume effect with respect to the downstream movement of J. lividum are also presented. An increase in genetic variation within groups of isolates along the longitudinal gradient of Kettle Creek is also suggested. PMID:16348995

  10. Genetic Variation within a Lotic Population of Janthinobacterium lividum.

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    Saeger, J L; Hale, A B

    1993-07-01

    An understanding of the genetic variation within and between populations should allow scientists to address many problems, including those associated with endangered species and the release of genetically modified organisms into the environment. With respect to microorganisms, the release of genetically engineered microorganisms is likely to increase dramatically given the current growth in the bioremediation industry. In this study, genetic variation within a lotic, bacterial population of Janthinobacterium lividum was measured with restriction fragment length polymorphism analysis. Chromosomal DNA from 10 Kettle Creek (Hawk Mountain Sanctuary, Kempton, Pa.) J. lividum isolates was digested with six restriction endonucleases and probed with a 7.5-kb pKK3535 fragment containing the E. coli rrnB rRNA operon. Genetic variation, as measured in terms of nucleotide diversity, was high within the population. The 0.0781 value for genetic variation was especially high given the conservative nature of the genetic probe. The average percent similarity among isolates within the population was 67.25%. Pairwise comparisons of nucleotide diversity values (pi) and similarity coefficients (F) yielded values ranging from 0.0032 to 0.1816 and 0.3363 to 0.9808, respectively. Putative clonemates were not present within the group of isolates; however, all isolates shared 14 fragments across a spectrum of six restriction enzymes. The presence of these common fragments indicates that restriction fragment length polymorphism analysis may provide population- or species-specific diagnostic markers for J. lividum. Data that suggest a plume effect with respect to the downstream movement of J. lividum are also presented. An increase in genetic variation within groups of isolates along the longitudinal gradient of Kettle Creek is also suggested.

  11. Are regulations more consumer-friendly when boards of nursing are the sole regulators of nurse practitioners?

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    Rudner Lugo, Nancy; O'Grady, Eileen T; Hodnicki, Donna; Hanson, Charlene

    2010-01-01

    The widely varied regulations in the 50 states often limit consumer access to nurse practitioners (NPs). In 22 states, the Board of Nursing (BON) must share NP regulatory authority with another profession, usually physicians. This study examines the relationship between the BON as the sole authority regulating NPs or sharing that authority with another profession and the NP regulatory environment. Independent t tests compared the NP regulatory environments for consumer access and choice in states with sole BON regulation with those in states with involvement of another profession. The states' NP regulatory environments were quantified with an 11-measure tool assessing domains of consumer access to NPs, NP patients' access to service, and NP patients' access to prescription medications. BON-regulated states were less restrictive (P < .01, effect size 1.02) and supported NP professional autonomy. Entry into practice regulations did not differ in the two groups of states. Having another profession involved in regulation correlates with more restrictions on consumer access to NPs and more restrictions to the full deployment of NPs. Copyright 2010 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

  12. Anaerobic phosphate release from activated sludge with enhanced biological phosphorus removal. A possible mechanism of intracellular pH control

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    Bond, P.L.; Keller, J.; Blackall, L.L.

    The biochemical mechanisms of the wastewater treatment process known as enhanced biological phosphorus removal (EBPR) are presently described in a metabolic model. The authors investigated details of the EBPR model to determine the nature of the anaerobic phosphate release and how this may be metabolically associated with polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) formation. Iodoacetate, an inhibitor of glycolysis, was found to inhibit the anaerobic formation of PHA and phosphate release, supporting the pathways proposed in the EBPR metabolic model. In the metabolic model, it is proposed that polyphosphate degradation provides energy for the microorganisms in anaerobic regions of these treatment systems. Other investigationsmore » have shown that anaerobic phosphate release depends on the extracellular pH. The authors observed that when the intracellular pH of EBPR sludge was raised, substantial anaerobic phosphate release was caused without volatile fatty acid (VFA) uptake. Acidification of the sludge inhibited anaerobic phosphate release even in the presence of VFA. from these observations, the authors postulate that an additional possible role of anaerobic polyphosphate degradation in EBPR is for intracellular pH control. Intracellular pH control may be a metabolic feature of EBPR, not previously considered, that could have some use in the control and optimization of EBPR.« less

  13. msgbsR: An R package for analysing methylation-sensitive restriction enzyme sequencing data.

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    Mayne, Benjamin T; Leemaqz, Shalem Y; Buckberry, Sam; Rodriguez Lopez, Carlos M; Roberts, Claire T; Bianco-Miotto, Tina; Breen, James

    2018-02-01

    Genotyping-by-sequencing (GBS) or restriction-site associated DNA marker sequencing (RAD-seq) is a practical and cost-effective method for analysing large genomes from high diversity species. This method of sequencing, coupled with methylation-sensitive enzymes (often referred to as methylation-sensitive restriction enzyme sequencing or MRE-seq), is an effective tool to study DNA methylation in parts of the genome that are inaccessible in other sequencing techniques or are not annotated in microarray technologies. Current software tools do not fulfil all methylation-sensitive restriction sequencing assays for determining differences in DNA methylation between samples. To fill this computational need, we present msgbsR, an R package that contains tools for the analysis of methylation-sensitive restriction enzyme sequencing experiments. msgbsR can be used to identify and quantify read counts at methylated sites directly from alignment files (BAM files) and enables verification of restriction enzyme cut sites with the correct recognition sequence of the individual enzyme. In addition, msgbsR assesses DNA methylation based on read coverage, similar to RNA sequencing experiments, rather than methylation proportion and is a useful tool in analysing differential methylation on large populations. The package is fully documented and available freely online as a Bioconductor package ( https://bioconductor.org/packages/release/bioc/html/msgbsR.html ).

  14. Stimuli and consequences of dendritic release of oxytocin within the brain.

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    Neumann, I D

    2007-11-01

    The brain oxytocin system has served as a distinguished model system in neuroendocrinology to study detailed mechanisms of intracerebral release, in particular of somatodendritic release, and its behavioural and neuroendocrine consequences. It has been shown that oxytocin is released within various brain regions, but evidence for dendritic release is limited to the main sites of oxytocin synthesis, i.e. the hypothalamic SON (supraoptic nucleus) and PVN (paraventricular nucleus). In the present paper, stimuli of dendritic release of oxytocin and the related neuropeptide vasopressin are discussed, including parturition and suckling, i.e. the period of a highly activated brain oxytocin system. Also, exposure to various pharmacological, psychological or physical stressors triggers dendritic oxytocin release, as monitored by intracerebral microdialysis within the SON and PVN during ongoing behavioural testing. So far, dendritic release of the neuropeptide has only been demonstrated within the hypothalamus, but intracerebral oxytocin release has also been found within the central amygdala and the septum in response to various stimuli including stressor exposure. Such a locally released oxytocin modulates physiological and behavioural reproductive functions, emotionality and hormonal stress responses, as it exerts, for example, pro-social, anxiolytic and antistress actions within restricted brain regions. These discoveries make oxytocin a promising neuromodulator of the brain for psychotherapeutic intervention and treatment of numerous psychiatric illnesses, for example, anxiety-related diseases, social phobia, autism and postpartum depression.

  15. 32 CFR 635.12 - Release of information under the Privacy Act of 1974.

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    2010-07-01

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  16. Hyperphagia in male melanocortin 4 receptor deficient mice promotes growth independently of growth hormone.

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    Tan, H Y; Steyn, F J; Huang, L; Cowley, M; Veldhuis, J D; Chen, C

    2016-12-15

    Loss of function of the melanocortin 4 receptor (MC4R) results in hyperphagia, obesity and increased growth. Despite knowing that MC4Rs control food intake, we are yet to understand why defects in the function of the MC4R receptor contribute to rapid linear growth. We show that hyperphagia following germline loss of MC4R in male mice promotes growth while suppressing the growth hormone-insulin-like growth factor-1 (GH-IGF-1) axis. We propose that hyperinsulinaemia promotes growth while suppressing the GH-IGF-1 axis. It is argued that physiological responses essential to maintain energy flux override conventional mechanisms of pubertal growth to promote the storage of excess energy while ensuring growth. Defects in melanocortin-4-receptor (MC4R) signalling result in hyperphagia, obesity and increased growth. Clinical observations suggest that loss of MC4R function may enhance growth hormone (GH)-mediated growth, although this remains untested. Using male mice with germline loss of the MC4R, we assessed pulsatile GH release and insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1) production and/or release relative to pubertal growth. We demonstrate early-onset suppression of GH release in rapidly growing MC4R deficient (MC4RKO) mice, confirming that increased linear growth in MC4RKO mice does not occur in response to enhanced activation of the GH-IGF-1 axis. The progressive suppression of GH release in MC4RKO mice occurred alongside increased adiposity and the progressive worsening of hyperphagia-associated hyperinsulinaemia. We next prevented hyperphagia in MC4RKO mice through restricting calorie intake in these mice to match that of wild-type (WT) littermates. Pair feeding of MC4RKO mice did not prevent increased adiposity, but attenuated hyperinsulinaemia, recovered GH release, and normalized linear growth rate to that seen in pair-fed WT littermate controls. We conclude that the suppression of GH release in MC4RKO mice occurs independently of increased adipose mass, and is a consequence of hyperphagia-associated hyperinsulinaemia. It is proposed that physiological responses essential to maintain energy flux (hyperinsulinaemia and the suppression of GH release) override conventional mechanisms of pubertal growth to promote the storage of excess energy while ensuring growth. Implications of these findings are likely to extend beyond individuals with defects in MC4R signalling, encompassing physiological changes central to mechanisms of growth and energy homeostasis universal to hyperphagia-associated childhood-onset obesity. © 2016 The Authors. The Journal of Physiology © 2016 The Physiological Society.

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  18. Applying Goldwater-Nichols Reforms to Foster Interagency Cooperation Between Public Safety Agencies in New York City

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    2007-03-01

    release; distribution is unlimited APPLYING GOLDWATER-NICHOLS REFORMS TO FOSTER INTERAGENCY COOPERATION BETWEEN PUBLIC SAFTEY AGENCIES IN NEW YORK...NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY, CALIFORNIA THESIS Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited APPLYING GOLDWATER... Applying Goldwater-Nichols Reforms to Foster Interagency Cooperation Between Public Safety Agencies in New York City 6. AUTHOR(S) Joseph P

  19. The role of BST2/tetherin in infection with the feline retroviruses

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    Dietrich, Isabelle; Hosie, Margaret J.; Willett, Brian J.

    2014-01-01

    The recently identified host restriction factor tetherin (BST-2, CD317) potently inhibits the release of nascent retrovirus particles from infected cells. Recently, we reported the identification and characterization of tetherin as a novel feline retroviral restriction factor. Based on homology to human tetherin we identified a putative tetherin gene in the genome of the domestic cat (Felis catus) which was found to be expressed in different feline cell lines both prior to and post treatment with either type I or type II interferon (IFN). The predicted structure of feline tetherin (feTHN) was that of a type II single-pass transmembrane protein encoding an N-terminal transmembrane anchor, central predicted coiled-coil bearing extracellular domain to promote dimerization, and a C-terminal GPI-anchor, consistent with conservation of structure between human and feline tetherin. FeTHN displayed potent inhibition of feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV) and human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) particle release in single-cycle replication assays. Notably, feTHN activity was resistant to antagonism by HIV-1 Vpu. However, stable ectopic expression of feTHN mRNA in different feline cell lines had no inhibitory effect on the growth of diverse primary or cell culture-adapted strains of FIV. Hence, whereas feline tetherin efficiently blocks viral particle release in single-cycle replication assays, it might not prevent dissemination of feline retroviruses in vivo. PMID:21715020

  20. Externalities and article citations: experience of a national public health journal (Gaceta Sanitaria).

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    Ruano-Ravina, Alberto; Álvarez-Dardet, Carlos; Domínguez-Berjón, M Felicitas; Fernández, Esteve; García, Ana M; Borrell, Carme

    2016-01-01

    The purpose of the study was to analyze the determinants of citations such as publication year, article type, article topic, article selected for a press release, number of articles previously published by the corresponding author, and publication language in a Spanish journal of public health. Observational study including all articles published in Gaceta Sanitaria during 2007-2011. We retrieved the number of citations from the ISI Web of Knowledge database in June 2013 and also information on other variables such as number of articles published by the corresponding author in the previous 5 years (searched through PubMed), selection for a press release, publication language, article type and topic, and others. We included 542 articles. Of these, 62.5% were cited in the period considered. We observed an increased odds ratio of citations for articles selected for a press release and also with the number of articles published previously by the corresponding author. Articles published in English do not seem to increase their citations. Certain externalities such as number of articles published by the corresponding author and being selected for a press release seem to influence the number of citations in national journals. Copyright © 2016 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

  1. 25 CFR 700.533 - Restrictions affecting travel and travel expense reimbursement.

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  13. 45 CFR 98.54 - Restrictions on the use of funds.

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  16. A Preliminary Validation of an Instrument to Measure the Degree of Counselor Restrictive-Nonrestrictive Cognitive Orientation

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    Seay, Thomas A.; Riley, F. Terrill

    1975-01-01

    Counselor trainees in different phases of a training program designed to produce open and humanistic counselors were compared on the Counselor R Scale. The Rokeach Dogmatism Scale was included for analysis, since it was thought to be a component of the restrictive-nonrestrictive dimension. (Author/BJG)

  17. State residence restrictions and forcible rape rates: a multistate quasi-experimental analysis of UCR data.

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    Socia, Kelly M

    2015-04-01

    This study examines whether the presence of state residence restrictions resulted in changes in statewide rates of forcible rape. It builds on the limited geographic coverage of prior studies by including state-level Uniform Crime Report (UCR) data across 19 years for 49 states and the District of Columbia. It uses a quasi-experimental research method based on a longitudinal fixed-effects panel model design, which can help control for relatively static differences between states. Results indicate that when a state residence restriction was present, regardless of how it was measured, rates of UCR forcible rape were higher in the state than when the policy was not present. This suggests that residence restrictions, at least at the state level, are not useful as an overall crime prevention measure, but may be useful for increasing detection or reporting levels of such crimes. However, results also suggest that the size of the increase varied by whether the policy only applied to offenders with child victims or also included those with adult victims. Implications for research and policy are discussed. © The Author(s) 2013.

  18. DriveSafe and DriveAware Assessment Tools Are a Measure of Driving-Related Function and Predicts Self-Reported Restriction for Older Drivers.

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    Allan, Claire; Coxon, Kristy; Bundy, Anita; Peattie, Laura; Keay, Lisa

    2016-06-01

    Safety concerns together with aging of the driving population has prompted research into clinic-based driving assessments. This study investigates the relationship between the DriveSafe and DriveAware assessments and restriction of driving. Community-dwelling adults aged more than 75 (n = 380) were recruited in New South Wales, Australia. Questionnaires were administered to assess driving habits and functional assessments to assess driving-related function. Self-reported restriction was prevalent in this cross-sectional sample (62%) and was related to DriveSafe scores and personal circumstances but not DriveAware scores. DriveSafe scores were correlated with better performance on the Trail-Making Test (TMT; β = -2.94, p < .0001) and better contrast sensitivity (β = 48.70, p < .0001). Awareness was associated with better performance on the TMT (β = 0.08, p < .0001). Our data suggest that DriveSafe and DriveAware are sensitive to deficits in vision and cognition, and drivers with worse DriveSafe scores self-report restricting their driving. © The Author(s) 2015.

  19. Understanding the Multidimensional Effects of Resident Duty Hours Restrictions: A Thematic Analysis of Published Viewpoints in Surgery.

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    Devitt, Katharine S; Kim, Michael J; Gotlib Conn, Lesley; Wright, Frances C; Moulton, Carol-Anne; Keshet, Itay; Ahmed, Najma

    2018-02-01

    Individuals representing various surgical disciplines have expressed concerns with the impact of resident duty hours (RDH) restrictions on resident education and patient outcomes. This thematic review of published viewpoints aimed to describe the effects of these restrictions in surgery. The authors conducted a qualitative systematic review of non-research-based literature published between 2003 and 2015. Articles were included if they focused on the RDH restrictions in surgery and resident wellness, health promotion, resident safety, resident education and/or training, patient safety, medical errors, and/or heterogeneity regarding training or disciplines. A thematic analysis approach guided data extraction. Contextual data were abstracted from the included articles to aid in framing the identified themes. Of 1,482 identified articles, 214 were included in the review. Most were from authors in the United States (144; 67%) and focused on the 80-hour workweek (164; 77%). The emerging themes were organized into three overarching categories: (1) impact of the RDH restrictions, (2) surgery has its own unique culture, and (3) strategies going forward. Published opinions suggested that RDH restrictions alone are insufficient to achieve the desired outcomes and that careful consideration of the surgical training model is needed to maintain the integrity of educational outcomes. Opinions from the surgical community highlight the complexity of issues surrounding the RDH restrictions and suggest that recent changes are not achieving all the desired outcomes and have resulted in unintended outcomes. From the perceptions of the various stakeholders in surgical education studied, areas for new policies were identified.

  20. Negative Energy Balance Blocks Neural and Behavioral Responses to Acute Stress by "Silencing" Central Glucagon-Like Peptide 1 Signaling in Rats.

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    Maniscalco, James W; Zheng, Huiyuan; Gordon, Patrick J; Rinaman, Linda

    2015-07-29

    Previous reports indicate that caloric restriction attenuates anxiety and other behavioral responses to acute stress, and blunts the ability of stress to increase anterior pituitary release of adrenocorticotropic hormone. Since hindbrain glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) neurons and noradrenergic prolactin-releasing peptide (PrRP) neurons participate in behavioral and endocrine stress responses, and are sensitive to the metabolic state, we examined whether overnight food deprivation blunts stress-induced recruitment of these neurons and their downstream hypothalamic and limbic forebrain targets. A single overnight fast reduced anxiety-like behavior assessed in the elevated-plus maze and acoustic startle test, including marked attenuation of light-enhanced startle. Acute stress [i.e., 30 min restraint (RES) or 5 min elevated platform exposure] robustly activated c-Fos in GLP-1 and PrRP neurons in fed rats, but not in fasted rats. Fasting also significantly blunted the ability of acute stress to activate c-Fos expression within the anterior ventrolateral bed nucleus of the stria terminalis (vlBST). Acute RES stress suppressed dark-onset food intake in rats that were fed ad libitum, whereas central infusion of a GLP-1 receptor antagonist blocked RES-induced hypophagia, and reduced the ability of RES to activate PrRP and anterior vlBST neurons in ad libitum-fed rats. Thus, an overnight fast "silences" GLP-1 and PrRP neurons, and reduces both anxiety-like and hypophagic responses to acute stress. The partial mimicking of these fasting-induced effects in ad libitum-fed rats after GLP-1 receptor antagonism suggests a potential mechanism by which short-term negative energy balance attenuates neuroendocrine and behavioral responses to acute stress. The results from this study reveal a potential central mechanism for the "metabolic tuning" of stress responsiveness. A single overnight fast, which markedly reduces anxiety-like behavior in rats, reduces or blocks the ability of acute stress to activate hindbrain neurons that are immunoreactive for either prolactin-releasing peptide or glucagon-like peptide 1, and attenuates the activation of their stress-sensitive projection targets in the limbic forebrain. In nonfasted rats, central antagonism of glucagon-like peptide 1 receptors partially mimics the effect of an overnight fast by blocking the ability of acute stress to inhibit food intake, and by attenuating stress-induced activation of hindbrain and limbic forebrain neurons. We propose that caloric restriction attenuates behavioral and physiological responses to acute stress by "silencing" central glucagon-like peptide 1 signaling pathways. Copyright © 2015 the authors 0270-6474/15/3510701-14$15.00/0.

  1. Diagnostic features of feline restrictive orbital myofibroblastic sarcoma.

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    Bell, C M; Schwarz, T; Dubielzig, R R

    2011-05-01

    A progressive debilitating disease of the orbit and adjacent connective tissues of cats has historically been called feline orbital pseudotumor. The authors reviewed clinical, histopathologic, and diagnostic imaging features of this disease in 12 cases from the Comparative Ocular Pathology Laboratory of Wisconsin. The cats' ages ranged from 7 to 16 years (mean, 10.8 years). All cats had a history of severely restricted mobility of the globe and eyelids with secondary corneal disease. Eleven cats (92%) had concurrent involvement of the contralateral eye and/or the oral cavity. Diffuse scleral or episcleral thickening was seen with computed tomography in all clinically affected eyes. Histologically, an insidious infiltration of neoplastic spindle cells in the orbit, eyelids, and periorbital skin and soft tissues, with collagen deposition and a few perivascular lymphocytes, led to entrapment and restricted mobility of the eyelids and orbital tissues. The tumor failed to form a discrete mass, and it spread along fascial planes to the contralateral orbit and eyelids and/or the lips and oral cavity. In all tested cases (n = 10), neoplastic cells were immunohistochemically positive for vimentin, S100 protein, and smooth muscle actin. The authors adopted the term feline restrictive orbital myofibroblastic sarcoma to reflect the restricted mobility of the eyelids and globe and the imaging and histologic features of an invasive yet low-grade myofibroblastic sarcoma.

  2. Success Stories from an Indigenous Immersion Primary Teaching Experience in New South Wales Schools

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    Harrington, Ingrid; Brasche, Inga

    2011-01-01

    A federal report released by the Department of Families and Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs (FaHCSIA, 2009), entitled "Closing the Gap on Indigenous Disadvantage: The Challenge for Australia", highlighted the inequality that exists between Indigenous and non-Indigenous students based on a restricted access to…

  3. Decreased serum hepcidin, inflammation, and improved functional iron status six-months post-restrictive bariatric surgery.

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    Excess adiposity is associated with low-grade inflammation and decreased iron status. Iron depletion (ID) in obesity is thought to be mediated by an inflammation-induced increase in the body’s main regulator of iron homeostasis, hepcidin. Elevated hepcidin can result in ID as it prevents the release...

  4. Handbook for Bombardiers

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    1944-02-08

    action of the levelling knobs. Cage gym . h. Test the automatic release through the bomb racks. i. Check telescope motor. (1) Týrn telescope motor switch...154.2 11O00 202.6 20000 150.2 12000 193.9 FIGURE 26. 00 * RESTRICTED 4 4 1 .••• REST.R ICTED -.71- SECTION II HIGH ALTITJDE BOMBING OF MANEJVERING

  5. 50 CFR 32.39 - Maryland.

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    2013-10-01

    ... not block traffic or gates (see §27.31(h) of this chapter). 8. We restrict you to the selected area... must attend all fishing lines. 13. Anglers may take the following species: Chain pickerel, catfish...) or larger. ii. We allow take of one chain pickerel per day. iii. Anglers must release all bass that...

  6. Efficacy of long-acting release octreotide for preventing chemotherapy-induced diarrhoea: protocol for a systematic review.

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    Deng, Chao; Deng, Bo; Jia, Liqun; Tan, Huangying

    2017-06-21

    Diarrhoea is a common adverse effect induced by chemotherapy that can reduce the dose of chemotherapeutic drugs or interrupt the chemotherapy schedule. The current treatment strategies have various limitations. It has been shown that long-acting release octreotide (octreotide LAR) can decrease the occurrence and severity of diarrhoea, yet the efficacy of octreotide LAR in preventing chemotherapy-induced diarrhoea (CID) remains to be assessed. The main objective of this paper was to draw up a protocol for systematic review to evaluate the protective effects of octreotide LAR on CID. We searched Medline, EMBASE, the Cochrane Library, Chinese National Knowledge Infrastructure, Wanfang Data and the VIP Database without language restrictions from inception until 1 September 2016. The references of relevant studies were also manually searched. Two investigators independently accessed the selected studies, extracted data and assessed the reliability of the studies. Any discrepancies were resolved by a third investigator. The effect size of the selected studies was assessed by different measures based on the type of data. The selected studies were descriptively analysed. We then chose a fixed-effect model or a random-effect model based on statistical homogeneity, and pooled data from the studies for meta-analysis, if possible. The primary outcome was the incidence of diarrhoea. The secondary outcomes were the duration of diarrhoea, incidence of diarrhoea-associated symptoms, physical function and quality of life. All statistical analyses were performed by Review Manager V.5.3. This systematic review did not require ethics approval, because it included aggregated published data, and not individual patient data. The review was published in a peer-reviewed journal. This systematic review protocol was registered with PROSPERO (registration number: CRD 42016048573). © 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.

  7. 3 CFR - Waiver of Restriction on Providing Funds to the Palestinian Authority

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    2011-01-01

    ... Memorandum for the Secretary of State By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the... publish the determination in the Federal Register.BARACK OBAMATHE WHITE HOUSE, Washington, October 6, 2010. ...

  8. REBASE--a database for DNA restriction and modification: enzymes, genes and genomes.

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    Roberts, Richard J; Vincze, Tamas; Posfai, Janos; Macelis, Dana

    2015-01-01

    REBASE is a comprehensive and fully curated database of information about the components of restriction-modification (RM) systems. It contains fully referenced information about recognition and cleavage sites for both restriction enzymes and methyltransferases as well as commercial availability, methylation sensitivity, crystal and sequence data. All genomes that are completely sequenced are analyzed for RM system components, and with the advent of PacBio sequencing, the recognition sequences of DNA methyltransferases (MTases) are appearing rapidly. Thus, Type I and Type III systems can now be characterized in terms of recognition specificity merely by DNA sequencing. The contents of REBASE may be browsed from the web http://rebase.neb.com and selected compilations can be downloaded by FTP (ftp.neb.com). Monthly updates are also available via email. © The Author(s) 2014. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of Nucleic Acids Research.

  9. The effect of removing funding restrictions for atorvastatin differed across sociodemographic groups among New Zealanders hospitalised with cardiovascular disease: a national data linkage study.

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    Mehta, Suneela; Wells, Sue; Jackson, Rod; Harrison, Jeff; Kerr, Andrew

    2016-10-14

    Publicly-funded atorvastatin required prior approval until September 2010 whereas simvastatin did not. Our aim was to examine if overall statin dispensing and atorvastatin dispensing among patients hospitalised for cardiovascular disease (CVD) differed systematically across sociodemographic groups during and after special authority criteria. National medication dispensing data were anonymously linked to patients hospitalised across New Zealand with CVD and discharged between 1/07/2009-31/12/2009 when special authority criteria applied and 1/09/2010-28/02/2011 after restrictions ceased. Statin dispensing at least once within six months post-discharge was analysed by sociodemographic characteristics. Overall statin use was the same (80%) among patients discharged during (n=14,094) and after (n=13,274) restrictions. With restrictions, atorvastatin dispensing was 32-33% less frequent among statin-users <45 years and >75 years than 65-74 year olds and 28-55% less among Māori, Pacific and Indian peoples than all others. Minimal relative differences occurred by sex or deprivation status. After restrictions were lifted, the proportion of statin-users dispensed atorvastatin increased around two-fold or more across all sociodemographic strata with three-four fold increases for patients >55 years and for Māori, Pacific and Indian peoples. After funding restrictions ceased, disparities in atorvastatin dispensing appeared to reduce across age and ethnic groups among patients with CVD-related hospitalisations, but overall statin use was unchanged.

  10. Multivalent Peptidomimetic Conjugates as Inhibitors of Androgen Receptor Function in Therapy-Resistant Prostate Cancer

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2017-10-01

    STATEMENT: Approved for Public Release; Distribution Unlimited The views, opinions and/or findings contained in this report are those of the author...S) 12. DISTRIBUTION / AVAILABILITY STATEMENT Approved for Public Release; Distribution Unlimited 13. SUPPLEMENTARY NOTES 14. ABSTRACT Androgens are ...hormones that play a critical role in stimulating prostate cancer growth. Androgens activate a protein called the androgen receptor ( AR ), which

  11. 43 CFR 11.36 - May the authorized official use both type A and type B procedures for the same release?

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    2010-10-01

    ... 43 Public Lands: Interior 1 2010-10-01 2010-10-01 false May the authorized official use both type A and type B procedures for the same release? 11.36 Section 11.36 Public Lands: Interior Office of the Secretary of the Interior NATURAL RESOURCE DAMAGE ASSESSMENTS Assessment Plan Phase § 11.36 May...

  12. 43 CFR 11.36 - May the authorized official use both type A and type B procedures for the same release?

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-10-01

    ... 43 Public Lands: Interior 1 2011-10-01 2011-10-01 false May the authorized official use both type A and type B procedures for the same release? 11.36 Section 11.36 Public Lands: Interior Office of the Secretary of the Interior NATURAL RESOURCE DAMAGE ASSESSMENTS Assessment Plan Phase § 11.36 May...

  13. Release from drinking-age restrictions is associated with increases in alcohol-related motor vehicle collisions among young drivers in Canada.

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    Callaghan, Russell C; Gatley, Jodi M; Sanches, Marcos; Benny, Claire; Asbridge, Mark

    2016-10-01

    Alcohol-related motor vehicle collisions (MVCs) are a key concern in current international debates about the effectiveness of minimum legal drinking age (MLDA) laws, but the majority of this literature is based on natural experiments involving MLDA changes occurring 2-4 decades ago. A regression-discontinuity approach was used to estimate the relation between Canadian drinking-age laws and population-based alcohol-related MVCs (n=50,233) among drivers aged 15-23years in Canada. In comparison to male drivers slightly younger than the MLDA, those just older had immediate and abrupt increases in alcohol-related MVCs of 40.6% (95% CI 25.1%-56.6%; P<0.001) in Ontario; 90.2% (95% CI 7.3%-171.2%; P=0.033) in Manitoba; 21.6% (95% CI 8.5%-35.0%; P=0.001) in British Columbia; and 27.3% (95% CI 10.9%-44.5%; P=0.001) in Alberta; but also an unexpected significant decrease in the Northwest Territories of -102.2% (95% CI -120.7%-74.9%; P<0.001). For females, release from MLDA restrictions was associated with increases in alcohol-related MVCs in Ontario [34.2% (95% CI 0.9%-68.0%; P=0.044)] and Alberta [82.2% (95% CI 41.1%-125.1%; P<0.001)]. Nationally, in comparison to male drivers slightly younger than the legislated MLDA, male drivers just older had significant increases immediately following the MLDA in alcohol-related severe MVCs [27.0% (95% CI 12.6%-41.7%, P<0.001)] and alcohol-related fatal MVCs [53.4% (95% CI 2.4%-102.9%, P=0.04)]. Release from Canadian drinking-age restrictions appears to be associated with immediate increases in alcohol-related fatal and non-fatal MVCs, especially among male drivers. Copyright © 2016. Published by Elsevier Inc.

  14. Dynamin recruitment and membrane scission at the neck of a clathrin-coated pit.

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    Cocucci, Emanuele; Gaudin, Raphaël; Kirchhausen, Tom

    2014-11-05

    Dynamin, the GTPase required for clathrin-mediated endocytosis, is recruited to clathrin-coated pits in two sequential phases. The first is associated with coated pit maturation; the second, with fission of the membrane neck of a coated pit. Using gene-edited cells that express dynamin2-EGFP instead of dynamin2 and live-cell TIRF imaging with single-molecule EGFP sensitivity and high temporal resolution, we detected the arrival of dynamin at coated pits and defined dynamin dimers as the preferred assembly unit. We also used live-cell spinning-disk confocal microscopy calibrated by single-molecule EGFP detection to determine the number of dynamins recruited to the coated pits. A large fraction of budding coated pits recruit between 26 and 40 dynamins (between 1 and 1.5 helical turns of a dynamin collar) during the recruitment phase associated with neck fission; 26 are enough for coated vesicle release in cells partially depleted of dynamin by RNA interference. We discuss how these results restrict models for the mechanism of dynamin-mediated membrane scission. © 2014 Cocucci et al. This article is distributed by The American Society for Cell Biology under license from the author(s). Two months after publication it is available to the public under an Attribution–Noncommercial–Share Alike 3.0 Unported Creative Commons License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0).

  15. [International trend of guidance for nanomaterial risk assessment].

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    Hirose, Akihiko

    2013-01-01

    In the past few years, several kinds of opinions or recommendations on the nanomaterial safety assessment have been published from international or national bodies. Among the reports, the first practical guidance of risk assessment from the regulatory body was published from the European Food Safety Authorities in May 2011, which included the determination of exposure scenario and toxicity testing strategy. In October 2011, European Commission (EC) adopted the definition of "nanomaterial" for regulation. And more recently, Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety of EC released guidance for assessment of nanomaterials in cosmetics in June 2012. A series of activities in EU marks an important step towards realistic safety assessment of nanomaterials. On the other hand, the US FDA announced a draft guidance for industry in June 2011, and then published draft guidance documents for both "Cosmetic Products" and "Food Ingredients and Food Contact Substances" in April 2012. These draft documents do not restrictedly define the physical properties of nanomaterials, but when manufacturing changes alter the dimensions, properties, or effects of an FDA-regulated product, the products are treated as new products. Such international movements indicate that most of nanomaterials with any new properties would be assessed or regulated as new products by most of national authorities in near future, although the approaches are still case by case basis. We will introduce such current international activities and consideration points for regulatory risk assessment.

  16. JSPAM: A restricted three-body code for simulating interacting galaxies

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    Wallin, J. F.; Holincheck, A. J.; Harvey, A.

    2016-07-01

    Restricted three-body codes have a proven ability to recreate much of the disturbed morphology of actual interacting galaxies. As more sophisticated n-body models were developed and computer speed increased, restricted three-body codes fell out of favor. However, their supporting role for performing wide searches of parameter space when fitting orbits to real systems demonstrates a continuing need for their use. Here we present the model and algorithm used in the JSPAM code. A precursor of this code was originally described in 1990, and was called SPAM. We have recently updated the software with an alternate potential and a treatment of dynamical friction to more closely mimic the results from n-body tree codes. The code is released publicly for use under the terms of the Academic Free License ("AFL") v. 3.0 and has been added to the Astrophysics Source Code Library.

  17. Real-time imaging of inflation-induced ATP release in the ex vivo rat lung.

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    Furuya, Kishio; Tan, Ju Jing; Boudreault, Francis; Sokabe, Masahiro; Berthiaume, Yves; Grygorczyk, Ryszard

    2016-11-01

    Extracellular ATP and other nucleotides are important autocrine/paracrine mediators that regulate diverse processes critical for lung function, including mucociliary clearance, surfactant secretion, and local blood flow. Cellular ATP release is mechanosensitive; however, the impact of physical stimuli on ATP release during breathing has never been tested in intact lungs in real time and remains elusive. In this pilot study, we investigated inflation-induced ATP release in rat lungs ex vivo by real-time luciferin-luciferase (LL) bioluminescence imaging coupled with simultaneous infrared tissue imaging to identify ATP-releasing sites. With LL solution introduced into air spaces, brief inflation of such edematous lung (1 s, ∼20 cmH 2 O) induced transient (<30 s) ATP release in a limited number of air-inflated alveolar sacs during their recruitment/opening. Released ATP reached concentrations of ∼10 -6 M, relevant for autocrine/paracrine signaling, but it remained spatially restricted to single alveolar sacs or their clusters. ATP release was stimulus dependent: prolonged (100 s) inflation evoked long-lasting ATP release that terminated upon alveoli deflation/derecruitment while cyclic inflation/suction produced cyclic ATP release. With LL introduced into blood vessels, inflation induced transient ATP release in many small patchlike areas the size of alveolar sacs. Findings suggest that inflation induces ATP release in both alveoli and the surrounding blood capillary network; the functional units of ATP release presumably consist of alveolar sacs or their clusters. Our study demonstrates the feasibility of real-time ATP release imaging in ex vivo lungs and provides the first direct evidence of inflation-induced ATP release in lung air spaces and in pulmonary blood capillaries, highlighting the importance of purinergic signaling in lung function. Copyright © 2016 the American Physiological Society.

  18. Plasma Amino Acids Profiles in Children with Autism: Potential Risk of Nutritional Deficiencies.

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    Arnold, Georgianne L.; Hyman, Susan L.; Mooney, Robert A.; Kirby, Russell S.

    2003-01-01

    The plasma amino acid profiles of 10 children with autism on gluten and casein restricted diets and 26 on unrestricted diets were reviewed. There was a trend for the children on restricted diets to have an increased prevalence of essential amino acid deficiencies and lower plasma levels of essential acids. (Contains references.) (Author/CR)

  19. 33 CFR 334.782 - SUPSHIP Bath Maine Detachment Mobile at AUSTAL, USA, Mobile, AL; restricted area.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-07-01

    ... 33 Navigation and Navigable Waters 3 2012-07-01 2012-07-01 false SUPSHIP Bath Maine Detachment... REGULATIONS § 334.782 SUPSHIP Bath Maine Detachment Mobile at AUSTAL, USA, Mobile, AL; restricted area. (a... local military or Naval authority, vessels of the United States Coast Guard, and local or state law...

  20. 33 CFR 334.782 - SUPSHIP Bath Maine Detachment Mobile at AUSTAL, USA, Mobile, AL; restricted area.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-07-01

    ... 33 Navigation and Navigable Waters 3 2011-07-01 2011-07-01 false SUPSHIP Bath Maine Detachment... REGULATIONS § 334.782 SUPSHIP Bath Maine Detachment Mobile at AUSTAL, USA, Mobile, AL; restricted area. (a... local military or Naval authority, vessels of the United States Coast Guard, and local or state law...

  1. 13 CFR 127.503 - When is a contracting officer authorized to restrict competition under this part?

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-01-01

    ... reasonable expectation based on market research that: (1) Two or more EDWOSBs will submit offers for the... requirements. If market research indicates that the criteria in paragraph (a) are not met for restricting...; and (2) The contracting officer has a reasonable expectation based on market research that— (i) Two or...

  2. 25 CFR 161.6 - Are there any other restrictions on information given to BIA?

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-04-01

    ... 25 Indians 1 2010-04-01 2010-04-01 false Are there any other restrictions on information given to BIA? 161.6 Section 161.6 Indians BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR LAND AND WATER NAVAJO PARTITIONED LANDS GRAZING PERMITS Definitions, Authority, Purpose, and Scope § 161.6 Are there any...

  3. 25 CFR 161.6 - Are there any other restrictions on information given to BIA?

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-04-01

    ... 25 Indians 1 2011-04-01 2011-04-01 false Are there any other restrictions on information given to BIA? 161.6 Section 161.6 Indians BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR LAND AND WATER NAVAJO PARTITIONED LANDS GRAZING PERMITS Definitions, Authority, Purpose, and Scope § 161.6 Are there any...

  4. 36 CFR 218.13 - Secretary's authority.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-07-01

    ... Section 218.13 Parks, Forests, and Public Property FOREST SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE PREDECISIONAL... section shall restrict the Secretary of Agriculture from exercising any statutory authority regarding the... reduction projects proposed by the Secretary of Agriculture or the Under Secretary, Natural Resources and...

  5. 36 CFR 218.13 - Secretary's authority.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-07-01

    ... activities proposed by the Secretary of Agriculture or the Under Secretary, Natural Resources and Environment... Section 218.13 Parks, Forests, and Public Property FOREST SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE PROJECT-LEVEL... this section shall restrict the Secretary of Agriculture from exercising any statutory authority...

  6. 36 CFR 218.13 - Secretary's authority.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-07-01

    ... Section 218.13 Parks, Forests, and Public Property FOREST SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE PREDECISIONAL... section shall restrict the Secretary of Agriculture from exercising any statutory authority regarding the... reduction projects proposed by the Secretary of Agriculture or the Under Secretary, Natural Resources and...

  7. 36 CFR 215.20 - Secretary's authority.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-07-01

    .... (b) Decisions of the Secretary of Agriculture or Under Secretary, Natural Resources and Environment... Section 215.20 Parks, Forests, and Public Property FOREST SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE NOTICE... authority. (a) Nothing in this section shall restrict the Secretary of Agriculture from exercising any...

  8. 36 CFR 215.20 - Secretary's authority.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-07-01

    .... (b) Decisions of the Secretary of Agriculture or Under Secretary, Natural Resources and Environment... Section 215.20 Parks, Forests, and Public Property FOREST SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE NOTICE... authority. (a) Nothing in this section shall restrict the Secretary of Agriculture from exercising any...

  9. 36 CFR 218.13 - Secretary's authority.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-07-01

    ... activities proposed by the Secretary of Agriculture or the Under Secretary, Natural Resources and Environment... Section 218.13 Parks, Forests, and Public Property FOREST SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE PROJECT-LEVEL... this section shall restrict the Secretary of Agriculture from exercising any statutory authority...

  10. 36 CFR 215.20 - Secretary's authority.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-07-01

    .... (b) Decisions of the Secretary of Agriculture or Under Secretary, Natural Resources and Environment... Section 215.20 Parks, Forests, and Public Property FOREST SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE NOTICE... authority. (a) Nothing in this section shall restrict the Secretary of Agriculture from exercising any...

  11. 36 CFR 218.13 - Secretary's authority.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-07-01

    ... Section 218.13 Parks, Forests, and Public Property FOREST SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE PREDECISIONAL... section shall restrict the Secretary of Agriculture from exercising any statutory authority regarding the... reduction projects proposed by the Secretary of Agriculture or the Under Secretary, Natural Resources and...

  12. 36 CFR 215.20 - Secretary's authority.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-07-01

    .... (b) Decisions of the Secretary of Agriculture or Under Secretary, Natural Resources and Environment... Section 215.20 Parks, Forests, and Public Property FOREST SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE NOTICE... authority. (a) Nothing in this section shall restrict the Secretary of Agriculture from exercising any...

  13. 36 CFR 215.20 - Secretary's authority.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-07-01

    .... (b) Decisions of the Secretary of Agriculture or Under Secretary, Natural Resources and Environment... Section 215.20 Parks, Forests, and Public Property FOREST SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE NOTICE... authority. (a) Nothing in this section shall restrict the Secretary of Agriculture from exercising any...

  14. Effects of photoperiod and food restriction on the reproductive physiology of female California mice

    PubMed Central

    Steinman, Michael Q.; Knight, Jennifer A.; Trainor, Brian C.

    2012-01-01

    Many temperate-zone animals use changes in photoperiod to time breeding. Shorter term cues, like food availability, are integrated with photoperiod to adjust reproductive timing under unexpected conditions. Many mice of the genus Peromyscus breed in the summer. California mice (Peromyscus californicus), however, can breed year round, but tend to begin breeding in the winter. Glial cells may be involved in transduction of environmental signals that regulate gonadotrophin releasing hormone (GnRH) activity. We examined the effects of diet and photoperiod on reproduction in female California mice. Mice placed on either short days (8L:16D) or long days (16L:8D) were food restricted (80% of normal intake) or fed ad libitum. Short day-food restricted mice showed significant regression of the reproductive system. GnRH-immunoreactivity was increased in the tuberal hypothalamus of long day-food restricted mice. This may be associated with the sparing effect long days have when mice are food restricted. The number of GFAP-immunoreactive fibers in proximity to GnRH nerve terminals correlated negatively with uterine size in ad libitum but not food restricted mice, suggesting diet may alter glial regulation of the reproductive axis. There was a trend towards food restriction increasing uterine expression of c-fos mRNA, an estrogen dependent gene. Similar to other seasonally breeding rodents, short days render the reproductive system of female California mice more susceptible to effects of food restriction. This may be vestigial, or it may have evolved to mitigate consequences of unexpectedly poor winter food supplies. PMID:22245263

  15. Methodology for the Assessment of the Ecotoxicological Potential of Construction Materials

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    Rodrigues, Patrícia; Silvestre, José D.; Flores-Colen, Inês; Viegas, Cristina A.; de Brito, Jorge; Kurad, Rawaz; Demertzi, Martha

    2017-01-01

    Innovation in construction materials (CM) implies changing their composition by incorporating raw materials, usually non-traditional ones, which confer the desired characteristics. However, this practice may have unknown risks. This paper discusses the ecotoxicological potential associated with raw and construction materials, and proposes and applies a methodology for the assessment of their ecotoxicological potential. This methodology is based on existing laws, such as Regulation (European Commission) No. 1907/2006 (REACH—Registration, Evaluation, Authorization and Restriction of Chemicals) and Regulation (European Commission) No. 1272/2008 (CLP—Classification, Labelling and Packaging). Its application and validation showed that raw material without clear evidence of ecotoxicological potential, but with some ability to release chemicals, can lead to the formulation of a CM with a slightly lower hazardousness in terms of chemical characterization despite a slightly higher ecotoxicological potential than the raw materials. The proposed methodology can be a useful tool for the development and manufacturing of products and the design choice of the most appropriate CM, aiming at the reduction of their environmental impact and contributing to construction sustainability. PMID:28773011

  16. Methoxy-modified kaolinite as a novel carrier for high-capacity loading and controlled-release of the herbicide amitrole

    PubMed Central

    Tan, Daoyong; Yuan, Peng; Annabi-Bergaya, Faïza; Liu, Dong; He, Hongping

    2015-01-01

    Methoxy-modified kaolinite was used as a novel carrier for loading and release of the herbicide 3-amino-1,2,4-triazole, known as amitrole (abbreviated here as AMT). The methoxy modification made the interlayer space of the kaolinite available for AMT intercalation. The AMT loading content in methoxy-modified kaolinite reached up to 20.8 mass% (twice the loading content by unmodified kaolinite). About 48% of this amount is located in the interlayer space. The release profiles of the AMT fit with the modified Korsmeyer-Peppas model. Due to the diffusional restriction of the intercalated AMT by the lamellar structure of the kaolinite and the strong electrostatic attraction between the intercalated AMT and the kaolinite, a slow release of AMT from the methoxy-modified kaolinite was achieved. These results show that the methoxy-modification is a facile method to make the interlayer space of kaolinite available for hosting other guest molecules. The methoxy-modified kaolinite is a promising candidate for high-capacity loading and controlled-release of other molecules such as drugs, agrochemicals, and biochemicals. PMID:25747124

  17. Current strategies for sustaining drug release from electrospun nanofibers

    PubMed Central

    Chou, Shih-Feng; Carson, Daniel; Woodrow, Kim A.

    2017-01-01

    Electrospun drug-eluting fibers are emerging as a novel dosage form for multipurpose prevention against sexually transmitted infections, including HIV, and unintended pregnancy. Previous work from our lab and others show the versatility of this platform to deliver large doses of physico-chemically diverse agents. However, there is still an unmet need to develop practical fiber formulations for water-soluble small molecule drugs needed at high dosing due to intrinsic low potency or desire for sustained prevention. To date, most sustained release fibers have been restricted to the delivery of biologics or hydrophobic small molecules at low drug loading of typically < 1 wt.%, which is often impractical for most clinical applications. For hydrophilic small molecule drugs, their high aqueous solubility and poor partitioning and incompatibility with insoluble polymers make long-term release even more challenging. Here we investigate several existing strategies to sustain release of hydrophilic small molecule drugs that are highly-loaded in electrospun fibers. In particular, we investigate what is known about the design constraints required to realize multi-day release from fibers fabricated from uniaxial and coaxial electrospinning. PMID:26363300

  18. Methoxy-modified kaolinite as a novel carrier for high-capacity loading and controlled-release of the herbicide amitrole

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Tan, Daoyong; Yuan, Peng; Annabi-Bergaya, Faïza; Liu, Dong; He, Hongping

    2015-03-01

    Methoxy-modified kaolinite was used as a novel carrier for loading and release of the herbicide 3-amino-1,2,4-triazole, known as amitrole (abbreviated here as AMT). The methoxy modification made the interlayer space of the kaolinite available for AMT intercalation. The AMT loading content in methoxy-modified kaolinite reached up to 20.8 mass% (twice the loading content by unmodified kaolinite). About 48% of this amount is located in the interlayer space. The release profiles of the AMT fit with the modified Korsmeyer-Peppas model. Due to the diffusional restriction of the intercalated AMT by the lamellar structure of the kaolinite and the strong electrostatic attraction between the intercalated AMT and the kaolinite, a slow release of AMT from the methoxy-modified kaolinite was achieved. These results show that the methoxy-modification is a facile method to make the interlayer space of kaolinite available for hosting other guest molecules. The methoxy-modified kaolinite is a promising candidate for high-capacity loading and controlled-release of other molecules such as drugs, agrochemicals, and biochemicals.

  19. Current strategies for sustaining drug release from electrospun nanofibers.

    PubMed

    Chou, Shih-Feng; Carson, Daniel; Woodrow, Kim A

    2015-12-28

    Electrospun drug-eluting fibers are emerging as a novel dosage form for multipurpose prevention against sexually transmitted infections, including HIV, and unintended pregnancy. Previous work from our lab and others show the versatility of this platform to deliver large doses of physico-chemically diverse agents. However, there is still an unmet need to develop practical fiber formulations for water-soluble small molecule drugs needed at high dosing due to intrinsic low potency or desire for sustained prevention. To date, most sustained release fibers have been restricted to the delivery of biologics or hydrophobic small molecules at low drug loading of typically <1 wt.%, which is often impractical for most clinical applications. For hydrophilic small molecule drugs, their high aqueous solubility and poor partitioning and incompatibility with insoluble polymers make long-term release even more challenging. Here we investigate several existing strategies to sustain release of hydrophilic small molecule drugs that are highly-loaded in electrospun fibers. In particular, we investigate what is known about the design constraints required to realize multi-day release from fibers fabricated from uniaxial and coaxial electrospinning. Copyright © 2015 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

  20. 10 CFR 14.43 - Acceptance of payment constitutes release.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-01-01

    ... 10 Energy 1 2010-01-01 2010-01-01 false Acceptance of payment constitutes release. 14.43 Section... Commission Action and Authority § 14.43 Acceptance of payment constitutes release. Acceptance by the claimant, his agent, or legal representative, of any award, compromise, or settlement made under the provisions...

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