Sample records for safety feature esf

  1. V&V Plan for FPGA-based ESF-CCS Using System Engineering Approach.

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Maerani, Restu; Mayaka, Joyce; El Akrat, Mohamed; Cheon, Jung Jae

    2018-02-01

    Instrumentation and Control (I&C) systems play an important role in maintaining the safety of Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) operation. However, most current I&C safety systems are based on Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) hardware, which is difficult to verify and validate, and is susceptible to software common cause failure. Therefore, a plan for the replacement of the PLC-based safety systems, such as the Engineered Safety Feature - Component Control System (ESF-CCS), with Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGA) is needed. By using a systems engineering approach, which ensures traceability in every phase of the life cycle, from system requirements, design implementation to verification and validation, the system development is guaranteed to be in line with the regulatory requirements. The Verification process will ensure that the customer and stakeholder’s needs are satisfied in a high quality, trustworthy, cost efficient and schedule compliant manner throughout a system’s entire life cycle. The benefit of the V&V plan is to ensure that the FPGA based ESF-CCS is correctly built, and to ensure that the measurement of performance indicators has positive feedback that “do we do the right thing” during the re-engineering process of the FPGA based ESF-CCS.

  2. ESF GROUND SUPPORT - MATERIAL DEDICATION ANALYSIS FOR STRUCTURAL STEEL AND ACCESSORIES FROM A COMMERCIAL GRADE SOURCE

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

    M.D. Stine

    1996-01-23

    The purpose of this analysis is to select the critical characteristics to be verified for steel sets and accessories and the verification methods to be implemented through a material dedication process for the procurement and use of commercial grade structural steel sets and accessories (which have a nuclear safety function) to be used in ground support (with the exception of alcove ground support and alcove opening framing, which are not addressed in this analysis) for the Exploratory Studies Facility (ESF) Topopah Spring (TS) Loop. The ESF TS Loop includes the North Ramp, Main Drift, and South Ramp underground openings.

  3. 2017 ESF in Thailand

    Cancer.gov

    The Embassy Science Fellow (ESF) program provides U.S. embassies access to the expertise of U.S. government officers in science and technology fields. U.S. embassies request Fellows to assist on science, technology, environment or health issues and related policy development and collaboration.

  4. Statistical characteristics of locally generated ESF during equinoctial months over Sanya

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Meng, Xing; Fang, Hanxian; Li, Guozhu; Weng, Libin

    2018-05-01

    Understanding the local generation rate of equatorial spread-F (ESF) is important for forecasting ionospheric scintillation. Using the GPS ionospheric scintillation/TEC and VHF radar data during March-April and September-October from 2010 to 2014, the occurrence of ionospheric scintillation, TEC fast fluctuation, and backscatter plume were studied. Through analyzing the simultaneous occurrence of ionospheric scintillation, TEC fast fluctuation and backscatter plume, the local generation rate of ESF over Sanya was investigated. The results show that the monthly generation rate varies between 0% and 68%. A significant equinoctial asymmetry of local generation rate of ESF can be found in 2010, 2013 and 2014. The local generation rate of ESF increases from 2010 to 2014 during March-April, while it does not have similar trend during September-October. The plasma vertical drift influenced by solar activity has a significant impact on the monthly generation rate. The equinoctial asymmetry of plasma vertical drift may contribute a lot to the equinoctial asymmetry of the generation rate of ESF.

  5. ESF-X: a low-cost modular experiment computer for space flight experiments

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Sell, Steven; Zapetis, Joseph; Littlefield, Jim; Vining, Joanne

    2004-08-01

    The high cost associated with spaceflight research often compels experimenters to scale back their research goals significantly purely for budgetary reasons; among experiment systems, control and data collection electronics are a major contributor to total project cost. ESF-X was developed as an architecture demonstration in response to this need: it is a highly capable, radiation-protected experiment support computer, designed to be configurable on demand to each investigator's particular experiment needs, and operational in LEO for missions lasting up to several years (e.g., ISS EXPRESS) without scheduled service or maintenance. ESF-X can accommodate up to 255 data channels (I/O, A/D, D/A, etc.), allocated per customer request, with data rates up to 40kHz. Additionally, ESF-X can be programmed using the graphical block-diagram based programming languages Simulink and MATLAB. This represents a major cost saving opportunity for future investigators, who can now obtain a customized, space-qualified experiment controller at steeply reduced cost compared to 'new' design, and without the performance compromises associated with using preexisting 'generic' systems. This paper documents the functional benchtop prototype, which utilizes a combination of COTS and space-qualified components, along with unit-gravity-specific provisions appropriate to laboratory environment evaluation of the ESF-X design concept and its physical implementation.

  6. Safety Features in Anaesthesia Machine

    PubMed Central

    Subrahmanyam, M; Mohan, S

    2013-01-01

    Anaesthesia is one of the few sub-specialties of medicine, which has quickly adapted technology to improve patient safety. This application of technology can be seen in patient monitoring, advances in anaesthesia machines, intubating devices, ultrasound for visualisation of nerves and vessels, etc., Anaesthesia machines have come a long way in the last 100 years, the improvements being driven both by patient safety as well as functionality and economy of use. Incorporation of safety features in anaesthesia machines and ensuring that a proper check of the machine is done before use on a patient ensures patient safety. This review will trace all the present safety features in the machine and their evolution. PMID:24249880

  7. ESF EUROCORES Programmes In Geosciences And Environmental Sciences

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Jonckheere, I. G.

    2007-12-01

    In close cooperation with its Member Organisations, the European Science Foundation (ESF) has launched since late 2003 a series of European Collaborative Research (EUROCORES) Programmes. Their aim is to enable researchers in different European countries to develop cooperation and scientific synergy in areas where European scale and scope are required in a global context. The EUROCORES Scheme provides an open, flexible and transparent framework that allows national science funding and science performing agencies to join forces to support excellent European-led research, following a selection among many science-driven suggestions for new Programmes themes submitted by the scientific community. The EUROCORES instrument represents the first large scale attempt of national research (funding) agencies to act together against fragmentation, asynchronicity and duplication of research (funding) within Europe. There are presently 7 EUROCORES Programmes specifically dealing with cutting edge science in the fields of Earth, Climate and Environmental Sciences. The EUROCORES Programmes consist of a number of international, multidisciplinary collaborative research projects running for 3-4 years, selected through independent peer review. Under the overall responsibility of the participating funding agencies, those projects are coordinated and networked together through the scientific guidance of a Scientific Committee, with the support of a Programme Coordinator, responsible at ESF for providing planning, logistics, and the integration and dissemination of science. Strong links are aimed for with other major international programmes and initiatives worldwide. In this framework, linkage to IYPE would be of major interest for the scientific communities involved. Each Programme mobilises 5 to 13 million Euros in direct science funding from 9 to 27 national agencies from 8 to 20 countries. Additional funding for coordination, networking and dissemination is allocated by the ESF

  8. An Online Risk Monitor System (ORMS) to Increase Safety and Security Levels in Industry

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Zubair, M.; Rahman, Khalil Ur; Hassan, Mehmood Ul

    2013-12-01

    The main idea of this research is to develop an Online Risk Monitor System (ORMS) based on Living Probabilistic Safety Assessment (LPSA). The article highlights the essential features and functions of ORMS. The basic models and modules such as, Reliability Data Update Model (RDUM), running time update, redundant system unavailability update, Engineered Safety Features (ESF) unavailability update and general system update have been described in this study. ORMS not only provides quantitative analysis but also highlights qualitative aspects of risk measures. ORMS is capable of automatically updating the online risk models and reliability parameters of equipment. ORMS can support in the decision making process of operators and managers in Nuclear Power Plants.

  9. The ESF and New Technology Training for Unemployed Women.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Brine, Jacky

    The European Social Fund's (ESF's) emphasis on new technology training increased throughout the 1980s, but in the 1990s this emphasis disappears from policies toward "socially excluded" groups, including long-term unemployed women. Women are segregated into certain occupations and then further segregated by a hierarchical division that…

  10. Prediction of post-sunset ESF based on the strength and asymmetry of EIA from ground based TEC measurements

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Thampi, S. V.; Ravindran, S.; Devasia, C. V.; Pant, T. K.; Sreelatha, P.; Sridharan, R.

    The Coherent Radio Beacon Experiment (CRABEX) is aimed at investigating the equatorial ionospheric processes like the Equatorial Ionization Anomaly (EIA) and Equatorial Spread F (ESF) and their inter relationships. As a part of CRABEX program, a network of six stations covering the region from Trivandrum (8.5°N) to Nainital (29.3°N) is set up along the 77-78° E meridian. These ground receivers basically measure the slant Total Electron Content (TEC) along the line of sight from the Low Earth Orbiting satellites (NIMS). These simultaneous TEC measurements are inverted to obtain the tomographic image of the latitudinal distribution of electron densities in the meridional plane. In this paper, the tomographic images of the equatorial ionosphere along the 77-78°E meridian are presented. The crest intensities in the southern and northern hemispheres also show significant differences with seasons, showing the variability in the EIA asymmetry. The evening images give an indication of the prevailing electrodynamical conditions on different days, preceding the occurrence/non-occurrence of ESF. Apart from this, the single station TEC measurements from the Trivandrum station itself is used to estimate the EIA strength and asymmetry. Since this station is situated at the trough of the EIA, right over the dip equator, the latitudinal gradients on both northern (N) and southern (S) sides can be used to compute the EIA strength and asymmetry. These two parameters, obtained well ahead of the onset time of ESF, are shown to have a definite role on the subsequent ESF activity. Hence, both these factors are combined to define a new `forecast parameter' for the generation of ESF. It has been shown that this parameter can uniquely define the state of the `background ionosphere' conducive for the generation of ESF irregularities as early as 1600 IST. A critical value for the `forecast parameter' has been identified such that when the estimated value for `forecast parameter' exceeds

  11. Deterministic prediction of post-sunset ESF based on the strength and asymmetry of EIA from ground based TEC measurements: Preliminary results

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Thampi, Smitha V.; Ravindran, Sudha; Pant, Tarun Kumar; Devasia, C. V.; Sreelatha, P.; Sridharan, R.

    2006-07-01

    This paper provides the first observations of EIA asymmetry by receiving beacon transmissions onboard low earth orbiting satellites from a single station ground-based receiver. The EIA strength and asymmetry are derived from the latitudinal profiles of TEC obtained from a radio beacon receiver at Trivandrum (8.5°N, 77°E, diplat ~0.5°N). These two parameters, obtained well ahead of the onset time of ESF, are shown to have a definite role on the subsequent ESF activity. In the present paper, both these factors are combined to define a new `threshold parameter' for the generation of ESF. It has been shown that this parameter can define the state of the `background ionosphere' conducive for the generation of ESF irregularities much prior to its onset.

  12. Active transportation safety features around schools in Canada.

    PubMed

    Pinkerton, Bryn; Rosu, Andrei; Janssen, Ian; Pickett, William

    2013-10-31

    The purpose of this study was to describe the presence and quality of active transportation safety features in Canadian school environments that relate to pedestrian and bicycle safety. Variations in these features and associated traffic concerns as perceived by school administrators were examined by geographic status and school type. The study was based on schools that participated in 2009/2010 Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) survey. ArcGIS software version 10 and Google Earth were used to assess the presence and quality of ten different active transportation safety features. Findings suggest that there are crosswalks and good sidewalk coverage in the environments surrounding most Canadian schools, but a dearth of bicycle lanes and other traffic calming measures (e.g., speed bumps, traffic chokers). Significant urban/rural inequities exist with a greater prevalence of sidewalk coverage, crosswalks, traffic medians, and speed bumps in urban areas. With the exception of bicycle lanes, the active transportation safety features that were present were generally rated as high quality. Traffic was more of a concern to administrators in urban areas. This study provides novel information about active transportation safety features in Canadian school environments. This information could help guide public health efforts aimed at increasing active transportation levels while simultaneously decreasing active transportation injuries.

  13. Active Transportation Safety Features around Schools in Canada

    PubMed Central

    Pinkerton, Bryn; Rosu, Andrei; Janssen, Ian; Pickett, William

    2013-01-01

    The purpose of this study was to describe the presence and quality of active transportation safety features in Canadian school environments that relate to pedestrian and bicycle safety. Variations in these features and associated traffic concerns as perceived by school administrators were examined by geographic status and school type. The study was based on schools that participated in 2009/2010 Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) survey. ArcGIS software version 10 and Google Earth were used to assess the presence and quality of ten different active transportation safety features. Findings suggest that there are crosswalks and good sidewalk coverage in the environments surrounding most Canadian schools, but a dearth of bicycle lanes and other traffic calming measures (e.g., speed bumps, traffic chokers). Significant urban/rural inequities exist with a greater prevalence of sidewalk coverage, crosswalks, traffic medians, and speed bumps in urban areas. With the exception of bicycle lanes, the active transportation safety features that were present were generally rated as high quality. Traffic was more of a concern to administrators in urban areas. This study provides novel information about active transportation safety features in Canadian school environments. This information could help guide public health efforts aimed at increasing active transportation levels while simultaneously decreasing active transportation injuries. PMID:24185844

  14. A seasonal study on the role of h'F/meridional winds in influencing the development of ESF irregularities over Indian sector

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Sreekumar, Sreeba; Sripathi, S.

    2017-08-01

    In this paper, we present the seasonal variation of nighttime thermospheric meridional winds over Hyderabad as derived using dual ionosonde observations located at Tirunelveli (8.7°N, 77.7°E, Dip Lat = 0.3°N), an equatorial station and Hyderabad (17.38°N, 78.45°E, Dip Lat = 12°N), a low latitude station, respectively, over the period of April-December 2013 using h'F data as discussed in (Sreekumar and Sripathi, 2016). The calculated winds has been compared with HWM14 wind model. The results show that trends of the derived winds from the ionosonde h'F data matches well with model wind near to midnight hours in all the seasons. However, some dissimilarities were observed during early night hours. Especially, the poleward winds during early night hours for different seasons were not well reproduced by the model. Later, the study is extended to understand the role of meridional winds in causing the variability of ESF occurrence vis a vis h'F. The histogram analysis of h'F vs wind values just before ESF onset reveals that the most probable combination of wind and h'F on the ESF days are centered around 350 km and 50 m/s. Additionally, we also performed Superposed Epoch Analysis (SEA) based on longer and shorter duration ESF events. The analysis reveals the distinct differences in the longer and shorter duration ESF events of Summer and Autumn equinox where the values of h'F as well as meridional winds where such that a steep change in reduction of poleward winds prior to ESF onset supported the longer duration ESF events in both seasons. However, this steep reduction is not so significant for the shorter duration ESF events indicating that meridional winds could play a crucial role in extending the spread F durations in longer duration events. The observations clearly demonstrate the reduction of poleward wind velocities during vernal equinox as compared to Autumn equinox, where larger poleward winds were present around ESF onset times. These observations are

  15. Seasonal dependence of the "forecast parameter" based on the EIA characteristics for the prediction of Equatorial Spread F (ESF)

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Thampi, S. V.; Ravindran, S.; Pant, T. K.; Devasia, C. V.; Sridharan, R.

    2008-06-01

    In an earlier study, Thampi et al. (2006) have shown that the strength and asymmetry of Equatorial Ionization Anomaly (EIA), obtained well ahead of the onset time of Equatorial Spread F (ESF) have a definite role on the subsequent ESF activity, and a new "forecast parameter" has been identified for the prediction of ESF. This paper presents the observations of EIA strength and asymmetry from the Indian longitudes during the period from August 2005 March 2007. These observations are made using the line of sight Total Electron Content (TEC) measured by a ground-based beacon receiver located at Trivandrum (8.5° N, 77° E, 0.5° N dip lat) in India. It is seen that the seasonal variability of EIA strength and asymmetry are manifested in the latitudinal gradients obtained using the relative TEC measurements. As a consequence, the "forecast parameter" also displays a definite seasonal pattern. The seasonal variability of the EIA strength and asymmetry, and the "forecast parameter" are discussed in the present paper and a critical value for has been identified for each month/season. The likely "skill factor" of the new parameter is assessed using the data for a total of 122 days, and it is seen that when the estimated value of the "forecast parameter" exceeds the critical value, the ESF is seen to occur on more than 95% of cases.

  16. Gravity wave control on ESF day-to-day variability: An empirical approach

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Aswathy, R. P.; Manju, G.

    2017-06-01

    The gravity wave control on the daily variation in nighttime ionization irregularity occurrence is studied using ionosonde data for the period 2002-2007 at magnetic equatorial location Trivandrum. Recent studies during low solar activity period have revealed that the seed perturbations should have the threshold amplitude required to trigger equatorial spread F (ESF), at a particular altitude and that this threshold amplitude undergoes seasonal and solar cycle changes. In the present study, the altitude variation of the threshold seed perturbations is examined for autumnal equinox of different years. Thereafter, a unique empirical model, incorporating the electrodynamical effects and the gravity wave modulation, is developed. Using the model the threshold curve for autumnal equinox season of any year may be delineated if the solar flux index (F10.7) is known. The empirical model is validated using the data for high, moderate, and low solar epochs in 2001, 2004, and 1995, respectively. This model has the potential to be developed further, to forecast ESF incidence, if the base height of ionosphere is in the altitude region where electrodynamics controls the occurrence of ESF. ESF irregularities are harmful for communication and navigation systems, and therefore, research is ongoing globally to predict them. In this context, this study is crucial for evolving a methodology to predict communication as well as navigation outages.Plain Language SummaryThe manifestation of nocturnal ionospheric irregularities at magnetic equatorial regions poses a major hazard for communication and navigation systems. It is therefore essential to arrive at prediction methodologies for these irregularities. The present study puts forth a novel empirical model which, using only solar flux index, successfully differentiates between days with and without nocturnal ionization irregularity occurrence. The model-derived curve is obtained such that the</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/208370','SCIGOV-STC'); return false;" href="https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/208370"><span>Evaluation of geotechnical monitoring data from the <span class="hlt">ESF</span> North Ramp Starter Tunnel, April 1994 to June 1995. Revision 1</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.osti.gov/search">DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)</a></p> <p>NONE</p> <p>1995-11-01</p> <p>This report presents the results of instrumentation measurements and observations made during construction of the North Ramp Starter Tunnel (NRST) of the Exploratory Studies Facility (<span class="hlt">ESF</span>). The information in this report was developed as part of the Design Verification Study, Section 8.3.1.15.1.8 of the Yucca Mountain Site Characterization Plan (DOE 1988). The <span class="hlt">ESF</span> is being constructed by the US Department of Energy (DOE) to evaluate the feasibility of locating a potential high-level nuclear waste repository on lands within and adjacent to the Nevada Test Site (NTS), Nye County, Nevada. The Design Verification Studies are performed to collect information during constructionmore » of the <span class="hlt">ESF</span> that will be useful for design and construction of the potential repository. Four experiments make up the Design Verification Study: Evaluation of Mining Methods, Monitoring Drift Stability, Monitoring of Ground Support Systems, and The Air Quality and Ventilation Experiment. This report describes Sandia National Laboratories` (SNL) efforts in the first three of these experiments in the NRST.« less</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('http://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED213859.pdf','ERIC'); return false;" href="http://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED213859.pdf"><span><span class="hlt">Safety</span> <span class="hlt">Features</span> of Material and Personnel Movement Devices. Module SH-25. <span class="hlt">Safety</span> and Health.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.eric.ed.gov/ERICWebPortal/search/extended.jsp?_pageLabel=advanced">ERIC Educational Resources Information Center</a></p> <p>Center for Occupational Research and Development, Inc., Waco, TX.</p> <p></p> <p>This student module on <span class="hlt">safety</span> <span class="hlt">features</span> of material and personnel movement devices is one of 50 modules concerned with job <span class="hlt">safety</span> and health. This module covers safe conditions and operating practices for conveyors, elevators, escalators, moving walks, manlifts, forklifts, and motorized hand trucks. Following the introduction, 10 objectives (each…</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/106877','SCIGOV-STC'); return false;" href="https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/106877"><span><span class="hlt">Safety</span> <span class="hlt">features</span> of subcritical fluid fueled systems</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.osti.gov/search">DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)</a></p> <p>Bell, C.R.</p> <p>1995-10-01</p> <p>Accelerator-driven transmutation technology has been under study at Los Alamos for several years for application to nuclear waste treatment, tritium production, energy generation, and recently, to the disposition of excess weapons plutonium. Studies and evaluations performed to date at Los Alamos have led to a current focus on a fluid-fuel, fission system operating in a neutron source-supported subcritical mode, using molten salt reactor technology and accelerator-driven proton-neutron spallation. In this paper, the <span class="hlt">safety</span> <span class="hlt">features</span> and characteristics of such systems are explored from the perspective of the fundamental nuclear <span class="hlt">safety</span> objectives that any reactor-type system should address. This exploration is qualitativemore » in nature and uses current vintage solid-fueled reactors as a baseline for comparison. Based on the <span class="hlt">safety</span> perspectives presented, such systems should be capable of meeting the fundamental nuclear <span class="hlt">safety</span> objectives. In addition, they should be able to provide the <span class="hlt">safety</span> robustness desired for advanced reactors. However, the manner in which <span class="hlt">safety</span> objectives and robustness are achieved is very different from that associated with conventional reactors. Also, there are a number of <span class="hlt">safety</span> design and operational challenges that will have to be addressed for the <span class="hlt">safety</span> potential of such systems to be credible.« less</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2005SPIE.5999..241W','NASAADS'); return false;" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2005SPIE.5999..241W"><span>Impact of design <span class="hlt">features</span> upon perceived tool usability and <span class="hlt">safety</span></span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abstract_service.html">NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)</a></p> <p>Wiker, Steven F.; Seol, Mun-Su</p> <p>2005-11-01</p> <p>While injuries from powered hand tools are caused by a number of factors, this study looks specifically at the impact of the tools design <span class="hlt">features</span> on perceived tool usability and <span class="hlt">safety</span>. The tools used in this study are circular saws, power drills and power nailers. Sixty-nine males and thirty-two females completed an anonymous web-based questionnaire that provided orthogonal view photographs of the various tools. Subjects or raters provided: 1) description of the respondents or raters, 2) description of the responses from the raters, and 3) analysis of the interrelationships among respondent ratings of tool <span class="hlt">safety</span> and usability, physical metrics of the tool, and rater demographic information. The results of the study found that <span class="hlt">safety</span> and usability were dependent materially upon rater history of use and experience, but not upon training in <span class="hlt">safety</span> and usability, or quality of design <span class="hlt">features</span> of the tools (e.g., grip diameters, trigger design, guards, etc.). Thus, positive and negative transfer of prior experience with use of powered hand tools is far more important than any expectancy that may be driven by prior <span class="hlt">safety</span> and usability training, or from the visual cues that are provided by the engineering design of the tool.</p> </li> </ol> <div class="pull-right"> <ul class="pagination"> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_1");'>«</a></li> <li class="active"><span>1</span></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_2");'>2</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_3");'>3</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_4");'>4</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_5");'>5</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_25");'>»</a></li> </ul> </div> </div><!-- col-sm-12 --> </div><!-- row --> </div><!-- page_1 --> <div id="page_2" class="hiddenDiv"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-sm-12"> <div class="pull-right"> <ul class="pagination"> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_1");'>«</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_1");'>1</a></li> <li class="active"><span>2</span></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_3");'>3</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_4");'>4</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_5");'>5</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_25");'>»</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> <div class="row"> <div class="col-sm-12"> <ol class="result-class" start="21"> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/15037','DOTNTL'); return false;" href="https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/15037"><span>Continuous Evaluation Of In-Service Highway <span class="hlt">Safety</span> <span class="hlt">Feature</span> Performance</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://ntlsearch.bts.gov/tris/index.do">DOT National Transportation Integrated Search</a></p> <p></p> <p>2002-09-01</p> <p>This report documents the research effort, findings, conclusions, and recommendations of a study to develop a program for the continuous in-service evaluation of highway <span class="hlt">safety</span> <span class="hlt">features</span>. The study consisted of two phases and eight tasks. An in-servic...</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2006Geomo..80....3B','NASAADS'); return false;" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2006Geomo..80....3B"><span>The European Science Foundation (<span class="hlt">ESF</span>) Network SEDIFLUX — An introduction and overview</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abstract_service.html">NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)</a></p> <p>Beylich, Achim A.; Etienne, Samuel; Etzelmüller, Bernd; Gordeev, Vyacheslav V.; Käyhkö, Jukka; Rachold, Volker; Russell, Andrew J.; Schmidt, Karl-Heinz; Sæmundsson, Þorsteinn; Tweed, Fiona S.; Warburton, Jeff</p> <p>2006-10-01</p> <p>Climate change will cause major changes in the Earth surface systems, especially in high-latitude and high-altitude cold environments. Geomorphological processes operating at the Earth's surface, transferring sediments and changing landforms are dependent on climate and will be significantly affected by climate change. More reliable modelling of sediment transfer processes operating under present-day climatic settings is needed to determine the consequences of climate change. It is necessary to collect and to compare data and knowledge from a wide range of different high-latitude and high-altitude cold environments and to develop more standardized methods and approaches for future research on sediment fluxes and relationships between climate and sedimentary transfer processes. In Europe, the wide range of high-latitude and high-altitude cold environments provides great potential to investigate climate-process relationships and to model the effects of climate change by using space for time substitution. The European Science Foundation (<span class="hlt">ESF</span>) Network (01.01.2004-31.12.2006) "Sedimentary Source-to-Sink-Fluxes in Cold Environments" ( SEDIFLUX) is bringing together leading scientists, young scientists and research teams from different fields. SEDIFLUX forms a framework for an integrated and multidisciplinary investigation of the addressed topic and is a major catalyst for strengthening and extending contacts, collaborative research activities and mobility of scientists in Europe. It also points to areas within Europe that would benefit from wider research collaboration (e.g. Russia, Poland). The SEDIFLUX Steering Committee consists of scientists from seven European countries: Achim A. Beylich, Co-ordinator of SEDIFLUX (Trondheim, Norway), Samuel Etienne (Clermont-Ferrand, France), Bernd Etzelmüller (Oslo, Norway), Vyacheslav V. Gordeev (Moscow, Russia), Jukka Käyhkö (Turku, Finland), Volker Rachold (Potsdam, Germany), Andrew J. Russell (Newcastle, England, UK), Karl</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2012-10-03/pdf/2012-24395.pdf','FEDREG'); return false;" href="https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2012-10-03/pdf/2012-24395.pdf"><span>77 FR 60481 - Design, Inspection, and Testing Criteria for Air Filtration and Adsorption Units of Post-Accident...</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/browse/collection.action?collectionCode=FR">Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014</a></p> <p></p> <p>2012-10-03</p> <p>...The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC or the Commission) is issuing a revision to Regulatory Guide (RG) 1.52, ``Design, Inspection, and Testing Criteria for Air Filtration and Adsorption Units of Post-accident Engineered-<span class="hlt">Safety-Feature</span> Atmosphere Cleanup Systems in Light-Water-Cooled Nuclear Power Plants.'' This guide applies to the design, inspection, and testing of air filtration and iodine adsorption units of engineered-<span class="hlt">safety-feature</span> (<span class="hlt">ESF</span>) atmosphere cleanup systems in light-water-cooled nuclear power plants.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pmcentrez&artid=3115840','PMC'); return false;" href="https://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pmcentrez&artid=3115840"><span>Evaluation of <span class="hlt">features</span> to support <span class="hlt">safety</span> and quality in general practice clinical software</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pmc">PubMed Central</a></p> <p></p> <p>2011-01-01</p> <p>Background Electronic prescribing is now the norm in many countries. We wished to find out if clinical software systems used by general practitioners in Australia include <span class="hlt">features</span> (functional capabilities and other characteristics) that facilitate improved patient <span class="hlt">safety</span> and care, with a focus on quality use of medicines. Methods Seven clinical software systems used in general practice were evaluated. Fifty software <span class="hlt">features</span> that were previously rated as likely to have a high impact on <span class="hlt">safety</span> and/or quality of care in general practice were tested and are reported here. Results The range of results for the implementation of 50 <span class="hlt">features</span> across the 7 clinical software systems was as follows: 17-31 <span class="hlt">features</span> (34-62%) were fully implemented, 9-13 (18-26%) partially implemented, and 9-20 (18-40%) not implemented. Key findings included: Access to evidence based drug and therapeutic information was limited. Decision support for prescribing was available but varied markedly between systems. During prescribing there was potential for medicine mis-selection in some systems, and linking a medicine with its indication was optional. The definition of 'current medicines' versus 'past medicines' was not always clear. There were limited resources for patients, and some medicines lists for patients were suboptimal. Results were provided to the software vendors, who were keen to improve their systems. Conclusions The clinical systems tested lack some of the <span class="hlt">features</span> expected to support patient <span class="hlt">safety</span> and quality of care. Standards and certification for clinical software would ensure that <span class="hlt">safety</span> <span class="hlt">features</span> are present and that there is a minimum level of clinical functionality that clinicians could expect to find in any system.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20373234','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20373234"><span>An exploratory study of the relationship between socioeconomic status and motor vehicle <span class="hlt">safety</span> <span class="hlt">features</span>.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Girasek, Deborah C; Taylor, Brett</p> <p>2010-04-01</p> <p>The purpose of this study was to assess the association between motor vehicle owners' socioeconomic status (SES) and the <span class="hlt">safety</span> of their motor vehicles. Truncated vehicle identification numbers (VINs) were obtained from the Maryland Motor Vehicle Administration office. ZIP code-level income and educational data were assigned to each VIN. Software was used to identify <span class="hlt">safety</span>-related vehicle characteristics including crash test rating, availability of electronic stability control and side impact air bags, age, and weight. Correlations and analyses of variance were performed to assess whether a ZIP code's median household income and educational level were associated with its proportion of registered vehicles with <span class="hlt">safety</span> <span class="hlt">features</span>. For 13 of the 16 correlations performed, SES was significantly associated with the availability of vehicle <span class="hlt">safety</span> <span class="hlt">features</span> in a direction that favored upper-income individuals. Vehicle weight was not associated with income or education. When ZIP codes were divided into median household income quintiles, their mean proportions of <span class="hlt">safety</span> <span class="hlt">features</span> also differed significantly, in the same direction, for availability of electronic stability control, side impact air bags, vehicle age, and crash test ratings. Safer motor vehicles appear to be distributed along socioeconomic lines, with lower income groups experiencing more risk. This previously unidentified mechanism of disparity merits further study and the attention of policy makers.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21428802','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21428802"><span>Conference Report: <span class="hlt">ESF</span>-COST High-Level Research Conference Natural Products Chemistry, Biology and Medicine III.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Catino, Arthur</p> <p>2010-12-01</p> <p>Natural Products Chemistry, Biology and Medicine III was the third conference in a series of events sponsored by the European Science Foundation (<span class="hlt">ESF</span>) and the European Cooperation in the field of Scientific and Technical Research (COST). Scientists came together from within and outside the EU to present cutting-edge developments in chemical synthesis. Research areas included the synthesis of natural products, methods development, isolation/structural elucidation and chemical biology. As our capacity to produce new chemotherapeutic agents relies on chemical synthesis, this year's conference has never been so timely. This report highlights several of the scientific contributions presented during the meeting.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12514676','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12514676"><span>Effect of current federal regulations on handgun <span class="hlt">safety</span> <span class="hlt">features</span>.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Milne, John S; Hargarten, Stephen W; Kellermann, Arthur L; Wintemute, Garen J</p> <p>2003-01-01</p> <p>In the late 1960s, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms implemented the "factoring criteria," a set of minimum size and <span class="hlt">safety</span> standards required for any handgun imported into the United States. These standards, however, were not applied to guns manufactured domestically. We determine whether extending the factoring criteria to all handguns sold in the United States, as has been proposed in Congress, would increase the likelihood that <span class="hlt">safety</span> devices would be included in new handgun designs. Imported and domestic handgun models produced in 1996 were examined to determine the prevalence of 4 passively acting <span class="hlt">safety</span> devices on pistols and 1 passive <span class="hlt">safety</span> device on revolvers. Domestic models were also scored against the factoring criteria. Compared with domestic pistol models, imported pistols were more likely to include a firing pin block (odds ratio [OR] 2.43; 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.54 to 3.85) and a loaded chamber indicator (OR 1.59; 95% CI 0.98 to 2.56). Domestic pistol models that already met the factoring criteria were more likely to include a loaded chamber indicator (OR 12.05; 95% CI 2.74 to 53.02), a grip <span class="hlt">safety</span> (OR 24.12; 95% CI 7.8 to 74.33), and a firing pin block (OR 4.92; 95% CI 2.35 to 10.29) than domestic models that did not meet the criteria. Although pistol models that meet the factoring criteria are more likely to contain <span class="hlt">safety</span> devices than those that do not, the net effect is modest. Thus, the factoring criteria alone are insufficient to ensure consistent incorporation of <span class="hlt">safety</span> <span class="hlt">features</span> into new handgun designs.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.osti.gov/biblio/7191229-commercial-grade-item-cgi-dedication-mdr-relays-nuclear-safety-related-applications','SCIGOV-STC'); return false;" href="https://www.osti.gov/biblio/7191229-commercial-grade-item-cgi-dedication-mdr-relays-nuclear-safety-related-applications"><span>Commercial grade item (CGI) dedication of MDR relays for nuclear <span class="hlt">safety</span> related applications</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.osti.gov/search">DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)</a></p> <p>Das, R.K.; Julka, A.; Modi, G.</p> <p>1994-08-01</p> <p>MDR relays manufactured by Potter and Brumfield (P and B) have been used in various <span class="hlt">safety</span> related applications in commercial nuclear power plants. These include emergency <span class="hlt">safety</span> <span class="hlt">features</span> (<span class="hlt">ESF</span>) actuation systems, emergency core cooling systems (ECCS) actuation, and reactor protection systems. The MDR relays manufactured prior to May 1990 showed signs of generic failure due to corrosion and outgassing of coil varnish. P and B has made design changes to correct these problems in relays manufactured after May 1990. However, P and B does not manufacture the relays under any 10CFR50 Appendix B quality assurance (QA) program. They manufacture themore » relays under their commercial QA program and supply these as commercial grade items. This necessitates CGI Dedication of these relays for use in nuclear-<span class="hlt">safety</span>-related applications. This paper presents a CGI dedication program that has been used to dedicate the MDR relays manufactured after May 1990. The program is in compliance with current Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) and Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) guidelines and applicable industry standards; it specifies the critical characteristics of the relays, provides the tests and analysis required to verify the critical characteristics, the acceptance criteria for the test results, performs source verification to qualify P and B for its control of the critical characteristics, and provides documentation. The program provides reasonable assurance that the new MDR relays will perform their intended <span class="hlt">safety</span> functions.« less</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28548581','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28548581"><span>Modeling crash injury severity by road <span class="hlt">feature</span> to improve <span class="hlt">safety</span>.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Penmetsa, Praveena; Pulugurtha, Srinivas S</p> <p>2018-01-02</p> <p>The objective of this research is 2-fold: to (a) model and identify critical road <span class="hlt">features</span> (or locations) based on crash injury severity and compare it with crash frequency and (b) model and identify drivers who are more likely to contribute to crashes by road <span class="hlt">feature</span>. Crash data from 2011 to 2013 were obtained from the Highway <span class="hlt">Safety</span> Information System (HSIS) for the state of North Carolina. Twenty-three different road <span class="hlt">features</span> were considered, analyzed, and compared with each other as well as no road <span class="hlt">feature</span>. A multinomial logit (MNL) model was developed and odds ratios were estimated to investigate the effect of road <span class="hlt">features</span> on crash injury severity. Among the many road <span class="hlt">features</span>, underpass, end or beginning of a divided highway, and on-ramp terminal on crossroad are the top 3 critical road <span class="hlt">features</span>. Intersection crashes are frequent but are not highly likely to result in severe injuries compared to critical road <span class="hlt">features</span>. Roundabouts are least likely to result in both severe and moderate injuries. Female drivers are more likely to be involved in crashes at intersections (4-way and T) compared to male drivers. Adult drivers are more likely to be involved in crashes at underpasses. Older drivers are 1.6 times more likely to be involved in a crash at the end or beginning of a divided highway. The findings from this research help to identify critical road <span class="hlt">features</span> that need to be given priority. As an example, additional advanced warning signs and providing enlarged or highly retroreflective signs that grab the attention of older drivers may help in making locations such as end or beginning of a divided highway much safer. Educating drivers about the necessary skill sets required at critical road <span class="hlt">features</span> in addition to engineering solutions may further help them adopt safe driving behaviors on the road.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/951984','SCIGOV-STC'); return false;" href="https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/951984"><span>CRITICALITY <span class="hlt">SAFETY</span> CONTROLS AND THE <span class="hlt">SAFETY</span> BASIS AT PFP</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.osti.gov/search">DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)</a></p> <p>Kessler, S</p> <p>2009-04-21</p> <p>-2007. In reviewing documents used in classifying controls for Nuclear <span class="hlt">Safety</span>, it was noted that DOE-HDBK-1188, 'Glossary of Environment, Health, and <span class="hlt">Safety</span> Terms', defines an Administrative Control (AC) in terms that are different than typically used in Criticality <span class="hlt">Safety</span>. As part of this CCR, a new term, Criticality Administrative Control (CAC) was defined to clarify the difference between an AC used for criticality <span class="hlt">safety</span> and an AC used for nuclear <span class="hlt">safety</span>. In Nuclear <span class="hlt">Safety</span> terms, an AC is a provision relating to organization and management, procedures, recordkeeping, assessment, and reporting necessary to ensure safe operation of a facility. A CAC was defined as an administrative control derived in a criticality <span class="hlt">safety</span> analysis that is implemented to ensure double contingency. According to criterion 2 of Section IV, 'Linkage to the Documented <span class="hlt">Safety</span> Analysis', of DOESTD-3007-2007, the consequence of a criticality should be examined for the purposes of classifying the significance of a control or component. HNF-PRO-700, '<span class="hlt">Safety</span> Basis Development', provides control selection criteria based on consequence and risk that may be used in the development of a Criticality <span class="hlt">Safety</span> Evaluation (CSE) to establish the classification of a component as a design <span class="hlt">feature</span>, as <span class="hlt">safety</span> class or <span class="hlt">safety</span> significant, i.e., an Engineered <span class="hlt">Safety</span> <span class="hlt">Feature</span> (<span class="hlt">ESF</span>), or as equipment important to <span class="hlt">safety</span>; or merely provides defense-in-depth. Similar logic is applied to the CACs. Criterion 8C of DOE-STD-3007-2007, as written, added to the confusion of using the basic CCR from HNF-7098. The PFP CCR attempts to clarify this criterion by revising it to say 'Programmatic commitments or general references to control philosophy (e.g., mass control or spacing control or concentration control as an overall control strategy for the process without specific quantification of individual limits) is included in the PFP DSA'. Table 1 shows the PFP methodology for evaluating CACs. This evaluation process has been in use</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pmcentrez&artid=4110828','PMC'); return false;" href="https://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pmcentrez&artid=4110828"><span>Specific <span class="hlt">features</span> of medicines <span class="hlt">safety</span> and pharmacovigilance in Africa</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pmc">PubMed Central</a></p> <p>Pal, Shanthi N.; Olsson, Sten; Dodoo, Alexander; Bencheikh, Rachida Soulayami</p> <p>2012-01-01</p> <p>The thalidomide tragedy in the late 1950s and early 1960s served as a wakeup call and raised questions about the <span class="hlt">safety</span> of medicinal products. The developed countries rose to the challenge putting in place systems to ensure the <span class="hlt">safety</span> of medicines. However, this was not the case for low-resource settings because of prevailing factors inherent in them. This paper reviews some of these <span class="hlt">features</span> and the current status of pharmacovigilance in Africa. The health systems in most of the 54 countries of Africa are essentially weak, lacking in basic infrastructure, personnel, equipment and facilities. The recent mass deployment of medicines to address diseases of public health significance in Africa poses additional challenges to the health system with notable <span class="hlt">safety</span> concerns. Other <span class="hlt">safety</span> issues of note include substandard and counterfeit medicines, medication errors and quality of medicinal products. The first national pharmacovigilance centres established in Africa with membership of the World Health Organization (WHO) international drug monitoring programme were in Morocco and South Africa in 1992. Of the 104 full member countries in the programme, there are now 24 African countries with a further nine countries as associate members. The pharmacovigilance systems operational in African countries are based essentially on spontaneous reporting facilitated by the introduction of the new tool Vigiflow. The individual case <span class="hlt">safety</span> reports committed to the WHO global database (Vigibase) attest to the growth of pharmacovigilance in Africa with the number of reports rising from 2695 in 2000 to over 25,000 in 2010. There is need to engage the various identified challenges of the weak pharmacovigilance systems in the African setting and to focus efforts on how to provide resources, infrastructure and expertise. Raising the level of awareness among healthcare providers, developing training curricula for healthcare professionals, provisions for paediatric and geriatric</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20398294','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20398294"><span>Identification of <span class="hlt">features</span> of electronic prescribing systems to support quality and <span class="hlt">safety</span> in primary care using a modified Delphi process.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Sweidan, Michelle; Williamson, Margaret; Reeve, James F; Harvey, Ken; O'Neill, Jennifer A; Schattner, Peter; Snowdon, Teri</p> <p>2010-04-15</p> <p>Electronic prescribing is increasingly being used in primary care and in hospitals. Studies on the effects of e-prescribing systems have found evidence for both benefit and harm. The aim of this study was to identify <span class="hlt">features</span> of e-prescribing software systems that support patient <span class="hlt">safety</span> and quality of care and that are useful to the clinician and the patient, with a focus on improving the quality use of medicines. Software <span class="hlt">features</span> were identified by a literature review, key informants and an expert group. A modified Delphi process was used with a 12-member multidisciplinary expert group to reach consensus on the expected impact of the <span class="hlt">features</span> in four domains: patient <span class="hlt">safety</span>, quality of care, usefulness to the clinician and usefulness to the patient. The setting was electronic prescribing in general practice in Australia. A list of 114 software <span class="hlt">features</span> was developed. Most of the <span class="hlt">features</span> relate to the recording and use of patient data, the medication selection process, prescribing decision support, monitoring drug therapy and clinical reports. The expert group rated 78 of the <span class="hlt">features</span> (68%) as likely to have a high positive impact in at least one domain, 36 <span class="hlt">features</span> (32%) as medium impact, and none as low or negative impact. Twenty seven <span class="hlt">features</span> were rated as high positive impact across 3 or 4 domains including patient <span class="hlt">safety</span> and quality of care. Ten <span class="hlt">features</span> were considered "aspirational" because of a lack of agreed standards and/or suitable knowledge bases. This study defines <span class="hlt">features</span> of e-prescribing software systems that are expected to support <span class="hlt">safety</span> and quality, especially in relation to prescribing and use of medicines in general practice. The <span class="hlt">features</span> could be used to develop software standards, and could be adapted if necessary for use in other settings and countries.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pmcentrez&artid=2881675','PMC'); return false;" href="https://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pmcentrez&artid=2881675"><span>Identification of <span class="hlt">features</span> of electronic prescribing systems to support quality and <span class="hlt">safety</span> in primary care using a modified Delphi process</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pmc">PubMed Central</a></p> <p></p> <p>2010-01-01</p> <p>Background Electronic prescribing is increasingly being used in primary care and in hospitals. Studies on the effects of e-prescribing systems have found evidence for both benefit and harm. The aim of this study was to identify <span class="hlt">features</span> of e-prescribing software systems that support patient <span class="hlt">safety</span> and quality of care and that are useful to the clinician and the patient, with a focus on improving the quality use of medicines. Methods Software <span class="hlt">features</span> were identified by a literature review, key informants and an expert group. A modified Delphi process was used with a 12-member multidisciplinary expert group to reach consensus on the expected impact of the <span class="hlt">features</span> in four domains: patient <span class="hlt">safety</span>, quality of care, usefulness to the clinician and usefulness to the patient. The setting was electronic prescribing in general practice in Australia. Results A list of 114 software <span class="hlt">features</span> was developed. Most of the <span class="hlt">features</span> relate to the recording and use of patient data, the medication selection process, prescribing decision support, monitoring drug therapy and clinical reports. The expert group rated 78 of the <span class="hlt">features</span> (68%) as likely to have a high positive impact in at least one domain, 36 <span class="hlt">features</span> (32%) as medium impact, and none as low or negative impact. Twenty seven <span class="hlt">features</span> were rated as high positive impact across 3 or 4 domains including patient <span class="hlt">safety</span> and quality of care. Ten <span class="hlt">features</span> were considered "aspirational" because of a lack of agreed standards and/or suitable knowledge bases. Conclusions This study defines <span class="hlt">features</span> of e-prescribing software systems that are expected to support <span class="hlt">safety</span> and quality, especially in relation to prescribing and use of medicines in general practice. The <span class="hlt">features</span> could be used to develop software standards, and could be adapted if necessary for use in other settings and countries. PMID:20398294</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21095033','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21095033"><span>Reporting of methodological <span class="hlt">features</span> in observational studies of pre-harvest food <span class="hlt">safety</span>.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Sargeant, Jan M; O'Connor, Annette M; Renter, David G; Kelton, David F; Snedeker, Kate; Wisener, Lee V; Leonard, Erin K; Guthrie, Alessia D; Faires, Meredith</p> <p>2011-02-01</p> <p>Observational studies in pre-harvest food <span class="hlt">safety</span> may be useful for identifying risk factors and for evaluating potential mitigation strategies to reduce foodborne pathogens. However, there are no structured reporting guidelines for these types of study designs in livestock species. Our objective was to evaluate the reporting of observational studies in the pre-harvest food <span class="hlt">safety</span> literature using guidelines modified from the human healthcare literature. We identified 100 pre-harvest food <span class="hlt">safety</span> studies published between 1999 and 2009. Each study was evaluated independently by two reviewers using a structured checklist. Of the 38 studies that explicitly stated the observational study design, 27 were described as cross-sectional studies, eight as case-control studies, and three as cohort studies. Study <span class="hlt">features</span> reported in over 75% of the selected studies included: description of the geographic location of the studies, definitions and sources of data for outcomes, organizational level and source of data for independent variables, description of statistical methods and results, number of herds enrolled in the study and included in the analysis, and sources of study funding. However, other <span class="hlt">features</span> were not consistently reported, including details related to eligibility criteria for groups (such as barn, room, or pen) and individuals, numbers of groups and individuals included in various stages of the study, identification of primary outcomes, the distinction between putative risk factors and confounding variables, the identification of a primary exposure variable, the referent level for evaluation of categorical variable associations, methods of controlling confounding variables and missing variables, model fit, details of subset analysis, demographic information at the sampling unit level, and generalizability of the study results. Improvement in reporting of observational studies of pre-harvest food <span class="hlt">safety</span> will aid research readers and reviewers in interpreting and</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27177395','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27177395"><span>Evaluating the <span class="hlt">safety</span> risk of roadside <span class="hlt">features</span> for rural two-lane roads using reliability analysis.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Jalayer, Mohammad; Zhou, Huaguo</p> <p>2016-08-01</p> <p>The severity of roadway departure crashes mainly depends on the roadside <span class="hlt">features</span>, including the sideslope, fixed-object density, offset from fixed objects, and shoulder width. Common engineering countermeasures to improve roadside <span class="hlt">safety</span> include: cross section improvements, hazard removal or modification, and delineation. It is not always feasible to maintain an object-free and smooth roadside clear zone as recommended in design guidelines. Currently, clear zone width and sideslope are used to determine roadside hazard ratings (RHRs) to quantify the roadside <span class="hlt">safety</span> of rural two-lane roadways on a seven-point pictorial scale. Since these two variables are continuous and can be treated as random, probabilistic analysis can be applied as an alternative method to address existing uncertainties. Specifically, using reliability analysis, it is possible to quantify roadside <span class="hlt">safety</span> levels by treating the clear zone width and sideslope as two continuous, rather than discrete, variables. The objective of this manuscript is to present a new approach for defining the reliability index for measuring roadside <span class="hlt">safety</span> on rural two-lane roads. To evaluate the proposed approach, we gathered five years (2009-2013) of Illinois run-off-road (ROR) crash data and identified the roadside <span class="hlt">features</span> (i.e., clear zone widths and sideslopes) of 4500 300ft roadway segments. Based on the obtained results, we confirm that reliability indices can serve as indicators to gauge <span class="hlt">safety</span> levels, such that the greater the reliability index value, the lower the ROR crash rate. Copyright © 2016 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2009EGUGA..1114087B','NASAADS'); return false;" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2009EGUGA..1114087B"><span>Achievements and opportunities from <span class="hlt">ESF</span> Research Networking Programme: Natural molecular structures as drivers and tracers of terrestrial C fluxes, and COST Action 639: Greenhouse gas budget of soils under changing climate and land use</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abstract_service.html">NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)</a></p> <p>Boeckx, P.; Rasse, D.; Jandl, R.</p> <p>2009-04-01</p> <p>One of the activities of the European Science Foundation (<span class="hlt">ESF</span>, www.<span class="hlt">esf</span>.org) is developing European scale Research Networking Programmes (RNPs). RNPs lay the foundation for nationally funded research groups to address major scientific and research infrastructure issues, in order to advance the frontiers of existing science. MOLTER (www.<span class="hlt">esf</span>.org/molter or www.molter.no) is such an RNP. MOLTER stands for "Natural molecular structures as drivers and tracers of terrestrial C fluxes" aims at stimulating the use of isotopic and organic chemistry to study carbon stabilization and biogeochemistry in terrestrial ecosystems and soils in particular. The understanding of the formation, stabilization and decomposition of complex organic compounds in the environment is currently being revolutionized by advanced techniques in identification, quantification, and origin tracing of functional groups and individual molecules. MOLTER focuses on five major research themes: - Molecular composition and turnover time of soil organic matter; - Plant molecular structures as drivers of C stabilisation in soils; - Fire transformations of plant and soil molecular structures - Molecular markers in soils; - Dissolved organic molecules in soils: origin, functionality and transport. These research themes are covered via the following activities: - Organisation of international conferences; - Organisation of specific topical workshops; - Organisation of summer schools for PhD students; - Short- and long-term exchange grants for scientists. MOLTER is supported by research funding or performing agencies from Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Norway, Romania, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. The <span class="hlt">ESF</span> is also the implementing agency of COST (European Cooperation in Science and Technology, www.cost.<span class="hlt">esf</span>.org), one of the longest-running European instruments supporting cooperation among scientists and researchers across Europe. COST Action 639 "Greenhouse gas budget of</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1330565','SCIGOV-STC'); return false;" href="https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1330565"><span>Passive <span class="hlt">Safety</span> <span class="hlt">Features</span> Evaluation of KIPT Neutron Source Facility</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.osti.gov/search">DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)</a></p> <p>Zhong, Zhaopeng; Gohar, Yousry</p> <p>2016-06-01</p> <p>Argonne National Laboratory (ANL) of the United States and Kharkov Institute of Physics and Technology (KIPT) of Ukraine have cooperated on the development, design, and construction of a neutron source facility. The facility was constructed at Kharkov, Ukraine and its commissioning process is underway. It will be used to conduct basic and applied nuclear research, produce medical isotopes, and train young nuclear specialists. The facility has an electron accelerator-driven subcritical assembly. The electron beam power is 100 kW using 100 MeV electrons. Tungsten or natural uranium is the target material for generating neutrons driving the subcritical assembly. The subcritical assemblymore » is composed of WWR-M2 - Russian fuel assemblies with U-235 enrichment of 19.7 wt%, surrounded by beryllium reflector assembles and graphite blocks. The subcritical assembly is seated in a water tank, which is a part of the primary cooling loop. During normal operation, the water coolant operates at room temperature and the total facility power is ~300 KW. The passive <span class="hlt">safety</span> <span class="hlt">features</span> of the facility are discussed in in this study. Monte Carlo computer code MCNPX was utilized in the analyses with ENDF/B-VII.0 nuclear data libraries. Negative reactivity temperature feedback was consistently observed, which is important for the facility <span class="hlt">safety</span> performance. Due to the design of WWR-M2 fuel assemblies, slight water temperature increase and the corresponding water density decrease produce large reactivity drop, which offset the reactivity gain by mistakenly loading an additional fuel assembly. The increase of fuel temperature also causes sufficiently large reactivity decrease. This enhances the facility <span class="hlt">safety</span> performance because fuel temperature increase provides prompt negative reactivity feedback. The reactivity variation due to an empty fuel position filled by water during the fuel loading process is examined. Also, the loading mistakes of removing beryllium reflector assemblies</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('http://hdl.handle.net/2060/20020039704','NASA-TRS'); return false;" href="http://hdl.handle.net/2060/20020039704"><span>Designing Crane Controls with Applied Mechanical and Electrical <span class="hlt">Safety</span> <span class="hlt">Features</span></span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://ntrs.nasa.gov/search.jsp">NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)</a></p> <p>Lytle, Bradford P.; Walczak, Thomas A.</p> <p>2002-01-01</p> <p>The use of overhead traveling bridge cranes in many varied applications is common practice. In particular, the use of cranes in the nuclear, military, commercial, aerospace, and other industries can involve <span class="hlt">safety</span> critical situations. Considerations for Human Injury or Casualty, Loss of Assets, Endangering the Environment, or Economic Reduction must be addressed. Traditionally, in order to achieve additional <span class="hlt">safety</span> in these applications, mechanical systems have been augmented with a variety of devices. These devices assure that a mechanical component failure shall reduce the risk of a catastrophic loss of the correct and/or safe load carrying capability. ASME NOG-1-1998, (Rules for Construction of Overhead and Gantry Cranes, Top Running Bridge, and Multiple Girder), provides design standards for cranes in <span class="hlt">safety</span> critical areas. Over and above the minimum <span class="hlt">safety</span> requirements of todays design standards, users struggle with obtaining a higher degree of reliability through more precise functional specifications while attempting to provide "smart" <span class="hlt">safety</span> systems. Electrical control systems also may be equipped with protective devices similar to the mechanical design <span class="hlt">features</span>. Demands for improvement of the cranes "control system" is often recognized, but difficult to quantify for this traditionally "mechanically" oriented market. Finite details for each operation must be examined and understood. As an example, load drift (or small motions) at close tolerances can be unacceptable (and considered critical). To meet these high functional demands encoders and other devices are independently added to control systems to provide motion and velocity feedback to the control drive. This paper will examine the implementation of Programmable Electronic Systems (PES). PES is a term this paper will use to describe any control system utilizing any programmable electronic device such as Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC), or an Adjustable Frequency Drive (AID) 'smart' programmable</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2009AsBio...9...23W','NASAADS'); return false;" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2009AsBio...9...23W"><span>ESSC-<span class="hlt">ESF</span> Position Paper-Science-Driven Scenario for Space Exploration: Report from the European Space Sciences Committee (ESSC)</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abstract_service.html">NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)</a></p> <p>Worms, Jean-Claude; Lammer, Helmut; Barucci, Antonella; Beebe, Reta; Bibring, Jean-Pierre; Blamont, Jacques; Blanc, Michel; Bonnet, Roger; Brucato, John R.; Chassefière, Eric; Coradini, Angioletta; Crawford, Ian; Ehrenfreund, Pascale; Falcke, Heino; Gerzer, Rupert; Grady, Monica; Grande, Manuel; Haerendel, Gerhard; Horneck, Gerda; Koch, Bernhard; Lobanov, Andreï; Lopez-Moreno, José J.; Marco, Robert; Norsk, Peter; Rothery, Dave; Swings, Jean-Pierre; Tropea, Cam; Ulamec, Stephan; Westall, Frances; Zarnecki, John</p> <p>2009-02-01</p> <p>In 2005 the then ESA Directorate for Human Spaceflight, Microgravity and Exploration (D-HME) commissioned a study from the European Science Foundation's (<span class="hlt">ESF</span>) European Space Sciences Committee (ESSC) to examine the science aspects of the Aurora Programme in preparation for the December 2005 Ministerial Conference of ESA Member States, held in Berlin. A first interim report was presented to ESA at the second stakeholders meeting on 30 and 31 May 2005. A second draft report was made available at the time of the final science stakeholders meeting on 16 September 2005 in order for ESA to use its recommendations to prepare the Executive proposal to the Ministerial Conference. The final ESSC report on that activity came a few months after the Ministerial Conference (June 2006) and attempted to capture some elements of the new situation after Berlin, and in the context of the reduction in NASA's budget that was taking place at that time; e.g., the postponement sine die of the Mars Sample Return mission. At the time of this study, ESSC made it clear to ESA that the timeline imposed prior to the Berlin Conference had not allowed for a proper consultation of the relevant science community and that this should be corrected in the near future. In response to that recommendation, ESSC was asked again in the summer of 2006 to initiate a broad consultation to define a science-driven scenario for the Aurora Programme. This exercise ran between October 2006 and May 2007. ESA provided the funding for staff support, publication costs, and costs related to meetings of a Steering Group, two meetings of a larger ad hoc group (7 and 8 December 2006 and 8 February 2007), and a final scientific workshop on 15 and 16 May 2007 in Athens. As a result of these meetings a draft report was produced and examined by the Ad Hoc Group. Following their endorsement of the report and its approval by the plenary meeting of the ESSC, the draft report was externally refereed, as is now normal practice</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19203241','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19203241"><span>ESSC-<span class="hlt">ESF</span> position paper--science-driven scenario for space exploration: report from the European Space Sciences Committee (ESSC).</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Worms, Jean-Claude; Lammer, Helmut; Barucci, Antonella; Beebe, Reta; Bibring, Jean-Pierre; Blamont, Jacques; Blanc, Michel; Bonnet, Roger; Brucato, John R; Chassefière, Eric; Coradini, Angioletta; Crawford, Ian; Ehrenfreund, Pascale; Falcke, Heino; Gerzer, Rupert; Grady, Monica; Grande, Manuel; Haerendel, Gerhard; Horneck, Gerda; Koch, Bernhard; Lobanov, Andreï; Lopez-Moreno, José J; Marco, Roberto; Norsk, Peter; Rothery, Dave; Swings, Jean-Pierre; Tropea, Cam; Ulamec, Stephan; Westall, Frances; Zarnecki, John</p> <p>2009-01-01</p> <p>In 2005 the then ESA Directorate for Human Spaceflight, Microgravity and Exploration (D-HME) commissioned a study from the European Science Foundation's (<span class="hlt">ESF</span>) European Space Sciences Committee (ESSC) to examine the science aspects of the Aurora Programme in preparation for the December 2005 Ministerial Conference of ESA Member States, held in Berlin. A first interim report was presented to ESA at the second stakeholders meeting on 30 and 31 May 2005. A second draft report was made available at the time of the final science stakeholders meeting on 16 September 2005 in order for ESA to use its recommendations to prepare the Executive proposal to the Ministerial Conference. The final ESSC report on that activity came a few months after the Ministerial Conference (June 2006) and attempted to capture some elements of the new situation after Berlin, and in the context of the reduction in NASA's budget that was taking place at that time; e.g., the postponement sine die of the Mars Sample Return mission. At the time of this study, ESSC made it clear to ESA that the timeline imposed prior to the Berlin Conference had not allowed for a proper consultation of the relevant science community and that this should be corrected in the near future. In response to that recommendation, ESSC was asked again in the summer of 2006 to initiate a broad consultation to define a science-driven scenario for the Aurora Programme. This exercise ran between October 2006 and May 2007. ESA provided the funding for staff support, publication costs, and costs related to meetings of a Steering Group, two meetings of a larger ad hoc group (7 and 8 December 2006 and 8 February 2007), and a final scientific workshop on 15 and 16 May 2007 in Athens. As a result of these meetings a draft report was produced and examined by the Ad Hoc Group. Following their endorsement of the report and its approval by the plenary meeting of the ESSC, the draft report was externally refereed, as is now normal practice</p> </li> </ol> <div class="pull-right"> <ul class="pagination"> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_1");'>«</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_1");'>1</a></li> <li class="active"><span>2</span></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_3");'>3</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_4");'>4</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_5");'>5</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_25");'>»</a></li> </ul> </div> </div><!-- col-sm-12 --> </div><!-- row --> </div><!-- page_2 --> <div id="page_3" class="hiddenDiv"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-sm-12"> <div class="pull-right"> <ul class="pagination"> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_1");'>«</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_1");'>1</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_2");'>2</a></li> <li class="active"><span>3</span></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_4");'>4</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_5");'>5</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_25");'>»</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> <div class="row"> <div class="col-sm-12"> <ol class="result-class" start="41"> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2017E%26ES...90a2059K','NASAADS'); return false;" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2017E%26ES...90a2059K"><span>Specific <span class="hlt">features</span> of goal setting in road traffic <span class="hlt">safety</span></span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abstract_service.html">NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)</a></p> <p>Kolesov, V. I.; Danilov, O. F.; Petrov, A. I.</p> <p>2017-10-01</p> <p>Road traffic <span class="hlt">safety</span> (RTS) management is inherently a branch of cybernetics and therefore requires clear formalization of the task. The paper aims at identification of the specific <span class="hlt">features</span> of goal setting in RTS management under the system approach. The paper presents the results of cybernetic modeling of the cause-to-effect mechanism of a road traffic accident (RTA); in here, the mechanism itself is viewed as a complex system. A designed management goal function is focused on minimizing the difficulty in achieving the target goal. Optimization of the target goal has been performed using the Lagrange principle. The created working algorithms have passed the soft testing. The key role of the obtained solution in the tactical and strategic RTS management is considered. The dynamics of the management effectiveness indicator has been analyzed based on the ten-year statistics for Russia.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.osti.gov/biblio/22105950-reliability-enhancement-apr-diverse-protection-system-regarding-common-cause-failures','SCIGOV-STC'); return false;" href="https://www.osti.gov/biblio/22105950-reliability-enhancement-apr-diverse-protection-system-regarding-common-cause-failures"><span>Reliability enhancement of APR + diverse protection system regarding common cause failures</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.osti.gov/search">DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)</a></p> <p>Oh, Y. G.; Kim, Y. M.; Yim, H. S.</p> <p>2012-07-01</p> <p>The Advanced Power Reactor Plus (APR +) nuclear power plant design has been developed on the basis of the APR1400 (Advanced Power Reactor 1400 MWe) to further enhance <span class="hlt">safety</span> and economics. For the mitigation of Anticipated Transients Without Scram (ATWS) as well as Common Cause Failures (CCF) within the Plant Protection System (PPS) and the Emergency <span class="hlt">Safety</span> <span class="hlt">Feature</span> - Component Control System (<span class="hlt">ESF</span>-CCS), several design improvement <span class="hlt">features</span> have been implemented for the Diverse Protection System (DPS) of the APR + plant. As compared to the APR1400 DPS design, the APR + DPS has been designed to provide the <span class="hlt">Safety</span> Injectionmore » Actuation Signal (SIAS) considering a large break LOCA accident concurrent with the CCF. Additionally several design improvement <span class="hlt">features</span>, such as channel structure with redundant processing modules, and changes of system communication methods and auto-system test methods, are introduced to enhance the functional reliability of the DPS. Therefore, it is expected that the APR + DPS can provide an enhanced <span class="hlt">safety</span> and reliability regarding possible CCF in the <span class="hlt">safety</span>-grade I and C systems as well as the DPS itself. (authors)« less</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('http://hdl.handle.net/2060/19920001896','NASA-TRS'); return false;" href="http://hdl.handle.net/2060/19920001896"><span>Nuclear <span class="hlt">safety</span></span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://ntrs.nasa.gov/search.jsp">NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)</a></p> <p>Buden, D.</p> <p>1991-01-01</p> <p>Topics dealing with nuclear <span class="hlt">safety</span> are addressed which include the following: general <span class="hlt">safety</span> requirements; <span class="hlt">safety</span> design requirements; terrestrial <span class="hlt">safety</span>; SP-100 Flight System key <span class="hlt">safety</span> requirements; potential mission accidents and hazards; key <span class="hlt">safety</span> <span class="hlt">features</span>; ground operations; launch operations; flight operations; disposal; <span class="hlt">safety</span> concerns; licensing; the nuclear engine for rocket vehicle application (NERVA) design philosophy; the NERVA flight <span class="hlt">safety</span> program; and the NERVA <span class="hlt">safety</span> plan.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2018ISPAr.422.1067S','NASAADS'); return false;" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2018ISPAr.422.1067S"><span>Application of Mls Data to the Assessment of <span class="hlt">Safety</span>-Related <span class="hlt">Features</span> in the Surrounding Area of Automatically Detected Pedestrian Crossings</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abstract_service.html">NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)</a></p> <p>Soilán, M.; Riveiro, B.; Sánchez-Rodríguez, A.; González-deSantos, L. M.</p> <p>2018-05-01</p> <p>During the last few years, there has been a huge methodological development regarding the automatic processing of 3D point cloud data acquired by both terrestrial and aerial mobile mapping systems, motivated by the improvement of surveying technologies and hardware performance. This paper presents a methodology that, in a first place, extracts geometric and semantic information regarding the road markings within the surveyed area from Mobile Laser Scanning (MLS) data, and then employs it to isolate street areas where pedestrian crossings are found and, therefore, pedestrians are more likely to cross the road. Then, different <span class="hlt">safety</span>-related <span class="hlt">features</span> can be extracted in order to offer information about the adequacy of the pedestrian crossing regarding its <span class="hlt">safety</span>, which can be displayed in a Geographical Information System (GIS) layer. These <span class="hlt">features</span> are defined in four different processing modules: Accessibility analysis, traffic lights classification, traffic signs classification, and visibility analysis. The validation of the proposed methodology has been carried out in two different cities in the northwest of Spain, obtaining both quantitative and qualitative results for pedestrian crossing classification and for each processing module of the <span class="hlt">safety</span> assessment on pedestrian crossing environments.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2017PhSen...7..305W','NASAADS'); return false;" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2017PhSen...7..305W"><span><span class="hlt">Feature</span> extraction and identification in distributed optical-fiber vibration sensing system for oil pipeline <span class="hlt">safety</span> monitoring</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abstract_service.html">NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)</a></p> <p>Wu, Huijuan; Qian, Ya; Zhang, Wei; Tang, Chenghao</p> <p>2017-12-01</p> <p>High sensitivity of a distributed optical-fiber vibration sensing (DOVS) system based on the phase-sensitivity optical time domain reflectometry (Φ-OTDR) technology also brings in high nuisance alarm rates (NARs) in real applications. In this paper, <span class="hlt">feature</span> extraction methods of wavelet decomposition (WD) and wavelet packet decomposition (WPD) are comparatively studied for three typical field testing signals, and an artificial neural network (ANN) is built for the event identification. The comparison results prove that the WPD performs a little better than the WD for the DOVS signal analysis and identification in oil pipeline <span class="hlt">safety</span> monitoring. The identification rate can be improved up to 94.4%, and the nuisance alarm rate can be effectively controlled as low as 5.6% for the identification network with the wavelet packet energy distribution <span class="hlt">features</span>.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('http://hdl.handle.net/2060/19910021895','NASA-TRS'); return false;" href="http://hdl.handle.net/2060/19910021895"><span>Space engine <span class="hlt">safety</span> system</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://ntrs.nasa.gov/search.jsp">NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)</a></p> <p>Maul, William A.; Meyer, Claudia M.</p> <p>1991-01-01</p> <p>A rocket engine <span class="hlt">safety</span> system was designed to initiate control procedures to minimize damage to the engine or vehicle or test stand in the event of an engine failure. The <span class="hlt">features</span> and the implementation issues associated with rocket engine <span class="hlt">safety</span> systems are discussed, as well as the specific concerns of <span class="hlt">safety</span> systems applied to a space-based engine and long duration space missions. Examples of <span class="hlt">safety</span> system <span class="hlt">features</span> and architectures are given, based on recent <span class="hlt">safety</span> monitoring investigations conducted for the Space Shuttle Main Engine and for future liquid rocket engines. Also, the general design and implementation process for rocket engine <span class="hlt">safety</span> systems is presented.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('http://hdl.handle.net/2060/19820024324','NASA-TRS'); return false;" href="http://hdl.handle.net/2060/19820024324"><span>Escalator design <span class="hlt">features</span> evaluation</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://ntrs.nasa.gov/search.jsp">NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)</a></p> <p>Zimmerman, W. F.; Deshpande, G. K.</p> <p>1982-01-01</p> <p>Escalators are available with design <span class="hlt">features</span> such as dual speed (90 and 120 fpm), mat operation and flat steps. These design <span class="hlt">features</span> were evaluated based on the impact of each on capital and operating costs, traffic flow, and <span class="hlt">safety</span>. A human factors engineering model was developed to analyze the need for flat steps at various speeds. Mat operation of escalators was found to be cost effective in terms of energy savings. Dual speed operation of escalators with the higher speed used during peak hours allows for efficient operation. A minimum number of flat steps required as a function of escalator speed was developed to ensure <span class="hlt">safety</span> for the elderly.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA597448','DTIC-ST'); return false;" href="http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA597448"><span>Ukraine: Current Issues and U.S. Policy</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.dtic.mil/">DTIC Science & Technology</a></p> <p></p> <p>2014-02-26</p> <p>The United States also pledged to continue to cooperate with Ukraine on nuclear <span class="hlt">safety</span> issues, including the cleanup of the Chernobyl nuclear...Congressional Research Service 13 A significant portion of U.S. aid to Ukraine in the <span class="hlt">ESF</span> account is dedicated to improving the <span class="hlt">safety</span> of the Chernobyl nuclear</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.cdc.gov/Features/CollegeHealth/','NIH-MEDLINEPLUS'); return false;" href="https://www.cdc.gov/Features/CollegeHealth/"><span>Six Tips for College Health and <span class="hlt">Safety</span></span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://medlineplus.gov/">MedlinePlus</a></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p>... Emergency Preparedness & Response Environmental Health Healthy Living Injury, Violence & <span class="hlt">Safety</span> Life Stages & Populations Travelers’ Health Workplace <span class="hlt">Safety</span> & Health <span class="hlt">Features</span> Media Sign up for <span class="hlt">Features</span> Get Email Updates To ...</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23761860','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23761860"><span><span class="hlt">ESF</span>-EMBO Symposium "Molecular Biology and Innovative Therapies in Sarcomas of Childhood and Adolescence" Sept 29-Oct 4, Polonia Castle Pultusk, Poland.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Schäfer, Beat W; Koscielniak, Ewa; Kovar, Heinrich; Fulda, Simone</p> <p>2013-01-01</p> <p>Rhabdomyosarcoma (RMS) and Ewing sarcoma (ES) are among the most common pediatric sarcomas (Arndt et al., 2012). Despite sarcomas representing a highly heterogeneous group of tumors, ES and alveolar RMS (ARMS) typically share one common genetic characteristic, namely a specific chromosomal translocation (Helman and Meltzer, 2003; Lessnick and Ladanyi, 2012). These translocations generate fusion proteins, which are composed of two transcription factors (TF). Typically, one TF is a developmentally regulated factor that is essential for proper specification of a given lineage and provides the DNA-binding domain, while the partner TF contributes a transactivation domain that drives aberrant expression of target genes. Based on these common genetic characteristics, the first <span class="hlt">ESF</span>-EMBO research conference entitled "Molecular Biology and Innovative Therapies in Sarcomas of Childhood and Adolescence" with special focus on RMS and ES was held at the Polonia Castle in Pultusk, Poland. The conference gathered 70 participants from more than 15 countries and several continents representing most research groups that are active in this field.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/33854','DOTNTL'); return false;" href="https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/33854"><span>Roadway <span class="hlt">Safety</span> Guide</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://ntlsearch.bts.gov/tris/index.do">DOT National Transportation Integrated Search</a></p> <p></p> <p>2001-01-01</p> <p>Roadway <span class="hlt">safety</span> refers to that portion of overall highway <span class="hlt">safety</span> that is determined by the roadway's physical <span class="hlt">features</span> such as road design, roadway signs, pavement markings, operating conditions, roadside objects (such as utility poles, signs, trees, ...</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://ntrs.nasa.gov/search.jsp?R=19860000377&hterms=Gun&qs=Ntx%3Dmode%2Bmatchall%26Ntk%3DAll%26N%3D0%26No%3D60%26Ntt%3DGun','NASA-TRS'); return false;" href="https://ntrs.nasa.gov/search.jsp?R=19860000377&hterms=Gun&qs=Ntx%3Dmode%2Bmatchall%26Ntk%3DAll%26N%3D0%26No%3D60%26Ntt%3DGun"><span>Nozzle Extension for <span class="hlt">Safety</span> Air Gun</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://ntrs.nasa.gov/search.jsp">NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)</a></p> <p>Zumbrun, H. N.; Croom, Delwin R., Jr.</p> <p>1986-01-01</p> <p>New nozzle-extension design overcomes problems and incorporates original commercial nozzle, retaining intrinsic <span class="hlt">safety</span> <span class="hlt">features</span>. Components include extension tube, length of which made to suit application; adaptor fitting, and nozzle adaptor repinned to maintain original <span class="hlt">safety</span> <span class="hlt">features</span>. Design moves conical airstream to end of extension to blow machine chips away from operator. Nozzle-extension modification allows safe and efficient operation of machine tools while maintaining integrity of orginial <span class="hlt">safety</span>-air-gun design.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17975396','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17975396"><span>The architecture of <span class="hlt">safety</span>: hospital design.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Joseph, Anjali; Rashid, Mahbub</p> <p>2007-12-01</p> <p>This paper reviews recent research literature reporting the effects of hospital design on patient <span class="hlt">safety</span>. <span class="hlt">Features</span> of hospital design that are linked to patient <span class="hlt">safety</span> in the literature include noise, air quality, lighting conditions, patient room design, unit layout, and several other interior design <span class="hlt">features</span>. Some of these <span class="hlt">features</span> act as latent conditions for adverse events, and impact <span class="hlt">safety</span> outcomes directly and indirectly by impacting staff working conditions. Others act as barriers to adverse events by providing hospital staff with opportunities for preventing accidents before they occur. Although the evidence linking hospital design to patient <span class="hlt">safety</span> is growing, much is left to be done in this area of research. Nevertheless, the evidence reported in the literature may already be sufficient to have a positive impact on hospital design.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2005SPIE.5659..233D','NASAADS'); return false;" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2005SPIE.5659..233D"><span>Latency <span class="hlt">features</span> of <span class="hlt">Safety</span>Net ground systems architecture for the National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System (NPOESS)</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abstract_service.html">NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)</a></p> <p>Duda, James L.; Mulligan, Joseph; Valenti, James; Wenkel, Michael</p> <p>2005-01-01</p> <p>A key <span class="hlt">feature</span> of the National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System (NPOESS) is the Northrop Grumman Space Technology patent-pending innovative data routing and retrieval architecture called <span class="hlt">Safety</span>NetTM. The <span class="hlt">Safety</span>NetTM ground system architecture for the National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System (NPOESS), combined with the Interface Data Processing Segment (IDPS), will together provide low data latency and high data availability to its customers. The NPOESS will cut the time between observation and delivery by a factor of four when compared with today's space-based weather systems, the Defense Meteorological Satellite Program (DMSP) and NOAA's Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellites (POES). <span class="hlt">Safety</span>NetTM will be a key element of the NPOESS architecture, delivering near real-time data over commercial telecommunications networks. Scattered around the globe, the 15 unmanned ground receptors are linked by fiber-optic systems to four central data processing centers in the U. S. known as Weather Centrals. The National Environmental Satellite, Data and Information Service; Air Force Weather Agency; Fleet Numerical Meteorology and Oceanography Center, and the Naval Oceanographic Office operate the Centrals. In addition, this ground system architecture will have unused capacity attendant with an infrastructure that can accommodate additional users.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20437908','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20437908"><span>Seniors' perceptions of vehicle <span class="hlt">safety</span> risks and needs.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Shaw, Lynn; Polgar, Jan Miller; Vrkljan, Brenda; Jacobson, Jill</p> <p>2010-01-01</p> <p>The investigation of vehicle <span class="hlt">safety</span> needs for older drivers and passengers is integral for their safe transportation. A program of research on safe transportation for seniors was launched through AUTO21, a Canadian Network of Centres of Excellence. This national research network focuses on a wide range of automotive issues, from materials and design to <span class="hlt">safety</span> and societal issues. An inductive qualitative inquiry of seniors' driving experiences, <span class="hlt">safety</span> <span class="hlt">feature</span> use, and strategies to prevent injury and manage risks was a first step in this program. We conducted interviews and focus groups with 58 seniors without disabilities and 9 seniors with disabilities. We identified a lack of congruity between the vehicle and <span class="hlt">safety</span> <span class="hlt">feature</span> design and seniors' needs. Seniors described strategies to manage their <span class="hlt">safety</span> and that of others. Specific aspects of vehicle design, <span class="hlt">safety</span> <span class="hlt">features</span>, and action strategies that support safer use and operation of a vehicle by seniors are outlined.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2013AGUSMSH43B..03C','NASAADS'); return false;" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2013AGUSMSH43B..03C"><span>Space weather at Low Latitudes: Considerations to improve its forecasting</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abstract_service.html">NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)</a></p> <p>Chau, J. L.; Goncharenko, L.; Valladares, C. E.; Milla, M. A.</p> <p>2013-05-01</p> <p>In this work we present a summary of space weather events that are unique to low-latitude regions. Special emphasis will be devoted to events that occur during so-called quiet (magnetically) conditions. One of these events is the occurrence of nighttime F-region irregularities, also known Equatorial Spread F (<span class="hlt">ESF</span>). When such irregularities occur navigation and communications systems get disrupted or perturbed. After more than 70 years of studies, many <span class="hlt">features</span> of <span class="hlt">ESF</span> irregularities (climatology, physical mechanisms, longitudinal dependence, time dependence, etc.) are well known, but so far they cannot be forecast on time scales of minutes to hours. We present a summary of some of these <span class="hlt">features</span> and some of the efforts being conducted to contribute to their forecasting. In addition to <span class="hlt">ESF</span>, we have recently identified a clear connection between lower atmospheric forcing and the low latitude variability, particularly during the so-called sudden stratospheric warming (SSW) events. During SSW events and magnetically quiet conditions, we have observed changes in total electron content (TEC) that are comparable to changes that occur during strong magnetically disturbed conditions. We present results from recent events as well as outline potential efforts to forecast the ionospheric effects during these events.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/29683','DOTNTL'); return false;" href="https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/29683"><span>Creating a highway information system for <span class="hlt">safety</span> roadway <span class="hlt">features</span>.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://ntlsearch.bts.gov/tris/index.do">DOT National Transportation Integrated Search</a></p> <p></p> <p>2015-12-01</p> <p>Roadway departures are the leading cause of roadside fatalities. The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) has : undertaken a number of roadside <span class="hlt">safety</span> measures to reduce roadway departures. Specifically, KYTC has installed : several low-cost, syste...</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://medlineplus.gov/magazine/issues/winter16/articles/winter16pg23.html','NIH-MEDLINEPLUS'); return false;" href="https://medlineplus.gov/magazine/issues/winter16/articles/winter16pg23.html"><span>Probiotics: <span class="hlt">Safety</span> and Side Effects</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://medlineplus.gov/">MedlinePlus</a></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p>... of this page please turn JavaScript on. <span class="hlt">Feature</span>: Probiotics <span class="hlt">Safety</span> and Side Effects Past Issues / Winter 2016 ... Says About the <span class="hlt">Safety</span> and Side Effects of Probiotics Whether probiotics are likely to be safe for ...</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/1995SPIE.2511..182V','NASAADS'); return false;" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/1995SPIE.2511..182V"><span>Driver face recognition as a security and <span class="hlt">safety</span> <span class="hlt">feature</span></span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abstract_service.html">NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)</a></p> <p>Vetter, Volker; Giefing, Gerd-Juergen; Mai, Rudolf; Weisser, Hubert</p> <p>1995-09-01</p> <p>We present a driver face recognition system for comfortable access control and individual settings of automobiles. The primary goals are the prevention of car thefts and heavy accidents caused by unauthorized use (joy-riders), as well as the increase of <span class="hlt">safety</span> through optimal settings, e.g. of the mirrors and the seat position. The person sitting on the driver's seat is observed automatically by a small video camera in the dashboard. All he has to do is to behave cooperatively, i.e. to look into the camera. A classification system validates his access. Only after a positive identification, the car can be used and the driver-specific environment (e.g. seat position, mirrors, etc.) may be set up to ensure the driver's comfort and <span class="hlt">safety</span>. The driver identification system has been integrated in a Volkswagen research car. Recognition results are presented.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://eric.ed.gov/?q=%22nuclear+safety%22+OR+%22nuclear+security%22+NOT+IAEA+NOT+%22international+atomic+energy+agency%22&pg=3&id=EJ126543','ERIC'); return false;" href="https://eric.ed.gov/?q=%22nuclear+safety%22+OR+%22nuclear+security%22+NOT+IAEA+NOT+%22international+atomic+energy+agency%22&pg=3&id=EJ126543"><span>Nuclear Reactor <span class="hlt">Safety</span>--The APS Submits its Report</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.eric.ed.gov/ERICWebPortal/search/extended.jsp?_pageLabel=advanced">ERIC Educational Resources Information Center</a></p> <p>Physics Today, 1975</p> <p>1975-01-01</p> <p>Presents the summary section of the American Physical Society (APS) report on the <span class="hlt">safety</span> <span class="hlt">features</span> of the light-water reactor, reviews the design, construction, and operation of a reactor and outlines the primary engineered <span class="hlt">safety</span> <span class="hlt">features</span>. Summarizes the major recommendations of the study group. (GS)</p> </li> </ol> <div class="pull-right"> <ul class="pagination"> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_1");'>«</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_1");'>1</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_2");'>2</a></li> <li class="active"><span>3</span></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_4");'>4</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_5");'>5</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_25");'>»</a></li> </ul> </div> </div><!-- col-sm-12 --> </div><!-- row --> </div><!-- page_3 --> <div id="page_4" class="hiddenDiv"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-sm-12"> <div class="pull-right"> <ul class="pagination"> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_1");'>«</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_2");'>2</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_3");'>3</a></li> <li class="active"><span>4</span></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_5");'>5</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_6");'>6</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_25");'>»</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> <div class="row"> <div class="col-sm-12"> <ol class="result-class" start="61"> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18460367','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18460367"><span>How important is vehicle <span class="hlt">safety</span> in the new vehicle purchase process?</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Koppel, Sjaanie; Charlton, Judith; Fildes, Brian; Fitzharris, Michael</p> <p>2008-05-01</p> <p>Whilst there has been a significant increase in the amount of consumer interest in the <span class="hlt">safety</span> performance of privately owned vehicles, the role that it plays in consumers' purchase decisions is poorly understood. The aims of the current study were to determine: how important vehicle <span class="hlt">safety</span> is in the new vehicle purchase process; what importance consumers place on <span class="hlt">safety</span> options/<span class="hlt">features</span> relative to other convenience and comfort <span class="hlt">features</span>, and how consumers conceptualise vehicle <span class="hlt">safety</span>. In addition, the study aimed to investigate the key parameters associated with ranking 'vehicle <span class="hlt">safety</span>' as the most important consideration in the new vehicle purchase. Participants recruited in Sweden and Spain completed a questionnaire about their new vehicle purchase. The findings from the questionnaire indicated that participants ranked <span class="hlt">safety</span>-related factors (e.g., EuroNCAP (or other) <span class="hlt">safety</span> ratings) as more important in the new vehicle purchase process than other vehicle factors (e.g., price, reliability etc.). Similarly, participants ranked <span class="hlt">safety</span>-related <span class="hlt">features</span> (e.g., advanced braking systems, front passenger airbags etc.) as more important than non-<span class="hlt">safety</span>-related <span class="hlt">features</span> (e.g., route navigation systems, air-conditioning etc.). Consistent with previous research, most participants equated vehicle <span class="hlt">safety</span> with the presence of specific vehicle <span class="hlt">safety</span> <span class="hlt">features</span> or technologies rather than vehicle crash <span class="hlt">safety</span>/test results or crashworthiness. The key parameters associated with ranking 'vehicle <span class="hlt">safety</span>' as the most important consideration in the new vehicle purchase were: use of EuroNCAP, gender and education level, age, drivers' concern about crash involvement, first vehicle purchase, annual driving distance, person for whom the vehicle was purchased, and traffic infringement history. The findings from this study are important for policy makers, manufacturers and other stakeholders to assist in setting priorities with regard to the promotion and publicity of vehicle <span class="hlt">safety</span> <span class="hlt">features</span></p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24650894','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24650894"><span>Mother-child conversations about <span class="hlt">safety</span>: implications for socializing <span class="hlt">safety</span> values in children.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>O'Neal, Elizabeth E; Plumert, Jodie M</p> <p>2014-05-01</p> <p>This study examined how mothers socialize their children about <span class="hlt">safety</span> through conversations about potentially unsafe activities. Mothers and their 8- and 10-year-old children discussed and rated the <span class="hlt">safety</span> of 12 photographs depicting another same-gender child engaged in potentially dangerous activities. Conversations usually unfolded with children giving the first rating or rationale, followed by additional discussion between the mother and child. Mothers and children relied on 2 main types of rationales to justify their ratings: potential outcomes of the activity and specific <span class="hlt">features</span> of the situation (dangerous and nondangerous). Mothers (but not children) used dangerous <span class="hlt">feature</span> rationales more often than dangerous outcome rationales. When disagreements arose, mothers typically guided children to adopt their own rating rather than the child's rating. Additionally, children who used more nondangerous <span class="hlt">feature</span> and outcome rationales had experienced more injuries requiring medical attention. Mothers' focus on dangerous <span class="hlt">features</span> appears to reflect their efforts to help children make causal connections between dangerous elements of the situation and adverse outcomes that might result.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://medlineplus.gov/languages/motorvehiclesafety.html','NIH-MEDLINEPLUS'); return false;" href="https://medlineplus.gov/languages/motorvehiclesafety.html"><span>Motor Vehicle <span class="hlt">Safety</span> - Multiple Languages</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://medlineplus.gov/">MedlinePlus</a></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p>... Are Here: Home → Multiple Languages → All Health Topics → Motor Vehicle <span class="hlt">Safety</span> URL of this page: https://medlineplus.gov/languages/ ... V W XYZ List of All Topics All Motor Vehicle <span class="hlt">Safety</span> - Multiple Languages To use the sharing <span class="hlt">features</span> on ...</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/11174','DOTNTL'); return false;" href="https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/11174"><span><span class="hlt">Safety</span> and Crashworthiness of Dual Mode Vehicles</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://ntlsearch.bts.gov/tris/index.do">DOT National Transportation Integrated Search</a></p> <p></p> <p>1974-01-01</p> <p><span class="hlt">Safety</span> <span class="hlt">features</span> and the degree of <span class="hlt">safety</span> expected of dual-mode systems are reviewed. Some of the inherent advantages and disadvantages of dual-mode transportation are also outlined. Possible categories of vehicle <span class="hlt">safety</span> are defined to aid in developi...</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9115086','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9115086"><span>Critical <span class="hlt">features</span> of an auditable management system for an ISO 9000-compatible occupational health and <span class="hlt">safety</span> standard.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Levine, S; Dyjack, D T</p> <p>1997-04-01</p> <p>An International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 9001: 1994-harmonized occupational health and <span class="hlt">safety</span> (OHS) management system has been written at the University of Michigan, and reviewed, revised, and accepted under the direction of the American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA) Occupational Health and <span class="hlt">Safety</span> Management Systems (OHSMS) Task Force and the Board of Directors. This system is easily adaptable to the ISO 14001 format and to both OHS and environmental management system applications. As was the case with ISO 9001: 1994, this system is expected to be compatible with current production quality and OHS quality systems and standards, have forward compatibility for new applications, and forward flexibility, with new <span class="hlt">features</span> added as needed. Since ISO 9001: 1987 and 9001: 1994 have been applied worldwide, the incorporation of harmonized OHS and environmental management system components should be acceptable to business units already performing first-party (self-) auditing, and second-party (contract qualification) auditing. This article explains the basis of this OHS management system, its relationship to ISO 9001 and 14001 standards, the philosophy and methodology of an ISO-harmonized system audit, the relationship of these systems to traditional OHS audit systems, and the authors' vision of the future for application of such systems.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://eric.ed.gov/?q=footwear+AND+material&id=ED437820','ERIC'); return false;" href="https://eric.ed.gov/?q=footwear+AND+material&id=ED437820"><span>Natural and Artificial Playing Fields: Characteristics and <span class="hlt">Safety</span> <span class="hlt">Features</span>.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.eric.ed.gov/ERICWebPortal/search/extended.jsp?_pageLabel=advanced">ERIC Educational Resources Information Center</a></p> <p>Schmidt, Roger C., Ed.; Hoerner, Earl F., Ed.; Milner, Edward M., Ed.; Morehouse, C. A., Ed.</p> <p></p> <p>These papers are on the subjects of playing field standards, surface traction, testing and correlation to actual field experience, and state-of-the-art natural and artificial surfaces. The papers, presented at the Symposium on the Characteristics and <span class="hlt">Safety</span> of Playing Surfaces (Artificial and Natural) for Field Sports in 1998, cover the…</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25374273','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25374273"><span>Note on evaluating <span class="hlt">safety</span> performance of road infrastructure to motivate <span class="hlt">safety</span> competition.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Han, Sangjin</p> <p>2016-01-01</p> <p>Road infrastructures are usually developed and maintained by governments or public sectors. There is no competitor in the market of their jurisdiction. This monopolic <span class="hlt">feature</span> discourages road authorities from improving the level of <span class="hlt">safety</span> with proactive motivation. This study suggests how to apply a principle of competition for roads, in particular by means of performance evaluation. It first discusses why road infrastructure has been slow in <span class="hlt">safety</span> oriented development and management in respect of its business model. Then it suggests some practical ways of how to promote road <span class="hlt">safety</span> between road authorities, particularly by evaluating <span class="hlt">safety</span> performance of road infrastructure. These are summarized as decision of <span class="hlt">safety</span> performance indicators, classification of spatial boundaries, data collection, evaluation, and reporting. Some consideration points are also discussed to make <span class="hlt">safety</span> performance evaluation on road infrastructure lead to better road <span class="hlt">safety</span> management.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://ntrs.nasa.gov/search.jsp?R=20050232875&hterms=Implementation+cost&qs=Ntx%3Dmode%2Bmatchall%26Ntk%3DAll%26N%3D0%26No%3D50%26Ntt%3DImplementation%2Bcost','NASA-TRS'); return false;" href="https://ntrs.nasa.gov/search.jsp?R=20050232875&hterms=Implementation+cost&qs=Ntx%3Dmode%2Bmatchall%26Ntk%3DAll%26N%3D0%26No%3D50%26Ntt%3DImplementation%2Bcost"><span>Mitigating Motion Base <span class="hlt">Safety</span> Issues: The NASA LaRC CMF Implementation</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://ntrs.nasa.gov/search.jsp">NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)</a></p> <p>Bryant, Richard B., Jr.; Grupton, Lawrence E.; Martinez, Debbie; Carrelli, David J.</p> <p>2005-01-01</p> <p>The NASA Langley Research Center (LaRC), Cockpit Motion Facility (CMF) motion base design has taken advantage of inherent hydraulic characteristics to implement <span class="hlt">safety</span> <span class="hlt">features</span> using hardware solutions only. Motion system <span class="hlt">safety</span> has always been a concern and its implementation is addressed differently by each organization. Some approaches rely heavily on software <span class="hlt">safety</span> <span class="hlt">features</span>. Software which performs <span class="hlt">safety</span> functions is subject to more scrutiny making its approval, modification, and development time consuming and expensive. The NASA LaRC's CMF motion system is used for research and, as such, requires that the software be updated or modified frequently. The CMF's customers need the ability to update the simulation software frequently without the associated cost incurred with <span class="hlt">safety</span> critical software. This paper describes the CMF engineering team's approach to achieving motion base <span class="hlt">safety</span> by designing and implementing all <span class="hlt">safety</span> <span class="hlt">features</span> in hardware, resulting in applications software (including motion cueing and actuator dynamic control) being completely independent of the <span class="hlt">safety</span> devices. This allows the CMF <span class="hlt">safety</span> systems to remain intact and unaffected by frequent research system modifications.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.cdc.gov/Features/PatientSafety/','NIH-MEDLINEPLUS'); return false;" href="https://www.cdc.gov/Features/PatientSafety/"><span>Patient <span class="hlt">Safety</span>: Ten Things You Can Do to Be a Safe Patient</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://medlineplus.gov/">MedlinePlus</a></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p>... Emergency Preparedness & Response Environmental Health Healthy Living Injury, Violence & <span class="hlt">Safety</span> Life Stages & Populations Travelers’ Health Workplace <span class="hlt">Safety</span> & Health <span class="hlt">Features</span> Media Sign up for <span class="hlt">Features</span> Get Email Updates To ...</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21392631','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21392631"><span>What vehicle <span class="hlt">features</span> are considered important when buying an automobile? An examination of driver preferences by age and gender.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Vrkljan, Brenda H; Anaby, Dana</p> <p>2011-02-01</p> <p>Certain vehicle <span class="hlt">features</span> can help drivers avoid collisions and/or protect occupants in the event of a crash, and therefore, might play an important role when deciding which vehicle to purchase. The objective of this study was to examine the importance attributed to key vehicle <span class="hlt">features</span> (including <span class="hlt">safety</span>) that drivers consider when buying a car and its association with age and gender. A sample of 2,002 Canadian drivers aged 18 years and older completed a survey that asked them to rank the importance of eight vehicle <span class="hlt">features</span> if they were to purchase a vehicle (storage, mileage, <span class="hlt">safety</span>, price, comfort, performance, design, and reliability). ANOVA tests were performed to: (a) determine if there were differences in the level of importance between <span class="hlt">features</span> and; (b) examine the effect of age and gender on the importance attributed to these <span class="hlt">features</span>. Of the <span class="hlt">features</span> examined, <span class="hlt">safety</span> and reliability were the most highly rated in terms of importance, whereas design and performance had the lowest rating. Differences in <span class="hlt">safety</span> and performance across age groups were dependent on gender. This effect was most evident in the youngest and oldest age groups. <span class="hlt">Safety</span> and reliability were considered the most important <span class="hlt">features</span>. Age and gender play a significant role in explaining the importance of certain <span class="hlt">features</span>. Targeted efforts for translating <span class="hlt">safety</span>-related information to the youngest and oldest consumers should be emphasized due to their high collision, injury, and fatality rates. Copyright © 2011 National <span class="hlt">Safety</span> Council and Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29636167','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29636167"><span><span class="hlt">Safety</span> climate and mindful <span class="hlt">safety</span> practices in the oil and gas industry.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Dahl, Øyvind; Kongsvik, Trond</p> <p>2018-02-01</p> <p>The existence of a positive association between <span class="hlt">safety</span> climate and the <span class="hlt">safety</span> behavior of sharp-end workers in high-risk organizations is supported by a considerable body of research. Previous research has primarily analyzed two components of <span class="hlt">safety</span> behavior, namely <span class="hlt">safety</span> compliance and <span class="hlt">safety</span> participation. The present study extends previous research by looking into the relationship between <span class="hlt">safety</span> climate and another component of <span class="hlt">safety</span> behavior, namely mindful <span class="hlt">safety</span> practices. Mindful <span class="hlt">safety</span> practices are defined as the ability to be aware of critical factors in the environment and to act appropriately when dangers arise. Regression analysis was used to examine whether mindful <span class="hlt">safety</span> practices are, like compliance and participation, promoted by a positive <span class="hlt">safety</span> climate, in a questionnaire-based study of 5712 sharp-end workers in the oil and gas industry. The analysis revealed that a positive <span class="hlt">safety</span> climate promotes mindful <span class="hlt">safety</span> practices. The regression model accounted for roughly 31% of the variance in mindful <span class="hlt">safety</span> practices. The most important <span class="hlt">safety</span> climate factor was <span class="hlt">safety</span> leadership. The findings clearly demonstrate that mindful <span class="hlt">safety</span> practices are highly context-dependent, hence, manageable and susceptible to change. In order to improve <span class="hlt">safety</span> climate in a direction which is favorable for mindful <span class="hlt">safety</span> practices, the results demonstrate that it is important to give the fundamental <span class="hlt">features</span> of <span class="hlt">safety</span> climate high priority and in particular that of <span class="hlt">safety</span> leadership. Copyright © 2017 National <span class="hlt">Safety</span> Council and Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23859023','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23859023"><span>How important is vehicle <span class="hlt">safety</span> for older consumers in the vehicle purchase process?</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Koppel, Sjaan; Clark, Belinda; Hoareau, Effie; Charlton, Judith L; Newstead, Stuart V</p> <p>2013-01-01</p> <p>This study aimed to investigate the importance of vehicle <span class="hlt">safety</span> to older consumers in the vehicle purchase process. Older (n = 102), middle-aged (n = 791), and younger (n = 109) participants throughout the eastern Australian states of Victoria, New South Wales, and Queensland who had recently purchased a new or used vehicle completed an online questionnaire about their vehicle purchase process. When asked to list the 3 most important considerations in the vehicle purchase process (in an open-ended format), older consumers were mostly likely to list price as their most important consideration (43%). Similarly, when presented with a list of vehicle factors (such as price, design, Australasian New Car Assessment Program [ANCAP] rating), older consumers were most likely to identify price as the most important vehicle factor (36%). When presented with a list of vehicle <span class="hlt">features</span> (such as automatic transmission, braking, air bags), older consumers in the current study were most likely to identify an antilock braking system (41%) as the most important vehicle <span class="hlt">feature</span>, and 50 percent of older consumers identified a <span class="hlt">safety</span>-related vehicle <span class="hlt">feature</span> as the highest priority vehicle <span class="hlt">feature</span> (50%). When asked to list up to 3 factors that make a vehicle safe, older consumers in the current study were most likely to list braking systems (35%), air bags (22%), and the driver's behavior or skill (11%). When asked about the influence of <span class="hlt">safety</span> in the new vehicle purchase process, one third of older consumers reported that all new vehicles are safe (33%) and almost half of the older consumers rated their vehicle as safer than average (49%). A logistic regression model was developed to predict the profile of older consumers more likely to assign a higher priority to <span class="hlt">safety</span> <span class="hlt">features</span> in the vehicle purchasing process. The model predicted that the importance of <span class="hlt">safety</span>-related <span class="hlt">features</span> was influenced by several variables, including older consumers' beliefs that they could protect themselves</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26327261','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26327261"><span>Taking ownership of <span class="hlt">safety</span>. What are the active ingredients of <span class="hlt">safety</span> coaching and how do they impact <span class="hlt">safety</span> outcomes in critical offshore working environments?</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Krauesslar, Victoria; Avery, Rachel E; Passmore, Jonathan</p> <p>2015-01-01</p> <p><span class="hlt">Safety</span> coaching interventions have become a common <span class="hlt">feature</span> in the <span class="hlt">safety</span> critical offshore working environments of the North Sea. Whilst the beneficial impact of coaching as an organizational tool has been evidenced, there remains a question specifically over the use of <span class="hlt">safety</span> coaching and its impact on behavioural change and producing safe working practices. A series of 24 semi-structured interviews were conducted with three groups of experts in the offshore industry: <span class="hlt">safety</span> coaches, offshore managers and HSE directors. Using a thematic analysis approach, several significant themes were identified across the three expert groups including connecting with and creating <span class="hlt">safety</span> ownership in the individual, personal significance and humanisation, ingraining <span class="hlt">safety</span> and assessing and measuring a <span class="hlt">safety</span> coach's competence. Results suggest clear utility of <span class="hlt">safety</span> coaching when applied by <span class="hlt">safety</span> coaches with appropriate coach training and understanding of <span class="hlt">safety</span> issues in an offshore environment. The current work has found that the use of <span class="hlt">safety</span> coaching in the <span class="hlt">safety</span> critical offshore oil and gas industry is a powerful tool in managing and promoting a culture of <span class="hlt">safety</span> and care.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://medlineplus.gov/ency/patientinstructions/000640.htm','NIH-MEDLINEPLUS'); return false;" href="https://medlineplus.gov/ency/patientinstructions/000640.htm"><span>Crutches and children - proper fit and <span class="hlt">safety</span> tips</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://medlineplus.gov/">MedlinePlus</a></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p>... 000640.htm Crutches and children - proper fit and <span class="hlt">safety</span> tips To use the sharing <span class="hlt">features</span> on this ... the crutch, then extended when taking a step. <span class="hlt">Safety</span> Tips Teach your child to: Always keep crutches ...</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://eric.ed.gov/?q=Radiator&id=ED145923','ERIC'); return false;" href="https://eric.ed.gov/?q=Radiator&id=ED145923"><span>Common Day Care <span class="hlt">Safety</span> Renovations: Descriptions, Explanations and Cost Estimates.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.eric.ed.gov/ERICWebPortal/search/extended.jsp?_pageLabel=advanced">ERIC Educational Resources Information Center</a></p> <p>Spack, Stan</p> <p></p> <p>This booklet explains some of the day care <span class="hlt">safety</span> <span class="hlt">features</span> specified by the new Massachusetts State Building Code (January 1, 1975) which must be met before a new day care center can be licensed. The <span class="hlt">safety</span> <span class="hlt">features</span> described are those which most often require renovation to meet the building code standards. Best estimates of the costs involved in…</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27629159','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27629159"><span>Treatment recommendations for DSM-5-defined mixed <span class="hlt">features</span>.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Rosenblat, Joshua D; McIntyre, Roger S</p> <p>2017-04-01</p> <p>The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition (DSM-5) mixed <span class="hlt">features</span> specifier provides a less restrictive definition of mixed mood states, compared to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition, Text Revision (DSM-IV-TR), including mood episodes that manifest with subthreshold symptoms of the opposite mood state. A limited number of studies have assessed the efficacy of treatments specifically for DSM-5-defined mixed <span class="hlt">features</span> in mood disorders. As such, there is currently an inadequate amount of data to appropriately inform evidence-based treatment guidelines of DSM-5 defined mixed <span class="hlt">features</span>. However, given the high prevalence and morbidity of mixed <span class="hlt">features</span>, treatment recommendations based on the currently available evidence along with expert opinion may be of benefit. This article serves to provide these interim treatment recommendations while humbly acknowledging the limited amount of evidence currently available. Second-generation antipsychotics (SGAs) appear to have the greatest promise in the treatment of bipolar disorder (BD) with mixed <span class="hlt">features</span>. Conventional mood stabilizing agents (ie, lithium and divalproex) may also be of benefit; however, they have been inadequately studied. In the treatment of major depressive disorder (MDD) with mixed <span class="hlt">features</span>, the comparable efficacy of antidepressants versus other treatments, such as SGAs, remains unknown. As such, antidepressants remain first-line treatment of MDD with or without mixed <span class="hlt">features</span>; however, there are significant <span class="hlt">safety</span> concerns associated with antidepressant monotherapy when mixed <span class="hlt">features</span> are present, which merits increased monitoring. Lurasidone is the only SGA monotherapy that has been shown to be efficacious specifically in the treatment of MDD with mixed <span class="hlt">features</span>. Further research is needed to accurately determine the efficacy, <span class="hlt">safety</span>, and tolerability of treatments specifically for mood episodes with mixed <span class="hlt">features</span> to adequately inform</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18406519','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18406519"><span><span class="hlt">Safety</span> assessment in plant layout design using indexing approach: implementing inherent <span class="hlt">safety</span> perspective. Part 1 - guideword applicability and method description.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Tugnoli, Alessandro; Khan, Faisal; Amyotte, Paul; Cozzani, Valerio</p> <p>2008-12-15</p> <p>Layout planning plays a key role in the inherent <span class="hlt">safety</span> performance of process plants since this design <span class="hlt">feature</span> controls the possibility of accidental chain-events and the magnitude of possible consequences. A lack of suitable methods to promote the effective implementation of inherent <span class="hlt">safety</span> in layout design calls for the development of new techniques and methods. In the present paper, a <span class="hlt">safety</span> assessment approach suitable for layout design in the critical early phase is proposed. The concept of inherent <span class="hlt">safety</span> is implemented within this <span class="hlt">safety</span> assessment; the approach is based on an integrated assessment of inherent <span class="hlt">safety</span> guideword applicability within the constraints typically present in layout design. Application of these guidewords is evaluated along with unit hazards and control devices to quantitatively map the <span class="hlt">safety</span> performance of different layout options. Moreover, the economic aspects related to <span class="hlt">safety</span> and inherent <span class="hlt">safety</span> are evaluated by the method. Specific sub-indices are developed within the integrated <span class="hlt">safety</span> assessment system to analyze and quantify the hazard related to domino effects. The proposed approach is quick in application, auditable and shares a common framework applicable in other phases of the design lifecycle (e.g. process design). The present work is divided in two parts: Part 1 (current paper) presents the application of inherent <span class="hlt">safety</span> guidelines in layout design and the index method for <span class="hlt">safety</span> assessment; Part 2 (accompanying paper) describes the domino hazard sub-index and demonstrates the proposed approach with a case study, thus evidencing the introduction of inherent <span class="hlt">safety</span> <span class="hlt">features</span> in layout design.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('http://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED297955.pdf','ERIC'); return false;" href="http://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED297955.pdf"><span>Nuclear Powerplant <span class="hlt">Safety</span>: Design and Planning.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.eric.ed.gov/ERICWebPortal/search/extended.jsp?_pageLabel=advanced">ERIC Educational Resources Information Center</a></p> <p>Department of Energy, Washington, DC. Nuclear Energy Office.</p> <p></p> <p>The most important concern in the design, construction and operation of nuclear powerplants is <span class="hlt">safety</span>. Nuclear power is one of the major contributors to the nation's supply of electricity; therefore, it is important to assure its safe use. Each different type of powerplant has special design <span class="hlt">features</span> and systems to protect health and <span class="hlt">safety</span>. One…</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('http://hdl.handle.net/2060/20070018255','NASA-TRS'); return false;" href="http://hdl.handle.net/2060/20070018255"><span>NASA's Software <span class="hlt">Safety</span> Standard</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://ntrs.nasa.gov/search.jsp">NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)</a></p> <p>Ramsay, Christopher M.</p> <p>2005-01-01</p> <p>NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) relies more and more on software to control, monitor, and verify its <span class="hlt">safety</span> critical systems, facilities and operations. Since the 1960's there has hardly been a spacecraft (manned or unmanned) launched that did not have a computer on board that provided vital command and control services. Despite this growing dependence on software control and monitoring, there has been no consistent application of software <span class="hlt">safety</span> practices and methodology to NASA's projects with <span class="hlt">safety</span> critical software. Led by the NASA Headquarters Office of <span class="hlt">Safety</span> and Mission Assurance, the NASA Software <span class="hlt">Safety</span> Standard (STD-18l9.13B) has recently undergone a significant update in an attempt to provide that consistency. This paper will discuss the key <span class="hlt">features</span> of the new NASA Software <span class="hlt">Safety</span> Standard. It will start with a brief history of the use and development of software in <span class="hlt">safety</span> critical applications at NASA. It will then give a brief overview of the NASA Software Working Group and the approach it took to revise the software engineering process across the Agency.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2001AIPC..552..686F','NASAADS'); return false;" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2001AIPC..552..686F"><span>Autonomous system for launch vehicle range <span class="hlt">safety</span></span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abstract_service.html">NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)</a></p> <p>Ferrell, Bob; Haley, Sam</p> <p>2001-02-01</p> <p>The Autonomous Flight <span class="hlt">Safety</span> System (AFSS) is a launch vehicle subsystem whose ultimate goal is an autonomous capability to assure range <span class="hlt">safety</span> (people and valuable resources), flight personnel <span class="hlt">safety</span>, flight assets <span class="hlt">safety</span> (recovery of valuable vehicles and cargo), and global coverage with a dramatic simplification of range infrastructure. The AFSS is capable of determining current vehicle position and predicting the impact point with respect to flight restriction zones. Additionally, it is able to discern whether or not the launch vehicle is an immediate threat to public <span class="hlt">safety</span>, and initiate the appropriate range <span class="hlt">safety</span> response. These <span class="hlt">features</span> provide for a dramatic cost reduction in range operations and improved reliability of mission success. .</p> </li> </ol> <div class="pull-right"> <ul class="pagination"> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_1");'>«</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_2");'>2</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_3");'>3</a></li> <li class="active"><span>4</span></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_5");'>5</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_6");'>6</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_25");'>»</a></li> </ul> </div> </div><!-- col-sm-12 --> </div><!-- row --> </div><!-- page_4 --> <div id="page_5" class="hiddenDiv"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-sm-12"> <div class="pull-right"> <ul class="pagination"> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_1");'>«</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_3");'>3</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_4");'>4</a></li> <li class="active"><span>5</span></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_6");'>6</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_7");'>7</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_25");'>»</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> <div class="row"> <div class="col-sm-12"> <ol class="result-class" start="81"> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA494535','DTIC-ST'); return false;" href="http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA494535"><span>Army Support during the Hurricane Katrina Disaster</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.dtic.mil/">DTIC Science & Technology</a></p> <p></p> <p>2009-01-01</p> <p>Human Capital Reform Act of 2004. 3. John D. Banusiewicz, “Bush Calls for Broader Military Disaster Response Role,” American Forces Press Service...Management (DHS/FEMA) <span class="hlt">ESF</span> #6, Mass Care, Housing, and Human Services (DHS/FEMA) <span class="hlt">ESF</span> #7, Resource Support (Government Services Administration) <span class="hlt">ESF</span> #8...Public Health and Medical Services (Department of Health and Human Services) <span class="hlt">ESF</span> #9, Urban Search and Rescue (DHS/FEMA) <span class="hlt">ESF</span> #10, Oil and Hazardous</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/27337','DOTNTL'); return false;" href="https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/27337"><span>Two level approach to <span class="hlt">safety</span> planning incorporating the Highway <span class="hlt">Safety</span> Manual (HSM) network screening.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://ntlsearch.bts.gov/tris/index.do">DOT National Transportation Integrated Search</a></p> <p></p> <p>2014-04-01</p> <p>Compared to microscopic <span class="hlt">safety</span> studies, macroscopic-focused research is more efficient at integrating zonal-level <span class="hlt">features</span> into crash prediction models and identifying hot zones. However, macroscopic screening has accuracy limitations. Thus, this stu...</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.osti.gov/pages/biblio/1429362-new-reactor-cavity-cooling-system-having-passive-safety-features-using-novel-shape-htgrs-vhtrs','SCIGOV-DOEP'); return false;" href="https://www.osti.gov/pages/biblio/1429362-new-reactor-cavity-cooling-system-having-passive-safety-features-using-novel-shape-htgrs-vhtrs"><span>New reactor cavity cooling system having passive <span class="hlt">safety</span> <span class="hlt">features</span> using novel shape for HTGRs and VHTRs</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.osti.gov/pages">DOE PAGES</a></p> <p>Takamatsu, Kuniyoshi; Hu, Rui</p> <p>2014-11-27</p> <p>A new, highly efficient reactor cavity cooling system (RCCS) with passive <span class="hlt">safety</span> <span class="hlt">features</span> without a requirement for electricity and mechanical drive is proposed for high temperature gas cooled reactors (HTGRs) and very high temperature reactors (VHTRs). The RCCS design consists of continuous closed regions; one is an ex-reactor pressure vessel (RPV) region and another is a cooling region having heat transfer area to ambient air assumed at 40 (°C). The RCCS uses a novel shape to efficiently remove the heat released from the RPV with radiation and natural convection. Employing the air as the working fluid and the ambient airmore » as the ultimate heat sink, the new RCCS design strongly reduces the possibility of losing the heat sink for decay heat removal. Therefore, HTGRs and VHTRs adopting the new RCCS design can avoid core melting due to overheating the fuels. The simulation results from a commercial CFD code, STAR-CCM+, show that the temperature distribution of the RCCS is within the temperature limits of the structures, such as the maximum operating temperature of the RPV, 713.15 (K) = 440 (°C), and the heat released from the RPV could be removed safely, even during a loss of coolant accident (LOCA). Finally, when the RCCS can remove 600 (kW) of the rated nominal state even during LOCA, the <span class="hlt">safety</span> review for building the HTTR could confirm that the temperature distribution of the HTTR is within the temperature limits of the structures to secure structures and fuels after the shutdown because the large heat capacity of the graphite core can absorb heat from the fuel in a short period. Therefore, the capacity of the new RCCS design would be sufficient for decay heat removal.« less</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://eric.ed.gov/?q=dormitory&pg=3&id=EJ637320','ERIC'); return false;" href="https://eric.ed.gov/?q=dormitory&pg=3&id=EJ637320"><span>Campus Fire <span class="hlt">Safety</span> Today.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.eric.ed.gov/ERICWebPortal/search/extended.jsp?_pageLabel=advanced">ERIC Educational Resources Information Center</a></p> <p>Thompson, Mike</p> <p>2001-01-01</p> <p>Reviews information on recent college and university dormitory fire fatalities, and highlights five examples of building <span class="hlt">features</span> reported to be major contributing factors in residence-hall fires. Explains how public awareness and expectations are affecting school dormitory <span class="hlt">safety</span>. (GR)</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2010-title10-vol1/pdf/CFR-2010-title10-vol1-sec32-23.pdf','CFR'); return false;" href="https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2010-title10-vol1/pdf/CFR-2010-title10-vol1-sec32-23.pdf"><span>10 CFR 32.23 - Same: <span class="hlt">Safety</span> criteria.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/browse/collectionCfr.action?selectedYearFrom=2010&page.go=Go">Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR</a></p> <p></p> <p>2010-01-01</p> <p>... 10 Energy 1 2010-01-01 2010-01-01 false Same: <span class="hlt">Safety</span> criteria. 32.23 Section 32.23 Energy NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION SPECIFIC DOMESTIC LICENSES TO MANUFACTURE OR TRANSFER CERTAIN ITEMS CONTAINING..., shielding, or other <span class="hlt">safety</span> <span class="hlt">features</span> of the product from wear and abuse likely to occur in normal handling...</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2010-title10-vol1/pdf/CFR-2010-title10-vol1-sec32-27.pdf','CFR'); return false;" href="https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2010-title10-vol1/pdf/CFR-2010-title10-vol1-sec32-27.pdf"><span>10 CFR 32.27 - Same: <span class="hlt">Safety</span> criteria.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/browse/collectionCfr.action?selectedYearFrom=2010&page.go=Go">Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR</a></p> <p></p> <p>2010-01-01</p> <p>... 10 Energy 1 2010-01-01 2010-01-01 false Same: <span class="hlt">Safety</span> criteria. 32.27 Section 32.27 Energy NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION SPECIFIC DOMESTIC LICENSES TO MANUFACTURE OR TRANSFER CERTAIN ITEMS CONTAINING..., shielding, or other <span class="hlt">safety</span> <span class="hlt">features</span> of the product from wear and abuse likely to occur in normal handling...</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22166010','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22166010"><span>Vision Zero--a road <span class="hlt">safety</span> policy innovation.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Belin, Matts-Åke; Tillgren, Per; Vedung, Evert</p> <p>2012-01-01</p> <p>The aim of this paper is to examine Sweden's Vision Zero road <span class="hlt">safety</span> policy. In particular, the paper focuses on how <span class="hlt">safety</span> issues were framed, which decisions were made, and what are the distinctive <span class="hlt">features</span> of Vision Zero. The analysis reveals that the decision by the Swedish Parliament to adopt Vision Zero as Sweden's road <span class="hlt">safety</span> policy was a radical innovation. The policy is different in kind from traditional traffic <span class="hlt">safety</span> policy with regard to problem formulation, its view on responsibility, its requirements for the <span class="hlt">safety</span> of road users, and the ultimate objective of road <span class="hlt">safety</span> work. The paper briefly examines the implications of these findings for national and global road <span class="hlt">safety</span> efforts that aspire to achieving innovative road <span class="hlt">safety</span> policies in line with the Decade of Action for Road <span class="hlt">Safety</span> 2011-2020, declared by the United Nations General Assembly in March 2010.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2017MRE.....4j5404G','NASAADS'); return false;" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2017MRE.....4j5404G"><span>Dissolution and regeneration of non-mulberry Eriogyna Pyretorum silk fibroin</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abstract_service.html">NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)</a></p> <p>Guo, Yuhang; Li, Xiufang; Zhang, Qiang; Yan, Shuqin; You, Renchuan</p> <p>2017-10-01</p> <p>Protein-based materials have been actively pursued as biomaterials because of their nontoxicity, biocompatibility and biodegradability. In this work, we demonstrated the potential of Eriogyna pyretorum silk fibroin (<span class="hlt">ESF</span>), a non-mulberry silk protein, as biomaterials. The degummed <span class="hlt">ESF</span> fibers could be dissolved completely by Ca(NO3)2/H2O/C2H5OH solution to produce regenerated <span class="hlt">ESF</span>. The solubility was strongly dependent on the addition of C2H5OH, heating temperature and dissolving time. α-helix and random coil are main molecular conformation in aqueous <span class="hlt">ESF</span> solution. The sol-gel transition behavior of regenerated <span class="hlt">ESF</span> was also studied, indicating that the conformational transition of regenerated <span class="hlt">ESF</span> from random coil/α-helix to β-sheet during gelation. Especially, <span class="hlt">ESF</span> showed more rapid gelation than mulberry silk fibroin (BSF). Consequently, the gelation rate of BSF could be controlled ranging from tens of minutes to days by changing the <span class="hlt">ESF</span> ratio, providing useful options for the fabrication of silk hydrogels. Water-stable regenerated <span class="hlt">ESF</span> film could be achieved by using aqueous ethanol to induce structural transition. Tensile tests showed that the <span class="hlt">ESF</span> films have a dry strength of approximate 31.0 MPa and a wet strength of approximate 3.3 MPa. This study provides new opportunities as an alternative natural protein material for biomedical applications.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('http://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED019838.pdf','ERIC'); return false;" href="http://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED019838.pdf"><span><span class="hlt">SAFETY</span> IN THE DESIGN OF SCIENCE LABORATORIES AND BUILDING CODES.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.eric.ed.gov/ERICWebPortal/search/extended.jsp?_pageLabel=advanced">ERIC Educational Resources Information Center</a></p> <p>HOROWITZ, HAROLD</p> <p></p> <p>THE DESIGN OF COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY BUILDINGS USED FOR SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH AND EDUCATION IS DISCUSSED IN TERMS OF LABORATORY <span class="hlt">SAFETY</span> AND BUILDING CODES AND REGULATIONS. MAJOR TOPIC AREAS ARE--(1) <span class="hlt">SAFETY</span> RELATED DESIGN <span class="hlt">FEATURES</span> OF SCIENCE LABORATORIES, (2) LABORATORY <span class="hlt">SAFETY</span> AND BUILDING CODES, AND (3) EVIDENCE OF UNSAFE DESIGN. EXAMPLES EMPHASIZE…</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/13737','DOTNTL'); return false;" href="https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/13737"><span>Insurance Discounts: Traffic <span class="hlt">Safety</span> Tips</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://ntlsearch.bts.gov/tris/index.do">DOT National Transportation Integrated Search</a></p> <p></p> <p>1996-01-01</p> <p>This fact sheet, NHTSA Facts: Summer 1996, discusses automobile insurance discounts. It relates how to obtain a discount, and details what factors can influence insurance premiums. It notes that discounts for <span class="hlt">safety</span> <span class="hlt">features</span> vary from insurance compa...</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://ntrs.nasa.gov/search.jsp?R=19720018334&hterms=Auto&qs=Ntx%3Dmode%2Bmatchall%26Ntk%3DAll%26N%3D0%26No%3D70%26Ntt%3DAuto','NASA-TRS'); return false;" href="https://ntrs.nasa.gov/search.jsp?R=19720018334&hterms=Auto&qs=Ntx%3Dmode%2Bmatchall%26Ntk%3DAll%26N%3D0%26No%3D70%26Ntt%3DAuto"><span>Designing for auto <span class="hlt">safety</span></span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://ntrs.nasa.gov/search.jsp">NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)</a></p> <p>Driver, E. T.</p> <p>1971-01-01</p> <p><span class="hlt">Safety</span> design <span class="hlt">features</span> in the motor vehicle and highway construction fields result from systems analysis approach to prevent or lessen death, injury, and property damage results. Systems analysis considers the prevention of crashes, increased survivability in crashes, and prompt medical attention to injuries as well as other postcrash salvage measures. The interface of these system elements with the driver, the vehicle, and the environment shows that action on the vehicle system produces the greatest <span class="hlt">safety</span> payoff through design modifications. New and amended <span class="hlt">safety</span> standards developed through hazard analysis technique improved accident statistics in the 70'; these regulations include driver qualifications and countermeasures to identify the chronic drunken driver who is involved in more than two-thirds of all auto deaths.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/710','DOTNTL'); return false;" href="https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/710"><span>Implementation of GIS-based highway <span class="hlt">safety</span> analyses : bridging the gap</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://ntlsearch.bts.gov/tris/index.do">DOT National Transportation Integrated Search</a></p> <p></p> <p>2001-01-01</p> <p>In recent years, efforts have been made to expand the analytical <span class="hlt">features</span> of the Highway <span class="hlt">Safety</span> Information System (HSIS) by integrating Geographic Information System (GIS) capabilities. The original version of the GIS <span class="hlt">Safety</span> Analysis Tools was relea...</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2000AIPC..504.1341G','NASAADS'); return false;" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2000AIPC..504.1341G"><span>Five major NASA health and <span class="hlt">safety</span> issues</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abstract_service.html">NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)</a></p> <p>Gavert, Raymond B.</p> <p>2000-01-01</p> <p>The goal has been set to establish NASA as number one in <span class="hlt">safety</span> in the nation. This includes Systems and Mission <span class="hlt">Safety</span> as well as Occupational <span class="hlt">Safety</span> for all NASA employees and contractors on and off the job. There are five major health and <span class="hlt">safety</span> issues important in the pursuit of being number one and they are: (1) Radiation (2) Hearing (3) Habitability/Toxicology (4) Extravehicular Activity (EVA) (5) Stress. The issues have <span class="hlt">features</span> of accumulated injury since NASA's future missions involve long time human presence in space i.e., International Space Station operations and Mars missions. The objective of this paper is to discuss these five issues in terms of controlling risks and enhancing health and <span class="hlt">safety</span>. <span class="hlt">Safety</span> metrics are discussed in terms of the overall goal of NASA to be number one in <span class="hlt">safety</span>. .</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/4089930','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/4089930"><span>Detection of mitral valve abnormalities by carotid Doppler flow study: implications for the management of patients with cerebrovascular disease.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Weinberger, J; Goldman, M</p> <p>1985-01-01</p> <p>Patients with symptoms of cerebral ischemia are often evaluated with non-invasive carotid artery testing. An abnormal carotid Doppler ultrasound frequency shift pattern of early systolic flutter (<span class="hlt">ESF</span>) was demonstrated by auscultation and velocity wave form analysis in patients with normal carotid bifurcations. Ten of these patients were studied with echocardiography (echo) and eight had mitral valve prolapse (MVP). To evaluate the association between <span class="hlt">ESF</span> and MVP, a prospective blinded study was performed, recording carotid Doppler frequency shift in 50 patients referred for routine echocardiography. A total of 18 patients had <span class="hlt">ESF</span>: 9/12 patients with MVP by echocardiography had <span class="hlt">ESF</span>. Nine additional patients without MVP had <span class="hlt">ESF</span> (two with mitral regurgitation and two with redundant mitral valves). The association of <span class="hlt">ESF</span> with MVP was significant (p less than 0.001). The findings of <span class="hlt">ESF</span> with a normal carotid artery by non-invasive testing suggests a possible mitral valve origin for symptoms of cerebrovascular disease.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://eric.ed.gov/?q=Aspects+AND+accident&pg=3&id=EJ145322','ERIC'); return false;" href="https://eric.ed.gov/?q=Aspects+AND+accident&pg=3&id=EJ145322"><span>Laboratory <span class="hlt">Safety</span> and Management</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.eric.ed.gov/ERICWebPortal/search/extended.jsp?_pageLabel=advanced">ERIC Educational Resources Information Center</a></p> <p>Goodenough, T. J.</p> <p>1976-01-01</p> <p>Explains a scientific approach to accident prevention and outlines the <span class="hlt">safety</span> aspects associated with the handling of chemicals in the secondary school. Provides a check list of unsafe acts and conditions, outlines <span class="hlt">features</span> of good laboratory management, and gives hints for combating the effects of inflation on science budgets. (GS)</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/1991AcAau..23..207S','NASAADS'); return false;" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/1991AcAau..23..207S"><span>The European space suit, a design for productivity and crew <span class="hlt">safety</span></span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abstract_service.html">NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)</a></p> <p>Skoog, A. Ingemar; Berthier, S.; Ollivier, Y.</p> <p></p> <p>In order to fulfil the two major mission objectives, i.e. support planned and unplanned external servicing of the COLUMBUS FFL and support the HERMES vehicle for <span class="hlt">safety</span> critical operations and emergencies, the European Space Suit System baseline configuration incorporates a number of design <span class="hlt">features</span>, which shall enhance the productivity and the crew <span class="hlt">safety</span> of EVA astronauts. The work in EVA is today - and will be for several years - a manual work. Consequently, to improve productivity, the first challenge is to design a suit enclosure which minimizes movement restrictions and crew fatigue. It is covered by the "ergonomic" aspect of the suit design. Furthermore, it is also necessary to help the EVA crewmember in his work, by giving him the right information at the right time. Many solutions exist in this field of Man-Machine Interface, from a very simple system, based on cuff check lists, up to advanced systems, including Head-Up Displays. The design concept for improved productivity encompasses following <span class="hlt">features</span>: • easy donning/doffing thru rear entry, • suit ergonomy optimisation, • display of operational information in alpha-numerical and graphical from, and • voice processing for operations and <span class="hlt">safety</span> critical information. Concerning crew <span class="hlt">safety</span> the major design <span class="hlt">features</span> are: • a lower R-factor for emergency EVA operations thru incressed suit pressure, • zero prebreath conditions for normal operations, • visual and voice processing of all <span class="hlt">safety</span> critical functions, and • an autonomous life support system to permit unrestricted operations around HERMES and the CFFL. The paper analyses crew <span class="hlt">safety</span> and productivity criteria and describes how these <span class="hlt">features</span> are being built into the design of the European Space Suit System.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11537126','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11537126"><span>The European space suit, a design for productivity and crew <span class="hlt">safety</span>.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Skoog, A I; Berthier, S; Ollivier, Y</p> <p>1991-01-01</p> <p>In order to fulfill the two major mission objectives, i.e. support planned and unplanned external servicing of the COLUMBUS FFL and support the HERMES vehicle for <span class="hlt">safety</span> critical operations and emergencies, the European Space Suit System baseline configuration incorporates a number of design <span class="hlt">features</span>, which shall enhance the productivity and the crew <span class="hlt">safety</span> of EVA astronauts. The work in EVA is today--and will be for several years--a manual work. Consequently, to improve productivity, the first challenge is to design a suit enclosure which minimizes movement restrictions and crew fatigue. It is covered by the "ergonomic" aspect of the suit design. Furthermore, it is also necessary to help the EVA crewmember in his work, by giving him the right information at the right time. Many solutions exist in this field of Man-Machine Interface, from a very simple system, based on cuff check lists, up to advanced systems, including Head-Up Displays. The design concept for improved productivity encompasses following <span class="hlt">features</span>: easy donning/doffing thru rear entry, suit ergonomy optimisation, display of operational information in alpha-numerical and graphical form, and voice processing for operations and <span class="hlt">safety</span> critical information. Concerning crew <span class="hlt">safety</span> the major design <span class="hlt">features</span> are: a lower R-factor for emergency EVA operations thru increased suit pressure, zero prebreath conditions for normal operations, visual and voice processing of all <span class="hlt">safety</span> critical functions, and an autonomous life support system to permit unrestricted operations around HERMES and the CFFL. The paper analyses crew <span class="hlt">safety</span> and productivity criteria and describes how these <span class="hlt">features</span> are being built into the design of the European Space Suit System.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://ntrs.nasa.gov/search.jsp?R=19940029057&hterms=economy&qs=N%3D0%26Ntk%3DTitle%26Ntx%3Dmode%2Bmatchall%26Ntt%3Deconomy','NASA-TRS'); return false;" href="https://ntrs.nasa.gov/search.jsp?R=19940029057&hterms=economy&qs=N%3D0%26Ntk%3DTitle%26Ntx%3Dmode%2Bmatchall%26Ntt%3Deconomy"><span>Airline <span class="hlt">Safety</span> and Economy</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://ntrs.nasa.gov/search.jsp">NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)</a></p> <p></p> <p>1993-01-01</p> <p>This video documents efforts at NASA Langley Research Center to improve <span class="hlt">safety</span> and economy in aircraft. <span class="hlt">Featured</span> are the cockpit weather information needs computer system, which relays real time weather information to the pilot, and efforts to improve techniques to detect structural flaws and corrosion, such as the thermal bond inspection system.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27475113','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27475113"><span>Macro-level <span class="hlt">safety</span> analysis of pedestrian crashes in Shanghai, China.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Wang, Xuesong; Yang, Junguang; Lee, Chris; Ji, Zhuoran; You, Shikai</p> <p>2016-11-01</p> <p>Pedestrian <span class="hlt">safety</span> has become one of the most important issues in the field of traffic <span class="hlt">safety</span>. This study aims at investigating the association between pedestrian crash frequency and various predictor variables including roadway, socio-economic, and land-use <span class="hlt">features</span>. The relationships were modeled using the data from 263 Traffic Analysis Zones (TAZs) within the urban area of Shanghai - the largest city in China. Since spatial correlation exists among the zonal-level data, Bayesian Conditional Autoregressive (CAR) models with seven different spatial weight <span class="hlt">features</span> (i.e. (a) 0-1 first order, adjacency-based, (b) common boundary-length-based, (c) geometric centroid-distance-based, (d) crash-weighted centroid-distance-based, (e) land use type, adjacency-based, (f) land use intensity, adjacency-based, and (g) geometric centroid-distance-order) were developed to characterize the spatial correlations among TAZs. Model results indicated that the geometric centroid-distance-order spatial weight <span class="hlt">feature</span>, which was introduced in macro-level <span class="hlt">safety</span> analysis for the first time, outperformed all the other spatial weight <span class="hlt">features</span>. Population was used as the surrogate for pedestrian exposure, and had a positive effect on pedestrian crashes. Other significant factors included length of major arterials, length of minor arterials, road density, average intersection spacing, percentage of 3-legged intersections, and area of TAZ. Pedestrian crashes were higher in TAZs with medium land use intensity than in TAZs with low and high land use intensity. Thus, higher priority should be given to TAZs with medium land use intensity to improve pedestrian <span class="hlt">safety</span>. Overall, these findings can help transportation planners and managers understand the characteristics of pedestrian crashes and improve pedestrian <span class="hlt">safety</span>. Copyright © 2016 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.osti.gov/biblio/21021010-advanced-design-features-apr1400-realization-shin-kori-construction-project','SCIGOV-STC'); return false;" href="https://www.osti.gov/biblio/21021010-advanced-design-features-apr1400-realization-shin-kori-construction-project"><span>Advanced Design <span class="hlt">Features</span> of APR1400 and Realization in Shin Kori Construction Project</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.osti.gov/search">DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)</a></p> <p>OH, S.J.; Park, K.C.; Kim, H.G.</p> <p>2006-07-01</p> <p>APR1400 adopted several advanced design <span class="hlt">features</span>. To ensure their proper operation as a part of ShinKori 3,4 project, both experimental and analytical work are continuing. In this paper, work on the advanced design <span class="hlt">features</span> related to enhanced <span class="hlt">safety</span> is examined. APR1400 <span class="hlt">safety</span> injection system consists of four independent trains which include four <span class="hlt">safety</span> injection pump and tanks. A passive flow regulating device called fluidic device is installed in the <span class="hlt">safety</span> injection tanks. Separate effect tests including a full scale fluidic device tests have been conducted. Integral system tests are in progress. Combination of these work with the analytical work usingmore » RELAP5/Mod3 would ensure the proper operation of the new <span class="hlt">safety</span> injection systems. To mitigate severe accidents, hydrogen mitigation system using PARs and igniters is adopted. Also, active injection system and the streamlined insulation design are adopted to enhance the in-vessel retention capability with the external cooling of RPV strategy. Analytic work with supporting experiments is performed. We are certain that these preparatory work would help the successful adaptation of ADF in ShinKori project. 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W.; Smart, K. J.; Parrott, J. D.</p> <p>2006-05-01</p> <p>The occurrence of an unusual seepage event in the Exploratory Studies Facility (<span class="hlt">ESF</span>) tunnel at Yucca Mountain (YM) in 2005 provides an opportunity to further understand the hydrological system associated with flow in fractured rocks and seepage into tunnels. Understanding the contributing factors for this seepage occurrence in the ventilated tunnel will assist U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission in its assessment of Department of Energy flow models. The seepage event begin in the later portion of an El Nino winter (February 2005) predominantly along a 40-m [130-ft] section of the south ramp of the <span class="hlt">ESF</span> tunnel. The stratigraphic section at this location is comprised of a portion of the Tiva Canyon Tuff, which is a rhyolitic ignimbrite. The effect of El Nino conditions in the semi-arid climate of southern Nevada near YM is greatly increased winter precipitation. Based on the ~50 years of record at a nearby meteorological station, the winter of 2004-2005 was the wettest winter on record. The previous largest winter precipitation amounts were recorded in the El Nino years of 1992-1993 and 1997-1998. During the 1997 El Nino year, a monitored set of boreholes in nearby Pagany Wash indicated that a saturated front traversed the entire Tiva Canyon Tuff section during a single event (Le Cain and Kurmack, 2002, USGS Water Resources Investigations Report 02-4035). It is unclear if the fracture system in the south ramp location was saturated in the February 2005 event; no data were available to estimate the saturated state of the fracture system. With heavy precipitation occurring throughout the winter, however, the matrix and fracture systems were likely primed (i.e., saturation levels were likely significantly higher than normal) for a significant percolation event. Ponding caused by focusing of runoff at the ground surface above seepage location in the south ramp of the <span class="hlt">ESF</span> tunnel likely did not occur based on topographical and catchment considerations (no significant</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/1990STIN...9213341.','NASAADS'); return false;" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/1990STIN...9213341."><span>DOE explosives <span class="hlt">safety</span> manual</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abstract_service.html">NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)</a></p> <p></p> <p>1990-05-01</p> <p>The Department of Energy (DOE) policy requires that all activities be conducted in a manner that protects the <span class="hlt">safety</span> of the public and provides a safe and healthful workplace for employees. DOE has also prescribed that all personnel be protected in any explosives operation undertaken. The level of <span class="hlt">safety</span> provided shall be at least equivalent to that of the best industrial practice. The risk of death or serious injury shall be limited to the lowest practicable minimum. DOE and contractors shall continually review their explosives operations with the aim of achieving further refinements and improvements in <span class="hlt">safety</span> practices and protective <span class="hlt">features</span>. This manual describes the Department's explosive <span class="hlt">safety</span> requirements applicable to operations involving the development, testing, handling, and processing of explosives or assemblies containing explosives. It is intended to reflect the state-of-the-art in explosives <span class="hlt">safety</span>. In addition, it is essential that applicable criteria and requirements for implementing this policy be readily available and known to those responsible for conducting DOE programs. This document shall be periodically reviewed and updated to establish new requirements as appropriate. Users are requested to submit suggestions for improving the DOE Explosives <span class="hlt">Safety</span> Manual through their appropriate Operations Office to the Office of Quality Programs.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://eric.ed.gov/?q=organizational+AND+support+AND+prevention&pg=4&id=EJ693689','ERIC'); return false;" href="https://eric.ed.gov/?q=organizational+AND+support+AND+prevention&pg=4&id=EJ693689"><span>The Environmental Context of Patient <span class="hlt">Safety</span> and Medical Errors</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.eric.ed.gov/ERICWebPortal/search/extended.jsp?_pageLabel=advanced">ERIC Educational Resources Information Center</a></p> <p>Wholey, Douglas; Moscovice, Ira; Hietpas, Terry; Holtzman, Jeremy</p> <p>2004-01-01</p> <p>The environmental context of patient <span class="hlt">safety</span> and medical errors was explored with specific interest in rural settings. Special attention was paid to unique <span class="hlt">features</span> of rural health care organizations and their environment that relate to the patient <span class="hlt">safety</span> issue and medical errors (including the distribution of patients, types of adverse events…</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('http://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/EJ1076149.pdf','ERIC'); return false;" href="http://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/EJ1076149.pdf"><span>Interactive BIM-Enabled <span class="hlt">Safety</span> Training Piloted in Construction Education</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.eric.ed.gov/ERICWebPortal/search/extended.jsp?_pageLabel=advanced">ERIC Educational Resources Information Center</a></p> <p>Clevenger, Caroline; Lopez del Puerto, Carla; Glick, Scott</p> <p>2015-01-01</p> <p>This paper documents and assesses the development of a construction <span class="hlt">safety</span> training module <span class="hlt">featuring</span> interactive, BIM-enabled, 3D visualizations to test if such a tool can enhance <span class="hlt">safety</span> training related to scaffolds. This research documents the technical challenges and the lessons learned through the development and administration of a prototype…</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pmcentrez&artid=3571852','PMC'); return false;" href="https://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pmcentrez&artid=3571852"><span>A Smartphone-Based Driver <span class="hlt">Safety</span> Monitoring System Using Data Fusion</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pmc">PubMed Central</a></p> <p>Lee, Boon-Giin; Chung, Wan-Young</p> <p>2012-01-01</p> <p>This paper proposes a method for monitoring driver <span class="hlt">safety</span> levels using a data fusion approach based on several discrete data types: eye <span class="hlt">features</span>, bio-signal variation, in-vehicle temperature, and vehicle speed. The driver <span class="hlt">safety</span> monitoring system was developed in practice in the form of an application for an Android-based smartphone device, where measuring <span class="hlt">safety</span>-related data requires no extra monetary expenditure or equipment. Moreover, the system provides high resolution and flexibility. The <span class="hlt">safety</span> monitoring process involves the fusion of attributes gathered from different sensors, including video, electrocardiography, photoplethysmography, temperature, and a three-axis accelerometer, that are assigned as input variables to an inference analysis framework. A Fuzzy Bayesian framework is designed to indicate the driver’s capability level and is updated continuously in real-time. The sensory data are transmitted via Bluetooth communication to the smartphone device. A fake incoming call warning service alerts the driver if his or her <span class="hlt">safety</span> level is suspiciously compromised. Realistic testing of the system demonstrates the practical benefits of multiple <span class="hlt">features</span> and their fusion in providing a more authentic and effective driver <span class="hlt">safety</span> monitoring. PMID:23247416</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.osti.gov/biblio/21167840-safety-philosophy-gas-turbine-high-temperature-reactor-gthtr300','SCIGOV-STC'); return false;" href="https://www.osti.gov/biblio/21167840-safety-philosophy-gas-turbine-high-temperature-reactor-gthtr300"><span><span class="hlt">Safety</span> philosophy of gas turbine high temperature reactor (GTHTR300)</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.osti.gov/search">DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)</a></p> <p>Shoji Katanishi; Kazuhiko Kunitomi; Shusaku Shiozawa</p> <p>2002-07-01</p> <p>Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute (JAERI) has undertaken the study of an original design concept of gas turbine high temperature reactor, the GTHTR300. The general concept of this study is development of a greatly simplified design that leads to substantially reduced technical and cost requirements. Newly proposed design <span class="hlt">features</span> enable the GTHTR300 to be an efficient and economically competitive reactor in 2010's. Also, the GTHTR300 fully takes advantage of its inherent <span class="hlt">safety</span> characteristics. The <span class="hlt">safety</span> philosophy of the GTHTR300 is developed based on the HTTR (High Temperature Engineering Test Reactor) of JAERI which is the first HTGR in Japan. Majormore » <span class="hlt">features</span> of the newly proposed <span class="hlt">safety</span> philosophy for the GTHTR300 are described in this article. (authors)« less</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25411320','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25411320"><span>Patient <span class="hlt">safety</span> is not elective: a debate at the NPSF Patient <span class="hlt">Safety</span> Congress.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>McTiernan, Patricia; Wachter, Robert M; Meyer, Gregg S; Gandhi, Tejal K</p> <p>2015-02-01</p> <p>The opening keynote session of the 16th Annual National Patient <span class="hlt">Safety</span> Foundation Patient <span class="hlt">Safety</span> Congress, held 14-16 May 2014, <span class="hlt">featured</span> a debate addressing the merits and challenges of accountability with respect to key issues in patient <span class="hlt">safety</span>. The specific resolution debated was: Certain <span class="hlt">safety</span> practices should be inviolable, and transgressions should result in penalties, potentially including fines, suspensions, and firing. The themes discussed in the debate are issues that healthcare professionals and leaders commonly struggle with in their day-to-day work. How do we draw a line between systems problems and personal failings? When should clinicians and staff be penalised for failing to follow a known <span class="hlt">safety</span> protocol? The majority of those who listened to the live debate agreed that it is time to begin holding health professionals accountable when they wilfully or repeatedly violate policies or protocols put in place by their institutions to protect the <span class="hlt">safety</span> of patients. This article summarises the debate as well as the questions and discussion generated by each side. A video of the original debate can be found at http://bit.ly/Npsf_debate. Published by the BMJ Publishing Group Limited. For permission to use (where not already granted under a licence) please go to http://group.bmj.com/group/rights-licensing/permissions.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://eric.ed.gov/?q=walkability&id=EJ747194','ERIC'); return false;" href="https://eric.ed.gov/?q=walkability&id=EJ747194"><span>Walkable Route Perceptions and Physical <span class="hlt">Features</span>: Converging Evidence for En Route Walking Experiences</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.eric.ed.gov/ERICWebPortal/search/extended.jsp?_pageLabel=advanced">ERIC Educational Resources Information Center</a></p> <p>Brown, Barbara B.; Werner, Carol M.; Amburgey, Jonathan W.; Szalay, Caitlin</p> <p>2007-01-01</p> <p>Guided walks near a light rail stop in downtown Salt Lake City, Utah, were examined using a 2 (gender) x 3 (route walkability: low-mixed-, or high-walkability <span class="hlt">features</span>) design. Trained raters confirmed that more walkable segments had more traffic, environmental, and social <span class="hlt">safety</span>; pleasing aesthetics; natural <span class="hlt">features</span>; pedestrian amenities; and…</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2002iaf..confE.573S','NASAADS'); return false;" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2002iaf..confE.573S"><span>An Experiment Support Computer for Externally-Based ISS Payloads</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abstract_service.html">NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)</a></p> <p>Sell, S. W.; Chen, S. E.</p> <p>2002-01-01</p> <p>The Experiment Support Facility - External (<span class="hlt">ESF</span>-X) is a computer designed for general experiment use aboard the International Space Station (ISS) Truss Site locations. The <span class="hlt">ESF</span>-X design is highly modular and uses commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) components wherever possible to allow for maximum reconfigurability to meet the needs of almost any payload. The <span class="hlt">ESF</span>-X design has been developed with the EXPRESS Pallet as the target location and the University of Colorado's Micron Accuracy Deployment Experiment (MADE) as the anticipated first payload and capability driver. Thus the design presented here is configured for structural dynamics and control as well as optics experiments. The <span class="hlt">ESF</span>-X is a small (58.4 x 48.3 x 17.8") steel and copper enclosure which houses a 14 slot VME card chassis and power supply. All power and data connections are made through a single panel on the enclosure so that only one side of the enclosure must be accessed for nominal operation and servicing activities. This <span class="hlt">feature</span> also allows convenient access during integration and checkout activities. Because it utilizes a standard VME backplane, <span class="hlt">ESF</span>-X can make use of the many commercial boards already in production for this standard. Since the VME standard is also heavily used in industrial and military applications, many ruggedized components are readily available. The baseline design includes commercial processors, Ethernet, MIL-STD-1553, and mass storage devices. The main processor board contains four TI 6701 DSPs with a PowerPC based controller. Other standard functions, such as analog-to-digital, digital-to-analog, motor driver, temperature readings, etc., are handled on industry-standard IP modules. Carrier cards, which hold 4 IP modules each, are placed in slots in the VME backplane. A unique, custom IP carrier board with radiation event detectors allows non RAD-hard components to be used in an extended exposure environment. Thermal control is maintained by conductive cooling through the copper</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://ncifrederick.cancer.gov/about/theposter/node/285','NCI'); return false;" href="https://ncifrederick.cancer.gov/about/theposter/node/285"><span>EHS Open House: Learning Lab and Life <span class="hlt">Safety</span> | Poster</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.cancer.gov">Cancer.gov</a></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p>Attendees of the Environment, Health, and <span class="hlt">Safety</span> Program’s (EHS’) Open House had a chance to learn self-defense techniques, as well as visit with vendors demonstrating the latest trends in laboratory <span class="hlt">safety</span>. “Working with sharps in labs is inherently dangerous, so EHS proactively focused on <span class="hlt">featuring</span> equipment that would promote safer techniques,” said Siobhan Tierney, program</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22749568','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22749568"><span>[Patient <span class="hlt">safety</span> in management contracts].</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Campillo-Artero, C</p> <p>2012-01-01</p> <p>Patient <span class="hlt">safety</span> is becoming commonplace in management contracts. Since our experience in patient <span class="hlt">safety</span> still falls short of other clinical areas, it is advisable to review some of its characteristics in order to improve its inclusion in these contracts. In this paper opinions and recommendations concerning the design and review of contractual clauses on <span class="hlt">safety</span> are given, as well as reflections drawn from methodological papers and informal opinions of clinicians, who are most familiar with the nuances of safe and unsafe practices. After reviewing some <span class="hlt">features</span> of these contracts, criteria for prioritizing and including <span class="hlt">safety</span> objectives and activities in them, and key points for their evaluation are described. The need to replace isolated activities by systemic and multifaceted ones is emphasized. Errors, limitations and improvement opportunities observed when contracts are linked to indicators, information and adverse event reporting systems are analysed. Finally, the influence of the rules of the game, and clinicians behaviour are emphasised. Copyright © 2011 SECA. Published by Elsevier Espana. All rights reserved.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28693390','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28693390"><span>Collaborating with nurse leaders to develop patient <span class="hlt">safety</span> practices.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Kanerva, Anne; Kivinen, Tuula; Lammintakanen, Johanna</p> <p>2017-07-03</p> <p>Purpose The organisational level and leadership development are crucial elements in advancing patient <span class="hlt">safety</span>, because patient <span class="hlt">safety</span> weaknesses are often caused by system failures. However, little is known about how frontline leader and director teams can be supported to develop patient <span class="hlt">safety</span> practices. The purpose of this study is to describe the patient <span class="hlt">safety</span> development process carried out by nursing leaders and directors. The research questions were: how the chosen development areas progressed in six months' time and how nursing leaders view the participatory development process. Design/methodology/approach Participatory action research was used to engage frontline nursing leaders and directors into developing patient <span class="hlt">safety</span> practices. Semi-structured group interviews ( N = 10) were used in data collection at the end of a six-month action cycle, and data were analysed using content analysis. Findings The participatory development process enhanced collaboration and gave leaders insights into patient <span class="hlt">safety</span> as a part of the hospital system and their role in advancing it. The chosen development areas advanced to different extents, with the greatest improvements in those areas with simple guidelines to follow and in which the leaders were most participative. The <span class="hlt">features</span> of high-reliability organisation were moderately identified in the nursing leaders' actions and views. For example, acting as a change agent to implement patient <span class="hlt">safety</span> practices was challenging. Participatory methods can be used to support leaders into advancing patient <span class="hlt">safety</span>. However, it is important that the participants are familiar with the method, and there are enough facilitators to steer development processes. Originality/value Research brings more knowledge of how leaders can increase their effectiveness in advancing patient <span class="hlt">safety</span> and promoting high-reliability organisation <span class="hlt">features</span> in the healthcare organisation.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2013SPIE.8573E..0RZ','NASAADS'); return false;" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2013SPIE.8573E..0RZ"><span>A method to measure the presampling MTF in digital radiography using Wiener deconvolution</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abstract_service.html">NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)</a></p> <p>Zhou, Zhongxing; Zhu, Qingzhen; Gao, Feng; Zhao, Huijuan; Zhang, Lixin; Li, Guohui</p> <p>2013-03-01</p> <p>We developed a novel method for determining the presampling modulation transfer function (MTF) of digital radiography systems from slanted edge images based on Wiener deconvolution. The degraded supersampled edge spread function (<span class="hlt">ESF</span>) was obtained from simulated slanted edge images with known MTF in the presence of poisson noise, and its corresponding ideal <span class="hlt">ESF</span> without degration was constructed according to its central edge position. To meet the requirements of the absolute integrable condition of Fourier transformation, the origianl <span class="hlt">ESFs</span> were mirrored to construct the symmetric pattern of <span class="hlt">ESFs</span>. Then based on Wiener deconvolution technique, the supersampled line spread function (LSF) could be acquired from the symmetric pattern of degraded supersampled <span class="hlt">ESFs</span> in the presence of ideal symmetric <span class="hlt">ESFs</span> and system noise. The MTF is then the normalized magnitude of the Fourier transform of the LSF. The determined MTF showed a strong agreement with the theoritical true MTF when appropriated Wiener parameter was chosen. The effects of Wiener parameter value and the width of square-like wave peak in symmetric <span class="hlt">ESFs</span> were illustrated and discussed. In conclusion, an accurate and simple method to measure the presampling MTF was established using Wiener deconvolution technique according to slanted edge images.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26578087','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26578087"><span>How do general practitioners use '<span class="hlt">safety</span> netting' in acutely ill children?</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Bertheloot, Karen; Deraeve, Pieterjan; Vermandere, Mieke; Aertgeerts, Bert; Lemiengre, Marieke; De Sutter, An; Buntinx, Frank; Verbakel, Jan Y</p> <p>2016-01-01</p> <p>'<span class="hlt">Safety</span> netting' advice allows general practitioners (GPs) to cope with diagnostic uncertainty in primary care. It informs patients on 'red flag' <span class="hlt">features</span> and when and how to seek further help. There is, however, insufficient evidence to support useful choices regarding '<span class="hlt">safety</span> netting' procedures. To explore how GPs apply '<span class="hlt">safety</span> netting' in acutely ill children in Flanders. We designed a qualitative study consisting of semi-structured interviews with 37 GPs across Flanders. Two researchers performed qualitative analysis based on grounded theory components. Although unfamiliar with the term, GPs perform '<span class="hlt">safety</span> netting' in every acutely ill child, guided by their intuition without the use of specific guidelines. They communicate 'red flag' <span class="hlt">features</span>, expected time course of illness and how and when to re-consult and try to tailor their advice to the context, patient and specific illness. Overall, GPs perceive '<span class="hlt">safety</span> netting' as an important element of the consultation, acknowledging personal and parental limitations, such as parents' interpretation of their advice. GPs do not feel a need for any form of support in the near future. GPs apply '<span class="hlt">safety</span> netting' intuitively and tailor the content. Further research should focus on the impact of '<span class="hlt">safety</span> netting' on morbidity and how the advice is conveyed to parents.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2004AcAau..54..363M','NASAADS'); return false;" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2004AcAau..54..363M"><span>Autonomous <span class="hlt">safety</span> and reliability <span class="hlt">features</span> of the K-1 avionics system</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abstract_service.html">NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)</a></p> <p>Mueller, George E.; Kohrs, Dick; Bailey, Richard; Lai, Gary</p> <p>2004-03-01</p> <p>Kistler Aerospace Corporation is developing the K-1, a fully reusable, two-stage-to-orbit launch vehicle. Both stages return to the launch site using parachutes and airbags. Initial flight operations will occur from Woomera, Australia. K-1 guidance is performed autonomously. Each stage of the K-1 employs a triplex, fault tolerant avionics architecture, including three fault tolerant computers and three radiation hardened Embedded GPS/INS units with a hardware voter. The K-1 has an Integrated Vehicle Health Management (IVHM) system on each stage residing in the three vehicle computers based on similar systems in commercial aircraft. During first-stage ascent, the IVHM system performs an Instantaneous Impact Prediction (IIP) calculation 25 times per second, initiating an abort in the event the vehicle is outside a predetermined <span class="hlt">safety</span> corridor for at least 3 consecutive calculations. In this event, commands are issued to terminate thrust, separate the stages, dump all propellant in the first-stage, and initiate a normal landing sequence. The second-stage flight computer calculates its ability to reach orbit along its state vector, initiating an abort sequence similar to the first stage if it cannot. On a nominal mission, following separation, the second-stage also performs calculations to assure its impact point is within a <span class="hlt">safety</span> corridor. The K-1's guidance and control design is being tested through simulation with hardware-in-the-loop at Draper Laboratory. Kistler's verification strategy assures reliable and safe operation of the K-1.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17916885','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17916885"><span>Smooth handling: the lack of <span class="hlt">safety</span>-related consumer information in car advertisements.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Wilson, Nick; Maher, Anthony; Thomson, George; Keall, Michael</p> <p>2007-10-01</p> <p>To examine the content and trends of <span class="hlt">safety</span>-related consumer information in magazine vehicle advertisements, as a case study within the worldwide marketing of vehicles. Content analysis of popular current affairs magazines in New Zealand for the 5-year period 2001-2005 was undertaken (n = 514 advertisements), supplemented with vehicle data from official websites. <span class="hlt">Safety</span> information in advertisements for light passenger vehicles was relatively uncommon with only 27% mentioning one or more of nine key <span class="hlt">safety</span> <span class="hlt">features</span> examined (average: 1.7 out of nine <span class="hlt">features</span> in this 27%). Also included were potentially hazardous <span class="hlt">features</span> of: speed imagery (in 29% of advertisements), power references (14%), and acceleration data (4%). The speed and power aspects became relatively more common over the 5-year period (p < 0.05 for trend). To enhance informed consumer choice and improve injury prevention, governments should consider regulating the content of vehicle advertisements and vehicle marketing - as already occurs with many other consumer products.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://ncifrederick.cancer.gov/about/theposter/content/ehs-open-house-learning-lab-and-life-safety','NCI'); return false;" href="https://ncifrederick.cancer.gov/about/theposter/content/ehs-open-house-learning-lab-and-life-safety"><span>EHS Open House: Learning Lab and Life <span class="hlt">Safety</span> | Poster</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.cancer.gov">Cancer.gov</a></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p>Attendees of the Environment, Health, and <span class="hlt">Safety</span> Program’s (EHS’) Open House had a chance to learn self-defense techniques, as well as visit with vendors demonstrating the latest trends in laboratory <span class="hlt">safety</span>. “Working with sharps in labs is inherently dangerous, so EHS proactively focused on <span class="hlt">featuring</span> equipment that would promote safer techniques,” said Siobhan Tierney, program manager, EHS.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2017JEI....26e1402C','NASAADS'); return false;" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2017JEI....26e1402C"><span>Extracting foreground ensemble <span class="hlt">features</span> to detect abnormal crowd behavior in intelligent video-surveillance systems</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abstract_service.html">NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)</a></p> <p>Chan, Yi-Tung; Wang, Shuenn-Jyi; Tsai, Chung-Hsien</p> <p>2017-09-01</p> <p>Public <span class="hlt">safety</span> is a matter of national security and people's livelihoods. In recent years, intelligent video-surveillance systems have become important active-protection systems. A surveillance system that provides early detection and threat assessment could protect people from crowd-related disasters and ensure public <span class="hlt">safety</span>. Image processing is commonly used to extract <span class="hlt">features</span>, e.g., people, from a surveillance video. However, little research has been conducted on the relationship between foreground detection and <span class="hlt">feature</span> extraction. Most current video-surveillance research has been developed for restricted environments, in which the extracted <span class="hlt">features</span> are limited by having information from a single foreground; they do not effectively represent the diversity of crowd behavior. This paper presents a general framework based on extracting ensemble <span class="hlt">features</span> from the foreground of a surveillance video to analyze a crowd. The proposed method can flexibly integrate different foreground-detection technologies to adapt to various monitored environments. Furthermore, the extractable representative <span class="hlt">features</span> depend on the heterogeneous foreground data. Finally, a classification algorithm is applied to these <span class="hlt">features</span> to automatically model crowd behavior and distinguish an abnormal event from normal patterns. The experimental results demonstrate that the proposed method's performance is both comparable to that of state-of-the-art methods and satisfies the requirements of real-time applications.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24471426','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24471426"><span>Virtual reality simulation for construction <span class="hlt">safety</span> promotion.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Zhao, Dong; Lucas, Jason</p> <p>2015-01-01</p> <p><span class="hlt">Safety</span> is a critical issue for the construction industry. Literature argues that human error contributes to more than half of occupational incidents and could be directly impacted by effective training programs. This paper reviews the current <span class="hlt">safety</span> training status in the US construction industry. Results from the review evidence the gap between the status and industry expectation on <span class="hlt">safety</span>. To narrow this gap, this paper demonstrates the development and utilisation of a training program that is based on virtual reality (VR) simulation. The VR-based <span class="hlt">safety</span> training program can offer a safe working environment where users can effectively rehearse tasks with electrical hazards and ultimately promote their abilities for electrical hazard cognition and intervention. Its visualisation and simulation can also remove the training barriers caused by electricity's <span class="hlt">features</span> of invisibility and dangerousness.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24722740','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24722740"><span>Case study: the Argentina Road <span class="hlt">Safety</span> Project: lessons learned for the decade of action for road <span class="hlt">safety</span>, 2011-2020.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Raffo, Veronica; Bliss, Tony; Shotten, Marc; Sleet, David; Blanchard, Claire</p> <p>2013-12-01</p> <p>This case study of the Argentina Road <span class="hlt">Safety</span> Project demonstrates how the application of World Bank road <span class="hlt">safety</span> project guidelines focused on institution building can accelerate knowledge transfer, scale up investment and improve the focus on results. The case study highlights road <span class="hlt">safety</span> as a development priority and outlines World Bank initiatives addressing the implementation of the World Report on Road Traffic Injury's recommendations and the subsequent launch of the Decade of Action for Road <span class="hlt">Safety</span>, from 2011-2020. The case study emphasizes the vital role played by the lead agency in ensuring sustainable road <span class="hlt">safety</span> improvements and promoting the shift to a 'Safe System' approach, which necessitated the strengthening of all elements of the road <span class="hlt">safety</span> management system. It summarizes road <span class="hlt">safety</span> performance and institutional initiatives in Argentina leading up to the preparation and implementation of the project. We describe the project's development objectives, financing arrangements, specific components and investment staging. Finally, we discuss its innovative <span class="hlt">features</span> and lessons learned, and present a set of supplementary guidelines, both to assist multilateral development banks and their clients with future road <span class="hlt">safety</span> initiatives, and to encourage better linkages between the health and transportation sectors supporting them.</p> </li> </ol> <div class="pull-right"> <ul class="pagination"> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_1");'>«</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_4");'>4</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_5");'>5</a></li> <li class="active"><span>6</span></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_7");'>7</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_8");'>8</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_25");'>»</a></li> </ul> </div> </div><!-- col-sm-12 --> </div><!-- row --> </div><!-- page_6 --> <div id="page_7" class="hiddenDiv"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-sm-12"> <div class="pull-right"> <ul class="pagination"> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_1");'>«</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_5");'>5</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_6");'>6</a></li> <li class="active"><span>7</span></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_8");'>8</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_9");'>9</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_25");'>»</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> <div class="row"> <div class="col-sm-12"> <ol class="result-class" start="121"> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pmcentrez&artid=4911905','PMC'); return false;" href="https://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pmcentrez&artid=4911905"><span>Efficacy and <span class="hlt">Safety</span> of a Hyaluronic Acid Filler to Correct Aesthetically Detracting or Deficient <span class="hlt">Features</span> of the Asian Nose: A Prospective, Open-Label, Long-Term Study</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pmc">PubMed Central</a></p> <p>Liew, Steven; Scamp, Terrence; de Maio, Mauricio; Halstead, Michael; Johnston, Nicole; Silberberg, Michael; Rogers, John D.</p> <p>2016-01-01</p> <p>Background There is increasing interest among patients and plastic surgeons for alternatives to rhinoplasty, a common surgical procedure performed in Asia. Objectives To evaluate the <span class="hlt">safety</span>, efficacy, and longevity of a hyaluronic acid filler in the correction of aesthetically detracting or deficient <span class="hlt">features</span> of the Asian nose. Methods Twenty-nine carefully screened Asian patients had their noses corrected with the study filler (Juvéderm VOLUMA [Allergan plc, Dublin, Ireland] with lidocaine injectable gel), reflecting individualized treatment goals and utilizing a standardized injection procedure, and were followed for over 12 months. Results A clinically meaningful correction (≥1 grade improvement on the Assessment of Aesthetic Improvement Scale) was achieved in 27 (93.1%) patients at the first follow-up visit. This was maintained in 28 (96.6%) patients at the final visit, based on the independent assessments of a central non-injecting physician and the patients. At this final visit, 23 (79.3%) patients were satisfied or very satisfied with the study filler and 25 (86.2%) would recommend it to others. In this small series of patients, there were no serious adverse events (AEs), with all treatment-related AEs being mild to moderate, transient injection site reactions, unrelated to the study filler. Conclusions Using specific eligibility criteria, individualized treatment goals, and a standardized injection procedure, the study filler corrected aesthetically detracting or deficient <span class="hlt">features</span> of the Asian nose, with the therapeutic effects lasting for over 12 months, consistent with a high degree of patient satisfaction. This study supports the <span class="hlt">safety</span> and efficacy of this HA filler for specific nose augmentation procedures in selected Asian patients. Level of Evidence: 3 Therapeutic PMID:27301371</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://ntrs.nasa.gov/search.jsp?R=19770012100&hterms=influence+movies&qs=N%3D0%26Ntk%3DAll%26Ntx%3Dmode%2Bmatchall%26Ntt%3Dinfluence%2Bmovies','NASA-TRS'); return false;" href="https://ntrs.nasa.gov/search.jsp?R=19770012100&hterms=influence+movies&qs=N%3D0%26Ntk%3DAll%26Ntx%3Dmode%2Bmatchall%26Ntt%3Dinfluence%2Bmovies"><span>The influence of handling qualities on <span class="hlt">safety</span> and survivability</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://ntrs.nasa.gov/search.jsp">NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)</a></p> <p>Anderson, S. B.</p> <p>1977-01-01</p> <p>The relationship of handling qualities to <span class="hlt">safety</span> and survivability of military aircraft is examined which includes the following: (1) a brief discussion of the philosophy used in the military specifications for treatment of degraded handling qualities, (2) an examination of several example handling qualities problem areas which influence <span class="hlt">safety</span> and survivability; and (3) a movie illustrating the potential dangers of inadequate handling qualities <span class="hlt">features</span>.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28958423','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28958423"><span>Ending on a positive: Examining the role of <span class="hlt">safety</span> leadership decisions, behaviours and actions in a <span class="hlt">safety</span> critical situation.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Donovan, Sarah-Louise; Salmon, Paul M; Horberry, Timothy; Lenné, Michael G</p> <p>2018-01-01</p> <p><span class="hlt">Safety</span> leadership is an important factor in supporting safe performance in the workplace. The present case study examined the role of <span class="hlt">safety</span> leadership during the Bingham Canyon Mine high-wall failure, a significant mining incident in which no fatalities or injuries were incurred. The Critical Decision Method (CDM) was used in conjunction with a self-reporting approach to examine <span class="hlt">safety</span> leadership in terms of decisions, behaviours and actions that contributed to the incidents' safe outcome. Mapping the analysis onto Rasmussen's Risk Management Framework (Rasmussen, 1997), the findings demonstrate clear links between <span class="hlt">safety</span> leadership decisions, and emergent behaviours and actions across the work system. Communication and engagement based decisions <span class="hlt">featured</span> most prominently, and were linked to different leadership practices across the work system. Further, a core sub-set of CDM decision elements were linked to the open flow and exchange of information across the work system, which was critical to supporting the safe outcome. The findings provide practical implications for the development of <span class="hlt">safety</span> leadership capability to support <span class="hlt">safety</span> within the mining industry. Copyright © 2017 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22922172','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22922172"><span>Vaccine adverse event text mining system for extracting <span class="hlt">features</span> from vaccine <span class="hlt">safety</span> reports.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Botsis, Taxiarchis; Buttolph, Thomas; Nguyen, Michael D; Winiecki, Scott; Woo, Emily Jane; Ball, Robert</p> <p>2012-01-01</p> <p>To develop and evaluate a text mining system for extracting key clinical <span class="hlt">features</span> from vaccine adverse event reporting system (VAERS) narratives to aid in the automated review of adverse event reports. Based upon clinical significance to VAERS reviewing physicians, we defined the primary (diagnosis and cause of death) and secondary <span class="hlt">features</span> (eg, symptoms) for extraction. We built a novel vaccine adverse event text mining (VaeTM) system based on a semantic text mining strategy. The performance of VaeTM was evaluated using a total of 300 VAERS reports in three sequential evaluations of 100 reports each. Moreover, we evaluated the VaeTM contribution to case classification; an information retrieval-based approach was used for the identification of anaphylaxis cases in a set of reports and was compared with two other methods: a dedicated text classifier and an online tool. The performance metrics of VaeTM were text mining metrics: recall, precision and F-measure. We also conducted a qualitative difference analysis and calculated sensitivity and specificity for classification of anaphylaxis cases based on the above three approaches. VaeTM performed best in extracting diagnosis, second level diagnosis, drug, vaccine, and lot number <span class="hlt">features</span> (lenient F-measure in the third evaluation: 0.897, 0.817, 0.858, 0.874, and 0.914, respectively). In terms of case classification, high sensitivity was achieved (83.1%); this was equal and better compared to the text classifier (83.1%) and the online tool (40.7%), respectively. Our VaeTM implementation of a semantic text mining strategy shows promise in providing accurate and efficient extraction of key <span class="hlt">features</span> from VAERS narratives.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.osti.gov/biblio/10127518-mobile-site-safety-review-transuranic-tru-waste-characterization-program','SCIGOV-STC'); return false;" href="https://www.osti.gov/biblio/10127518-mobile-site-safety-review-transuranic-tru-waste-characterization-program"><span>Mobile site <span class="hlt">safety</span> review for the transuranic (TRU) waste characterization program</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.osti.gov/search">DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)</a></p> <p>Not Available</p> <p>1996-11-01</p> <p>This <span class="hlt">Safety</span> Review Document (SRD) applies to the Active/Passive Neutron Examination and Assay (APNEA) system installed on a Lockheed Martin Specialty Components, Inc., (Specialty Components) trailer. The APNEA is designed to perform nuclear waste drum assay. The purpose of this document is to describe the <span class="hlt">safety</span> <span class="hlt">features</span> of the APNEA system.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pmcentrez&artid=1008342','PMC'); return false;" href="https://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pmcentrez&artid=1008342"><span>Farm <span class="hlt">Safety</span></span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pmc">PubMed Central</a></p> <p>Wilson, G. S.</p> <p>1966-01-01</p> <p>Accident and <span class="hlt">safety</span> are related terms; the higher the accident rate in any industry, the greater is the need for <span class="hlt">safety</span> measures designed to prevent accidents. This article discusses the accident and <span class="hlt">safety</span> problems in agriculture, which includes horticulture and forestry. There is still a tendency among townspeople to think of the countryside as peaceful and tranquil, a place where nothing happens very quickly and far removed from violent death or crippling injury. This pleasant rustic picture has undergone a striking change in the last 30 years owing to considerable agricultural mechanization and the development of chemical pesticides, which have brought new dangers to those who live and work on the land. Although men have readily adapted themselves to new machines and methods, they have not proved as able to recognize new dangers and learn how to guard against them. In consequence, accidents have increased to such an extent that the whole industry has realized the need for positive preventive measures. In this country, it is generally accepted that an employer of labour has a responsibility to provide safe working conditions for those he employs. Farm <span class="hlt">safety</span> legislation goes a little further and usually requires an employer to provide necessary safeguards, with the added requirement on a worker to make use of them. It is a <span class="hlt">feature</span> of accident prevention work that it never reaches a stage when it can be regarded as complete. Even when a reduction in accidents has been achieved, the effort must be sustained or the trend will be quickly reversed. Images PMID:5904095</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1097161','SCIGOV-STC'); return false;" href="https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1097161"><span>Integrating <span class="hlt">Safety</span> Assessment Methods using the Risk Informed <span class="hlt">Safety</span> Margins Characterization (RISMC) Approach</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.osti.gov/search">DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)</a></p> <p>Curtis Smith; Diego Mandelli</p> <p></p> <p><span class="hlt">Safety</span> is central to the design, licensing, operation, and economics of nuclear power plants (NPPs). As the current light water reactor (LWR) NPPs age beyond 60 years, there are possibilities for increased frequency of systems, structures, and components (SSC) degradations or failures that initiate <span class="hlt">safety</span> significant events, reduce existing accident mitigation capabilities, or create new failure modes. Plant designers commonly “over-design” portions of NPPs and provide robustness in the form of redundant and diverse engineered <span class="hlt">safety</span> <span class="hlt">features</span> to ensure that, even in the case of well-beyond design basis scenarios, public health and <span class="hlt">safety</span> will be protected with a very highmore » degree of assurance. This form of defense-in-depth is a reasoned response to uncertainties and is often referred to generically as “<span class="hlt">safety</span> margin.” Historically, specific <span class="hlt">safety</span> margin provisions have been formulated primarily based on engineering judgment backed by a set of conservative engineering calculations. The ability to better characterize and quantify <span class="hlt">safety</span> margin is important to improved decision making about LWR design, operation, and plant life extension. A systematic approach to characterization of <span class="hlt">safety</span> margins and the subsequent margin management options represents a vital input to the licensee and regulatory analysis and decision making that will be involved. In addition, as research and development (R&D) in the LWR Sustainability (LWRS) Program and other collaborative efforts yield new data, sensors, and improved scientific understanding of physical processes that govern the aging and degradation of plant SSCs needs and opportunities to better optimize plant <span class="hlt">safety</span> and performance will become known. To support decision making related to economics, readability, and <span class="hlt">safety</span>, the RISMC Pathway provides methods and tools that enable mitigation options known as margins management strategies. The purpose of the RISMC Pathway R&D is to support plant decisions for risk</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2005AnGeo..23..745L','NASAADS'); return false;" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2005AnGeo..23..745L"><span>The effects of the pre-reversal ExB drift, the EIA asymmetry, and magnetic activity on the equatorial spread F during solar maximum</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abstract_service.html">NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)</a></p> <p>Lee, C.-C.; Liu, J.-Y.; Reinisch, B. W.; Chen, W.-S.; Chu, F.-D.</p> <p>2005-03-01</p> <p>We use a digisonde at Jicamarca and a chain of GPS receivers on the west side of South America to investigate the effects of the pre-reversal enhancement (PRE) in ExB drift, the asymmetry (Ia) of equatorial ionization anomaly (EIA), and the magnetic activity (Kp) on the generation of equatorial spread F (<span class="hlt">ESF</span>). Results show that the <span class="hlt">ESF</span> appears frequently in summer (November, December, January, and February) and equinoctial (March, April, September, and October) months, but rarely in winter (May, June, July, and August) months. The seasonal variation in the <span class="hlt">ESF</span> is associated with those in the PRE ExB drift and Ia. The larger ExB drift (>20m/s) and smaller |Ia| (<0.3) in summer and equinoctial months provide a preferable condition to development the <span class="hlt">ESF</span>. Conversely, the smaller ExB drift and larger |Ia| are responsible for the lower <span class="hlt">ESF</span> occurrence in winter months. Regarding the effects of magnetic activity, the <span class="hlt">ESF</span> occurrence decreases with increasing Kp in the equinoctial and winter months, but not in the summer months. Furthermore, the larger and smaller ExB drifts are presented under the quiet (Kp<3) and disturbed (Kp≥3) conditions, respectively. These results indicate that the suppression in <span class="hlt">ESF</span> and the decrease in ExB drifts are mainly caused by the decrease in the eastward electric field. <p style="line-height: 20px;"> </td> </tr></p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('http://hdl.handle.net/2060/20050214429','NASA-TRS'); return false;" href="http://hdl.handle.net/2060/20050214429"><span>Preliminary Results Obtained in Integrated <span class="hlt">Safety</span> Analysis of NASA Aviation <span class="hlt">Safety</span> Program Technologies</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://ntrs.nasa.gov/search.jsp">NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)</a></p> <p>Reveley, Mary S.</p> <p>2003-01-01</p> <p>The goal of the NASA Aviation <span class="hlt">Safety</span> Program (AvSP) is to develop and demonstrate technologies that contribute to a reduction in the aviation fatal accident rate by a factor of 5 by the year 2007 and by a factor of 10 by the year 2022. Integrated <span class="hlt">safety</span> analysis of day-to-day operations and risks within those operations will provide an understanding of the Aviation <span class="hlt">Safety</span> Program portfolio. <span class="hlt">Safety</span> benefits analyses are currently being conducted. Preliminary results for the Synthetic Vision Systems (SVS) and Weather Accident Prevention (WxAP) projects of the AvSP have been completed by the Logistics Management Institute under a contract with the NASA Glenn Research Center. These analyses include both a reliability analysis and a computer simulation model. The integrated <span class="hlt">safety</span> analysis method comprises two principal components: a reliability model and a simulation model. In the reliability model, the results indicate how different technologies and systems will perform in normal, degraded, and failed modes of operation. In the simulation, an operational scenario is modeled. The primary purpose of the SVS project is to improve <span class="hlt">safety</span> by providing visual-flightlike situation awareness during instrument conditions. The current analyses are an estimate of the benefits of SVS in avoiding controlled flight into terrain. The scenario modeled has an aircraft flying directly toward a terrain <span class="hlt">feature</span>. When the flight crew determines that the aircraft is headed toward an obstruction, the aircraft executes a level turn at speed. The simulation is ended when the aircraft completes the turn.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.osti.gov/biblio/22105928-ap1000-sup-nuclear-power-plant-safety-overview-spent-fuel-cooling','SCIGOV-STC'); return false;" href="https://www.osti.gov/biblio/22105928-ap1000-sup-nuclear-power-plant-safety-overview-spent-fuel-cooling"><span>AP1000{sup R} nuclear power plant <span class="hlt">safety</span> overview for spent fuel cooling</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.osti.gov/search">DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)</a></p> <p>Gorgemans, J.; Mulhollem, L.; Glavin, J.</p> <p>2012-07-01</p> <p>The AP1000{sup R} plant is an 1100-MWe class pressurized water reactor with passive <span class="hlt">safety</span> <span class="hlt">features</span> and extensive plant simplifications that enhance construction, operation, maintenance, <span class="hlt">safety</span> and costs. The AP1000 design uses passive <span class="hlt">features</span> to mitigate design basis accidents. The passive <span class="hlt">safety</span> systems are designed to function without <span class="hlt">safety</span>-grade support systems such as AC power, component cooling water, service water or HVAC. Furthermore, these passive <span class="hlt">features</span> 'fail safe' during a non-LOCA event such that DC power and instrumentation are not required. The AP1000 also has simple, active, defense-in-depth systems to support normal plant operations. These active systems provide the first levelmore » of defense against more probable events and they provide investment protection, reduce the demands on the passive <span class="hlt">features</span> and support the probabilistic risk assessment. The AP1000 passive <span class="hlt">safety</span> approach allows the plant to achieve and maintain safe shutdown in case of an accident for 72 hours without operator action, meeting the expectations provided in the U.S. Utility Requirement Document and the European Utility Requirements for passive plants. Limited operator actions are required to maintain safe conditions in the spent fuel pool via passive means. In line with the AP1000 approach to <span class="hlt">safety</span> described above, the AP1000 plant design <span class="hlt">features</span> multiple, diverse lines of defense to ensure spent fuel cooling can be maintained for design-basis events and beyond design-basis accidents. During normal and abnormal conditions, defense-in-depth and other systems provide highly reliable spent fuel pool cooling. They rely on off-site AC power or the on-site standby diesel generators. For unlikely design basis events with an extended loss of AC power (i.e., station blackout) or loss of heat sink or both, spent fuel cooling can still be provided indefinitely: - Passive systems, requiring minimal or no operator actions, are sufficient for at least 72 hours under all</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('http://hdl.handle.net/2060/20030067336','NASA-TRS'); return false;" href="http://hdl.handle.net/2060/20030067336"><span>Advanced Range <span class="hlt">Safety</span> System for High Energy Vehicles</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://ntrs.nasa.gov/search.jsp">NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)</a></p> <p>Claxton, Jeffrey S.; Linton, Donald F.</p> <p>2002-01-01</p> <p>The advanced range <span class="hlt">safety</span> system project is a collaboration between the National Aeronautics and Space Administration and the United States Air Force to develop systems that would reduce costs and schedule for <span class="hlt">safety</span> approval for new classes of unmanned high-energy vehicles. The mission-planning <span class="hlt">feature</span> for this system would yield flight profiles that satisfy the mission requirements for the user while providing an increased quality of risk assessment, enhancing public <span class="hlt">safety</span>. By improving the speed and accuracy of predicting risks to the public, mission planners would be able to expand flight envelopes significantly. Once in place, this system is expected to offer the flexibility of handling real-time risk management for the high-energy capabilities of hypersonic vehicles including autonomous return-from-orbit vehicles and extended flight profiles over land. Users of this system would include mission planners of Space Launch Initiative vehicles, space planes, and other high-energy vehicles. The real-time <span class="hlt">features</span> of the system could make extended flight of a malfunctioning vehicle possible, in lieu of an immediate terminate decision. With this improved capability, the user would have more time for anomaly resolution and potential recovery of a malfunctioning vehicle.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29173289','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29173289"><span>User-Centered Collaborative Design and Development of an Inpatient <span class="hlt">Safety</span> Dashboard.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Mlaver, Eli; Schnipper, Jeffrey L; Boxer, Robert B; Breuer, Dominic J; Gershanik, Esteban F; Dykes, Patricia C; Massaro, Anthony F; Benneyan, James; Bates, David W; Lehmann, Lisa S</p> <p>2017-12-01</p> <p>Patient <span class="hlt">safety</span> remains a key concern in hospital care. This article summarizes the iterative participatory development, <span class="hlt">features</span>, functions, and preliminary evaluation of a patient <span class="hlt">safety</span> dashboard for interdisciplinary rounding teams on inpatient medical services. This electronic health record (EHR)-embedded dashboard collects real-time data covering 13 <span class="hlt">safety</span> domains through web services and applies logic to generate stratified alerts with an interactive check-box function. The technological infrastructure is adaptable to other EHR environments. Surveyed users perceived the tool as highly usable and useful. Integration of the dashboard into clinical care is intended to promote communication about patient <span class="hlt">safety</span> and facilitate identification and management of <span class="hlt">safety</span> concerns. Copyright © 2017 The Joint Commission. All rights reserved.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28436735','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28436735"><span>Risk and <span class="hlt">safety</span> perception on urban and rural roads: Effects of environmental <span class="hlt">features</span>, driver age and risk sensitivity.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Cox, Jolene A; Beanland, Vanessa; Filtness, Ashleigh J</p> <p>2017-10-03</p> <p>The ability to detect changing visual information is a vital component of safe driving. In addition to detecting changing visual information, drivers must also interpret its relevance to <span class="hlt">safety</span>. Environmental changes considered to have high <span class="hlt">safety</span> relevance will likely demand greater attention and more timely responses than those considered to have lower <span class="hlt">safety</span> relevance. The aim of this study was to explore factors that are likely to influence perceptions of risk and <span class="hlt">safety</span> regarding changing visual information in the driving environment. Factors explored were the environment in which the change occurs (i.e., urban vs. rural), the type of object that changes, and the driver's age, experience, and risk sensitivity. Sixty-three licensed drivers aged 18-70 years completed a hazard rating task, which required them to rate the perceived hazardousness of changing specific elements within urban and rural driving environments. Three attributes of potential hazards were systematically manipulated: the environment (urban, rural); the type of object changed (road sign, car, motorcycle, pedestrian, traffic light, animal, tree); and its inherent <span class="hlt">safety</span> risk (low risk, high risk). Inherent <span class="hlt">safety</span> risk was manipulated by either varying the object's placement, on/near or away from the road, or altering an infrastructure element that would require a change to driver behavior. Participants also completed two driving-related risk perception tasks, rating their relative crash risk and perceived risk of aberrant driving behaviors. Driver age was not significantly associated with hazard ratings, but individual differences in perceived risk of aberrant driving behaviors predicted hazard ratings, suggesting that general driving-related risk sensitivity plays a strong role in <span class="hlt">safety</span> perception. In both urban and rural scenes, there were significant associations between hazard ratings and inherent <span class="hlt">safety</span> risk, with low-risk changes perceived as consistently less hazardous than high</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/AD1047270','DTIC-ST'); return false;" href="http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/AD1047270"><span>A Primer on a Domestic Catastrophic Disaster Response for the Joint Logistics Enterprise</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.dtic.mil/">DTIC Science & Technology</a></p> <p></p> <p>2017-04-30</p> <p>USACE U.S. Army Corp of Engineers USDA U.S. Department of Agriculture USGS U.S. Geological Survey USNORTHCOM U.S. Northern Command 1...Medical Services  <span class="hlt">ESF</span> #9: Search and Rescue  <span class="hlt">ESF</span> #10: Oil and Hazardous Materials Response  <span class="hlt">ESF</span> #11: Agriculture and Natural Resources...commodities (e.g., fuel, food and agriculture , communications) [7]. The NRF encourages local, state, and federal agencies to build relationships</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17011506','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17011506"><span>The interaction between design and occupier behaviour in the <span class="hlt">safety</span> of new homes.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>McDermott, Hilary; Haslam, Roger; Gibb, Alistair</p> <p>2007-03-01</p> <p>The design of new homes includes many <span class="hlt">safety</span> <span class="hlt">features</span> intended to protect occupiers from injury or ill health within the home, however the effectiveness of these primary intervention measures is likely to be affected by user behaviour. This study examined the interaction between user activity and dwelling design and how this might affect health and <span class="hlt">safety</span>. It aimed to identify how people use <span class="hlt">features</span> within new homes and how this may limit the protection afforded by building design, codes and regulations. Forty, home-based, semi-structured, in-depth interviews and home inspections were conducted with individuals recently inhabiting a new home. A range of behaviours were reported in relation to building <span class="hlt">features</span> including fire doors, pipes and cables, and loft access, which may lead to increased risk of injury or ill-health. For example, occupiers described interfering with the self-closing mechanisms on fire doors and drilling into walls without considering the location of services. They also reported knowingly engaging in unsafe behaviour when accessing the loft, increasing their risk of falls. The accounts suggest that designers and builders need to give greater consideration to how occupier behaviour interacts with building <span class="hlt">features</span> so that improvements in both design and occupier education can lead to improved health and <span class="hlt">safety</span>.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26154236','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26154236"><span>Pre-flight <span class="hlt">safety</span> briefings, mood and information retention.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Tehrani, Morteza; Molesworth, Brett R C</p> <p>2015-11-01</p> <p>Mood is a moderating factor that is known to affect performance. For airlines, the delivery of the pre-flight <span class="hlt">safety</span> briefing prior to a commercial flight is not only an opportunity to inform passengers about the <span class="hlt">safety</span> <span class="hlt">features</span> on-board the aircraft they are flying, but an opportunity to positively influence their mood, and hence performance in the unlikely event of an emergency. The present research examined whether indeed the pre-flight <span class="hlt">safety</span> briefing could be used to positively impact passengers' mood. In addition, the present research examined whether the recall of key <span class="hlt">safety</span> messages contained within the pre-flight <span class="hlt">safety</span> briefing was influenced by the style of briefing. Eighty-two participants were recruited for the research and divided into three groups; each group exposed to a different pre-flight cabin <span class="hlt">safety</span> briefing video (standard, humorous, movie theme). Mood was measured prior and post <span class="hlt">safety</span> briefing. The results revealed that pre-flight <span class="hlt">safety</span> briefing videos can be used to manipulate passengers' mood. <span class="hlt">Safety</span> briefings that are humorous or use movie themes to model their briefing were found to positively affect mood. However, there was a trade-off between entertainment and education, the greater the entertainment value, the poorer the retention of key <span class="hlt">safety</span> messages. The results of the research are discussed from both an applied and theoretical perspective. Copyright © 2015 Elsevier Ltd and The Ergonomics Society. All rights reserved.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/639017','SCIGOV-STC'); return false;" href="https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/639017"><span>Nuclear <span class="hlt">safety</span>, Volume 38, Number 1, January--March 1997</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.osti.gov/search">DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)</a></p> <p>None</p> <p>1997-03-01</p> <p>This journal contains nine articles which fall under the following categories: (1) general <span class="hlt">safety</span> considerations; (2) control and instrumentation; (3) design <span class="hlt">features</span> (4) environmental effects; (5) US Nuclear Regulatory Commission information and analyses; and (6) recent developments.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23520258','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23520258"><span>Online <span class="hlt">feature</span> selection with streaming <span class="hlt">features</span>.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Wu, Xindong; Yu, Kui; Ding, Wei; Wang, Hao; Zhu, Xingquan</p> <p>2013-05-01</p> <p>We propose a new online <span class="hlt">feature</span> selection framework for applications with streaming <span class="hlt">features</span> where the knowledge of the full <span class="hlt">feature</span> space is unknown in advance. We define streaming <span class="hlt">features</span> as <span class="hlt">features</span> that flow in one by one over time whereas the number of training examples remains fixed. This is in contrast with traditional online learning methods that only deal with sequentially added observations, with little attention being paid to streaming <span class="hlt">features</span>. The critical challenges for Online Streaming <span class="hlt">Feature</span> Selection (OSFS) include 1) the continuous growth of <span class="hlt">feature</span> volumes over time, 2) a large <span class="hlt">feature</span> space, possibly of unknown or infinite size, and 3) the unavailability of the entire <span class="hlt">feature</span> set before learning starts. In the paper, we present a novel Online Streaming <span class="hlt">Feature</span> Selection method to select strongly relevant and nonredundant <span class="hlt">features</span> on the fly. An efficient Fast-OSFS algorithm is proposed to improve <span class="hlt">feature</span> selection performance. The proposed algorithms are evaluated extensively on high-dimensional datasets and also with a real-world case study on impact crater detection. Experimental results demonstrate that the algorithms achieve better compactness and higher prediction accuracy than existing streaming <span class="hlt">feature</span> selection algorithms.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('http://hdl.handle.net/2060/19730002973','NASA-TRS'); return false;" href="http://hdl.handle.net/2060/19730002973"><span>Manned space flight nuclear system <span class="hlt">safety</span>. Volume 4: Space shuttle nuclear system transportation. Part 1: Space shuttle nuclear <span class="hlt">safety</span></span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://ntrs.nasa.gov/search.jsp">NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)</a></p> <p></p> <p>1972-01-01</p> <p>An analysis of the nuclear <span class="hlt">safety</span> aspects (design and operational considerations) in the transport of nuclear payloads to and from earth orbit by the space shuttle is presented. Three representative nuclear payloads used in the study were: (1) the zirconium hydride reactor Brayton power module, (2) the large isotope Brayton power system and (3) small isotopic heat sources which can be a part of an upper stage or part of a logistics module. Reference data on the space shuttle and nuclear payloads are presented in an appendix. <span class="hlt">Safety</span> oriented design and operational requirements were identified to integrate the nuclear payloads in the shuttle mission. Contingency situations were discussed and operations and design <span class="hlt">features</span> were recommended to minimize the nuclear hazards. The study indicates the <span class="hlt">safety</span>, design and operational advantages in the use of a nuclear payload transfer module. The transfer module can provide many of the <span class="hlt">safety</span> related support functions (blast and fragmentation protection, environmental control, payload ejection) minimizing the direct impact on the shuttle.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22992355','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22992355"><span>Body mass index, <span class="hlt">safety</span> hazards, and neighborhood attractiveness.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Lovasi, Gina S; Bader, Michael D M; Quinn, James; Neckerman, Kathryn; Weiss, Christopher; Rundle, Andrew</p> <p>2012-10-01</p> <p>Neighborhood attractiveness and <span class="hlt">safety</span> may encourage physical activity and help individuals maintain a healthy weight. However, these neighborhood characteristics may not be equally relevant to health across all settings and population subgroups. To evaluate whether potentially attractive neighborhood <span class="hlt">features</span> are associated with lower BMI, whether <span class="hlt">safety</span> hazards are associated with higher BMI, and whether environment-environment interactions are present such that associations for a particular characteristic are stronger in an otherwise supportive environment. Survey data and measured height and weight were collected from a convenience sample of 13,102 adult New York City (NYC) residents in 2000-2002; data analyses were completed 2008-2012. Built-environment measures based on municipal GIS data sources were constructed within 1-km network buffers to assess walkable urban form (density, land-use mix, transit access); attractiveness (sidewalk cafés, landmark buildings, street trees, street cleanliness); and <span class="hlt">safety</span> (homicide rate, pedestrian-auto collision and fatality rate). Generalized linear models with cluster-robust SEs controlled for individual and area-based sociodemographic characteristics. The presence of sidewalk cafés, density of landmark buildings, and density of street trees were associated with lower BMI, whereas the proportion of streets rated as clean was associated with higher BMI. Interactions were observed for sidewalk cafés with neighborhood poverty, for street-tree density with walkability, and for street cleanliness with <span class="hlt">safety</span>. <span class="hlt">Safety</span> hazard indicators were not independently associated with BMI. Potentially attractive community and natural <span class="hlt">features</span> were associated with lower BMI among adults in NYC, and there was some evidence of effect modification. Copyright © 2012 American Journal of Preventive Medicine. Published by Elsevier Inc. 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Section 202..., activities, or projects on a public road that are consistent with a State Strategic Highway <span class="hlt">Safety</span> Plan (SHSP...</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1237325','SCIGOV-STC'); return false;" href="https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1237325"><span>Enhanced Component Performance Study. Emergency Diesel Generators 1998–2013</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.osti.gov/search">DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)</a></p> <p>Schroeder, John Alton</p> <p>2014-11-01</p> <p>This report presents an enhanced performance evaluation of emergency diesel generators (EDGs) at U.S. commercial nuclear power plants. This report evaluates component performance over time using Institute of Nuclear Power Operations (INPO) Consolidated Events Database (ICES) data from 1998 through 2013 and maintenance unavailability (UA) performance data using Mitigating Systems Performance Index (MSPI) Basis Document data from 2002 through 2013. The objective is to present an analysis of factors that could influence the system and component trends in addition to annual performance trends of failure rates and probabilities. The factors analyzed for the EDG component are the differences in failuresmore » between all demands and actual unplanned engineered <span class="hlt">safety</span> <span class="hlt">feature</span> (<span class="hlt">ESF</span>) demands, differences among manufacturers, and differences among EDG ratings. Statistical analyses of these differences are performed and results showing whether pooling is acceptable across these factors. In addition, engineering analyses were performed with respect to time period and failure mode. The factors analyzed are: sub-component, failure cause, detection method, recovery, manufacturer, and EDG rating.« less</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/894784','SCIGOV-STC'); return false;" href="https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/894784"><span>Modelling of Field-Reversed Configuration Experiment with Large <span class="hlt">Safety</span> Factor</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.osti.gov/search">DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)</a></p> <p>Steinhauer, L; Guo, H; Hoffman, A</p> <p>2005-11-28</p> <p>The Translation-Confinement-Sustainment facility has been operated in the 'translation-formation' mode in which a plasma is ejected at high-speed from a {theta}-pinch-like source into a confinement chamber where it settles into a field-reversed-configuration state. Measurements of the poloidal and toroidal field have been the basis of modeling to infer the <span class="hlt">safety</span> factor. It is found that the edge <span class="hlt">safety</span> factor exceeds two, and that there is strong forward magnetic shear. The high-q arises because the large elongation compensates for the modest ratio of toroidal-to-poloidal field in the plasma. This is the first known instance of a very high-{beta} plasma with amore » <span class="hlt">safety</span> factor greater than unity. Two-fluid modeling of the measurements also indicate several other significant <span class="hlt">features</span>: a broad 'transition layer' at the plasma boundary with probable line-tying effects, complex high-speed flows, and the appearance of a two-fluid minimum-energy state in the plasma core. All these <span class="hlt">features</span> may contribute to both the stability and good confinement of the plasma.« less</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2014SMaS...23i5002H','NASAADS'); return false;" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2014SMaS...23i5002H"><span>Structural health monitoring <span class="hlt">feature</span> design by genetic programming</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abstract_service.html">NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)</a></p> <p>Harvey, Dustin Y.; Todd, Michael D.</p> <p>2014-09-01</p> <p>Structural health monitoring (SHM) systems provide real-time damage and performance information for civil, aerospace, and other high-capital or life-<span class="hlt">safety</span> critical structures. Conventional data processing involves pre-processing and extraction of low-dimensional <span class="hlt">features</span> from in situ time series measurements. The <span class="hlt">features</span> are then input to a statistical pattern recognition algorithm to perform the relevant classification or regression task necessary to facilitate decisions by the SHM system. Traditional design of signal processing and <span class="hlt">feature</span> extraction algorithms can be an expensive and time-consuming process requiring extensive system knowledge and domain expertise. Genetic programming, a heuristic program search method from evolutionary computation, was recently adapted by the authors to perform automated, data-driven design of signal processing and <span class="hlt">feature</span> extraction algorithms for statistical pattern recognition applications. The proposed method, called Autofead, is particularly suitable to handle the challenges inherent in algorithm design for SHM problems where the manifestation of damage in structural response measurements is often unclear or unknown. Autofead mines a training database of response measurements to discover information-rich <span class="hlt">features</span> specific to the problem at hand. This study provides experimental validation on three SHM applications including ultrasonic damage detection, bearing damage classification for rotating machinery, and vibration-based structural health monitoring. Performance comparisons with common <span class="hlt">feature</span> choices for each problem area are provided demonstrating the versatility of Autofead to produce significant algorithm improvements on a wide range of problems.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pmcentrez&artid=3601200','PMC'); return false;" href="https://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pmcentrez&artid=3601200"><span>The NUITM-KEMRI P3 Laboratory in Kenya: Establishment, <span class="hlt">Features</span>, Operation and Maintenance</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pmc">PubMed Central</a></p> <p>Inoue, Shingo; Wandera, Ernest; Miringu, Gabriel; Bundi, Martin; Narita, Chika; Ashur, Salame; Kwallah, Allan; Galata, Amina; Abubakar, Mwajuma; Suka, Sora; Mohamed, Shah; Karama, Mohamed; Horio, Masahiro; Shimada, Masaaki; Ichinose, Yoshio</p> <p>2013-01-01</p> <p>A biocontainment facility is a core component in any research setting due to the services it renders towards comprehensive biosafety observance. The NUITM-KEMRI P3 facility was set up in 2007 and has been actively in use since 2010 by researchers from this and other institutions. A number of hazardous agents have been handled in the laboratory among them MDR-TB and yellow fever viruses. The laboratory has the general physical and operational <span class="hlt">features</span> of a P3 laboratory in addition to a number of unique <span class="hlt">features</span>, among them the water-air filtration system, the eco-mode operation <span class="hlt">feature</span> and automation of the pressure system that make the facility more efficient. It is equipped with biosafety and emergency response equipments alongside common laboratory equipments, maintained regularly using daily, monthly and yearly routines. Security and <span class="hlt">safety</span> is strictly observed within the facility, enhanced by restricted entry, strict documentation and use of <span class="hlt">safety</span> symbols. Training is also engrained within the operation of the laboratory and is undertaken and evaluated annually. Though the laboratory is in the process of obtaining accreditation, it is fully certified courtesy of the manufactures’ and constructed within specified standards. PMID:23533023</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2008JPCM...20x0301D','NASAADS'); return false;" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2008JPCM...20x0301D"><span>Preface: Proceedings of the <span class="hlt">ESF</span> Exploratory Workshop on Glassy Liquids under Pressure: Fundamentals and Applications (Ustroń, Poland, 10-12 October 2007) Proceedings of the <span class="hlt">ESF</span> Exploratory Workshop on Glassy Liquids under Pressure: Fundamentals and Applications (Ustroń, Poland, 10-12 October 2007)</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abstract_service.html">NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)</a></p> <p>Drozd-Rzoska, Aleksandra; Rzoska, Sylwester J.; Tamarit, Josep Ll</p> <p>2008-06-01</p> <p>This preface focuses on the importance of pressure studies for explaining the glass transitions puzzle. Subsequently, some issues related to the European Science Foundation Exploratory Workshop (<span class="hlt">ESF</span> EW) Glassy Liquids under Pressure: Fundamentals and Applications (Ustroń, Poland, 10-12 October 2007) are recalled. Most liquids crystallize on 'normal' cooling at the melting temperature Tm. However, some liquids can skip crystallization and undergo supercooling down to glass temperature Tg. Turnbull 1 proposed an empirical link between these temperatures indicating good glass forming ability (GFA) for Tg/Tm « 2/3. Values of the GFA factor Tg/Tm → 1/2 were suggested for 'poor' glass formers, where crystallization is difficult to avoid. Recently, the significance of the pressure dependence of the GFA factor was also noted 2. Reaching the glass transition is associated with a series of phenomena, namely 3: (i) the thermal expansion coefficient at constant pressure changes smoothly from values common for a liquid to those of a crystal, showing anomalous behaviour near Tg, (ii) viscosity reaches a value of η = 1013 P and the structural relaxation time τ ≈ 100 s, (iii) the specific heat drop occurs, giving rise to the famous Kauzmann paradox. On cooling towards glass transition, the 'pretransitional' behaviour can be observed for dynamic properties even well above Tg + 100 K 3. This includes the non-Arrhenius evolution of such magnitudes as viscosity, primary (structural-, α-) relaxation time, electric conductivity or diffusion coefficient associated with increasingly non-Debye distribution of relaxation times 3. Such behaviour is associated with short-time scale relaxation processes. The most characteristic is the secondary (β-) relaxation 4, 5 which merges with the 'structural' dynamics near τ(TB) = 10-7+/-1s, the hypothetically universal (magic) time-scale 6. Below TB the split in the evolution of the translation and orientation related properties occurs 4, 5</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2018AdSpR..61.2585M','NASAADS'); return false;" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2018AdSpR..61.2585M"><span>Solar activity variations of equatorial spread F occurrence and sustenance during different seasons over Indian longitudes: Empirical model and causative mechanisms</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abstract_service.html">NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)</a></p> <p>Madhav Haridas, M. K.; Manju, G.; Arunamani, T.</p> <p>2018-05-01</p> <p>A comprehensive analysis using nearly two decades of ionosonde data is carried out on the seasonal and solar cycle variations of Equatorial Spread F (<span class="hlt">ESF</span>) irregularities over magnetic equatorial location Trivandrum (8.5°N, 77°E). The corresponding Rayleigh Taylor (RT) instability growth rates (γ) are also estimated. A seasonal pattern of <span class="hlt">ESF</span> occurrence and the corresponding γ is established for low solar (LSA), medium solar (MSA) and high solar (HSA) activity periods. For LSA, it is seen that the γ maximizes during post sunset time with comparable magnitudes for autumnal equinox (AE), vernal equinox (VE) and winter solstice (WS), while for summer solstice (SS) it maximizes in the post-midnight period. Concurrent responses are seen in the <span class="hlt">ESF</span> occurrence pattern. For MSA, γ maximizes during post-sunset for VE followed by WS and AE while SS maximises during post-midnight period. The <span class="hlt">ESF</span> occurrence for MSA is highest for VE (80%), followed by AE (70%), WS (60%) and SS (50%). In case of HSA, maximum γ occurs for VE followed by AE, WS and SS. The concurrent <span class="hlt">ESF</span> occurrence maximizes for VE and AE (90%), WS and SS at 70%. The solar cycle variation of γ is examined. γ shows a linear variation with F10.7 cm flux. Further, <span class="hlt">ESF</span> percentage occurrence and duration show an exponential and linear variation respectively with γ. An empirical model on the solar activity dependence of <span class="hlt">ESF</span> occurrence and sustenance time over Indian longitudes is arrived at using the database spanning two solar cycles for the first time.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24939120','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24939120"><span>A multi-agent <span class="hlt">safety</span> response model in the construction industry.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Meliá, José L</p> <p>2015-01-01</p> <p>The construction industry is one of the sectors with the highest accident rates and the most serious accidents. A multi-agent <span class="hlt">safety</span> response approach allows a useful diagnostic tool in order to understand factors affecting risk and accidents. The special <span class="hlt">features</span> of the construction sector can influence the relationships among <span class="hlt">safety</span> responses along the model of <span class="hlt">safety</span> influences. The purpose of this paper is to test a model explaining risk and work-related accidents in the construction industry as a result of the <span class="hlt">safety</span> responses of the organization, the supervisors, the co-workers and the worker. 374 construction employees belonging to 64 small Spanish construction companies working for two main companies participated in the study. <span class="hlt">Safety</span> responses were measured using a 45-item Likert-type questionnaire. The structure of the measure was analyzed using factor analysis and the model of effects was tested using a structural equation model. Factor analysis clearly identifies the multi-agent <span class="hlt">safety</span> dimensions hypothesized. The proposed <span class="hlt">safety</span> response model of work-related accidents, involving construction specific results, showed a good fit. The multi-agent <span class="hlt">safety</span> response approach to <span class="hlt">safety</span> climate is a useful framework for the assessment of organizational and behavioral risks in construction.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2001SPIE.4472....1N','NASAADS'); return false;" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2001SPIE.4472....1N"><span>Passive detection of subpixel obstacles for flight <span class="hlt">safety</span></span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abstract_service.html">NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)</a></p> <p>Nixon, Matthew D.; Loveland, Rohan C.</p> <p>2001-12-01</p> <p>Military aircraft fly below 100 ft. above ground level in support of their missions. These aircraft include fixed and rotary wing and may be manned or unmanned. Flying at these low altitudes presents a <span class="hlt">safety</span> hazard to the aircrew and aircraft, due to the occurrences of obstacles within the aircraft's flight path. The pilot must rely on eyesight and in some cases, infrared sensors to see obstacles. Many conditions can exacerbate visibility creating a situation in which obstacles are essentially invisible, creating a <span class="hlt">safety</span> hazard, even to an alerted aircrew. Numerous catastrophic accidents have occurred in which aircraft have collided with undetected obstacles. Accidents of this type continue to be a problem for low flying military and commercial aircraft. Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) have the same problem, whether operating autonomously or under control of a ground operator. Boeing-SVS has designed a passive, small, low- cost (under $100k) gimbaled, infrared imaging based system with advanced obstacle detection algorithms. Obstacles are detected in the infrared band, and linear <span class="hlt">features</span> are analyzed by innovative cellular automata based software. These algorithms perform detection and location of sub-pixel linear <span class="hlt">features</span>. The detection of the obstacles is performed on a frame by frame basis, in real time. Processed images are presented to the aircrew on their display as color enhanced <span class="hlt">features</span>. The system has been designed such that the detected obstacles are displayed to the aircrew in sufficient time to react and maneuver the aircraft to <span class="hlt">safety</span>. A patent for this system is on file with the US patent office, and all material herein should be treated accordingly.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://ntrs.nasa.gov/search.jsp?R=20070013544&hterms=dart+paper&qs=Ntx%3Dmode%2Bmatchall%26Ntk%3DAll%26N%3D0%26No%3D70%26Ntt%3Ddart%2Bpaper','NASA-TRS'); return false;" href="https://ntrs.nasa.gov/search.jsp?R=20070013544&hterms=dart+paper&qs=Ntx%3Dmode%2Bmatchall%26Ntk%3DAll%26N%3D0%26No%3D70%26Ntt%3Ddart%2Bpaper"><span>NASA's Software <span class="hlt">Safety</span> Standard</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://ntrs.nasa.gov/search.jsp">NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)</a></p> <p>Ramsay, Christopher M.</p> <p>2007-01-01</p> <p> requirements. This allows the projects leeway to meet these requirements in many forms that best suit a particular project's needs and <span class="hlt">safety</span> risk. In other words, it tells the project what to do, not how to do it. This update also incorporated advances in the state of the practice of software <span class="hlt">safety</span> from academia and private industry. It addresses some of the more common issues now facing software developers in the NASA environment such as the use of Commercial-Off-the-Shelf Software (COTS), Modified OTS (MOTS), Government OTS (GOTS), and reused software. A team from across NASA developed the update and it has had both NASA-wide internal reviews by software engineering, quality, <span class="hlt">safety</span>, and project management. It has also had expert external review. This presentation and paper will discuss the new NASA Software <span class="hlt">Safety</span> Standard, its organization, and key <span class="hlt">features</span>. It will start with a brief discussion of some NASA mission failures and incidents that had software as one of their root causes. It will then give a brief overview of the NASA Software <span class="hlt">Safety</span> Process. This will include an overview of the key personnel responsibilities and functions that must be performed for <span class="hlt">safety</span>-critical software.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2017MS%26E..236a2096A','NASAADS'); return false;" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2017MS%26E..236a2096A"><span>Joint road <span class="hlt">safety</span> operations in tunnels and open roads</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abstract_service.html">NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)</a></p> <p>Adesiyun, Adewole; Avenoso, Antonio; Dionelis, Kallistratos; Cela, Liljana; Nicodème, Christophe; Goger, Thierry; Polidori, Carlo</p> <p>2017-09-01</p> <p>The objective of the ECOROADS project is to overcome the barrier established by the formal interpretation of the two Directives 2008/96/EC and 2004/54/EC, which in practice do not allow the same Road <span class="hlt">Safety</span> Audits/Inspections to be performed inside tunnels. The projects aims at the establishment of a common enhanced approach to road infrastructure and tunnel <span class="hlt">safety</span> management by using the concepts and criteria of the Directive 2008/96/CE on road infrastructure <span class="hlt">safety</span> management and the results of related European Commission (EC) funded projects. ECOROADS has already implemented an analysis of national practices regarding Road <span class="hlt">Safety</span> Inspections (RSI), two Workshops with the stakeholders, and an exchange of best practices between European tunnel experts and road <span class="hlt">safety</span> professionals, which led to the definition of common agreed <span class="hlt">safety</span> procedures. In the second phase of the project, different groups of experts and observers applied the above common procedures by inspecting five European road sections <span class="hlt">featuring</span> both open roads and tunnels in Belgium, Albania, Germany, Serbia and Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia. This paper shows the feedback of the 5 joint <span class="hlt">safety</span> operations and how they are being used for a set of - recommendations and guidelines for the application of the RSA and RSI concepts within the tunnel <span class="hlt">safety</span> operations.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25325337','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25325337"><span>Automatic crack detection and classification method for subway tunnel <span class="hlt">safety</span> monitoring.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Zhang, Wenyu; Zhang, Zhenjiang; Qi, Dapeng; Liu, Yun</p> <p>2014-10-16</p> <p>Cracks are an important indicator reflecting the <span class="hlt">safety</span> status of infrastructures. This paper presents an automatic crack detection and classification methodology for subway tunnel <span class="hlt">safety</span> monitoring. With the application of high-speed complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS) industrial cameras, the tunnel surface can be captured and stored in digital images. In a next step, the local dark regions with potential crack defects are segmented from the original gray-scale images by utilizing morphological image processing techniques and thresholding operations. In the <span class="hlt">feature</span> extraction process, we present a distance histogram based shape descriptor that effectively describes the spatial shape difference between cracks and other irrelevant objects. Along with other <span class="hlt">features</span>, the classification results successfully remove over 90% misidentified objects. Also, compared with the original gray-scale images, over 90% of the crack length is preserved in the last output binary images. The proposed approach was tested on the <span class="hlt">safety</span> monitoring for Beijing Subway Line 1. The experimental results revealed the rules of parameter settings and also proved that the proposed approach is effective and efficient for automatic crack detection and classification.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pmcentrez&artid=4239952','PMC'); return false;" href="https://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pmcentrez&artid=4239952"><span>Automatic Crack Detection and Classification Method for Subway Tunnel <span class="hlt">Safety</span> Monitoring</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pmc">PubMed Central</a></p> <p>Zhang, Wenyu; Zhang, Zhenjiang; Qi, Dapeng; Liu, Yun</p> <p>2014-01-01</p> <p>Cracks are an important indicator reflecting the <span class="hlt">safety</span> status of infrastructures. This paper presents an automatic crack detection and classification methodology for subway tunnel <span class="hlt">safety</span> monitoring. With the application of high-speed complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS) industrial cameras, the tunnel surface can be captured and stored in digital images. In a next step, the local dark regions with potential crack defects are segmented from the original gray-scale images by utilizing morphological image processing techniques and thresholding operations. In the <span class="hlt">feature</span> extraction process, we present a distance histogram based shape descriptor that effectively describes the spatial shape difference between cracks and other irrelevant objects. Along with other <span class="hlt">features</span>, the classification results successfully remove over 90% misidentified objects. Also, compared with the original gray-scale images, over 90% of the crack length is preserved in the last output binary images. The proposed approach was tested on the <span class="hlt">safety</span> monitoring for Beijing Subway Line 1. The experimental results revealed the rules of parameter settings and also proved that the proposed approach is effective and efficient for automatic crack detection and classification. PMID:25325337</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12784203','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12784203"><span>Evaluation of a nontoxic rigid polymer as connecting bar in external skeletal fixators.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Störk, Christoph K; Canivet, Philippe; Baidak, Alexandre A; Balligand, Marc H</p> <p>2003-01-01</p> <p>To investigate the mechanical characteristics of a nontoxic, low-cost, rigid polymer (RP) and to compare the structural and mechanical properties of a full-frame external skeletal fixator (<span class="hlt">ESF</span>) with either RP connecting bars, polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA) connecting bars, or stainless-steel (SS) clamps and connecting bars. In vitro mechanical evaluation. Mechanical properties were assessed using an in vitro bone fracture model with a bilateral uniplanar <span class="hlt">ESF</span> (type II). Identical <span class="hlt">ESF</span> were built with connecting bars using RP (n = 8), PMMA (n = 8), and SS connecting bars and clamps (System Meynard; n = 3). Nondestructive mechanical tests were performed in uniaxial compression (AC) and craniocaudal (CC) 4-point bending, as well as fatigue AC. Composite stiffness for each specimen and for each loading mode was calculated from 6 replicate measures using the slope of the load displacement curve at small displacements. RP, PMMA, and SS <span class="hlt">ESF</span> constructs yielded mean +/- SD composite stiffness values of 227 +/- 15, 381 +/- 30, and 394 +/- 9 N/mm in AC and of 35 +/- 2, 24 +/- 2, and 15 +/- 0 N/mm in CC, respectively. Structural and mechanical properties of RP are satisfactorily rigid and fatigue resistant for its use as a connecting bar in <span class="hlt">ESF</span>. RP connecting bars in an <span class="hlt">ESF</span> are a reliable, versatile, nontoxic and inexpensive option for the veterinary surgeon. Copyright 2003 by The American College of Veterinary Surgeons</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28592224','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28592224"><span>Postoperative complications associated with external skeletal fixators in cats.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Beever, Lee; Giles, Kirsty; Meeson, Richard</p> <p>2017-07-01</p> <p>The objective of this study was to quantify complications associated with external skeletal fixators (<span class="hlt">ESFs</span>) in cats and to identify potential risk factors. A retrospective review of medical records and radiographs following <span class="hlt">ESF</span> placement was performed. Case records of 140 cats were reviewed; fixator-associated complications (FACs) occurred in 19% of cats. The region of <span class="hlt">ESF</span> placement was significantly associated with complication development. Complications developed most frequently in the femur (50%), tarsus (35%) and radius/ulna (33%). Superficial pin tract infection (SPTI) and implant failure accounted for 45% and 41% of all FACs, respectively. SPTI occurred more frequently in the femur, humerus and tibia, with implant failure more frequent in the tarsus. No association between breed, age, sex, weight, fracture type (open vs closed), <span class="hlt">ESF</span> classification, number of pins per bone segment, degree of fracture load sharing, and the incidence or type of FAC was identified. No association between region of placement, breed, age, sex, weight, fracture type (open vs closed), <span class="hlt">ESF</span> classification, number of pins per bone segment, fracture load sharing and the time to complication development was identified. Complication development is not uncommon in cats following <span class="hlt">ESF</span> placement. The higher complication rate in the femur, tarsus and radius/ulna should be considered when reviewing options for fracture management. However, cats appear to have a lower rate of pin tract infections than dogs.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2017JPhCS.781a2001B','NASAADS'); return false;" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2017JPhCS.781a2001B"><span>Inherent <span class="hlt">Safety</span> Characteristics of Advanced Fast Reactors</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abstract_service.html">NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)</a></p> <p>Bochkarev, A. S.; Korsun, A. S.; Kharitonov, V. S.; Alekseev, P. N.</p> <p>2017-01-01</p> <p>The study presents SFR transient performance for ULOF events initiated by pump trip and pump seizure with simultaneous failure of all shutdown systems in both cases. The most severe cases leading to the pin cladding rupture and possible sodium boiling are demonstrated. The impact of various <span class="hlt">features</span> on SFR inherent <span class="hlt">safety</span> performance for ULOF events was analysed. The decrease in hydraulic resistance of primary loop and increase in primary pump coast down time were investigated. Performing analysis resulted in a set of recommendations to varying parameters for the purpose of enhancing the inherent <span class="hlt">safety</span> performance of SFR. In order to prevent the <span class="hlt">safety</span> barrier rupture for ULOF events the set of thermal hydraulic criteria defining the ULOF transient processes dynamics and requirements to these criteria were recommended based on achieved results: primary sodium flow dip under the natural circulation asymptotic level and natural circulation rise time.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25861377','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25861377"><span><span class="hlt">Feature</span> engineering for drug name recognition in biomedical texts: <span class="hlt">feature</span> conjunction and <span class="hlt">feature</span> selection.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Liu, Shengyu; Tang, Buzhou; Chen, Qingcai; Wang, Xiaolong; Fan, Xiaoming</p> <p>2015-01-01</p> <p>Drug name recognition (DNR) is a critical step for drug information extraction. Machine learning-based methods have been widely used for DNR with various types of <span class="hlt">features</span> such as part-of-speech, word shape, and dictionary <span class="hlt">feature</span>. <span class="hlt">Features</span> used in current machine learning-based methods are usually singleton <span class="hlt">features</span> which may be due to explosive <span class="hlt">features</span> and a large number of noisy <span class="hlt">features</span> when singleton <span class="hlt">features</span> are combined into conjunction <span class="hlt">features</span>. However, singleton <span class="hlt">features</span> that can only capture one linguistic characteristic of a word are not sufficient to describe the information for DNR when multiple characteristics should be considered. In this study, we explore <span class="hlt">feature</span> conjunction and <span class="hlt">feature</span> selection for DNR, which have never been reported. We intuitively select 8 types of singleton <span class="hlt">features</span> and combine them into conjunction <span class="hlt">features</span> in two ways. Then, Chi-square, mutual information, and information gain are used to mine effective <span class="hlt">features</span>. Experimental results show that <span class="hlt">feature</span> conjunction and <span class="hlt">feature</span> selection can improve the performance of the DNR system with a moderate number of <span class="hlt">features</span> and our DNR system significantly outperforms the best system in the DDIExtraction 2013 challenge.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16130364','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16130364"><span><span class="hlt">Safety</span> lessons from aviation.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Higton, Phil</p> <p>2005-07-01</p> <p>Thirty years ago the world of Commercial Aviation provided a challenging environment. In my early flying days, aircraft accidents were not unusual, flying was seen as a risky business and those who took part, either as a provider or passenger, appeared grudgingly willing to accept the hazards involved. A reduction in the level of risk was sought in technological advances, greater knowledge of physics and science, and access to higher levels of skill through simulation, practice and experience. While these measures did have an impact, the expected <span class="hlt">safety</span> dividend was not realized. The most experienced, technically competent individuals with the best equipment <span class="hlt">featured</span> far too regularly in the accident statistics. We had to look at the human element, the impact of flaws or characteristics of the human condition. We call this area Human Factors. My paper describes the concept of Human Factors, its establishment as a key <span class="hlt">safety</span> tool in aviation and the impact of this on my working life.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://medlineplus.gov/magazine/issues/summer13/articles/summer13pg8-9.html','NIH-MEDLINEPLUS'); return false;" href="https://medlineplus.gov/magazine/issues/summer13/articles/summer13pg8-9.html"><span>Skin and Sun — <span class="hlt">Safety</span> First | NIH MedlinePlus the Magazine</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://medlineplus.gov/">MedlinePlus</a></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p>... turn Javascript on. <span class="hlt">Feature</span>: Skin Cancer Skin and Sun – <span class="hlt">Safety</span> First Past Issues / Summer 2013 Table of ... Institute Be sure to wear sunscreen with a sun protective factor (SPF) of 15 or higher any ...</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2012SPIE.8444E..3LB','NASAADS'); return false;" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2012SPIE.8444E..3LB"><span>Functional <span class="hlt">safety</span> for the Advanced Technology Solar Telescope</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abstract_service.html">NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)</a></p> <p>Bulau, Scott; Williams, Timothy R.</p> <p>2012-09-01</p> <p>Since inception, the Advanced Technology Solar Telescope (ATST) has planned to implement a facility-wide functional <span class="hlt">safety</span> system to protect personnel from harm and prevent damage to the facility or environment. The ATST will deploy an integrated <span class="hlt">safety</span>-related control system (SRCS) to achieve functional <span class="hlt">safety</span> throughout the facility rather than relying on individual facility subsystems to provide <span class="hlt">safety</span> functions on an ad hoc basis. The Global Interlock System (GIS) is an independent, distributed, facility-wide, <span class="hlt">safety</span>-related control system, comprised of commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) programmable controllers that monitor, evaluate, and control hazardous energy and conditions throughout the facility that arise during operation and maintenance. The GIS has been designed to utilize recent advances in technology for functional <span class="hlt">safety</span> plus revised national and international standards that allow for a distributed architecture using programmable controllers over a local area network instead of traditional hard-wired <span class="hlt">safety</span> functions, while providing an equivalent or even greater level of <span class="hlt">safety</span>. Programmable controllers provide an ideal platform for controlling the often complex interrelationships between subsystems in a modern astronomical facility, such as the ATST. A large, complex hard-wired relay control system is no longer needed. This type of system also offers greater flexibility during development and integration in addition to providing for expanded capability into the future. The GIS <span class="hlt">features</span> fault detection, self-diagnostics, and redundant communications that will lead to decreased maintenance time and increased availability of the facility.</p> </li> </ol> <div class="pull-right"> <ul class="pagination"> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_1");'>«</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_6");'>6</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_7");'>7</a></li> <li class="active"><span>8</span></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_9");'>9</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_10");'>10</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_25");'>»</a></li> </ul> </div> </div><!-- col-sm-12 --> </div><!-- row --> </div><!-- page_8 --> <div id="page_9" class="hiddenDiv"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-sm-12"> <div class="pull-right"> <ul class="pagination"> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_1");'>«</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_7");'>7</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_8");'>8</a></li> <li class="active"><span>9</span></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_10");'>10</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_11");'>11</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_25");'>»</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> <div class="row"> <div class="col-sm-12"> <ol class="result-class" start="161"> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29271142','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29271142"><span>[<span class="hlt">Safety</span> evaluation and risk control measures of Cassiae Semen].</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Zhao, Yi-Meng; Wu, Li; Zhang, Shuo; Zhang, Li; Gao, Xue-Min; Sun, Xiao-Bo; Wang, Chun</p> <p>2017-11-01</p> <p>In this study, the authors reviewed domestic and foreign literatures, conducted the textual research on origin and development of Cassia Semen, studied records in ancient books and ancient and modern literatures, clinical adverse reactions and relevant experimental studies in recent years, and summarized the clinical <span class="hlt">features</span> and influencing factors related to the <span class="hlt">safety</span> of Cassiae Semen. According to the findings,Cassia Semen's <span class="hlt">safety</span> risks are mainly liver and kidney system damages, with the main clinical <span class="hlt">features</span> of fatigue, anorexia, disgusting of oil, yellow urine and gray stool; digestive system injury, with the main clinical <span class="hlt">features</span> of diarrhea, abdominal distension, nausea and loose stool; reproductive system damage, with the main clinical <span class="hlt">features</span> of vaginal bleeding. Allergic reactions and clinical adverse events, with the main clinical <span class="hlt">features</span> for numb mouth, itching skin, nausea and vomiting, diarrhea, wheezing and lip cyanosis were also reported. The toxicological studies on toxic components of Cassiae Semen obtusifolia were carried out through acute toxicity test, subacute toxicity test, subchronic toxicity test and chronic toxicity test. Risk factors might include patients, compatibility and physicians. Physicians should strictly abide by the medication requirements in the Pharmacopoeia, pay attention to rational compatibility, appropriate dosage,correct usage and appropriate processing, control the dosage below 15 g to avoid excessive intake, strictly control the course of treatment to avoid accumulated poisoning caused by long-term administration. At the same time, clinicians should pay attention to the latest research progress, update the knowledge structure, quickly find the latest and useful materials from clinical practice, scientific research and drug information and other literatures, make evaluation and judgment for the materials, establish a traditional Chinese medicine intelligence information library, and strengthen the control over</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('http://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED128653.pdf','ERIC'); return false;" href="http://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED128653.pdf"><span>The Occupational <span class="hlt">Safety</span> and Health Act: Its Goals and Its Achievements. Evaluative Studies Series.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.eric.ed.gov/ERICWebPortal/search/extended.jsp?_pageLabel=advanced">ERIC Educational Resources Information Center</a></p> <p>Smith, Robert Stewart</p> <p></p> <p>The <span class="hlt">safety</span> and health mandate of the Occupational <span class="hlt">Safety</span> and Health Act of 1970 is examined in reference to its effectiveness in reducing injuries and its consistency with the goal of promoting general welfare. Chapter 1 describes the essential <span class="hlt">features</span> of the act and its administration to date, and analyzes the mandate as revealed by legislative…</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pmcentrez&artid=4283265','PMC'); return false;" href="https://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pmcentrez&artid=4283265"><span>A Study on Urban Road Traffic <span class="hlt">Safety</span> Based on Matter Element Analysis</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pmc">PubMed Central</a></p> <p>Hu, Qizhou; Zhou, Zhuping; Sun, Xu</p> <p>2014-01-01</p> <p>This paper examines a new evaluation of urban road traffic <span class="hlt">safety</span> based on a matter element analysis, avoiding the difficulties found in other traffic <span class="hlt">safety</span> evaluations. The issue of urban road traffic <span class="hlt">safety</span> has been investigated through the matter element analysis theory. The chief aim of the present work is to investigate the <span class="hlt">features</span> of urban road traffic <span class="hlt">safety</span>. Emphasis was placed on the construction of a criterion function by which traffic <span class="hlt">safety</span> achieved a hierarchical system of objectives to be evaluated. The matter element analysis theory was used to create the comprehensive appraisal model of urban road traffic <span class="hlt">safety</span>. The technique was used to employ a newly developed and versatile matter element analysis algorithm. The matter element matrix solves the uncertainty and incompatibility of the evaluated factors used to assess urban road traffic <span class="hlt">safety</span>. The application results showed the superiority of the evaluation model and a didactic example was included to illustrate the computational procedure. PMID:25587267</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17850530','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17850530"><span>Workforce perceptions of hospital <span class="hlt">safety</span> culture: development and validation of the patient <span class="hlt">safety</span> climate in healthcare organizations survey.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Singer, Sara; Meterko, Mark; Baker, Laurence; Gaba, David; Falwell, Alyson; Rosen, Amy</p> <p>2007-10-01</p> <p>To describe the development of an instrument for assessing workforce perceptions of hospital <span class="hlt">safety</span> culture and to assess its reliability and validity. Primary data collected between March 2004 and May 2005. Personnel from 105 U.S. hospitals completed a 38-item paper and pencil survey. We received 21,496 completed questionnaires, representing a 51 percent response rate. Based on review of existing <span class="hlt">safety</span> climate surveys, we developed a list of key topics pertinent to maintaining a culture of <span class="hlt">safety</span> in high-reliability organizations. We developed a draft questionnaire to address these topics and pilot tested it in four preliminary studies of hospital personnel. We modified the questionnaire based on experience and respondent feedback, and distributed the revised version to 42,249 hospital workers. We randomly divided respondents into derivation and validation samples. We applied exploratory factor analysis to responses in the derivation sample. We used those results to create scales in the validation sample, which we subjected to multitrait analysis (MTA). We identified nine constructs, three organizational factors, two unit factors, three individual factors, and one additional factor. Constructs demonstrated substantial convergent and discriminant validity in the MTA. Cronbach's alpha coefficients ranged from 0.50 to 0.89. It is possible to measure key salient <span class="hlt">features</span> of hospital <span class="hlt">safety</span> climate using a valid and reliable 38-item survey and appropriate hospital sample sizes. This instrument may be used in further studies to better understand the impact of <span class="hlt">safety</span> climate on patient <span class="hlt">safety</span> outcomes.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27575967','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27575967"><span>Nursing Student Experiences Regarding Safe Use of Electronic Health Records: A Pilot Study of the <span class="hlt">Safety</span> and Assurance Factors for EHR Resilience Guides.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Whitt, Karen J; Eden, Lacey; Merrill, Katreena Collette; Hughes, Mckenna</p> <p>2017-01-01</p> <p>Previous research has linked improper electronic health record configuration and use with adverse patient events. In response to this problem, the US Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology developed the <span class="hlt">Safety</span> and Assurance Factors for EHR Resilience guides to evaluate electronic health records for optimal use and <span class="hlt">safety</span> <span class="hlt">features</span>. During the course of their education, nursing students are exposed to a variety of clinical practice settings and electronic health records. This descriptive study evaluated 108 undergraduate and 51 graduate nursing students' ratings of electronic health record <span class="hlt">features</span> and safe practices, as well as what they learned from utilizing the computerized provider order entry and clinician communication <span class="hlt">Safety</span> and Assurance Factors for EHR Resilience guide checklists. More than 80% of the undergraduate and 70% of the graduate students reported that they experienced user problems with electronic health records in the past. More than 50% of the students felt that electronic health records contribute to adverse patient outcomes. Students reported that many of the <span class="hlt">features</span> assessed were not fully implemented in their electronic health record. These findings highlight areas where electronic health records can be improved to optimize patient <span class="hlt">safety</span>. The majority of students reported that utilizing the <span class="hlt">Safety</span> and Assurance Factors for EHR Resilience guides increased their understanding of electronic health record <span class="hlt">features</span>.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://eosweb.larc.nasa.gov/project/calipso/tools/vfm_feature_flags','SCIGOV-ASDC'); return false;" href="https://eosweb.larc.nasa.gov/project/calipso/tools/vfm_feature_flags"><span>Vertical <span class="hlt">Feature</span> Mask <span class="hlt">Feature</span> Classification Flag Extraction</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://eosweb.larc.nasa.gov/">Atmospheric Science Data Center </a></p> <p></p> <p>2013-03-28</p> <p>  Vertical <span class="hlt">Feature</span> Mask <span class="hlt">Feature</span> Classification Flag Extraction This routine demonstrates extraction of the ... in a CALIPSO Lidar Level 2 Vertical <span class="hlt">Feature</span> Mask <span class="hlt">feature</span> classification flag value. It is written in Interactive Data Language (IDL) ...</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.osti.gov/biblio/5592460-safety-licensing-small-modular-gas-cooled-reactor-system','SCIGOV-STC'); return false;" href="https://www.osti.gov/biblio/5592460-safety-licensing-small-modular-gas-cooled-reactor-system"><span><span class="hlt">Safety</span> and licensing of a small modular gas-cooled reactor system</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.osti.gov/search">DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)</a></p> <p>Brown, N.W.; Kelley, A.P. Jr.</p> <p></p> <p>A modular side-by-side high-temperature gas-cooled reactor (SBS-HTGR) is being developed by Interatom/Kraftwerk Union (KWU). The General Electric Company and Interatom/KWU entered into a proprietary working agreement to continue develop jointly of the SBS-HTGR. A study on adapting the SBS-HTGR for application in the US has been completed. The study investigated the <span class="hlt">safety</span> characteristics and the use of this type of design in an innovative approach to licensing. The <span class="hlt">safety</span> objective guiding the design of the modular SBS-HTGR is to control radionuclide release by the retention of fission products within the fuel particles with minimal reliance on active design <span class="hlt">features</span>. Themore » philosophy on which this objective is predicated is that by providing a simple <span class="hlt">safety</span> case, the <span class="hlt">safety</span> criteria can be demonstrated as being met with high confidence through conduct of a full-scale module <span class="hlt">safety</span> test.« less</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29216384','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29216384"><span><span class="hlt">Featured</span> Article: Evaluating Smartphone-Based Virtual Reality to Improve Chinese Schoolchildren's Pedestrian <span class="hlt">Safety</span>: A Nonrandomized Trial.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Schwebel, David C; Wu, Yue; Li, Peng; Severson, Joan; He, Yefei; Xiang, Henry; Hu, Guoqing</p> <p>2018-06-01</p> <p>This nonrandomized trial evaluated whether classroom-based training in a smartphone-based virtual reality (VR) pedestrian environment (a) teaches schoolchildren to cross streets safely, and (b) increases their self-efficacy for street-crossing. Fifty-six children, aged 8-10 years, attending primary school in Changsha, China participated. Baseline pedestrian <span class="hlt">safety</span> assessment occurred in the VR environment and through unobtrusive observation of a subsample crossing a street for 11 days outside school. Self-efficacy was assessed through both self-report and observation. Following baseline, children engaged in the VR for 12 days in their classrooms, honing complex cognitive-perceptual skills required to engage safely in traffic. Follow-up assessment replicated baseline. Probability of crash in the VR decreased posttraining (0.40 vs. 0.09), and observational data found the odds of looking at oncoming traffic while crossing the first lane of traffic increased (odds ratio [OR] = 2.4). Self-efficacy increases occurred in self-report (proportional OR = 4.7 crossing busy streets) and observation of following crossing-guard signals (OR = 0.2, first lane). Pedestrian <span class="hlt">safety</span> training via smartphone-based VR provides children the repeated practice needed to learn the complex skills required to cross streets safely, and also helps them improve self-efficacy to cross streets. Given rapid motorization and global smartphone penetration, plus epidemiological findings that about 75,000 children die annually worldwide in pedestrian crashes, smartphone-based VR could supplement existing policy and prevention efforts to improve global child pedestrian <span class="hlt">safety</span>.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.osti.gov/pages/biblio/1420451-validation-concurrent-atomistic-continuum-method-screw-dislocation-stacking-fault-interactions','SCIGOV-DOEP'); return false;" href="https://www.osti.gov/pages/biblio/1420451-validation-concurrent-atomistic-continuum-method-screw-dislocation-stacking-fault-interactions"><span>Validation of the Concurrent Atomistic-Continuum Method on Screw Dislocation/Stacking Fault Interactions</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.osti.gov/pages">DOE PAGES</a></p> <p>Xu, Shuozhi; Xiong, Liming; Chen, Youping; ...</p> <p>2017-04-26</p> <p>Dislocation/stacking fault interactions play an important role in the plastic deformation of metallic nanocrystals and polycrystals. These interactions have been explored in atomistic models, which are limited in scale length by high computational cost. In contrast, multiscale material modeling approaches have the potential to simulate the same systems at a fraction of the computational cost. In this paper, we validate the concurrent atomistic-continuum (CAC) method on the interactions between a lattice screw dislocation and a stacking fault (SF) in three face-centered cubic metallic materials—Ni, Al, and Ag. Two types of SFs are considered: intrinsic SF (ISF) and extrinsic SF (<span class="hlt">ESF</span>).more » For the three materials at different strain levels, two screw dislocation/ISF interaction modes (annihilation of the ISF and transmission of the dislocation across the ISF) and three screw dislocation/<span class="hlt">ESF</span> interaction modes (transformation of the <span class="hlt">ESF</span> into a three-layer twin, transformation of the <span class="hlt">ESF</span> into an ISF, and transmission of the dislocation across the <span class="hlt">ESF</span>) are identified. Here, our results show that CAC is capable of accurately predicting the dislocation/SF interaction modes with greatly reduced DOFs compared to fully-resolved atomistic simulations.« less</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1420451-validation-concurrent-atomistic-continuum-method-screw-dislocation-stacking-fault-interactions','SCIGOV-STC'); return false;" href="https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1420451-validation-concurrent-atomistic-continuum-method-screw-dislocation-stacking-fault-interactions"><span>Validation of the Concurrent Atomistic-Continuum Method on Screw Dislocation/Stacking Fault Interactions</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.osti.gov/search">DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)</a></p> <p>Xu, Shuozhi; Xiong, Liming; Chen, Youping</p> <p></p> <p>Dislocation/stacking fault interactions play an important role in the plastic deformation of metallic nanocrystals and polycrystals. These interactions have been explored in atomistic models, which are limited in scale length by high computational cost. In contrast, multiscale material modeling approaches have the potential to simulate the same systems at a fraction of the computational cost. In this paper, we validate the concurrent atomistic-continuum (CAC) method on the interactions between a lattice screw dislocation and a stacking fault (SF) in three face-centered cubic metallic materials—Ni, Al, and Ag. Two types of SFs are considered: intrinsic SF (ISF) and extrinsic SF (<span class="hlt">ESF</span>).more » For the three materials at different strain levels, two screw dislocation/ISF interaction modes (annihilation of the ISF and transmission of the dislocation across the ISF) and three screw dislocation/<span class="hlt">ESF</span> interaction modes (transformation of the <span class="hlt">ESF</span> into a three-layer twin, transformation of the <span class="hlt">ESF</span> into an ISF, and transmission of the dislocation across the <span class="hlt">ESF</span>) are identified. Here, our results show that CAC is capable of accurately predicting the dislocation/SF interaction modes with greatly reduced DOFs compared to fully-resolved atomistic simulations.« less</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.fs.usda.gov/treesearch/pubs/9207','TREESEARCH'); return false;" href="https://www.fs.usda.gov/treesearch/pubs/9207"><span>Documentation of hazards and <span class="hlt">safety</span> perceptions for mechanized logging operations in east central Alabama</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.fs.usda.gov/treesearch/">Treesearch</a></p> <p>R. M. Bordas; G. A. Davis; B. L. Hopkins; R. E. Thornas; Robert B. Rummer</p> <p>2001-01-01</p> <p>The logging industry remains one of the most hazardous in the nation. Despite more stringent <span class="hlt">safety</span> regulations and improvements in equipment <span class="hlt">safety</span> <span class="hlt">features</span>, the rate of logging fatalities has decreased at a much lower rate than the decrease in the rate of illnesses and injuries in the same occupation. The objective of this research was to identify and assess the...</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22461205','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22461205"><span>What constitutes patient <span class="hlt">safety</span> culture in Chinese hospitals?</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Zhu, Junya; Li, Liping; Li, Yuxia; Shi, Meiyu; Lu, Haiying; Garnick, Deborah W; Weingart, Saul N</p> <p>2012-06-01</p> <p>To develop a patient <span class="hlt">safety</span> culture instrument for use in Chinese hospitals, we assessed the appropriateness of existing <span class="hlt">safety</span> culture questionnaires used in the USA and Japan for Chinese respondents and identified new items and domains suitable to Chinese hospitals. Focus group study. Twenty-four physicians, nurses and other health-care workers from 11 hospitals in three Chinese cities. Three focus groups were conducted in 2010 to elicit information from hospital workers about their perceptions of the appropriateness and importance of each of 97 questionnaire items, derived from a literature review and an expert panel, characterizing hospital <span class="hlt">safety</span> culture. understood the concepts of patient <span class="hlt">safety</span> and <span class="hlt">safety</span> culture and identified <span class="hlt">features</span> associated with safe care. They judged that numerous questions from existing surveys were inappropriate, including 39 items that were dropped because they were judged unimportant, semantically redundant, confusing, ambiguous or inapplicable in Chinese settings. Participants endorsed eight new items and three additional dimensions addressing staff training, mentoring of new hires, compliance with rules and procedures, equipment availability and leadership walk-rounds they judged appropriate to assessing <span class="hlt">safety</span> culture in Chinese hospitals. This process resulted in a 66-item instrument for testing in cognitive interviews, the next stage of survey development. Focus group participants provided important insights into the refinement of existing items and the construction of new items for measuring patient <span class="hlt">safety</span> culture in Chinese hospitals. This is a necessary first step in producing a culturally appropriate instrument applicable to specific local contexts.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25773324','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25773324"><span><span class="hlt">Safety</span> assessment in schools: beyond risk: the role of child psychiatrists and other mental health professionals.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Rappaport, Nancy; Pollack, William S; Flaherty, Lois T; Schwartz, Sarah E O; McMickens, Courtney</p> <p>2015-04-01</p> <p>This article presents an overview of a comprehensive school <span class="hlt">safety</span> assessment approach for students whose behavior raises concern about their potential for targeted violence. Case vignettes highlight the <span class="hlt">features</span> of 2 youngsters who exemplify those seen, the comprehensive nature of the assessment, and the kind of recommendations that enhance a student's <span class="hlt">safety</span>, connection, well-being; engage families; and share responsibility of assessing <span class="hlt">safety</span> with the school. Copyright © 2015 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26770817','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26770817"><span>Aviation and healthcare: a comparative review with implications for patient <span class="hlt">safety</span>.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Kapur, Narinder; Parand, Anam; Soukup, Tayana; Reader, Tom; Sevdalis, Nick</p> <p>2016-01-01</p> <p><span class="hlt">Safety</span> in aviation has often been compared with <span class="hlt">safety</span> in healthcare. Following a recent article in this journal, the UK government set up an Independent Patient <span class="hlt">Safety</span> Investigation Service, to emulate a similar well-established body in aviation. On the basis of a detailed review of relevant publications that examine patient <span class="hlt">safety</span> in the context of aviation practice, we have drawn up a table of comparative <span class="hlt">features</span> and a conceptual framework for patient <span class="hlt">safety</span>. Convergence and divergence of <span class="hlt">safety</span>-related behaviours across aviation and healthcare were derived and documented. Key <span class="hlt">safety</span>-related domains that emerged included Checklists, Training, Crew Resource Management, Sterile Cockpit, Investigation and Reporting of Incidents and Organisational Culture. We conclude that whilst healthcare has much to learn from aviation in certain key domains, the transfer of lessons from aviation to healthcare needs to be nuanced, with the specific characteristics and needs of healthcare borne in mind. On the basis of this review, it is recommended that healthcare should emulate aviation in its resourcing of staff who specialise in human factors and related psychological aspects of patient <span class="hlt">safety</span> and staff wellbeing. Professional and post-qualification staff training could specifically include Cognitive Bias Avoidance Training, as this appears to play a key part in many errors relating to patient <span class="hlt">safety</span> and staff wellbeing.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.osti.gov/pages/biblio/1344238-make-safety-awareness-priority-use-login-software-your-research-facility','SCIGOV-DOEP'); return false;" href="https://www.osti.gov/pages/biblio/1344238-make-safety-awareness-priority-use-login-software-your-research-facility"><span>Make <span class="hlt">safety</span> awareness a priority: Use a login software in your research facility</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.osti.gov/pages">DOE PAGES</a></p> <p>Camino, Fernando E.</p> <p>2017-01-21</p> <p>We report on a facility login software, whose objective is to improve <span class="hlt">safety</span> in multi-user research facilities. Its most important <span class="hlt">safety</span> <span class="hlt">features</span> are: 1) blocks users from entering the lab after being absent for more than a predetermined number of days; 2) gives users a random <span class="hlt">safety</span> quiz question, which they need to answer satisfactorily in order to use the facility; 3) blocks unauthorized users from using the facility afterhours; and 4) displays the current users in the facility. Besides restricting access to unauthorized users, the software keeps users mindful of key <span class="hlt">safety</span> concepts. In addition, integration of the softwaremore » with a door controller system can convert it into an effective physical <span class="hlt">safety</span> mechanism. Depending on DOE approval, the code may be available as open source.« less</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1344238','SCIGOV-STC'); return false;" href="https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1344238"><span>Make <span class="hlt">safety</span> awareness a priority: Use a login software in your research facility</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.osti.gov/search">DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)</a></p> <p>Camino, Fernando E.</p> <p></p> <p>We report on a facility login software, whose objective is to improve <span class="hlt">safety</span> in multi-user research facilities. Its most important <span class="hlt">safety</span> <span class="hlt">features</span> are: 1) blocks users from entering the lab after being absent for more than a predetermined number of days; 2) gives users a random <span class="hlt">safety</span> quiz question, which they need to answer satisfactorily in order to use the facility; 3) blocks unauthorized users from using the facility afterhours; and 4) displays the current users in the facility. Besides restricting access to unauthorized users, the software keeps users mindful of key <span class="hlt">safety</span> concepts. In addition, integration of the softwaremore » with a door controller system can convert it into an effective physical <span class="hlt">safety</span> mechanism. Depending on DOE approval, the code may be available as open source.« less</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pmcentrez&artid=2254575','PMC'); return false;" href="https://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pmcentrez&artid=2254575"><span>Workforce Perceptions of Hospital <span class="hlt">Safety</span> Culture: Development and Validation of the Patient <span class="hlt">Safety</span> Climate in Healthcare Organizations Survey</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pmc">PubMed Central</a></p> <p>Singer, Sara; Meterko, Mark; Baker, Laurence; Gaba, David; Falwell, Alyson; Rosen, Amy</p> <p>2007-01-01</p> <p>Objective To describe the development of an instrument for assessing workforce perceptions of hospital <span class="hlt">safety</span> culture and to assess its reliability and validity. Data Sources/Study Setting Primary data collected between March 2004 and May 2005. Personnel from 105 U.S. hospitals completed a 38-item paper and pencil survey. We received 21,496 completed questionnaires, representing a 51 percent response rate. Study Design Based on review of existing <span class="hlt">safety</span> climate surveys, we developed a list of key topics pertinent to maintaining a culture of <span class="hlt">safety</span> in high-reliability organizations. We developed a draft questionnaire to address these topics and pilot tested it in four preliminary studies of hospital personnel. We modified the questionnaire based on experience and respondent feedback, and distributed the revised version to 42,249 hospital workers. Data Collection We randomly divided respondents into derivation and validation samples. We applied exploratory factor analysis to responses in the derivation sample. We used those results to create scales in the validation sample, which we subjected to multitrait analysis (MTA). Principal Findings We identified nine constructs, three organizational factors, two unit factors, three individual factors, and one additional factor. Constructs demonstrated substantial convergent and discriminant validity in the MTA. Cronbach's α coefficients ranged from 0.50 to 0.89. Conclusions It is possible to measure key salient <span class="hlt">features</span> of hospital <span class="hlt">safety</span> climate using a valid and reliable 38-item survey and appropriate hospital sample sizes. This instrument may be used in further studies to better understand the impact of <span class="hlt">safety</span> climate on patient <span class="hlt">safety</span> outcomes. PMID:17850530</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24661540','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24661540"><span>Visualizing variations in organizational <span class="hlt">safety</span> culture across an inter-hospital multifaceted workforce.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Kobuse, Hiroe; Morishima, Toshitaka; Tanaka, Masayuki; Murakami, Genki; Hirose, Masahiro; Imanaka, Yuichi</p> <p>2014-06-01</p> <p>To develop a reliable and valid questionnaire that can distinguish <span class="hlt">features</span> of organizational culture for patient <span class="hlt">safety</span> across subgroups such as hospitals, professions, management/non-management positions and units/wards. We developed a Hospital Organizational Culture Questionnaire based on a conceptual framework incorporating items from a review of existing literature. The questionnaire was administered to hospital staff including doctors, nurses, allied health personnel, and administrative staff at six public hospitals in Japan. Reliability and validity were assessed through exploratory factor analysis, multitrait scaling analysis, Cronbach's alpha coefficient and multiple regression analysis using staff-perceived achievement of <span class="hlt">safety</span> as the response variable. Discriminative power across subgroups was assessed with radar chart profiling. Of the 3304 hospital staff surveyed, 2924 (88.5%) responded. After exploratory factor analysis and multitrait analysis, the finalized questionnaire was composed of 24 items in the following eight dimensions: improvement orientation, passion for mission, professional growth, resource allocation prioritization, inter-sectional collaboration, responsibility and authority, teamwork, and information sharing. Construct validity and internal consistency of dimensions were confirmed with multitrait analysis and Cronbach's alpha coefficients, respectively. Multiple regression analysis showed that improvement orientation, passion for mission, resource allocation prioritization and information sharing were significantly associated with higher achievement in <span class="hlt">safety</span> practices. Our questionnaire tool was able to distinguish <span class="hlt">features</span> of <span class="hlt">safety</span> culture among different subgroups. Our questionnaire demonstrated excellent validity and reliability, and revealed distinct cultural patterns among different subgroups. Quantitative assessment of organizational <span class="hlt">safety</span> culture with this tool may further the understanding of associated characteristics of</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://cfpub.epa.gov/si/si_public_record_report.cfm?dirEntryId=189283&Lab=NRMRL&keyword=hi&actType=&TIMSType=+&TIMSSubTypeID=&DEID=&epaNumber=&ntisID=&archiveStatus=Both&ombCat=Any&dateBeginCreated=&dateEndCreated=&dateBeginPublishedPresented=&dateEndPublishedPresented=&dateBeginUpdated=&dateEndUpdated=&dateBeginCompleted=&dateEndCompleted=&personID=&role=Any&journalID=&publisherID=&sortBy=revisionDate&count=50','EPA-EIMS'); return false;" href="https://cfpub.epa.gov/si/si_public_record_report.cfm?dirEntryId=189283&Lab=NRMRL&keyword=hi&actType=&TIMSType=+&TIMSSubTypeID=&DEID=&epaNumber=&ntisID=&archiveStatus=Both&ombCat=Any&dateBeginCreated=&dateEndCreated=&dateBeginPublishedPresented=&dateEndPublishedPresented=&dateBeginUpdated=&dateEndUpdated=&dateBeginCompleted=&dateEndCompleted=&personID=&role=Any&journalID=&publisherID=&sortBy=revisionDate&count=50"><span>EPA’s Experimental Stream Facility: Design and Research Supporting Watershed Management</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://oaspub.epa.gov/eims/query.page">EPA Science Inventory</a></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p>The EPA’s Experimental Stream Facility (<span class="hlt">ESF</span>) represents an important tool in research that is underway to further understanding of the relative importance of stream ecosystems and the services they provide for effective watershed management. The <span class="hlt">ESF</span> is operated under the goal of ...</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://cfpub.epa.gov/si/si_public_record_report.cfm?dirEntryId=337080&Lab=NRMRL&keyword=engineering&actType=&TIMSType=+&TIMSSubTypeID=&DEID=&epaNumber=&ntisID=&archiveStatus=Both&ombCat=Any&dateBeginCreated=&dateEndCreated=&dateBeginPublishedPresented=&dateEndPublishedPresented=&dateBeginUpdated=&dateEndUpdated=&dateBeginCompleted=&dateEndCompleted=&personID=&role=Any&journalID=&publisherID=&sortBy=revisionDate&count=50','EPA-EIMS'); return false;" href="https://cfpub.epa.gov/si/si_public_record_report.cfm?dirEntryId=337080&Lab=NRMRL&keyword=engineering&actType=&TIMSType=+&TIMSSubTypeID=&DEID=&epaNumber=&ntisID=&archiveStatus=Both&ombCat=Any&dateBeginCreated=&dateEndCreated=&dateBeginPublishedPresented=&dateEndPublishedPresented=&dateBeginUpdated=&dateEndUpdated=&dateBeginCompleted=&dateEndCompleted=&personID=&role=Any&journalID=&publisherID=&sortBy=revisionDate&count=50"><span>Ecological Realism of U.S. EPA Experimental Stream Facility Studies</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://oaspub.epa.gov/eims/query.page">EPA Science Inventory</a></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p>The USEPA’s Experimental Stream Facility (<span class="hlt">ESF</span>) conducts meso-scale ecotoxicology studies that account for both structural and functional responses of whole stream communities to contaminants or other stressors. The 16 mesocosms of <span class="hlt">ESF</span> are indoors and consist of a tiled run sectio...</p> </li> </ol> <div class="pull-right"> <ul class="pagination"> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_1");'>«</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_7");'>7</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_8");'>8</a></li> <li class="active"><span>9</span></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_10");'>10</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_11");'>11</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_25");'>»</a></li> </ul> </div> </div><!-- col-sm-12 --> </div><!-- row --> </div><!-- page_9 --> <div id="page_10" class="hiddenDiv"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-sm-12"> <div class="pull-right"> <ul class="pagination"> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_1");'>«</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_8");'>8</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_9");'>9</a></li> <li class="active"><span>10</span></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_11");'>11</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_12");'>12</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_25");'>»</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> <div class="row"> <div class="col-sm-12"> <ol class="result-class" start="181"> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pmcentrez&artid=5325055','PMC'); return false;" href="https://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pmcentrez&artid=5325055"><span>Telemedicine to promote patient <span class="hlt">safety</span>: Use of phone-based interactive voice response system (IVRS) to reduce adverse <span class="hlt">safety</span> events in predialysis CKD</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pmc">PubMed Central</a></p> <p>Weiner, Shoshana; Fink, Jeffery C.</p> <p>2017-01-01</p> <p>Chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients have several <span class="hlt">features</span> conferring upon them a high risk of adverse <span class="hlt">safety</span> events, which are defined as incidents with unintended harm related to processes of care or medications. These characteristics include impaired renal function, polypharmacy, and frequent health system encounters. The consequences of such events in CKD can include new or prolonged hospitalization, accelerated renal function loss, acute kidney injury, end-stage renal disease and death. Health information technology administered via telemedicine presents opportunities for CKD patients to remotely communicate <span class="hlt">safety</span>-related findings to providers for the purpose of improving their care. However, many CKD patients have limitations which hinder their use of telemedicine and access to the broad capabilities of health information technology. In this review we summarize previous assessments of the pre-dialysis CKD populations’ proficiency in using telemedicine modalities and describe the use of interactive voice-response system (IVRS) to gauge the <span class="hlt">safety</span> phenotype of the CKD patient. We discuss the potential for expanded IVRS use in CKD to address the <span class="hlt">safety</span> threats inherent to this population. PMID:28224940</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18406517','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18406517"><span><span class="hlt">Safety</span> assessment in plant layout design using indexing approach: implementing inherent <span class="hlt">safety</span> perspective. Part 2-Domino Hazard Index and case study.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Tugnoli, Alessandro; Khan, Faisal; Amyotte, Paul; Cozzani, Valerio</p> <p>2008-12-15</p> <p>The design of layout plans requires adequate assessment tools for the quantification of <span class="hlt">safety</span> performance. The general focus of the present work is to introduce an inherent <span class="hlt">safety</span> perspective at different points of the layout design process. In particular, index approaches for <span class="hlt">safety</span> assessment and decision-making in the early stages of layout design are developed and discussed in this two-part contribution. Part 1 (accompanying paper) of the current work presents an integrated index approach for <span class="hlt">safety</span> assessment of early plant layout. In the present paper (Part 2), an index for evaluation of the hazard related to the potential of domino effects is developed. The index considers the actual consequences of possible escalation scenarios and scores or ranks the subsequent accident propagation potential. The effects of inherent and passive protection measures are also assessed. The result is a rapid quantification of domino hazard potential that can provide substantial support for choices in the early stages of layout design. Additionally, a case study concerning selection among various layout options is presented and analyzed. The case study demonstrates the use and applicability of the indices developed in both parts of the current work and highlights the value of introducing inherent <span class="hlt">safety</span> <span class="hlt">features</span> early in layout design.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25152087','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25152087"><span>Fall Protection Characteristics of <span class="hlt">Safety</span> Belts and Human Impact Tolerance.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Hino, Yasumichi; Ohdo, Katsutoshi; Takahashi, Hiroki</p> <p>2014-08-23</p> <p>Many fatal accidents due to falls from heights have occurred at construction sites not only in Japan but also in other countries. This study aims to determine the fall prevention performance of two types of <span class="hlt">safety</span> belts: a body belt 1) , which has been used for more than 40 yr in the Japanese construction industry as a general type of <span class="hlt">safety</span> equipment for fall accident prevention, and a full harness 2, 3) , which has been used in many other countries. To determine human tolerance for impact trauma, this study discusses <span class="hlt">features</span> of <span class="hlt">safety</span> belts with reference 4-9) to relevant studies in the medical science, automobile crash <span class="hlt">safety</span>, and aircrew <span class="hlt">safety</span>. For this purpose, simple drop tests were carried out in a virtual workplace to measure impact load, head acceleration, and posture in the experiments, the Hybrid-III pedestrian model 10) was used as a human dummy. Hybrid-III is typically employed in official automobile crash tests (New Car Assessment Program: NCAP) and is currently recognized as a model that faithfully reproduces dynamic responses. Experimental results shows that <span class="hlt">safety</span> performance strongly depends on both the variety of <span class="hlt">safety</span> belts used and the shock absorbers attached onto lanyards. These findings indicate that fall prevention equipment, such as <span class="hlt">safety</span> belts, lanyards, and shock absorbers, must be improved to reduce impact injuries to the human head and body during falls.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25345426','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25345426"><span>Fall protection characteristics of <span class="hlt">safety</span> belts and human impact tolerance.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Hino, Yasumichi; Ohdo, Katsutoshi; Takahashi, Hiroki</p> <p>2014-01-01</p> <p>Many fatal accidents due to falls from heights have occurred at construction sites not only in Japan but also in other countries. This study aims to determine the fall prevention performance of two types of <span class="hlt">safety</span> belts: a body belt, which has been used for more than 40 yr in the Japanese construction industry as a general type of <span class="hlt">safety</span> equipment for fall accident prevention, and a full harness, which has been used in many other countries. To determine human tolerance for impact trauma, this study discusses <span class="hlt">features</span> of <span class="hlt">safety</span> belts with reference to relevant studies in the medical science, automobile crash <span class="hlt">safety</span>, and aircrew <span class="hlt">safety</span>. For this purpose, simple drop tests were carried out in a virtual workplace to measure impact load, head acceleration, and posture in the experiments, the Hybrid-III pedestrian model was used as a human dummy. Hybrid-III is typically employed in official automobile crash tests (New Car Assessment Program: NCAP) and is currently recognized as a model that faithfully reproduces dynamic responses. Experimental results shows that <span class="hlt">safety</span> performance strongly depends on both the variety of <span class="hlt">safety</span> belts used and the shock absorbers attached onto lanyards. These findings indicate that fall prevention equipment, such as <span class="hlt">safety</span> belts, lanyards, and shock absorbers, must be improved to reduce impact injuries to the human head and body during falls.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2018AIPC.1967d0039G','NASAADS'); return false;" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2018AIPC.1967d0039G"><span>Research on improving image recognition robustness by combining multiple <span class="hlt">features</span> with associative memory</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abstract_service.html">NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)</a></p> <p>Guo, Dongwei; Wang, Zhe</p> <p>2018-05-01</p> <p>Convolutional neural networks (CNN) achieve great success in computer vision, it can learn hierarchical representation from raw pixels and has outstanding performance in various image recognition tasks [1]. However, CNN is easy to be fraudulent in terms of it is possible to produce images totally unrecognizable to human eyes that CNNs believe with near certainty are familiar objects. [2]. In this paper, an associative memory model based on multiple <span class="hlt">features</span> is proposed. Within this model, <span class="hlt">feature</span> extraction and classification are carried out by CNN, T-SNE and exponential bidirectional associative memory neural network (EBAM). The geometric <span class="hlt">features</span> extracted from CNN and the digital <span class="hlt">features</span> extracted from T-SNE are associated by EBAM. Thus we ensure the recognition of robustness by a comprehensive assessment of the two <span class="hlt">features</span>. In our model, we can get only 8% error rate with fraudulent data. In systems that require a high <span class="hlt">safety</span> factor or some key areas, strong robustness is extremely important, if we can ensure the image recognition robustness, network security will be greatly improved and the social production efficiency will be extremely enhanced.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27928726','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27928726"><span>Evaluating the <span class="hlt">Safety</span> Profile of Non-Active Implantable Medical Devices Compared with Medicines.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Pane, Josep; Coloma, Preciosa M; Verhamme, Katia M C; Sturkenboom, Miriam C J M; Rebollo, Irene</p> <p>2017-01-01</p> <p>Recent <span class="hlt">safety</span> issues involving non-active implantable medical devices (NAIMDs) have highlighted the need for better pre-market and post-market evaluation. Some stakeholders have argued that certain <span class="hlt">features</span> of medicine <span class="hlt">safety</span> evaluation should also be applied to medical devices. Our objectives were to compare the current processes and methodologies for the assessment of NAIMD <span class="hlt">safety</span> profiles with those for medicines, identify potential gaps, and make recommendations for the adoption of new methodologies for the ongoing benefit-risk monitoring of these devices throughout their entire life cycle. A literature review served to examine the current tools for the <span class="hlt">safety</span> evaluation of NAIMDs and those for medicines. We searched MEDLINE using these two categories. We supplemented this search with Google searches using the same key terms used in the MEDLINE search. Using a comparative approach, we summarized the new product design, development cycle (preclinical and clinical phases), and post-market phases for NAIMDs and drugs. We also evaluated and compared the respective processes to integrate and assess <span class="hlt">safety</span> data during the life cycle of the products, including signal detection, signal management, and subsequent potential regulatory actions. The search identified a gap in NAIMD <span class="hlt">safety</span> signal generation: no global program exists that collects and analyzes adverse events and product quality issues. Data sources in real-world settings, such as electronic health records, need to be effectively identified and explored as additional sources of <span class="hlt">safety</span> information, particularly in some areas such as the EU and USA where there are plans to implement the unique device identifier (UDI). The UDI and other initiatives will enable more robust follow-up and assessment of long-term patient outcomes. The <span class="hlt">safety</span> evaluation system for NAIMDs differs in many ways from those for drugs, but both systems face analogous challenges with respect to monitoring real-world usage. Certain <span class="hlt">features</span></p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2017AGUFMSA13A2259H','NASAADS'); return false;" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2017AGUFMSA13A2259H"><span>The postsunset vertical plasma drift during geomagnetic storms and its effects on the generation of equatorial spread F</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abstract_service.html">NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)</a></p> <p>Huang, C.</p> <p>2017-12-01</p> <p>We will present two distinct phenomena related to the postsunset vertical plasma drift and equatorial spread F (<span class="hlt">ESF</span>) observed by the Communication/Navigation Outage Forecasting System satellite over six years. The first phenomenon is the behavior of the prereversal enhancement (PRE) of the vertical plasma drift during geomagnetic storms. Statistically, storm-time disturbance dynamo electric fields cause the PRE to decrease from 30 to 0 m/s when Dst changes from -60 to -100 nT, but the PRE does not show obvious variations when Dst varies from 0 to -60 nT. The observations show that the storm activities affect the evening equatorial ionosphere only for Dst < -60 nT and that the dynamo electric field becomes dominant during the storm recovery phase. The second phenomenon is the relationship between the PRE and the generation of <span class="hlt">ESF</span>. It is found that the occurrence of large-amplitude <span class="hlt">ESF</span> irregularities is well correlated with the PRE and that the occurrence of small-amplitude <span class="hlt">ESF</span> irregularities does not show a clear pattern at low solar activity but is anti-correlated with large-amplitude irregularities and the PRE at moderate solar activity. That is, the months and longitudes with high occurrence probability of large-amplitude irregularities are exactly those with low occurrence probability of small-amplitude irregularities, and vice versa. The generation of large-amplitude <span class="hlt">ESF</span> irregularities is controlled by the PRE, and the generation of small-amplitude <span class="hlt">ESF</span> irregularities may be caused by gravity waves and other disturbances, rather than by the PRE.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27805949','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27805949"><span>Creating a Cadre of Fellowship-Trained Medical Educators, Part II: A Formal Needs Assessment to Structure Postgraduate Fellowships in Medical Education Scholarship and Leadership.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Jordan, Jaime; Yarris, Lalena M; Santen, Sally A; Guth, Todd A; Rougas, Steven; Runde, Daniel P; Coates, Wendy C</p> <p>2017-08-01</p> <p>Education leaders at the 2012 Academic Emergency Medicine Consensus Conference on education research proposed that dedicated postgraduate education scholarship fellowships (<span class="hlt">ESFs</span>) might provide an effective model for developing future faculty as scholars. A formal needs assessment was performed to understand the training gap and inform the development of <span class="hlt">ESFs</span>. A mixed-methods needs assessment was conducted of four emergency medicine national stakeholder groups in 2013: department chairs; faculty education/research leaders; existing education fellowship directors; and current education fellows/graduates. Descriptive statistics were reported for quantitative data. Qualitative data from semistructured interviews and free-text responses were analyzed using a thematic approach. Participants were 11/15 (73%) education fellowship directors, 13/20 (65%) fellows/graduates, 106/239 (44%) faculty education/research leaders, and a convenience sample of 26 department chairs. Department chairs expected new education faculty to design didactics (85%) and teach clinically (96%). Faculty education/research leaders thought new faculty were inadequately prepared for job tasks (83.7%) and that <span class="hlt">ESFs</span> would improve the overall quality of education research (91.1%). Fellowship directors noted that <span class="hlt">ESFs</span> provide skills, mentorship, and protected time for graduates to become productive academicians. Current fellows/graduates reported pursing an <span class="hlt">ESF</span> to develop skills in teaching and research methodology. Stakeholder groups uniformly perceived a need for training in education theory, clinical teaching, and education research. These findings support dedicated, deliberate training in these areas. Establishment of a structure for scholarly pursuits prior to assuming a full-time position will effectively prepare new faculty. These findings may inform the development, implementation, and curricula of <span class="hlt">ESFs</span>.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pmcentrez&artid=3076803','PMC'); return false;" href="https://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pmcentrez&artid=3076803"><span>The Color of <span class="hlt">Safety</span>: Ingroup Associated Colors make Beer Safer</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pmc">PubMed Central</a></p> <p>Loersch, Chris; Bartholow, Bruce D.</p> <p>2010-01-01</p> <p>Individuals display high levels of trust and express feelings of <span class="hlt">safety</span> when interacting with social ingroup members. Here, we investigated whether cues related to ingroup membership would change perceptions of the <span class="hlt">safety</span> of alcohol. Participants were exposed to images of beer in either a standard can or a can <span class="hlt">featuring</span> the colors of their university (i.e., ‘fan cans’). We hypothesized that exposure to fan cans would change perceptions of the risks of beer drinking. Results showed that participants exposed to fan cans rated beer consumption as less dangerous (Experiment 1), were more likely to automatically activate <span class="hlt">safety</span>-related mental content after unconscious perception of beer cues (Experiment 2), and viewed their ingroup’s party practices as less dangerous (Experiment 3). These results provide evidence that ingroup-associated colors can serve as a <span class="hlt">safety</span> cue for alcohol, which may in theory perpetuate alcohol-related risk-taking, already a cause for concern on college and university campuses. PMID:21499547</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://cfpub.epa.gov/si/si_public_record_report.cfm?dirEntryId=234399&keyword=website+AND+design&actType=&TIMSType=+&TIMSSubTypeID=&DEID=&epaNumber=&ntisID=&archiveStatus=Both&ombCat=Any&dateBeginCreated=&dateEndCreated=&dateBeginPublishedPresented=&dateEndPublishedPresented=&dateBeginUpdated=&dateEndUpdated=&dateBeginCompleted=&dateEndCompleted=&personID=&role=Any&journalID=&publisherID=&sortBy=revisionDate&count=50','EPA-EIMS'); return false;" href="https://cfpub.epa.gov/si/si_public_record_report.cfm?dirEntryId=234399&keyword=website+AND+design&actType=&TIMSType=+&TIMSSubTypeID=&DEID=&epaNumber=&ntisID=&archiveStatus=Both&ombCat=Any&dateBeginCreated=&dateEndCreated=&dateBeginPublishedPresented=&dateEndPublishedPresented=&dateBeginUpdated=&dateEndUpdated=&dateBeginCompleted=&dateEndCompleted=&personID=&role=Any&journalID=&publisherID=&sortBy=revisionDate&count=50"><span>Experimental Stream Facility: Design and Research</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://oaspub.epa.gov/eims/query.page">EPA Science Inventory</a></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p>The Experimental Stream Facility (<span class="hlt">ESF</span>) is a valuable research tool for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Office of Research and Development’s (ORD) laboratories in Cincinnati, Ohio. This brochure describes the <span class="hlt">ESF</span>, which is one of only a handful of research facilit...</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22898094','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22898094"><span>A market systems analysis of the U.S. Sport Utility Vehicle market considering frontal crash <span class="hlt">safety</span> technology and policy.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Hoffenson, Steven; Frischknecht, Bart D; Papalambros, Panos Y</p> <p>2013-01-01</p> <p>Active <span class="hlt">safety</span> <span class="hlt">features</span> and adjustments to the New Car Assessment Program (NCAP) consumer-information crash tests have the potential to decrease the number of serious traffic injuries each year, according to previous studies. However, literature suggests that risk reductions, particularly in the automotive market, are often accompanied by adjusted consumer risk tolerance, and so these potential <span class="hlt">safety</span> benefits may not be fully realized due to changes in consumer purchasing or driving behavior. This article approaches <span class="hlt">safety</span> in the new vehicle market, particularly in the Sport Utility Vehicle and Crossover Utility Vehicle segments, from a market systems perspective. Crash statistics and simulations are used to predict the effects of design and policy changes on occupant crash <span class="hlt">safety</span>, and discrete choice experiments are conducted to estimate the values consumers place on vehicle attributes. These models are combined in a market simulation that forecasts how consumers respond to the available vehicle alternatives, resulting in predictions of the market share of each vehicle and how the change in fleet mixture influences societal outcomes including injuries, fuel consumption, and firm profits. The model is tested for a scenario where active <span class="hlt">safety</span> <span class="hlt">features</span> are implemented across the new vehicle fleet and a scenario where the U.S. frontal NCAP test speed is modified. While results exhibit evidence of consumer risk adjustment, they support adding active <span class="hlt">safety</span> <span class="hlt">features</span> and lowering the NCAP frontal test speed, as these changes are predicted to improve the welfare of both firms and society. Copyright © 2012 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28417912','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28417912"><span>Electrospun Fiber Pads of Cellulose Acetate and Essential Oils with Antimicrobial Activity.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Liakos, Ioannis L; Holban, Alina Maria; Carzino, Riccardo; Lauciello, Simone; Grumezescu, Alexandru Mihai</p> <p>2017-04-12</p> <p>The method of electrospinning was used to create nanofibers made of cellulose acetate (CA) and essential oils (EOs). CA polymer at 15% w / v was dissolved in acetone and then 1% or 5% v / v of EOs was added to the polymer solution. The utilized essential oils were rosemary and oregano oils. Then, the CA/EOs in acetone solution were electrospun, creating micro/nanofibers, approximately 700-1500 nm in diameter. Raman spectroscopy was used to detect the attachment of the EOs in the CA electrospun fibers (<span class="hlt">ESFs</span>). Scanning electron microscopy was used to study the morphology, topography and dimensions of the <span class="hlt">ESFs</span>. The formed CA/EOs <span class="hlt">ESFs</span> are found to have good antimicrobial properties against three common microbial species, frequently found in difficult to treat infections: Bacteria species Staphylococcus aureus , Escherichia coli and the yeast Candida albicans . <span class="hlt">ESFs</span> with 5% v / v oregano oil with respect to the initial solution, showed the best antimicrobial and anti-biofilm effects due to the potency of this EO against bacteria and fungi, especially for Escherichia coli and Candida albicans . This work describes an effective and simple method to prepare CA/EOs <span class="hlt">ESFs</span> and opens up many new applications of micro/nanofibers such as improved antimicrobial wound dressings, anti-biofilm surfaces, sensors and packaging alternatives.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10075016','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10075016"><span>The role of amoebocytes in endotoxin-mediated coagulation in the innate immunity of Achatina fulica snails.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Biswas, C; Mandal, C</p> <p>1999-02-01</p> <p>Achatina amoebocyte lysate (AAL) derived from amoebocytes of Achatina fulica was activated by Gram-negative bacterial endotoxins in a time-dependent manner resulting in gel formation/coagulation. The activation and maximum proliferation of amoebocytes was observed 40 min after intramuscular injection (20 microg/snail) of endotoxin. Endotoxin-mediated proteolytic activity of AAL towards a serine-protease-specific chromogenic substrate was maximum at pH 8.0, 37 degrees C and within 15 min in a divalent-cation-dependent manner. The AAL activity induced by the endotoxin was directly dependent on the endotoxin concentration, showed a high specificity and saturated at higher endotoxin concentrations. An endotoxin-sensitive factor (<span class="hlt">ESF</span>) was purified from AAL to apparent homogeneity by single-step affinity chromatography on a heparin-Sepharose 4B column. Native <span class="hlt">ESF</span> of molecular weight 140 000 was composed of two identical subunits of molecular weight 70 000 attached through non-covalent association. A strong binding to endotoxin (Escherichia coli 055:B5) was exhibited by <span class="hlt">ESF</span> with a 40-fold higher biological activity than AAL. The <span class="hlt">ESF</span> was shown to have a unique Phe-Ile active site with regard to its alternate activation by alpha-chymotrypsin instead of endotoxin. The <span class="hlt">ESF</span> was characterized as a serine protease type as evidenced by potent inhibition with specific inhibitors.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pmcentrez&artid=4710114','PMC'); return false;" href="https://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pmcentrez&artid=4710114"><span>Aviation and healthcare: a comparative review with implications for patient <span class="hlt">safety</span></span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pmc">PubMed Central</a></p> <p>Parand, Anam; Soukup, Tayana; Reader, Tom; Sevdalis, Nick</p> <p>2015-01-01</p> <p><span class="hlt">Safety</span> in aviation has often been compared with <span class="hlt">safety</span> in healthcare. Following a recent article in this journal, the UK government set up an Independent Patient <span class="hlt">Safety</span> Investigation Service, to emulate a similar well-established body in aviation. On the basis of a detailed review of relevant publications that examine patient <span class="hlt">safety</span> in the context of aviation practice, we have drawn up a table of comparative <span class="hlt">features</span> and a conceptual framework for patient <span class="hlt">safety</span>. Convergence and divergence of <span class="hlt">safety</span>-related behaviours across aviation and healthcare were derived and documented. Key <span class="hlt">safety</span>-related domains that emerged included Checklists, Training, Crew Resource Management, Sterile Cockpit, Investigation and Reporting of Incidents and Organisational Culture. We conclude that whilst healthcare has much to learn from aviation in certain key domains, the transfer of lessons from aviation to healthcare needs to be nuanced, with the specific characteristics and needs of healthcare borne in mind. On the basis of this review, it is recommended that healthcare should emulate aviation in its resourcing of staff who specialise in human factors and related psychological aspects of patient <span class="hlt">safety</span> and staff wellbeing. Professional and post-qualification staff training could specifically include Cognitive Bias Avoidance Training, as this appears to play a key part in many errors relating to patient <span class="hlt">safety</span> and staff wellbeing. PMID:26770817</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22269513','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22269513"><span>Modeling the impact of spatial relationships on horizontal curve <span class="hlt">safety</span>.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Findley, Daniel J; Hummer, Joseph E; Rasdorf, William; Zegeer, Charles V; Fowler, Tyler J</p> <p>2012-03-01</p> <p>The curved segments of roadways are more hazardous because of the additional centripetalforces exerted on a vehicle, driver expectations, and other factors. The <span class="hlt">safety</span> of a curve is dependent on various factors, most notably by geometric factors, but the location of a curve in relation to other curves is also thought to influence the <span class="hlt">safety</span> of those curves because of a driver's expectation to encounter additional curves. The link between an individual curve's geometric characteristics and its <span class="hlt">safety</span> performance has been established, but spatial considerations are typically not included in a <span class="hlt">safety</span> analysis. The spatial considerations included in this research consisted of four components: distance to adjacent curves, direction of turn of the adjacent curves, and radius and length of the adjacent curves. The primary objective of this paper is to quantify the spatial relationship between adjacent horizontal curves and horizontal curve <span class="hlt">safety</span> using a crash modification factor. Doing so enables a <span class="hlt">safety</span> professional to more accurately estimate <span class="hlt">safety</span> to allocate funding to reduce or prevent future collisions and more efficiently design new roadway sections to minimize crash risk where there will be a series of curves along a route. The most important finding from this research is the statistical significance of spatial considerations for the prediction of horizontal curve <span class="hlt">safety</span>. The distances to adjacent curves were found to be a reliable predictor of observed collisions. This research recommends a model which utilizes spatial considerations for horizontal curve <span class="hlt">safety</span> prediction in addition to current Highway <span class="hlt">Safety</span> Manual prediction capabilities using individual curve geometric <span class="hlt">features</span>. Copyright © 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1426902','SCIGOV-STC'); return false;" href="https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1426902"><span>One in a Million Given the Accident: Assuring Nuclear Weapon <span class="hlt">Safety</span></span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.osti.gov/search">DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)</a></p> <p>Weaver, Jason</p> <p>2015-08-25</p> <p>Since the introduction of nuclear weapons, there has not been a single instance of accidental or unauthorized nuclear detonation, but there have been numerous accidents and “close calls.” As the understanding of these environments has increased, the need for a robust nuclear weapon <span class="hlt">safety</span> philosophy has grown. This paper describes some of the methods used by the Nuclear Weapon Complex today to assure nuclear weapon <span class="hlt">safety</span>, including testing, modeling, analysis, and design <span class="hlt">features</span>. Lastly, it also reviews safety’s continued role in the future and examines how nuclear safety’s present maturity can play a role in strengthening security and other areasmore » and how increased coordination can improve <span class="hlt">safety</span> and reduce long-term cost.« less</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.osti.gov/biblio/5396565-neuro-oncology-update-radiation-safety-nursing-care-during-interstitial-brachytherapy','SCIGOV-STC'); return false;" href="https://www.osti.gov/biblio/5396565-neuro-oncology-update-radiation-safety-nursing-care-during-interstitial-brachytherapy"><span>Neuro-oncology update: radiation <span class="hlt">safety</span> and nursing care during interstitial brachytherapy</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.osti.gov/search">DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)</a></p> <p>Randall, T.M.; Drake, D.K.; Sewchand, W.</p> <p></p> <p>Radiation control and <span class="hlt">safety</span> are major considerations for nursing personnel during the care of patients receiving brachytherapy. Since the theory and practice of radiation applications are not part of the routine curriculum of nursing programs, the education of nurses and other health care professionals in radiation <span class="hlt">safety</span> procedures is important. Regulatory agencies recommend that an annual <span class="hlt">safety</span> course be given to all persons frequenting, using, or associated with patients containing radioactive materials. This article presents pertinent aspects of the principles and procedures of radiation <span class="hlt">safety</span>, the role of personnel dose-monitoring devices, and the value of additional radiation control <span class="hlt">features</span>, suchmore » as a lead cubicle, during interstitial brain implants. One institution's protocol and procedures for the care of high-intensity iridium-192 brain implants are discussed. Preoperative teaching guidelines and nursing interventions included in the protocol focus on radiation control principles.« less</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pmcentrez&artid=5948915','PMC'); return false;" href="https://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pmcentrez&artid=5948915"><span><span class="hlt">Feature</span> Extraction for Track Section Status Classification Based on UGW Signals</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pmc">PubMed Central</a></p> <p>Yang, Yuan; Shi, Lin</p> <p>2018-01-01</p> <p>Track status classification is essential for the stability and <span class="hlt">safety</span> of railway operations nowadays, when railway networks are becoming more and more complex and broad. In this situation, monitoring systems are already a key element in applications dedicated to evaluating the status of a certain track section, often determining whether it is free or occupied by a train. Different technologies have already been involved in the design of monitoring systems, including ultrasonic guided waves (UGW). This work proposes the use of the UGW signals captured by a track monitoring system to extract the <span class="hlt">features</span> that are relevant for determining the corresponding track section status. For that purpose, three <span class="hlt">features</span> of UGW signals have been considered: the root mean square value, the energy, and the main frequency components. Experimental results successfully validated how these <span class="hlt">features</span> can be used to classify the track section status into free, occupied and broken. Furthermore, spatial and temporal dependencies among these <span class="hlt">features</span> were analysed in order to show how they can improve the final classification performance. Finally, a preliminary high-level classification system based on deep learning networks has been envisaged for future works. PMID:29673156</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('http://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED575475.pdf','ERIC'); return false;" href="http://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED575475.pdf"><span>The Handbook for Campus <span class="hlt">Safety</span> and Security Reporting. 2016 Edition</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.eric.ed.gov/ERICWebPortal/search/extended.jsp?_pageLabel=advanced">ERIC Educational Resources Information Center</a></p> <p>US Department of Education, 2016</p> <p>2016-01-01</p> <p>Campus security and <span class="hlt">safety</span> is an important <span class="hlt">feature</span> of postsecondary education. The Department of Education is committed to assisting schools in providing students nationwide a safe environment in which to learn and to keep students, parents and employees well informed about campus security. These goals were advanced by the Crime Awareness and…</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.osti.gov/biblio/22105920-ap1000-sup-nuclear-power-plant-innovative-features-extended-station-blackout-mitigation','SCIGOV-STC'); return false;" href="https://www.osti.gov/biblio/22105920-ap1000-sup-nuclear-power-plant-innovative-features-extended-station-blackout-mitigation"><span>The AP1000{sup R} nuclear power plant innovative <span class="hlt">features</span> for extended station blackout mitigation</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.osti.gov/search">DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)</a></p> <p>Vereb, F.; Winters, J.; Schulz, T.</p> <p>2012-07-01</p> <p>Station Blackout (SBO) is defined as 'a condition wherein a nuclear power plant sustains a loss of all offsite electric power system concurrent with turbine trip and unavailability of all onsite emergency alternating current (AC) power system. Station blackout does not include the loss of available AC power to buses fed by station batteries through inverters or by alternate AC sources as defined in this section, nor does it assume a concurrent single failure or design basis accident...' in accordance with Reference 1. In this paper, the innovative <span class="hlt">features</span> of the AP1000 plant design are described with their operation inmore » the scenario of an extended station blackout event. General operation of the passive <span class="hlt">safety</span> systems are described as well as the unique <span class="hlt">features</span> which allow the AP1000 plant to cope for at least 7 days during station blackout. Points of emphasis will include: - Passive <span class="hlt">safety</span> system operation during SBO - 'Fail-safe' nature of key passive <span class="hlt">safety</span> system valves; automatically places the valve in a conservatively safe alignment even in case of multiple failures in all power supply systems, including normal AC and battery backup - Passive Spent Fuel Pool cooling and makeup water supply during SBO - Robustness of AP1000 plant due to the location of key systems, structures and components required for Safe Shutdown - Diverse means of supplying makeup water to the Passive Containment Cooling System (PCS) and the Spent Fuel Pool (SFP) through use of an engineered, <span class="hlt">safety</span>-related piping interface and portable equipment, as well as with permanently installed onsite ancillary equipment. 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The final regression model showed that built spaces and <span class="hlt">features</span> that are most important for maternity waiting home user satisfaction are toilets/showers, guardian spaces, <span class="hlt">safety</span>, building maintenance, sleep area and private storage space (R 2  = 0.28). The design of maternity waiting home built spaces and <span class="hlt">features</span> is associated with user satisfaction in women at risk for underutilizing maternity waiting homes, especially related to toilets/showers, guardian spaces, <span class="hlt">safety</span>, building maintenance, sleep area and private storage space. Improving maternity waiting home built spaces and <span class="hlt">features</span> may offer a promising area for improving maternity waiting home satisfaction and reducing barriers to maternity waiting home use. Copyright © 2018 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2018OptEn..57a4103D','NASAADS'); return false;" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2018OptEn..57a4103D"><span>Modified slanted-edge method for camera modulation transfer function measurement using nonuniform fast Fourier transform technique</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abstract_service.html">NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)</a></p> <p>Duan, Yaxuan; Xu, Songbo; Yuan, Suochao; Chen, Yongquan; Li, Hongguang; Da, Zhengshang; Gao, Limin</p> <p>2018-01-01</p> <p>ISO 12233 slanted-edge method experiences errors using fast Fourier transform (FFT) in the camera modulation transfer function (MTF) measurement due to tilt angle errors in the knife-edge resulting in nonuniform sampling of the edge spread function (<span class="hlt">ESF</span>). In order to resolve this problem, a modified slanted-edge method using nonuniform fast Fourier transform (NUFFT) for camera MTF measurement is proposed. Theoretical simulations for images with noise at a different nonuniform sampling rate of <span class="hlt">ESF</span> are performed using the proposed modified slanted-edge method. It is shown that the proposed method successfully eliminates the error due to the nonuniform sampling of the <span class="hlt">ESF</span>. An experimental setup for camera MTF measurement is established to verify the accuracy of the proposed method. The experiment results show that under different nonuniform sampling rates of <span class="hlt">ESF</span>, the proposed modified slanted-edge method has improved accuracy for the camera MTF measurement compared to the ISO 12233 slanted-edge method.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://ntrs.nasa.gov/search.jsp?R=19720018320&hterms=education+system&qs=Ntx%3Dmode%2Bmatchall%26Ntk%3DAll%26N%3D0%26No%3D30%26Ntt%3Deducation%2Bsystem','NASA-TRS'); return false;" href="https://ntrs.nasa.gov/search.jsp?R=19720018320&hterms=education+system&qs=Ntx%3Dmode%2Bmatchall%26Ntk%3DAll%26N%3D0%26No%3D30%26Ntt%3Deducation%2Bsystem"><span>System <span class="hlt">safety</span> education focused on flight <span class="hlt">safety</span></span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://ntrs.nasa.gov/search.jsp">NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)</a></p> <p>Holt, E.</p> <p>1971-01-01</p> <p>The measures necessary for achieving higher levels of system <span class="hlt">safety</span> are analyzed with an eye toward maintaining the combat capability of the Air Force. Several education courses were provided for personnel involved in <span class="hlt">safety</span> management. Data include: (1) Flight <span class="hlt">Safety</span> Officer Course, (2) Advanced <span class="hlt">Safety</span> Program Management, (3) Fundamentals of System <span class="hlt">Safety</span>, and (4) Quantitative Methods of <span class="hlt">Safety</span> Analysis.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2017E%26ES...94a2134L','NASAADS'); return false;" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2017E%26ES...94a2134L"><span>Research and Analysis on Energy Consumption <span class="hlt">Features</span> of Civil Airports</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abstract_service.html">NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)</a></p> <p>Li, Bo; Zhang, Wen; Wang, Jianping; Xu, Junku; Su, Jixiang</p> <p>2017-11-01</p> <p>Civil aviation is an important part of China’s transportation system, and also the fastest-growing field of comprehensive transportation. Airports, as a key infrastructure of the air transportation system, are the junctions of air and ground transportation. Large airports are generally comprehensive transportation hubs that integrate various modes of transportation, serving as important functional zones of cities. Compared with other transportation hubs, airports cover a wide area, with plenty of functional sections, complex systems and strong specialization, while airport buildings represented by terminals have exhibited characteristics of large space, massive energy consumption, high requirement for <span class="hlt">safety</span> and comfort, as well as concentrated and rapidly changing passenger flows. Through research and analysis on energy consumption <span class="hlt">features</span> of civil airports, and analysis on energy consumption <span class="hlt">features</span> of airports with different sizes or in different climate regions, this article has drawn conclusions therefrom.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20538104','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20538104"><span>Labor unions and <span class="hlt">safety</span> climate: perceived union <span class="hlt">safety</span> values and retail employee <span class="hlt">safety</span> outcomes.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Sinclair, Robert R; Martin, James E; Sears, Lindsay E</p> <p>2010-09-01</p> <p>Although trade unions have long been recognized as a critical advocate for employee <span class="hlt">safety</span> and health, <span class="hlt">safety</span> climate research has not paid much attention to the role unions play in workplace <span class="hlt">safety</span>. We proposed a multiple constituency model of workplace <span class="hlt">safety</span> which focused on three central <span class="hlt">safety</span> stakeholders: top management, ones' immediate supervisor, and the labor union. <span class="hlt">Safety</span> climate research focuses on management and supervisors as key stakeholders, but has not considered whether employee perceptions about the priority their union places on <span class="hlt">safety</span> contributes contribute to <span class="hlt">safety</span> outcomes. We addressed this gap in the literature by investigating unionized retail employee (N=535) perceptions about the extent to which their top management, immediate supervisors, and union valued <span class="hlt">safety</span>. Confirmatory factor analyses demonstrated that perceived union <span class="hlt">safety</span> values could be distinguished from measures of <span class="hlt">safety</span> training, workplace hazards, top management <span class="hlt">safety</span> values, and supervisor values. Structural equation analyses indicated that union <span class="hlt">safety</span> values influenced <span class="hlt">safety</span> outcomes through its association with higher <span class="hlt">safety</span> motivation, showing a similar effect as that of supervisor <span class="hlt">safety</span> values. These findings highlight the need for further attention to union-focused measures related to workplace <span class="hlt">safety</span> as well as further study of retail employees in general. We discuss the practical implications of our findings and identify several directions for future <span class="hlt">safety</span> research. 2009 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pmcentrez&artid=3262707','PMC'); return false;" href="https://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pmcentrez&artid=3262707"><span>Generic <span class="hlt">Safety</span> Requirements for Developing Safe Insulin Pump Software</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pmc">PubMed Central</a></p> <p>Zhang, Yi; Jetley, Raoul; Jones, Paul L; Ray, Arnab</p> <p>2011-01-01</p> <p>Background The authors previously introduced a highly abstract generic insulin infusion pump (GIIP) model that identified common <span class="hlt">features</span> and hazards shared by most insulin pumps on the market. The aim of this article is to extend our previous work on the GIIP model by articulating <span class="hlt">safety</span> requirements that address the identified GIIP hazards. These <span class="hlt">safety</span> requirements can be validated by manufacturers, and may ultimately serve as a <span class="hlt">safety</span> reference for insulin pump software. Together, these two publications can serve as a basis for discussing insulin pump <span class="hlt">safety</span> in the diabetes community. Methods In our previous work, we established a generic insulin pump architecture that abstracts functions common to many insulin pumps currently on the market and near-future pump designs. We then carried out a preliminary hazard analysis based on this architecture that included consultations with many domain experts. Further consultation with domain experts resulted in the <span class="hlt">safety</span> requirements used in the modeling work presented in this article. Results Generic <span class="hlt">safety</span> requirements for the GIIP model are presented, as appropriate, in parameterized format to accommodate clinical practices or specific insulin pump criteria important to safe device performance. Conclusions We believe that there is considerable value in having the diabetes, academic, and manufacturing communities consider and discuss these generic <span class="hlt">safety</span> requirements. We hope that the communities will extend and revise them, make them more representative and comprehensive, experiment with them, and use them as a means for assessing the <span class="hlt">safety</span> of insulin pump software designs. One potential use of these requirements is to integrate them into model-based engineering (MBE) software development methods. We believe, based on our experiences, that implementing <span class="hlt">safety</span> requirements using MBE methods holds promise in reducing design/implementation flaws in insulin pump development and evolutionary processes, therefore improving</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pmcentrez&artid=4246527','PMC'); return false;" href="https://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pmcentrez&artid=4246527"><span>Fall Protection Characteristics of <span class="hlt">Safety</span> Belts and Human Impact Tolerance</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pmc">PubMed Central</a></p> <p>HINO, Yasumichi; OHDO, Katsutoshi; TAKAHASHI, Hiroki</p> <p>2014-01-01</p> <p>Abstract: Many fatal accidents due to falls from heights have occurred at construction sites not only in Japan but also in other countries. This study aims to determine the fall prevention performance of two types of <span class="hlt">safety</span> belts: a body belt1), which has been used for more than 40 yr in the Japanese construction industry as a general type of <span class="hlt">safety</span> equipment for fall accident prevention, and a full harness2, 3), which has been used in many other countries. To determine human tolerance for impact trauma, this study discusses <span class="hlt">features</span> of <span class="hlt">safety</span> belts with reference4,5,6,7,8,9) to relevant studies in the medical science, automobile crash <span class="hlt">safety</span>, and aircrew <span class="hlt">safety</span>. For this purpose, simple drop tests were carried out in a virtual workplace to measure impact load, head acceleration, and posture in the experiments, the Hybrid-III pedestrian model10) was used as a human dummy. Hybrid-III is typically employed in official automobile crash tests (New Car Assessment Program: NCAP) and is currently recognized as a model that faithfully reproduces dynamic responses. Experimental results shows that <span class="hlt">safety</span> performance strongly depends on both the variety of <span class="hlt">safety</span> belts used and the shock absorbers attached onto lanyards. These findings indicate that fall prevention equipment, such as <span class="hlt">safety</span> belts, lanyards, and shock absorbers, must be improved to reduce impact injuries to the human head and body during falls. PMID:25345426</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://ntrs.nasa.gov/search.jsp?R=19910067261&hterms=wind+monitor&qs=Ntx%3Dmode%2Bmatchall%26Ntk%3DAll%26N%3D0%26No%3D50%26Ntt%3Dwind%2Bmonitor','NASA-TRS'); return false;" href="https://ntrs.nasa.gov/search.jsp?R=19910067261&hterms=wind+monitor&qs=Ntx%3Dmode%2Bmatchall%26Ntk%3DAll%26N%3D0%26No%3D50%26Ntt%3Dwind%2Bmonitor"><span>Systems <span class="hlt">safety</span> monitoring using the National Full-Scale Aerodynamic Complex Bar Chart Monitor</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://ntrs.nasa.gov/search.jsp">NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)</a></p> <p>Jung, Oscar</p> <p>1990-01-01</p> <p>Attention is given to the Bar Chart Monitor system designed for <span class="hlt">safety</span> monitoring of all model and facility test-related articles in wind tunnels. The system's salient <span class="hlt">features</span> and its integration into the data acquisition system are discussed.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://pubs.er.usgs.gov/publication/70035292','USGSPUBS'); return false;" href="https://pubs.er.usgs.gov/publication/70035292"><span>A prototype <span class="hlt">feature</span> system for <span class="hlt">feature</span> retrieval using relationships</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/pubs/index.jsp?view=adv">USGS Publications Warehouse</a></p> <p>Choi, J.; Usery, E.L.</p> <p>2009-01-01</p> <p>Using a <span class="hlt">feature</span> data model, geographic phenomena can be represented effectively by integrating space, theme, and time. This paper extends and implements a <span class="hlt">feature</span> data model that supports query and visualization of geographic <span class="hlt">features</span> using their non-spatial and temporal relationships. A prototype <span class="hlt">feature</span>-oriented geographic information system (FOGIS) is then developed and storage of <span class="hlt">features</span> named <span class="hlt">Feature</span> Database is designed. Buildings from the U.S. Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina and subways in Chicago, Illinois are used to test the developed system. The results of the applications show the strength of the <span class="hlt">feature</span> data model and the developed system 'FOGIS' when they utilize non-spatial and temporal relationships in order to retrieve and visualize individual <span class="hlt">features</span>.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.osti.gov/biblio/5362637-subsurface-safety-valves-safety-asset-safety-liability','SCIGOV-STC'); return false;" href="https://www.osti.gov/biblio/5362637-subsurface-safety-valves-safety-asset-safety-liability"><span>Subsurface <span class="hlt">safety</span> valves: <span class="hlt">safety</span> asset or <span class="hlt">safety</span> liability</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.osti.gov/search">DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)</a></p> <p>Busch, J.M.; Llewelyn, D.C.G.; Policky, B.J.</p> <p>1983-10-01</p> <p>This paper summarizes the methods used to compare the risk of a blowout for a well completed with a subsurface <span class="hlt">safety</span> valve (SSSV) vs. a completion without an SSSV. These methods, which could be applied to any field, include a combination of SSSV reliability and conventional risk analyses. The Kuparuk River Unit Working Interest Owners recently formed a group to examine the risks associated with installing and maintaining SSSV's in the Kuparuk field. The group was charged with answering the question: ''Assuming Kuparuk field operating conditions, are SSSV's a <span class="hlt">safety</span> asset, or do numerous operating and maintenance procedures make themmore » a <span class="hlt">safety</span> liability.'' The results indicate that for the Kuparuk River Unit, an SSSV becomes a <span class="hlt">safety</span> liability when the mean time between SSSV failures is less than one year. Since current SSSV mean time to failure (MTTF) at Kuparuk is approximately 1000 days, they are considered a <span class="hlt">safety</span> asset.« less</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26209806','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26209806"><span><span class="hlt">Safety</span> modeling of urban arterials in Shanghai, China.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Wang, Xuesong; Fan, Tianxiang; Chen, Ming; Deng, Bing; Wu, Bing; Tremont, Paul</p> <p>2015-10-01</p> <p>Traffic <span class="hlt">safety</span> on urban arterials is influenced by several key variables including geometric design <span class="hlt">features</span>, land use, traffic volume, and travel speeds. This paper is an exploratory study of the relationship of these variables to <span class="hlt">safety</span>. It uses a comparatively new method of measuring speeds by extracting GPS data from taxis operating on Shanghai's urban network. This GPS derived speed data, hereafter called Floating Car Data (FCD) was used to calculate average speeds during peak and off-peak hours, and was acquired from samples of 15,000+ taxis traveling on 176 segments over 18 major arterials in central Shanghai. Geometric design <span class="hlt">features</span> of these arterials and surrounding land use characteristics were obtained by field investigation, and crash data was obtained from police reports. Bayesian inference using four different models, Poisson-lognormal (PLN), PLN with Maximum Likelihood priors (PLN-ML), hierarchical PLN (HPLN), and HPLN with Maximum Likelihood priors (HPLN-ML), was used to estimate crash frequencies. Results showed the HPLN-ML models had the best goodness-of-fit and efficiency, and models with ML priors yielded estimates with the lowest standard errors. Crash frequencies increased with increases in traffic volume. Higher average speeds were associated with higher crash frequencies during peak periods, but not during off-peak periods. Several geometric design <span class="hlt">features</span> including average segment length of arterial, number of lanes, presence of non-motorized lanes, number of access points, and commercial land use, were positively related to crash frequencies. Copyright © 2015 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2004cosp...35..351L','NASAADS'); return false;" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2004cosp...35..351L"><span>Observations of unusual pre-dawn response of the equatorial F-region during geomagnetic disturbances</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abstract_service.html">NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)</a></p> <p>Lima, W.; Becker-Guedes, F.; Fagundes, P.; Sahai, Y.; Abalde, J.; Pillat, V.</p> <p></p> <p>It is known that the disturbed solar wind-magnetosphere interactions have important effects on equatorial and low-latitude ionospheric electrodynamics. The response of equatorial ionosphere during storm-time is an important aspect of space weather studies. It has been observed that during geomagnetic disturbances both suppression as well as generation of equatorial spread-F (<span class="hlt">ESF</span>) or plasma irregularities takes place. However, the mechanism(s) associated with the generation of <span class="hlt">ESF</span> still needs further investigations. This work reports some unusual events of pre-dawn occurrence of ionospheric F-region satellite traces followed by spread-F and cusp-like spread-F from ionospheric sounding observations carried out by a Canadian Advanced Digital Ionosonde (CADI) localized at Palmas (10.2°, 48.2°W, dip latitude 5.7°S), Brazil during 2002, every 5 minutes. For the present work we have scaled and analyzed the ionospheric sounding data for three events (April 20, September 04 and 08, 2002), which are associated with geomagnetic disturbances. In the events studied, the ionograms show the occurrence of satellite trace followed by cusp-like spread. The cusp like <span class="hlt">features</span> move up in frequency and height and finally attain the F-layer peak value (foF2) and then disappear. They had duration of about 30 min and always occurred in the early morning hours. Our studies involved seven geomagnetic disturbances as well as quiet days during the year 2002, but only on these three occasions we observed these <span class="hlt">features</span>. We present and discuss these observations in this paper and suggest possible mechanisms for the occurrence of these unusual <span class="hlt">features</span>.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18482473','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18482473"><span><span class="hlt">Feature</span> selection in <span class="hlt">feature</span> network models: finding predictive subsets of <span class="hlt">features</span> with the Positive Lasso.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Frank, Laurence E; Heiser, Willem J</p> <p>2008-05-01</p> <p>A set of <span class="hlt">features</span> is the basis for the network representation of proximity data achieved by <span class="hlt">feature</span> network models (FNMs). <span class="hlt">Features</span> are binary variables that characterize the objects in an experiment, with some measure of proximity as response variable. Sometimes <span class="hlt">features</span> are provided by theory and play an important role in the construction of the experimental conditions. In some research settings, the <span class="hlt">features</span> are not known a priori. This paper shows how to generate <span class="hlt">features</span> in this situation and how to select an adequate subset of <span class="hlt">features</span> that takes into account a good compromise between model fit and model complexity, using a new version of least angle regression that restricts coefficients to be non-negative, called the Positive Lasso. It will be shown that <span class="hlt">features</span> can be generated efficiently with Gray codes that are naturally linked to the FNMs. The model selection strategy makes use of the fact that FNM can be considered as univariate multiple regression model. A simulation study shows that the proposed strategy leads to satisfactory results if the number of objects is less than or equal to 22. If the number of objects is larger than 22, the number of <span class="hlt">features</span> selected by our method exceeds the true number of <span class="hlt">features</span> in some conditions.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2018JGRA..123..755Z','NASAADS'); return false;" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2018JGRA..123..755Z"><span>June Solstice Equatorial Spread F in the American Sector: A Numerical Assessment of Linear Stability Aided by Incoherent Scatter Radar Measurements</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abstract_service.html">NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)</a></p> <p>Zhan, Weijia; S. Rodrigues, Fabiano</p> <p>2018-01-01</p> <p>Previous studies have suggested that weakening downward plasma drifts can produce favorable conditions for the ionospheric Generalized Rayleigh-Taylor (GRT) instability and explain the occurrence of postmidnight equatorial spread F (<span class="hlt">ESF</span>). We evaluated this hypothesis using numerical simulations aided by measurements and attempted to explain <span class="hlt">ESF</span> events observed in the American sector during June solstice, low solar flux conditions. We analyzed plasma drifts and <span class="hlt">ESF</span> measurements made by the incoherent scatter radar of the Jicamarca Radio Observatory (11.95° S, 76.87° W, ˜1° dip). We found adequate measurements during a prototypical, quiet time event on 4-5 June 2008 when the downward drifts weakened and a fully developed <span class="hlt">ESF</span> appeared. The measured drifts were used as input for the SAMI2 model. SAMI2 reproduced an "apparent" uplift of the ionosphere based on h'F measurements that was consistent with expectations and observations. SAMI2 also provided parameters for estimation of the flux tube linear growth rates of GRT instability associated with the weakening drift event. We found that the weakening drifts did produce unstable conditions with positive growth rates. The growth rates, however, were slower than those obtained for typical, premidnight <span class="hlt">ESF</span> events and those obtained for similar drift conditions in other longitude sectors. We show, however, that departures in the wind pattern, from climatological model predictions, can produce favorable conditions for instability development. Following the hypothesis of Huba and Krall (2013) and using SAMI2 simulations, we show that equatorward winds, when combined with weakening drifts, could have contributed to the unstable conditions responsible for the postmidnight <span class="hlt">ESF</span> events.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2015MSSP...52..436J','NASAADS'); return false;" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2015MSSP...52..436J"><span>Fault diagnosis of automobile hydraulic brake system using statistical <span class="hlt">features</span> and support vector machines</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abstract_service.html">NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)</a></p> <p>Jegadeeshwaran, R.; Sugumaran, V.</p> <p>2015-02-01</p> <p>Hydraulic brakes in automobiles are important components for the <span class="hlt">safety</span> of passengers; therefore, the brakes are a good subject for condition monitoring. The condition of the brake components can be monitored by using the vibration characteristics. On-line condition monitoring by using machine learning approach is proposed in this paper as a possible solution to such problems. The vibration signals for both good as well as faulty conditions of brakes were acquired from a hydraulic brake test setup with the help of a piezoelectric transducer and a data acquisition system. Descriptive statistical <span class="hlt">features</span> were extracted from the acquired vibration signals and the <span class="hlt">feature</span> selection was carried out using the C4.5 decision tree algorithm. There is no specific method to find the right number of <span class="hlt">features</span> required for classification for a given problem. Hence an extensive study is needed to find the optimum number of <span class="hlt">features</span>. The effect of the number of <span class="hlt">features</span> was also studied, by using the decision tree as well as Support Vector Machines (SVM). The selected <span class="hlt">features</span> were classified using the C-SVM and Nu-SVM with different kernel functions. The results are discussed and the conclusion of the study is presented.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.assh.org/handcare/Conditions-and-Injuries/Hand-Safety','NIH-MEDLINEPLUS'); return false;" href="https://www.assh.org/handcare/Conditions-and-Injuries/Hand-Safety"><span>Hand <span class="hlt">Safety</span></span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://medlineplus.gov/">MedlinePlus</a></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p>... Lawnmower <span class="hlt">Safety</span> Snowblower <span class="hlt">safety</span> Pumpkin Carving Gardening <span class="hlt">Safety</span> Turkey Carving Removing a Ring Fireworks <span class="hlt">Safety</span> Español Artritis ... Lawnmower <span class="hlt">Safety</span> Snowblower <span class="hlt">safety</span> Pumpkin Carving Gardening <span class="hlt">Safety</span> Turkey Carving Removing a Ring Fireworks <span class="hlt">Safety</span> Español Artritis ...</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.osti.gov/biblio/5387308-assessment-safety-relevant-aspects-kraftwerk-union-mw-thermal-nuclear-district-heating-plant-concept','SCIGOV-STC'); return false;" href="https://www.osti.gov/biblio/5387308-assessment-safety-relevant-aspects-kraftwerk-union-mw-thermal-nuclear-district-heating-plant-concept"><span>Assessment of <span class="hlt">safety</span>-relevant aspects of Kraftwerk Union's 200-MW(thermal) nuclear district heating plant concept</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.osti.gov/search">DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)</a></p> <p>Erlenwein, P.; Frisch, W.; Kafka, P.</p> <p></p> <p>Nuclear reactors of 200- to 400-MW(thermal) power for district heating are the subject of increasing interest, and several specific designs are under discussion today. In the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG), the Kraftwerk Union AG has presented a 200-MW(thermal) heating reactor concept. The main <span class="hlt">safety</span> issues of this design are assessed. In this design, the primary system is fully integrated into the reactor pressure vessel (RPV), which is tightly enclosed by the containment. The low process parameters like pressure, temperature, and power density and the high ratio of coolant volume to thermal power allow the design of simple <span class="hlt">safety</span> <span class="hlt">features</span>.more » This is supported by the preference of passive over active components. A special <span class="hlt">feature</span> is a newly designed hydraulic control and rod drive mechanism, which is also integrated into the RPV. Within the <span class="hlt">safety</span> assessment an overview of the relevant FRG <span class="hlt">safety</span> rules and guidelines, developed mainly for large, electricity-generating power plants, is given. Included is a discussion of the extent to which these licensing rules can be applied to the concept of heating reactors.« less</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27396925','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27396925"><span>Epidemiology of <span class="hlt">Feature</span>-Specific Injuries Sustained by Skiers in a Snow Park.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Carús, Luis; Escorihuela, María</p> <p>2016-09-01</p> <p>The objective of the present case series study was to analyze injury types and injured anatomic locations resulting from skiing in snow park (SP) <span class="hlt">features</span> and to determine potential risk factors for ski injuries in an SP. The study was conducted during the 2013-2014 winter season in the SP of a major winter resort located in the Spanish Pyrenees. Cases involved skiers who experienced <span class="hlt">feature</span>-related injuries in the SP. A total of 113 cases met the inclusion criteria. Logistic regression was used to calculate the odds of injury types and injury to anatomic locations on aerial versus nonaerial <span class="hlt">features</span>. The overall injury rate was 0.9 per 1000 skier runs. The proportion of injuries was higher for aerials (1.18% of uses) than for nonaerials (0.66% of uses). Results revealed that the upper extremities were the most commonly injured body region, and sprains/strains/dislocations and fractures were the most common injury type. The most commonly injured anatomic location on nonaerial <span class="hlt">features</span> was the face, while on aerial <span class="hlt">features</span> it was the head. A higher proportion of fractures was observed on aerial <span class="hlt">features</span>, while a higher proportion of sprains/strains/dislocations was observed on nonaerial <span class="hlt">features</span>. Prevention strategies to reduce injury risk include SP redesign, <span class="hlt">safety</span> and communication policies, instruction on technical skills, and promotion of the use of protective equipment. Copyright © 2016 Wilderness Medical Society. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23258403','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23258403"><span>Food <span class="hlt">safety</span> security: a new concept for enhancing food <span class="hlt">safety</span> measures.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Iyengar, Venkatesh; Elmadfa, Ibrahim</p> <p>2012-06-01</p> <p>The food <span class="hlt">safety</span> security (FSS) concept is perceived as an early warning system for minimizing food <span class="hlt">safety</span> (FS) breaches, and it functions in conjunction with existing FS measures. Essentially, the function of FS and FSS measures can be visualized in two parts: (i) the FS preventive measures as actions taken at the stem level, and (ii) the FSS interventions as actions taken at the root level, to enhance the impact of the implemented <span class="hlt">safety</span> steps. In practice, along with FS, FSS also draws its support from (i) legislative directives and regulatory measures for enforcing verifiable, timely, and effective compliance; (ii) measurement systems in place for sustained quality assurance; and (iii) shared responsibility to ensure cohesion among all the stakeholders namely, policy makers, regulators, food producers, processors and distributors, and consumers. However, the functional framework of FSS differs from that of FS by way of: (i) retooling the vulnerable segments of the preventive <span class="hlt">features</span> of existing FS measures; (ii) fine-tuning response systems to efficiently preempt the FS breaches; (iii) building a long-term nutrient and toxicant surveillance network based on validated measurement systems functioning in real time; (iv) focusing on crisp, clear, and correct communication that resonates among all the stakeholders; and (v) developing inter-disciplinary human resources to meet ever-increasing FS challenges. Important determinants of FSS include: (i) strengthening international dialogue for refining regulatory reforms and addressing emerging risks; (ii) developing innovative and strategic action points for intervention {in addition to Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP) procedures]; and (iii) introducing additional science-based tools such as metrology-based measurement systems.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('http://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/EJ853632.pdf','ERIC'); return false;" href="http://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/EJ853632.pdf"><span>Developing an Effective Tool for Teaching Teens about Workplace <span class="hlt">Safety</span></span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.eric.ed.gov/ERICWebPortal/search/extended.jsp?_pageLabel=advanced">ERIC Educational Resources Information Center</a></p> <p>Miara, Christine; Gallagher, Susan; Bush, Diane; Dewer, Robin</p> <p>2003-01-01</p> <p>Paid employment is an important <span class="hlt">feature</span> of adolescent life. Too often, it has negative health consequences, including more than 200,000 workplace injuries to 14 to 17 year olds every year. Training teens about occupational <span class="hlt">safety</span> is part of an overall strategy to address this problem. When the project described in this article began, there were…</p> </li> </ol> <div class="pull-right"> <ul class="pagination"> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_1");'>«</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_9");'>9</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_10");'>10</a></li> <li class="active"><span>11</span></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_12");'>12</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_13");'>13</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_25");'>»</a></li> </ul> </div> </div><!-- col-sm-12 --> </div><!-- row --> </div><!-- page_11 --> <div id="page_12" class="hiddenDiv"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-sm-12"> <div class="pull-right"> <ul class="pagination"> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_1");'>«</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_10");'>10</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_11");'>11</a></li> <li class="active"><span>12</span></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_13");'>13</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_14");'>14</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_25");'>»</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> <div class="row"> <div class="col-sm-12"> <ol class="result-class" start="221"> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://ntrs.nasa.gov/search.jsp?R=20080029370&hterms=operation+management&qs=Ntx%3Dmode%2Bmatchall%26Ntk%3DAll%26N%3D0%26No%3D70%26Ntt%3Doperation%2Bmanagement','NASA-TRS'); return false;" href="https://ntrs.nasa.gov/search.jsp?R=20080029370&hterms=operation+management&qs=Ntx%3Dmode%2Bmatchall%26Ntk%3DAll%26N%3D0%26No%3D70%26Ntt%3Doperation%2Bmanagement"><span><span class="hlt">Safety</span> and Mission Assurance Knowledge Management Retention: Managing Knowledge for Successful Mission Operations</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://ntrs.nasa.gov/search.jsp">NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)</a></p> <p>Johnson, Teresa A.</p> <p>2006-01-01</p> <p>Knowledge Management is a proactive pursuit for the future success of any large organization faced with the imminent possibility that their senior managers/engineers with gained experiences and lessons learned plan to retire in the near term. <span class="hlt">Safety</span> and Mission Assurance (S&MA) is proactively pursuing unique mechanism to ensure knowledge learned is retained and lessons learned captured and documented. Knowledge Capture Event/Activities/Management helps to provide a gateway between future retirees and our next generation of managers/engineers. S&MA hosted two Knowledge Capture Events during 2005 <span class="hlt">featuring</span> three of its retiring fellows (Axel Larsen, Dave Whittle and Gary Johnson). The first Knowledge Capture Event February 24, 2005 focused on two <span class="hlt">Safety</span> and Mission Assurance <span class="hlt">Safety</span> Panels (Space Shuttle System <span class="hlt">Safety</span> Review Panel (SSRP); Payload <span class="hlt">Safety</span> Review Panel (PSRP) and the latter event December 15, 2005 <span class="hlt">featured</span> lessons learned during Apollo, Skylab, and Space Shuttle which could be applicable in the newly created Crew Exploration Vehicle (CEV)/Constellation development program. Gemini, Apollo, Skylab and the Space Shuttle promised and delivered exciting human advances in space and benefits of space in people s everyday lives on earth. Johnson Space Center's <span class="hlt">Safety</span> & Mission Assurance team work over the last 20 years has been mostly focused on operations we are now beginning the Exploration development program. S&MA will promote an atmosphere of knowledge sharing in its formal and informal cultures and work processes, and reward the open dissemination and sharing of information; we are asking "Why embrace relearning the "lessons learned" in the past?" On the Exploration program the focus will be on Design, Development, Test, & Evaluation (DDT&E); therefore, it is critical to understand the lessons from these past programs during the DDT&E phase.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2017AGUFMSA31A2570B','NASAADS'); return false;" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2017AGUFMSA31A2570B"><span>Space Weather Now-Casting for Area-Denied Locations: Testing All-Sky-Imaging Applications at Geomagnetic Conjugate Points.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abstract_service.html">NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)</a></p> <p>Baumgardner, J. L.; Mendillo, M.; Martinis, C. R.; Hickey, D. A.; Wroten, J.</p> <p>2017-12-01</p> <p>We explore the concept of using an all-sky-imager (ASI) in one hemisphere to provide now-casting of ionospheric perturbations in the opposite hemisphere. The specific example deals with low-latitude plasma instabilities known as equatorial spread-F (<span class="hlt">ESF</span>) that depend on geomagnetic field controlled electrodynamics. ASI observations of 630.0 nm airglow from 300 km exhibit regions of low emission ("airglow depletions") that correlate highly with <span class="hlt">ESF</span> patterns of radiowave disruptions, e.g., from GPS satellites. For both oceanographic and geopolitical reasons, there are vast regions of the globe that cannot be used for ground-based now-casting of local <span class="hlt">ESF</span> effects. For such area-denied locations, it is possible for observations of airglow depletions from the opposite hemisphere to be used to specify both local and conjugate location environmental impacts. We use fifteen months of ASI observations from the El Leoncito Observatory (Argentina) to predict simultaneous conditions at its trans-equatorial geomagnetic conjugate point in Villa de Leyva (Colombia)—validated by independent ASI observations at that location. We find the success rate of conjugate point now-casting to be greater than 95% for large-scale <span class="hlt">ESF</span> occurrence patterns. For a different pair of stations at higher magnetic latitudes, three years of observations from the Arecibo Observatory (Puerto Rico) were used to make <span class="hlt">ESF</span> now-casting at its conjugate point in Mercedes (Argentina) with a 85% success rate.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pmcentrez&artid=2109775','PMC'); return false;" href="https://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pmcentrez&artid=2109775"><span>Hemoglobin switching in sheep and goats. VI. Commitment of erythroid colony-forming cells to the synthesis of betaC globin</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pmc">PubMed Central</a></p> <p></p> <p>1976-01-01</p> <p>Bone marrow from mature goats and sheep was cultured in plasma clots, and three erythropoietin (<span class="hlt">ESF</span>)-dependent responses-growth (colony formation), differentiation (globin production), and initiation of hemoglobin C (alpha2beta2C) synthesis--were quantitated. <span class="hlt">ESF</span> concentrations below 0.01 U/ml supported colony growth and adult hemoglobin production in cultures of goat marrow, while maximal hemoglobin C synthesis (70%), as measured between 72 and 96 h in culture, required a 100-fold higher <span class="hlt">ESF</span> concentration. Sheep marrow was cultured in a medium enriched to enhance growth and to permit complete maturation of colonies. These colonies active in hemoglobin synthesis between 24 and 96 h produced mainly adult hemoglobin, and only between 96 and 120 h did sheep colonies develop which produced mainly hemoglobin C (up to 70%). A similar heterogeneity may exist among goat colonies. Thus, when goat bone marrow was fractionated by unit gravity sedimentation, more hemoglobin C synthesis was observed in colonies derived from cells of intermediate sedimentation velocity than in colonies derived from the most rapidly sedimenting cells. Brief exposure of sheep (in vivo) and goat (in vitro) bone marrow to a high <span class="hlt">ESF</span> concentration committed precursor cells to the generation of colonies which, even at low <span class="hlt">ESF</span> concentration, produced hemoglobin C. Committment to hemoglobin phenotype appears to be an early and probably irreversible event in the development of an erythroid cell. PMID:993267</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29068394','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29068394"><span>Hepatotoxicity Induced by Sophora flavescens and Hepatic Accumulation of Kurarinone, a Major Hepatotoxic Constituent of Sophora flavescens in Rats.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Jiang, Peng; Zhang, Xiuwen; Huang, Yutong; Cheng, Nengneng; Ma, Yueming</p> <p>2017-10-25</p> <p>Our previous study showed that kurarinone was the main hepatotoxic ingredient of Sophora flavescens , accumulating in the liver. This study characterized the mechanism of Sophora flavescens extract (<span class="hlt">ESF</span>) hepatotoxicity and hepatic accumulation of kurarinone. <span class="hlt">ESF</span> impaired hepatic function and caused fat accumulation in the liver after oral administration (1.25 and 2.5 g/kg for 14 days in rats). Serum metabolomics evaluation based on high-resolution mass spectrometry was conducted and real-time PCR was used to determine the expression levels of CPT-1, CPT-2, PPAR-α, and LCAD genes. Effects of kurarinone on triglyceride levels were evaluated in HL-7702 cells. Tissue distribution of kurarinone and kurarinone glucuronides was analyzed in rats receiving <span class="hlt">ESF</span> (2.5 g/kg). Active uptake of kurarinone and kurarinone glucuronides was studied in OAT2-, OATP1B1-, OATP2B1-, and OATP1B3-transfected HEK293 cells. Our results revealed that after oral administration of <span class="hlt">ESF</span> in rats, kurarinone glucuronides were actively transported into hepatocytes by OATP1B3 and hydrolyzed into kurarinone, which inhibited fatty acid β-oxidation through the reduction of l-carnitine and the inhibition of PPAR-α pathway, ultimately leading to lipid accumulation and liver injury. These findings contribute to understanding hepatotoxicity of kurarinone after oral administration of <span class="hlt">ESF</span>.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29924425','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29924425"><span>Synthesis, Bioconjugation and Stability Studies of [18 F] Ethenesulfonyl Fluoride.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Zhang, Bo; Pascali, Giancarlo; Wyatt, Naomi; Matesic, Lidia; Klenner, Mitchell A; Sia, Tiffany R; Guastella, Adam J; Massi, Massimiliano; Robinson, Andrea J; Fraser, Benjamin H</p> <p>2018-06-20</p> <p>Fluorine-18 labelled prosthetic groups (PGs) are often necessary for radiolabelling sensitive biological molecules such as peptides and proteins. Several shortcomings, however, often diminish the final yield of radiotracer. In an attempt to provide higher yielding and operationally efficient tools for radiolabelling biological molecules, we describe herein the first radiochemical synthesis of [ 18 F] ethenesulfonylfluoride ([ 18 F] <span class="hlt">ESF</span>) and its Michael conjugation with amino acids and proteins. The synthesis of [ 18 F] <span class="hlt">ESF</span> was optimised using a microfluidic reactor under both carrier-added (c.a.) and no-carrier-added (n.c.a.) conditions, affording, in a straightforward procedure, 30-50% radiochemical yield (RCY) for c.a. [ 18 F] <span class="hlt">ESF</span> and 60-70% RCY for n.c.a. [ 18 F] <span class="hlt">ESF</span>. The conjugation reactions were performed at room temperature using 10 mg/mL precursor in aqueous/organic solvent mixtures for 15 min. The radiochemical stability of the final conjugates was evaluated in injectable formulation and rat serum, and resulted strongly substrate dependent and generally poor in rat serum. Therefore, in this work we have optimised a straightforward synthesis of [ 18 F] <span class="hlt">ESF</span> and its Michael conjugation with model compounds, without requiring chromatographic purification. However, given the general low stability of the final products, further studies will be required for improving conjugate stability, before assessing the use of this PG for PET imaging. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1364769','SCIGOV-STC'); return false;" href="https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1364769"><span>Light Water Reactor Sustainability Program: Risk-Informed <span class="hlt">Safety</span> Margins Characterization (RISMC) Pathway Technical Program Plan</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.osti.gov/search">DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)</a></p> <p>Smith, Curtis; Rabiti, Cristian; Martineau, Richard</p> <p></p> <p><span class="hlt">Safety</span> is central to the design, licensing, operation, and economics of Nuclear Power Plants (NPPs). As the current Light Water Reactor (LWR) NPPs age beyond 60 years, there are possibilities for increased frequency of Systems, Structures, and Components (SSCs) degradations or failures that initiate <span class="hlt">safety</span>-significant events, reduce existing accident mitigation capabilities, or create new failure modes. Plant designers commonly “over-design” portions of NPPs and provide robustness in the form of redundant and diverse engineered <span class="hlt">safety</span> <span class="hlt">features</span> to ensure that, even in the case of well-beyond design basis scenarios, public health and <span class="hlt">safety</span> will be protected with a very high degreemore » of assurance. This form of defense-in-depth is a reasoned response to uncertainties and is often referred to generically as “<span class="hlt">safety</span> margin.” Historically, specific <span class="hlt">safety</span> margin provisions have been formulated, primarily based on “engineering judgment.”« less</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2017AIPC.1888b0044R','NASAADS'); return false;" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2017AIPC.1888b0044R"><span>Enhancing facial <span class="hlt">features</span> by using clear facial <span class="hlt">features</span></span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abstract_service.html">NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)</a></p> <p>Rofoo, Fanar Fareed Hanna</p> <p>2017-09-01</p> <p>The similarity of <span class="hlt">features</span> between individuals of same ethnicity motivated the idea of this project. The idea of this project is to extract <span class="hlt">features</span> of clear facial image and impose them on blurred facial image of same ethnic origin as an approach to enhance a blurred facial image. A database of clear images containing 30 individuals equally divided to five different ethnicities which were Arab, African, Chines, European and Indian. Software was built to perform pre-processing on images in order to align the <span class="hlt">features</span> of clear and blurred images. And the idea was to extract <span class="hlt">features</span> of clear facial image or template built from clear facial images using wavelet transformation to impose them on blurred image by using reverse wavelet. The results of this approach did not come well as all the <span class="hlt">features</span> did not align together as in most cases the eyes were aligned but the nose or mouth were not aligned. Then we decided in the next approach to deal with <span class="hlt">features</span> separately but in the result in some cases a blocky effect was present on <span class="hlt">features</span> due to not having close matching <span class="hlt">features</span>. In general the available small database did not help to achieve the goal results, because of the number of available individuals. The color information and <span class="hlt">features</span> similarity could be more investigated to achieve better results by having larger database as well as improving the process of enhancement by the availability of closer matches in each ethnicity.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://pubs.er.usgs.gov/publication/70017641','USGSPUBS'); return false;" href="https://pubs.er.usgs.gov/publication/70017641"><span>Spatial <span class="hlt">features</span> register: toward standardization of spatial <span class="hlt">features</span></span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/pubs/index.jsp?view=adv">USGS Publications Warehouse</a></p> <p>Cascio, Janette</p> <p>1994-01-01</p> <p>As the need to share spatial data increases, more than agreement on a common format is needed to ensure that the data is meaningful to both the importer and the exporter. Effective data transfer also requires common definitions of spatial <span class="hlt">features</span>. To achieve this, part 2 of the Spatial Data Transfer Standard (SDTS) provides a model for a spatial <span class="hlt">features</span> data content specification and a glossary of <span class="hlt">features</span> and attributes that fit this model. The model provides a foundation for standardizing spatial <span class="hlt">features</span>. The glossary now contains only a limited subset of hydrographic and topographic <span class="hlt">features</span>. For it to be useful, terms and definitions must be included for other categories, such as base cartographic, bathymetric, cadastral, cultural and demographic, geodetic, geologic, ground transportation, international boundaries, soils, vegetation, water, and wetlands, and the set of hydrographic and topographic <span class="hlt">features</span> must be expanded. This paper will review the philosophy of the SDTS part 2 and the current plans for creating a national spatial <span class="hlt">features</span> register as one mechanism for maintaining part 2.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/34735','DOTNTL'); return false;" href="https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/34735"><span>Investigating Relationship between Driving Patterns and Traffic <span class="hlt">Safety</span> using Smartphones Based Mobile Sensor Data</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://ntlsearch.bts.gov/tris/index.do">DOT National Transportation Integrated Search</a></p> <p></p> <p>2016-05-23</p> <p>In spite of various advancements in vehicle <span class="hlt">safety</span> technologies and improved roadway design practices, roadway crashes remain a major challenge. While certain hotspots may be unsafe primarily due to the geometric <span class="hlt">features</span> of these locations, in many ...</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('http://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED107803.pdf','ERIC'); return false;" href="http://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED107803.pdf"><span>Highway <span class="hlt">Safety</span> Program Manual: Volume 14: Pedestrian <span class="hlt">Safety</span>.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.eric.ed.gov/ERICWebPortal/search/extended.jsp?_pageLabel=advanced">ERIC Educational Resources Information Center</a></p> <p>National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (DOT), Washington, DC.</p> <p></p> <p>Volume 14 of the 19-volume Highway <span class="hlt">Safety</span> Program Manual (which provides guidance to State and local governments on preferred highway <span class="hlt">safety</span> practices) concentrates on pedestrian <span class="hlt">safety</span>. The purpose and objectives of a pedestrian <span class="hlt">safety</span> program are outlined. Federal authority in the area of pedestrian <span class="hlt">safety</span> and policies regarding a <span class="hlt">safety</span> program…</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29891231','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29891231"><span>[Patient <span class="hlt">safety</span> in home care - A review of international recommendations].</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Czakert, Judith; Lehmann, Yvonne; Ewers, Michael</p> <p>2018-06-08</p> <p>In recent years there has been a growing trend towards nursing care at home in general as well as towards intensive home care being provided by specialized home care services in Germany. However, resulting challenges for patient <span class="hlt">safety</span> have rarely been considered. Against this background we aimed to explore whether international recommendations for patient <span class="hlt">safety</span> in home care in general and in intensive home care in particular already exist and how they can stimulate further practice development in Germany. A review of online English documents containing recommendations for patient <span class="hlt">safety</span> in intensive home care was conducted. Available documents were analyzed and compared in terms of their form and content. Overall, a small number of relevant documents could be identified. None of these documents exclusively refer to the intensive home care sector. Despite their differences, however, the analysis of four selected documents showed similarities, e. g., regarding specific topics of patient <span class="hlt">safety</span> (communication, involvement of patients and their relatives, risk assessment, medication management, qualification). Furthermore, strengths and weaknesses of the documents became apparent: e. g., an explicit understanding of patient <span class="hlt">safety</span>, a literature-based introduction to <span class="hlt">safety</span> topics or an adaptation of the recommendations to the specific <span class="hlt">features</span> of home care were occasionally lacking. This document analysis provides interesting input to the formal and content-related development of specific recommendations and to practice development in Germany to improve patient <span class="hlt">safety</span> in home care. Copyright © 2018. Published by Elsevier GmbH.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21643727','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21643727"><span>Adoption of <span class="hlt">safety</span> eyewear among citrus harvesters in rural Florida.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Monaghan, Paul F; Bryant, Carol A; McDermott, Robert J; Forst, Linda S; Luque, John S; Contreras, Ricardo B</p> <p>2012-06-01</p> <p>The community-based prevention marketing program planning framework was used to adapt an evidence-based intervention to address eye injuries among Florida's migrant citrus harvesters. Participant-observer techniques, other direct observations, and individual and focus group interviews provided data that guided refinement of a <span class="hlt">safety</span> eyewear intervention. Workers were attracted to the eyewear's ability to minimize irritation, offer protection from trauma, and enable work without declines in productivity or comfort. Access to <span class="hlt">safety</span> glasses equipped with worker-designed <span class="hlt">features</span> reduced the perceived barriers of using them; deployment of trained peer-leaders helped promote adoption. Workers' use of <span class="hlt">safety</span> glasses increased from less than 2% to between 28% and 37% in less than two full harvesting seasons. The combination of formative research and program implementation data provided insights for tailoring an existing evidence-based program for this occupational community and increase potential for future dissemination and worker protection.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22339583','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22339583"><span>2011 Annual Meeting of the <span class="hlt">Safety</span> Pharmacology Society: an overview.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Cavero, Icilio</p> <p>2012-03-01</p> <p>The keynote address of 2011 Annual Meeting of the <span class="hlt">Safety</span> Pharmacology Society examined the known and the still to be known on drug-induced nephrotoxicity. The nominee of the Distinguished Service Award Lecture gave an account of his career achievements particularly on the domain of chronically instrumented animals for assessing cardiovascular <span class="hlt">safety</span>. The value of <span class="hlt">Safety</span> Pharmacology resides in the benefits delivered to Pharma organizations, regulators, payers and patients. Meticulous due diligence concerning compliance of <span class="hlt">Safety</span> Pharmacology studies to best practices is an effective means to ensure that equally stringent <span class="hlt">safety</span> criteria are applied to both in-licensed and in-house compounds. Innovative technologies of great potential for <span class="hlt">Safety</span> Pharmacology presented at the meeting are organs on chips (lung, heart, intestine) displaying mechanical and biochemical <span class="hlt">features</span> of native organs, electrical field potential (MEA) or impedance (xCELLigence Cardio) measurements in human induced pluripotent stem cell-derived cardiomyocytes for unveiling cardiac electrophysiological and mechanical liabilities, functional human airway epithelium (MucilAir™) preparations with unique 1-year shelf-life for acute and chronic in vitro evaluation of drug efficacy and toxicity. Custom-designed in silico and in vitro assay platforms defining the receptorome space occupied by chemical entities facilitate, throughout the drug discovery phase, the selection of candidates with optimized <span class="hlt">safety</span> profile on organ function. These approaches can now be complemented by advanced computational analysis allowing the identification of compounds with receptorome, or clinically adverse effect profiles, similar to those of the drug candidate under scrutiny for extending the <span class="hlt">safety</span> assessment to potential liability targets not captured by classical approaches. Nonclinical data supporting <span class="hlt">safety</span> can be quite reassuring for drugs with a discovered signal of risk. However, for marketing authorization</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pmcentrez&artid=4828618','PMC'); return false;" href="https://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pmcentrez&artid=4828618"><span>A <span class="hlt">safety</span> incident reporting system for primary care. A systematic literature review and consensus procedure by the LINNEAUS collaboration on patient <span class="hlt">safety</span> in primary care</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pmc">PubMed Central</a></p> <p>Klemp, Kerstin; Zwart, Dorien; Hansen, Jørgen; Hellebek, Torben; Luettel, Dagmar; Verstappen, Wim; Beyer, Martin; Gerlach, Ferdin M.; Hoffmann, Barbara; Esmail, Aneez</p> <p>2015-01-01</p> <p>Background: Incident reporting is widely used in both patient <span class="hlt">safety</span> improvement programmes, and in research on patient <span class="hlt">safety</span>. Objective: To identify the key requirements for incident reporting systems in primary care; to develop an Internet-based incident reporting and learning system for primary care. Methods: A literature review looking at the purpose, design and requirements of an incident reporting system (IRS) was used to update an existing incident reporting system, widely used in Germany. Then, an international expert panel with knowledge on IRS developed the criteria for the design of a new web-based incident reporting system for European primary care. A small demonstration project was used to create a web-based reporting system, to be made freely available for practitioners and researchers. The expert group compiled recommendations regarding the desirable <span class="hlt">features</span> of an incident reporting system for European primary care. These <span class="hlt">features</span> covered the purpose of reporting, who should be involved in reporting, the mode of reporting, design considerations, feedback mechanisms and preconditions necessary for the implementation of an IRS. Results: A freely available web-based reporting form was developed, based on these criteria. It can be modified for local contexts. Practitioners and researchers can use this system as a means of recording patient <span class="hlt">safety</span> incidents in their locality and use it as a basis for learning from errors. Conclusion: The LINNEAUS collaboration has provided a freely available incident reporting system that can be modified for a local context and used throughout Europe. PMID:26339835</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2012ESASP.699E..11K','NASAADS'); return false;" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2012ESASP.699E..11K"><span>Software-Based <span class="hlt">Safety</span> Systems in Space - Learning from other Domains</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abstract_service.html">NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)</a></p> <p>Klicker, M.; Putzer, H.</p> <p>2012-01-01</p> <p>Increasing complexity and new emerging capabilities for manned and unmanned missions have been the hallmark of the past decades of space exploration. One of the drivers in this process was the ever increasing use of software and software-intensive systems to implement system functions necessary to the capabilities needed. The course of technological evolution suggests that this development will continue well into the future with a number of challenges for the <span class="hlt">safety</span> community some of which shall be discussed in this paper. The current state of the art reveals a number of problems with developing and assessing <span class="hlt">safety</span> critical software which explains the reluctance of the space community to rely on software-based <span class="hlt">safety</span> measures to mitigate hazards. Among others, usually lack of trustworthy evidence of software integrity in all foreseeable situations and the difficulties to integrate software in the traditional <span class="hlt">safety</span> analysis framework are cited. Experience from other domains and recent developments in modern software development methodologies and verification techniques are analysed for the suitability for space systems and an avionics architectural framework (see STANAG 4626) for the implementation of <span class="hlt">safety</span> critical software is proposed. This is shown to create among other <span class="hlt">features</span> the possibility of numerous degradation modes enhancing overall system <span class="hlt">safety</span> and interoperability of computerized space systems. It also potentially simplifies international cooperation on a technical level by introducing a higher degree of compatibility. As software <span class="hlt">safety</span> cannot be tested or argued into a system in hindsight, the development process and especially the architecture chosen are essential to establish <span class="hlt">safety</span> properties for the software used to implement <span class="hlt">safety</span> functions. The core of the <span class="hlt">safety</span> argument revolves around the separation of different functions and software modules from each other by minimal coupling of functions and credible separation mechanisms in the</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('http://hdl.handle.net/2060/19920004363','NASA-TRS'); return false;" href="http://hdl.handle.net/2060/19920004363"><span>Risks, designs, and research for fire <span class="hlt">safety</span> in spacecraft</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://ntrs.nasa.gov/search.jsp">NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)</a></p> <p>Friedman, Robert; Sacksteder, Kurt R.; Urban, David</p> <p>1991-01-01</p> <p>Current fire protection for spacecraft relies mainly on fire prevention through the use of nonflammable materials and strict storage controls of other materials. The Shuttle also has smoke detectors and fire extinguishers, using technology similar to aircraft practices. While experience has shown that the current fire protection is adequate, future improvements in fire <span class="hlt">safety</span> technology to meet the challenges of long duration space missions, such as the Space Station Freedom, are essential. All spacecraft fire protection systems, however, must deal with the unusual combustion characteristics and operational problems in the low gravity environment. The <span class="hlt">features</span> of low gravity combustion that affect spacecraft fire <span class="hlt">safety</span>, and the issues in fire protection for Freedom that must be addressed eventually to provide effective and conservative fire protection systems are discussed.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://eric.ed.gov/?q=economic+AND+papers&id=EJ1006294','ERIC'); return false;" href="https://eric.ed.gov/?q=economic+AND+papers&id=EJ1006294"><span>The European Social Fund: A Very Specific Case Instrument of HRD Policy</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.eric.ed.gov/ERICWebPortal/search/extended.jsp?_pageLabel=advanced">ERIC Educational Resources Information Center</a></p> <p>Tome, Eduardo</p> <p>2013-01-01</p> <p>Purpose: This paper aims to review the intervention of the European Social Fund (<span class="hlt">ESF</span>) as an instrument of human resource development (HRD) policies in the European labor market. Design/methodology/approach: The paper uses an economic background, and reviews the official documents produced by the <span class="hlt">ESF</span> during its history to try to define its economic…</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19667789','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19667789"><span>Role of champions in the implementation of patient <span class="hlt">safety</span> practice change.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Soo, Stephanie; Berta, Whitney; Baker, G Ross</p> <p>2009-01-01</p> <p>Practitioners of patient <span class="hlt">safety</span> practice change agree that champions are central to the success of implementation. The clinical champion role is a concept that has been widely promoted yet empirically underdeveloped in health services literature. Questions remain as to who these champions are, what roles they play in patient <span class="hlt">safety</span> practice change and what contexts serve to facilitate their efforts. This investigation used a multiple-case study design to critically examine the role of champions in the implementation of rapid response teams (RRTs), an innovative complex patient <span class="hlt">safety</span> intervention, in two large urban acute care facilities. An analysis of interviews with key individuals involved in the RRT implementation process revealed a typology of the patient <span class="hlt">safety</span> practice champion that extended beyond clinical personnel to include managerial and executive staff. Champions engaged to a varying extent in a number of core activities, including education, advocacy, relationship building and boundary spanning. Individuals became champions both through informal emergence and a combination of formal appointment and informal emergence. By identifying and elaborating upon specific <span class="hlt">features</span> of the champion role, this study aims to expand the dialogue about champions for patient <span class="hlt">safety</span> practice change.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1012339','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1012339"><span>Effects of bombesin on erythropoietin production in the anaesthetized dog.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Melchiorri, P; Sopranzi, N; Roseghini, M</p> <p>1976-08-01</p> <p>Bombesin, a tetradecapeptide isolated from the skin of some European discoglossid frogs, has been reported previously to reduce renal blood flow and glomerular filtration rate and to increase plasma renin activity in anaesthetized dogs. In the present study bombesin was infused intravenously in anaesthetized dogs at dose levels of 3, 6 and 12 ng/kg/min for 6 h and renal blood flow, glomerular filtration rate, oxygen consumption, oxygen extraction by the kidney tissue, as well as plasma erythropoietin levels (<span class="hlt">ESF</span>) and plasma renin activity were measured. Plasma levels of <span class="hlt">ESF</span> increased during bombesin infusion only when renal blood flow was reduced to a level of 1 ml/g/min or less. In this situation glomerular filtration was blocked, renal oxygen consumption was decreased to 10% of normal and oxygen extraction by the kidney was increased by 2 times. No correlation was found between plasma renin activity and <span class="hlt">ESF</span> concentrations during bombesin infusion. It is concluded that the stimulant action of bombesin on <span class="hlt">ESF</span> production is a consequence of the renal hypoxia induced by the reduction in renal blood flow.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2018JGRA..123.1515A','NASAADS'); return false;" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2018JGRA..123.1515A"><span>Hindcasting of Equatorial Spread F Using Seasonal Empirical Models</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abstract_service.html">NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)</a></p> <p>Aswathy, R. P.; Manju, G.</p> <p>2018-02-01</p> <p>The role of gravity waves in modulating equatorial spread F (<span class="hlt">ESF</span>) day-to-day variability is investigated using ionosonde data at Trivandrum (geographic coordinates, 8.5°N, 77°E; mean geomagnetic latitude -0.3°N) a magnetic equatorial location. A novel empirical model that incorporates the combined effects of electrodynamics and gravity waves in modulating <span class="hlt">ESF</span> occurrence during autumnal equinox season was presented by Aswathy and Manju (2017). In the present study, the height variations of the requisite gravity wave seed perturbations for <span class="hlt">ESF</span> are examined for the vernal equinoxes, summer solstices, and winter solstices of different years. Subsequently, the empirical model, incorporating the electrodynamical effects and the gravity wave modulation, valid for each of the seasons is developed. Accordingly, for each season, the threshold curve may be demarcated provided the solar flux index (F10.7) is known. The empirical models are validated using the data for high, moderate, and low solar activity years corresponding to each season. In the next stage, this model is to be fine tuned to facilitate the prediction of <span class="hlt">ESF</span> well before its onset.</p> </li> </ol> <div class="pull-right"> <ul class="pagination"> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_1");'>«</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_10");'>10</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_11");'>11</a></li> <li class="active"><span>12</span></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_13");'>13</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_14");'>14</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_25");'>»</a></li> </ul> </div> </div><!-- col-sm-12 --> </div><!-- row --> </div><!-- page_12 --> <div id="page_13" class="hiddenDiv"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-sm-12"> <div class="pull-right"> <ul class="pagination"> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_1");'>«</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_11");'>11</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_12");'>12</a></li> <li class="active"><span>13</span></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_14");'>14</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_15");'>15</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_25");'>»</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> <div class="row"> <div class="col-sm-12"> <ol class="result-class" start="241"> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21399407','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21399407"><span>Advanced reactors and associated fuel cycle facilities: <span class="hlt">safety</span> and environmental impacts.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Hill, R N; Nutt, W M; Laidler, J J</p> <p>2011-01-01</p> <p>The <span class="hlt">safety</span> and environmental impacts of new technology and fuel cycle approaches being considered in current U.S. nuclear research programs are contrasted to conventional technology options in this paper. Two advanced reactor technologies, the sodium-cooled fast reactor (SFR) and the very high temperature gas-cooled reactor (VHTR), are being developed. In general, the new reactor technologies exploit inherent <span class="hlt">features</span> for enhanced <span class="hlt">safety</span> performance. A key distinction of advanced fuel cycles is spent fuel recycle facilities and new waste forms. In this paper, the performance of existing fuel cycle facilities and applicable regulatory limits are reviewed. Technology options to improve recycle efficiency, restrict emissions, and/or improve <span class="hlt">safety</span> are identified. For a closed fuel cycle, potential benefits in waste management are significant, and key waste form technology alternatives are described. Copyright © 2010 Health Physics Society</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22746367','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22746367"><span>Job characteristics and <span class="hlt">safety</span> climate: the role of effort-reward and demand-control-support models.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Phipps, Denham L; Malley, Christine; Ashcroft, Darren M</p> <p>2012-07-01</p> <p>While <span class="hlt">safety</span> climate is widely recognized as a key influence on organizational <span class="hlt">safety</span>, there remain questions about the nature of its antecedents. One potential influence on <span class="hlt">safety</span> climate is job characteristics (that is, psychosocial <span class="hlt">features</span> of the work environment). This study investigated the relationship between two job characteristics models--demand-control-support (Karasek & Theorell, 1990) and effort-reward imbalance (Siegrist, 1996)--and <span class="hlt">safety</span> climate. A survey was conducted with a random sample of 860 British retail pharmacists, using the job contents questionnaire (JCQ), effort-reward imbalance indicator (ERI) and a measure of <span class="hlt">safety</span> climate in pharmacies. Multivariate data analyses found that: (a) both models contributed to the prediction of <span class="hlt">safety</span> climate ratings, with the demand-control-support model making the largest contribution; (b) there were some interactions between demand, control and support from the JCQ in the prediction of <span class="hlt">safety</span> climate scores. The latter finding suggests the presence of "active learning" with respect to <span class="hlt">safety</span> improvement in high demand, high control settings. The findings provide further insight into the ways in which job characteristics relate to <span class="hlt">safety</span>, both individually and at an aggregated level.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://ntrs.nasa.gov/search.jsp?R=20070019380&hterms=forging&qs=Ntx%3Dmode%2Bmatchall%26Ntk%3DAll%26N%3D0%26No%3D50%26Ntt%3Dforging','NASA-TRS'); return false;" href="https://ntrs.nasa.gov/search.jsp?R=20070019380&hterms=forging&qs=Ntx%3Dmode%2Bmatchall%26Ntk%3DAll%26N%3D0%26No%3D50%26Ntt%3Dforging"><span>Materials <span class="hlt">Safety</span> - Not just Flammability and Toxic Offgassing</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://ntrs.nasa.gov/search.jsp">NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)</a></p> <p>Pedley, Michael D.</p> <p>2007-01-01</p> <p>For many years, the <span class="hlt">safety</span> community has focused on a limited subset of materials and processes requirements as key to <span class="hlt">safety</span>: Materials flammability, Toxic offgassing, Propellant compatibility, Oxygen compatibility, and Stress-corrosion cracking. All these items are important, but the exclusive focus on these items neglects many other items that are equally important to materials <span class="hlt">safety</span>. Examples include (but are not limited to): 1. Materials process control -- proper qualification and execution of manufacturing processes such as structural adhesive bonding, welding, and forging are crucial to materials <span class="hlt">safety</span>. Limitation of discussions on materials process control to an arbitrary subset of processes, known as "critical processes" is a mistake, because any process where the quality of the product cannot be verified by inspection can potentially result in unsafe hardware 2 Materials structural design allowables -- development of valid design allowables when none exist in the literature requires extensive testing of multiple lots of materials and is extremely expensive. But, without valid allowables, structural analysis cannot verify structural <span class="hlt">safety</span> 3. Corrosion control -- All forms of corrosion, not just stress corrosion, can affect structural integrity of hardware 4. Contamination control during ground processing -- contamination control is critical to manufacturing processes such as adhesive bonding and also to elimination foreign objects and debris (FOD) that are hazardous to the crew of manned spacecraft in microgravity environments. 5. Fasteners -- Fastener design, the use of verifiable secondary locking <span class="hlt">features</span>, and proper verification of fastener torque are essential for proper structural performance This presentation discusses some of these key factors and the importance of considering them in ensuring the <span class="hlt">safety</span> of space hardware.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20368595','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20368595"><span>Mixed results in the <span class="hlt">safety</span> performance of computerized physician order entry.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Metzger, Jane; Welebob, Emily; Bates, David W; Lipsitz, Stuart; Classen, David C</p> <p>2010-04-01</p> <p>Computerized physician order entry is a required <span class="hlt">feature</span> for hospitals seeking to demonstrate meaningful use of electronic medical record systems and qualify for federal financial incentives. A national sample of sixty-two hospitals voluntarily used a simulation tool designed to assess how well <span class="hlt">safety</span> decision support worked when applied to medication orders in computerized order entry. The simulation detected only 53 percent of the medication orders that would have resulted in fatalities and 10-82 percent of the test orders that would have caused serious adverse drug events. It is important to ascertain whether actual implementations of computerized physician order entry are achieving goals such as improved patient <span class="hlt">safety</span>.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/29542','DOTNTL'); return false;" href="https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/29542"><span>Identifying significant environmental <span class="hlt">features</span> using <span class="hlt">feature</span> recognition.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://ntlsearch.bts.gov/tris/index.do">DOT National Transportation Integrated Search</a></p> <p></p> <p>2015-10-01</p> <p>The Department of Environmental Analysis at the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet has expressed an interest in <span class="hlt">feature</span>-recognition capability because it may help analysts identify environmentally sensitive <span class="hlt">features</span> in the landscape, : including those r...</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.fs.usda.gov/treesearch/pubs/50850','TREESEARCH'); return false;" href="https://www.fs.usda.gov/treesearch/pubs/50850"><span>Spatial characteristics of early successional habitat across the Upper Great Lakes states</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.fs.usda.gov/treesearch/">Treesearch</a></p> <p>Brian G. Tavernia; Mark D. Nelson; James D. Garner; Charles H. (Hobie) Perry</p> <p>2016-01-01</p> <p>Creation and management of early successional forest (<span class="hlt">ESF</span>) is needed to halt and reverse declines of bird species dependent on pioneering plant species or young forests. <span class="hlt">ESF</span>-dependent bird species require specific structural forest classes and are sensitive to forest age (a surrogate for forest structure), patch size, proximity to patch edges, and the juxtaposition of...</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://eric.ed.gov/?q=institutional+AND+theory+AND+vocational+AND+theory&pg=5&id=EJ928544','ERIC'); return false;" href="https://eric.ed.gov/?q=institutional+AND+theory+AND+vocational+AND+theory&pg=5&id=EJ928544"><span>The European Social Fund: Changing Approaches to VET</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.eric.ed.gov/ERICWebPortal/search/extended.jsp?_pageLabel=advanced">ERIC Educational Resources Information Center</a></p> <p>Welbers, Gerhard</p> <p>2011-01-01</p> <p>Since its creation in 1958, the European Social Fund (<span class="hlt">ESF</span>) has played a major role in supporting the development of vocational training in the Member States. However, compared to other, more recently launched, EU programmes and initiatives in the area of education and training, the <span class="hlt">ESF</span> has not made a significant contribution to the debate about…</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29774970','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29774970"><span>Priming patient <span class="hlt">safety</span>: A middle-range theory of <span class="hlt">safety</span> goal priming via <span class="hlt">safety</span> culture communication.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Groves, Patricia S; Bunch, Jacinda L</p> <p>2018-05-18</p> <p>The aim of this paper is discussion of a new middle-range theory of patient <span class="hlt">safety</span> goal priming via <span class="hlt">safety</span> culture communication. Bedside nurses are key to safe care, but there is little theory about how organizations can influence nursing behavior through <span class="hlt">safety</span> culture to improve patient <span class="hlt">safety</span> outcomes. We theorize patient <span class="hlt">safety</span> goal priming via <span class="hlt">safety</span> culture communication may support organizations in this endeavor. According to this theory, hospital <span class="hlt">safety</span> culture communication activates a previously held patient <span class="hlt">safety</span> goal and increases the perceived value of actions nurses can take to achieve that goal. Nurses subsequently prioritize and are motivated to perform tasks and risk assessment related to achieving patient <span class="hlt">safety</span>. These efforts continue until nurses mitigate or ameliorate identified risks and hazards during the patient care encounter. Critically, this process requires nurses to have a previously held <span class="hlt">safety</span> goal associated with a repertoire of appropriate actions. This theory suggests undergraduate educators should foster an outcomes focus emphasizing the connections between nursing interventions and <span class="hlt">safety</span> outcomes, hospitals should strategically structure patient <span class="hlt">safety</span> primes into communicative activities, and organizations should support professional development including new skills and the latest evidence supporting nursing practice for patient <span class="hlt">safety</span>. © 2018 John Wiley & Sons Ltd.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('http://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED107792.pdf','ERIC'); return false;" href="http://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED107792.pdf"><span>Highway <span class="hlt">Safety</span> Program Manual: Volume 3: Motorcycle <span class="hlt">Safety</span>.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.eric.ed.gov/ERICWebPortal/search/extended.jsp?_pageLabel=advanced">ERIC Educational Resources Information Center</a></p> <p>National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (DOT), Washington, DC.</p> <p></p> <p>Volume 3 of the 19-volume Highway <span class="hlt">Safety</span> Program Manual (which provides guidance to State and local governments on preferred highway <span class="hlt">safety</span> practices) concentrates on aspects of motorcycle <span class="hlt">safety</span>. The purpose and specific objectives of a State motorcycle <span class="hlt">safety</span> program are outlined. Federal authority in the highway <span class="hlt">safety</span> area and general policies…</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20493483','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20493483"><span>Modified fully covered self-expandable metal stents with antimigration <span class="hlt">features</span> for benign pancreatic-duct strictures in advanced chronic pancreatitis, with a focus on the <span class="hlt">safety</span> profile and reducing migration.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Moon, Sung-Hoon; Kim, Myung-Hwan; Park, Do Hyun; Song, Tae Joon; Eum, Junbum; Lee, Sang Soo; Seo, Dong Wan; Lee, Sung Koo</p> <p>2010-07-01</p> <p>Fully covered self-expandable metal stent (FCSEMS) placement has recently been tried in the management of refractory pancreatic-duct strictures associated with advanced chronic pancreatitis. The major limitation of FCSEMSs was frequent migration. To assess the <span class="hlt">safety</span>, migration rate, and removability of modified FCSEMSs with antimigration <span class="hlt">features</span> used for the treatment of benign pancreatic-duct strictures. Prospective study. Tertiary academic center. Thirty-two patients with chronic painful pancreatitis and dominant ductal stricture. Transpapillary endoscopic placement of FCSEMSs in the pancreatic duct with removal after 3 months. Technical and functional success and adverse events associated with the placement of metal stents. FCSEMSs were successfully placed in all patients through the major (n = 27) or minor (n = 5) duodenal papilla. All patients achieved pain relief from stent placement. There was no occurrence of stent-induced pancreatitis or pancreatic sepsis. No stent migrated, and all stents were easily removed. Follow-up ERCP 3 months after stent placement showed resolution of duct strictures in all patients. Pancreatograms obtained at FCSEMS removal displayed de novo focal pancreatic duct strictures in 5 patients, but all were asymptomatic. No long-term follow-up. Temporary 3-month placement of FCSEMSs was effective in resolving pancreatic-duct strictures in chronic pancreatitis, with an acceptable morbidity profile. Modified FCSEMSs can prevent stent migration, but may be associated with de novo duct strictures. Further trials are needed to assess long-term <span class="hlt">safety</span> and efficacy. Copyright 2010 American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. Published by Mosby, Inc. All rights reserved.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16165269','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16165269"><span>Lessons learned from process incident databases and the process <span class="hlt">safety</span> incident database (PSID) approach sponsored by the Center for Chemical Process <span class="hlt">Safety</span>.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Sepeda, Adrian L</p> <p>2006-03-17</p> <p>Learning from the experiences of others has long been recognized as a valued and relatively painless process. In the world of process <span class="hlt">safety</span>, this learning method is an essential tool since industry has neither the time and resources nor the willingness to experience an incident before taking corrective or preventative steps. This paper examines the need for and value of process <span class="hlt">safety</span> incident databases that collect incidents of high learning value and structure them so that needed information can be easily and quickly extracted. It also explores how they might be used to prevent incidents by increasing awareness and by being a tool for conducting PHAs and incident investigations. The paper then discusses how the CCPS PSID meets those requirements, how PSID is structured and managed, and its attributes and <span class="hlt">features</span>.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26443813','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26443813"><span>Quality management and perceptions of teamwork and <span class="hlt">safety</span> climate in European hospitals.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Kristensen, Solvejg; Hammer, Antje; Bartels, Paul; Suñol, Rosa; Groene, Oliver; Thompson, Caroline A; Arah, Onyebuchi A; Kutaj-Wasikowska, Halina; Michel, Philippe; Wagner, Cordula</p> <p>2015-12-01</p> <p>This study aimed to investigate the associations of quality management systems with teamwork and <span class="hlt">safety</span> climate, and to describe and compare differences in perceptions of teamwork climate and <span class="hlt">safety</span> climate among clinical leaders and frontline clinicians. We used a multi-method, cross-sectional approach to collect survey data of quality management systems and perceived teamwork and <span class="hlt">safety</span> climate. Our data analyses included descriptive and multilevel regression methods. Data on implementation of quality management system from seven European countries were evaluated including patient <span class="hlt">safety</span> culture surveys from 3622 clinical leaders and 4903 frontline clinicians. Perceived teamwork and <span class="hlt">safety</span> climate. Teamwork climate was reported as positive by 67% of clinical leaders and 43% of frontline clinicians. <span class="hlt">Safety</span> climate was perceived as positive by 54% of clinical leaders and 32% of frontline clinicians. We found positive associations between implementation of quality management systems and teamwork and <span class="hlt">safety</span> climate. Our findings, which should be placed in a broader clinical quality improvement context, point to the importance of quality management systems as a supportive structural <span class="hlt">feature</span> for promoting teamwork and <span class="hlt">safety</span> climate. To gain a deeper understanding of this association, further qualitative and quantitative studies using longitudinally collected data are recommended. The study also confirms that more clinical leaders than frontline clinicians have a positive perception of teamwork and <span class="hlt">safety</span> climate. Such differences should be accounted for in daily clinical practice and when tailoring initiatives to improve teamwork and <span class="hlt">safety</span> climate. © The Author 2015. Published by Oxford University Press in association with the International Society for Quality in Health Care; all rights reserved.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28327116','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28327116"><span>A tailored online <span class="hlt">safety</span> and health intervention for women experiencing intimate partner violence: the iCAN Plan 4 <span class="hlt">Safety</span> randomized controlled trial protocol.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Ford-Gilboe, Marilyn; Varcoe, Colleen; Scott-Storey, Kelly; Wuest, Judith; Case, James; Currie, Leanne M; Glass, Nancy; Hodgins, Marilyn; MacMillan, Harriet; Perrin, Nancy; Wathen, C Nadine</p> <p>2017-03-21</p> <p>Intimate partner violence (IPV) threatens the <span class="hlt">safety</span> and health of women worldwide. <span class="hlt">Safety</span> planning is a widely recommended, evidence-based intervention for women experiencing IPV, yet fewer than 1 in 5 Canadian women access <span class="hlt">safety</span> planning through domestic violence services. Rural, Indigenous, racialized, and immigrant women, those who prioritize their privacy, and/or women who have partners other than men, face unique <span class="hlt">safety</span> risks and access barriers. Online IPV interventions tailored to the unique <span class="hlt">features</span> of women's lives, and to maximize choice and control, have potential to reduce access barriers, and improve fit and inclusiveness, maximizing effectiveness of these interventions for diverse groups. In this double blind randomized controlled trial, 450 Canadian women who have experienced IPV in the previous 6 months will be randomized to either a tailored, interactive online <span class="hlt">safety</span> and health intervention (iCAN Plan 4 <span class="hlt">Safety</span>) or general online <span class="hlt">safety</span> information (usual care). iCAN engages women in activities designed to increase their awareness of <span class="hlt">safety</span> risks, reflect on their plans for their relationships and priorities, and create a personalize action plan of strategies and resources for addressing their <span class="hlt">safety</span> and health concerns. Self-reported outcome measures will be collected at baseline and 3, 6, and 12 months post-baseline. Primary outcomes are depressive symptoms (Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale, Revised) and PTSD Symptoms (PTSD Checklist, Civilian Version). Secondary outcomes include helpful <span class="hlt">safety</span> actions, <span class="hlt">safety</span> planning self-efficacy, mastery, and decisional conflict. In-depth qualitative interviews with approximately 60 women who have completed the trial and website utilization data will be used to explore women's engagement with the intervention and processes of change. This trial will contribute timely evidence about the effectiveness of online <span class="hlt">safety</span> and health interventions appropriate for diverse life contexts. If</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28393623','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28393623"><span>Clinical Comparison of Conventional and Mobile Endockscope Videocystoscopy Using an Air or Fluid Medium.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Dutta, Rahul; Yoon, Renai; Patel, Roshan M; Spradling, Kyle; Okhunov, Zhamshid; Sohn, William; Lee, Hak J; Landman, Jaime; Clayman, Ralph V</p> <p>2017-06-01</p> <p>To compare conventional videocystoscopy (CVC) with a novel and affordable (approximately $45) mobile cystoscopy system, the Endockscope (ES). We evaluated the ES system using both fluid (Endockscope-Fluid [<span class="hlt">ES-F</span>]) and air (Endockscope-Air [ES-A]) to fill the bladder in an effort to expand the global range of flexible cystoscopy. The ES system comprised a portable 1000 lumen LED self-contained cordless light source and a three-dimensional printed adaptor that connects a mobile phone to a flexible fiber-optic cystoscope. Patients undergoing in-office cystoscopic evaluation for either stent removal or bladder cancer surveillance received three examinations: conventional, <span class="hlt">ES-F</span>, and ES-A cystoscopy. Videos of each examination were recorded and analyzed by expert endoscopists for image quality/resolution, brightness, color quality, sharpness, overall quality, and whether or not they were acceptable for diagnostic purposes. Six of the 10 patients for whom the conventional videos were 100% acceptable for diagnostic purposes were included in our analysis. The conventional videos scored higher on every metric relative to both the <span class="hlt">ES-F</span> and ES-A videos (p < 0.05). There was no difference between <span class="hlt">ES-F</span> and ES-A videos on any metric. Fifty-two percent and 44% of the <span class="hlt">ES-F</span> and ES-A videos, respectively, were considered acceptable for diagnostic purposes (p = 0.384). The ES mobile cystoscopy system may be a reasonable option in settings where electricity, sterile fluid irrigant, or access to CVC equipment is unavailable.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25906403','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25906403"><span>Does Employee <span class="hlt">Safety</span> Matter for Patients Too? Employee <span class="hlt">Safety</span> Climate and Patient <span class="hlt">Safety</span> Culture in Health Care.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Mohr, David C; Eaton, Jennifer Lipkowitz; McPhaul, Kathleen M; Hodgson, Michael J</p> <p>2015-04-22</p> <p>We examined relationships between employee <span class="hlt">safety</span> climate and patient <span class="hlt">safety</span> culture. Because employee <span class="hlt">safety</span> may be a precondition for the development of patient <span class="hlt">safety</span>, we hypothesized that employee <span class="hlt">safety</span> culture would be strongly and positively related to patient <span class="hlt">safety</span> culture. An employee <span class="hlt">safety</span> climate survey was administered in 2010 and assessed employees' views and experiences of <span class="hlt">safety</span> for employees. The patient <span class="hlt">safety</span> survey administered in 2011 assessed the <span class="hlt">safety</span> culture for patients. We performed Pearson correlations and multiple regression analysis to examine the relationships between a composite measure of employee <span class="hlt">safety</span> with subdimensions of patient <span class="hlt">safety</span> culture. The regression models controlled for size, geographic characteristics, and teaching affiliation. Analyses were conducted at the group level using data from 132 medical centers. Higher employee <span class="hlt">safety</span> climate composite scores were positively associated with all 9 patient <span class="hlt">safety</span> culture measures examined. Standardized multivariate regression coefficients ranged from 0.44 to 0.64. Medical facilities where staff have more positive perceptions of health care workplace <span class="hlt">safety</span> climate tended to have more positive assessments of patient <span class="hlt">safety</span> culture. This suggests that patient <span class="hlt">safety</span> culture and employee <span class="hlt">safety</span> climate could be mutually reinforcing, such that investments and improvements in one domain positively impacts the other. Further research is needed to better understand the nexus between health care employee and patient <span class="hlt">safety</span> to generalize and act upon findings.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26660747','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26660747"><span>Integration of Active and Passive <span class="hlt">Safety</span> Technologies--A Method to Study and Estimate Field Capability.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Hu, Jingwen; Flannagan, Carol A; Bao, Shan; McCoy, Robert W; Siasoco, Kevin M; Barbat, Saeed</p> <p>2015-11-01</p> <p>The objective of this study is to develop a method that uses a combination of field data analysis, naturalistic driving data analysis, and computational simulations to explore the potential injury reduction capabilities of integrating passive and active <span class="hlt">safety</span> systems in frontal impact conditions. For the purposes of this study, the active <span class="hlt">safety</span> system is actually a driver assist (DA) <span class="hlt">feature</span> that has the potential to reduce delta-V prior to a crash, in frontal or other crash scenarios. A field data analysis was first conducted to estimate the delta-V distribution change based on an assumption of 20% crash avoidance resulting from a pre-crash braking DA <span class="hlt">feature</span>. Analysis of changes in driver head location during 470 hard braking events in a naturalistic driving study found that drivers' head positions were mostly in the center position before the braking onset, while the percentage of time drivers leaning forward or backward increased significantly after the braking onset. Parametric studies with a total of 4800 MADYMO simulations showed that both delta-V and occupant pre-crash posture had pronounced effects on occupant injury risks and on the optimal restraint designs. By combining the results for the delta-V and head position distribution changes, a weighted average of injury risk reduction of 17% and 48% was predicted by the 50th percentile Anthropomorphic Test Device (ATD) model and human body model, respectively, with the assumption that the restraint system can adapt to the specific delta-V and pre-crash posture. This study demonstrated the potential for further reducing occupant injury risk in frontal crashes by the integration of a passive <span class="hlt">safety</span> system with a DA <span class="hlt">feature</span>. Future analyses considering more vehicle models, various crash conditions, and variations of occupant characteristics, such as age, gender, weight, and height, are necessary to further investigate the potential capability of integrating passive and DA or active <span class="hlt">safety</span> systems.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.osti.gov/biblio/22106027-westinghouse-small-modular-reactor-passive-safety-system-response-postulated-events','SCIGOV-STC'); return false;" href="https://www.osti.gov/biblio/22106027-westinghouse-small-modular-reactor-passive-safety-system-response-postulated-events"><span>Westinghouse Small Modular Reactor passive <span class="hlt">safety</span> system response to postulated events</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.osti.gov/search">DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)</a></p> <p>Smith, M. C.; Wright, R. F.</p> <p>2012-07-01</p> <p>The Westinghouse Small Modular Reactor (SMR) is an 800 MWt (>225 MWe) integral pressurized water reactor. This paper is part of a series of four describing the design and <span class="hlt">safety</span> <span class="hlt">features</span> of the Westinghouse SMR. This paper focuses in particular upon the passive <span class="hlt">safety</span> <span class="hlt">features</span> and the <span class="hlt">safety</span> system response of the Westinghouse SMR. The Westinghouse SMR design incorporates many <span class="hlt">features</span> to minimize the effects of, and in some cases eliminates the possibility of postulated accidents. The small size of the reactor and the low power density limits the potential consequences of an accident relative to a large plant. Themore » integral design eliminates large loop piping, which significantly reduces the flow area of postulated loss of coolant accidents (LOCAs). The Westinghouse SMR containment is a high-pressure, compact design that normally operates at a partial vacuum. This facilitates heat removal from the containment during LOCA events. The containment is submerged in water which also aides the heat removal and provides an additional radionuclide filter. The Westinghouse SMR <span class="hlt">safety</span> system design is passive, is based largely on the passive <span class="hlt">safety</span> systems used in the AP1000{sup R} reactor, and provides mitigation of all design basis accidents without the need for AC electrical power for a period of seven days. Frequent faults, such as reactivity insertion events and loss of power events, are protected by first shutting down the nuclear reaction by inserting control rods, then providing cold, borated water through a passive, buoyancy-driven flow. Decay heat removal is provided using a layered approach that includes the passive removal of heat by the steam drum and independent passive heat removal system that transfers heat from the primary system to the environment. Less frequent faults such as loss of coolant accidents are mitigated by passive injection of a large quantity of water that is readily available inside containment. An automatic depressurization system is</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('http://hdl.handle.net/2060/20130011616','NASA-TRS'); return false;" href="http://hdl.handle.net/2060/20130011616"><span>Software <span class="hlt">Safety</span> Risk in Legacy <span class="hlt">Safety</span>-Critical Computer Systems</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://ntrs.nasa.gov/search.jsp">NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)</a></p> <p>Hill, Janice L.; Baggs, Rhoda</p> <p>2007-01-01</p> <p><span class="hlt">Safety</span> Standards contain technical and process-oriented <span class="hlt">safety</span> requirements. Technical requirements are those such as "must work" and "must not work" functions in the system. Process-Oriented requirements are software engineering and <span class="hlt">safety</span> management process requirements. Address the system perspective and some cover just software in the system > NASA-STD-8719.13B Software <span class="hlt">Safety</span> Standard is the current standard of interest. NASA programs/projects will have their own set of <span class="hlt">safety</span> requirements derived from the standard. <span class="hlt">Safety</span> Cases: a) Documented demonstration that a system complies with the specified <span class="hlt">safety</span> requirements. b) Evidence is gathered on the integrity of the system and put forward as an argued case. [Gardener (ed.)] c) Problems occur when trying to meet <span class="hlt">safety</span> standards, and thus make retrospective <span class="hlt">safety</span> cases, in legacy <span class="hlt">safety</span>-critical computer systems.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17710718','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17710718"><span>Projecting effects of improvements in passive <span class="hlt">safety</span> of the New Zealand light vehicle fleet.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Keall, Michael; Newstead, Stuart; Jones, Wayne</p> <p>2007-09-01</p> <p>In the year 2000, as part of the process for setting New Zealand road <span class="hlt">safety</span> targets, a projection was made for a reduction in social cost of 15.5 percent associated with improvements in crashworthiness, which is a measure of the occupant protection of the light passenger vehicle fleet. Since that document was produced, new estimates of crashworthiness have become available, allowing for a more accurate projection. The objective of this paper is to describe a methodology for projecting changes in casualty rates associated with passive <span class="hlt">safety</span> <span class="hlt">features</span> and to apply this methodology to produce a new prediction. The shape of the age distribution of the New Zealand light passenger vehicle fleet was projected to 2010. Projected improvements in crashworthiness and associated reductions in social cost were also modeled based on historical trends. These projections of changes in the vehicle fleet age distribution and of improvements in crashworthiness together provided a basis for estimating the future performance of the fleet in terms of secondary <span class="hlt">safety</span>. A large social cost reduction of about 22 percent for 2010 compared to the year 2000 was predicted due to the expected huge impact of improvements in passive vehicle <span class="hlt">features</span> on road trauma in New Zealand. Countries experiencing improvements in their vehicle fleets can also expect significant reductions in road injury compared to a less crashworthy passenger fleet. Such road <span class="hlt">safety</span> gains can be analyzed using some of the methodology described here.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27315417','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27315417"><span><span class="hlt">Safety</span> climate and <span class="hlt">safety</span> behaviors in the construction industry: The importance of co-workers commitment to <span class="hlt">safety</span>.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Schwatka, Natalie V; Rosecrance, John C</p> <p>2016-06-16</p> <p>There is growing empirical evidence that as <span class="hlt">safety</span> climate improves work site <span class="hlt">safety</span> practice improve. <span class="hlt">Safety</span> climate is often measured by asking workers about their perceptions of management commitment to <span class="hlt">safety</span>. However, it is less common to include perceptions of their co-workers commitment to <span class="hlt">safety</span>. While the involvement of management in <span class="hlt">safety</span> is essential, working with co-workers who value and prioritize <span class="hlt">safety</span> may be just as important. To evaluate a concept of <span class="hlt">safety</span> climate that focuses on top management, supervisors and co-workers commitment to <span class="hlt">safety</span>, which is relatively new and untested in the United States construction industry. Survey data was collected from a cohort of 300 unionized construction workers in the United States. The significance of direct and indirect (mediation) effects among <span class="hlt">safety</span> climate and <span class="hlt">safety</span> behavior factors were evaluated via structural equation modeling. Results indicated that <span class="hlt">safety</span> climate was associated with <span class="hlt">safety</span> behaviors on the job. More specifically, perceptions of co-workers commitment to <span class="hlt">safety</span> was a mediator between both management commitment to <span class="hlt">safety</span> climate factors and <span class="hlt">safety</span> behaviors. These results support workplace health and <span class="hlt">safety</span> interventions that build and sustain <span class="hlt">safety</span> climate and a commitment to <span class="hlt">safety</span> amongst work teams.</p> </li> </ol> <div class="pull-right"> <ul class="pagination"> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_1");'>«</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_11");'>11</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_12");'>12</a></li> <li class="active"><span>13</span></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_14");'>14</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_15");'>15</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_25");'>»</a></li> </ul> </div> </div><!-- col-sm-12 --> </div><!-- row --> </div><!-- page_13 --> <div id="page_14" class="hiddenDiv"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-sm-12"> <div class="pull-right"> <ul class="pagination"> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_1");'>«</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_12");'>12</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_13");'>13</a></li> <li class="active"><span>14</span></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_15");'>15</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_16");'>16</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_25");'>»</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> <div class="row"> <div class="col-sm-12"> <ol class="result-class" start="261"> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27094180','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27094180"><span>Defining and Measuring <span class="hlt">Safety</span> Climate: A Review of the Construction Industry Literature.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Schwatka, Natalie V; Hecker, Steven; Goldenhar, Linda M</p> <p>2016-06-01</p> <p><span class="hlt">Safety</span> climate measurements can be used to proactively assess an organization's effectiveness in identifying and remediating work-related hazards, thereby reducing or preventing work-related ill health and injury. This review article focuses on construction-specific articles that developed and/or measured <span class="hlt">safety</span> climate, assessed <span class="hlt">safety</span> climate's relationship with other <span class="hlt">safety</span> and health performance indicators, and/or used <span class="hlt">safety</span> climate measures to evaluate interventions targeting one or more indicators of <span class="hlt">safety</span> climate. Fifty-six articles met our inclusion criteria, 80% of which were published after 2008. Our findings demonstrate that researchers commonly defined <span class="hlt">safety</span> climate as perception based, but the object of those perceptions varies widely. Within the wide range of indicators used to measure <span class="hlt">safety</span> climate, <span class="hlt">safety</span> policies, procedures, and practices were the most common, followed by general management commitment to <span class="hlt">safety</span>. The most frequently used indicators should and do reflect that the prevention of work-related ill health and injury depends on both organizational and employee actions. <span class="hlt">Safety</span> climate scores were commonly compared between groups (e.g. management and workers, different trades), and often correlated with subjective measures of <span class="hlt">safety</span> behavior rather than measures of ill health or objective <span class="hlt">safety</span> and health outcomes. Despite the observed limitations of current research, <span class="hlt">safety</span> climate has been promised as a useful <span class="hlt">feature</span> of research and practice activities to prevent work-related ill health and injury. <span class="hlt">Safety</span> climate survey data can reveal gaps between management and employee perceptions, or between espoused and enacted policies, and trigger communication and action to narrow those gaps. The validation of <span class="hlt">safety</span> climate with <span class="hlt">safety</span> and health performance data offers the potential for using <span class="hlt">safety</span> climate measures as a leading indicator of performance. We discuss these findings in relation to the related concept of <span class="hlt">safety</span> culture and</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9670471','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9670471"><span>Comparison of AIHA ISO 9001-based occupational health and <span class="hlt">safety</span> management system guidance document with a manufacturer's occupational health and <span class="hlt">safety</span> assessment instrument.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Dyjack, D T; Levine, S P; Holtshouser, J L; Schork, M A</p> <p>1998-06-01</p> <p>Numerous manufacturing and service organizations have integrated or are considering integration of their respective occupational health and <span class="hlt">safety</span> management and audit systems into the International Organization for Standardization-based (ISO) audit-driven Quality Management Systems (ISO 9000) or Environmental Management Systems (ISO 14000) models. Companies considering one of these options will likely need to identify and evaluate several key factors before embarking on such efforts. The purpose of this article is to identify and address the key factors through a case study approach. Qualitative and quantitative comparisons of the key <span class="hlt">features</span> of the American Industrial Hygiene Association ISO-9001 harmonized Occupational Health and <span class="hlt">Safety</span> Management System with The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. management and audit system were conducted. The comparisons showed that the two management systems and their respective audit protocols, although structured differently, were not substantially statistically dissimilar in content. The authors recommend that future studies continue to evaluate the advantages and disadvantages of various audit protocols. Ideally, these studies would identify those audit outcome measures that can be reliably correlated with health and <span class="hlt">safety</span> performance.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22495098','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22495098"><span>Comparing two <span class="hlt">safety</span> culture surveys: <span class="hlt">safety</span> attitudes questionnaire and hospital survey on patient <span class="hlt">safety</span>.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Etchegaray, Jason M; Thomas, Eric J</p> <p>2012-06-01</p> <p>To examine the reliability and predictive validity of two patient <span class="hlt">safety</span> culture surveys-<span class="hlt">Safety</span> Attitudes Questionnaire (SAQ) and Hospital Survey on Patient <span class="hlt">Safety</span> Culture (HSOPS)-when administered to the same participants. Also to determine the ability to convert HSOPS scores to SAQ scores. Employees working in intensive care units in 12 hospitals within a large hospital system in the southern United States were invited to anonymously complete both <span class="hlt">safety</span> culture surveys electronically. All <span class="hlt">safety</span> culture dimensions from both surveys (with the exception of HSOPS's Staffing) had adequate levels of reliability. Three of HSOPS's outcomes-frequency of event reporting, overall perceptions of patient <span class="hlt">safety</span>, and overall patient <span class="hlt">safety</span> grade-were significantly correlated with SAQ and HSOPS dimensions of culture at the individual level, with correlations ranging from r=0.41 to 0.65 for the SAQ dimensions and from r=0.22 to 0.72 for the HSOPS dimensions. Neither the SAQ dimensions nor the HSOPS dimensions predicted the fourth HSOPS outcome-number of events reported within the last 12 months. Regression analyses indicated that HSOPS <span class="hlt">safety</span> culture dimensions were the best predictors of frequency of event reporting and overall perceptions of patient <span class="hlt">safety</span> while SAQ and HSOPS dimensions both predicted patient <span class="hlt">safety</span> grade. Unit-level analyses were not conducted because indices did not indicate that aggregation was appropriate. Scores were converted between the surveys, although much variance remained unexplained. Given that the SAQ and HSOPS had similar reliability and predictive validity, investigators and quality and <span class="hlt">safety</span> leaders should consider survey length, content, sensitivity to change and the ability to benchmark when selecting a patient <span class="hlt">safety</span> culture survey.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA620375','DTIC-ST'); return false;" href="http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA620375"><span>The Perfect Model for the Perfect Storm: Creating an Effective State to Grassroots Comprehensive Public Health and Medical Strategic Communication Model</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.dtic.mil/">DTIC Science & Technology</a></p> <p></p> <p>2013-12-01</p> <p>Public Health Emergency Activations 2004–2013 ...................................54 Table 3. MS <span class="hlt">ESF</span>-8/What, Who, and Why...trainings, activations , etc. Additionally, the MS public health districts have <span class="hlt">ESF</span>-8 databases of contacts that have been built over the years from...entities together to discuss the formalization of a state-level healthcare coalition. During this meeting, two primary activities occurred that were</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://eric.ed.gov/?q=Eye&pg=3&id=EJ1159251','ERIC'); return false;" href="https://eric.ed.gov/?q=Eye&pg=3&id=EJ1159251"><span>Eye Protection: <span class="hlt">Safety</span> Glasses. <span class="hlt">Safety</span> Spotlight</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.eric.ed.gov/ERICWebPortal/search/extended.jsp?_pageLabel=advanced">ERIC Educational Resources Information Center</a></p> <p>Deck, Anita; Roy, Ken</p> <p>2017-01-01</p> <p>When it comes to eye <span class="hlt">safety</span>, there are some situations in which regular <span class="hlt">safety</span> glasses will work adequately for the needs of the STEM education classroom or laboratory. However, there are certain instances in which <span class="hlt">safety</span> goggles must be used for safer protection. Taking the time to analyze hazards and assess the risks prior to any activity in the…</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://eric.ed.gov/?q=Risk+AND+management+AND+Phase&pg=2&id=EJ977740','ERIC'); return false;" href="https://eric.ed.gov/?q=Risk+AND+management+AND+Phase&pg=2&id=EJ977740"><span>The Effects of <span class="hlt">Safety</span> Discrimination Training and Frequent <span class="hlt">Safety</span> Observations on <span class="hlt">Safety</span>-Related Behavior</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.eric.ed.gov/ERICWebPortal/search/extended.jsp?_pageLabel=advanced">ERIC Educational Resources Information Center</a></p> <p>Taylor, Matthew A.; Alvero, Alicia M.</p> <p>2012-01-01</p> <p>The intent of the present study was to assess the effects of discrimination training only and in combination with frequent <span class="hlt">safety</span> observations on five participants' <span class="hlt">safety</span>-related behavior in a simulated office setting. The study used a multiple-baseline design across <span class="hlt">safety</span>-related behaviors. Across all participants and behavior, <span class="hlt">safety</span> improved…</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://ntrs.nasa.gov/search.jsp?R=20130011642&hterms=negotiation&qs=Ntx%3Dmode%2Bmatchall%26Ntk%3DAll%26N%3D0%26No%3D40%26Ntt%3Dnegotiation','NASA-TRS'); return false;" href="https://ntrs.nasa.gov/search.jsp?R=20130011642&hterms=negotiation&qs=Ntx%3Dmode%2Bmatchall%26Ntk%3DAll%26N%3D0%26No%3D40%26Ntt%3Dnegotiation"><span>Traceability of Software <span class="hlt">Safety</span> Requirements in Legacy <span class="hlt">Safety</span> Critical Systems</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://ntrs.nasa.gov/search.jsp">NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)</a></p> <p>Hill, Janice L.</p> <p>2007-01-01</p> <p>How can traceability of software <span class="hlt">safety</span> requirements be created for legacy <span class="hlt">safety</span> critical systems? Requirements in <span class="hlt">safety</span> standards are imposed most times during contract negotiations. On the other hand, there are instances where <span class="hlt">safety</span> standards are levied on legacy <span class="hlt">safety</span> critical systems, some of which may be considered for reuse for new applications. <span class="hlt">Safety</span> standards often specify that software development documentation include process-oriented and technical <span class="hlt">safety</span> requirements, and also require that system and software <span class="hlt">safety</span> analyses are performed supporting technical <span class="hlt">safety</span> requirements implementation. So what can be done if the requisite documents for establishing and maintaining <span class="hlt">safety</span> requirements traceability are not available?</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18495990','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18495990"><span>HSE's <span class="hlt">safety</span> assessment principles for criticality <span class="hlt">safety</span>.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Simister, D N; Finnerty, M D; Warburton, S J; Thomas, E A; Macphail, M R</p> <p>2008-06-01</p> <p>The Health and <span class="hlt">Safety</span> Executive (HSE) published its revised <span class="hlt">Safety</span> Assessment Principles for Nuclear Facilities (SAPs) in December 2006. The SAPs are primarily intended for use by HSE's inspectors when judging the adequacy of <span class="hlt">safety</span> cases for nuclear facilities. The revised SAPs relate to all aspects of <span class="hlt">safety</span> in nuclear facilities including the technical discipline of criticality <span class="hlt">safety</span>. The purpose of this paper is to set out for the benefit of a wider audience some of the thinking behind the final published words and to provide an insight into the development of UK regulatory guidance. The paper notes that it is HSE's intention that the <span class="hlt">Safety</span> Assessment Principles should be viewed as a reflection of good practice in the context of interpreting primary legislation such as the requirements under site licence conditions for arrangements for producing an adequate <span class="hlt">safety</span> case and for producing a suitable and sufficient risk assessment under the Ionising Radiations Regulations 1999 (SI1999/3232 www.opsi.gov.uk/si/si1999/uksi_19993232_en.pdf).</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('http://hdl.handle.net/2060/20130011354','NASA-TRS'); return false;" href="http://hdl.handle.net/2060/20130011354"><span>Software <span class="hlt">Safety</span> Risk in Legacy <span class="hlt">Safety</span>-Critical Computer Systems</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://ntrs.nasa.gov/search.jsp">NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)</a></p> <p>Hill, Janice; Baggs, Rhoda</p> <p>2007-01-01</p> <p><span class="hlt">Safety</span>-critical computer systems must be engineered to meet system and software <span class="hlt">safety</span> requirements. For legacy <span class="hlt">safety</span>-critical computer systems, software <span class="hlt">safety</span> requirements may not have been formally specified during development. When process-oriented software <span class="hlt">safety</span> requirements are levied on a legacy system after the fact, where software development artifacts don't exist or are incomplete, the question becomes 'how can this be done?' The risks associated with only meeting certain software <span class="hlt">safety</span> requirements in a legacy <span class="hlt">safety</span>-critical computer system must be addressed should such systems be selected as candidates for reuse. This paper proposes a method for ascertaining formally, a software <span class="hlt">safety</span> risk assessment, that provides measurements for software <span class="hlt">safety</span> for legacy systems which may or may not have a suite of software engineering documentation that is now normally required. It relies upon the NASA Software <span class="hlt">Safety</span> Standard, risk assessment methods based upon the Taxonomy-Based Questionnaire, and the application of reverse engineering CASE tools to produce original design documents for legacy systems.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.fs.usda.gov/treesearch/pubs/39040','TREESEARCH'); return false;" href="https://www.fs.usda.gov/treesearch/pubs/39040"><span>The blind men and the elephant: the impact of context and scale in evaluating conflicts between plant hydraulic <span class="hlt">safety</span> and efficiency</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.fs.usda.gov/treesearch/">Treesearch</a></p> <p>Frederick C. Meinzer; Katherine A. McCulloh; Barbara Lachenbruch; David R. Woodruff; Daniel M. Johnson</p> <p>2010-01-01</p> <p>Given the fundamental importance of xylem <span class="hlt">safety</span> and efficiency for plant survival and fitness, it is not surprising that these are among the most commonly studied <span class="hlt">features</span> of hydraulic architecture. However, much remains to be learned about the nature and universality of conflicts between hydraulic <span class="hlt">safety</span> and efficiency. Although selection for suites of hydraulic...</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25625707','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25625707"><span><span class="hlt">Features</span> of everyday life in psychiatric inpatient care for self-harming: an observational study of six women.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Lindgren, Britt-Marie; Aminoff, Carina; Hällgren Graneheim, Ulla</p> <p>2015-02-01</p> <p>This study aimed to describe the <span class="hlt">features</span> of everyday life in psychiatric inpatient care as experienced by women who self-harm. Participant observations and informal interviews were conducted with six women and were subjected to qualitative content analysis. The major <span class="hlt">feature</span> of everyday life in psychiatric inpatient care was 'being surrounded by disorder', which consisted of 'living in a confusing environment, being subject to routines and rules that offer <span class="hlt">safety</span> but lack consistency' and 'waiting both in loneliness and in togetherness'. The nursing staff spent minimal time with the patients and the women turned to each other for support, care and companionship.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2007JJSEE..55..2.2I','NASAADS'); return false;" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2007JJSEE..55..2.2I"><span><span class="hlt">Safety</span> Control and <span class="hlt">Safety</span> Education at Technical Institutes</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abstract_service.html">NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)</a></p> <p>Iino, Hiroshi</p> <p></p> <p>The importance of <span class="hlt">safety</span> education for students at technical institutes is emphasized on three grounds including <span class="hlt">safety</span> of all working members and students in their education, research and other activities. The Kanazawa Institute of Technology re-organized the <span class="hlt">safety</span> organization into a line structure and improved <span class="hlt">safety</span> minds of all their members and now has a chemical materials control system and a set of compulsory <span class="hlt">safety</span> education programs for their students, although many problems still remain.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28954581','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28954581"><span>Patient <span class="hlt">safety</span> in phlebology: The ACP Phlebology <span class="hlt">Safety</span> Checklist.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Collares, Felipe Birchal; Sonde, Mehru; Harper, Kenneth; Armitage, Michael; Neuhardt, Diana L; Fronek, Helane S</p> <p>2018-05-01</p> <p>Objectives To assess the current use of <span class="hlt">safety</span> checklists among the American College of Phlebology (ACP) members and their interest in implementing a checklist supported by the ACP on their clinical practices; and to develop a phlebology <span class="hlt">safety</span> checklist. Method Online surveys were sent to ACP members, and a phlebology <span class="hlt">safety</span> checklist was developed by a multispecialty team through the ACP Leadership Academy. Results Forty-seven percent of respondents are using a <span class="hlt">safety</span> checklist in their practices; 23% think that a phlebology <span class="hlt">safety</span> checklist would interfere or disrupt workflow; 79% answered that a phlebology <span class="hlt">safety</span> checklist could improve procedure outcomes or prevent complications; and 85% would be interested in implementing a phlebology <span class="hlt">safety</span> checklist approved by the ACP. Conclusion A phlebology <span class="hlt">safety</span> checklist was developed with the intent to increase awareness on patient <span class="hlt">safety</span> and improve outcome in phlebology practice.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2013-08-30/pdf/2013-21226.pdf','FEDREG'); return false;" href="https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2013-08-30/pdf/2013-21226.pdf"><span>78 FR 53790 - Public Forum-<span class="hlt">Safety</span> Culture: Enhancing Transportation <span class="hlt">Safety</span></span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/browse/collection.action?collectionCode=FR">Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014</a></p> <p></p> <p>2013-08-30</p> <p>... NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION <span class="hlt">SAFETY</span> BOARD Public Forum--<span class="hlt">Safety</span> Culture: Enhancing Transportation <span class="hlt">Safety</span> On Tuesday and Wednesday, September 10-11, 2013, the National Transportation <span class="hlt">Safety</span> Board (NTSB) will convene a forum titled, ``<span class="hlt">Safety</span> Culture: Enhancing Transportation <span class="hlt">Safety</span>.'' The forum will begin at 9:00...</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22199045','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22199045"><span>An observational study of road <span class="hlt">safety</span> around selected primary schools in Ibadan municipality, Oyo State, Southwestern Nigeria.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Sangowawa, Adesola O; Adebiyi, Akindele O; Faseru, Babalola; Popoola, Olusola J</p> <p>2012-01-01</p> <p>Child pedestrians have been identified as vulnerable road users. Although walking as a means of transport has health and other benefits, it exposes children to the risk of road traffic injuries. This study was conducted to assess the availability of road <span class="hlt">safety</span> <span class="hlt">features</span> around government-owned primary schools in Ibadan municipality. A multistage sampling technique was used to select 46 of the 74 schools in the study area. Some (11) of the selected schools were sited within the same premises and shared a common entrance; thus a total of 35 school premises were eventually observed. Trained research assistants observed the school environment around the selected schools for road <span class="hlt">safety</span> <span class="hlt">features</span> such as location of schools, presence of "school", "child crossing" and "speed limit" road signs, and presence of traffic calming devices (road bumps or zebra crossing). Five (14%) of the schools were located on major roads and eight (23%) had road signs indicating that a school was nearby. Seven (20%) had road bumps close to the school, 15 (43%) had a warden who assisted children to cross, and none had a zebra crossing. Five (14%) schools had pedestrian sidewalks. The study revealed that the environment around a number of the observed schools in the municipality compromised the pupils' road <span class="hlt">safety</span>. The local government, school authorities, parents, and road <span class="hlt">safety</span> professionals need to institute definite measures to enhance the road <span class="hlt">safety</span> environment around schools in the municipality.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29394893','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29394893"><span>Influence of indoor work environments on health, <span class="hlt">safety</span>, and human rights among migrant sex workers at the Guatemala-Mexico Border: a call for occupational health and <span class="hlt">safety</span> interventions.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Goldenberg, Shira M; Rocha Jiménez, Teresita; Brouwer, Kimberly C; Morales Miranda, Sonia; Silverman, Jay G</p> <p>2018-02-02</p> <p>Migrant women are over-represented in the sex industry, and migrant sex workers experience disproportionate health inequities, including those related to health access, HIV and sexually transmitted infections (STIs), and violence. Despite calls for occupational sex work interventions situated in labour rights frameworks, there remains a paucity of evidence pertaining to migrant sex workers' needs and realities, particularly within Mexico and Central America. This study investigated migrant sex workers' narratives regarding the ways in which structural <span class="hlt">features</span> of work environments shape vulnerability and agency related to HIV/STI prevention and violence at the Guatemala-Mexico border. Drawing on theoretical perspectives on risk environments and structural determinants of HIV in sex work, we analyzed in-depth interviews, focus groups, and ethnographic fieldwork conducted with 39 migrant sex workers in indoor work environments between 2012 and 2015 in Tecún Umán, Guatemala. Participant narratives revealed the following intersecting themes to be most closely linked to <span class="hlt">safety</span> and agency to engage in HIV/STI prevention: physical <span class="hlt">features</span> of indoor work environments (e.g., physical layout of venue, proximity to peers and third parties); social norms and practices for alcohol use within the workplace; the existence and nature of management practices and policies on health and <span class="hlt">safety</span> practices; and economic influences relating to control over earnings and clients. Across work environments, health and <span class="hlt">safety</span> were greatly shaped by human rights concerns stemming from workplace interactions with police, immigration authorities, and health authorities. Physical isolation, establishment norms promoting alcohol use, restricted economic agency, and human rights violations related to sex work policies and immigration enforcement were found to exacerbate risks. However, some establishment policies and practices promoted 'enabling environments' for health and <span class="hlt">safety</span>, supporting</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1005385-object-oriented-approach-risk-reliability-analysis-methodology-aviation-safety-applications','SCIGOV-STC'); return false;" href="https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1005385-object-oriented-approach-risk-reliability-analysis-methodology-aviation-safety-applications"><span>An object-oriented approach to risk and reliability analysis : methodology and aviation <span class="hlt">safety</span> applications.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.osti.gov/search">DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)</a></p> <p>Dandini, Vincent John; Duran, Felicia Angelica; Wyss, Gregory Dane</p> <p>2003-09-01</p> <p>This article describes how <span class="hlt">features</span> of event tree analysis and Monte Carlo-based discrete event simulation can be combined with concepts from object-oriented analysis to develop a new risk assessment methodology, with some of the best <span class="hlt">features</span> of each. The resultant object-based event scenario tree (OBEST) methodology enables an analyst to rapidly construct realistic models for scenarios for which an a priori discovery of event ordering is either cumbersome or impossible. Each scenario produced by OBEST is automatically associated with a likelihood estimate because probabilistic branching is integral to the object model definition. The OBEST methodology is then applied to anmore » aviation <span class="hlt">safety</span> problem that considers mechanisms by which an aircraft might become involved in a runway incursion incident. The resulting OBEST model demonstrates how a close link between human reliability analysis and probabilistic risk assessment methods can provide important insights into aviation <span class="hlt">safety</span> phenomenology.« less</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29169103','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29169103"><span>Impact of roadway geometric <span class="hlt">features</span> on crash severity on rural two-lane highways.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Haghighi, Nima; Liu, Xiaoyue Cathy; Zhang, Guohui; Porter, Richard J</p> <p>2018-02-01</p> <p>This study examines the impact of a wide range of roadway geometric <span class="hlt">features</span> on the severity outcomes of crashes occurred on rural two-lane highways. We argue that crash data have a hierarchical structure which needs to be addressed in modeling procedure. Moreover, most of previous studies ignored the impact of geometric <span class="hlt">features</span> on crash types when developing crash severity models. We hypothesis that geometric <span class="hlt">features</span> are more likely to determine crash type, and crash type together with other occupant, environmental and vehicle characteristics determine crash severity outcome. This paper presents an application of multilevel models to successfully capture both hierarchical structure of crash data and indirect impact of geometric <span class="hlt">features</span> on crash severity. Using data collected in Illinois from 2007 to 2009, multilevel ordered logit model is developed to quantify the impact of geometric <span class="hlt">features</span> and environmental conditions on crash severity outcome. Analysis results revealed that there is a significant variation in severity outcomes of crashes occurred across segments which verifies the presence of hierarchical structure. Lower risk of severe crashes is found to be associated with the presence of 10-ft lane and/or narrow shoulders, lower roadside hazard rate, higher driveway density, longer barrier length, and shorter barrier offset. The developed multilevel model offers greater consistency with data generating mechanism and can be utilized to evaluate <span class="hlt">safety</span> effects of geometric design improvement projects. Published by Elsevier Ltd.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25747931','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25747931"><span>Effect of a screen with flaps and straw on behaviour, stress response, productive performance and meat quality in indoor feedlot lambs.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Aguayo-Ulloa, L A; Pascual-Alonso, M; Olleta, J L; Sañudo, C; Miranda-de la Lama, G C; María, G A</p> <p>2015-07-01</p> <p>We analysed the effect of a modified pen using a wooden screen with flaps and cereal straw as forage and bedding, on behaviour, stress response, performance and meat quality variables of lambs housed in feedlots. Sixty male lambs were placed in enriched (<span class="hlt">ESF</span>) or conventional (CO) pens (3 pens/treatment, 10 lambs/pen). The CO environment was barren. The <span class="hlt">ESF</span> lambs showed a great preference for the provided items, which encouraged more natural and richer behaviour, reducing stereotypies and lamb aggressions, and increasing affiliations (P ≤ 0.05), which improves group cohesion. However, <span class="hlt">ESF</span> lambs also developed a more natural coping style to the handling, evidenced by the higher cortisol levels (65.4 vs. 43.8 nmol/L) and a higher eye temperature as response to the reactivity test (38.1 vs. 37.8 °C). The <span class="hlt">ESF</span> lambs had a higher (P ≤ 0.05) slaughter weight (27.2 vs. 26.3 kg), conformation score (7.38 vs. 6.07) and pH 24 (5.63 vs. 5.56) but lower cooking losses (12.9 vs. 14.9%) than CO lambs. Copyright © 2015 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27167770','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27167770"><span>Excessive Exoergicity Reduces Singlet Exciton Fission Efficiency of Heteroacenes in Solutions.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Zhang, You-Dan; Wu, Yishi; Xu, Yanqing; Wang, Qiang; Liu, Ke; Chen, Jian-Wei; Cao, Jing-Jing; Zhang, Chunfeng; Fu, Hongbing; Zhang, Hao-Li</p> <p>2016-06-01</p> <p>The energy difference between a singlet exciton and twice of a triplet exciton, Δ<span class="hlt">ESF</span>, provides the thermodynamic driving force for singlet exciton fission (SF). This work reports a systematic investigation on the effect of Δ<span class="hlt">ESF</span> on SF efficiency of five heteroacenes in their solutions. The low-temperature, near-infrared phosphorescence spectra gave the energy levels of the triplet excitons, allowing us to identify the values of Δ<span class="hlt">ESF</span>, which are -0.58, -0.34, -0.31, -0.32, and -0.34 eV for the thiophene, benzene, pyridine, and two tetrafluorobenzene terminated molecules, respectively. Corresponding SF efficiencies of the five heteroacenes in 0.02 M solutions were determined via femtosecond transient absorption spectroscopy to be 117%, 124%, 140%, 132%, and 135%, respectively. This result reveals that higher Δ<span class="hlt">ESF</span> is not, as commonly expected, always beneficial for higher SF efficiency in solution phase. On the contrary, excessive exoergicity results in reduction of SF efficiency in the heteroacenes due to the promotion of other competitive exciton relaxation pathways. Therefore, it is important to optimize thermodynamic driving force when designing organic materials for high SF efficiency.</p> </li> </ol> <div class="pull-right"> <ul class="pagination"> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_1");'>«</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_12");'>12</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_13");'>13</a></li> <li class="active"><span>14</span></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_15");'>15</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_16");'>16</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_25");'>»</a></li> </ul> </div> </div><!-- col-sm-12 --> </div><!-- row --> </div><!-- page_14 --> <div id="page_15" class="hiddenDiv"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-sm-12"> <div class="pull-right"> <ul class="pagination"> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_1");'>«</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_13");'>13</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_14");'>14</a></li> <li class="active"><span>15</span></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_16");'>16</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_17");'>17</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_25");'>»</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> <div class="row"> <div class="col-sm-12"> <ol class="result-class" start="281"> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/947','DOTNTL'); return false;" href="https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/947"><span><span class="hlt">Safety</span>Analyst</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://ntlsearch.bts.gov/tris/index.do">DOT National Transportation Integrated Search</a></p> <p></p> <p>2009-01-01</p> <p>This booklet provides an overview of <span class="hlt">Safety</span>Analyst. <span class="hlt">Safety</span>Analyst is a set of software tools under development to help State and local highway agencies advance their programming of site-specific <span class="hlt">safety</span> improvements. <span class="hlt">Safety</span>Analyst will incorporate sta...</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21950463','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21950463"><span>The association between EMS workplace <span class="hlt">safety</span> culture and <span class="hlt">safety</span> outcomes.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Weaver, Matthew D; Wang, Henry E; Fairbanks, Rollin J; Patterson, Daniel</p> <p>2012-01-01</p> <p>Prior studies have highlighted wide variation in emergency medical services (EMS) workplace <span class="hlt">safety</span> culture across agencies. To determine the association between EMS workplace <span class="hlt">safety</span> culture scores and patient or provider <span class="hlt">safety</span> outcomes. We administered a cross-sectional survey to EMS workers affiliated with a convenience sample of agencies. We recruited these agencies from a national EMS management organization. We used the EMS <span class="hlt">Safety</span> Attitudes Questionnaire (EMS-SAQ) to measure workplace <span class="hlt">safety</span> culture and the EMS <span class="hlt">Safety</span> Inventory (EMS-SI), a tool developed to capture self-reported <span class="hlt">safety</span> outcomes from EMS workers. The EMS-SAQ provides reliable and valid measures of six domains: <span class="hlt">safety</span> climate, teamwork climate, perceptions of management, working conditions, stress recognition, and job satisfaction. A panel of medical directors, emergency medical technicians and paramedics, and occupational epidemiologists developed the EMS-SI to measure self-reported injury, medical errors and adverse events, and <span class="hlt">safety</span>-compromising behaviors. We used hierarchical linear models to evaluate the association between EMS-SAQ scores and EMS-SI <span class="hlt">safety</span> outcome measures. Sixteen percent of all respondents reported experiencing an injury in the past three months, four of every 10 respondents reported an error or adverse event (AE), and 89% reported <span class="hlt">safety</span>-compromising behaviors. Respondents reporting injury scored lower on five of the six domains of <span class="hlt">safety</span> culture. Respondents reporting an error or AE scored lower for four of the six domains, while respondents reporting <span class="hlt">safety</span>-compromising behavior had lower <span class="hlt">safety</span> culture scores for five of the six domains. Individual EMS worker perceptions of workplace <span class="hlt">safety</span> culture are associated with composite measures of patient and provider <span class="hlt">safety</span> outcomes. This study is preliminary evidence of the association between <span class="hlt">safety</span> culture and patient or provider <span class="hlt">safety</span> outcomes.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27178076','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27178076"><span>Transformational and passive leadership as cross-level moderators of the relationships between <span class="hlt">safety</span> knowledge, <span class="hlt">safety</span> motivation, and <span class="hlt">safety</span> participation.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Jiang, Lixin; Probst, Tahira M</p> <p>2016-06-01</p> <p>While <span class="hlt">safety</span> knowledge and <span class="hlt">safety</span> motivation are well-established predictors of <span class="hlt">safety</span> participation, less is known about the impact of leadership styles on these relationships. The purpose of the current study was to examine whether the positive relationships between <span class="hlt">safety</span> knowledge and motivation and <span class="hlt">safety</span> participation are contingent on transformational and passive forms of <span class="hlt">safety</span> leadership. Using multilevel modeling with a sample of 171 employees nested in 40 workgroups, we found that transformational <span class="hlt">safety</span> leadership strengthened the <span class="hlt">safety</span> knowledge-participation relationship, whereas passive leadership weakened the <span class="hlt">safety</span> motivation-participation relationship. Under low transformational leadership, <span class="hlt">safety</span> motivation was not related to <span class="hlt">safety</span> participation; under high passive leadership, <span class="hlt">safety</span> knowledge was not related to <span class="hlt">safety</span> participation. These results are discussed in light of organizational efforts to increase <span class="hlt">safety</span>-related citizenship behaviors. Copyright © 2016 Elsevier Ltd and National <span class="hlt">Safety</span> Council. All rights reserved.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28410179','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28410179"><span>Clinical Trial Electronic Portals for Expedited <span class="hlt">Safety</span> Reporting: Recommendations from the Clinical Trials Transformation Initiative Investigational New Drug <span class="hlt">Safety</span> Advancement Project.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Perez, Raymond P; Finnigan, Shanda; Patel, Krupa; Whitney, Shanell; Forrest, Annemarie</p> <p>2016-12-15</p> <p>Use of electronic clinical trial portals has increased in recent years to assist with sponsor-investigator communication, <span class="hlt">safety</span> reporting, and clinical trial management. Electronic portals can help reduce time and costs associated with processing paperwork and add security measures; however, there is a lack of information on clinical trial investigative staff's perceived challenges and benefits of using portals. The Clinical Trials Transformation Initiative (CTTI) sought to (1) identify challenges to investigator receipt and management of investigational new drug (IND) <span class="hlt">safety</span> reports at oncologic investigative sites and coordinating centers and (2) facilitate adoption of best practices for communicating and managing IND <span class="hlt">safety</span> reports using electronic portals. CTTI, a public-private partnership to improve the conduct of clinical trials, distributed surveys and conducted interviews in an opinion-gathering effort to record investigator and research staff views on electronic portals in the context of the new <span class="hlt">safety</span> reporting requirements described in the US Food and Drug Administration's final rule (Code of Federal Regulations Title 21 Section 312). The project focused on receipt, management, and review of <span class="hlt">safety</span> reports as opposed to the reporting of adverse events. The top challenge investigators and staff identified in using individual sponsor portals was remembering several complex individual passwords to access each site. Also, certain tasks are time-consuming (eg, downloading reports) due to slow sites or difficulties associated with particular operating systems or software. To improve user experiences, respondents suggested that portals function independently of browsers and operating systems, have intuitive interfaces with easy navigation, and incorporate additional <span class="hlt">features</span> that would allow users to filter, search, and batch <span class="hlt">safety</span> reports. Results indicate that an ideal system for sharing expedited IND <span class="hlt">safety</span> information is through a central portal used by</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18837627','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18837627"><span>Perceived organizational support for <span class="hlt">safety</span> and employee <span class="hlt">safety</span> voice: the mediating role of coworker support for <span class="hlt">safety</span>.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Tucker, Sean; Chmiel, Nik; Turner, Nick; Hershcovis, M Sandy; Stride, Chris B</p> <p>2008-10-01</p> <p>In the present study, we modeled 2 sources of <span class="hlt">safety</span> support (perceived organizational support for <span class="hlt">safety</span> and perceived coworker support for <span class="hlt">safety</span>) as predictors of employee <span class="hlt">safety</span> voice, that is, speaking out in an attempt to change unsafe working conditions. Drawing on social exchange and social impact theories, we hypothesized and tested a mediated model predicting employee <span class="hlt">safety</span> voice using a cross-sectional survey of urban bus drivers (n = 213) in the United Kingdom. Hierarchical regression analysis showed that perceived coworker support for <span class="hlt">safety</span> fully mediated the relationship between perceived organizational support for <span class="hlt">safety</span> and employee <span class="hlt">safety</span> voice. This study adds to the employee voice literature by evaluating the important role that coworkers can play in encouraging others to speak out about <span class="hlt">safety</span> issues. Implications for research and practice related to change-oriented <span class="hlt">safety</span> communication are discussed.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pmcentrez&artid=5877029','PMC'); return false;" href="https://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pmcentrez&artid=5877029"><span>Relationships among <span class="hlt">Safety</span> Climate, <span class="hlt">Safety</span> Behavior, and <span class="hlt">Safety</span> Outcomes for Ethnic Minority Construction Workers</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pmc">PubMed Central</a></p> <p>Lyu, Sainan; Chan, Albert P. C.; Wong, Francis K. W.</p> <p>2018-01-01</p> <p>In many countries, it is common practice to attract and employ ethnic minority (EM) or migrant workers in the construction industry. This primarily occurs in order to alleviate the labor shortage caused by an aging workforce with a lack of new entrants. Statistics show that EM construction workers are more likely to have occupational fatal and nonfatal injuries than their local counterparts; however, the mechanism underlying accidents and injuries in this vulnerable population has been rarely examined. This study aims to investigate relationships among <span class="hlt">safety</span> climate, <span class="hlt">safety</span> behavior, and <span class="hlt">safety</span> outcomes for EM construction workers. To this end, a theoretical research model was developed based on a comprehensive review of the current literature. In total, 289 valid questionnaires were collected face-to-face from 223 Nepalese construction workers and 56 Pakistani construction workers working on 15 construction sites in Hong Kong. Structural equation modelling was employed to validate the constructs and test the hypothesized model. Results show that there were significant positive relationships between <span class="hlt">safety</span> climate and <span class="hlt">safety</span> behaviors, and significant negative relationships between <span class="hlt">safety</span> behaviors and <span class="hlt">safety</span> outcomes for EM construction workers. This research contributes to the literature regarding EM workers by providing empirical evidence of the mechanisms by which <span class="hlt">safety</span> climate affects <span class="hlt">safety</span> behaviors and outcomes. It also provides insights in order to help the key stakeholders formulate <span class="hlt">safety</span> strategies for EM workers in many areas where numerous EM workers are employed, such as in the U.S., the UK, Australia, Singapore, Malaysia, and the Middle East. PMID:29522503</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29522503','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29522503"><span>Relationships among <span class="hlt">Safety</span> Climate, <span class="hlt">Safety</span> Behavior, and <span class="hlt">Safety</span> Outcomes for Ethnic Minority Construction Workers.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Lyu, Sainan; Hon, Carol K H; Chan, Albert P C; Wong, Francis K W; Javed, Arshad Ali</p> <p>2018-03-09</p> <p>In many countries, it is common practice to attract and employ ethnic minority (EM) or migrant workers in the construction industry. This primarily occurs in order to alleviate the labor shortage caused by an aging workforce with a lack of new entrants. Statistics show that EM construction workers are more likely to have occupational fatal and nonfatal injuries than their local counterparts; however, the mechanism underlying accidents and injuries in this vulnerable population has been rarely examined. This study aims to investigate relationships among <span class="hlt">safety</span> climate, <span class="hlt">safety</span> behavior, and <span class="hlt">safety</span> outcomes for EM construction workers. To this end, a theoretical research model was developed based on a comprehensive review of the current literature. In total, 289 valid questionnaires were collected face-to-face from 223 Nepalese construction workers and 56 Pakistani construction workers working on 15 construction sites in Hong Kong. Structural equation modelling was employed to validate the constructs and test the hypothesized model. Results show that there were significant positive relationships between <span class="hlt">safety</span> climate and <span class="hlt">safety</span> behaviors, and significant negative relationships between <span class="hlt">safety</span> behaviors and <span class="hlt">safety</span> outcomes for EM construction workers. This research contributes to the literature regarding EM workers by providing empirical evidence of the mechanisms by which <span class="hlt">safety</span> climate affects <span class="hlt">safety</span> behaviors and outcomes. It also provides insights in order to help the key stakeholders formulate <span class="hlt">safety</span> strategies for EM workers in many areas where numerous EM workers are employed, such as in the U.S., the UK, Australia, Singapore, Malaysia, and the Middle East.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27633196','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27633196"><span>Constructing a Bayesian network model for improving <span class="hlt">safety</span> behavior of employees at workplaces.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Mohammadfam, Iraj; Ghasemi, Fakhradin; Kalatpour, Omid; Moghimbeigi, Abbas</p> <p>2017-01-01</p> <p>Unsafe behavior increases the risk of accident at workplaces and needs to be managed properly. The aim of the present study was to provide a model for managing and improving <span class="hlt">safety</span> behavior of employees using the Bayesian networks approach. The study was conducted in several power plant construction projects in Iran. The data were collected using a questionnaire composed of nine factors, including management commitment, supporting environment, <span class="hlt">safety</span> management system, employees' participation, <span class="hlt">safety</span> knowledge, <span class="hlt">safety</span> attitude, motivation, resource allocation, and work pressure. In order for measuring the score of each factor assigned by a responder, a measurement model was constructed for each of them. The Bayesian network was constructed using experts' opinions and Dempster-Shafer theory. Using belief updating, the best intervention strategies for improving <span class="hlt">safety</span> behavior also were selected. The result of the present study demonstrated that the majority of employees do not tend to consider <span class="hlt">safety</span> rules, regulation, procedures and norms in their behavior at the workplace. <span class="hlt">Safety</span> attitude, <span class="hlt">safety</span> knowledge, and supporting environment were the best predictor of <span class="hlt">safety</span> behavior. Moreover, it was determined that instantaneous improvement of supporting environment and employee participation is the best strategy to reach a high proportion of <span class="hlt">safety</span> behavior at the workplace. The lack of a comprehensive model that can be used for explaining <span class="hlt">safety</span> behavior was one of the most problematic issues of the study. Furthermore, it can be concluded that belief updating is a unique <span class="hlt">feature</span> of Bayesian networks that is very useful in comparing various intervention strategies and selecting the best one form them. Copyright © 2016 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1356287','SCIGOV-STC'); return false;" href="https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1356287"><span>Verification of MCNP6.2 for Nuclear Criticality <span class="hlt">Safety</span> Applications</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.osti.gov/search">DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)</a></p> <p>Brown, Forrest B.; Rising, Michael Evan; Alwin, Jennifer Louise</p> <p>2017-05-10</p> <p>Several suites of verification/validation benchmark problems were run in early 2017 to verify that the new production release of MCNP6.2 performs correctly for nuclear criticality <span class="hlt">safety</span> applications (NCS). MCNP6.2 results for several NCS validation suites were compared to the results from MCNP6.1 [1] and MCNP6.1.1 [2]. MCNP6.1 is the production version of MCNP® released in 2013, and MCNP6.1.1 is the update released in 2014. MCNP6.2 includes all of the standard <span class="hlt">features</span> for NCS calculations that have been available for the past 15 years, along with new <span class="hlt">features</span> for sensitivity-uncertainty based methods for NCS validation [3]. Results from the benchmark suitesmore » were compared with results from previous verification testing [4-8]. Criticality <span class="hlt">safety</span> analysts should consider testing MCNP6.2 on their particular problems and validation suites. No further development of MCNP5 is planned. MCNP6.1 is now 4 years old, and MCNP6.1.1 is now 3 years old. In general, released versions of MCNP are supported only for about 5 years, due to resource limitations. All future MCNP improvements, bug fixes, user support, and new capabilities are targeted only to MCNP6.2 and beyond.« less</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pmcentrez&artid=3533489','PMC'); return false;" href="https://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pmcentrez&artid=3533489"><span>The association between EMS workplace <span class="hlt">safety</span> culture and <span class="hlt">safety</span> outcomes</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pmc">PubMed Central</a></p> <p>Weaver, Matthew D.; Wang, Henry E.; Fairbanks, Rollin J.; Patterson, Daniel</p> <p>2012-01-01</p> <p>Objective Prior studies have highlighted wide variation in EMS workplace <span class="hlt">safety</span> culture across agencies. We sought to determine the association between EMS workplace <span class="hlt">safety</span> culture scores and patient or provider <span class="hlt">safety</span> outcomes. Methods We administered a cross-sectional survey to EMS workers affiliated with a convenience sample of agencies. We recruited these agencies from a national EMS management organization. We used the EMS <span class="hlt">Safety</span> Attitudes Questionnaire (EMS-SAQ) to measure workplace <span class="hlt">safety</span> culture and the EMS <span class="hlt">Safety</span> Inventory (EMS-SI), a tool developed to capture self-reported <span class="hlt">safety</span> outcomes from EMS workers. The EMS-SAQ provides reliable and valid measures of six domains: <span class="hlt">safety</span> climate, teamwork climate, perceptions of management, perceptions of working conditions, stress recognition, and job satisfaction. A panel of medical directors, paramedics, and occupational epidemiologists developed the EMS-SI to measure self-reported injury, medical errors and adverse events, and <span class="hlt">safety</span>-compromising behaviors. We used hierarchical linear models to evaluate the association between EMS-SAQ scores and EMS-SI <span class="hlt">safety</span> outcome measures. Results Sixteen percent of all respondents reported experiencing an injury in the past 3 months, four of every 10 respondents reported an error or adverse event (AE), and 90% reported <span class="hlt">safety</span>-compromising behaviors. Respondents reporting injury scored lower on 5 of the 6 domains of <span class="hlt">safety</span> culture. Respondents reporting an error or AE scored lower for 4 of the 6 domains, while respondents reporting <span class="hlt">safety</span>-compromising behavior had lower <span class="hlt">safety</span> culture scores for 5 of 6 domains. Conclusions Individual EMS worker perceptions of workplace <span class="hlt">safety</span> culture are associated with composite measures of patient and provider <span class="hlt">safety</span> outcomes. This study is preliminary evidence of the association between <span class="hlt">safety</span> culture and patient or provider <span class="hlt">safety</span> outcomes. PMID:21950463</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26827023','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26827023"><span>Varying irrelevant phonetic <span class="hlt">features</span> hinders learning of the <span class="hlt">feature</span> being trained.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Antoniou, Mark; Wong, Patrick C M</p> <p>2016-01-01</p> <p>Learning to distinguish nonnative words that differ in a critical phonetic <span class="hlt">feature</span> can be difficult. Speech training studies typically employ methods that explicitly direct the learner's attention to the relevant nonnative <span class="hlt">feature</span> to be learned. However, studies on vision have demonstrated that perceptual learning may occur implicitly, by exposing learners to stimulus <span class="hlt">features</span>, even if they are irrelevant to the task, and it has recently been suggested that this task-irrelevant perceptual learning framework also applies to speech. In this study, subjects took part in a seven-day training regimen to learn to distinguish one of two nonnative <span class="hlt">features</span>, namely, voice onset time or lexical tone, using explicit training methods consistent with most speech training studies. Critically, half of the subjects were exposed to stimuli that varied not only in the relevant <span class="hlt">feature</span>, but in the irrelevant <span class="hlt">feature</span> as well. The results showed that subjects who were trained with stimuli that varied in the relevant <span class="hlt">feature</span> and held the irrelevant <span class="hlt">feature</span> constant achieved the best learning outcomes. Varying both <span class="hlt">features</span> hindered learning and generalization to new stimuli.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pmcentrez&artid=5584653','PMC'); return false;" href="https://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pmcentrez&artid=5584653"><span>Factors impacting perceived <span class="hlt">safety</span> among staff working on mental health wards</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pmc">PubMed Central</a></p> <p>Brown, Andrew; McCabe, Rhiannah; Rogerson, Michelle; Whittington, Richard</p> <p>2017-01-01</p> <p>Background <span class="hlt">Safety</span> at work is a core issue for mental health staff working on in-patient units. At present, there is a limited theoretical base regarding which factors may affect staff perceptions of <span class="hlt">safety</span>. Aims This study attempted to identify which factors affect perceived staff <span class="hlt">safety</span> working on in-patient mental health wards. Method A cross-sectional design was employed across 101 forensic and non-forensic mental health wards, over seven National Health Service trusts nationally. Measures included an online staff survey, Ward <span class="hlt">Features</span> Checklist and recorded incident data. Data were analysed using categorical principal components analysis and ordinal regression. Results Perceptions of staff <span class="hlt">safety</span> were increased by ward brightness, higher number of patient beds, lower staff to patient ratios, less dayroom space and more urban views. Conclusions The findings from this study do not represent common-sense assumptions. Results are discussed in the context of the literature and may have implications for current initiatives aimed at managing in-patient violence and aggression. Declaration of interest None. Copyright and usage © The Royal College of Psychiatrists 2017. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license. PMID:28904814</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28904814','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28904814"><span>Factors impacting perceived <span class="hlt">safety</span> among staff working on mental health wards.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Haines, Alina; Brown, Andrew; McCabe, Rhiannah; Rogerson, Michelle; Whittington, Richard</p> <p>2017-09-01</p> <p><span class="hlt">Safety</span> at work is a core issue for mental health staff working on in-patient units. At present, there is a limited theoretical base regarding which factors may affect staff perceptions of <span class="hlt">safety</span>. This study attempted to identify which factors affect perceived staff <span class="hlt">safety</span> working on in-patient mental health wards. A cross-sectional design was employed across 101 forensic and non-forensic mental health wards, over seven National Health Service trusts nationally. Measures included an online staff survey, Ward <span class="hlt">Features</span> Checklist and recorded incident data. Data were analysed using categorical principal components analysis and ordinal regression. Perceptions of staff <span class="hlt">safety</span> were increased by ward brightness, higher number of patient beds, lower staff to patient ratios, less dayroom space and more urban views. The findings from this study do not represent common-sense assumptions. Results are discussed in the context of the literature and may have implications for current initiatives aimed at managing in-patient violence and aggression. None. © The Royal College of Psychiatrists 2017. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24810522','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24810522"><span>Prevalence and test characteristics of national health <span class="hlt">safety</span> network ventilator-associated events.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Lilly, Craig M; Landry, Karen E; Sood, Rahul N; Dunnington, Cheryl H; Ellison, Richard T; Bagley, Peter H; Baker, Stephen P; Cody, Shawn; Irwin, Richard S</p> <p>2014-09-01</p> <p>The primary aim of the study was to measure the test characteristics of the National Health <span class="hlt">Safety</span> Network ventilator-associated event/ventilator-associated condition constructs for detecting ventilator-associated pneumonia. Its secondary aims were to report the clinical <span class="hlt">features</span> of patients with National Health <span class="hlt">Safety</span> Network ventilator-associated event/ventilator-associated condition, measure costs of surveillance, and its susceptibility to manipulation. Prospective cohort study. Two inpatient campuses of an academic medical center. Eight thousand four hundred eight mechanically ventilated adults discharged from an ICU. None. The National Health <span class="hlt">Safety</span> Network ventilator-associated event/ventilator-associated condition constructs detected less than a third of ventilator-associated pneumonia cases with a sensitivity of 0.325 and a positive predictive value of 0.07. Most National Health <span class="hlt">Safety</span> Network ventilator-associated event/ventilator-associated condition cases (93%) did not have ventilator-associated pneumonia or other hospital-acquired complications; 71% met the definition for acute respiratory distress syndrome. Similarly, most patients with National Health <span class="hlt">Safety</span> Network probable ventilator-associated pneumonia did not have ventilator-associated pneumonia because radiographic criteria were not met. National Health <span class="hlt">Safety</span> Network ventilator-associated event/ventilator-associated condition rates were reduced 93% by an unsophisticated manipulation of ventilator management protocols. The National Health <span class="hlt">Safety</span> Network ventilator-associated event/ventilator-associated condition constructs failed to detect many patients who had ventilator-associated pneumonia, detected many cases that did not have a hospital complication, and were susceptible to manipulation. National Health <span class="hlt">Safety</span> Network ventilator-associated event/ventilator-associated condition surveillance did not perform as well as ventilator-associated pneumonia surveillance and had several undesirable</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2017AnGeo..35..393R','NASAADS'); return false;" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2017AnGeo..35..393R"><span>High-resolution coherent backscatter interferometric radar images of equatorial spread F using Capon's method</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abstract_service.html">NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)</a></p> <p>Rodrigues, Fabiano S.; de Paula, Eurico R.; Zewdie, Gebreab K.</p> <p>2017-03-01</p> <p>We present results of Capon's method for estimation of in-beam images of ionospheric scattering structures observed by a small, low-power coherent backscatter interferometer. The radar interferometer operated in the equatorial site of São Luís, Brazil (2.59° S, 44.21° W, -2.35° dip latitude). We show numerical simulations that evaluate the performance of the Capon method for typical F region measurement conditions. Numerical simulations show that, despite the short baselines of the São Luís radar, the Capon technique is capable of distinguishing localized <span class="hlt">features</span> with kilometric scale sizes (in the zonal direction) at F region heights. Following the simulations, we applied the Capon algorithm to actual measurements made by the São Luís interferometer during a typical equatorial spread F (<span class="hlt">ESF</span>) event. As indicated by the simulations, the Capon method produced images that were better resolved than those produced by the Fourier method. The Capon images show narrow (a few kilometers wide) scattering channels associated with <span class="hlt">ESF</span> plumes and scattering regions spaced by only a few tens of kilometers in the zonal direction. The images are also capable of resolving bifurcations and the C shape of scattering structures.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19331476','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19331476"><span>The moderating role of <span class="hlt">safety</span>-specific trust on the relation between <span class="hlt">safety</span>-specific leadership and <span class="hlt">safety</span> citizenship behaviors.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Conchie, Stacey M; Donald, Ian J</p> <p>2009-04-01</p> <p>The authors examined whether <span class="hlt">safety</span>-specific trust moderates or mediates the relationship between <span class="hlt">safety</span>-specific transformational leadership and subordinates' <span class="hlt">safety</span> citizenship behavior. Data from 139 subordinate-supervisor dyads were collected from the United Kingdom construction industry and analyzed using hierarchical regression models. Results showed that <span class="hlt">safety</span>-specific trust moderated rather than mediated the effects of <span class="hlt">safety</span>-specific transformational leaders on subordinates' behavior. Specifically, in conditions of high and moderate <span class="hlt">safety</span>-specific trust, leaders had a significant effect on subordinates' <span class="hlt">safety</span> citizenship behavior. However, in conditions of low <span class="hlt">safety</span>-specific trust, leaders did not significantly influence subordinates' <span class="hlt">safety</span> citizenship behavior. The implications of these findings for general <span class="hlt">safety</span> theory and practice are discussed.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/32538','DOTNTL'); return false;" href="https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/32538"><span><span class="hlt">Safety</span> culture : a significant influence on <span class="hlt">safety</span> in transportation</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://ntlsearch.bts.gov/tris/index.do">DOT National Transportation Integrated Search</a></p> <p></p> <p>2017-08-01</p> <p>An organizations <span class="hlt">safety</span> culture can influence <span class="hlt">safety</span> outcomes. Research and experience show that when <span class="hlt">safety</span> culture is strong, accidents are less frequent and less severe. As a result, building and maintaining strong <span class="hlt">safety</span> cultures should be a t...</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28668596','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28668596"><span>Testing the time-scale dependence of delayed interactions: A heat wave during the egg stage shapes how a pesticide interacts with a successive heat wave in the larval stage.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Janssens, Lizanne; Tüzün, Nedim; Stoks, Robby</p> <p>2017-11-01</p> <p>Under global change organisms are exposed to multiple, potentially interacting stressors. Especially interactions between successive stressors are poorly understood and recently suggested to depend on their timing of exposure. We particularly need studies assessing the impact of exposure to relevant stressors at various life stages and how these interact. We investigated the single and combined impacts of a heat wave (mild [25 °C] and extreme [30 °C]) during the egg stage, followed by successive exposure to esfenvalerate (<span class="hlt">ESF</span>) and a heat wave during the larval stage in damselflies. Each stressor caused mortality. The egg heat wave and larval <span class="hlt">ESF</span> exposure had delayed effects on survival, growth and lipid peroxidation (MDA). This resulted in deviations from the prediction that stressors separated by a long time interval would not interact: the egg heat wave modulated the interaction between the stressors in the larval stage. Firstly, <span class="hlt">ESF</span> caused delayed mortality only in larvae that had been exposed to the extreme egg heat wave and this strongly depended upon the larval heat wave treatment. Secondly, <span class="hlt">ESF</span> only increased MDA in larvae not exposed to the egg heat wave. We found little support for the prediction that when there is limited time between stressors, synergistic interactions should occur. The intermediate <span class="hlt">ESF</span> concentration only caused delayed mortality when combined with the larval heat wave, and the lowest <span class="hlt">ESF</span> concentrations only increased oxidative damage when followed by the mild larval heat wave. Survival selection mitigated the interaction patterns between successive stressors that are individually lethal, and therefore should be included in a predictive framework for the time-scale dependence of the outcome of multistressor studies with pollutants. The egg heat wave shaping the interaction pattern between successive pesticide exposure and a larval heat wave highlights the connectivity between the concepts of 'heat-induced pesticide sensitivity' and</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('http://www.nsc.org/pages/home.aspx','NIH-MEDLINEPLUS'); return false;" href="http://www.nsc.org/pages/home.aspx"><span>National <span class="hlt">Safety</span> Council</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://medlineplus.gov/">MedlinePlus</a></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p>... <span class="hlt">Safety</span> Management Systems Workplace <span class="hlt">Safety</span> Consulting Employee Perception Surveys Research Journey to <span class="hlt">Safety</span> Excellence Join the Journey What ... <span class="hlt">Safety</span> Management Systems Workplace <span class="hlt">Safety</span> Consulting Employee Perception Surveys Research Journey to <span class="hlt">Safety</span> Excellence Join the Journey What ...</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29549644','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29549644"><span><span class="hlt">Safety</span> and General Considerations for the Use of Antibodies in Infectious Diseases.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Hey, Adam Seidelin</p> <p>2017-01-01</p> <p>Monocolonal antibodies are valuable potential new tools for meeting unmet needs in treating infectious dieseases and to provide alternatives and supplements to antibiotics in these times of growing resistance. Especially when considering the ability to screen for antibodies reacting to very diverse target antigens and the ability to design and engineer them to work specifically to hit and overcome their strategies, like toxins and their hiding in specific cells to evade the immuneresponse and their special <span class="hlt">features</span> enabling killing of the infectious agents and or the cells harbouring them. Antibodies are generally very safe and adverse effects of treatments with therapeutic antibodies are usually related to exaggeration of the intended pharmacology. In this chapter general <span class="hlt">safety</span> considerations for the use of antibodies is reviewed and the general procedures for nonclinical testing to support their clinical development. Special considerations for anti-infective mAb treatments are provided including the special <span class="hlt">features</span> that makes nonclinical <span class="hlt">safety</span> programs for anti-infective mAbs much more simple and restricted. However at a cost since only limited information for clinical <span class="hlt">safety</span> and modeling can be derived from such programs. Then strategies for optimally designing antibodies are discussed including the use of combination of antibodies. Finally ways to facilitate development of more than the currently only three approved mAb based treatments are discussed with a special focus on high costs and high price and how collaboration and new strategies for development in emerging markets can be a driver for this.</p> </li> </ol> <div class="pull-right"> <ul class="pagination"> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_1");'>«</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_13");'>13</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_14");'>14</a></li> <li class="active"><span>15</span></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_16");'>16</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_17");'>17</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_25");'>»</a></li> </ul> </div> </div><!-- col-sm-12 --> </div><!-- row --> </div><!-- page_15 --> <div id="page_16" class="hiddenDiv"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-sm-12"> <div class="pull-right"> <ul class="pagination"> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_1");'>«</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_14");'>14</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_15");'>15</a></li> <li class="active"><span>16</span></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_17");'>17</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_18");'>18</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_25");'>»</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> <div class="row"> <div class="col-sm-12"> <ol class="result-class" start="301"> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/1994JNuM..212.1153Z','NASAADS'); return false;" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/1994JNuM..212.1153Z"><span><span class="hlt">Safety</span> characteristics of the monolithic CFC divertor</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abstract_service.html">NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)</a></p> <p>Zucchetti, M.; Merola, M.; Matera, R.</p> <p>1994-09-01</p> <p>The main distinguishing <span class="hlt">feature</span> of the monolithic CFC divertor is the use of a single material, a carbon fibre reinforced carbon, for the protective armour, the heat sink and the cooling channels. This removes joint interface problems which are one of the most important concerns related to the reference solutions of the ITER CDA divertor. An activation analysis of the different coolant options for this concept is presented. It turns out that neither short-term nor long-term activation are a concern for any coolants investigated. Therefore the proposed concept proves to be attractive from a <span class="hlt">safety</span> stand-point also.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11979639','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11979639"><span>Offshore <span class="hlt">safety</span> case approach and formal <span class="hlt">safety</span> assessment of ships.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Wang, J</p> <p>2002-01-01</p> <p>Tragic marine and offshore accidents have caused serious consequences including loss of lives, loss of property, and damage of the environment. A proactive, risk-based "goal setting" regime is introduced to the marine and offshore industries to increase the level of <span class="hlt">safety</span>. To maximize marine and offshore <span class="hlt">safety</span>, risks need to be modeled and <span class="hlt">safety</span>-based decisions need to be made in a logical and confident way. Risk modeling and decision-making tools need to be developed and applied in a practical environment. This paper describes both the offshore <span class="hlt">safety</span> case approach and formal <span class="hlt">safety</span> assessment of ships in detail with particular reference to the design aspects. The current practices and the latest development in <span class="hlt">safety</span> assessment in both the marine and offshore industries are described. The relationship between the offshore <span class="hlt">safety</span> case approach and formal ship <span class="hlt">safety</span> assessment is described and discussed. Three examples are used to demonstrate both the offshore <span class="hlt">safety</span> case approach and formal ship <span class="hlt">safety</span> assessment. The study of risk criteria in marine and offshore <span class="hlt">safety</span> assessment is carried out. The recommendations on further work required are given. This paper gives <span class="hlt">safety</span> engineers in the marine and offshore industries an overview of the offshore <span class="hlt">safety</span> case approach and formal ship <span class="hlt">safety</span> assessment. The significance of moving toward a risk-based "goal setting" regime is given.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29466683','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29466683"><span>Mechanical testing of a steel-reinforced epoxy resin bar and clamp for external skeletal fixation of long-bone fractures in cats.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Leitch, B J; Worth, A J</p> <p>2018-05-01</p> <p>To provide veterinarians with confidence when using a commercially available epoxy resin in external skeletal fixators (<span class="hlt">ESF</span>), testing was conducted to determine exothermia during curing of the epoxy resin compared to polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA), the hardness of the epoxy resin as a bar over 16 weeks, and the strength of the epoxy resin bar compared with metal clamps in similarly constructed Type 1a <span class="hlt">ESF</span> constructs simulating the repair of feline long bone fractures. Exothermia of the epoxy resin during curing was tested against PMMA with surface temperatures recorded over the first 15 minutes of curing, using four samples of each product. The hardness of 90 identical epoxy resin bars was tested by subjecting them to cyclic loads (1,000 cycles of 20.5 N, every 7 days) over a 16-week period and impact testing 10 bars every 2 weeks. Ten bars that were not subjected to cyclic loads were impact tested at 0 weeks and another 10 at 16 weeks. Strength of the epoxy resin product, as a bar and clamp composite, was tested against metal SK and Kirschner-Ehmer (KE) clamps and bars in Type 1a, tied-in intramedullary pin, <span class="hlt">ESF</span> constructs with either 90° or 75° pin placement, subjected to compressive and bending loads to 75 N. The maximum temperature during curing of the epoxy resin (min 39.8, max 43.0)°C was less than the PMMA (min 85.2, max 98.5)°C (p<0.001). There was no change in hardness of the epoxy resin bars over the 16 weeks of cyclic loading (p=0.58). There were no differences between the median strength of the epoxy resin, SK or KE <span class="hlt">ESF</span> constructs in compression or bending when tested to 75 N (p>0.05). Stiffness of constructs with 75° pin placement was greater for SK than epoxy resin constructs in compression (p=0.046), and was greater for KE than epoxy resin constructs in bending (p=0.033). The epoxy resin tested was found to be less exothermic than PMMA; bars made from the epoxy resin showed durability over an expected fracture healing timeframe and had</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25608217','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25608217"><span>Fast traffic sign recognition with a rotation invariant binary pattern based <span class="hlt">feature</span>.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Yin, Shouyi; Ouyang, Peng; Liu, Leibo; Guo, Yike; Wei, Shaojun</p> <p>2015-01-19</p> <p>Robust and fast traffic sign recognition is very important but difficult for safe driving assistance systems. This study addresses fast and robust traffic sign recognition to enhance driving <span class="hlt">safety</span>. The proposed method includes three stages. First, a typical Hough transformation is adopted to implement coarse-grained location of the candidate regions of traffic signs. Second, a RIBP (Rotation Invariant Binary Pattern) based <span class="hlt">feature</span> in the affine and Gaussian space is proposed to reduce the time of traffic sign detection and achieve robust traffic sign detection in terms of scale, rotation, and illumination. Third, the techniques of ANN (Artificial Neutral Network) based <span class="hlt">feature</span> dimension reduction and classification are designed to reduce the traffic sign recognition time. Compared with the current work, the experimental results in the public datasets show that this work achieves robustness in traffic sign recognition with comparable recognition accuracy and faster processing speed, including training speed and recognition speed.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/437710','SCIGOV-STC'); return false;" href="https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/437710"><span><span class="hlt">Safety</span> survey report EBR-II <span class="hlt">safety</span> survey, ANL-west health protection, industrial <span class="hlt">safety</span> and fire protection survey</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.osti.gov/search">DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)</a></p> <p>Dunbar, K.A.</p> <p>1972-01-10</p> <p>A <span class="hlt">safety</span> survey covering the disciplines of Reactor <span class="hlt">Safety</span>, Nuclear Criticality <span class="hlt">Safety</span>, Health Protection and Industrial <span class="hlt">Safety</span> and Fire Protection was conducted at the ANL-West EBR-II FEF Complex during the period January 10-18, 1972. In addition, the entire ANL-West site was surveyed for Health Protection and Industrial <span class="hlt">Safety</span> and Fire Protection. The survey was conducted by members of the AEC Chicago Operations Office, a member of RDT-HQ and a member of the RDT-ID site office. Eighteen recommendations resulted from the survey, eleven in the area of Industrial <span class="hlt">Safety</span> and Fire Protection, five in the area of Reactor <span class="hlt">Safety</span> and twomore » in the area of Nuclear Criticality <span class="hlt">Safety</span>.« less</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29140620','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29140620"><span>How Agricultural Media Cover <span class="hlt">Safety</span> Compared with Periodicals in Two Other Hazardous Industries.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Marolf, Amanda; Heiberger, Scott; Evans, James; Joseph, Lura</p> <p>2017-01-26</p> <p>This analysis <span class="hlt">featured</span> a uniquely broad look at challenges and potentials for engaging agricultural and other industrial media more effectively in covering <span class="hlt">safety</span>. It involved a content analysis of selected industry periodicals serving agriculture, mining, and transportation, which are three of the nation's most hazardous industries, in terms of human <span class="hlt">safety</span>. Use of the social amplification of risk framework (SARF) provided insight on <span class="hlt">safety</span> coverage. In particular, it tested previous research indicating that media coverage tends to amplify (increase) more than attenuate (decrease) a sense of risk. Analysis involved 18 periodicals (9 agriculture, 7 transportation, and 2 mining) spanning a five-year period from 2008 to 2012. Full-text digital analysis identified terms found in <span class="hlt">safety</span> articles across all three industries. A manual review of articles revealed the quantity and nature of <span class="hlt">safety</span> coverage within and among these industries. Results identified 528 <span class="hlt">safety</span>-related articles published during the period. Transportation and mining periodicals averaged more than twice as many <span class="hlt">safety</span> articles as the agricultural periodicals. The amount of coverage within the three industries also varied greatly. Findings on the nature of coverage supported previous media research within the SARF. Coverage across all three industries was clearly oriented more to amplifying than to attenuating risk. This study adds to the understanding of variations, commonalities, challenges, and potentials for enhancing <span class="hlt">safety</span> coverage by media serving these three industries. It also provides direction for engaging industry media more effectively in the public <span class="hlt">safety</span> mission. The authors recommend seven areas of opportunity for further research. Copyright© by the American Society of Agricultural Engineers.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28035799','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28035799"><span>Artificial Neural Network for Probabilistic <span class="hlt">Feature</span> Recognition in Liquid Chromatography Coupled to High-Resolution Mass Spectrometry.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Woldegebriel, Michael; Derks, Eduard</p> <p>2017-01-17</p> <p>In this work, a novel probabilistic untargeted <span class="hlt">feature</span> detection algorithm for liquid chromatography coupled to high-resolution mass spectrometry (LC-HRMS) using artificial neural network (ANN) is presented. The <span class="hlt">feature</span> detection process is approached as a pattern recognition problem, and thus, ANN was utilized as an efficient <span class="hlt">feature</span> recognition tool. Unlike most existing <span class="hlt">feature</span> detection algorithms, with this approach, any suspected chromatographic profile (i.e., shape of a peak) can easily be incorporated by training the network, avoiding the need to perform computationally expensive regression methods with specific mathematical models. In addition, with this method, we have shown that the high-resolution raw data can be fully utilized without applying any arbitrary thresholds or data reduction, therefore improving the sensitivity of the method for compound identification purposes. Furthermore, opposed to existing deterministic (binary) approaches, this method rather estimates the probability of a <span class="hlt">feature</span> being present/absent at a given point of interest, thus giving chance for all data points to be propagated down the data analysis pipeline, weighed with their probability. The algorithm was tested with data sets generated from spiked samples in forensic and food <span class="hlt">safety</span> context and has shown promising results by detecting <span class="hlt">features</span> for all compounds in a computationally reasonable time.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pmcentrez&artid=5656922','PMC'); return false;" href="https://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pmcentrez&artid=5656922"><span>A method for data‐driven exploration to pinpoint key <span class="hlt">features</span> in medical data and facilitate expert review</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pmc">PubMed Central</a></p> <p>Juhlin, Kristina; Norén, G. Niklas</p> <p>2017-01-01</p> <p>Abstract Purpose To develop a method for data‐driven exploration in pharmacovigilance and illustrate its use by identifying the key <span class="hlt">features</span> of individual case <span class="hlt">safety</span> reports related to medication errors. Methods We propose vigiPoint, a method that contrasts the relative frequency of covariate values in a data subset of interest to those within one or more comparators, utilizing odds ratios with adaptive statistical shrinkage. Nested analyses identify higher order patterns, and permutation analysis is employed to protect against chance findings. For illustration, a total of 164 000 adverse event reports related to medication errors were characterized and contrasted to the other 7 833 000 reports in VigiBase, the WHO global database of individual case <span class="hlt">safety</span> reports, as of May 2013. The initial scope included 2000 <span class="hlt">features</span>, such as patient age groups, reporter qualifications, and countries of origin. Results vigiPoint highlighted 109 key <span class="hlt">features</span> of medication error reports. The most prominent were that the vast majority of medication error reports were from the United States (89% compared with 49% for other reports in VigiBase); that the majority of reports were sent by consumers (53% vs 17% for other reports); that pharmacists (12% vs 5.3%) and lawyers (2.9% vs 1.5%) were overrepresented; and that there were more medication error reports than expected for patients aged 2‐11 years (10% vs 5.7%), particularly in Germany (16%). Conclusions vigiPoint effectively identified key <span class="hlt">features</span> of medication error reports in VigiBase. More generally, it reduces lead times for analysis and ensures reproducibility and transparency. An important next step is to evaluate its use in other data. PMID:28815800</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22515864','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22515864"><span>Addressing the implementation gap in global road <span class="hlt">safety</span>: exploring <span class="hlt">features</span> of an effective response and introducing a 10-country program.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Hyder, Adnan A; Allen, Katharine A; Di Pietro, Gayle; Adriazola, Claudia A; Sobel, Rochelle; Larson, Kelly; Peden, Margie</p> <p>2012-06-01</p> <p>Yearly, more than 1.2 million people are killed by road traffic injuries (RTIs) around the globe, and another 20 to 50 million are injured. The global burden of RTIs is predicted to rise. We explored the need for concerted action for global road <span class="hlt">safety</span> and propose characteristics of an effective response to the gap in addressing RTIs. We propose that a successful response includes domains such as strong political will, capacity building, use of evidence-based interventions, rigorous evaluation, increased global funding, multisectoral action, and sustainability. We also present a case study of the global Road <span class="hlt">Safety</span> in 10 Countries project, which is a new, 5-year, multipartner initiative to address the burden of RTIs in 10 low- and middle-income countries.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pmcentrez&artid=3483956','PMC'); return false;" href="https://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pmcentrez&artid=3483956"><span>Addressing the Implementation Gap in Global Road <span class="hlt">Safety</span>: Exploring <span class="hlt">Features</span> of an Effective Response and Introducing a 10-Country Program</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pmc">PubMed Central</a></p> <p>Allen, Katharine A.; Di Pietro, Gayle; Adriazola, Claudia A.; Sobel, Rochelle; Larson, Kelly; Peden, Margie</p> <p>2012-01-01</p> <p>Yearly, more than 1.2 million people are killed by road traffic injuries (RTIs) around the globe, and another 20 to 50 million are injured. The global burden of RTIs is predicted to rise. We explored the need for concerted action for global road <span class="hlt">safety</span> and propose characteristics of an effective response to the gap in addressing RTIs. We propose that a successful response includes domains such as strong political will, capacity building, use of evidence-based interventions, rigorous evaluation, increased global funding, multisectoral action, and sustainability. We also present a case study of the global Road <span class="hlt">Safety</span> in 10 Countries project, which is a new, 5-year, multipartner initiative to address the burden of RTIs in 10 low- and middle-income countries. PMID:22515864</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29250577','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29250577"><span>Cigarette Design <span class="hlt">Features</span>: Effects on Emission Levels, User Perception, and Behavior.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Talhout, Reinskje; Richter, Patricia A; Stepanov, Irina; Watson, Christina V; Watson, Clifford H</p> <p>2018-01-01</p> <p>This paper describes the effects of non-tobacco, physical cigarette design <span class="hlt">features</span> on smoke emissions, product appeal, and smoking behaviors - 3 factors that determine smoker's exposure and related health risks. We reviewed available evidence for the impact of filter ventilation, new filter types, and cigarettes dimensions on toxic emissions, smoker's perceptions, and behavior. For evidence sources we used scientific literature and websites providing product characteristics and marketing information. Whereas filter ventilation results in lower machine-generated emissions, it also leads to perceptions of lighter taste and relative <span class="hlt">safety</span> in smokers who can unwittingly employ more intense smoking behavior to obtain the desired amount of nicotine and sensory appeal. Filter additives that modify smoke emissions can also modify sensory cues, resulting in changes in smoking behavior. Flavor capsules increase the cigarette's appeal and novelty, and lead to misperceptions of reduced harm. Slim cigarettes have lower yields of some smoke emissions, but smoking behavior can be more intense than with standard cigarettes. Physical design <span class="hlt">features</span> significantly impact machine-measured emission yields in cigarette smoke, product appeal, smoking behaviors, and exposures in smokers. The influence of current and emerging design <span class="hlt">features</span> is important in understanding the effectiveness of regulatory actions to reduce smoking-related harm.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2017JEI....26c3015Q','NASAADS'); return false;" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2017JEI....26c3015Q"><span>Recognizing human activities using appearance metric <span class="hlt">feature</span> and kinematics <span class="hlt">feature</span></span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abstract_service.html">NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)</a></p> <p>Qian, Huimin; Zhou, Jun; Lu, Xinbiao; Wu, Xinye</p> <p>2017-05-01</p> <p>The problem of automatically recognizing human activities from videos through the fusion of the two most important cues, appearance metric <span class="hlt">feature</span> and kinematics <span class="hlt">feature</span>, is considered. And a system of two-dimensional (2-D) Poisson equations is introduced to extract the more discriminative appearance metric <span class="hlt">feature</span>. Specifically, the moving human blobs are first detected out from the video by background subtraction technique to form a binary image sequence, from which the appearance <span class="hlt">feature</span> designated as the motion accumulation image and the kinematics <span class="hlt">feature</span> termed as centroid instantaneous velocity are extracted. Second, 2-D discrete Poisson equations are employed to reinterpret the motion accumulation image to produce a more differentiated Poisson silhouette image, from which the appearance <span class="hlt">feature</span> vector is created through the dimension reduction technique called bidirectional 2-D principal component analysis, considering the balance between classification accuracy and time consumption. Finally, a cascaded classifier based on the nearest neighbor classifier and two directed acyclic graph support vector machine classifiers, integrated with the fusion of the appearance <span class="hlt">feature</span> vector and centroid instantaneous velocity vector, is applied to recognize the human activities. Experimental results on the open databases and a homemade one confirm the recognition performance of the proposed algorithm.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.osti.gov/biblio/5824203-total-safety-management-approach-improving-safety-culture','SCIGOV-STC'); return false;" href="https://www.osti.gov/biblio/5824203-total-safety-management-approach-improving-safety-culture"><span>Total <span class="hlt">safety</span> management: An approach to improving <span class="hlt">safety</span> culture</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.osti.gov/search">DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)</a></p> <p>Blush, S.M.</p> <p></p> <p>A little over 4 yr ago, Admiral James D. Watkins became Secretary of Energy. President Bush, who had appointed him, informed Watkins that his principal task would be to clean up the nuclear weapons complex and put the US Department of Energy (DOE) back in the business of producing tritium for the nation's nuclear deterrent. Watkins recognized that in order to achieve these objectives, he would have to substantially improve the DOE's <span class="hlt">safety</span> culture. <span class="hlt">Safety</span> culture is a relatively new term. The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) used it in a 1986 report on the root causes of the Chernobylmore » nuclear accident. In 1990, the IAEA's International Nuclear <span class="hlt">Safety</span> Advisory Group issued a document focusing directly on <span class="hlt">safety</span> culture. It provides guidelines to the international nuclear community for measuring the effectiveness of <span class="hlt">safety</span> culture in nuclear organizations. <span class="hlt">Safety</span> culture has two principal aspects: an organizational framework conducive to <span class="hlt">safety</span> and the necessary organizational and individual attitudes that promote <span class="hlt">safety</span>. These obviously go hand in hand. An organization must create the right framework to foster the right attitudes, but individuals must have the right attitudes to create the organizational framework that will support a good <span class="hlt">safety</span> culture. The difficulty in developing such a synergistic relationship suggests that achieving and sustaining a strong <span class="hlt">safety</span> culture is not easy, particularly in an organization whose <span class="hlt">safety</span> culture is in serious disrepair.« less</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24147353','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24147353"><span>Health information technology and hospital patient <span class="hlt">safety</span>: a conceptual model to guide research.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Paez, Kathryn; Roper, Rebecca A; Andrews, Roxanne M</p> <p>2013-09-01</p> <p>The literature indicates that health information technology (IT) use may lead to some gains in the quality and <span class="hlt">safety</span> of care in some situations but provides little insight into this variability in the results that has been found. The inconsistent findings point to the need for a conceptual model that will guide research in sorting out the complex relationships between health IT and the quality and <span class="hlt">safety</span> of care. A conceptual model was developed that describes how specific health IT functions could affect different types of inpatient <span class="hlt">safety</span> errors and that include contextual factors that influence successful health IT implementation. The model was applied to a readily available patient <span class="hlt">safety</span> measure and nationwide data (2009 AHA Annual Survey Information Technology Supplement and 2009 Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project State Inpatient Databases). The model was difficult to operationalize because (1) available health IT adoption data did not characterize health IT <span class="hlt">features</span> and extent of usage, and (2) patient <span class="hlt">safety</span> measures did not elucidate the process failures leading to <span class="hlt">safety</span>-related outcomes. The sample patient <span class="hlt">safety</span> measure--Postoperative Physiologic and Metabolic Derangement Rate--was not significantly related to self-reported health IT capabilities when adjusted for hospital structural characteristics. These findings illustrate the critical need for collecting data that are germane to health IT and the possible mechanisms by which health IT may affect inpatient <span class="hlt">safety</span>. Well-defined and sufficiently granular measures of provider's correct use of health IT functions, the contextual factors surrounding health IT use, and patient <span class="hlt">safety</span> errors leading to health care-associated conditions are needed to illuminate the impact of health IT on patient <span class="hlt">safety</span>.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('http://hdl.handle.net/2060/20140010408','NASA-TRS'); return false;" href="http://hdl.handle.net/2060/20140010408"><span>Prospective <span class="hlt">Safety</span> Analysis and the Complex Aviation System</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://ntrs.nasa.gov/search.jsp">NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)</a></p> <p>Smith, Brian E.</p> <p>2013-01-01</p> <p> both the likelihood of occurrence of hazards, and the likelihood that those hazards will lead to negative <span class="hlt">safety</span> events. Heuristics extracted from scenarios, questionnaires, and observed trends from scanning the aviation horizon may be helpful in capturing those future changes in a way conducive to <span class="hlt">safety</span> assessment. What is also needed is a checklist of potential sources of emerging risk that arise from organizational <span class="hlt">features</span> that are frequently overlooked. The ultimate goal is to develop a pragmatic, workable method for using descriptions of the future aviation context, to generate valid predictions of <span class="hlt">safety</span> risks.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/953350','SCIGOV-STC'); return false;" href="https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/953350"><span>NAVIGATING A QUALITY ROUTE TO A NATIONAL <span class="hlt">SAFETY</span> AWARD</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.osti.gov/search">DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)</a></p> <p>PREVETTE SS</p> <p></p> <p> transition occurred that changed Fluor's role at Hanford. Fluor's work at Hanford was split in two with the technical scope being assumed by the CH2M HILL Plateau Remediation Company (CHPRC) CHPRC is now spearheading much of the cleanup work associated with former nuclear-processing facilities, contaminated groundwater, and transuranic waste. Fluor is an integrated subcontractor to CH PRC in this effort. In addition, at the time of this writing, while the final outcome is being determined for the new Mission Support Contract, Fluor Hanford has had its contract extended to provide site-wide services that include security, fire protection, infrastructure, and operating the HAMMER facility. The emphasis has to be on doing work safely, delivering quality work, controlling costs, and meeting deadlines. Statistical support is provided by Fluor to the PRC, within Fluor Hanford, and to a third contractor, Washington Closure Hanford, which is tasked with cleaning up approximately 210 square miles designated as the Columbia River corridor along the outer edge of the Hanford Site. The closing months of Fluor Hanford's 12 year contract were busy, characterized by special events that capped its work as a prime cleanup contractor, transitions of work scope and personnel, and the completion numerous activities. At this time, Fluor's work and approach to <span class="hlt">safety</span> were <span class="hlt">featured</span> in state and national forums. A 'Blockbuster' presentation at the Washington State Governor's Industrial <span class="hlt">Safety</span> Conference in September 2008 <span class="hlt">featured</span> Fluor Hanford's Chief Operating Officer, a company <span class="hlt">Safety</span> Representative, and me. Simultaneously, an award ceremony in Anaheim, Calif. recognized Fluor Hanford as the winner of the 2008 Robert W. Campbell Award. The Robert W. Campbell Award is co-sponsored by Exxon Mobil Corporation and the National <span class="hlt">Safety</span> Council. Named after a pioneer of industrial <span class="hlt">safety</span>, the Campbell Award recognizes organizations that demonstrate how integration of environmental, health and <span class="hlt">safety</span></p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28873245','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28873245"><span>Scenario Analysis for the <span class="hlt">Safety</span> Assessment of Nuclear Waste Repositories: A Critical Review.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Tosoni, Edoardo; Salo, Ahti; Zio, Enrico</p> <p>2018-04-01</p> <p>A major challenge in scenario analysis for the <span class="hlt">safety</span> assessment of nuclear waste repositories pertains to the comprehensiveness of the set of scenarios selected for assessing the <span class="hlt">safety</span> of the repository. Motivated by this challenge, we discuss the aspects of scenario analysis relevant to comprehensiveness. Specifically, we note that (1) it is necessary to make it clear why scenarios usually focus on a restricted set of <span class="hlt">features</span>, events, and processes; (2) there is not yet consensus on the interpretation of comprehensiveness for guiding the generation of scenarios; and (3) there is a need for sound approaches to the treatment of epistemic uncertainties. © 2017 Society for Risk Analysis.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24689555','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24689555"><span>Advances in <span class="hlt">feature</span> selection methods for hyperspectral image processing in food industry applications: a review.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Dai, Qiong; Cheng, Jun-Hu; Sun, Da-Wen; Zeng, Xin-An</p> <p>2015-01-01</p> <p>There is an increased interest in the applications of hyperspectral imaging (HSI) for assessing food quality, <span class="hlt">safety</span>, and authenticity. HSI provides abundance of spatial and spectral information from foods by combining both spectroscopy and imaging, resulting in hundreds of contiguous wavebands for each spatial position of food samples, also known as the curse of dimensionality. It is desirable to employ <span class="hlt">feature</span> selection algorithms for decreasing computation burden and increasing predicting accuracy, which are especially relevant in the development of online applications. Recently, a variety of <span class="hlt">feature</span> selection algorithms have been proposed that can be categorized into three groups based on the searching strategy namely complete search, heuristic search and random search. This review mainly introduced the fundamental of each algorithm, illustrated its applications in hyperspectral data analysis in the food field, and discussed the advantages and disadvantages of these algorithms. It is hoped that this review should provide a guideline for <span class="hlt">feature</span> selections and data processing in the future development of hyperspectral imaging technique in foods.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24933595','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24933595"><span>Civility norms, <span class="hlt">safety</span> climate, and <span class="hlt">safety</span> outcomes: a preliminary investigation.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>McGonagle, Alyssa K; Walsh, Benjamin M; Kath, Lisa M; Morrow, Stephanie L</p> <p>2014-10-01</p> <p>Working environments that are both civil and safe are good for business and employee well-being. Civility has been empirically linked to such important outcomes as organizational performance and individuals' positive work-related attitudes, yet research relating civility to <span class="hlt">safety</span> is lacking. In this study, we link perceptions of civility norms to perceptions of <span class="hlt">safety</span> climate and <span class="hlt">safety</span> outcomes. Drawing on social exchange theory, we proposed and tested a model in 2 samples wherein civility norms indirectly relate to <span class="hlt">safety</span> outcomes through associations with various <span class="hlt">safety</span> climate facets. Our results supported direct relationships between civility and management <span class="hlt">safety</span> climate and coworker <span class="hlt">safety</span> climate. Additionally, indirect effects of civility norms on unsafe behaviors and injuries were observed. Indirect effects of civility norms on unsafe behaviors were observed through coworker <span class="hlt">safety</span> climate and work-<span class="hlt">safety</span> tension. Indirect effects of civility norms on injuries were observed through management <span class="hlt">safety</span> climate and work-<span class="hlt">safety</span> tension for full-time employees, although these effects did not hold for part-time employees. This study provides initial evidence that researchers and practitioners may want to look beyond <span class="hlt">safety</span> climate to civility norms to more comprehensively understand the origins of unsafe behaviors and injuries and to develop appropriate preventive interventions. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2014 APA, all rights reserved).</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25155510','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25155510"><span><span class="hlt">Feature</span>-based attention elicits surround suppression in <span class="hlt">feature</span> space.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Störmer, Viola S; Alvarez, George A</p> <p>2014-09-08</p> <p>It is known that focusing attention on a particular <span class="hlt">feature</span> (e.g., the color red) facilitates the processing of all objects in the visual field containing that <span class="hlt">feature</span> [1-7]. Here, we show that such <span class="hlt">feature</span>-based attention not only facilitates processing but also actively inhibits processing of similar, but not identical, <span class="hlt">features</span> globally across the visual field. We combined behavior and electrophysiological recordings of frequency-tagged potentials in human observers to measure this inhibitory surround in <span class="hlt">feature</span> space. We found that sensory signals of an attended color (e.g., red) were enhanced, whereas sensory signals of colors similar to the target color (e.g., orange) were suppressed relative to colors more distinct from the target color (e.g., yellow). Importantly, this inhibitory effect spreads globally across the visual field, thus operating independently of location. These findings suggest that <span class="hlt">feature</span>-based attention comprises an excitatory peak surrounded by a narrow inhibitory zone in color space to attenuate the most distracting and potentially confusable stimuli during visual perception. This selection profile is akin to what has been reported for location-based attention [8-10] and thus suggests that such center-surround mechanisms are an overarching principle of attention across different domains in the human brain. Copyright © 2014 Elsevier Ltd. 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Most drivers rated their skills as better than average. The biggest motivating factor for safe driving was concern for <span class="hlt">safety</span> of others in their vehicle, followed by negative outcomes such as being in a crash, increased insurance costs, and fines. The greatest threats to their <span class="hlt">safety</span> were thought to be other drivers' actions that increase crash risk such as alcohol impairment or running red lights. In terms of reducing crashes and injuries, drivers tended to focus on actions they could take such as driving defensively or using seat belts. There was less recognition of the role of vehicles and vehicle <span class="hlt">features</span> in crash or injury prevention. Knowing how drivers view themselves and others, their concerns, and their motivations and techniques for staying out of trouble on the roads provides insight into the difficulty of changing driving practices.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA519033','DTIC-ST'); return false;" href="http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA519033"><span>The Global Economic Crisis: Impact on Sub-Saharan Africa and Global Policy Responses</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.dtic.mil/">DTIC Science & Technology</a></p> <p></p> <p>2009-08-25</p> <p>facilities, the Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility ( PRGF ) and the Exogenous Shocks Facility (<span class="hlt">ESF</span>).88 Figure 11. IMF Concessional Loans to Africa...Billions of Dollars Source: International Monetary Fund. Notes: Amounts are the total amount of outstanding PRGF and <span class="hlt">ESF</span> loans to African countries...the Needs of Low-Income Countries,” July 29, 2009. 87 CRS Report RS22534, The Multilateral Debt Relief Initiative, by Martin A. Weiss. 88 PRGF loans</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA519037','DTIC-ST'); return false;" href="http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA519037"><span>The Global Economic Crisis: Impact on Sub-Saharan Africa and Global Policy Responses</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.dtic.mil/">DTIC Science & Technology</a></p> <p></p> <p>2009-10-19</p> <p>concessional lending facilities, the Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility ( PRGF ) and the Exogenous Shocks Facility (<span class="hlt">ESF</span>).99 Figure 12. IMF Concessional Loans...to Africa Billions of Dollars Source: International Monetary Fund. Notes: Amounts are the total amount of outstanding PRGF and <span class="hlt">ESF</span> loans to...99 PRGF loans are intended to help low-income countries address balance of payments concerns, such as those created by the financial crisis. Unlike</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22777733','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22777733"><span>Frequency of the first <span class="hlt">feature</span> in action sequences influences <span class="hlt">feature</span> binding.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Mattson, Paul S; Fournier, Lisa R; Behmer, Lawrence P</p> <p>2012-10-01</p> <p>We investigated whether binding among perception and action <span class="hlt">feature</span> codes is a preliminary step toward creating a more durable memory trace of an action event. If so, increasing the frequency of a particular event (e.g., a stimulus requiring a movement with the left or right hand in an up or down direction) should increase the strength and speed of <span class="hlt">feature</span> binding for this event. The results from two experiments, using a partial-repetition paradigm, confirmed that <span class="hlt">feature</span> binding increased in strength and/or occurred earlier for a high-frequency (e.g., left hand moving up) than for a low-frequency (e.g., right hand moving down) event. Moreover, increasing the frequency of the first-specified <span class="hlt">feature</span> in the action sequence alone (e.g., "left" hand) increased the strength and/or speed of action <span class="hlt">feature</span> binding (e.g., between the "left" hand and movement in an "up" or "down" direction). The latter finding suggests an update to the theory of event coding, as not all <span class="hlt">features</span> in the action sequence equally determine binding strength. We conclude that action planning involves serial binding of <span class="hlt">features</span> in the order of action <span class="hlt">feature</span> execution (i.e., associations among <span class="hlt">features</span> are not bidirectional but are directional), which can lead to a more durable memory trace. This is consistent with physiological evidence suggesting that serial order is preserved in an action plan executed from memory and that the first <span class="hlt">feature</span> in the action sequence may be critical in preserving this serial order.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27351481','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27351481"><span>Hospital <span class="hlt">safety</span> climate and <span class="hlt">safety</span> behavior: A social exchange perspective.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Ancarani, Alessandro; Di Mauro, Carmela; Giammanco, Maria D</p> <p></p> <p><span class="hlt">Safety</span> climate is considered beneficial to the improvement of hospital <span class="hlt">safety</span> outcomes. Nevertheless, the relations between two of its key constituents, namely those stemming from leader-subordinate relations and coworker support for <span class="hlt">safety</span>, are still to be fully ascertained. This article uses the theoretical lens of Social Exchange Theory to study the joint impact of leader-member exchange in the <span class="hlt">safety</span> sphere and coworker support for <span class="hlt">safety</span> on <span class="hlt">safety</span>-related behavior at the hospital ward level. Social exchange constructs are further related to the existence of a shame-/blame-free environment, seen as a potential antecedent of <span class="hlt">safety</span> behavior. A cross-sectional study including 166 inpatients in hospital wards belonging to 10 public hospitals in Italy was undertaken to test the hypotheses developed. Hypothesized relations have been analyzed through a fully mediated multilevel structural equation model. This methodology allows studying behavior at the individual level, while keeping into account the heterogeneity among hospital specialties. Results suggest that the linkage between leader support for <span class="hlt">safety</span> and individual <span class="hlt">safety</span> behavior is mediated by coworker support on <span class="hlt">safety</span> issues and by the creation of a shame-free environment. These findings call for the creation of a <span class="hlt">safety</span> climate in which managerial efforts should be directed not only to the provision of new <span class="hlt">safety</span> resources and the enforcement of <span class="hlt">safety</span> rules but also to the encouragement of teamwork and freedom to report errors as ways to foster the capacity of the staff to communicate, share, and learn from each other.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('http://hdl.handle.net/2060/20060047568','NASA-TRS'); return false;" href="http://hdl.handle.net/2060/20060047568"><span>Evaluating the Performance of the NASA LaRC CMF Motion Base <span class="hlt">Safety</span> Devices</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://ntrs.nasa.gov/search.jsp">NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)</a></p> <p>Gupton, Lawrence E.; Bryant, Richard B., Jr.; Carrelli, David J.</p> <p>2006-01-01</p> <p>This paper describes the initial measured performance results of the previously documented NASA Langley Research Center (LaRC) Cockpit Motion Facility (CMF) motion base hardware <span class="hlt">safety</span> devices. These <span class="hlt">safety</span> systems are required to prevent excessive accelerations that could injure personnel and damage simulator cockpits or the motion base structure. Excessive accelerations may be caused by erroneous commands or hardware failures driving an actuator to the end of its travel at high velocity, stepping a servo valve, or instantly reversing servo direction. Such commands may result from single order failures of electrical or hydraulic components within the control system itself, or from aggressive or improper cueing commands from the host simulation computer. The <span class="hlt">safety</span> systems must mitigate these high acceleration events while minimizing the negative performance impacts. The system accomplishes this by controlling the rate of change of valve signals to limit excessive commanded accelerations. It also aids hydraulic cushion performance by limiting valve command authority as the actuator approaches its end of travel. The design takes advantage of inherent motion base hydraulic characteristics to implement all <span class="hlt">safety</span> <span class="hlt">features</span> using hardware only solutions.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29508955','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29508955"><span><span class="hlt">Feature-to-Feature</span> Inference Under Conditions of Cue Restriction and Dimensional Correlation.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Lancaster, Matthew E; Homa, Donald</p> <p>2017-01-01</p> <p>The present study explored <span class="hlt">feature-to-feature</span> and label-to-<span class="hlt">feature</span> inference in a category task for different category structures. In the correlated condition, each of the 4 dimensions comprising the category was positively correlated to each other and to the category label. In the uncorrelated condition, no correlation existed between the 4 dimensions comprising the category, although the dimension to category label correlation matched that of the correlated condition. After learning, participants made inference judgments of a missing <span class="hlt">feature</span>, given 1, 2, or 3 <span class="hlt">feature</span> cues; on half the trials, the category label was also included as a cue. The results showed superior inference of <span class="hlt">features</span> following training on the correlated structure, with accurate inference when only a single <span class="hlt">feature</span> was presented. In contrast, a single-<span class="hlt">feature</span> cue resulted in chance levels of inference for the uncorrelated structure. <span class="hlt">Feature</span> inference systematically improved with number of cues after training on the correlated structure. Surprisingly, a similar outcome was obtained for the uncorrelated structure, an outcome that must have reflected mediation via the category label. A descriptive model is briefly introduced to explain the results, with a suggestion that this paradigm might be profitably extended to hierarchical structures where the levels of <span class="hlt">feature-to-feature</span> inference might vary with the depth of the hierarchy.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pmcentrez&artid=4530449','PMC'); return false;" href="https://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pmcentrez&artid=4530449"><span>Correlation between <span class="hlt">safety</span> climate and contractor <span class="hlt">safety</span> assessment programs in construction</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pmc">PubMed Central</a></p> <p>Sparer, EH1; Murphy, LA; Taylor, KM; Dennerlein, Jt</p> <p>2015-01-01</p> <p>Background Contractor <span class="hlt">safety</span> assessment programs (CSAPs) measure <span class="hlt">safety</span> performance by integrating multiple data sources together; however, the relationship between these measures of <span class="hlt">safety</span> performance and <span class="hlt">safety</span> climate within the construction industry is unknown. Methods 401 construction workers employed by 68 companies on 26 sites and 11 <span class="hlt">safety</span> managers employed by 11 companies completed brief surveys containing a nine-item <span class="hlt">safety</span> climate scale developed for the construction industry. CSAP scores from ConstructSecure, Inc., an online CSAP database, classified these 68 companies as high or low scorers, with the median score of the sample population as the threshold. Spearman rank correlations evaluated the association between the CSAP score and the <span class="hlt">safety</span> climate score at the individual level, as well as with various grouping methodologies. In addition, Spearman correlations evaluated the comparison between manager-assessed <span class="hlt">safety</span> climate and worker-assessed <span class="hlt">safety</span> climate. Results There were no statistically significant differences between <span class="hlt">safety</span> climate scores reported by workers in the high and low CSAP groups. There were, at best, weak correlations between workers’ <span class="hlt">safety</span> climate scores and the company CSAP scores, with marginal statistical significance with two groupings of the data. There were also no significant differences between the manager-assessed <span class="hlt">safety</span> climate and the worker-assessed <span class="hlt">safety</span> climate scores. Conclusions A CSAP <span class="hlt">safety</span> performance score does not appear to capture <span class="hlt">safety</span> climate, as measured in this study. The nature of <span class="hlt">safety</span> climate in construction is complex, which may be reflective of the challenges in measuring <span class="hlt">safety</span> climate within this industry. PMID:24038403</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1185749','SCIGOV-STC'); return false;" href="https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1185749"><span>Impact of Passive <span class="hlt">Safety</span> on FHR Instrumentation Systems Design and Classification</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.osti.gov/search">DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)</a></p> <p>Holcomb, David Eugene</p> <p>2015-01-01</p> <p> initiate operation of systems and components important to <span class="hlt">safety</span> as required in GDC 20. This paper provides an overview of the design process employed to develop a pre-conceptual FHR instrumentation architecture intended to lower plant capital and operational costs by minimizing reliance on expensive, <span class="hlt">safety</span> related, <span class="hlt">safety</span>-significant instrumentation through the use of inherent passive <span class="hlt">features</span> of FHRs.« less</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23708480','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23708480"><span>Patient <span class="hlt">safety</span> climate and worker <span class="hlt">safety</span> behaviours in acute hospitals in Scotland.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Agnew, Cakil; Flin, Rhona; Mearns, Kathryn</p> <p>2013-06-01</p> <p>To obtain a measure of hospital <span class="hlt">safety</span> climate from a sample of National Health Service (NHS) acute hospitals in Scotland and to test whether these scores were associated with worker <span class="hlt">safety</span> behaviors, and patient and worker injuries. Data were from 1,866 NHS clinical staff in six Scottish acute hospitals. A Scottish Hospital <span class="hlt">Safety</span> Questionnaire measured hospital <span class="hlt">safety</span> climate (Hospital Survey on Patient <span class="hlt">Safety</span> Culture), worker <span class="hlt">safety</span> behaviors, and worker and patient injuries. The associations between the hospital <span class="hlt">safety</span> climate scores and the outcome measures (<span class="hlt">safety</span> behaviors, worker and patient injury rates) were examined. Hospital <span class="hlt">safety</span> climate scores were significantly correlated with clinical workers' <span class="hlt">safety</span> behavior and patient and worker injury measures, although the effect sizes were smaller for the latter. Regression analyses revealed that perceptions of staffing levels and managerial commitment were significant predictors for all the <span class="hlt">safety</span> outcome measures. Both patient-specific and more generic <span class="hlt">safety</span> climate items were found to have significant impacts on <span class="hlt">safety</span> outcome measures. This study demonstrated the influences of different aspects of hospital <span class="hlt">safety</span> climate on both patient and worker <span class="hlt">safety</span> outcomes. Moreover, it has been shown that in a hospital setting, a <span class="hlt">safety</span> climate supporting safer patient care would also help to ensure worker <span class="hlt">safety</span>. The Scottish Hospital <span class="hlt">Safety</span> Questionnaire has proved to be a usable method of measuring both hospital <span class="hlt">safety</span> climate as well as patient and worker <span class="hlt">safety</span> outcomes. Copyright © 2013 National <span class="hlt">Safety</span> Council and Elsevier Ltd. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23573684','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23573684"><span>Maximising <span class="hlt">safety</span> in the boiler house.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Derry, Carr</p> <p>2013-03-01</p> <p>Last month's HEJ <span class="hlt">featured</span> an article, the second in our new series of guidance pieces aimed principally at Technician-level engineers, highlighting some of the key steps that boiler operators can take to maximise system performance and efficiency, and thus reduce running both costs and carbon footprint. In the third such article, Derry Carr, C.Env, I.Eng, BSc (Hons), M.I.Plant.E., M.S.O.E., technical manager & group gas manager at Dalkia, who is vice-chairman of the Combustion Engineering Association, examines the key regulatory and <span class="hlt">safety</span> obligations for hospital energy managers and boiler technicians, a number of which have seen changes in recent years with revision to guidance and other documentation.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16485808','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16485808"><span>Defeating <span class="hlt">feature</span> fatigue.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Rust, Roland T; Thompson, Debora Viana; Hamilton, Rebecca W</p> <p>2006-02-01</p> <p>Consider a coffeemaker that offers 12 drink options, a car with more than 700 <span class="hlt">features</span> on the dashboard, and a mouse pad that's also a clock, calculator, and FM radio. All are examples of "<span class="hlt">feature</span> bloat", or "<span class="hlt">featuritis</span>", the result of an almost irresistible temptation to load products with lots of bells and whistles. The problem is that the more <span class="hlt">features</span> a product boasts, the harder it is to use. Manufacturers that increase a product's capability--the number of useful functions it can perform--at the expense of its usability are exposing their customers to <span class="hlt">feature</span> fatigue. The authors have conducted three studies to gain a better understanding of how consumers weigh a product's capability relative to its usability. They found that even though consumers know that products with more <span class="hlt">features</span> are harder to use, they initially choose high-<span class="hlt">feature</span> models. They also pile on more <span class="hlt">features</span> when given the chance to customize a product for their needs. Once consumers have actually worked with a product, however, usability starts to matter more to them than capability. For managers in consumer products companies, these findings present a dilemma: Should they maximize initial sales by designing high-<span class="hlt">feature</span> models, which consumers consistently choose, or should they limit the number of <span class="hlt">features</span> in order to enhance the lifetime value of their customers? The authors' analytical model guides companies toward a happy middle ground: maximizing the net present value of the typical customer's profit stream. The authors also advise companies to build simpler products, help consumers learn which products suit their needs, develop products that do one thing very well, and design market research in which consumers use actual products or prototypes.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24038403','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24038403"><span>Correlation between <span class="hlt">safety</span> climate and contractor <span class="hlt">safety</span> assessment programs in construction.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Sparer, Emily H; Murphy, Lauren A; Taylor, Kathryn M; Dennerlein, Jack T</p> <p>2013-12-01</p> <p>Contractor <span class="hlt">safety</span> assessment programs (CSAPs) measure <span class="hlt">safety</span> performance by integrating multiple data sources together; however, the relationship between these measures of <span class="hlt">safety</span> performance and <span class="hlt">safety</span> climate within the construction industry is unknown. Four hundred and one construction workers employed by 68 companies on 26 sites and 11 <span class="hlt">safety</span> managers employed by 11 companies completed brief surveys containing a nine-item <span class="hlt">safety</span> climate scale developed for the construction industry. CSAP scores from ConstructSecure, Inc., an online CSAP database, classified these 68 companies as high or low scorers, with the median score of the sample population as the threshold. Spearman rank correlations evaluated the association between the CSAP score and the <span class="hlt">safety</span> climate score at the individual level, as well as with various grouping methodologies. In addition, Spearman correlations evaluated the comparison between manager-assessed <span class="hlt">safety</span> climate and worker-assessed <span class="hlt">safety</span> climate. There were no statistically significant differences between <span class="hlt">safety</span> climate scores reported by workers in the high and low CSAP groups. There were, at best, weak correlations between workers' <span class="hlt">safety</span> climate scores and the company CSAP scores, with marginal statistical significance with two groupings of the data. There were also no significant differences between the manager-assessed <span class="hlt">safety</span> climate and the worker-assessed <span class="hlt">safety</span> climate scores. A CSAP <span class="hlt">safety</span> performance score does not appear to capture <span class="hlt">safety</span> climate, as measured in this study. The nature of <span class="hlt">safety</span> climate in construction is complex, which may be reflective of the challenges in measuring <span class="hlt">safety</span> climate within this industry. Am. J. Ind. Med. 56:1463-1472, 2013. © 2013 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. © 2013 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pmcentrez&artid=4327121','PMC'); return false;" href="https://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pmcentrez&artid=4327121"><span>Fast Traffic Sign Recognition with a Rotation Invariant Binary Pattern Based <span class="hlt">Feature</span></span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pmc">PubMed Central</a></p> <p>Yin, Shouyi; Ouyang, Peng; Liu, Leibo; Guo, Yike; Wei, Shaojun</p> <p>2015-01-01</p> <p>Robust and fast traffic sign recognition is very important but difficult for safe driving assistance systems. This study addresses fast and robust traffic sign recognition to enhance driving <span class="hlt">safety</span>. The proposed method includes three stages. First, a typical Hough transformation is adopted to implement coarse-grained location of the candidate regions of traffic signs. Second, a RIBP (Rotation Invariant Binary Pattern) based <span class="hlt">feature</span> in the affine and Gaussian space is proposed to reduce the time of traffic sign detection and achieve robust traffic sign detection in terms of scale, rotation, and illumination. Third, the techniques of ANN (Artificial Neutral Network) based <span class="hlt">feature</span> dimension reduction and classification are designed to reduce the traffic sign recognition time. Compared with the current work, the experimental results in the public datasets show that this work achieves robustness in traffic sign recognition with comparable recognition accuracy and faster processing speed, including training speed and recognition speed. PMID:25608217</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://medlineplus.gov/drugsafety.html','NIH-MEDLINEPLUS'); return false;" href="https://medlineplus.gov/drugsafety.html"><span>Drug <span class="hlt">Safety</span></span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://medlineplus.gov/">MedlinePlus</a></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p>... over-the-counter drug. The FDA evaluates the <span class="hlt">safety</span> of a drug by looking at Side effects ... clinical trials The FDA also monitors a drug's <span class="hlt">safety</span> after approval. For you, drug <span class="hlt">safety</span> means buying ...</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28069858','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28069858"><span>Large Reductions In Amenable Mortality Associated With Brazil's Primary Care Expansion And Strong Health Governance.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Hone, Thomas; Rasella, Davide; Barreto, Mauricio; Atun, Rifat; Majeed, Azeem; Millett, Christopher</p> <p>2017-01-01</p> <p>Strong health governance is key to universal health coverage. However, the relationship between governance and health system performance is underexplored. We investigated whether expansion of the Brazilian Estratégia de Saúde da Família (<span class="hlt">ESF</span>; family health strategy), a community-based primary care program, reduced amenable mortality (mortality avoidable with timely and effective health care) and whether this association varied by municipal health governance. Fixed-effects longitudinal regression models were used to identify the relationship between <span class="hlt">ESF</span> coverage and amenable mortality rates in 1,622 municipalities in Brazil over the period 2000-12. Municipal health governance was measured using indicators from a public administration survey, and the resulting scores were used in interactions. Overall, increasing <span class="hlt">ESF</span> coverage from 0 percent to 100 percent was associated with a reduction of 6.8 percent in rates of amenable mortality, compared with no increase in <span class="hlt">ESF</span> coverage. The reductions were 11.0 percent for municipalities with the highest governance scores and 4.3 percent for those with the lowest scores. These findings suggest that strengthening local health governance may be vital for improving health services effectiveness and health outcomes in decentralized health systems. Project HOPE—The People-to-People Health Foundation, Inc.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26912454','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26912454"><span>The antibacterial activity of syringopicroside, its metabolites and natural analogues from Syringae Folium.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Zhou, Zhengyuan; Han, Na; Liu, Zhihui; Song, Zehai; Wu, Peng; Shao, Jingxuan; Zhang, Jia Ming; Yin, Jun</p> <p>2016-04-01</p> <p>In the present study, the in vitro antibacterial activity of an effective fraction (<span class="hlt">ESF</span>) from Syringae Folium (SF) on Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) was evaluated and then its in vivo activity was evaluated by using the MRSA-infected mouse peritonitis model. The <span class="hlt">ESF</span> showed a significant in vitro and in vivo activity on decreasing the Minimum Inhibitory Concentrations (MICs) and increasing the survival rate of mouse from 42.8% to 100%. Six iridoid glucosides (IGs) of <span class="hlt">ESF</span> were characterized by UPLC-TOF-MS method and also isolated by column chromatography. Most of them showed in vitro anti MRSA activity. Syringopicroside (Sy), the major compound of IGs, was found to increase the survival rate from 42.8% to 92.8% of the MRSA-infected mouse, which revealed Sy is also the main active components of <span class="hlt">ESF</span>. In order to know why the effect of oral administration of SF is better than its injections in clinic and the metabolites of Sy, seven metabolites of Sy were isolated from rat urine and identified on the basis of NMR and MS spectra. Most of metabolites possessed stronger in vitro anti-MRSA activity than that of Sy, which furtherly proved the clinical result. Copyright © 2016 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27883895','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27883895"><span>Disentangling the roles of <span class="hlt">safety</span> climate and <span class="hlt">safety</span> culture: Multi-level effects on the relationship between supervisor enforcement and <span class="hlt">safety</span> compliance.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Petitta, Laura; Probst, Tahira M; Barbaranelli, Claudio; Ghezzi, Valerio</p> <p>2017-02-01</p> <p>Despite increasing attention to contextual effects on the relationship between supervisor enforcement and employee <span class="hlt">safety</span> compliance, no study has yet explored the conjoint influence exerted simultaneously by organizational <span class="hlt">safety</span> climate and <span class="hlt">safety</span> culture. The present study seeks to address this literature shortcoming. We first begin by briefly discussing the theoretical distinctions between <span class="hlt">safety</span> climate and culture and the rationale for examining these together. Next, using survey data collected from 1342 employees in 32 Italian organizations, we found that employee-level supervisor enforcement, organizational-level <span class="hlt">safety</span> climate, and autocratic, bureaucratic, and technocratic <span class="hlt">safety</span> culture dimensions all predicted individual-level <span class="hlt">safety</span> compliance behaviors. However, the cross-level moderating effect of <span class="hlt">safety</span> climate was bounded by certain <span class="hlt">safety</span> culture dimensions, such that <span class="hlt">safety</span> climate moderated the supervisor enforcement-compliance relationship only under the clan-patronage culture dimension. Additionally, the autocratic and bureaucratic culture dimensions attenuated the relationship between supervisor enforcement and compliance. Finally, when testing the effects of technocratic <span class="hlt">safety</span> culture and cooperative <span class="hlt">safety</span> culture, neither <span class="hlt">safety</span> culture nor climate moderated the relationship between supervisor enforcement and <span class="hlt">safety</span> compliance. The results suggest a complex relationship between organizational <span class="hlt">safety</span> culture and <span class="hlt">safety</span> climate, indicating that organizations with particular <span class="hlt">safety</span> cultures may be more likely to develop more (or less) positive <span class="hlt">safety</span> climates. Moreover, employee <span class="hlt">safety</span> compliance is a function of supervisor <span class="hlt">safety</span> leadership, as well as the <span class="hlt">safety</span> climate and <span class="hlt">safety</span> culture dimensions prevalent within the organization. Copyright © 2016 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21059460','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21059460"><span>Predicting <span class="hlt">safety</span> culture: the roles of employer, operations manager and <span class="hlt">safety</span> professional.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Wu, Tsung-Chih; Lin, Chia-Hung; Shiau, Sen-Yu</p> <p>2010-10-01</p> <p>This study explores predictive factors in <span class="hlt">safety</span> culture. In 2008, a sample 939 employees was drawn from 22 departments of a telecoms firm in five regions in central Taiwan. The sample completed a questionnaire containing four scales: the employer <span class="hlt">safety</span> leadership scale, the operations manager <span class="hlt">safety</span> leadership scale, the <span class="hlt">safety</span> professional <span class="hlt">safety</span> leadership scale, and the <span class="hlt">safety</span> culture scale. The sample was then randomly split into two subsamples. One subsample was used for measures development, one for the empirical study. A stepwise regression analysis found four factors with a significant impact on <span class="hlt">safety</span> culture (R²=0.337): <span class="hlt">safety</span> informing by operations managers; <span class="hlt">safety</span> caring by employers; and <span class="hlt">safety</span> coordination and <span class="hlt">safety</span> regulation by <span class="hlt">safety</span> professionals. <span class="hlt">Safety</span> informing by operations managers (ß=0.213) was by far the most significant predictive factor. The findings of this study provide a framework for promoting a positive <span class="hlt">safety</span> culture at the group level. Crown Copyright © 2010. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21059457','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21059457"><span>Improving construction site <span class="hlt">safety</span> through leader-based verbal <span class="hlt">safety</span> communication.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Kines, Pete; Andersen, Lars P S; Spangenberg, Soren; Mikkelsen, Kim L; Dyreborg, Johnny; Zohar, Dov</p> <p>2010-10-01</p> <p>The construction industry is one of the most injury-prone industries, in which production is usually prioritized over <span class="hlt">safety</span> in daily on-site communication. Workers have an informal and oral culture of risk, in which <span class="hlt">safety</span> is rarely openly expressed. This paper tests the effect of increasing leader-based on-site verbal <span class="hlt">safety</span> communication on the level of <span class="hlt">safety</span> and <span class="hlt">safety</span> climate at construction sites. A pre-post intervention-control design with five construction work gangs is carried out. Foremen in two intervention groups are coached and given bi-weekly feedback about their daily verbal <span class="hlt">safety</span> communications with their workers. Foremen-worker verbal <span class="hlt">safety</span> exchanges (experience sampling method, n=1,693 interviews), construction site <span class="hlt">safety</span> level (correct vs. incorrect, n=22,077 single observations), and <span class="hlt">safety</span> climate (seven dimensions, n=105 questionnaires) are measured over a period of up to 42 weeks. Baseline measurements in the two intervention and three control groups reveal that foremen speak with their workers several times a day. Workers perceive <span class="hlt">safety</span> as part of their verbal communication with their foremen in only 6-16% of exchanges, and the levels of <span class="hlt">safety</span> at the sites range from 70-87% (correct observations). Measurements from baseline to follow-up in the two intervention groups reveal that <span class="hlt">safety</span> communication between foremen and workers increases significantly in one of the groups (factor 7.1 increase), and a significant yet smaller increase is found when the two intervention groups are combined (factor 4.6). Significant increases in the level of <span class="hlt">safety</span> are seen in both intervention groups (7% and 12% increases, respectively), particularly in regards to 'access ways' and 'railings and coverings' (39% and 84% increases, respectively). Increases in <span class="hlt">safety</span> climate are seen in only one of the intervention groups with respect to their 'attention to <span class="hlt">safety</span>.' No significant trend changes are seen in the three control groups on any of the three measures</p> </li> </ol> <div class="pull-right"> <ul class="pagination"> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_1");'>«</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_15");'>15</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_16");'>16</a></li> <li class="active"><span>17</span></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_18");'>18</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_19");'>19</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_25");'>»</a></li> </ul> </div> </div><!-- col-sm-12 --> </div><!-- row --> </div><!-- page_17 --> <div id="page_18" class="hiddenDiv"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-sm-12"> <div class="pull-right"> <ul class="pagination"> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_1");'>«</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_16");'>16</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_17");'>17</a></li> <li class="active"><span>18</span></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_19");'>19</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_20");'>20</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_25");'>»</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> <div class="row"> <div class="col-sm-12"> <ol class="result-class" start="341"> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28159505','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28159505"><span>Efficacy and <span class="hlt">safety</span> of a medication dose reminder <span class="hlt">feature</span> in a digital health offering with the use of sensor-enabled medicines.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Moorhead, Penjit; Zavala, Ana; Kim, Yoona; Virdi, Naunihal S</p> <p></p> <p>Over one-half of patients with chronic diseases, such as hypertension and type 2 diabetes (DM), do not take medicines as prescribed. This study assessed the efficacy and <span class="hlt">safety</span> of "seeing" versus "not seeing" medication dose reminders regarding medication adherence and risk for overdose. Post hoc analysis. Outpatient setting. Adult subjects (18 years of age or older) with uncontrolled hypertension and DM. Subjects enrolled in this institutional review board-approved study were assigned to either use digital health (DH) with the use of sensor-enabled medicines (coencapsulated medicines with an ingestible sensor) for 4 or 12 weeks or receive usual care based on a cluster-randomized design. All subjects were followed for 12 weeks. Subjects using DH were included in the post hoc study consisting of an efficacy analysis and a <span class="hlt">safety</span> analysis. A main efficacy outcome of comparison of subjects taking medicine with or without "seeing" DH medication dose reminders was assessed. <span class="hlt">Safety</span> analysis assessed risk of overdosing after DH medication dose reminders. In 57 subjects included in the efficacy analysis, DH device reminder messages were associated with a 16 ± 16% increase (75 ± 18% when seeing vs. 59 ± 24% when not seeing mobile dose reminders) in medication taking if not taken before dose reminder. The mean overall adherence for all subjects was 86 ± 12%; the mean on-time adherence was 69.7 ± 19.7%. Subjects with lower adherence benefited more from seeing DH reminder messages. In the <span class="hlt">safety</span> study (n = 74 subjects and 24,426 medication ingestions), no events of overdoses related to DH medication dose reminders occurred. This study demonstrates benefits of DH medication dose reminders to improve medication adherence, especially in patients with lower adherence; DH medication dose reminders also appear to be safe. Copyright © 2017 American Pharmacists Association®. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/971','DOTNTL'); return false;" href="https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/971"><span><span class="hlt">Safety</span>Analyst : software tools for <span class="hlt">safety</span> management of specific highway sites</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://ntlsearch.bts.gov/tris/index.do">DOT National Transportation Integrated Search</a></p> <p></p> <p>2010-07-01</p> <p><span class="hlt">Safety</span>Analyst provides a set of software tools for use by state and local highway agencies for highway <span class="hlt">safety</span> management. <span class="hlt">Safety</span>Analyst can be used by highway agencies to improve their programming of site-specific highway <span class="hlt">safety</span> improvements. <span class="hlt">Safety</span>A...</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('http://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED445773.pdf','ERIC'); return false;" href="http://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED445773.pdf"><span>Child Care Health Connections, 1999: A Health and <span class="hlt">Safety</span> Newsletter for California Child Care Professionals.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.eric.ed.gov/ERICWebPortal/search/extended.jsp?_pageLabel=advanced">ERIC Educational Resources Information Center</a></p> <p>Walery, Nancy, Ed.; Evinger, Sara, Ed.; Dailey, Lyn, Ed.; Sherman, Marsha, Ed.; Zamani, Rahman, Ed.</p> <p>1999-01-01</p> <p>This document is comprised of the six 1999 issues of a bimonthly newsletter providing information on young children's health and <span class="hlt">safety</span> for California's child care professionals. Regular <span class="hlt">features</span> include a column on infant/toddler concerns, a question-answer column regarding medical and health issues, a nutrition column, and resources for child…</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2011-11-16/pdf/2011-29497.pdf','FEDREG'); return false;" href="https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2011-11-16/pdf/2011-29497.pdf"><span>76 FR 70953 - Pipeline <span class="hlt">Safety</span>: <span class="hlt">Safety</span> of Gas Transmission Pipelines</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/browse/collection.action?collectionCode=FR">Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014</a></p> <p></p> <p>2011-11-16</p> <p>... DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Pipeline and Hazardous Materials <span class="hlt">Safety</span> Administration 49 CFR Part 192 [Docket ID PHMSA-2011-0023] RIN 2137-AE72 Pipeline <span class="hlt">Safety</span>: <span class="hlt">Safety</span> of Gas Transmission Pipelines AGENCY: Pipeline and Hazardous Materials <span class="hlt">Safety</span> Administration (PHMSA); DOT. ACTION: Advance notice of...</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9316712','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9316712"><span><span class="hlt">Safety</span> climate and attitude as evaluation measures of organizational <span class="hlt">safety</span>.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Isla Díaz, R; Díaz Cabrera, D</p> <p>1997-09-01</p> <p>The main aim of this research is to develop a set of evaluation measures for <span class="hlt">safety</span> attitudes and <span class="hlt">safety</span> climate. Specifically it is intended: (a) to test the instruments; (b) to identify the essential dimensions of the <span class="hlt">safety</span> climate in the airport ground handling companies; (c) to assess the quality of the differences in the <span class="hlt">safety</span> climate for each company and its relation to the accident rate; (d) to analyse the relationship between attitudes and <span class="hlt">safety</span> climate; and (e) to evaluate the influences of situational and personal factors on both <span class="hlt">safety</span> climate and attitude. The study sample consisted of 166 subjects from three airport companies. Specifically, this research was centered on ground handling departments. The factor analysis of the <span class="hlt">safety</span> climate instrument resulted in six factors which explained 69.8% of the total variance. We found significant differences in <span class="hlt">safety</span> attitudes and climate in relation to type of enterprise.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/1999JChEd..76..718H','NASAADS'); return false;" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/1999JChEd..76..718H"><span>JCE <span class="hlt">Feature</span> Columns</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abstract_service.html">NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)</a></p> <p>Holmes, Jon L.</p> <p>1999-05-01</p> <p>The <span class="hlt">Features</span> area of JCE Online is now readily accessible through a single click from our home page. In the <span class="hlt">Features</span> area each column is linked to its own home page. These column home pages also have links to them from the online Journal Table of Contents pages or from any article published as part of that <span class="hlt">feature</span> column. Using these links you can easily find abstracts of additional articles that are related by topic. Of course, JCE Online+ subscribers are then just one click away from the entire article. Finding related articles is easy because each <span class="hlt">feature</span> column "site" contains links to the online abstracts of all the articles that have appeared in the column. In addition, you can find the mission statement for the column and the email link to the column editor that I mentioned above. At the discretion of its editor, a <span class="hlt">feature</span> column site may contain additional resources. As an example, the Chemical Information Instructor column edited by Arleen Somerville will have a periodically updated bibliography of resources for teaching and using chemical information. Due to the increase in the number of these resources available on the WWW, it only makes sense to publish this information online so that you can get to these resources with a simple click of the mouse. We expect that there will soon be additional information and resources at several other <span class="hlt">feature</span> column sites. Following in the footsteps of the Chemical Information Instructor, up-to-date bibliographies and links to related online resources can be made available. We hope to extend the online component of our <span class="hlt">feature</span> columns with moderated online discussion forums. If you have a suggestion for an online resource you would like to see included, let the <span class="hlt">feature</span> editor or JCE Online (jceonline@chem.wisc.edu) know about it. JCE Internet <span class="hlt">Features</span> JCE Internet also has several <span class="hlt">feature</span> columns: Chemical Education Resource Shelf, Conceptual Questions and Challenge Problems, Equipment Buyers Guide, Hal's Picks, Mathcad</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('http://hdl.handle.net/2060/20060053390','NASA-TRS'); return false;" href="http://hdl.handle.net/2060/20060053390"><span>Another Approach to Enhance Airline <span class="hlt">Safety</span>: Using Management <span class="hlt">Safety</span> Tools</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://ntrs.nasa.gov/search.jsp">NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)</a></p> <p>Lu, Chien-tsug; Wetmore, Michael; Przetak, Robert</p> <p>2006-01-01</p> <p>The ultimate goal of conducting an accident investigation is to prevent similar accidents from happening again and to make operations safer system-wide. Based on the findings extracted from the investigation, the "lesson learned" becomes a genuine part of the <span class="hlt">safety</span> database making risk management available to <span class="hlt">safety</span> analysts. The airline industry is no exception. In the US, the FAA has advocated the usage of the System <span class="hlt">Safety</span> concept in enhancing <span class="hlt">safety</span> since 2000. Yet, in today s usage of System <span class="hlt">Safety</span>, the airline industry mainly focuses on risk management, which is a reactive process of the System <span class="hlt">Safety</span> discipline. In order to extend the merit of System <span class="hlt">Safety</span> and to prevent accidents beforehand, a specific System <span class="hlt">Safety</span> tool needs to be applied; so a model of hazard prediction can be formed. To do so, the authors initiated this study by reviewing 189 final accident reports from the National Transportation <span class="hlt">Safety</span> Board (NTSB) covering FAR Part 121 scheduled operations. The discovered accident causes (direct hazards) were categorized into 10 groups Flight Operations, Ground Crew, Turbulence, Maintenance, Foreign Object Damage (FOD), Flight Attendant, Air Traffic Control, Manufacturer, Passenger, and Federal Aviation Administration. These direct hazards were associated with 36 root factors prepared for an error-elimination model using Fault Tree Analysis (FTA), a leading tool for System <span class="hlt">Safety</span> experts. An FTA block-diagram model was created, followed by a probability simulation of accidents. Five case studies and reports were provided in order to fully demonstrate the usefulness of System <span class="hlt">Safety</span> tools in promoting airline <span class="hlt">safety</span>.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2014VSD....52.1171D','NASAADS'); return false;" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2014VSD....52.1171D"><span>Handling and <span class="hlt">safety</span> enhancement of race cars using active aerodynamic systems</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abstract_service.html">NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)</a></p> <p>Diba, Fereydoon; Barari, Ahmad; Esmailzadeh, Ebrahim</p> <p>2014-09-01</p> <p>A methodology is presented in this work that employs the active inverted wings to enhance the road holding by increasing the downward force on the tyres. In the proposed active system, the angles of attack of the vehicle's wings are adjusted by using a real-time controller to increase the road holding and hence improve the vehicle handling. The handling of the race car and <span class="hlt">safety</span> of the driver are two important concerns in the design of race cars. The handling of a vehicle depends on the dynamic capabilities of the vehicle and also the pneumatic tyres' limitations. The vehicle side-slip angle, as a measure of the vehicle dynamic <span class="hlt">safety</span>, should be narrowed into an acceptable range. This paper demonstrates that active inverted wings can provide noteworthy dynamic capabilities and enhance the <span class="hlt">safety</span> <span class="hlt">features</span> of race cars. Detailed analytical study and formulations of the race car nonlinear model with the airfoils are presented. Computer simulations are carried out to evaluate the performance of the proposed active aerodynamic system.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24772888','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24772888"><span><span class="hlt">Safety</span> leadership: extending workplace <span class="hlt">safety</span> climate best practices across health care workforces.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>McCaughey, Deirdre; Halbesleben, Jonathon R B; Savage, Grant T; Simons, Tony; McGhan, Gwen E</p> <p>2013-01-01</p> <p>Hospitals within the United States consistently have injury rates that are over twice the national employee injury rate. Hospital <span class="hlt">safety</span> studies typically investigate care providers rather than support service employees. Compounding the lack of evidence for this understudied population is the scant evidence that is available to examine the relationship of support service employees'perceptions of <span class="hlt">safety</span> and work-related injuries. To examine this phenomenon, the purpose of this study was to investigate support service employees' perceptions of <span class="hlt">safety</span> leadership and social support as well as the relationship of <span class="hlt">safety</span> perception to levels of reported injuries. A nonexperimental survey was conducted with the data collected from hospital support service employees (n = 1,272) and examined. (1) relationships between <span class="hlt">safety</span> leadership (supervisor and organization) and individual and unit <span class="hlt">safety</span> perceptions; (2) the moderating effect of social support (supervisor and coworker) on individual and unit <span class="hlt">safety</span> perceptions; and (3) the relationship of <span class="hlt">safety</span> perception to reported injury rates. The survey items in this study were based on the items from the AHRQ Patient <span class="hlt">Safety</span> Culture Survey and the U.S. National Health Care Surveys. <span class="hlt">Safety</span> leadership (supervisor and organization) was found to be positively related to individual <span class="hlt">safety</span> perceptions and unit <span class="hlt">safety</span> grade as was supervisor and coworker support. Coworker support was found to positively moderate the following relationships: supervisor <span class="hlt">safety</span> leadership and <span class="hlt">safety</span> perceptions, supervisor <span class="hlt">safety</span> leadership and unit <span class="hlt">safety</span> grade, and senior management <span class="hlt">safety</span> leadership and <span class="hlt">safety</span> perceptions. Positive employee <span class="hlt">safety</span> perceptions were found to have a significant relationship with lower reported injury rates. These findings suggest that <span class="hlt">safety</span> leadership from supervisors and senior management as well as coworker support has positive implications for support service employees' perceptions of <span class="hlt">safety</span>, which, in turn, are</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://ntrs.nasa.gov/search.jsp?R=19900026586&hterms=aging+radicals+free&qs=Ntx%3Dmode%2Bmatchall%26Ntk%3DAll%26N%3D0%26No%3D10%26Ntt%3D%2527%2527%2Baging%2B%2527%2527%2B%2527%2527%2Bradicals%2B%2527%2Bfree%2B%2527','NASA-TRS'); return false;" href="https://ntrs.nasa.gov/search.jsp?R=19900026586&hterms=aging+radicals+free&qs=Ntx%3Dmode%2Bmatchall%26Ntk%3DAll%26N%3D0%26No%3D10%26Ntt%3D%2527%2527%2Baging%2B%2527%2527%2B%2527%2527%2Bradicals%2B%2527%2Bfree%2B%2527"><span>The Space Station Freedom - International cooperation and innovation in space <span class="hlt">safety</span></span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://ntrs.nasa.gov/search.jsp">NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)</a></p> <p>Rodney, George A.</p> <p>1989-01-01</p> <p>The Space Station Freedom (SSF) being developed by the United States, European Space Agency (ESA), Japan, and Canada poses novel <span class="hlt">safety</span> challenges in design, operations, logistics, and program management. A brief overview discloses many <span class="hlt">features</span> that make SSF a radical departure from earlier low earth orbit (LEO) space stations relative to <span class="hlt">safety</span> management: size and power levels; multiphase manned assembly; 30-year planned lifetime, with embedded 'hooks and scars' forevolution; crew size and skill-mix variability; sustained logistical dependence; use of man, robotics and telepresence for on-orbit maintenance of station and free-flyer systems; closed-environment recycling; use of automation and expert systems; long-term operation of collocated life-sciences and materials-science experiments, requiring control and segregation of hazardous and chemically incompatible materials; and materials aging in space.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2018JPhCS1004a2017X','NASAADS'); return false;" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2018JPhCS1004a2017X"><span>Classification Influence of <span class="hlt">Features</span> on Given Emotions and Its Application in <span class="hlt">Feature</span> Selection</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abstract_service.html">NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)</a></p> <p>Xing, Yin; Chen, Chuang; Liu, Li-Long</p> <p>2018-04-01</p> <p>In order to solve the problem that there is a large amount of redundant data in high-dimensional speech emotion <span class="hlt">features</span>, we analyze deeply the extracted speech emotion <span class="hlt">features</span> and select better <span class="hlt">features</span>. Firstly, a given emotion is classified by each <span class="hlt">feature</span>. Secondly, the recognition rate is ranked in descending order. Then, the optimal threshold of <span class="hlt">features</span> is determined by rate criterion. Finally, the better <span class="hlt">features</span> are obtained. When applied in Berlin and Chinese emotional data set, the experimental results show that the <span class="hlt">feature</span> selection method outperforms the other traditional methods.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/29668','DOTNTL'); return false;" href="https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/29668"><span>Investigating <span class="hlt">safety</span> impact of centerline rumble strips, lane conversion, roundabout and j-turn <span class="hlt">features</span> on Louisiana highways : [research project capsule].</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://ntlsearch.bts.gov/tris/index.do">DOT National Transportation Integrated Search</a></p> <p></p> <p>2015-12-01</p> <p>Although great strides have been made in reducing the number of Louisiana highway crashes in : recent years, the state still ranks worse than the national average in all highway tra c fatality rate : measures. To further enhance roadway <span class="hlt">safety</span>, e...</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29787574','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29787574"><span>Child morbidity and mortality associated with alternative policy responses to the economic crisis in Brazil: A nationwide microsimulation study.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Rasella, Davide; Basu, Sanjay; Hone, Thomas; Paes-Sousa, Romulo; Ocké-Reis, Carlos Octávio; Millett, Christopher</p> <p>2018-05-01</p> <p>Since 2015, a major economic crisis in Brazil has led to increasing poverty and the implementation of long-term fiscal austerity measures that will substantially reduce expenditure on social welfare programmes as a percentage of the country's GDP over the next 20 years. The Bolsa Família Programme (BFP)-one of the largest conditional cash transfer programmes in the world-and the nationwide primary healthcare strategy (Estratégia Saúde da Família [<span class="hlt">ESF</span>]) are affected by fiscal austerity, despite being among the policy interventions with the strongest estimated impact on child mortality in the country. We investigated how reduced coverage of the BFP and <span class="hlt">ESF</span>-compared to an alternative scenario where the level of social protection under these programmes is maintained-may affect the under-five mortality rate (U5MR) and socioeconomic inequalities in child health in the country until 2030, the end date of the Sustainable Development Goals. We developed and validated a microsimulation model, creating a synthetic cohort of all 5,507 Brazilian municipalities for the period 2017-2030. This model was based on the longitudinal dataset and effect estimates from a previously published study that evaluated the effects of poverty, the BFP, and the <span class="hlt">ESF</span> on child health. We forecast the economic crisis and the effect of reductions in BFP and <span class="hlt">ESF</span> coverage due to current fiscal austerity on the U5MR, and compared this scenario with a scenario where these programmes maintain the levels of social protection by increasing or decreasing with the size of Brazil's vulnerable populations (policy response scenarios). We used fixed effects multivariate regression models including BFP and <span class="hlt">ESF</span> coverage and accounting for secular trends, demographic and socioeconomic changes, and programme duration effects. With the maintenance of the levels of social protection provided by the BFP and <span class="hlt">ESF</span>, in the most likely economic crisis scenario the U5MR is expected to be 8.57% (95% CI: 6.88%-10.24%) lower</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15892940','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15892940"><span>The effect of <span class="hlt">safety</span> initiatives on <span class="hlt">safety</span> performance: a longitudinal study.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Hoonakker, Peter; Loushine, Todd; Carayon, Pascale; Kallman, James; Kapp, Andrew; Smith, Michael J</p> <p>2005-07-01</p> <p>Construction industry is one of the most dangerous industries, not only in the USA, but worldwide. In this longitudinal study we examined the effects of <span class="hlt">safety</span> initiatives on the <span class="hlt">safety</span> performance of construction companies. One of the measures commonly used in the USA to track a company's <span class="hlt">safety</span> performance is the experience modification rate (EMR). The EMR is based on the company's <span class="hlt">safety</span> records (injury claims) from the past three full years and is used to calculate the workers' compensation insurance premiums. In a longitudinal study, we studied the effects of <span class="hlt">safety</span> efforts and initiatives on the EMR. The results show that <span class="hlt">safety</span> initiatives and money spent on <span class="hlt">safety</span> do improve <span class="hlt">safety</span> performance, but only over time.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28485525','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28485525"><span>Associations between <span class="hlt">safety</span> climate and <span class="hlt">safety</span> management practices in the construction industry.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Marín, Luz S; Lipscomb, Hester; Cifuentes, Manuel; Punnett, Laura</p> <p>2017-06-01</p> <p><span class="hlt">Safety</span> climate, a group-level measure of workers' perceptions regarding management's <span class="hlt">safety</span> priorities, has been suggested as a key predictor of <span class="hlt">safety</span> outcomes. However, its relationship with actual injury rates is inconsistent. We posit that <span class="hlt">safety</span> climate may instead be a parallel outcome of workplace <span class="hlt">safety</span> practices, rather than a determinant of workers' <span class="hlt">safety</span> behaviors or outcomes. Using a sample of 25 commercial construction companies in Colombia, selected by injury rate stratum (high, medium, low), we examined the relationship between workers' <span class="hlt">safety</span> climate perceptions and <span class="hlt">safety</span> management practices (SMPs) reported by <span class="hlt">safety</span> officers. Workers' perceptions of <span class="hlt">safety</span> climate were independent of their own company's implementation of SMPs, as measured here, and its injury rates. However, injury rates were negatively related to the implementation of SMPs. <span class="hlt">Safety</span> management practices may be more important than workers' perceptions of <span class="hlt">safety</span> climate as direct predictors of injury rates. © 2017 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('http://hdl.handle.net/2060/20150011054','NASA-TRS'); return false;" href="http://hdl.handle.net/2060/20150011054"><span>Dynamic <span class="hlt">Safety</span> Cases for Through-Life <span class="hlt">Safety</span> Assurance</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://ntrs.nasa.gov/search.jsp">NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)</a></p> <p>Denney, Ewen; Pai, Ganesh; Habli, Ibrahim</p> <p>2015-01-01</p> <p>We describe dynamic <span class="hlt">safety</span> cases, a novel operationalization of the concept of through-life <span class="hlt">safety</span> assurance, whose goal is to enable proactive <span class="hlt">safety</span> management. Using an example from the aviation systems domain, we motivate our approach, its underlying principles, and a lifecycle. We then identify the key elements required to move towards a formalization of the associated framework.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('http://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED213849.pdf','ERIC'); return false;" href="http://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED213849.pdf"><span>Agribusiness <span class="hlt">Safety</span>. Module SH-15. <span class="hlt">Safety</span> and Health.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.eric.ed.gov/ERICWebPortal/search/extended.jsp?_pageLabel=advanced">ERIC Educational Resources Information Center</a></p> <p>Center for Occupational Research and Development, Inc., Waco, TX.</p> <p></p> <p>This student module on agribusiness <span class="hlt">safety</span> is one of 50 modules concerned with job <span class="hlt">safety</span> and health. Following the introduction, 11 objectives (each keyed to a page in the text) the student is expected to accomplish are listed (e.g., List at least two reasons for agribusiness <span class="hlt">safety</span> standards). Then each objective is taught in detail, sometimes…</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA265518','DTIC-ST'); return false;" href="http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA265518"><span><span class="hlt">Safety</span>, Health, and Fire Prevention Guide for Hospital <span class="hlt">Safety</span> Managers</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.dtic.mil/">DTIC Science & Technology</a></p> <p></p> <p>1993-03-01</p> <p><span class="hlt">Safety</span> committee S 2-5 Oxygen quality assurance program 0 2-6 <span class="hlt">Safety</span> and fire prevention library 0 2-7 <span class="hlt">Safety</span> services to Dental Activities • 2-8...Chapter 2 <span class="hlt">Safety</span> Management 2-1. <span class="hlt">Safety</span> policy statement Health Services Command (HSC) Supplement (Suppl) 1 to Army Regulation (AR) 385-10 and the...Management. (b) The medical staff. (c) The nursing service . (d) Logistics. (e) Nutritional care. (f) Preventive medicine. * 2-3 USAEHA TG No. 152 March 1993 (g</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/842761','SCIGOV-STC'); return false;" href="https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/842761"><span><span class="hlt">Feature</span> article: adoption of an official ISEA glossary</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.osti.gov/search">DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)</a></p> <p>Zartarian, Valerie; Bahadori, Tina; McKone, Thomas</p> <p>2004-09-15</p> <p>The International Society for Exposure Analysis (ISEA) and its Nomenclature Committee have been involved since the mid-1990s in an intermittent but ongoing effort to develop an official ISEA glossary. Several related activities have stimulated greater interest and discussion nationally and internationally on a common exposure language. Among these activities are a 1997 Journal of Exposure Analysis and Environmental Epidemiology <span class="hlt">feature</span> article on exposure and dose definitions and a 1999-initiated project of the International Programme on Chemical <span class="hlt">Safety</span> (IPCS) (WHO/ILO/UNEP) to confront terminology issues hindering harmonization in the area of exposure assessment. Recently the ISEA members voted in support of adoptingmore » the IPCS glossary as the official ISEA glossary, and the ISEA Executive Board agreed to accept this recommendation. In this <span class="hlt">feature</span> article we (1) describe the process through which the ISEA adopted the IPCS glossary as the official ISEA glossary, (2) present the joint IPC S/ISEA glossary of terms and their definitions, and (3) discuss plans for how the glossary can be used by ISEA and updated over time by ISEA and IPCS. The glossary is intended to be a living document that reflects the latest usage and maintains international harmonization of exposure terminology that can be practically applied to improve communication in exposure and related fields.« less</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2011-title49-vol5/pdf/CFR-2011-title49-vol5-sec385-11.pdf','CFR2011'); return false;" href="https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2011-title49-vol5/pdf/CFR-2011-title49-vol5-sec385-11.pdf"><span>49 CFR 385.11 - Notification of <span class="hlt">safety</span> rating and <span class="hlt">safety</span> fitness determination.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/browse/collectionCfr.action?selectedYearFrom=2011&page.go=Go">Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR</a></p> <p></p> <p>2011-10-01</p> <p>... 49 Transportation 5 2011-10-01 2011-10-01 false Notification of <span class="hlt">safety</span> rating and <span class="hlt">safety</span> fitness... 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If FMCSA has not...</p> </li> </ol> <div class="pull-right"> <ul class="pagination"> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_1");'>«</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_16");'>16</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_17");'>17</a></li> <li class="active"><span>18</span></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_19");'>19</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_20");'>20</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_25");'>»</a></li> </ul> </div> </div><!-- col-sm-12 --> </div><!-- row --> </div><!-- page_18 --> <div id="page_19" class="hiddenDiv"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-sm-12"> <div class="pull-right"> <ul class="pagination"> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_1");'>«</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_17");'>17</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_18");'>18</a></li> <li class="active"><span>19</span></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_20");'>20</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_21");'>21</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_25");'>»</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> <div class="row"> <div class="col-sm-12"> <ol class="result-class" start="361"> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2010-title49-vol5/pdf/CFR-2010-title49-vol5-sec385-11.pdf','CFR'); return false;" href="https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2010-title49-vol5/pdf/CFR-2010-title49-vol5-sec385-11.pdf"><span>49 CFR 385.11 - Notification of <span class="hlt">safety</span> rating and <span class="hlt">safety</span> fitness determination.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/browse/collectionCfr.action?selectedYearFrom=2010&page.go=Go">Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR</a></p> <p></p> <p>2010-10-01</p> <p>... 49 Transportation 5 2010-10-01 2010-10-01 false Notification of <span class="hlt">safety</span> rating and <span class="hlt">safety</span> fitness... REGULATIONS <span class="hlt">SAFETY</span> FITNESS PROCEDURES General § 385.11 Notification of <span class="hlt">safety</span> rating and <span class="hlt">safety</span> fitness... notice of remedial directive will constitute the notice of <span class="hlt">safety</span> fitness determination. If FMCSA has not...</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18484360','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18484360"><span>Shift work, <span class="hlt">safety</span>, and aging.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Folkard, Simon</p> <p>2008-04-01</p> <p>It has long been recognized that older shift workers may have shorter and more disturbed day sleeps between successive night shifts than their younger colleagues. This has given rise to considerable concern over the <span class="hlt">safety</span> of aging shift workers because of the increasing age of the work force and increases in retirement age. Because there have been no direct studies of the combined effects of shift work and age on <span class="hlt">safety</span>, the present paper begins by reviewing the literature relating <span class="hlt">safety</span> to <span class="hlt">features</span> of shift systems. It then considers the general effect of age on occupational injury rates before examining existing evidence of the combined effects of shift work and age on performance capabilities. The results of the literature review indicate that when the a priori risk is constant, there is reasonably clear evidence that injury rates are higher at night, and that they increase over successive night shifts more rapidly than over successive day shifts. Further, although occupational injuries are less frequent in older workers, those that do occur tend to be more serious. Finally, there is some suggestive evidence from studies of objectively measured performance capabilities that older workers may be less able to both maintain their performance over the course of a night shift and cope with longer spans of successive night shifts. It is concluded that it seems possible, even though unproven as yet, that older workers may be at greater risk both to injury and accident on the night shift. There is a strong need for future epidemiological studies of the combined effects of shift work and age on injuries and accidents, and that these should attempt to separate the effects of age per se from those of generation.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://eric.ed.gov/?q=safety+AND+managers+AND+workplace&id=EJ1073327','ERIC'); return false;" href="https://eric.ed.gov/?q=safety+AND+managers+AND+workplace&id=EJ1073327"><span><span class="hlt">Safety</span> Learning, Organizational Contradictions and the Dynamics of <span class="hlt">Safety</span> Practice</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.eric.ed.gov/ERICWebPortal/search/extended.jsp?_pageLabel=advanced">ERIC Educational Resources Information Center</a></p> <p>Ripamonti, Silvio Carlo; Scaratti, Giuseppe</p> <p>2015-01-01</p> <p>Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to explore the enactment of <span class="hlt">safety</span> routines in a transshipment port. Research on work <span class="hlt">safety</span> and reliability has largely neglected the role of the workers' knowledge in practice in the enactment of organisational <span class="hlt">safety</span>. The workers' lack of compliance with <span class="hlt">safety</span> regulations represents an enduring problem…</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('http://hdl.handle.net/2060/20150003519','NASA-TRS'); return false;" href="http://hdl.handle.net/2060/20150003519"><span>Three-Dimensional Numerical Simulations of Equatorial Spread F: Results and Observations in the Pacific Sector</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://ntrs.nasa.gov/search.jsp">NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)</a></p> <p>Aveiro, H. C.; Hysell, D. L.; Caton, R. G.; Groves, K. M.; Klenzing, J.; Pfaff, R. F.; Stoneback, R.; Heelis, R. A.</p> <p>2012-01-01</p> <p>A three-dimensional numerical simulation of plasma density irregularities in the postsunset equatorial F region ionosphere leading to equatorial spread F (<span class="hlt">ESF</span>) is described. The simulation evolves under realistic background conditions including bottomside plasma shear flow and vertical current. It also incorporates C/NOFS satellite data which partially specify the forcing. A combination of generalized Rayleigh-Taylor instability (GRT) and collisional shear instability (CSI) produces growing waveforms with key <span class="hlt">features</span> that agree with C/NOFS satellite and ALTAIR radar observations in the Pacific sector, including <span class="hlt">features</span> such as gross morphology and rates of development. The transient response of CSI is consistent with the observation of bottomside waves with wavelengths close to 30 km, whereas the steady state behavior of the combined instability can account for the 100+ km wavelength waves that predominate in the F region.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29497700','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29497700"><span>How could the topic patient <span class="hlt">safety</span> be embedded in the curriculum? A recommendation by the Committee for Patient <span class="hlt">Safety</span> and Error Management of the GMA.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Kiesewetter, Jan; Drossard, Sabine; Gaupp, Rainer; Baschnegger, Heiko; Kiesewetter, Isabel; Hoffmann, Susanne</p> <p>2018-01-01</p> <p>The topic of patient <span class="hlt">safety</span> is of fundamental interest for the health care sector. In view of the realisation of the National Competence-Based Learning Objectives Catalogue for Undergraduate Medical Education (NKLM) this topic now has to be prepared for medical education. For a disciplinary and content-related orientation the GMA Committee developed the Learning Objectives Catalogue Patient <span class="hlt">Safety</span> for Undergraduate Medical Education (GMA-LZK). To ensure an optimal implementation of the GMA-LZK we recommend a longitudinal embedding into the existing curriculum. This position paper supports the implementation of the GMA-LZK and is aimed at everyone who wants to establish teaching courses on the topic patient <span class="hlt">safety</span> and embed them in the curriculum. In light of this, we will initially describe the key <span class="hlt">features</span> for a structured analysis of the current situation. Based on three best-practice-examples, as seen in the faculties of Freiburg, Bonn and Munich, different approaches to the implementation of the GMA-LZK will be illustrated. Lastly, we will outline the methodical requirements regarding the curriculum development as well as the disciplinary and methodical competences that the lecturers will have to hold or develop to fulfil the requirements.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25683474','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25683474"><span><span class="hlt">Safety</span> sans Frontières: An International <span class="hlt">Safety</span> Culture Model.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Reader, Tom W; Noort, Mark C; Shorrock, Steven; Kirwan, Barry</p> <p>2015-05-01</p> <p>The management of <span class="hlt">safety</span> culture in international and culturally diverse organizations is a concern for many high-risk industries. Yet, research has primarily developed models of <span class="hlt">safety</span> culture within Western countries, and there is a need to extend investigations of <span class="hlt">safety</span> culture to global environments. We examined (i) whether <span class="hlt">safety</span> culture can be reliably measured within a single industry operating across different cultural environments, and (ii) if there is an association between <span class="hlt">safety</span> culture and national culture. The psychometric properties of a <span class="hlt">safety</span> culture model developed for the air traffic management (ATM) industry were examined in 17 European countries from four culturally distinct regions of Europe (North, East, South, West). Participants were ATM operational staff (n = 5,176) and management staff (n = 1,230). Through employing multigroup confirmatory factor analysis, good psychometric properties of the model were established. This demonstrates, for the first time, that when <span class="hlt">safety</span> culture models are tailored to a specific industry, they can operate consistently across national boundaries and occupational groups. Additionally, <span class="hlt">safety</span> culture scores at both regional and national levels were associated with country-level data on Hofstede's five national culture dimensions (collectivism, power distance, uncertainty avoidance, masculinity, and long-term orientation). MANOVAs indicated <span class="hlt">safety</span> culture to be most positive in Northern Europe, less so in Western and Eastern Europe, and least positive in Southern Europe. This indicates that national cultural traits may influence the development of organizational <span class="hlt">safety</span> culture, with significant implications for <span class="hlt">safety</span> culture theory and practice. © 2015 Society for Risk Analysis.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('http://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED131246.pdf','ERIC'); return false;" href="http://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED131246.pdf"><span><span class="hlt">Safety</span> Handbook.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.eric.ed.gov/ERICWebPortal/search/extended.jsp?_pageLabel=advanced">ERIC Educational Resources Information Center</a></p> <p>Montgomery County Public Schools, Rockville, MD.</p> <p></p> <p><span class="hlt">Safety</span> policies, procedures, and related information are presented in this manual to assist school personnel in a continuing program of accident prevention. Chapter 1 discusses <span class="hlt">safety</span> education and accident prevention in general. Chapter 2 covers traffic regulations relating to school <span class="hlt">safety</span> patrols, school bus transportation, bicycles, and…</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24291071','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24291071"><span>External validity of a generic <span class="hlt">safety</span> climate scale for lone workers across different industries and companies.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Lee, Jin; Huang, Yueng-hsiang; Robertson, Michelle M; Murphy, Lauren A; Garabet, Angela; Chang, Wen-Ruey</p> <p>2014-02-01</p> <p>The goal of this study was to examine the external validity of a 12-item generic <span class="hlt">safety</span> climate scale for lone workers in order to evaluate the appropriateness of generalized use of the scale in the measurement of <span class="hlt">safety</span> climate across various lone work settings. External validity evidence was established by investigating the measurement equivalence (ME) across different industries and companies. Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA)-based and item response theory (IRT)-based perspectives were adopted to examine the ME of the generic <span class="hlt">safety</span> climate scale for lone workers across 11 companies from the trucking, electrical utility, and cable television industries. Fairly strong evidence of ME was observed for both organization- and group-level generic <span class="hlt">safety</span> climate sub-scales. Although significant invariance was observed in the item intercepts across the different lone work settings, absolute model fit indices remained satisfactory in the most robust step of CFA-based ME testing. IRT-based ME testing identified only one differentially functioning item from the organization-level generic <span class="hlt">safety</span> climate sub-scale, but its impact was minimal and strong ME was supported. The generic <span class="hlt">safety</span> climate scale for lone workers reported good external validity and supported the presence of a common <span class="hlt">feature</span> of <span class="hlt">safety</span> climate among lone workers. The scale can be used as an effective <span class="hlt">safety</span> evaluation tool in various lone work situations. Copyright © 2013 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://eric.ed.gov/?q=e-document+AND+technology&pg=2&id=EJ629859','ERIC'); return false;" href="https://eric.ed.gov/?q=e-document+AND+technology&pg=2&id=EJ629859"><span><span class="hlt">Features</span>: Real-Time Adaptive <span class="hlt">Feature</span> and Document Learning for Web Search.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.eric.ed.gov/ERICWebPortal/search/extended.jsp?_pageLabel=advanced">ERIC Educational Resources Information Center</a></p> <p>Chen, Zhixiang; Meng, Xiannong; Fowler, Richard H.; Zhu, Binhai</p> <p>2001-01-01</p> <p>Describes <span class="hlt">Features</span>, an intelligent Web search engine that is able to perform real-time adaptive <span class="hlt">feature</span> (i.e., keyword) and document learning. Explains how <span class="hlt">Features</span> learns from users' document relevance feedback and automatically extracts and suggests indexing keywords relevant to a search query, and learns from users' keyword relevance feedback…</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15317192','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15317192"><span>The <span class="hlt">safety</span> helmet detection technology and its application to the surveillance system.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Wen, Che-Yen</p> <p>2004-07-01</p> <p>The Automatic Teller Machine (ATM) plays an important role in the modem economy. It provides a fast and convenient way to process transactions between banks and their customers. Unfortunately, it also provides a convenient way for criminals to get illegal money or use stolen ATM cards to extract money from their victims' accounts. For <span class="hlt">safety</span> reasons, each ATM has a surveillance system to record customer's face information. However, when criminals use an ATM to withdraw money illegally, they usually hide their faces with something (in Taiwan, criminals usually use <span class="hlt">safety</span> helmets to block their faces) to avoid the surveillance system recording their face information, which decreases the efficiency of the surveillance system. In this paper, we propose a circle/circular arc detection method based upon the modified Hough transform, and apply it to the detection of <span class="hlt">safety</span> helmets for the surveillance system of ATMs. Since the <span class="hlt">safety</span> helmet location will be within the set of the obtainable circles/circular arcs (if any exist), we use geometric <span class="hlt">features</span> to verify if any <span class="hlt">safety</span> helmet exists in the set. The proposed method can be used to help the surveillance systems record a customer's face information more precisely. If customers wear <span class="hlt">safety</span> helmets to block their faces, the system can send a message to remind them to take off their helmets. Besides this, the method can be applied to the surveillance systems of banks by providing an early warning safeguard when any "customer" or "intruder" uses a <span class="hlt">safety</span> helmet to avoid his/her face information from being recorded by the surveillance system. This will make the surveillance system more useful. Real images are used to analyze the performance of the proposed method.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://eric.ed.gov/?q=Industrial+AND+safety&pg=2&id=EJ270796','ERIC'); return false;" href="https://eric.ed.gov/?q=Industrial+AND+safety&pg=2&id=EJ270796"><span><span class="hlt">Safety</span> and Liability.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.eric.ed.gov/ERICWebPortal/search/extended.jsp?_pageLabel=advanced">ERIC Educational Resources Information Center</a></p> <p>Berthelot, Ronald J.; And Others</p> <p>1982-01-01</p> <p>This series of five articles highlights Pensacola Junior College's occupational <span class="hlt">safety</span> course, involving simulated emergencies, Florida's standards for teacher liability, electrical <span class="hlt">safety</span> in the classroom and laboratory, color coding for machine <span class="hlt">safety</span>, and Florida industrial arts <span class="hlt">safety</span> instructional materials. (SK)</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2011457','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2011457"><span>When do letter <span class="hlt">features</span> migrate? A boundary condition for <span class="hlt">feature</span>-integration theory.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Butler, B E; Mewhort, D J; Browse, R A</p> <p>1991-01-01</p> <p><span class="hlt">Feature</span>-integration theory postulates that a lapse of attention will allow letter <span class="hlt">features</span> to change position and to recombine as illusory conjunctions (Treisman & Paterson, 1984). To study such errors, we used a set of uppercase letters known to yield illusory conjunctions in each of three tasks. The first, a bar-probe task, showed whole-character mislocations but not errors based on <span class="hlt">feature</span> migration and recombination. The second, a two-alternative forced-choice detection task, allowed subjects to focus on the presence or absence of subletter <span class="hlt">features</span> and showed illusory conjunctions based on <span class="hlt">feature</span> migration and recombination. The third was also a two-alternative forced-choice detection task, but we manipulated the subjects' knowledge of the shape of the stimuli: In the case-certain condition, the stimuli were always in uppercase, but in the case-uncertain condition, the stimuli could appear in either upper- or lowercase. Subjects in the case-certain condition produced illusory conjunctions based on <span class="hlt">feature</span> recombination, whereas subjects in the case-uncertain condition did not. The results suggest that when subjects can view the stimuli as <span class="hlt">feature</span> groups, letter <span class="hlt">features</span> regroup as illusory conjunctions; when subjects encode the stimuli as letters, whole items may be mislocated, but subletter <span class="hlt">features</span> are not. Thus, illusory conjunctions reflect the subject's processing strategy, rather than the architecture of the visual system.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pmcentrez&artid=5835071','PMC'); return false;" href="https://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pmcentrez&artid=5835071"><span>How Can Eastern/Southern Mediterranean Countries Resolve Quality and <span class="hlt">Safety</span> Issues in Transfusion Medicine?</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pmc">PubMed Central</a></p> <p>Haddad, Antoine; Bou Assi, Tarek; Garraud, Olivier</p> <p>2018-01-01</p> <p>Unlike their Western counterparts, some of the Eastern/Southern Mediterranean countries lack centralized coordinated blood transfusion services leading to an unequal blood <span class="hlt">safety</span> level. This was recently highlighted by a recent World Health Organization (WHO) regional committee report in which WHO urges these countries to establish and implement a national blood system with well-coordinated blood transfusion activities and to make attempts to reach 100% voluntary non-remunerated blood donation. The objective is thus to meet the same levels or standards as Western countries in term of self-sufficiency and blood <span class="hlt">safety</span>. This raises the question whether these countries can either comply with Western countries’ guidelines and experiences or develop their own <span class="hlt">safety</span> scheme based on proper sociopolitical and economic <span class="hlt">features</span>. Another option is to identify efficient and cost-effective strategies setup successfully in neighbor countries sharing cultural and economic <span class="hlt">features</span>. To address this issue—and make an attempt to achieve this goal—we designed a number of surveys specifically addressed to Mediterranean countries, which were sent out to the national authorities; so far, five surveys aim at covering all aspects in blood collection, processing, testing, inventory and distribution, as well as patient immune-hematological testing and follow-up (including surveillance and vigilances). It is anticipated that such practice can help identifying and then sharing the more successful and cost-effective experiences, and be really focused on Mediterranean areas while not necessarily copying and pasting experiences designed for Western/Northern areas with significantly distinct situations. PMID:29536009</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27645262','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27645262"><span>Active and intelligent packaging: The indication of quality and <span class="hlt">safety</span>.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Janjarasskul, Theeranun; Suppakul, Panuwat</p> <p>2018-03-24</p> <p>The food industry has been under growing pressure to feed an exponentially increasing world population and challenged to meet rigorous food <span class="hlt">safety</span> law and regulation. The plethora of media consumption has provoked consumer demand for safe, sustainable, organic, and wholesome products with "clean" labels. The application of active and intelligent packaging has been commercially adopted by food and pharmaceutical industries as a solution for the future for extending shelf life and simplifying production processes; facilitating complex distribution logistics; reducing, if not eliminating the need for preservatives in food formulations; enabling restricted food packaging applications; providing convenience, improving quality, variety and marketing <span class="hlt">features</span>; as well as providing essential information to ensure consumer <span class="hlt">safety</span>. This chapter reviews innovations of active and intelligent packaging which advance packaging technology through both scavenging and releasing systems for shelf life extension, and through diagnostic and identification systems for communicating quality, tracking and brand protection.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.osti.gov/biblio/7309170-research-safety-vehicle-program-phase-ii-specification-review-volume-ii-final-technical-report-jul-nov','SCIGOV-STC'); return false;" href="https://www.osti.gov/biblio/7309170-research-safety-vehicle-program-phase-ii-specification-review-volume-ii-final-technical-report-jul-nov"><span>Research <span class="hlt">safety</span> vehicle program (Phase II) specification review. Volume II. Final technical report, Jul 1975--Nov 1976</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.osti.gov/search">DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)</a></p> <p>Pugliese, S.M.</p> <p>1977-02-01</p> <p>In Phase I of the Research <span class="hlt">Safety</span> Vehicle Program (RSV), preliminary design and performance specifications were developed for a mid-1980's vehicle that integrates crashworthiness and occupant <span class="hlt">safety</span> <span class="hlt">features</span> with material resource conservation, economy, and producibility. Phase II of the program focused on development of the total vehicle design via systems engineering and integration analyses. As part of this effort, it was necessary to continuously review the Phase I recommended performance specification in relation to ongoing design/test activities. This document contains the results of analyses of the Phase I specifications. The RSV is expected to satisfy all of the producibility andmore » <span class="hlt">safety</span> related specifications, i.e., handling and stability systems, crashworthiness, occupant protection, pedestrian/cyclist protection, etc.« less</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2017JSP...168...15H','NASAADS'); return false;" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2017JSP...168...15H"><span>Random Evolutionary Dynamics Driven by Fitness and House-of-Cards Mutations: Sampling Formulae</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abstract_service.html">NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)</a></p> <p>Huillet, Thierry E.</p> <p>2017-07-01</p> <p>We first revisit the multi-allelic mutation-fitness balance problem, especially when mutations obey a house of cards condition, where the discrete-time deterministic evolutionary dynamics of the allelic frequencies derives from a Shahshahani potential. We then consider multi-allelic Wright-Fisher stochastic models whose deviation to neutrality is from the Shahshahani mutation/selection potential. We next focus on the weak selection, weak mutation cases and, making use of a Gamma calculus, we compute the normalizing partition functions of the invariant probability densities appearing in their Wright-Fisher diffusive approximations. Using these results, generalized Ewens sampling formulae (<span class="hlt">ESF</span>) from the equilibrium distributions are derived. We start treating the <span class="hlt">ESF</span> in the mixed mutation/selection potential case and then we restrict ourselves to the <span class="hlt">ESF</span> in the simpler house-of-cards mutations only situation. We also address some issues concerning sampling problems from infinitely-many alleles weak limits.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18319127','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18319127"><span>Medication <span class="hlt">safety</span>.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Keohane, Carol A; Bates, David W</p> <p>2008-03-01</p> <p>Patient <span class="hlt">safety</span> is a state of mind, not a technology. The technologies used in the medical setting represent tools that must be properly designed, used well, and assessed on an on-going basis. Moreover, in all settings, building a culture of <span class="hlt">safety</span> is pivotal for improving <span class="hlt">safety</span>, and many nontechnologic approaches, such as medication reconciliation and teaching patients about their medications, are also essential. This article addresses the topic of medication <span class="hlt">safety</span> and examines specific strategies being used to decrease the incidence of medication errors across various clinical settings.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28329712','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28329712"><span>Toxicity of effluents from gasoline stations oil-water separators to early life stages of zebrafish Danio rerio.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Alves, Romulo Nepomuceno; Mariz, Célio Freire; Paulo, Driele Ventura de; Carvalho, Paulo S M</p> <p>2017-07-01</p> <p>Used petroleum hydrocarbons and gasoline stations runoff are significant sources of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) to aquatic ecosystems. Samples of the final effluent of oil-water-separators were collected at gasoline stations in the metropolitan region of Recife, Brazil, before release to sewage or rainwater systems. Effluent soluble fractions (<span class="hlt">ESF</span>) were prepared and bioassays were performed according to the Fish Embryo Toxicity Test. The test involved exposing zebrafish Danio rerio embryos to dilutions of the <span class="hlt">ESFs</span> for 96 h, with daily examination of lethality and sublethal morphological effects integrated through the General Morphology Score (GMS), based on the achievement of developmental hallmarks. Frequencies of abnormalities were recorded after exposures. <span class="hlt">ESF</span> LC50-96h (lethal concentration to 50% of exposed embryos) in the most toxic effluent achieved 8.9% (v/v), equivalent to 11 μg phenanthrene equivalents L -1 . GMS scores indicated significantly delayed embryo-larval development at <span class="hlt">ESF</span> dilutions of 10% and 20% from effluents of all gas stations. Major abnormalities detected after the 96 h exposure included the presence of a yolk sac not fully absorbed coupled with the lack of an inflated swim bladder, lack of both pectoral fins, and the failure to develop a protruding mouth. Effective equivalent PAH concentrations that induce a 50% frequency of larvae without an inflated swim bladder (EC50) were 4.9 μg phenanthrene L -1 , 21.8 μg naphthalene L -1 , and 34.1 μg chrysene L -1 . This study shows that PAHs in <span class="hlt">ESFs</span> from gas stations oil water separators are toxic to zebrafish, contributing to the toxicity of urban storm waters. Copyright © 2017 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://ntrs.nasa.gov/search.jsp?R=19910029452&hterms=fire+safety&qs=Ntx%3Dmode%2Bmatchall%26Ntk%3DAll%26N%3D0%26No%3D30%26Ntt%3Dfire%2Bsafety','NASA-TRS'); return false;" href="https://ntrs.nasa.gov/search.jsp?R=19910029452&hterms=fire+safety&qs=Ntx%3Dmode%2Bmatchall%26Ntk%3DAll%26N%3D0%26No%3D30%26Ntt%3Dfire%2Bsafety"><span>Critical <span class="hlt">safety</span> assurance factors for manned spacecraft - A fire <span class="hlt">safety</span> perspective</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://ntrs.nasa.gov/search.jsp">NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)</a></p> <p>Rodney, George A.</p> <p>1990-01-01</p> <p><span class="hlt">Safety</span> assurance factors for manned spacecraft are discussed with a focus on the Space Station Freedom. A hazard scenario is provided to demonstrate a process commonly used by <span class="hlt">safety</span> engineers and other analysts to identify onboard <span class="hlt">safety</span> risks. Fire strategies are described, including a review of fire extinguishing agents being considered for the Space Station. Lessons learned about fire <span class="hlt">safety</span> technology in other areas are also noted. NASA and industry research on fire <span class="hlt">safety</span> applications is discussed. NASA's approach to ensuring <span class="hlt">safety</span> for manned spacecraft is addressed in the context of its multidiscipline program.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2009LNCS.5857..392C','NASAADS'); return false;" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2009LNCS.5857..392C"><span>ViSTREET: An Educational Virtual Environment for the Teaching of Road <span class="hlt">Safety</span> Skills to School Students</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abstract_service.html">NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)</a></p> <p>Chuah, Kee Man; Chen, Chwen Jen; Teh, Chee Siong</p> <p></p> <p>Virtual reality (VR) has been prevalently used as a tool to help students learn and to simulate situations that are too hazardous to practice in real life. The present study aims to explore the capability of VR to achieve these two purposes and demonstrate a novel application of the result, using VR to help school students learn about road <span class="hlt">safety</span> skills, which are impractical to be carried out in real-life situations. This paper describes the system design of the VR-based learning environment known as Virtual Simulated Traffics for Road <span class="hlt">Safety</span> Education (ViSTREET) and its various <span class="hlt">features</span>. An overview of the technical procedures for its development is also included. Ultimately, this paper highlights the potential use of VR in addressing the learning problem concerning road <span class="hlt">safety</span> education programme in Malaysia.</p> </li> </ol> <div class="pull-right"> <ul class="pagination"> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_1");'>«</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_17");'>17</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_18");'>18</a></li> <li class="active"><span>19</span></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_20");'>20</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_21");'>21</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_25");'>»</a></li> </ul> </div> </div><!-- col-sm-12 --> </div><!-- row --> </div><!-- page_19 --> <div id="page_20" class="hiddenDiv"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-sm-12"> <div class="pull-right"> <ul class="pagination"> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_1");'>«</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_18");'>18</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_19");'>19</a></li> <li class="active"><span>20</span></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_21");'>21</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_22");'>22</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_25");'>»</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> <div class="row"> <div class="col-sm-12"> <ol class="result-class" start="381"> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://pubs.er.usgs.gov/publication/70031755','USGSPUBS'); return false;" href="https://pubs.er.usgs.gov/publication/70031755"><span>Innovations in individual <span class="hlt">feature</span> history management - The significance of <span class="hlt">feature</span>-based temporal model</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/pubs/index.jsp?view=adv">USGS Publications Warehouse</a></p> <p>Choi, J.; Seong, J.C.; Kim, B.; Usery, E.L.</p> <p>2008-01-01</p> <p>A <span class="hlt">feature</span> relies on three dimensions (space, theme, and time) for its representation. Even though spatiotemporal models have been proposed, they have principally focused on the spatial changes of a <span class="hlt">feature</span>. In this paper, a <span class="hlt">feature</span>-based temporal model is proposed to represent the changes of both space and theme independently. The proposed model modifies the ISO's temporal schema and adds new explicit temporal relationship structure that stores temporal topological relationship with the ISO's temporal primitives of a <span class="hlt">feature</span> in order to keep track <span class="hlt">feature</span> history. The explicit temporal relationship can enhance query performance on <span class="hlt">feature</span> history by removing topological comparison during query process. Further, a prototype system has been developed to test a proposed <span class="hlt">feature</span>-based temporal model by querying land parcel history in Athens, Georgia. The result of temporal query on individual <span class="hlt">feature</span> history shows the efficiency of the explicit temporal relationship structure. ?? Springer Science+Business Media, LLC 2007.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://eric.ed.gov/?q=OSHA&pg=4&id=EJ317291','ERIC'); return false;" href="https://eric.ed.gov/?q=OSHA&pg=4&id=EJ317291"><span><span class="hlt">Safety</span>: Preventive Medicine.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.eric.ed.gov/ERICWebPortal/search/extended.jsp?_pageLabel=advanced">ERIC Educational Resources Information Center</a></p> <p>Kotula, John R.; Digenakis, Anthony</p> <p>1985-01-01</p> <p>Underscores the need for community colleges to practice <span class="hlt">safety</span> within the institutions and to instruct students in workplace <span class="hlt">safety</span> procedures and requirements. Reviews Occupational <span class="hlt">Safety</span> and Health Act (OSHA) regulations and their impact on industry and education. Looks at the legal responsibilities of colleges for <span class="hlt">safety</span>. (DMM)</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24529086','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24529086"><span>Improving <span class="hlt">safety</span> culture through the health and <span class="hlt">safety</span> organization: a case study.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Nielsen, Kent J</p> <p>2014-02-01</p> <p>International research indicates that internal health and <span class="hlt">safety</span> organizations (HSO) and health and <span class="hlt">safety</span> committees (HSC) do not have the intended impact on companies' <span class="hlt">safety</span> performance. The aim of this case study at an industrial plant was to test whether the HSO can improve company <span class="hlt">safety</span> culture by creating more and better <span class="hlt">safety</span>-related interactions both within the HSO and between HSO members and the shop-floor. A quasi-experimental single case study design based on action research with both quantitative and qualitative measures was used. Based on baseline mapping of <span class="hlt">safety</span> culture and the efficiency of the HSO three developmental processes were started aimed at the HSC, the whole HSO, and the <span class="hlt">safety</span> representatives, respectively. Results at follow-up indicated a marked improvement in HSO performance, interaction patterns concerning <span class="hlt">safety</span>, <span class="hlt">safety</span> culture indicators, and a changed trend in injury rates. These improvements are interpreted as cultural change because an organizational double-loop learning process leading to modification of the basic assumptions could be identified. The study provides evidence that the HSO can improve company <span class="hlt">safety</span> culture by focusing on <span class="hlt">safety</span>-related interactions. © 2013. Published by Elsevier Ltd and National <span class="hlt">Safety</span> Council.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24275532','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24275532"><span>Does the concept of <span class="hlt">safety</span> culture help or hinder systems thinking in <span class="hlt">safety</span>?</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Reiman, Teemu; Rollenhagen, Carl</p> <p>2014-07-01</p> <p>The concept of <span class="hlt">safety</span> culture has become established in <span class="hlt">safety</span> management applications in all major <span class="hlt">safety</span>-critical domains. The idea that <span class="hlt">safety</span> culture somehow represents a "systemic view" on <span class="hlt">safety</span> is seldom explicitly spoken out, but nevertheless seem to linger behind many <span class="hlt">safety</span> culture discourses. However, in this paper we argue that the "new" contribution to <span class="hlt">safety</span> management from <span class="hlt">safety</span> culture never really became integrated with classical engineering principles and concepts. This integration would have been necessary for the development of a more genuine systems-oriented view on <span class="hlt">safety</span>; e.g. a conception of <span class="hlt">safety</span> in which human, technological, organisational and cultural factors are understood as mutually interacting elements. Without of this integration, researchers and the users of the various tools and methods associated with <span class="hlt">safety</span> culture have sometimes fostered a belief that "<span class="hlt">safety</span> culture" in fact represents such a systemic view about <span class="hlt">safety</span>. This belief is, however, not backed up by theoretical or empirical evidence. It is true that <span class="hlt">safety</span> culture, at least in some sense, represents a holistic term-a totality of factors that include human, organisational and technological aspects. However, the departure for such <span class="hlt">safety</span> culture models is still human and organisational factors rather than technology (or <span class="hlt">safety</span>) itself. The aim of this paper is to critically review the various uses of the concept of <span class="hlt">safety</span> culture as representing a systemic view on <span class="hlt">safety</span>. The article will take a look at the concepts of culture and <span class="hlt">safety</span> culture based on previous studies, and outlines in more detail the theoretical challenges in <span class="hlt">safety</span> culture as a systems concept. The paper also presents recommendations on how to make <span class="hlt">safety</span> culture more systemic. Copyright © 2013 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://ntrs.nasa.gov/search.jsp?R=20100031198&hterms=software+defined&qs=Ntx%3Dmode%2Bmatchall%26Ntk%3DAll%26N%3D0%26No%3D60%26Ntt%3Dsoftware%2Bdefined','NASA-TRS'); return false;" href="https://ntrs.nasa.gov/search.jsp?R=20100031198&hterms=software+defined&qs=Ntx%3Dmode%2Bmatchall%26Ntk%3DAll%26N%3D0%26No%3D60%26Ntt%3Dsoftware%2Bdefined"><span>Obtaining Valid <span class="hlt">Safety</span> Data for Software <span class="hlt">Safety</span> Measurement and Process Improvement</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://ntrs.nasa.gov/search.jsp">NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)</a></p> <p>Basili, Victor r.; Zelkowitz, Marvin V.; Layman, Lucas; Dangle, Kathleen; Diep, Madeline</p> <p>2010-01-01</p> <p>We report on a preliminary case study to examine software <span class="hlt">safety</span> risk in the early design phase of the NASA Constellation spaceflight program. Our goal is to provide NASA quality assurance managers with information regarding the ongoing state of software <span class="hlt">safety</span> across the program. We examined 154 hazard reports created during the preliminary design phase of three major flight hardware systems within the Constellation program. Our purpose was two-fold: 1) to quantify the relative importance of software with respect to system <span class="hlt">safety</span>; and 2) to identify potential risks due to incorrect application of the <span class="hlt">safety</span> process, deficiencies in the <span class="hlt">safety</span> process, or the lack of a defined process. One early outcome of this work was to show that there are structural deficiencies in collecting valid <span class="hlt">safety</span> data that make software <span class="hlt">safety</span> different from hardware <span class="hlt">safety</span>. In our conclusions we present some of these deficiencies.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://eric.ed.gov/?q=standard+AND+operating+AND+procedures&pg=3&id=EJ237445','ERIC'); return false;" href="https://eric.ed.gov/?q=standard+AND+operating+AND+procedures&pg=3&id=EJ237445"><span><span class="hlt">Safety</span> in the Chemical Laboratory: Developing Departmental <span class="hlt">Safety</span> Procedures.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.eric.ed.gov/ERICWebPortal/search/extended.jsp?_pageLabel=advanced">ERIC Educational Resources Information Center</a></p> <p>Renfrew, Malcolm M., Ed.; Palladino, George F.</p> <p>1980-01-01</p> <p>Presents rationale and guidelines for development of <span class="hlt">Safety</span> Standard Operating Procedures (<span class="hlt">Safety</span> SOP) specific for local conditions. Includes an outline of a <span class="hlt">Safety</span> SOP developed for a department primarily focused on undergraduate education with a wide variety of expertise from common laborer to PhD with 20 years experience. (Author/JN)</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('http://hdl.handle.net/2060/20100009690','NASA-TRS'); return false;" href="http://hdl.handle.net/2060/20100009690"><span>Confidence-Based <span class="hlt">Feature</span> Acquisition</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://ntrs.nasa.gov/search.jsp">NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)</a></p> <p>Wagstaff, Kiri L.; desJardins, Marie; MacGlashan, James</p> <p>2010-01-01</p> <p>Confidence-based <span class="hlt">Feature</span> Acquisition (CFA) is a novel, supervised learning method for acquiring missing <span class="hlt">feature</span> values when there is missing data at both training (learning) and test (deployment) time. To train a machine learning classifier, data is encoded with a series of input <span class="hlt">features</span> describing each item. In some applications, the training data may have missing values for some of the <span class="hlt">features</span>, which can be acquired at a given cost. A relevant JPL example is that of the Mars rover exploration in which the <span class="hlt">features</span> are obtained from a variety of different instruments, with different power consumption and integration time costs. The challenge is to decide which <span class="hlt">features</span> will lead to increased classification performance and are therefore worth acquiring (paying the cost). To solve this problem, CFA, which is made up of two algorithms (CFA-train and CFA-predict), has been designed to greedily minimize total acquisition cost (during training and testing) while aiming for a specific accuracy level (specified as a confidence threshold). With this method, it is assumed that there is a nonempty subset of <span class="hlt">features</span> that are free; that is, every instance in the data set includes these <span class="hlt">features</span> initially for zero cost. It is also assumed that the <span class="hlt">feature</span> acquisition (FA) cost associated with each <span class="hlt">feature</span> is known in advance, and that the FA cost for a given <span class="hlt">feature</span> is the same for all instances. Finally, CFA requires that the base-level classifiers produce not only a classification, but also a confidence (or posterior probability).</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28678891','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28678891"><span>Patient portal readiness among postpartum patients in a <span class="hlt">safety</span> net setting.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Wieland, Daryl; Gibeau, Anne; Dewey, Caitlin; Roshto, Melanie; Frankel, Hilary</p> <p>2017-07-05</p> <p>Maternity patients interact with the healthcare system over an approximately ten-month interval, requiring multiple visits, acquiring pregnancy-specific education, and sharing health information among providers. Many <span class="hlt">features</span> of a web-based patient portal could help pregnant women manage their interactions with the healthcare system; however, it is unclear whether pregnant women in <span class="hlt">safety</span>-net settings have the resources, skills or interest required for portal adoption. In this study of postpartum patients in a <span class="hlt">safety</span> net hospital, we aimed to: (1) determine if patients have the technical resources and skills to access a portal, (2) gain insight into their interest in health information, and (3) identify the perceived utility of portal <span class="hlt">features</span> and potential barriers to adoption. We developed a structured questionnaire to collect demographics from postpartum patients and measure use of technology and the internet, self-reported literacy, interest in health information, awareness of portal functions, and perceived barriers to use. The questionnaire was administered in person to women in an inpatient setting. Of the 100 participants surveyed, 95% reported routine internet use and 56% used it to search for health information. Most participants had never heard of a patient portal, yet 92% believed that the portal functions were important. The two most appealing functions were to check results and manage appointments. Most participants in this study have the required resources such as a device and familiarity with the internet to access a patient portal including an interest in interacting with a healthcare institution via electronic means. Pregnancy is a critical episode of care where active engagement with the healthcare system can influence outcomes. Healthcare systems and portal developers should consider ways to tailor a portal to address the specific health needs of a maternity population including those in a <span class="hlt">safety</span> net setting.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.loc.gov/pictures/collection/hh/item/hi0558.photos.333711p/','SCIGOV-HHH'); return false;" href="https://www.loc.gov/pictures/collection/hh/item/hi0558.photos.333711p/"><span><span class="hlt">FEATURE</span> C, TYPE 1 PILLBOX, WEST SIDE, <span class="hlt">FEATURE</span> D IN ...</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.loc.gov/pictures/collection/hh/">Library of Congress Historic Buildings Survey, Historic Engineering Record, Historic Landscapes Survey</a></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p><span class="hlt">FEATURE</span> C, TYPE 1 PILLBOX, WEST SIDE, <span class="hlt">FEATURE</span> D IN BACKGROUND, VIEW FACING EAST. - Naval Air Station Barbers Point, Shore Pillbox Complex-Type 1 Pillbox, Along shoreline, seaward of Coral Sea Road, Ewa, Honolulu County, HI</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29774796','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29774796"><span>Effects of organizational <span class="hlt">safety</span> on employees' proactivity <span class="hlt">safety</span> behaviors and occupational health and <span class="hlt">safety</span> management systems in Chinese high-risk small-scale enterprises.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Mei, Qiang; Wang, Qiwei; Liu, Suxia; Zhou, Qiaomei; Zhang, Jingjing</p> <p>2018-06-07</p> <p>Based on the characteristics of small-scale enterprises, the improvement of occupational health and <span class="hlt">safety</span> management systems (OHS MS) needs an effective intervention. This study proposed a structural equation model and examined the relationships of perceived organization support for <span class="hlt">safety</span> (POSS), person-organization <span class="hlt">safety</span> fit (POSF) and proactivity <span class="hlt">safety</span> behaviors with <span class="hlt">safety</span> management, <span class="hlt">safety</span> procedures and <span class="hlt">safety</span> hazards identification. Data were collected from 503 employees of 105 Chinese high-risk small-scale enterprises over 6 months. The results showed that both POSS and POSF were positively related to improvement in <span class="hlt">safety</span> management, <span class="hlt">safety</span> procedures and <span class="hlt">safety</span> hazards identification through proactivity <span class="hlt">safety</span> behaviors. Our findings provide a new perspective on organizational <span class="hlt">safety</span> for improving OHS MS for small-scale enterprises and extend the application of proactivity <span class="hlt">safety</span> behaviors.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28645845','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28645845"><span>The <span class="hlt">feature</span>-weighted receptive field: an interpretable encoding model for complex <span class="hlt">feature</span> spaces.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>St-Yves, Ghislain; Naselaris, Thomas</p> <p>2017-06-20</p> <p>We introduce the <span class="hlt">feature</span>-weighted receptive field (fwRF), an encoding model designed to balance expressiveness, interpretability and scalability. The fwRF is organized around the notion of a <span class="hlt">feature</span> map-a transformation of visual stimuli into visual <span class="hlt">features</span> that preserves the topology of visual space (but not necessarily the native resolution of the stimulus). The key assumption of the fwRF model is that activity in each voxel encodes variation in a spatially localized region across multiple <span class="hlt">feature</span> maps. This region is fixed for all <span class="hlt">feature</span> maps; however, the contribution of each <span class="hlt">feature</span> map to voxel activity is weighted. Thus, the model has two separable sets of parameters: "where" parameters that characterize the location and extent of pooling over visual <span class="hlt">features</span>, and "what" parameters that characterize tuning to visual <span class="hlt">features</span>. The "where" parameters are analogous to classical receptive fields, while "what" parameters are analogous to classical tuning functions. By treating these as separable parameters, the fwRF model complexity is independent of the resolution of the underlying <span class="hlt">feature</span> maps. This makes it possible to estimate models with thousands of high-resolution <span class="hlt">feature</span> maps from relatively small amounts of data. Once a fwRF model has been estimated from data, spatial pooling and <span class="hlt">feature</span> tuning can be read-off directly with no (or very little) additional post-processing or in-silico experimentation. We describe an optimization algorithm for estimating fwRF models from data acquired during standard visual neuroimaging experiments. We then demonstrate the model's application to two distinct sets of <span class="hlt">features</span>: Gabor wavelets and <span class="hlt">features</span> supplied by a deep convolutional neural network. We show that when Gabor <span class="hlt">feature</span> maps are used, the fwRF model recovers receptive fields and spatial frequency tuning functions consistent with known organizational principles of the visual cortex. We also show that a fwRF model can be used to regress entire deep</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('http://hdl.handle.net/2060/20120015467','NASA-TRS'); return false;" href="http://hdl.handle.net/2060/20120015467"><span>Process Sensitivity, Performance, and Direct Verification Testing of Adhesive Locking <span class="hlt">Features</span></span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://ntrs.nasa.gov/search.jsp">NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)</a></p> <p>Golden, Johnny L.; Leatherwood, Michael D.; Montoya, Michael D.; Kato, Ken A.; Akers, Ed</p> <p>2012-01-01</p> <p>Phase I: The use of adhesive locking <span class="hlt">features</span> or liquid locking compounds (LLCs) (e.g., Loctite) as a means of providing a secondary locking <span class="hlt">feature</span> has been used on NASA programs since the Apollo program. In many cases Loctite was used as a last resort when (a) self-locking fasteners were no longer functioning per their respective drawing specification, (b) access was limited for removal & replacement, or (c) replacement could not be accomplished without severe impact to schedule. Long-term use of Loctite became inevitable in cases where removal and replacement of worn hardware was not cost effective and Loctite was assumed to be fully cured and working. The NASA Engineering & <span class="hlt">Safety</span> Center (NESC) and United Space Alliance (USA) recognized the need for more extensive testing of Loctite grades to better understand their capabilities and limitations as a secondary locking <span class="hlt">feature</span>. These tests, identified as Phase I, were designed to identify processing sensitivities, to determine proper cure time, the correct primer to use on aerospace nutplate, insert and bolt materials such as A286 and MP35N, and the minimum amount of Loctite that is required to achieve optimum breakaway torque values. The .1900-32 was the fastener size tested, due to wide usage in the aerospace industry. Three different grades of Loctite were tested. Results indicate that, with proper controls, adhesive locking <span class="hlt">features</span> can be successfully used in the repair of locking <span class="hlt">features</span> and should be considered for design. Phase II: Threaded fastening systems used in aerospace programs typically have a requirement for a redundant locking <span class="hlt">feature</span>. The primary locking method is the fastener preload and the traditional redundant locking <span class="hlt">feature</span> is a self-locking mechanical device that may include deformed threads, non-metallic inserts, split beam <span class="hlt">features</span>, or other methods that impede movement between threaded members. The self-locking resistance of traditional locking <span class="hlt">features</span> can be directly verified</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26974031','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26974031"><span>Staying silent about <span class="hlt">safety</span> issues: Conceptualizing and measuring <span class="hlt">safety</span> silence motives.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Manapragada, Archana; Bruk-Lee, Valentina</p> <p>2016-06-01</p> <p>Communication between employees and supervisors about <span class="hlt">safety</span>-related issues is an important component of a safe workplace. When supervisors receive information from employees about <span class="hlt">safety</span> issues, they may gain otherwise-missed opportunities to correct these issues and/or prevent negative <span class="hlt">safety</span> outcomes. A series of three studies were conducted to identify various <span class="hlt">safety</span> silence motives, which describe the reasons that employees do not speak up to supervisors about <span class="hlt">safety</span>-related issues witnessed in the workplace, and to develop a tool to assess these motives. Results suggest that employees stay silent about <span class="hlt">safety</span> issues based on perceptions of altering relationships with others (relationship-based), perceptions of the organizational climate (climate-based), the assessment of the <span class="hlt">safety</span> issue (issue-based), or characteristics of the job (job-based). We developed a 17-item measure to assess these four motives, and initial evidence was found for the construct and incremental validity of the <span class="hlt">safety</span> silence motives measure in a sample of nurses. Copyright © 2016 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('http://hdl.handle.net/2060/19940003975','NASA-TRS'); return false;" href="http://hdl.handle.net/2060/19940003975"><span>NASA <span class="hlt">Safety</span> Manual. Volume 3: System <span class="hlt">Safety</span></span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://ntrs.nasa.gov/search.jsp">NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)</a></p> <p></p> <p>1970-01-01</p> <p>This Volume 3 of the NASA <span class="hlt">Safety</span> Manual sets forth the basic elements and techniques for managing a system <span class="hlt">safety</span> program and the technical methods recommended for use in developing a risk evaluation program that is oriented to the identification of hazards in aerospace hardware systems and the development of residual risk management information for the program manager that is based on the hazards identified. The methods and techniques described in this volume are in consonance with the requirements set forth in NHB 1700.1 (VI), Chapter 3. This volume and future volumes of the NASA <span class="hlt">Safety</span> Manual shall not be rewritten, reprinted, or reproduced in any manner. Installation implementing procedures, if necessary, shall be inserted as page supplements in accordance with the provisions of Appendix A. No portion of this volume or future volumes of the NASA <span class="hlt">Safety</span> Manual shall be invoked in contracts.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2012AIPC.1431...14S','NASAADS'); return false;" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2012AIPC.1431...14S"><span>Designing using manufacturing <span class="hlt">features</span></span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abstract_service.html">NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)</a></p> <p>Szecsi, T.; Hoque, A. S. M.</p> <p>2012-04-01</p> <p>This paper presents a design system that enables the composition of a part using manufacturing <span class="hlt">features</span>. <span class="hlt">Features</span> are selected from <span class="hlt">feature</span> libraries. Upon insertion, the system ensures that the <span class="hlt">feature</span> does not contradict the design-for-manufacture rules. This helps eliminating costly manufacturing problems. The system is developed as an extension to a commercial CAD/CAM system Pro/Engineer.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23524204','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23524204"><span>Consideration of future <span class="hlt">safety</span> consequences: a new predictor of employee <span class="hlt">safety</span>.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Probst, Tahira M; Graso, Maja; Estrada, Armando X; Greer, Sarah</p> <p>2013-06-01</p> <p>Compliance with <span class="hlt">safety</span> behaviors is often associated with longer term benefits, but may require some short-term sacrifices. This study examines the extent to which consideration of future <span class="hlt">safety</span> consequences (CFSC) predicts employee <span class="hlt">safety</span> outcomes. Two field studies were conducted to evaluate the reliability and validity of the newly developed Consideration of Future <span class="hlt">Safety</span> Consequences (CFSC) scale. Surveys containing the CFSC scale and other measures of <span class="hlt">safety</span> attitudes, behaviors, and outcomes were administered during working hours to a sample of 128 pulp and paper mill employees; after revising the CFSC scale based on these initial results, follow-up survey data were collected in a second sample of 212 copper miners. In Study I, CFSC was predictive of employee <span class="hlt">safety</span> knowledge and motivation, compliance, <span class="hlt">safety</span> citizenship behaviors, accident reporting attitudes and behaviors, and workplace injuries - even after accounting for conscientiousness and demographic variables. Moreover, the effects of CFSC on the variables generally appear to be direct, as opposed to mediated by <span class="hlt">safety</span> knowledge or motivation. These findings were largely replicated in Study II. CFSC appears to be an important personality construct that may predict those individuals who are more likely to comply with <span class="hlt">safety</span> rules and have more positive <span class="hlt">safety</span> outcomes. Future research should examine the longitudinal stability of CFSC to determine the extent to which this construct is a stable trait, rather than a <span class="hlt">safety</span> attitude amenable to change over time or following an intervention. Copyright © 2013 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://kidshealth.org/en/parents/firstaid-safe/','NIH-MEDLINEPLUS'); return false;" href="https://kidshealth.org/en/parents/firstaid-safe/"><span>First Aid and <span class="hlt">Safety</span></span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://medlineplus.gov/">MedlinePlus</a></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p>... First-Aid Kit Food <span class="hlt">Safety</span> for Your Family Gun <span class="hlt">Safety</span> Halloween Candy Hints Household <span class="hlt">Safety</span> Checklists Household ... Climbing, and Grabbing Household <span class="hlt">Safety</span>: Preventing Injuries From Firearms Household <span class="hlt">Safety</span>: Preventing Injuries in the Crib Household ...</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/26741','DOTNTL'); return false;" href="https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/26741"><span>Evaluation of interactive highway <span class="hlt">safety</span> design model crash prediction tools for two-lane rural roads on Kansas Department of Transportation projects.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://ntlsearch.bts.gov/tris/index.do">DOT National Transportation Integrated Search</a></p> <p></p> <p>2014-01-01</p> <p>Historically, project-level decisions for the selection of highway <span class="hlt">features</span> to promote <span class="hlt">safety</span> were : based on either engineering judgment or adherence to accepted national guidance. These tools have allowed : highway designers to produce facilities t...</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18030959','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18030959"><span><span class="hlt">Safety</span> self-efficacy and <span class="hlt">safety</span> performance: potential antecedents and the moderation effect of standardization.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Katz-Navon, Tal; Naveh, Eitan; Stern, Zvi</p> <p>2007-01-01</p> <p>The purpose of this paper is to suggest a new <span class="hlt">safety</span> self-efficacy construct and to explore its antecedents and interaction with standardization to influence in-patient <span class="hlt">safety</span>. The paper used a survey of 161 nurses using a self-administered questionnaire over a 14-day period in two large Israeli general hospitals. Nurses answered questions relating to four <span class="hlt">safety</span> self-efficacy antecedents: enactive mastery experiences; managers as <span class="hlt">safety</span> role models; verbal persuasion; and <span class="hlt">safety</span> priority, that relate to the perceived level of standardization and <span class="hlt">safety</span> self-efficacy. Confirmatory factor analysis was used to assess the scale's construct validity. Regression models were used to test hypotheses regarding the antecedents and influence of <span class="hlt">safety</span> self-efficacy. Results indicate that: managers as <span class="hlt">safety</span> role models; distributing <span class="hlt">safety</span> information; and priority given to <span class="hlt">safety</span>, contributed to <span class="hlt">safety</span> self-efficacy. Additionally, standardization moderated the effects of <span class="hlt">safety</span> self-efficacy and patient <span class="hlt">safety</span> such that <span class="hlt">safety</span> self-efficacy was positively associated with patient <span class="hlt">safety</span> when standardization was low rather than high. Hospital managers should be aware of individual motivations as <span class="hlt">safety</span> self-efficacy when evaluating the potential influence of standardization on patient <span class="hlt">safety</span>. Theoretically, the study introduces a new <span class="hlt">safety</span> self-efficacy concept, and captures its antecedents and influence on <span class="hlt">safety</span> performance. Also, the study suggests <span class="hlt">safety</span> self-efficacy as a boundary condition for the influence of standardization on <span class="hlt">safety</span> performance. Implementing standardization in healthcare is problematic because not all processes can be standardized. In this case, self-efficacy plays an important role in securing patient <span class="hlt">safety</span>. Hence, <span class="hlt">safety</span> self-efficacy may serve as a "substitute-for-standardization," by promoting staff behaviors that affect patient <span class="hlt">safety</span>.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28326148','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28326148"><span>Patient <span class="hlt">Safety</span> Learning Systems: A Systematic Review and Qualitative Synthesis.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p></p> <p>2017-01-01</p> <p>A patient <span class="hlt">safety</span> learning system (sometimes called a critical incident reporting system) refers to structured reporting, collation, and analysis of critical incidents. To inform a provincial working group's recommendations for an Ontario Patient <span class="hlt">Safety</span> Event Learning System, a systematic review was undertaken to determine design <span class="hlt">features</span> that would optimize its adoption into the health care system and would inform implementation strategies. The objective of this review was to address two research questions: (a) what are the barriers to and facilitators of successful adoption of a patient <span class="hlt">safety</span> learning system reported by health professionals and (b) what design components maximize successful adoption and implementation? To answer the first question, we used a published systematic review. To answer the second question, we used scoping study methodology. Common barriers reported in the literature by health care professionals included fear of blame, legal penalties, the perception that incident reporting does not improve patient <span class="hlt">safety</span>, lack of organizational support, inadequate feedback, lack of knowledge about incident reporting systems, and lack of understanding about what constitutes an error. Common facilitators included a non-accusatory environment, the perception that incident reporting improves <span class="hlt">safety</span>, clarification of the route of reporting and of how the system uses reports, enhanced feedback, role models (such as managers) using and promoting reporting, legislated protection of those who report, ability to report anonymously, education and training opportunities, and clear guidelines on what to report. Components of a patient <span class="hlt">safety</span> learning system that increased successful adoption and implementation were emphasis on a blame-free culture that encourages reporting and learning, clear guidelines on how and what to report, making sure the system is user-friendly, organizational development support for data analysis to generate meaningful learning outcomes</p> </li> </ol> <div class="pull-right"> <ul class="pagination"> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_1");'>«</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_18");'>18</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_19");'>19</a></li> <li class="active"><span>20</span></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_21");'>21</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_22");'>22</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_25");'>»</a></li> </ul> </div> </div><!-- col-sm-12 --> </div><!-- row --> </div><!-- page_20 --> <div id="page_21" class="hiddenDiv"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-sm-12"> <div class="pull-right"> <ul class="pagination"> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_1");'>«</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_19");'>19</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_20");'>20</a></li> <li class="active"><span>21</span></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_22");'>22</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_23");'>23</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_25");'>»</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> <div class="row"> <div class="col-sm-12"> <ol class="result-class" start="401"> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28001445','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28001445"><span>Long-Term Efficacy and <span class="hlt">Safety</span> of Sensor Augmented Insulin Pump Therapy with Low-Glucose Suspend <span class="hlt">Feature</span> in Patients with Type 1 Diabetes.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Gómez, Ana María; Marín Carrillo, Lisseth Fernanda; Muñoz Velandia, Oscar Mauricio; Rondón Sepúlveda, Martín Alonso; Arévalo Correa, Carol M; Mora Garzón, Edwin; Cuervo Diaz, Maria Camila; Henao Carrillo, Diana Cristina</p> <p>2017-02-01</p> <p>Literature supports short-term efficacy and <span class="hlt">safety</span> of Sensor Augmented Insulin Pump (SAP) therapy in patients with type 1 diabetes (T1D). However, no data are available showing long-term outcomes. Our study describes the long-term outcomes of SAP therapy with low-glucose suspend <span class="hlt">feature</span> (SAP+LGS) in hypoglycemia in a Colombian population with T1D and hypoglycemia. A cohort study was conducted with T1D patients receiving SAP+LGS therapy who initiated this therapy because of hypoglycemia at San Ignacio University Hospital diabetes center in Bogotá, Colombia. Glycated hemoglobin (A1c) was assessed at least every 6 months, severe hypoglycemia (SH) and hypoglycemia unawareness (HU) incidence yearly. Adherence to therapy was also evaluated. One hundred eleven patients were included in the analysis. Total daily insulin dose was reduced during follow-up (mean difference -0.22 U/kg; 95% confidence interval [CI] -0.18 to -0.26; P < 0.001). A1c levels were reduced from a baseline value of 8.8% ± 1.9% to 7.5% ± 1.0% at 5 months (mean difference -1.3%; 95% CI -1.09 to -1.50; P < 0.001) and 7.1% ± 0.8% (mean difference -1.7%; 95% CI -1.59 to -1.90; P < 0.001) at the end of follow-up (47 months on average). The incidence of SH and HU episodes decreased significantly since the first year, and this effect was maintained over time (P < 0.001). SAP+LGS therapy in T1D patients with hypoglycemia led to a significant and sustained decrease in A1c during long periods of follow-up, as well as a significant reduction in SH and HU. Future randomized clinical trials are desired.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pmcentrez&artid=5391729','PMC'); return false;" href="https://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pmcentrez&artid=5391729"><span><span class="hlt">Safety</span> huddles to proactively identify and address electronic health record <span class="hlt">safety</span></span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pmc">PubMed Central</a></p> <p>Menon, Shailaja; Singh, Hardeep; Giardina, Traber D; Rayburn, William L; Davis, Brenda P; Russo, Elise M</p> <p>2017-01-01</p> <p>Objective: Methods to identify and study <span class="hlt">safety</span> risks of electronic health records (EHRs) are underdeveloped and largely depend on limited end-user reports. “<span class="hlt">Safety</span> huddles” have been found useful in creating a sense of collective situational awareness that increases an organization’s capacity to respond to <span class="hlt">safety</span> concerns. We explored the use of <span class="hlt">safety</span> huddles for identifying and learning about EHR-related <span class="hlt">safety</span> concerns. Design: Data were obtained from daily <span class="hlt">safety</span> huddle briefing notes recorded at a single midsized tertiary-care hospital in the United States over 1 year. Huddles were attended by key administrative, clinical, and information technology staff. We conducted a content analysis of huddle notes to identify what EHR-related <span class="hlt">safety</span> concerns were discussed. We expanded a previously developed EHR-related error taxonomy to categorize types of EHR-related <span class="hlt">safety</span> concerns recorded in the notes. Results: On review of daily huddle notes spanning 249 days, we identified 245 EHR-related <span class="hlt">safety</span> concerns. For our analysis, we defined EHR technology to include a specific EHR functionality, an entire clinical software application, or the hardware system. Most concerns (41.6%) involved “EHR technology working incorrectly,” followed by 25.7% involving “EHR technology not working at all.” Concerns related to “EHR technology missing or absent” accounted for 16.7%, whereas 15.9% were linked to “user errors.” Conclusions: <span class="hlt">Safety</span> huddles promoted discussion of several technology-related issues at the organization level and can serve as a promising technique to identify and address EHR-related <span class="hlt">safety</span> concerns. Based on our findings, we recommend that health care organizations consider huddles as a strategy to promote understanding and improvement of EHR <span class="hlt">safety</span>. PMID:28031286</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11979632','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11979632"><span>From the traditional concept of <span class="hlt">safety</span> management to <span class="hlt">safety</span> integrated with quality.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>García Herrero, Susana; Mariscal Saldaña, Miguel Angel; Manzanedo del Campo, Miguel Angel; Ritzel, Dale O</p> <p>2002-01-01</p> <p>This editorial reviews the evolution of the concepts of <span class="hlt">safety</span> and quality that have been used in the traditional workplace. The traditional programs of <span class="hlt">safety</span> are explored showing strengths and weaknesses. The concept of quality management is also viewed. <span class="hlt">Safety</span> management and quality management principles, stages, and measurement are highlighted. The concepts of quality and <span class="hlt">safety</span> guarantee are assessed. Total Quality Management concepts are reviewed and applied to <span class="hlt">safety</span> quality. Total <span class="hlt">safety</span> management principles are discussed. Finally, an analysis of the relationship between quality and <span class="hlt">safety</span> from data collected from a company in Spain is presented.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.fs.usda.gov/treesearch/pubs/7146','TREESEARCH'); return false;" href="https://www.fs.usda.gov/treesearch/pubs/7146"><span>Fire <span class="hlt">safety</span></span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.fs.usda.gov/treesearch/">Treesearch</a></p> <p>Robert H. White; Mark A. Dietenberger</p> <p>1999-01-01</p> <p>Fire <span class="hlt">safety</span> is an important concern in all types of construction. The high level of national concern for fire <span class="hlt">safety</span> is reflected in limitations and design requirements in building codes. These code requirements are discussed in the context of fire <span class="hlt">safety</span> design and evaluation in the initial section of this chapter. Since basic data on fire behavior of wood products...</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('http://hdl.handle.net/2060/20150000830','NASA-TRS'); return false;" href="http://hdl.handle.net/2060/20150000830"><span>Querying <span class="hlt">Safety</span> Cases</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://ntrs.nasa.gov/search.jsp">NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)</a></p> <p>Denney, Ewen W.; Naylor, Dwight; Pai, Ganesh</p> <p>2014-01-01</p> <p>Querying a <span class="hlt">safety</span> case to show how the various stakeholders' concerns about system <span class="hlt">safety</span> are addressed has been put forth as one of the benefits of argument-based assurance (in a recent study by the Health Foundation, UK, which reviewed the use of <span class="hlt">safety</span> cases in <span class="hlt">safety</span>-critical industries). However, neither the literature nor current practice offer much guidance on querying mechanisms appropriate for, or available within, a <span class="hlt">safety</span> case paradigm. This paper presents a preliminary approach that uses a formal basis for querying <span class="hlt">safety</span> cases, specifically Goal Structuring Notation (GSN) argument structures. Our approach semantically enriches GSN arguments with domain-specific metadata that the query language leverages, along with its inherent structure, to produce views. We have implemented the approach in our toolset AdvoCATE, and illustrate it by application to a fragment of the <span class="hlt">safety</span> argument for an Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) being developed at NASA Ames. We also discuss the potential practical utility of our query mechanism within the context of the existing framework for UAS <span class="hlt">safety</span> assurance.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25366816','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25366816"><span>Online patient <span class="hlt">safety</span> education programme for junior doctors: is it worthwhile?</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>McCarthy, S E; O'Boyle, C A; O'Shaughnessy, A; Walsh, G</p> <p>2016-02-01</p> <p>Increasing demand exists for blended approaches to the development of professionalism. Trainees of the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland participated in an online patient <span class="hlt">safety</span> programme. Study aims were: (1) to determine whether the programme improved junior doctors' knowledge, attitudes and skills relating to error reporting, open communication and care for the second victim and (2) to establish whether the methodology facilitated participants' learning. 208 junior doctors who completed the programme completed a pre-online questionnaire. Measures were "patient <span class="hlt">safety</span> knowledge and attitudes", "medical <span class="hlt">safety</span> climate" and "experience of learning". Sixty-two completed the post-questionnaire, representing a 30 % matched response rate. Participating in the programme resulted in immediate (p < 0.01) improvement in skills such as knowing when and how to complete incident forms and disclosing errors to patients, in self-rated knowledge (p < 0.01) and attitudes towards error reporting (p < 0.01). Sixty-three per cent disagreed that doctors routinely report medical errors and 42 % disagreed that doctors routinely share information about medical errors and what caused them. Participants rated interactive <span class="hlt">features</span> as the most positive elements of the programme. An online training programme on medical error improved self-rated knowledge, attitudes and skills in junior doctors and was deemed an effective learning tool. Perceptions of work issues such as a poor culture of error reporting among doctors may prevent improved attitudes being realised in practice. Online patient <span class="hlt">safety</span> education has a role in practice-based initiatives aimed at developing professionalism and improving <span class="hlt">safety</span>.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.loc.gov/pictures/collection/hh/item/hi0553.photos.333694p/','SCIGOV-HHH'); return false;" href="https://www.loc.gov/pictures/collection/hh/item/hi0553.photos.333694p/"><span><span class="hlt">FEATURE</span> 3, LARGE GUN POSITION, ARMCO HUT (<span class="hlt">FEATURE</span> 4) IN ...</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.loc.gov/pictures/collection/hh/">Library of Congress Historic Buildings Survey, Historic Engineering Record, Historic Landscapes Survey</a></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p><span class="hlt">FEATURE</span> 3, LARGE GUN POSITION, ARMCO HUT (<span class="hlt">FEATURE</span> 4) IN BACKGROUND, VIEW FACING NORTH. - Naval Air Station Barbers Point, Anti-Aircraft Battery Complex-Large Gun Position, East of Coral Sea Road, northwest of Hamilton Road, Ewa, Honolulu County, HI</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://eric.ed.gov/?q=contractor&pg=3&id=EJ1020378','ERIC'); return false;" href="https://eric.ed.gov/?q=contractor&pg=3&id=EJ1020378"><span>The Strategy for <span class="hlt">Safety</span>: Preventing Crises through <span class="hlt">Safety</span> Audits</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.eric.ed.gov/ERICWebPortal/search/extended.jsp?_pageLabel=advanced">ERIC Educational Resources Information Center</a></p> <p>Schwartz, Sara Goldsmith</p> <p>2013-01-01</p> <p>In this article the author demonstrates the importance of school <span class="hlt">safety</span> audits and describes what schools should focus on in a <span class="hlt">safety</span> audit. Ultimately, each school should determine its own <span class="hlt">safety</span> audit strategy based on its unique circumstances, including the type of community within which it is located, the age of the students it serves, and the…</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/28361','DOTNTL'); return false;" href="https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/28361"><span>Improving <span class="hlt">safety</span> on rural local and tribal roads <span class="hlt">safety</span> toolkit.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://ntlsearch.bts.gov/tris/index.do">DOT National Transportation Integrated Search</a></p> <p></p> <p>2014-08-01</p> <p>Rural roadway <span class="hlt">safety</span> is an important issue for communities throughout the country and presents a challenge for state, local, and Tribal agencies. The Improving <span class="hlt">Safety</span> on Rural Local and Tribal Roads <span class="hlt">Safety</span> Toolkit was created to help rural local ...</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28209151','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28209151"><span>Exploring relationships between hospital patient <span class="hlt">safety</span> culture and Consumer Reports <span class="hlt">safety</span> scores.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Smith, Scott Alan; Yount, Naomi; Sorra, Joann</p> <p>2017-02-16</p> <p>A number of private and public companies calculate and publish proprietary hospital patient <span class="hlt">safety</span> scores based on publicly available quality measures initially reported by the U.S. federal government. This study examines whether patient <span class="hlt">safety</span> culture perceptions of U.S. hospital staff in a large national survey are related to publicly reported patient <span class="hlt">safety</span> ratings of hospitals. The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Hospital Survey on Patient <span class="hlt">Safety</span> Culture (Hospital SOPS) assesses provider and staff perceptions of hospital patient <span class="hlt">safety</span> culture. Consumer Reports (CR), a U.S. based non-profit organization, calculates and shares with its subscribers a Hospital <span class="hlt">Safety</span> Score calculated annually from patient experience survey data and outcomes data gathered from federal databases. Linking data collected during similar time periods, we analyzed relationships between staff perceptions of patient <span class="hlt">safety</span> culture composites and the CR Hospital <span class="hlt">Safety</span> Score and its five components using multiple multivariate linear regressions. We analyzed data from 164 hospitals, with patient <span class="hlt">safety</span> culture survey responses from 140,316 providers and staff, with an average of 856 completed surveys per hospital and an average response rate per hospital of 56%. Higher overall Hospital SOPS composite average scores were significantly associated with higher overall CR Hospital <span class="hlt">Safety</span> Scores (β = 0.24, p < 0.05). For 10 of the 12 Hospital SOPS composites, higher patient <span class="hlt">safety</span> culture scores were associated with higher CR patient experience scores on communication about medications and discharge. This study found a relationship between hospital staff perceptions of patient <span class="hlt">safety</span> culture and the Consumer Reports Hospital <span class="hlt">Safety</span> Score, which is a composite of patient experience and outcomes data from federal databases. As hospital managers allocate resources to improve patient <span class="hlt">safety</span> culture within their organizations, their efforts may also indirectly improve consumer</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2012SPIE.8305E..13C','NASAADS'); return false;" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2012SPIE.8305E..13C"><span>An on-board pedestrian detection and warning system with <span class="hlt">features</span> of side pedestrian</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abstract_service.html">NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)</a></p> <p>Cheng, Ruzhong; Zhao, Yong; Wong, ChupChung; Chan, KwokPo; Xu, Jiayao; Wang, Xin'an</p> <p>2012-01-01</p> <p>Automotive Active <span class="hlt">Safety</span>(AAS) is the main branch of intelligence automobile study and pedestrian detection is the key problem of AAS, because it is related with the casualties of most vehicle accidents. For on-board pedestrian detection algorithms, the main problem is to balance efficiency and accuracy to make the on-board system available in real scenes, so an on-board pedestrian detection and warning system with the algorithm considered the <span class="hlt">features</span> of side pedestrian is proposed. The system includes two modules, pedestrian detecting and warning module. Haar <span class="hlt">feature</span> and a cascade of stage classifiers trained by Adaboost are first applied, and then HOG <span class="hlt">feature</span> and SVM classifier are used to refine false positives. To make these time-consuming algorithms available in real-time use, a divide-window method together with operator context scanning(OCS) method are applied to increase efficiency. To merge the velocity information of the automotive, the distance of the detected pedestrian is also obtained, so the system could judge if there is a potential danger for the pedestrian in the front. With a new dataset captured in urban environment with side pedestrians on zebra, the embedded system and its algorithm perform an on-board available result on side pedestrian detection.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22093575','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22093575"><span>The roles and functions of <span class="hlt">safety</span> professionals in Taiwan: Comparing the perceptions of <span class="hlt">safety</span> professionals and <span class="hlt">safety</span> educators.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Wu, Tsung-Chih</p> <p>2011-10-01</p> <p>The perspectives of both internal and external members have to be considered when developing <span class="hlt">safety</span> curricula. This study discusses perceptional differences between <span class="hlt">safety</span> educators (SEs) and <span class="hlt">safety</span> professionals (SPs) regarding the function of SPs. The findings will serve as a reference framework for the establishment of core <span class="hlt">safety</span> competencies and the development of <span class="hlt">safety</span> curricula for SPs. 248 respondents, including both SEs and SPs, completed self-administered questionnaires, which included the 45-item <span class="hlt">safety</span> function scale (SFS). Nine factors were extracted from the scale using exploratory factor analysis (EFA), namely inspection and research, regulatory tasks, emergency procedures and settlement of damage, management and financial affairs, culture change, problem identification and analysis, developing and implementing solutions, knowledge management, and training and communications. Descriptive statistical results indicated that SPs and SEs hold differing views on the rank of the frequency of <span class="hlt">safety</span> functions. MANOVA results indicated that SPs' perceptions of developing and implementing solutions, training and communications, inspection and research, and management and financial affairs were significantly higher than that of SEs. On the other hand, SE's perceptions regarding participation in regulatory tasks were significantly higher than those of SPs. Based on these results, the author suggests that a clear communication channel should be established between universities and industry to reduce the gap between the perceptions of SEs and SPs. The results of the study are statistically and practically significant. In addition to serving as a reference for the development of <span class="hlt">safety</span> curricula, the results are also conducive to the establishment of SP roles and functions. Ultimately the development of more suitable <span class="hlt">safety</span> curricula would open up employment competition for students who graduate from <span class="hlt">safety</span>-related programs. SPs, on the other hand, can correctly</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2018SPIE10608E..0NL','NASAADS'); return false;" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2018SPIE10608E..0NL"><span>Infrared vehicle recognition using unsupervised <span class="hlt">feature</span> learning based on K-<span class="hlt">feature</span></span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abstract_service.html">NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)</a></p> <p>Lin, Jin; Tan, Yihua; Xia, Haijiao; Tian, Jinwen</p> <p>2018-02-01</p> <p>Subject to the complex battlefield environment, it is difficult to establish a complete knowledge base in practical application of vehicle recognition algorithms. The infrared vehicle recognition is always difficult and challenging, which plays an important role in remote sensing. In this paper we propose a new unsupervised <span class="hlt">feature</span> learning method based on K-<span class="hlt">feature</span> to recognize vehicle in infrared images. First, we use the target detection algorithm which is based on the saliency to detect the initial image. Then, the unsupervised <span class="hlt">feature</span> learning based on K-<span class="hlt">feature</span>, which is generated by Kmeans clustering algorithm that extracted <span class="hlt">features</span> by learning a visual dictionary from a large number of samples without label, is calculated to suppress the false alarm and improve the accuracy. Finally, the vehicle target recognition image is finished by some post-processing. Large numbers of experiments demonstrate that the proposed method has satisfy recognition effectiveness and robustness for vehicle recognition in infrared images under complex backgrounds, and it also improve the reliability of it.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25181570','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25181570"><span>The SAFER guides: empowering organizations to improve the <span class="hlt">safety</span> and effectiveness of electronic health records.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Sittig, Dean F; Ash, Joan S; Singh, Hardeep</p> <p>2014-05-01</p> <p>Electronic health records (EHRs) have potential to improve quality and <span class="hlt">safety</span> of healthcare. However, EHR users have experienced <span class="hlt">safety</span> concerns from EHR design and usability <span class="hlt">features</span> that are not optimally adapted for the complex work flow of real-world practice. Few strategies exist to address unintended consequences from implementation of EHRs and other health information technologies. We propose that organizations equipped with EHRs should consider the strategy of "proactive risk assessment" of their EHR-enabled healthcare system to identify and address EHR-related <span class="hlt">safety</span> concerns. In this paper, we describe the conceptual underpinning of an EHR-related self-assessment strategy to provide institutions a foundation upon which they could build their <span class="hlt">safety</span> efforts. With support from the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC), we used a rigorous, iterative process to develop a set of 9 self-assessment tools to optimize the <span class="hlt">safety</span> and safe use of EHRs. These tools, referred to as the <span class="hlt">Safety</span> Assurance Factors for EHR Resilience (SAFER) guides, could be used to self-assess <span class="hlt">safety</span> and effectiveness of EHR implementations, identify specific areas of vulnerability, and create solutions and culture change to mitigate risks. A variety of audiences could conduct these assessments, including frontline clinicians or care teams in different practices, or clinical, quality, or administrative leaders within larger institutions. The guides use a multifaceted systems-based approach to assess risk and empower organizations to work with internal or external stakeholders (eg, EHR developers) on optimizing EHR functionality and using EHRs to drive improvements in the quality and <span class="hlt">safety</span> of healthcare.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25897515','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25897515"><span>A fully Bayesian before-after analysis of permeable friction course (PFC) pavement wet weather <span class="hlt">safety</span>.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Buddhavarapu, Prasad; Smit, Andre F; Prozzi, Jorge A</p> <p>2015-07-01</p> <p>Permeable friction course (PFC), a porous hot-mix asphalt, is typically applied to improve wet weather <span class="hlt">safety</span> on high-speed roadways in Texas. In order to warrant expensive PFC construction, a statistical evaluation of its <span class="hlt">safety</span> benefits is essential. Generally, the literature on the effectiveness of porous mixes in reducing wet-weather crashes is limited and often inconclusive. In this study, the <span class="hlt">safety</span> effectiveness of PFC was evaluated using a fully Bayesian before-after <span class="hlt">safety</span> analysis. First, two groups of road segments overlaid with PFC and non-PFC material were identified across Texas; the non-PFC or reference road segments selected were similar to their PFC counterparts in terms of site specific <span class="hlt">features</span>. Second, a negative binomial data generating process was assumed to model the underlying distribution of crash counts of PFC and reference road segments to perform Bayesian inference on the <span class="hlt">safety</span> effectiveness. A data-augmentation based computationally efficient algorithm was employed for a fully Bayesian estimation. The statistical analysis shows that PFC is not effective in reducing wet weather crashes. It should be noted that the findings of this study are in agreement with the existing literature, although these studies were not based on a fully Bayesian statistical analysis. Our study suggests that the <span class="hlt">safety</span> effectiveness of PFC road surfaces, or any other <span class="hlt">safety</span> infrastructure, largely relies on its interrelationship with the road user. The results suggest that the <span class="hlt">safety</span> infrastructure must be properly used to reap the benefits of the substantial investments. Copyright © 2015 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2013-title10-vol2/pdf/CFR-2013-title10-vol2-sec70-62.pdf','CFR2013'); return false;" href="https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2013-title10-vol2/pdf/CFR-2013-title10-vol2-sec70-62.pdf"><span>10 CFR 70.62 - <span class="hlt">Safety</span> program and integrated <span class="hlt">safety</span> analysis.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/browse/collectionCfr.action?selectedYearFrom=2013&page.go=Go">Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR</a></p> <p></p> <p>2013-01-01</p> <p>...; (iv) Potential accident sequences caused by process deviations or other events internal to the... of occurrence of each potential accident sequence identified pursuant to paragraph (c)(1)(iv) of this... have experience in nuclear criticality <span class="hlt">safety</span>, radiation <span class="hlt">safety</span>, fire <span class="hlt">safety</span>, and chemical process...</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2014-title10-vol2/pdf/CFR-2014-title10-vol2-sec70-62.pdf','CFR2014'); return false;" href="https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2014-title10-vol2/pdf/CFR-2014-title10-vol2-sec70-62.pdf"><span>10 CFR 70.62 - <span class="hlt">Safety</span> program and integrated <span class="hlt">safety</span> analysis.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/browse/collectionCfr.action?selectedYearFrom=2014&page.go=Go">Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR</a></p> <p></p> <p>2014-01-01</p> <p>...; (iv) Potential accident sequences caused by process deviations or other events internal to the... of occurrence of each potential accident sequence identified pursuant to paragraph (c)(1)(iv) of this... have experience in nuclear criticality <span class="hlt">safety</span>, radiation <span class="hlt">safety</span>, fire <span class="hlt">safety</span>, and chemical process...</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2012-title10-vol2/pdf/CFR-2012-title10-vol2-sec70-62.pdf','CFR2012'); return false;" href="https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2012-title10-vol2/pdf/CFR-2012-title10-vol2-sec70-62.pdf"><span>10 CFR 70.62 - <span class="hlt">Safety</span> program and integrated <span class="hlt">safety</span> analysis.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/browse/collectionCfr.action?selectedYearFrom=2012&page.go=Go">Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR</a></p> <p></p> <p>2012-01-01</p> <p>...; (iv) Potential accident sequences caused by process deviations or other events internal to the... of occurrence of each potential accident sequence identified pursuant to paragraph (c)(1)(iv) of this... have experience in nuclear criticality <span class="hlt">safety</span>, radiation <span class="hlt">safety</span>, fire <span class="hlt">safety</span>, and chemical process...</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://eric.ed.gov/?q=retribution&pg=4&id=EJ585882','ERIC'); return false;" href="https://eric.ed.gov/?q=retribution&pg=4&id=EJ585882"><span><span class="hlt">Safety</span> in the Workplace.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.eric.ed.gov/ERICWebPortal/search/extended.jsp?_pageLabel=advanced">ERIC Educational Resources Information Center</a></p> <p>Shaw, Richard</p> <p>1999-01-01</p> <p>Addresses workplace <span class="hlt">safety</span> needs and tips for helping an organization achieve a high level of <span class="hlt">safety</span>. Tips include showing administration commitment, establishing retribution-free reporting of <span class="hlt">safety</span> problems and violations, rewarding excellent <span class="hlt">safety</span> effort, and allowing no compromises in following <span class="hlt">safety</span> procedures. (GR)</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22946251','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22946251"><span>Patient <span class="hlt">safety</span> reporting systems: sustained quality improvement using a multidisciplinary team and "good catch" awards.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Herzer, Kurt R; Mirrer, Meredith; Xie, Yanjun; Steppan, Jochen; Li, Matthew; Jung, Clinton; Cover, Renee; Doyle, Peter A; Mark, Lynette J</p> <p>2012-08-01</p> <p>Since 1999, hospitals have made substantial commitments to health care quality and patient <span class="hlt">safety</span> through individual initiatives of executive leadership involvement in quality, investments in <span class="hlt">safety</span> culture, education and training for medical students and residents in quality and <span class="hlt">safety</span>, the creation of patient <span class="hlt">safety</span> committees, and implementation of patient <span class="hlt">safety</span> reporting systems. At the Weinberg Surgical Suite at The Johns Hopkins Hospital (Baltimore), a 16-operating-room inpatient/outpatient cancer center, a patient <span class="hlt">safety</span> reporting process was developed to maximize the usefulness of the reports and the long-term sustainability of quality improvements arising from them. A six-phase framework was created incorporating UHC's Patient <span class="hlt">Safety</span> Net (PSN): Identify, report, analyze, mitigate, reward, and follow up. Unique <span class="hlt">features</span> of this process included a multidisciplinary team to review reports, mitigate hazards, educate and empower providers, recognize the identifying/reporting individuals or groups with "Good Catch" awards, and follow up to determine if quality improvements were sustained over time. Good Catch awards have been given in recognition of 29 patient <span class="hlt">safety</span> hazards identified since 2008; in each of these cases, an initiative was developed to mitigate the original hazard. Twenty-five (86%) of the associated quality improvements have been sustained. Two Good Catch award-winning projects--vials of heparin with an unusually high concentration of the drug that posed a potential overdose hazard and a rapid infusion device that resisted practitioner control--are described in detail. A multidisciplinary team's analysis and mitigation of hazards identified in a patient <span class="hlt">safety</span> reporting process entailed positive recognition with a Good Catch award, education of practitioners, and long-term follow-up.</p> </li> </ol> <div class="pull-right"> <ul class="pagination"> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_1");'>«</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_19");'>19</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_20");'>20</a></li> <li class="active"><span>21</span></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_22");'>22</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_23");'>23</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_25");'>»</a></li> </ul> </div> </div><!-- col-sm-12 --> </div><!-- row --> </div><!-- page_21 --> <div id="page_22" class="hiddenDiv"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-sm-12"> <div class="pull-right"> <ul class="pagination"> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_1");'>«</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_20");'>20</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_21");'>21</a></li> <li class="active"><span>22</span></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_23");'>23</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_24");'>24</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_25");'>»</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> <div class="row"> <div class="col-sm-12"> <ol class="result-class" start="421"> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/88832','SCIGOV-STC'); return false;" href="https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/88832"><span>Geotechnical characterization of the North Ramp of the Exploratory Studies Facility: Yucca Mountain Site Characterization Project. Volume 2, NRG corehole data appendices</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.osti.gov/search">DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)</a></p> <p>Brechtel, C.E.; Lin, Ming; Martin, E.</p> <p>1995-05-01</p> <p>This report presents the results of the geological and geotechnical characterization of the Miocene volcanic tuff rocks of the Timber Mountain and Paintbrush groups that the tunnel boring machine will encounter during excavations of the Exploratory Studies Facility (<span class="hlt">ESF</span>) North Ramp. The information in this report was developed to support the design of the <span class="hlt">ESF</span> North Ramp. The <span class="hlt">ESF</span> is being constructed by the DOE as part of the Yucca Mountain Project site characterization activities. The purpose of these activities is to evaluate the potential to locate the national high-level nuclear waste repository on land within and adjacent to themore » Nevada Test Site (NTS), Nye County, Nevada. This report was prepared as part of the Soil and Rock Properties Studies in accordance with the 8.3.1.14.2 Study Plan to Provide Soil and Rock Properties. This is volume 2 which contains NRG Corehole Data for each of the NRG Holes.« less</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('http://hdl.handle.net/2060/20130012448','NASA-TRS'); return false;" href="http://hdl.handle.net/2060/20130012448"><span>Launch Services <span class="hlt">Safety</span> Overview</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://ntrs.nasa.gov/search.jsp">NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)</a></p> <p>Loftin, Charles E.</p> <p>2008-01-01</p> <p>NASA/KSC Launch Services Division <span class="hlt">Safety</span> (SA-D) services include: (1) Assessing the <span class="hlt">safety</span> of the launch vehicle (2) Assessing the <span class="hlt">safety</span> of NASA ELV spacecraft (S/C) / launch vehicle (LV) interfaces (3) Assessing the <span class="hlt">safety</span> of spacecraft processing to ensure resource protection of: - KSC facilities - KSC VAFB facilities - KSC controlled property - Other NASA assets (4) NASA personnel <span class="hlt">safety</span> (5) Interfacing with payload organizations to review spacecraft for adequate <span class="hlt">safety</span> implementation and compliance for integrated activities (6) Assisting in the integration of <span class="hlt">safety</span> activities between the payload, launch vehicle, and processing facilities</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pmcentrez&artid=1955347','PMC'); return false;" href="https://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pmcentrez&artid=1955347"><span>Improving Patient <span class="hlt">Safety</span> in Hospitals: Contributions of High-Reliability Theory and Normal Accident Theory</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pmc">PubMed Central</a></p> <p>Tamuz, Michal; Harrison, Michael I</p> <p>2006-01-01</p> <p>Objective To identify the distinctive contributions of high-reliability theory (HRT) and normal accident theory (NAT) as frameworks for examining five patient <span class="hlt">safety</span> practices. Data Sources/Study Setting We reviewed and drew examples from studies of organization theory and health services research. Study Design After highlighting key differences between HRT and NAT, we applied the frames to five popular <span class="hlt">safety</span> practices: double-checking medications, crew resource management (CRM), computerized physician order entry (CPOE), incident reporting, and root cause analysis (RCA). Principal Findings HRT highlights how double checking, which is designed to prevent errors, can undermine mindfulness of risk. NAT emphasizes that social redundancy can diffuse and reduce responsibility for locating mistakes. CRM promotes high reliability organizations by fostering deference to expertise, rather than rank. However, HRT also suggests that effective CRM depends on fundamental changes in organizational culture. NAT directs attention to an underinvestigated <span class="hlt">feature</span> of CPOE: it tightens the coupling of the medication ordering process, and tight coupling increases the chances of a rapid and hard-to-contain spread of infrequent, but harmful errors. Conclusions Each frame can make a valuable contribution to improving patient <span class="hlt">safety</span>. By applying the HRT and NAT frames, health care researchers and administrators can identify health care settings in which new and existing patient <span class="hlt">safety</span> interventions are likely to be effective. Furthermore, they can learn how to improve patient <span class="hlt">safety</span>, not only from analyzing mishaps, but also by studying the organizational consequences of implementing <span class="hlt">safety</span> measures. PMID:16898984</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://medlineplus.gov/ency/patientinstructions/000021.htm','NIH-MEDLINEPLUS'); return false;" href="https://medlineplus.gov/ency/patientinstructions/000021.htm"><span>Bathroom <span class="hlt">safety</span> - adults</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://medlineplus.gov/">MedlinePlus</a></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p>Older adult bathroom <span class="hlt">safety</span>; Falls - bathroom <span class="hlt">safety</span> ... You may need to have <span class="hlt">safety</span> bars in your bathroom. These grab bars should be secured vertically or horizontally to the wall, not diagonally. DO NOT use ...</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19023428','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19023428"><span>Coding of visual object <span class="hlt">features</span> and <span class="hlt">feature</span> conjunctions in the human brain.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Martinovic, Jasna; Gruber, Thomas; Müller, Matthias M</p> <p>2008-01-01</p> <p>Object recognition is achieved through neural mechanisms reliant on the activity of distributed coordinated neural assemblies. In the initial steps of this process, an object's <span class="hlt">features</span> are thought to be coded very rapidly in distinct neural assemblies. These <span class="hlt">features</span> play different functional roles in the recognition process--while colour facilitates recognition, additional contours and edges delay it. Here, we selectively varied the amount and role of object <span class="hlt">features</span> in an entry-level categorization paradigm and related them to the electrical activity of the human brain. We found that early synchronizations (approx. 100 ms) increased quantitatively when more image <span class="hlt">features</span> had to be coded, without reflecting their qualitative contribution to the recognition process. Later activity (approx. 200-400 ms) was modulated by the representational role of object <span class="hlt">features</span>. These findings demonstrate that although early synchronizations may be sufficient for relatively crude discrimination of objects in visual scenes, they cannot support entry-level categorization. This was subserved by later processes of object model selection, which utilized the representational value of object <span class="hlt">features</span> such as colour or edges to select the appropriate model and achieve identification.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://eric.ed.gov/?q=traffic+AND+signal&pg=3&id=ED159490','ERIC'); return false;" href="https://eric.ed.gov/?q=traffic+AND+signal&pg=3&id=ED159490"><span>Arizona Traffic <span class="hlt">Safety</span> Education, K-3. Pedestrian <span class="hlt">Safety</span>, Grade 3.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.eric.ed.gov/ERICWebPortal/search/extended.jsp?_pageLabel=advanced">ERIC Educational Resources Information Center</a></p> <p>Mesa Public Schools, AZ.</p> <p></p> <p>One in a series designed to assist Arizona elementary and junior high school teachers in developing children's traffic <span class="hlt">safety</span> skills, this curriculum guide contains nine lessons on pedestrian <span class="hlt">safety</span> for use in grade 3. Introductory information provided for the teacher includes basic highway <span class="hlt">safety</span> concepts, stressing communication methods for…</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://eric.ed.gov/?q=laboratory+AND+safety&id=EJ918564','ERIC'); return false;" href="https://eric.ed.gov/?q=laboratory+AND+safety&id=EJ918564"><span><span class="hlt">Safety</span> Teams: An Approach to Engage Students in Laboratory <span class="hlt">Safety</span></span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.eric.ed.gov/ERICWebPortal/search/extended.jsp?_pageLabel=advanced">ERIC Educational Resources Information Center</a></p> <p>Alaimo, Peter J.; Langenhan, Joseph M.; Tanner, Martha J.; Ferrenberg, Scott M.</p> <p>2010-01-01</p> <p>We developed and implemented a yearlong <span class="hlt">safety</span> program into our organic chemistry lab courses that aims to enhance student attitudes toward <span class="hlt">safety</span> and to ensure students learn to recognize, demonstrate, and assess safe laboratory practices. This active, collaborative program involves the use of student "<span class="hlt">safety</span> teams" and includes…</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://eric.ed.gov/?q=traffic+AND+lights+AND+control&pg=2&id=ED159489','ERIC'); return false;" href="https://eric.ed.gov/?q=traffic+AND+lights+AND+control&pg=2&id=ED159489"><span>Arizona Traffic <span class="hlt">Safety</span> Education, K-8. Pedestrian <span class="hlt">Safety</span>, Grade 2.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.eric.ed.gov/ERICWebPortal/search/extended.jsp?_pageLabel=advanced">ERIC Educational Resources Information Center</a></p> <p>Mesa Public Schools, AZ.</p> <p></p> <p>One in a series designed to assist Arizona elementary and junior high school teachers in developing children's traffic <span class="hlt">safety</span> skills, this curriculum guide contains eight lessons on pedestrian <span class="hlt">safety</span> for use in grade 2. Introductory information provided for the teacher includes basic highway <span class="hlt">safety</span> concepts, stressing communication methods for…</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2010-11-30/pdf/2010-30065.pdf','FEDREG'); return false;" href="https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2010-11-30/pdf/2010-30065.pdf"><span>75 FR 73946 - Worker <span class="hlt">Safety</span> and Health Program: <span class="hlt">Safety</span> Conscious Work Environment</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/browse/collection.action?collectionCode=FR">Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014</a></p> <p></p> <p>2010-11-30</p> <p>... DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 10 CFR Part 851 Worker <span class="hlt">Safety</span> and Health Program: <span class="hlt">Safety</span> Conscious Work... Nuclear Regulatory Commission's ``<span class="hlt">Safety</span>-Conscious Work Environment'' guidelines as a model. DOE published.... Second, not only would instituting a ``<span class="hlt">Safety</span>-Conscious Work Environment'' by regulation be redundant...</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2011-01-04/pdf/2010-33234.pdf','FEDREG'); return false;" href="https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2011-01-04/pdf/2010-33234.pdf"><span>76 FR 303 - Pipeline <span class="hlt">Safety</span>: <span class="hlt">Safety</span> of On-Shore Hazardous Liquid Pipelines</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/browse/collection.action?collectionCode=FR">Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014</a></p> <p></p> <p>2011-01-04</p> <p>... DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Pipeline and Hazardous Materials <span class="hlt">Safety</span> Administration 49 CFR Part 195 [Docket ID PHMSA-2010-0229] RIN 2137-AE66 Pipeline <span class="hlt">Safety</span>: <span class="hlt">Safety</span> of On-Shore Hazardous Liquid Pipelines AGENCY: Pipeline and Hazardous Materials <span class="hlt">Safety</span> Administration (PHMSA), DOT. ACTION: Notice of...</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2005ESASP.599..413M','NASAADS'); return false;" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2005ESASP.599..413M"><span>Integrated <span class="hlt">Safety</span> Risk Reduction Approach to Enhancing Human-Rated Spaceflight <span class="hlt">Safety</span></span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abstract_service.html">NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)</a></p> <p>Mikula, J. F. Kip</p> <p>2005-12-01</p> <p>This paper explores and defines the current accepted concept and philosophy of <span class="hlt">safety</span> improvement based on a Reliability enhancement (called here Reliability Enhancement Based <span class="hlt">Safety</span> Theory [REBST]). In this theory a Reliability calculation is used as a measure of the <span class="hlt">safety</span> achieved on the program. This calculation may be based on a math model or a Fault Tree Analysis (FTA) of the system, or on an Event Tree Analysis (ETA) of the system's operational mission sequence. In each case, the numbers used in this calculation are hardware failure rates gleaned from past similar programs. As part of this paper, a fictional but representative case study is provided that helps to illustrate the problems and inaccuracies of this approach to <span class="hlt">safety</span> determination. Then a <span class="hlt">safety</span> determination and enhancement approach based on hazard, worst case analysis, and <span class="hlt">safety</span> risk determination (called here Worst Case Based <span class="hlt">Safety</span> Theory [WCBST]) is included. This approach is defined and detailed using the same example case study as shown in the REBST case study. In the end it is concluded that an approach combining the two theories works best to reduce <span class="hlt">Safety</span> Risk.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/15108','DOTNTL'); return false;" href="https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/15108"><span>American transit <span class="hlt">safety</span> award : award winning <span class="hlt">safety</span> program</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://ntlsearch.bts.gov/tris/index.do">DOT National Transportation Integrated Search</a></p> <p></p> <p>1950-01-01</p> <p>Prepared ca. 1950. As the result of the widespread interest in <span class="hlt">safety</span> evident among companies at meetings of the ATA Small Operations Division, the Division's Administrative Committee considered it desirable to put together a compilation of <span class="hlt">safety</span> pr...</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://kidshealth.org/en/parents/auto-baby-toddler.html','NIH-MEDLINEPLUS'); return false;" href="https://kidshealth.org/en/parents/auto-baby-toddler.html"><span>Car Seat <span class="hlt">Safety</span></span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://medlineplus.gov/">MedlinePlus</a></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p>... Staying Safe Videos for Educators Search English Español Car Seat <span class="hlt">Safety</span> KidsHealth / For Parents / Car Seat <span class="hlt">Safety</span> ... certified child passenger <span class="hlt">safety</span> technician.) Guidelines for Choosing Car Seats Choose a seat with a label that ...</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29505325','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29505325"><span><span class="hlt">Safety</span> of treatment options for spondyloarthritis: a narrative review.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>D'Angelo, Salvatore; Carriero, Antonio; Gilio, Michele; Ursini, Francesco; Leccese, Pietro; Palazzi, Carlo</p> <p>2018-05-01</p> <p>Spondyloarthritis (SpA) are chronic inflammatory diseases with overlapping pathogenic mechanisms and clinical <span class="hlt">features</span>. Treatment armamentarium against SpA includes non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, glucocorticoids, conventional disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs, including sulfasalazine, methotrexate, leflunomide, cyclosporine), targeted synthetic DMARDs (apremilast) and biological DMARDs (TNF inhibitors, anti-IL 12/23 and anti-IL-17 agents). Areas covered: A narrative review of published literature on <span class="hlt">safety</span> profile of available SpA treatment options was performed. Readers will be provided with a comprehensive overview on frequent and rare adverse events associated with each drug listed in current SpA treatment recommendations. Expert opinion: The overall <span class="hlt">safety</span> profile of such molecules is good and serious adverse events are rare but need to be promptly recognized and treated. However, the monitoring of adverse events is a major challenge for clinicians because it is not adequately addressed by current treatment recommendations. A tailored treatment is crucial and rheumatologists must accurately select patients in order to identify those more susceptible to develop adverse events.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://eric.ed.gov/?q=law+AND+bus&pg=3&id=ED159484','ERIC'); return false;" href="https://eric.ed.gov/?q=law+AND+bus&pg=3&id=ED159484"><span>Arizona Traffic <span class="hlt">Safety</span> Education, K-8. Passenger <span class="hlt">Safety</span>, Grade 3.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.eric.ed.gov/ERICWebPortal/search/extended.jsp?_pageLabel=advanced">ERIC Educational Resources Information Center</a></p> <p>Mesa Public Schools, AZ.</p> <p></p> <p>One in a series designed to assist Arizona elementary and junior high school teachers in developing children's traffic <span class="hlt">safety</span> skills, this curriculum guide contains four lessons and an appendix of school bus <span class="hlt">safety</span> tips for use in grade 3. Introductory information provided for the teacher includes basic highway <span class="hlt">safety</span> concepts, stressing…</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/12616','DOTNTL'); return false;" href="https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/12616"><span>Workplace <span class="hlt">Safety</span> Manual</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://ntlsearch.bts.gov/tris/index.do">DOT National Transportation Integrated Search</a></p> <p></p> <p>2002-04-10</p> <p>N.C. Department of Transportation's workplace <span class="hlt">safety</span> manual for online viewing. : The government of North Carolina feels that all employees are responsible for <span class="hlt">safety</span> : on the job. This manual describes and sets out the operation of <span class="hlt">safety</span> program : ...</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pmcentrez&artid=2561200','PMC'); return false;" href="https://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pmcentrez&artid=2561200"><span>Testing Electronic Algorithms to Create Disease Registries in a <span class="hlt">Safety</span> Net System</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pmc">PubMed Central</a></p> <p>Hanratty, Rebecca; Estacio, Raymond O.; Dickinson, L. Miriam; Chandramouli, Vijayalaxmi; Steiner, John F.; Havranek, Edward P.</p> <p>2008-01-01</p> <p>Electronic disease registries are a critical <span class="hlt">feature</span> of the chronic disease management programs that are used to improve the care of individuals with chronic illnesses. These registries have been developed primarily in managed care settings; use in <span class="hlt">safety</span> net institutions—organizations whose mission is to serve the uninsured and underserved—has not been described. We sought to assess the feasibility of developing disease registries from electronic data in a <span class="hlt">safety</span> net institution, focusing on hypertension because of its importance in minority populations. We compared diagnoses obtained from algorithms utilizing electronic data, including laboratory and pharmacy records, against diagnoses derived from chart review. We found good concordance between diagnoses identified from electronic data and those identified by chart review, suggesting that registries of patients with chronic diseases can be developed outside the setting of closed panel managed care organizations. PMID:18469416</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20406694','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20406694"><span>External facial <span class="hlt">features</span> modify the representation of internal facial <span class="hlt">features</span> in the fusiform face area.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Axelrod, Vadim; Yovel, Galit</p> <p>2010-08-15</p> <p>Most studies of face identity have excluded external facial <span class="hlt">features</span> by either removing them or covering them with a hat. However, external facial <span class="hlt">features</span> may modify the representation of internal facial <span class="hlt">features</span>. Here we assessed whether the representation of face identity in the fusiform face area (FFA), which has been primarily studied for internal facial <span class="hlt">features</span>, is modified by differences in external facial <span class="hlt">features</span>. We presented faces in which external and internal facial <span class="hlt">features</span> were manipulated independently. Our findings show that the FFA was sensitive to differences in external facial <span class="hlt">features</span>, but this effect was significantly larger when the external and internal <span class="hlt">features</span> were aligned than misaligned. We conclude that the FFA generates a holistic representation in which the internal and the external facial <span class="hlt">features</span> are integrated. These results indicate that to better understand real-life face recognition both external and internal <span class="hlt">features</span> should be included. Copyright (c) 2010 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2017AIPC.1799c0012A','NASAADS'); return false;" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2017AIPC.1799c0012A"><span>The implementation of physical <span class="hlt">safety</span> system in bunker of the electron beam accelerator</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abstract_service.html">NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)</a></p> <p>Ahmad, M. A.; Hashim, S. A.; Ahmad, A.; Leo, K. W.; Chulan, R. M.; Dalim, Y.; Baijan, A. H.; Zain, M. F.; Ros, R. C.</p> <p>2017-01-01</p> <p>This paper describes the implementation of physical <span class="hlt">safety</span> system for the new low energy electron beam (EB) accelerator installed at Block 43T Nuclear Malaysia. The low energy EB is a locally designed and developed with a target energy of 300 keV. The issues on radiation protection have been addressed by the installation of radiation shielding in the form of a bunker and installation radiation monitors. Additional precaution is needed to ensure that personnel are not exposed to radiation and other physical hazards. Unintentional access to the radiation room can cause serious hazard and hence <span class="hlt">safety</span> <span class="hlt">features</span> must be installed to prevent such events. In this work we design and built a control and monitoring system for the shielding door. The system provides signals to the EB control panel to allow or prevent operation. The design includes limit switches, key-activated switches and emergency stop button and surveillance camera. Entry procedure is also developed as written record and for information purposes. As a result, through this <span class="hlt">safety</span> implementation human error will be prevented, increase alertness during operation and minimizing unnecessary radiation exposure.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('http://hdl.handle.net/2060/20120016886','NASA-TRS'); return false;" href="http://hdl.handle.net/2060/20120016886"><span><span class="hlt">Safety</span> and IVHM</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://ntrs.nasa.gov/search.jsp">NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)</a></p> <p>Goebel, Kai</p> <p>2012-01-01</p> <p>When we address <span class="hlt">safety</span> in a book on the business case for IVHM, the question arises whether <span class="hlt">safety</span> isn t inherently in conflict with the need of operators to run their systems as efficiently (and as cost effectively) as possible. The answer may be that the system needs to be just as safe as needed, but not significantly more. That begs the next question: How safe is safe enough? Several regulatory bodies provide guidelines for operational <span class="hlt">safety</span>, but irrespective of that, operators do not want their systems to be known as lacking <span class="hlt">safety</span>. We illuminate the role of <span class="hlt">safety</span> within the context of IVHM.</p> </li> </ol> <div class="pull-right"> <ul class="pagination"> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_1");'>«</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_20");'>20</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_21");'>21</a></li> <li class="active"><span>22</span></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_23");'>23</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_24");'>24</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_25");'>»</a></li> </ul> </div> </div><!-- col-sm-12 --> </div><!-- row --> </div><!-- page_22 --> <div id="page_23" class="hiddenDiv"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-sm-12"> <div class="pull-right"> <ul class="pagination"> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_1");'>«</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_21");'>21</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_22");'>22</a></li> <li class="active"><span>23</span></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_24");'>24</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_25");'>25</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_25");'>»</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> <div class="row"> <div class="col-sm-12"> <ol class="result-class" start="441"> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26549146','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26549146"><span><span class="hlt">Safety</span>-I, <span class="hlt">Safety</span>-II and Resilience Engineering.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Patterson, Mary; Deutsch, Ellen S</p> <p>2015-12-01</p> <p>In the quest to continually improve the health care delivered to patients, it is important to understand "what went wrong," also known as <span class="hlt">Safety</span>-I, when there are undesired outcomes, but it is also important to understand, and optimize "what went right," also known as <span class="hlt">Safety</span>-II. The difference between <span class="hlt">Safety</span>-I and <span class="hlt">Safety</span>-II are philosophical as well as pragmatic. Improving health care delivery involves understanding that health care delivery is a complex adaptive system; components of that system impact, and are impacted by, the actions of other components of the system. Challenges to optimal care include regular, irregular and unexampled threats. This article addresses the dangers of brittleness and miscalibration, as well as the value of adaptive capacity and margin. These qualities can, respectively, detract from or contribute to the emergence of organizational resilience. Resilience is characterized by the ability to monitor, react, anticipate, and learn. Finally, this article celebrates the importance of humans, who make use of system capabilities and proactively mitigate the effects of system limitations to contribute to successful outcomes. Copyright © 2015 Mosby, Inc. All rights reserved.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20604633','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20604633"><span><span class="hlt">Safety</span> behavior: Job demands, job resources, and perceived management commitment to <span class="hlt">safety</span>.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Hansez, Isabelle; Chmiel, Nik</p> <p>2010-07-01</p> <p>The job demands-resources model posits that job demands and resources influence outcomes through job strain and work engagement processes. We test whether the model can be extended to effort-related "routine" <span class="hlt">safety</span> violations and "situational" <span class="hlt">safety</span> violations provoked by the organization. In addition we test more directly the involvement of job strain than previous studies which have used burnout measures. Structural equation modeling provided, for the first time, evidence of predicted relationships between job strain and "routine" violations and work engagement with "routine" and "situational" violations, thereby supporting the extension of the job demands-resources model to <span class="hlt">safety</span> behaviors. In addition our results showed that a key <span class="hlt">safety</span>-specific construct 'perceived management commitment to <span class="hlt">safety</span>' added to the explanatory power of the job demands-resources model. A predicted path from job resources to perceived management commitment to <span class="hlt">safety</span> was highly significant, supporting the view that job resources can influence <span class="hlt">safety</span> behavior through both general motivational involvement in work (work engagement) and through <span class="hlt">safety</span>-specific processes.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24618647','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24618647"><span>The Role of <span class="hlt">Safety</span> Culture in Influencing Provider Perceptions of Patient <span class="hlt">Safety</span>.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Bishop, Andrea C; Boyle, Todd A</p> <p>2016-12-01</p> <p>To determine how provider perceptions of <span class="hlt">safety</span> culture influence their involvement in patient <span class="hlt">safety</span> practices. Health-care providers were surveyed in 2 tertiary hospitals located in Atlantic Canada, composed of 4 units in total. The partial least squares (PLS) approach to structural equation modeling was used to analyze the data. Latent variables provider PLS model encompassed the hypothesized relationships between provider characteristics, <span class="hlt">safety</span> culture, perceptions of patient <span class="hlt">safety</span> practices, and actual performance of patient <span class="hlt">safety</span> practices, using the Health Belief Model (HBM) as a guide. Data analysis was conducted using SmartPLS. A total of 113 health-care providers completed a survey out of an eligible 318, representing a response rate of 35.5%. The final PLS model showed acceptable internal consistency with all four latent variables having a composite reliability score above the recommended 0.70 cutoff value (<span class="hlt">safety</span> culture = 0.86, threat = 0.76, expectations = 0.83, PS practices = 0.75). Discriminant validity was established, and all path coefficients were found to be significant at the α = 0.05 level using nonparametric bootstrapping. The survey results show that <span class="hlt">safety</span> culture accounted for 34% of the variance in perceptions of threat and 42% of the variance in expectations. This research supports the role that <span class="hlt">safety</span> culture plays in the promotion and maintenance of patient <span class="hlt">safety</span> activities for health-care providers. As such, it is recommended that the introduction of new patient <span class="hlt">safety</span> strategies follow a thorough exploration of an organization's <span class="hlt">safety</span> culture.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28460939','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28460939"><span>A holistic approach to food <span class="hlt">safety</span> risks: Food fraud as an example.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Marvin, Hans J P; Bouzembrak, Yamine; Janssen, Esmée M; van der Fels-Klerx, H J; van Asselt, Esther D; Kleter, Gijs A</p> <p>2016-11-01</p> <p>Production of sufficient, safe and nutritious food is a global challenge faced by the actors operating in the food production chain. The performance of food-producing systems from farm to fork is directly and indirectly influenced by major changes in, for example, climate, demographics, and the economy. Many of these major trends will also drive the development of food <span class="hlt">safety</span> risks and thus will have an effect on human health, local societies and economies. It is advocated that a holistic or system approach taking into account the influence of multiple "drivers" on food <span class="hlt">safety</span> is followed to predict the increased likelihood of occurrence of <span class="hlt">safety</span> incidents so as to be better prepared to prevent, mitigate and manage associated risks. The value of using a Bayesian Network (BN) modelling approach for this purpose is demonstrated in this paper using food fraud as an example. Possible links between food fraud cases retrieved from the RASFF (EU) and EMA (USA) databases and <span class="hlt">features</span> of these cases provided by both the records themselves and additional data obtained from other sources are demonstrated. The BN model was developed from 1393 food fraud cases and 15 different data sources. With this model applied to these collected data on food fraud cases, the product categories that thus showed the highest probabilities of being fraudulent were "fish and seafood" (20.6%), "meat" (13.4%) and "fruits and vegetables" (10.4%). <span class="hlt">Features</span> of the country of origin appeared to be important factors in identifying the possible hazards associated with a product. The model had a predictive accuracy of 91.5% for the fraud type and demonstrates how expert knowledge and data can be combined within a model to assist risk managers to better understand the factors and their interrelationships. Copyright © 2016 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.osti.gov/pages/biblio/1346540-features-resilience','SCIGOV-DOEP'); return false;" href="https://www.osti.gov/pages/biblio/1346540-features-resilience"><span><span class="hlt">Features</span> of resilience</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.osti.gov/pages">DOE PAGES</a></p> <p>Connelly, Elizabeth B.; Allen, Craig R.; Hatfield, Kirk; ...</p> <p>2017-02-20</p> <p>The National Academy of Sciences (NAS) definition of resilience is used here to organize common concepts and synthesize a set of key <span class="hlt">features</span> of resilience that can be used across diverse application domains. The <span class="hlt">features</span> in common include critical functions (services), thresholds, cross-scale (both space and time) interactions, and memory and adaptive management. We propose a framework for linking these <span class="hlt">features</span> to the planning, absorbing, recovering, and adapting phases identified in the NAS definition. As a result, the proposed delineation of resilience can be important in understanding and communicating resilience concepts.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://pubs.er.usgs.gov/publication/70197367','USGSPUBS'); return false;" href="https://pubs.er.usgs.gov/publication/70197367"><span><span class="hlt">Features</span> of resilience</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/pubs/index.jsp?view=adv">USGS Publications Warehouse</a></p> <p>Connelly, Elizabeth B.; Allen, Craig R.; Hatfield, Kirk; Palma-Oliveira, José M.; Woods, David D.; Linkov, Igor</p> <p>2017-01-01</p> <p>The National Academy of Sciences (NAS) definition of resilience is used here to organize common concepts and synthesize a set of key <span class="hlt">features</span> of resilience that can be used across diverse application domains. The <span class="hlt">features</span> in common include critical functions (services), thresholds, cross-scale (both space and time) interactions, and memory and adaptive management. We propose a framework for linking these <span class="hlt">features</span> to the planning, absorbing, recovering, and adapting phases identified in the NAS definition. The proposed delineation of resilience can be important in understanding and communicating resilience concepts.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/1982','DOTNTL'); return false;" href="https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/1982"><span>A primer for highway <span class="hlt">safety</span> professionals : advancing pedestrian and bicyclist <span class="hlt">safety</span>.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://ntlsearch.bts.gov/tris/index.do">DOT National Transportation Integrated Search</a></p> <p></p> <p>2016-04-01</p> <p>Communities across the county are encouraging walking and biking to meet <span class="hlt">safety</span>, health, livability, equity, and mobility goals. This primer is intended for highway <span class="hlt">safety</span> professionals, including State Highway <span class="hlt">Safety</span> Officials, as well as their part...</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25995304','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25995304"><span>Predictors of Payer Mix and Financial Performance Among <span class="hlt">Safety</span> Net Hospitals Prior to the Affordable Care Act.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Sommers, Benjamin D; Stone, Juliana; Kane, Nancy</p> <p>2016-01-01</p> <p>The objective of this study was to use audited hospital financial statements to identify predictors of payer mix and financial performance in <span class="hlt">safety</span> net hospitals prior to the Affordable Care Act. We analyzed the 2010 financial statements of 98 large, urban <span class="hlt">safety</span> net hospital systems in 34 states, supplemented with data on population demographics, hospital <span class="hlt">features</span>, and state policies. We used multivariate regression to identify independent predictors of three outcomes: 1) Medicaid-reliant payer mix (hospitals for which at least 25% of hospital days are paid for by Medicaid); 2) <span class="hlt">safety</span> net revenue-to-cost ratio (Medicaid and Medicare Disproportionate Share Hospital payments and local government transfers, divided by charity care costs and Medicaid payment shortfall); and 3) operating margin. Medicaid-reliant payer mix was positively associated with more inclusive state Medicaid eligibility criteria and more minority patients. More inclusive Medicaid eligibility and higher Medicaid reimbursement rates positively predicted <span class="hlt">safety</span> net revenue-to-cost ratio. University governance was the strongest positive predictor of operating margin. <span class="hlt">Safety</span> net hospital financial performance varied considerably. Academic hospitals had higher operating margins, while more generous Medicaid eligibility and reimbursement policies improved hospitals' ability to recoup costs. Institutional and state policies may outweigh patient demographics in the financial health of <span class="hlt">safety</span> net hospitals. © The Author(s) 2015.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22845007','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22845007"><span>Are health professionals' perceptions of patient <span class="hlt">safety</span> related to figures on <span class="hlt">safety</span> incidents?</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Martijn, Lucie; Harmsen, Mirjam; Gaal, Sander; Mettes, Dirk; van Dulmen, Simone; Wensing, Michel</p> <p>2013-10-01</p> <p>The study aims to explore whether health care professionals' perceptions of patient <span class="hlt">safety</span> in their practice were associated with the number of patient <span class="hlt">safety</span> incidents identified in patient records. Seventy primary care practices of general practice, general dental practice, midwifery practices and allied health care practices were used in the study. A retrospective audit of 50 patient records was performed to identify patient <span class="hlt">safety</span> incidents in each of the practices and a survey among health professionals to identify their perceptions of patient <span class="hlt">safety</span>. All health professions felt that 'communication breakdowns inside the practice' as well as 'communication breakdowns outside the practice' and 'reporting of patient <span class="hlt">safety</span> concerns' were a threat to patient <span class="hlt">safety</span> in their work setting. We found little association between the perceptions of health professionals and the number of <span class="hlt">safety</span> incidents. The only item with a significant relation to a higher number of <span class="hlt">safety</span> incidents referred to the perception of 'communication problems outside the practice' as a threat to patient <span class="hlt">safety</span>. This study indicates that the assessment of professionals' perceptions may be complementary to observed <span class="hlt">safety</span> incidents, but not linked to an objective measure of patient <span class="hlt">safety</span>. © 2012 John Wiley & Sons Ltd.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pmcentrez&artid=5674727','PMC'); return false;" href="https://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pmcentrez&artid=5674727"><span><span class="hlt">Feature</span>-Based Retinal Image Registration Using D-Saddle <span class="hlt">Feature</span></span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pmc">PubMed Central</a></p> <p>Hasikin, Khairunnisa; A. Karim, Noor Khairiah; Ahmedy, Fatimah</p> <p>2017-01-01</p> <p>Retinal image registration is important to assist diagnosis and monitor retinal diseases, such as diabetic retinopathy and glaucoma. However, registering retinal images for various registration applications requires the detection and distribution of <span class="hlt">feature</span> points on the low-quality region that consists of vessels of varying contrast and sizes. A recent <span class="hlt">feature</span> detector known as Saddle detects <span class="hlt">feature</span> points on vessels that are poorly distributed and densely positioned on strong contrast vessels. Therefore, we propose a multiresolution difference of Gaussian pyramid with Saddle detector (D-Saddle) to detect <span class="hlt">feature</span> points on the low-quality region that consists of vessels with varying contrast and sizes. D-Saddle is tested on Fundus Image Registration (FIRE) Dataset that consists of 134 retinal image pairs. Experimental results show that D-Saddle successfully registered 43% of retinal image pairs with average registration accuracy of 2.329 pixels while a lower success rate is observed in other four state-of-the-art retinal image registration methods GDB-ICP (28%), Harris-PIIFD (4%), H-M (16%), and Saddle (16%). Furthermore, the registration accuracy of D-Saddle has the weakest correlation (Spearman) with the intensity uniformity metric among all methods. Finally, the paired t-test shows that D-Saddle significantly improved the overall registration accuracy of the original Saddle. PMID:29204257</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2002EGSGA..27.2748G','NASAADS'); return false;" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2002EGSGA..27.2748G"><span>Significance of Waterway Navigation Positioning Systems On Ship's Manoeuvring <span class="hlt">Safety</span></span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abstract_service.html">NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)</a></p> <p>Galor, W.</p> <p></p> <p>The main goal of navigation is to lead the ship to the point of destination <span class="hlt">safety</span> and efficiently. Various factors may affect ship realisating this process. The ship movement on waterway are mainly limited by water area dimensions (surface and depth). These limitations cause the requirement to realise the proper of ship movement trajectory. In case when this re requirement cant't fulfil then marine accident may happend. This fact is unwanted event caused losses of human health and life, damage or loss of cargo and ship, pollution of natural environment, damage of port structures or blocking the port of its ports and lost of salvage operation. These losses in same cases can be catas- trophical especially while e.i. crude oil spilling could be place. To realise of <span class="hlt">safety</span> navigation process is needed to embrace the ship's movement trajectory by waterways area. The ship's trajectory is described by manoeuvring lane as a surface of water area which is require to realise of <span class="hlt">safety</span> ship movement. Many conditions affect to ship manoeuvring line. The main are following: positioning accuracy, ship's manoeuvring <span class="hlt">features</span> and phenomena's of shore and ship's bulk common affecting. The accuracy of positioning system is most important. This system depends on coast navigation mark- ing which can range many kinds of technical realisation. Mainly used systems based on lights (line), radionavigation (local system or GPS, DGPS), or radars. If accuracy of positiong is higer, then <span class="hlt">safety</span> of navigation is growing. This article presents these problems exemplifying with approaching channel to ports situated on West Pomera- nian water region.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19302992','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19302992"><span>Laboratory <span class="hlt">safety</span> and the WHO World Alliance for Patient <span class="hlt">Safety</span>.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>McCay, Layla; Lemer, Claire; Wu, Albert W</p> <p>2009-06-01</p> <p>Laboratory medicine has been a pioneer in the field of patient <span class="hlt">safety</span>; indeed, the College of American Pathology first called attention to the issue in 1946. Delivering reliable laboratory results has long been considered a priority, as the data produced in laboratory medicine have the potential to critically influence individual patients' diagnosis and management. Until recently, most attention on laboratory <span class="hlt">safety</span> has focused on the analytic stage of laboratory medicine. Addressing this stage has led to significant and impressive improvements in the areas over which laboratories have direct control. However, recent data demonstrate that pre- and post-analytical phases are at least as vulnerable to errors; to further improve patient <span class="hlt">safety</span> in laboratory medicine, attention must now be focused on the pre- and post-analytic phases, and the concept of patient <span class="hlt">safety</span> as a multi-disciplinary, multi-stage and multi-system concept better understood. The World Alliance for Patient <span class="hlt">Safety</span> (WAPS) supports improvement of patient <span class="hlt">safety</span> globally and provides a potential framework for considering the total testing process.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pmcentrez&artid=4167972','PMC'); return false;" href="https://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pmcentrez&artid=4167972"><span>Burnout in the NICU setting and its relation to <span class="hlt">safety</span> culture</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pmc">PubMed Central</a></p> <p>Profit, Jochen; Sharek, Paul J; Amspoker, Amber B; Kowalkowski, Mark A; Nisbet, Courtney C; Thomas, Eric J; Chadwick, Whitney A; Sexton, J Bryan</p> <p>2014-01-01</p> <p>Background Burnout is widespread among healthcare providers and is associated with adverse <span class="hlt">safety</span> behaviours, operational and clinical outcomes. Little is known with regard to the explanatory links between burnout and these adverse outcomes. Objectives (1) Test the psychometric properties of a brief four-item burnout scale, (2) Provide neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) burnout and resilience benchmarking data across different units and caregiver types, (3) Examine the relationships between caregiver burnout and patient <span class="hlt">safety</span> culture. Research design Cross-sectional survey study. Subjects Nurses, nurse practitioners, respiratory care providers and physicians in 44 NICUs. Measures Caregiver assessments of burnout and <span class="hlt">safety</span> culture. Results Of 3294 administered surveys, 2073 were returned for an overall response rate of 62.9%. The percentage of respondents in each NICU reporting burnout ranged from 7.5% to 54.4% (mean=25.9%, SD=10.8). The four-item burnout scale was reliable (α=0.85) and appropriate for aggregation (intra-class correlation coefficient−2=0.95). Burnout varied significantly between NICUs, p<0.0001, but was less prevalent in physicians (mean=15.1%, SD=19.6) compared with non-physicians (mean=26.9%, SD=11.4, p=0.0004). NICUs with more burnout had lower teamwork climate (r=−0.48, p=0.001), <span class="hlt">safety</span> climate (r=−0.40, p=0.01), job satisfaction (r=−0.64, p<0.0001), perceptions of management (r=−0.50, p=0.0006) and working conditions (r=−0.45, p=0.002). Conclusions NICU caregiver burnout appears to have ‘climate-like’ <span class="hlt">features</span>, is prevalent, and associated with lower perceptions of patient <span class="hlt">safety</span> culture. PMID:24742780</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23398709','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23398709"><span>Improving <span class="hlt">safety</span> in small enterprises through an integrated <span class="hlt">safety</span> management intervention.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Kines, Pete; Andersen, Dorte; Andersen, Lars Peter; Nielsen, Kent; Pedersen, Louise</p> <p>2013-02-01</p> <p>This study tests the applicability of a participatory behavior-based injury prevention approach integrated with <span class="hlt">safety</span> culture initiatives. Sixteen small metal industry enterprises (10-19 employees) are randomly assigned to receive the intervention or not. <span class="hlt">Safety</span> coaching of owners/managers result in the identification of 48 <span class="hlt">safety</span> tasks, 85% of which are solved at follow-up. Owner/manager led constructive dialogue meetings with workers result in the prioritization of 29 tasks, 79% of which are accomplished at follow-up. Intervention enterprises have significant increases on six of eight <span class="hlt">safety</span>-perception-survey factors, while comparisons increase on only one factor. Both intervention and comparison enterprises demonstrate significant increases in their <span class="hlt">safety</span> observation scores. Interview data validate and supplement these results, providing some evidence for behavior change and the initiation of <span class="hlt">safety</span> culture change. Given that over 95% of enterprises in most countries have less than 20 employees, there is great potential for adapting this integrated approach to other industries. Copyright © 2012 National <span class="hlt">Safety</span> Council and Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://eric.ed.gov/?q=artifact+AND+classification&pg=5&id=EJ730958','ERIC'); return false;" href="https://eric.ed.gov/?q=artifact+AND+classification&pg=5&id=EJ730958"><span><span class="hlt">Feature</span> Centrality and Property Induction</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.eric.ed.gov/ERICWebPortal/search/extended.jsp?_pageLabel=advanced">ERIC Educational Resources Information Center</a></p> <p>Hadjichristidis, Constantinos; Sloman, Steven; Stevenson, Rosemary; Over, David</p> <p>2004-01-01</p> <p>A <span class="hlt">feature</span> is central to a concept to the extent that other <span class="hlt">features</span> depend on it. Four studies tested the hypothesis that people will project a <span class="hlt">feature</span> from a base concept to a target concept to the extent that they believe the <span class="hlt">feature</span> is central to the two concepts. This centrality hypothesis implies that <span class="hlt">feature</span> projection is guided by a…</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24758072','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24758072"><span>[The significance of introducing registry study in the post-marketing <span class="hlt">safety</span> research for Chinese medicine and pharmacy].</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Liao, Xing; Xie, Yan-Ming; Yang, Wei; Chang, Yan-Peng</p> <p>2014-03-01</p> <p>There is a new research model named 'registry study/patient registry' in Western medicine, which could be referred to by Chinese medicine researchers, such as active <span class="hlt">safety</span> surveillance. This article will introduce registry study from different aspects as the developing history, <span class="hlt">features</span>, and application in order to inform Chinese medicine researchers of future studies.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2000STIN...0304015P','NASAADS'); return false;" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2000STIN...0304015P"><span>ASME Nuclear Crane Standards for Enhanced Crane <span class="hlt">Safety</span> and Increased Profit</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abstract_service.html">NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)</a></p> <p>Parkhurst, Stephen N.</p> <p>2000-01-01</p> <p>The ASME NOG-1 standard, 'Rules for Construction of Overhead and Gantry Cranes', covers top running cranes for nuclear facilities; with the ASME NUM-1 standard, 'Rules for Construction of Cranes, Monorails, and Hoists', covering the single girder, underhung, wall and jib cranes, as well as the monorails and hoists. These two ASME nuclear crane standards provide criteria for designing, inspecting and testing overhead handling equipment with enhanced <span class="hlt">safety</span> to meet the 'defense-in-depth' approach of the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission (USNRC) documents NUREG 0554 and NUREG 0612. In addition to providing designs for enhanced <span class="hlt">safety</span>, the ASME nuclear crane standards provide a basis for purchasing overhead handling equipment with standard <span class="hlt">safety</span> <span class="hlt">features</span>, based upon accepted engineering principles, and including performance and environmental parameters specific to nuclear facilities. The ASME NOG-1 and ASME NUM-1 standards not only provide enhanced <span class="hlt">safety</span> for handling a critical load, but also increase profit by minimizing the possibility of load drops, by reducing cumbersome operating restrictions, and by providing the foundation for a sound licensing position. The ASME nuclear crane standards can also increase profit by providing the designs and information to help ensure that the right standard equipment is purchased. Additionally, the ASME nuclear crane standards can increase profit by providing designs and information to help address current issues, such as the qualification of nuclear plant cranes for making 'planned engineered lifts' for steam generator replacement and decommissioning.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('http://hdl.handle.net/2060/20130011765','NASA-TRS'); return false;" href="http://hdl.handle.net/2060/20130011765"><span>Product Engineering Class in the Software <span class="hlt">Safety</span> Risk Taxonomy for Building <span class="hlt">Safety</span>-Critical Systems</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://ntrs.nasa.gov/search.jsp">NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)</a></p> <p>Hill, Janice; Victor, Daniel</p> <p>2008-01-01</p> <p>When software <span class="hlt">safety</span> requirements are imposed on legacy <span class="hlt">safety</span>-critical systems, retrospective <span class="hlt">safety</span> cases need to be formulated as part of recertifying the systems for further use and risks must be documented and managed to give confidence for reusing the systems. The SEJ Software Development Risk Taxonomy [4] focuses on general software development issues. It does not, however, cover all the <span class="hlt">safety</span> risks. The Software <span class="hlt">Safety</span> Risk Taxonomy [8] was developed which provides a construct for eliciting and categorizing software <span class="hlt">safety</span> risks in a straightforward manner. In this paper, we present extended work on the taxonomy for <span class="hlt">safety</span> that incorporates the additional issues inherent in the development and maintenance of <span class="hlt">safety</span>-critical systems with software. An instrument called a Software <span class="hlt">Safety</span> Risk Taxonomy Based Questionnaire (TBQ) is generated containing questions addressing each <span class="hlt">safety</span> attribute in the Software <span class="hlt">Safety</span> Risk Taxonomy. Software <span class="hlt">safety</span> risks are surfaced using the new TBQ and then analyzed. In this paper we give the definitions for the specialized Product Engineering Class within the Software <span class="hlt">Safety</span> Risk Taxonomy. At the end of the paper, we present the tool known as the 'Legacy Systems Risk Database Tool' that is used to collect and analyze the data required to show traceability to a particular <span class="hlt">safety</span> standard</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('http://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED213843.pdf','ERIC'); return false;" href="http://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED213843.pdf"><span>Recognizing Job <span class="hlt">Safety</span> Hazards. Module SH-09. <span class="hlt">Safety</span> and Health.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.eric.ed.gov/ERICWebPortal/search/extended.jsp?_pageLabel=advanced">ERIC Educational Resources Information Center</a></p> <p>Center for Occupational Research and Development, Inc., Waco, TX.</p> <p></p> <p>This student module on recognizing job <span class="hlt">safety</span> hazards is one of 50 modules concerned with job <span class="hlt">safety</span> and health. This module details employee and employer responsibilities in correcting and monitoring <span class="hlt">safety</span> hazards. Following the introduction, 10 objectives (each keyed to a page in the text) the student is expected to accomplish are listed (e.g.,…</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2017JEI....26f3025L','NASAADS'); return false;" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2017JEI....26f3025L"><span>Decontaminate <span class="hlt">feature</span> for tracking: adaptive tracking via evolutionary <span class="hlt">feature</span> subset</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abstract_service.html">NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)</a></p> <p>Liu, Qiaoyuan; Wang, Yuru; Yin, Minghao; Ren, Jinchang; Li, Ruizhi</p> <p>2017-11-01</p> <p>Although various visual tracking algorithms have been proposed in the last 2-3 decades, it remains a challenging problem for effective tracking with fast motion, deformation, occlusion, etc. Under complex tracking conditions, most tracking models are not discriminative and adaptive enough. When the combined <span class="hlt">feature</span> vectors are inputted to the visual models, this may lead to redundancy causing low efficiency and ambiguity causing poor performance. An effective tracking algorithm is proposed to decontaminate <span class="hlt">features</span> for each video sequence adaptively, where the visual modeling is treated as an optimization problem from the perspective of evolution. Every <span class="hlt">feature</span> vector is compared to a biological individual and then decontaminated via classical evolutionary algorithms. With the optimized subsets of <span class="hlt">features</span>, the "curse of dimensionality" has been avoided while the accuracy of the visual model has been improved. The proposed algorithm has been tested on several publicly available datasets with various tracking challenges and benchmarked with a number of state-of-the-art approaches. The comprehensive experiments have demonstrated the efficacy of the proposed methodology.</p> </li> </ol> <div class="pull-right"> <ul class="pagination"> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_1");'>«</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_21");'>21</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_22");'>22</a></li> <li class="active"><span>23</span></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_24");'>24</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_25");'>25</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_25");'>»</a></li> </ul> </div> </div><!-- col-sm-12 --> </div><!-- row --> </div><!-- page_23 --> <div id="page_24" class="hiddenDiv"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-sm-12"> <div class="pull-right"> <ul class="pagination"> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_1");'>«</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_21");'>21</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_22");'>22</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_23");'>23</a></li> <li class="active"><span>24</span></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_25");'>25</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_25");'>»</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> <div class="row"> <div class="col-sm-12"> <ol class="result-class" start="461"> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('http://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED327723.pdf','ERIC'); return false;" href="http://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED327723.pdf"><span>Vocational Education <span class="hlt">Safety</span> Instruction Manual.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.eric.ed.gov/ERICWebPortal/search/extended.jsp?_pageLabel=advanced">ERIC Educational Resources Information Center</a></p> <p>Cropley, Russell, Ed.; Doherty, Susan Sloan, Ed.</p> <p></p> <p>This manual describes four program areas in vocational education <span class="hlt">safety</span> instruction: (1) introduction to a <span class="hlt">safety</span> program; (2) resources to ensure laboratory <span class="hlt">safety</span>; (3) <span class="hlt">safety</span> program implementation; and (4) <span class="hlt">safety</span> rules and <span class="hlt">safety</span> tests. The <span class="hlt">safety</span> rules and tests included in section four are for the most common tools and machines used in…</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pmcentrez&artid=3076966','PMC'); return false;" href="https://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pmcentrez&artid=3076966"><span>Patient <span class="hlt">Safety</span> Executive Walkarounds</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pmc">PubMed Central</a></p> <p>Feitelberg, Steven P</p> <p>2006-01-01</p> <p>The KP Patient <span class="hlt">Safety</span> Executive Walkarounds Program in the KP San Diego Service Area was developed to provide routine opportunities for senior KP leaders, staff, and clinicians to discuss patient <span class="hlt">safety</span> concerns proactively, working closely with our labor partners to foster a culture of <span class="hlt">safety</span> that supports our staff and physicians. Throughout the KP San Diego Service Area, the Walkarounds program plays a major part in promoting responsible identification and reporting of patient <span class="hlt">safety</span> issues. Because each staff member has an equal voice in discussing patient <span class="hlt">safety</span> concerns, the program enables all employees—union and nonunion alike—to engage directly in discussions about improving patient <span class="hlt">safety</span>. The KPSC leadership has recognized this program as a major demonstration that the leadership supports patient <span class="hlt">safety</span> and promotes reporting of <span class="hlt">safety</span> issues in a “just culture.” PMID:21519438</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2011-11-29/pdf/2011-29852.pdf','FEDREG'); return false;" href="https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2011-11-29/pdf/2011-29852.pdf"><span>76 FR 73570 - Pipeline <span class="hlt">Safety</span>: Miscellaneous Changes to Pipeline <span class="hlt">Safety</span> Regulations</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/browse/collection.action?collectionCode=FR">Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014</a></p> <p></p> <p>2011-11-29</p> <p>... pipeline facilities to facilitate the removal of liquids and other materials from the gas stream. These... DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Pipeline and Hazardous Materials <span class="hlt">Safety</span> Administration 49 CFR Parts... Changes to Pipeline <span class="hlt">Safety</span> Regulations AGENCY: Pipeline and Hazardous Materials <span class="hlt">Safety</span> Administration...</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26850471','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26850471"><span>Video intervention changes parent perception of all-terrain vehicle (ATV) <span class="hlt">safety</span> for children.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>House, Taylor; Schwebel, David C; Mullins, Samantha H; Sutton, Andrea J; Swearingen, Christopher J; Bai, Shasha; Aitken, Mary E</p> <p>2016-10-01</p> <p>Children aged <16 years account for 25% of deaths on all-terrain vehicles (ATVs), despite public health and industry warning against paediatric use. Parents often underestimate instability and other risks associated with ATVs. To determine if a brief intervention consisting of validated computer simulations of ATV performance with a child driver changes attitudes, beliefs and planned <span class="hlt">safety</span> behaviours of parents of children who ride ATVs. Participants were parents of children presenting to a children's hospital emergency department. All participants had children who had ridden an ATV in the past year. Subjects viewed a video simulation of ATVs in scenarios <span class="hlt">featuring</span> 6-year-old and 10-year-old biofidelic anthropomorphic test devices. Parents completed a survey both before and after viewing the video to report attitudes/beliefs on ATV <span class="hlt">safety</span> for children, use of <span class="hlt">safety</span> equipment and family ATV use, as well as risk and <span class="hlt">safety</span> perception. Surveys were collected from 99 parents, mostly mothers (79%), Caucasian (61%) and had high school education or less (64%). The intervention shifted parents' belief in overall ATV <span class="hlt">safety</span> (48% unsafe pre-intervention, 73% unsafe post-intervention, p<0.001). After viewing the video simulation, parents were almost six times more likely to perceive ATVs as unsafe (OR 5.96, 95% CI 2.32 to 15.31, p<0.001) and many parents (71%) planned to change family ATV <span class="hlt">safety</span> rules. Video simulations of ATV performance with child riders changed short-term risk perception and planned <span class="hlt">safety</span> behaviours of parents whose children ride ATVs. Similar educational interventions hold promise for larger-scale studies in at-risk populations. Published by the BMJ Publishing Group Limited. For permission to use (where not already granted under a licence) please go to http://www.bmj.com/company/products-services/rights-and-licensing/</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('http://hdl.handle.net/2060/19980227760','NASA-TRS'); return false;" href="http://hdl.handle.net/2060/19980227760"><span>NASA Software <span class="hlt">Safety</span> Standard</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://ntrs.nasa.gov/search.jsp">NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)</a></p> <p>Rosenberg, Linda</p> <p>1997-01-01</p> <p>If software is a critical element in a <span class="hlt">safety</span> critical system, it is imperative to implement a systematic approach to software <span class="hlt">safety</span> as an integral part of the overall system <span class="hlt">safety</span> programs. The NASA-STD-8719.13A, "NASA Software <span class="hlt">Safety</span> Standard", describes the activities necessary to ensure that <span class="hlt">safety</span> is designed into software that is acquired or developed by NASA, and that <span class="hlt">safety</span> is maintained throughout the software life cycle. A PDF version, is available on the WWW from Lewis. A Guidebook that will assist in the implementation of the requirements in the <span class="hlt">Safety</span> Standard is under development at the Lewis Research Center (LeRC). After completion, it will also be available on the WWW from Lewis.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2016AGUFM.A33G0317B','NASAADS'); return false;" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2016AGUFM.A33G0317B"><span>Blowing Dust on Highway <span class="hlt">Safety</span>: Characterizing and Modeling of Dust Emission Hot Spots in the Southern Plains</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abstract_service.html">NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)</a></p> <p>Blackwell, J., III; Li, J. J.; Kandakji, T.; Collins, J. D., Jr.; Lee, J.; Gill, T. E.</p> <p>2016-12-01</p> <p>Blowing dust and highway <span class="hlt">safety</span> have become increasingly prevalent problems concerning human <span class="hlt">safety</span> and welfare. Two factors precipitate wind-blown dust accidents: sudden loss of visibility, and loss of traction due to soil particles on the road surface. The project, using remote sensing and in situ measurements of surface and subsurface characteristics, will identify the location of dust emission "hotspots" and associated geomorphic <span class="hlt">features</span> within the southwest region and panhandle (New Mexico, Texas, and Oklahoma), measure the threshold shear velocity and vegetative cover and model the results. The results of this study will provide critical information for land managers, policy makers, and highway authorities when making timely and informed potentially life-saving decisions and modifications here, in the southwest region and panhandle, as well as, anywhere else in the world where blowing dust is a hazard to highway <span class="hlt">safety</span>.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://kidshealth.org/en/parents/auto.html','NIH-MEDLINEPLUS'); return false;" href="https://kidshealth.org/en/parents/auto.html"><span>Auto <span class="hlt">Safety</span></span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://medlineplus.gov/">MedlinePlus</a></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p>... certified child passenger <span class="hlt">safety</span> technician to assist you.) Guidelines for Choosing a <span class="hlt">Safety</span> Seat Choose a seat ... and are between 8 and 12 years old. Guidelines for Choosing a Booster Seat Choose a seat ...</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.cdc.gov/cancer/skin/basic_info/sun-safety.htm','NIH-MEDLINEPLUS'); return false;" href="https://www.cdc.gov/cancer/skin/basic_info/sun-safety.htm"><span>Sun <span class="hlt">Safety</span></span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://medlineplus.gov/">MedlinePlus</a></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p>... the Sun? Are There Benefits to Spending Time Outdoors? Statistics Behavior Rates Sun <span class="hlt">Safety</span> Tips for Men ... and yourself from skin cancer. Stay sun-safe outdoors and discourage indoor and outdoor tanning. Sun <span class="hlt">Safety</span> ...</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://cfpub.epa.gov/si/si_public_record_report.cfm?direntryid=337080','PESTICIDES'); return false;" href="https://cfpub.epa.gov/si/si_public_record_report.cfm?direntryid=337080"><span>Ecological Realism of US EPA Experimental Stream Facility ...</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.epa.gov/pesticides/search.htm">EPA Pesticide Factsheets</a></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p>The USEPA’s Experimental Stream Facility (<span class="hlt">ESF</span>) conducts meso-scale ecotoxicology studies that account for both structural and functional responses of whole stream communities to contaminants or other stressors. The 16 mesocosms of <span class="hlt">ESF</span> are indoors and consist of a tiled run section (0.152 m W x 4.268 m L x 0.105 m D) that widens to a gravel riffle section (0.305 m W x 4.268 m L x 0.19 m D). They are intermediate size among studies reporting stream mesocosm results. Their set-up is unique for their size, with a high degree of engineering controls for continuous flow-through dose-response designs, yet fixed, chronic exposures to contaminants under conditions that quantifiably mimic real stream riffle/run habitat with consistent upstream renewal. With fifty standard operating procedures serving <span class="hlt">ESF</span> studies, the background and boundary condition information is collected to determine the realism critical to the field relevance of the results. Parallel ex situ and in situ single species exposure formats including fish survival and fecundity metrics are also included. With this framework studies at <span class="hlt">ESF</span> provide scientifically defensible evaluation of proposed aquatic life criteria. This presentation discusses the relevance and realism of USEPA's mesocosms studies conducted using the Experimental Stream Facility in Milford, OH within the context of understanding the role meso-scale results can play in validating aquatic life criteria for streams and, more generally, man</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24245902','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24245902"><span>Identifying 2 prenylflavanones as potential hepatotoxic compounds in the ethanol extract of Sophora flavescens.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Yu, Qianqian; Cheng, Nengneng; Ni, Xiaojun</p> <p>2013-11-01</p> <p>Zhixue capsule is a prescription for hemorrhoid commonly used in traditional Chinese medicine. This drug was recalled by the State Food and Drug Administration in 2008 because of severe adverse hepatic reactions. Zhixue capsule is composed of ethanol extracts of Cortex Dictamni (ECD) and Sophora flavescens (<span class="hlt">ESF</span>). In our preliminary study, we observed the hepatotoxic effects of <span class="hlt">ESF</span> on rat primary hepatocytes. However, ECD did not exhibit hepatotoxicity at the same concentration range. In this study, <span class="hlt">ESF</span> was evaluated for its potential hepatotoxic effects on rats. Bioassay-guided isolation was used to identify the material basis for hepatotoxicity. Treatment with 1.25 g/kg and 2.5 g/kg <span class="hlt">ESF</span> significantly elevated the alanine aminotransferase and aspartate aminotransferase levels in the serum. The changes in the levels of transaminases were supported by the remarkable fatty degeneration of liver histopathology. Further investigations using bioassay-guided isolation and analysis indicated that prenylated flavanones accounted for the positive hepatotoxic results. Two isolated compounds were identified, kurarinone and sophoraflavanone G, using nuclear magnetic resonance and mass spectrometry techniques. These compounds have potent toxic effects on primary rat hepatocytes (with IC50 values of 29.9 μM and 16.5 μM) and human HL-7702 liver cells (with IC50 values of 48.2 μM and 40.3 μM), respectively. Consequently, the hepatotoxic constituents of S. flavescens were determined to be prenylated flavanones, kurarinone, and sophoraflavanone G. © 2013 Institute of Food Technologists®</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/26742','DOTNTL'); return false;" href="https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/26742"><span>Evaluation of interactive highway <span class="hlt">safety</span> design model crash prediction tools for two-lane rural roads on Kansas Department of Transportation projects : [technical summary].</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://ntlsearch.bts.gov/tris/index.do">DOT National Transportation Integrated Search</a></p> <p></p> <p>2014-01-01</p> <p>Historically, project-level decisions for the selection of highway <span class="hlt">features</span> to promote <span class="hlt">safety</span> were based on either engineering judgment or adherence to accepted national guidance. These tools have allowed highway designers to produce facilities that ...</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16334069','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16334069"><span>Patient <span class="hlt">safety</span>--worker <span class="hlt">safety</span>: building a culture of <span class="hlt">safety</span> to improve healthcare worker and patient well-being.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Yassi, Annalee; Hancock, Tina</p> <p>2005-01-01</p> <p>Patient <span class="hlt">safety</span> within the Canadian healthcare system is currently a high national priority, which merits a comprehensive understanding of the underlying causes of adverse events. Not least among these is worker health and <span class="hlt">safety</span>, which is linked to patient outcomes. Healthcare workers have a high risk of workplace injuries and more mental health problems than most other occupational groups. Many healthcare professionals feel fatigued, stressed, in pain, or at risk of illness or injury-factors they feel impede their ability to provide consistent quality care. With this background, the Occupational Health and <span class="hlt">Safety</span> Agency for Healthcare (OHSAH) in British Columbia, jointly governed by healthcare unions and healthcare employers, launched several major initiatives to improve the healthcare workplace. These included the promotion of safe patient handling, adaptive clothing, scheduled toileting, stroke management training, measures to improve management of aggressive behaviour and, of course, infection control-all intended to improve the <span class="hlt">safety</span> of workers, but also to improve patient <span class="hlt">safety</span> and quality of care. Other projects also explicitly promoting physical and mental health at work, as well as patient <span class="hlt">safety</span> are also underway. Results of the projects are at various stages of completion, but ample evidence has already been obtained to indicate that looking after the well-being of healthcare workers results in safer and better quality patient care. While more research is needed, our work to date suggests that a comprehensive systems approach to promoting a climate of <span class="hlt">safety</span>, which includes taking into account workplace organizational factors and physical and psychological hazards for workers, is the best way to improve the healthcare workplace and thereby patient <span class="hlt">safety</span>.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23799684','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23799684"><span>Evaluation of a standardized all-terrain vehicle <span class="hlt">safety</span> education intervention for youth in rural Central Illinois.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Novak, Joshua A; Hafner, John W; Aldag, Jean C; Getz, Marjorie A</p> <p>2013-01-01</p> <p>Although research investigating all-terrain vehicle (ATV) riders and ATV injury patterns has led to support for legislative and educational efforts to decrease injuries in users younger than 16 years, there is little published data regarding the utility of ATV <span class="hlt">safety</span> education programs. This study investigates the effectiveness of a standardized adolescent ATV <span class="hlt">safety</span> program in changing the <span class="hlt">safety</span> knowledge and safe ATV riding practices reported by rural Central Illinois youths. A convenience sample of 260 rural Central Illinois middle and high school students received an ATV <span class="hlt">safety</span> presentation with both didactic and interactive <span class="hlt">features</span> during the 2009-2010 school year. Preintervention and postintervention surveys were distributed and collected by teachers. Survey questions consisted of multiple-choice questions pertaining to demographics, ATV <span class="hlt">safety</span> knowledge, and ATV riding practices. More than 200 surveys were collected prior to the intervention and 165 surveys were collected 12 to 24 weeks after the intervention. Percentages are reported, with differences in nominal variables tested by χ(2) test and interval variables by t test. Following the intervention, there was a significant increase in the correct response rate for ATV <span class="hlt">safety</span> knowledge questions (45.2% vs 56.2%, P < .001). For adolescents who reported riding ATVs, both <span class="hlt">safety</span> gear use (11.8% to 21.2%, P = .05) and helmet use (25.4% to 29.0%, P = .56) increased; changes were not significant. Adolescent ATV riders reporting 2 or more accidents showed a slight nonsignificant decrease (25.2% vs 23.4%, P = .77) between the time of the pretest and posttest. This <span class="hlt">safety</span> program was effective at increasing ATV <span class="hlt">safety</span> knowledge but demonstrates limited effect on safe riding practices.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20337737','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20337737"><span>The relationship between organizational leadership for <span class="hlt">safety</span> and learning from patient <span class="hlt">safety</span> events.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Ginsburg, Liane R; Chuang, You-Ta; Berta, Whitney Blair; Norton, Peter G; Ng, Peggy; Tregunno, Deborah; Richardson, Julia</p> <p>2010-06-01</p> <p>To examine the relationship between organizational leadership for patient <span class="hlt">safety</span> and five types of learning from patient <span class="hlt">safety</span> events (PSEs). Forty-nine general acute care hospitals in Ontario, Canada. A nonexperimental design using cross-sectional surveys of hospital patient <span class="hlt">safety</span> officers (PSOs) and patient care managers (PCMs). PSOs provided data on organization-level learning from (a) minor events, (b) moderate events, (c) major near misses, (d) major event analysis, and (e) major event dissemination/communication. PCMs provided data on organizational leadership (formal and informal) for patient <span class="hlt">safety</span>. Hospitals were the unit of analysis. Seemingly unrelated regression was used to examine the influence of formal and informal leadership for <span class="hlt">safety</span> on the five types of learning from PSEs. The interaction between leadership and hospital size was also examined. Formal organizational leadership for patient <span class="hlt">safety</span> is an important predictor of learning from minor, moderate, and major near-miss events, and major event dissemination. This relationship is significantly stronger for small hospitals (<100 beds). We find support for the relationship between patient <span class="hlt">safety</span> leadership and patient <span class="hlt">safety</span> behaviors such as learning from <span class="hlt">safety</span> events. Formal leadership support for <span class="hlt">safety</span> is of particular importance in small organizations where the economic burden of <span class="hlt">safety</span> programs is disproportionately large and formal leadership is closer to the front lines.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/766182','SCIGOV-STC'); return false;" href="https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/766182"><span><span class="hlt">Safety</span> analysts training</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.osti.gov/search">DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)</a></p> <p>Bolton, P.</p> <p></p> <p>The purpose of this task was to support ESH-3 in providing Airborne Release Fraction and Respirable Fraction training to <span class="hlt">safety</span> analysts at LANL who perform accident analysis, hazard analysis, <span class="hlt">safety</span> analysis, and/or risk assessments at nuclear facilities. The task included preparation of materials for and the conduct of two 3-day training courses covering the following topics: <span class="hlt">safety</span> analysis process; calculation model; aerosol physic concepts for <span class="hlt">safety</span> analysis; and overview of empirically derived airborne release fractions and respirable fractions.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2011-04-20/pdf/2011-9582.pdf','FEDREG'); return false;" href="https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2011-04-20/pdf/2011-9582.pdf"><span>76 FR 22033 - <span class="hlt">Safety</span> Zone; Red River <span class="hlt">Safety</span> Zone, Red River, MN</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/browse/collection.action?collectionCode=FR">Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014</a></p> <p></p> <p>2011-04-20</p> <p>...-AAOO <span class="hlt">Safety</span> Zone; Red River <span class="hlt">Safety</span> Zone, Red River, MN AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS. ACTION: Temporary... a temporary <span class="hlt">safety</span> zone on the Red River, MN. This <span class="hlt">safety</span> zone is being established to ensure the... Red River in the State of Minnesota north of a line drawn across latitude 46[deg]20'00'' N, including...</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://ntrs.nasa.gov/search.jsp?R=19930029314&hterms=flight+simulator&qs=Ntx%3Dmode%2Bmatchall%26Ntk%3DAll%26N%3D0%26No%3D40%26Ntt%3Dflight%2Bsimulator','NASA-TRS'); return false;" href="https://ntrs.nasa.gov/search.jsp?R=19930029314&hterms=flight+simulator&qs=Ntx%3Dmode%2Bmatchall%26Ntk%3DAll%26N%3D0%26No%3D40%26Ntt%3Dflight%2Bsimulator"><span>Preliminary design <span class="hlt">features</span> of the RASCAL - A NASA/Army rotorcraft in-flight simulator</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://ntrs.nasa.gov/search.jsp">NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)</a></p> <p>Aiken, Edwin W.; Jacobsen, Robert A.; Eshow, Michelle M.; Hindson, William S.; Doane, Douglas H.</p> <p>1992-01-01</p> <p>Salient design <span class="hlt">features</span> of a new NASA/Army research rotorcraft - the Rotorcraft Aircrew Systems Concepts Airborne Laboratory (RASCAL) - are described. Using a UH-60A Black Hawk helicopter as a baseline vehicle, the RASCAL will be a flying laboratory capable of supporting the research requirements of major NASA and Army guidance, control, and display research programs. The paper describes the research facility requirements of these programs together with other critical constraints on the design of the research system, including <span class="hlt">safety</span>-of-flight. Research program schedules demand a phased development approach, wherein specific research capability milestones are met and flight research projects are flown throughout the complete development cycle of the RASCAL. This development approach is summarized, and selected <span class="hlt">features</span> of the research system are described. The research system includes a full-authority, programmable, fault-tolerant/fail-safe, fly-by-wire flight control system and a real-time obstacle detection and avoidance system which will generate low-latitude guidance commands to the pilot on a wide field-of-view, color helmet-mounted display.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('http://hdl.handle.net/2060/19940008852','NASA-TRS'); return false;" href="http://hdl.handle.net/2060/19940008852"><span>Preliminary design <span class="hlt">features</span> of the RASCAL: A NASA /Army rotorcraft in-flight simulator</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://ntrs.nasa.gov/search.jsp">NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)</a></p> <p>Aiken, Edwin W.; Jacobsen, Robert A.; Eshow, Michelle M.; Hindson, William S.; Doane, Douglas H.</p> <p>1993-01-01</p> <p>Salient design <span class="hlt">features</span> of a new NASA/Army research rotorcraft - the Rotorcraft-Aircrew Systems Concepts Airborne Laboratory (RASCAL) - are described. Using a UH-60A Black Hawk helicopter as a baseline vehicle, the RASCAL will be a flying laboratory capable of supporting the research requirements of major NASA and Army guidance, control, and display research programs. The paper describes the research facility requirements of these programs together with other critical constraints on the design of the research system, including <span class="hlt">safety</span>-of-flight. Research program schedules demand a phased development approach, wherein specific research capability milestones are met and flight research projects are flown throughout the complete development cycle of the RASCAL. This development approach is summarized, and selected <span class="hlt">features</span> of the research system are described. The research system includes a full-authority, programmable, fault-tolerant/fail-safe, fly-by-wire flight control system and a real-time obstacle detection and avoidance system which will generate low-altitude guidance commands to the pilot on a wide field-of-view, color helmet-mounted display.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19416427','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19416427"><span>Emotions at work: what is the link to patient and staff <span class="hlt">safety</span>? Implications for nurse managers in the NHS.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Smith, Pam; Pearson, Pauline H; Ross, Fiona</p> <p>2009-03-01</p> <p>This paper sets the discussion of emotions at work within the modern NHS and the current prioritisation of creating a <span class="hlt">safety</span> culture within the service. The paper focuses on the work of students, frontline nurses and their managers drawing on recent studies of patient <span class="hlt">safety</span> in the curriculum, and governance and incentives in the care of patients with complex long term conditions. The primary research <span class="hlt">featured</span> in the paper combined a case study design with focus groups, interviews and observation. In the patient <span class="hlt">safety</span> research the importance of physical and emotional <span class="hlt">safety</span> emerged as a key finding both for users and professionals. In the governance and incentives research, risk emerged as a key concern for managers, frontline workers and users. The recognition of emotions and the importance of emotional labour at an individual and organizational level managed by emotionally intelligent leaders played an important role in promoting worker and patient <span class="hlt">safety</span> and reducing workplace risk. Nurse managers need to be aware of the emotional complexities of their organizations in order to set up systems to support the emotional wellbeing of professionals and users which in turn ensures <span class="hlt">safety</span> and reduces risk.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('http://hdl.handle.net/2060/20060006673','NASA-TRS'); return false;" href="http://hdl.handle.net/2060/20060006673"><span>Model-Based <span class="hlt">Safety</span> Analysis</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://ntrs.nasa.gov/search.jsp">NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)</a></p> <p>Joshi, Anjali; Heimdahl, Mats P. E.; Miller, Steven P.; Whalen, Mike W.</p> <p>2006-01-01</p> <p>System <span class="hlt">safety</span> analysis techniques are well established and are used extensively during the design of <span class="hlt">safety</span>-critical systems. Despite this, most of the techniques are highly subjective and dependent on the skill of the practitioner. Since these analyses are usually based on an informal system model, it is unlikely that they will be complete, consistent, and error free. In fact, the lack of precise models of the system architecture and its failure modes often forces the <span class="hlt">safety</span> analysts to devote much of their effort to gathering architectural details about the system behavior from several sources and embedding this information in the <span class="hlt">safety</span> artifacts such as the fault trees. This report describes Model-Based <span class="hlt">Safety</span> Analysis, an approach in which the system and <span class="hlt">safety</span> engineers share a common system model created using a model-based development process. By extending the system model with a fault model as well as relevant portions of the physical system to be controlled, automated support can be provided for much of the <span class="hlt">safety</span> analysis. We believe that by using a common model for both system and <span class="hlt">safety</span> engineering and automating parts of the <span class="hlt">safety</span> analysis, we can both reduce the cost and improve the quality of the <span class="hlt">safety</span> analysis. Here we present our vision of model-based <span class="hlt">safety</span> analysis and discuss the advantages and challenges in making this approach practical.</p> </li> </ol> <div class="pull-right"> <ul class="pagination"> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_1");'>«</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_21");'>21</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_22");'>22</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_23");'>23</a></li> <li class="active"><span>24</span></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_25");'>25</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_25");'>»</a></li> </ul> </div> </div><!-- col-sm-12 --> </div><!-- row --> </div><!-- page_24 --> <div id="page_25" class="hiddenDiv"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-sm-12"> <div class="pull-right"> <ul class="pagination"> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_1");'>«</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_21");'>21</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_22");'>22</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_23");'>23</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_24");'>24</a></li> <li class="active"><span>25</span></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_25");'>»</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> <div class="row"> <div class="col-sm-12"> <ol class="result-class" start="481"> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pmcentrez&artid=3854925','PMC'); return false;" href="https://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pmcentrez&artid=3854925"><span><span class="hlt">Feature</span>-based Morphometry</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pmc">PubMed Central</a></p> <p>Toews, Matthew; Wells, William M.; Collins, Louis; Arbel, Tal</p> <p>2013-01-01</p> <p>This paper presents <span class="hlt">feature</span>-based morphometry (FBM), a new, fully data-driven technique for identifying group-related differences in volumetric imagery. In contrast to most morphometry methods which assume one-to-one correspondence between all subjects, FBM models images as a collage of distinct, localized image <span class="hlt">features</span> which may not be present in all subjects. FBM thus explicitly accounts for the case where the same anatomical tissue cannot be reliably identified in all subjects due to disease or anatomical variability. A probabilistic model describes <span class="hlt">features</span> in terms of their appearance, geometry, and relationship to sub-groups of a population, and is automatically learned from a set of subject images and group labels. <span class="hlt">Features</span> identified indicate group-related anatomical structure that can potentially be used as disease biomarkers or as a basis for computer-aided diagnosis. Scale-invariant image <span class="hlt">features</span> are used, which reflect generic, salient patterns in the image. Experiments validate FBM clinically in the analysis of normal (NC) and Alzheimer’s (AD) brain images using the freely available OASIS database. FBM automatically identifies known structural differences between NC and AD subjects in a fully data-driven fashion, and obtains an equal error classification rate of 0.78 on new subjects. PMID:20426102</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pmcentrez&artid=5963760','PMC'); return false;" href="https://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pmcentrez&artid=5963760"><span>Child morbidity and mortality associated with alternative policy responses to the economic crisis in Brazil: A nationwide microsimulation study</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pmc">PubMed Central</a></p> <p>Paes-Sousa, Romulo; Ocké-Reis, Carlos Octávio; Millett, Christopher</p> <p>2018-01-01</p> <p>Background Since 2015, a major economic crisis in Brazil has led to increasing poverty and the implementation of long-term fiscal austerity measures that will substantially reduce expenditure on social welfare programmes as a percentage of the country’s GDP over the next 20 years. The Bolsa Família Programme (BFP)—one of the largest conditional cash transfer programmes in the world—and the nationwide primary healthcare strategy (Estratégia Saúde da Família [<span class="hlt">ESF</span>]) are affected by fiscal austerity, despite being among the policy interventions with the strongest estimated impact on child mortality in the country. We investigated how reduced coverage of the BFP and ESF—compared to an alternative scenario where the level of social protection under these programmes is maintained—may affect the under-five mortality rate (U5MR) and socioeconomic inequalities in child health in the country until 2030, the end date of the Sustainable Development Goals. Methods and findings We developed and validated a microsimulation model, creating a synthetic cohort of all 5,507 Brazilian municipalities for the period 2017–2030. This model was based on the longitudinal dataset and effect estimates from a previously published study that evaluated the effects of poverty, the BFP, and the <span class="hlt">ESF</span> on child health. We forecast the economic crisis and the effect of reductions in BFP and <span class="hlt">ESF</span> coverage due to current fiscal austerity on the U5MR, and compared this scenario with a scenario where these programmes maintain the levels of social protection by increasing or decreasing with the size of Brazil’s vulnerable populations (policy response scenarios). We used fixed effects multivariate regression models including BFP and <span class="hlt">ESF</span> coverage and accounting for secular trends, demographic and socioeconomic changes, and programme duration effects. With the maintenance of the levels of social protection provided by the BFP and <span class="hlt">ESF</span>, in the most likely economic crisis scenario the U5MR is</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26578546','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26578546"><span>Which <span class="hlt">Features</span> of the Environment Impact Community Participation of Older Adults? A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Vaughan, Molly; LaValley, Michael P; AlHeresh, Rawan; Keysor, Julie J</p> <p>2016-09-01</p> <p>The objective of this study is to identify <span class="hlt">features</span> of the environment associated with community participation of older adults. A systematic review of studies that examined associations between environment and community participation in older adults was conducted. Environmental <span class="hlt">features</span> were extracted and grouped using the International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health's environmental categories. Meta-analysis of environmental categories was conducted by calculating combined effect size (ES) estimates. Significant, small to moderate, random ESs were found for six of seven environmental categories: neighborliness (ES = 0.52, 95% confidence interval [CI] = [0.18, 0.87]), social support (ES = 0.38, 95% CI = [0.13, 0.62]), land-use diversity (ES = 0.29, 95% CI = [0.16, 0.42]), transportation (ES = 0.29, 95% CI = [0.15, 0.43]), civil protection (e.g., <span class="hlt">safety</span>; ES = 0.27, 95% CI = [0.0, 0.54]), and street connectivity/walkability (ES = 0.20, 95% CI = [0.15, 0.26]). Community initiatives that address specific <span class="hlt">features</span> of the social environment and street-level environment may increase community participation of older adults. © The Author(s) 2015.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('http://hdl.handle.net/2060/20030112603','NASA-TRS'); return false;" href="http://hdl.handle.net/2060/20030112603"><span><span class="hlt">Safety</span> Performance of Small Lithium-Ion Cells in High Voltage Batteries</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://ntrs.nasa.gov/search.jsp">NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)</a></p> <p>Cowles, Philip R.; Darcy, Eric C.; Davies, Frank J.; Jeevarajan, Judith A.; Spurrett, Robert P.</p> <p>2003-01-01</p> <p>Topics covered include: Small-cell EAPU work done by NASA-JSC & COM DEV; Looking at <span class="hlt">safety</span> <span class="hlt">features</span> (short circuit protection - PTCs); Early tests showed that long strings do not withstand short circuit; a) Some PTCs experience large negative voltages; b) Destructive results. Solution: group cells into shorter substrings, with bypass diodes Work included: a) Tests with single cells shorted; b) Tests with single cells with imposed-negative voltages; c) 6s, 7s and 8s string shorts; and d) Tests with protection scheme in place, on 12s and 41s x 5p.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2010-08-03/pdf/2010-19063.pdf','FEDREG'); return false;" href="https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2010-08-03/pdf/2010-19063.pdf"><span>75 FR 45591 - Pipeline <span class="hlt">Safety</span>: Notice of Technical Pipeline <span class="hlt">Safety</span> Advisory Committee Meetings</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/browse/collection.action?collectionCode=FR">Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014</a></p> <p></p> <p>2010-08-03</p> <p>... DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Pipeline and Hazardous Materials <span class="hlt">Safety</span> Administration 49 CFR Part... Committee Meetings AGENCY: Pipeline and Hazardous Materials <span class="hlt">Safety</span> Administration (PHMSA); DOT. ACTION... <span class="hlt">safety</span> standards, risk assessments, and <span class="hlt">safety</span> policies for natural gas pipelines and for hazardous...</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/5740680','SCIGOV-STC'); return false;" href="https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/5740680"><span>Nuclear <span class="hlt">Safety</span></span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.osti.gov/search">DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)</a></p> <p>Silver, E G</p> <p></p> <p>This document is a review journal that covers significant developments in the field of nuclear <span class="hlt">safety</span>. Its scope includes the analysis and control of hazards associated with nuclear energy, operations involving fissionable materials, and the products of nuclear fission and their effects on the environment. Primary emphasis is on <span class="hlt">safety</span> in reactor design, construction, and operation; however, the <span class="hlt">safety</span> aspects of the entire fuel cycle, including fuel fabrication, spent-fuel processing, nuclear waste disposal, handling of radioisotopes, and environmental effects of these operations, are also treated.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('http://hdl.handle.net/2060/19910008310','NASA-TRS'); return false;" href="http://hdl.handle.net/2060/19910008310"><span>Software <span class="hlt">safety</span></span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://ntrs.nasa.gov/search.jsp">NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)</a></p> <p>Leveson, Nancy</p> <p>1987-01-01</p> <p>Software <span class="hlt">safety</span> and its relationship to other qualities are discussed. It is shown that standard reliability and fault tolerance techniques will not solve the <span class="hlt">safety</span> problem for the present. A new attitude requires: looking at what you do NOT want software to do along with what you want it to do; and assuming things will go wrong. New procedures and changes to entire software development process are necessary: special software <span class="hlt">safety</span> analysis techniques are needed; and design techniques, especially eliminating complexity, can be very helpful.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://eric.ed.gov/?q=Personal+AND+Protective+AND+Equipment&pg=4&id=ED030296','ERIC'); return false;" href="https://eric.ed.gov/?q=Personal+AND+Protective+AND+Equipment&pg=4&id=ED030296"><span>Protection and <span class="hlt">Safety</span>.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.eric.ed.gov/ERICWebPortal/search/extended.jsp?_pageLabel=advanced">ERIC Educational Resources Information Center</a></p> <p>American School Board Journal, 1964</p> <p>1964-01-01</p> <p>Several aspects of school <span class="hlt">safety</span> and protection are presented for school administrators and architects. Among those topics discussed are--(1) life <span class="hlt">safety</span>, (2) vandalism controlled through proper design, (3) personal protective devices, and (4) fire alarm systems. Another critical factor in providing a complete school <span class="hlt">safety</span> program is proper…</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21392011','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21392011"><span>School climate factors contributing to student and faculty perceptions of <span class="hlt">safety</span> in select Arizona schools.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Bosworth, Kris; Ford, Lysbeth; Hernandaz, Diley</p> <p>2011-04-01</p> <p>To ensure that schools are safe places where students can learn, researchers and educators must understand student and faculty <span class="hlt">safety</span> concerns. This study examines student and teacher perceptions of school <span class="hlt">safety</span>. Twenty-two focus groups with students and faculty were conducted in 11 secondary schools. Schools were selected from a stratified sample to vary in location, proximity to Indian reservations, size, and type. The data analysis was based on grounded theory. In 9 of 11 schools, neither faculty nor students voiced overwhelming concerns about <span class="hlt">safety</span>. When asked what makes school safe, students tended to report physical security <span class="hlt">features</span>. School climate and staff actions also increased feelings of <span class="hlt">safety</span>. Faculty reported that relationships and climate are key factors in making schools safe. High student performance on standardized tests does not buffer students from unsafe behavior, nor does living in a dangerous neighborhood necessarily lead to more drug use or violence within school walls. School climate seemed to explain the difference between schools in which students and faculty reported higher versus lower levels of violence and alcohol and other drug use. The findings raise provocative questions about school <span class="hlt">safety</span> and provide insight into elements that lead to perceptions of <span class="hlt">safety</span>. Some schools have transcended issues of location and neighborhood to provide an environment perceived as safe. Further study of those schools could provide insights for policy makers, program planners, and educational leaders. © 2011, American School Health Association.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/893390','SCIGOV-STC'); return false;" href="https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/893390"><span>Data Qualification Report: Pore Water Data for Use on the Yucca Mountain Project</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.osti.gov/search">DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)</a></p> <p>H. Miller; R. Monks; C. Warren</p> <p></p> <p>Pore water data associated with Data Tracking Number (DTN) No.LL990702804244.100 are referenced in the Analysis and Model Reports (AMRs) prepared to support the Site Recommendation in determining the suitability of the Yucca Mountain, Nevada as a repository for high-level nuclear waste. It has been determined, in accordance with procedure AP-3.15Q Rev. 1, ICN 1, ''Managing Technical Product Inputs'', Attachment 6 , that the DTN-referenced data are used in AMRs that provide a direct calculation of ''Principal Factors'' for the Post-closure <span class="hlt">Safety</span> Case or Potentially Disruptive Processes or Events. Therefore, in accordance with the requirements of procedure AP-SIII.2Q, Rev 0, ICNmore » 2, ''Qualification of Unqualified Data and the Documentation of Rationale for Accepted Data'', Section 5.3.1 .a, a Data Qualification Report has been prepared for submittal to the Assistant Manager, Office of Project Execution for concurrence. This report summarizes the findings of the Data Qualification Team assembled to evaluate unqualified ''pore water data'' represented by DTN No. LL990702804244.100. This DTN is currently used in the following AMRs: Drift-Scale Coupled Processes (DST and THC Seepage) Models (CRWMS M&O 2000a), Environment of the Surfaces of the Drip Shield and Waste Package Outer Barrier (CRWMS M&O 2000b), and Engineered Barrier System: Physical and Chemical Environment Model (CRWMS M&O 2000c). Mineral composition of pore water submitted to the Technical Data Management System (TDMS) using the subject DTN were acquired data from the analysis pore water samples sent to Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory's (LLNL) by UFA Ventures, Inc. and analyzed by LLNL's Analytical Sciences/Analytical and Nuclear Chemistry Division (ASD). The purpose and scope of the AMRs that reference the subject DTN and the potential application of pore water data is described below. These AMRs use only that data associated with the specific samples: <span class="hlt">ESF</span>-HD-PERM-1, <span class="hlt">ESF</span>-HD-PERM-2, and <span class="hlt">ESF</span></p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://kidshealth.org/en/parents/water-safety.html','NIH-MEDLINEPLUS'); return false;" href="https://kidshealth.org/en/parents/water-safety.html"><span>Water <span class="hlt">Safety</span></span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://medlineplus.gov/">MedlinePlus</a></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p>... Staying Safe Videos for Educators Search English Español Water <span class="hlt">Safety</span> KidsHealth / For Parents / Water <span class="hlt">Safety</span> What's in ... remains your best measure of protection. Making Kids Water Wise It's important to teach your kids proper ...</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://kidshealth.org/en/teens/water-safety.html','NIH-MEDLINEPLUS'); return false;" href="https://kidshealth.org/en/teens/water-safety.html"><span>Water <span class="hlt">Safety</span></span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://medlineplus.gov/">MedlinePlus</a></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p>... Staying Safe Videos for Educators Search English Español Water <span class="hlt">Safety</span> KidsHealth / For Teens / Water <span class="hlt">Safety</span> What's in ... drownings are tied to alcohol use. At the Water Park OK, so you do more splashing than ...</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://eric.ed.gov/?q=water+AND+filters&pg=3&id=EJ271740','ERIC'); return false;" href="https://eric.ed.gov/?q=water+AND+filters&pg=3&id=EJ271740"><span><span class="hlt">Safety</span> and the Human Factor.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.eric.ed.gov/ERICWebPortal/search/extended.jsp?_pageLabel=advanced">ERIC Educational Resources Information Center</a></p> <p>Smith, Ann</p> <p>1982-01-01</p> <p>Discusses four elements of <span class="hlt">safety</span> programs: (1) <span class="hlt">safety</span> training; (2) <span class="hlt">safety</span> inspections; (3) accident investigations; and (4) protective <span class="hlt">safety</span> equipment. Also discusses <span class="hlt">safety</span> considerations in water/wastewater treatment facilities focusing on falls, drowning hazards, trickling filters, confined space entry, collection/distribution system <span class="hlt">safety</span>,…</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pmcentrez&artid=5708636','PMC'); return false;" href="https://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pmcentrez&artid=5708636"><span>A short <span class="hlt">feature</span> vector for image matching: The Log-Polar Magnitude <span class="hlt">feature</span> descriptor</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pmc">PubMed Central</a></p> <p>Hast, Anders; Wählby, Carolina; Sintorn, Ida-Maria</p> <p>2017-01-01</p> <p>The choice of an optimal <span class="hlt">feature</span> detector-descriptor combination for image matching often depends on the application and the image type. In this paper, we propose the Log-Polar Magnitude <span class="hlt">feature</span> descriptor—a rotation, scale, and illumination invariant descriptor that achieves comparable performance to SIFT on a large variety of image registration problems but with much shorter <span class="hlt">feature</span> vectors. The descriptor is based on the Log-Polar Transform followed by a Fourier Transform and selection of the magnitude spectrum components. Selecting different frequency components allows optimizing for image patterns specific for a particular application. In addition, by relying only on coordinates of the found <span class="hlt">features</span> and (optionally) <span class="hlt">feature</span> sizes our descriptor is completely detector independent. We propose 48- or 56-long <span class="hlt">feature</span> vectors that potentially can be shortened even further depending on the application. Shorter <span class="hlt">feature</span> vectors result in better memory usage and faster matching. This combined with the fact that the descriptor does not require a time-consuming <span class="hlt">feature</span> orientation estimation (the rotation invariance is achieved solely by using the magnitude spectrum of the Log-Polar Transform) makes it particularly attractive to applications with limited hardware capacity. Evaluation is performed on the standard Oxford dataset and two different microscopy datasets; one with fluorescence and one with transmission electron microscopy images. Our method performs better than SURF and comparable to SIFT on the Oxford dataset, and better than SIFT on both microscopy datasets indicating that it is particularly useful in applications with microscopy images. PMID:29190737</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28067775','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28067775"><span>The Impact of Transformational Leadership on <span class="hlt">Safety</span> Climate and Individual <span class="hlt">Safety</span> Behavior on Construction Sites.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Shen, Yuzhong; Ju, Chuanjing; Koh, Tas Yong; Rowlinson, Steve; Bridge, Adrian J</p> <p>2017-01-05</p> <p>Unsafe acts contribute dominantly to construction accidents, and increasing <span class="hlt">safety</span> behavior is essential to reduce accidents. Previous research conceptualized <span class="hlt">safety</span> behavior as an interaction between proximal individual differences (<span class="hlt">safety</span> knowledge and <span class="hlt">safety</span> motivation) and distal contextual factors (leadership and <span class="hlt">safety</span> climate). However, relatively little empirical research has examined this conceptualization in the construction sector. Given the cultural background of the sample, this study makes a slight modification to the conceptualization and views transformational leadership as an antecedent of <span class="hlt">safety</span> climate. Accordingly, this study establishes a multiple mediator model showing the mechanisms through which transformational leadership translates into <span class="hlt">safety</span> behavior. The multiple mediator model is estimated by the structural equation modeling (SEM) technique, using individual questionnaire responses from a random sample of construction personnel based in Hong Kong. As hypothesized, transformational leadership has a significant impact on <span class="hlt">safety</span> climate which is mediated by <span class="hlt">safety</span>-specific leader-member exchange (LMX), and <span class="hlt">safety</span> climate in turn impacts <span class="hlt">safety</span> behavior through <span class="hlt">safety</span> knowledge. The results suggest that future <span class="hlt">safety</span> climate interventions should be more effective if supervisors exhibit transformational leadership, encourage construction personnel to voice <span class="hlt">safety</span> concerns without fear of retaliation, and repeatedly remind them about <span class="hlt">safety</span> on the job.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pmcentrez&artid=5295296','PMC'); return false;" href="https://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pmcentrez&artid=5295296"><span>The Impact of Transformational Leadership on <span class="hlt">Safety</span> Climate and Individual <span class="hlt">Safety</span> Behavior on Construction Sites</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pmc">PubMed Central</a></p> <p>Shen, Yuzhong; Ju, Chuanjing; Koh, Tas Yong; Rowlinson, Steve; Bridge, Adrian J.</p> <p>2017-01-01</p> <p>Unsafe acts contribute dominantly to construction accidents, and increasing <span class="hlt">safety</span> behavior is essential to reduce accidents. Previous research conceptualized <span class="hlt">safety</span> behavior as an interaction between proximal individual differences (<span class="hlt">safety</span> knowledge and <span class="hlt">safety</span> motivation) and distal contextual factors (leadership and <span class="hlt">safety</span> climate). However, relatively little empirical research has examined this conceptualization in the construction sector. Given the cultural background of the sample, this study makes a slight modification to the conceptualization and views transformational leadership as an antecedent of <span class="hlt">safety</span> climate. Accordingly, this study establishes a multiple mediator model showing the mechanisms through which transformational leadership translates into <span class="hlt">safety</span> behavior. The multiple mediator model is estimated by the structural equation modeling (SEM) technique, using individual questionnaire responses from a random sample of construction personnel based in Hong Kong. As hypothesized, transformational leadership has a significant impact on <span class="hlt">safety</span> climate which is mediated by <span class="hlt">safety</span>-specific leader–member exchange (LMX), and <span class="hlt">safety</span> climate in turn impacts <span class="hlt">safety</span> behavior through <span class="hlt">safety</span> knowledge. The results suggest that future <span class="hlt">safety</span> climate interventions should be more effective if supervisors exhibit transformational leadership, encourage construction personnel to voice <span class="hlt">safety</span> concerns without fear of retaliation, and repeatedly remind them about <span class="hlt">safety</span> on the job. PMID:28067775</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pmcentrez&artid=2492105','PMC'); return false;" href="https://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pmcentrez&artid=2492105"><span>Principles of <span class="hlt">Safety</span> Pharmacology</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pmc">PubMed Central</a></p> <p>Pugsley, M K; Authier, S; Curtis, M J</p> <p>2008-01-01</p> <p><span class="hlt">Safety</span> Pharmacology is a rapidly developing discipline that uses the basic principles of pharmacology in a regulatory-driven process to generate data to inform risk/benefit assessment. The aim of <span class="hlt">Safety</span> Pharmacology is to characterize the pharmacodynamic/pharmacokinetic (PK/PD) relationship of a drug's adverse effects using continuously evolving methodology. Unlike toxicology, <span class="hlt">Safety</span> Pharmacology includes within its remit a regulatory requirement to predict the risk of rare lethal events. This gives <span class="hlt">Safety</span> Pharmacology its unique character. The key issues for <span class="hlt">Safety</span> Pharmacology are detection of an adverse effect liability, projection of the data into <span class="hlt">safety</span> margin calculation and finally clinical <span class="hlt">safety</span> monitoring. This article sets out to explain the drivers for <span class="hlt">Safety</span> Pharmacology so that the wider pharmacology community is better placed to understand the discipline. It concludes with a summary of principles that may help inform future resolution of unmet needs (especially establishing model validation for accurate risk assessment). Subsequent articles in this issue of the journal address specific aspects of <span class="hlt">Safety</span> Pharmacology to explore the issues of model choice, the burden of proof and to highlight areas of intensive activity (such as testing for drug-induced rare event liability, and the challenge of testing the <span class="hlt">safety</span> of so-called biologics (antibodies, gene therapy and so on.). PMID:18604233</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28525541','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28525541"><span><span class="hlt">Safety</span> Behaviors and Stuttering.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Lowe, Robyn; Helgadottir, Fjola; Menzies, Ross; Heard, Rob; O'Brian, Sue; Packman, Ann; Onslow, Mark</p> <p>2017-05-24</p> <p>Those who are socially anxious may use <span class="hlt">safety</span> behaviors during feared social interactions to prevent negative outcomes. <span class="hlt">Safety</span> behaviors are associated with anxiety maintenance and poorer treatment outcomes because they prevent fear extinction. Social anxiety disorder is often comorbid with stuttering. Speech pathologists reported in a recent publication (Helgadottir, Menzies, Onslow, Packman, & O'Brian, 2014a) that they often recommended procedures for clients that could be <span class="hlt">safety</span> behaviors. This study investigated the self-reported use of <span class="hlt">safety</span> behaviors by adults who stutter. Participants were 133 adults who stutter enrolled in an online cognitive-behavior therapy program. Participants completed a questionnaire about their use of potential <span class="hlt">safety</span> behaviors when anxious during social encounters. Correlations were computed between <span class="hlt">safety</span> behaviors and pretreatment scores on measures of fear of negative evaluation and negative cognitions. Of 133 participants, 132 reported that they used <span class="hlt">safety</span> behaviors. Many of the <span class="hlt">safety</span> behaviors correlated with higher scores for fear of negative evaluation and negative cognitions. Adults who stutter report using <span class="hlt">safety</span> behaviors, and their use is associated with pretreatment fear of negative evaluation and unhelpful thoughts about stuttering. These results suggest that the negative effects of <span class="hlt">safety</span> behaviors may extend to those who stutter, and further research is needed.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25388832','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25388832"><span>The role of the residential neighborhood in linking youths' family poverty trajectory to decreased feelings of <span class="hlt">safety</span> at school.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Côté-Lussier, Carolyn; Barnett, Tracie A; Kestens, Yan; Tu, Mai Thanh; Séguin, Louise</p> <p>2015-06-01</p> <p>Although disadvantaged youth are more likely to be victimized at school, victimization only partly explains their decreased feelings of <span class="hlt">safety</span> at school. We applied a socioecological approach to test the hypotheses that the experience of poverty is associated with decreased feelings of <span class="hlt">safety</span> at school, and that residential neighborhood <span class="hlt">features</span> partly mediate the relationship between poverty and feeling less safe at school. This study draws on the Québec Longitudinal Study of Child Development (QLSCD) which began in 1998 with a representative population-based cohort of 2,120 5-month old infants (49.1% female) and their primary caregiver. The study also includes measures of ego-centred residential neighborhood exposures (based on a 500 m circular buffer zone surrounding the family's residential postal code) derived from a spatial data infrastructure. We used latent growth modeling to estimate youth's family poverty trajectory from age 5 months to 13 years, and structural equation modeling to test our hypotheses. The results suggest that youth experiencing chronic and later-childhood poverty felt less safe at school in part because they lived in neighborhoods that their parents described as being disorderly (e.g., demarked by the presence of garbage, drug use and groups of trouble-makers). These neighborhoods also tended to have less greenery (e.g., trees, parks) and more lone-parent households. Neighborhood <span class="hlt">features</span> did not help explain the relationship between early-childhood poverty and feeling less safe at school. The findings suggest that targeting residential neighborhood <span class="hlt">features</span> such as greenery and disorder could improve youth's felt <span class="hlt">safety</span> at school, particularly for those experiencing chronic and later-childhood poverty.</p> </li> <li> <p><a target="_blank" onclick="trackOutboundLink('https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23020108','PUBMED'); return false;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23020108"><span>Dynamics of <span class="hlt">feature</span> categorization.</span></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed">PubMed</a></p> <p>Martí, Daniel; Rinzel, John</p> <p>2013-01-01</p> <p>In visual and auditory scenes, we are able to identify shared <span class="hlt">features</span> among sensory objects and group them according to their similarity. This grouping is preattentive and fast and is thought of as an elementary form of categorization by which objects sharing similar <span class="hlt">features</span> are clustered in some abstract perceptual space. It is unclear what neuronal mechanisms underlie this fast categorization. Here we propose a neuromechanistic model of fast <span class="hlt">feature</span> categorization based on the framework of continuous attractor networks. The mechanism for category formation does not rely on learning and is based on biologically plausible assumptions, for example, the existence of populations of neurons tuned to <span class="hlt">feature</span> values, <span class="hlt">feature</span>-specific interactions, and subthreshold-evoked responses upon the presentation of single objects. When the network is presented with a sequence of stimuli characterized by some <span class="hlt">feature</span>, the network sums the evoked responses and provides a running estimate of the distribution of <span class="hlt">features</span> in the input stream. If the distribution of <span class="hlt">features</span> is structured into different components or peaks (i.e., is multimodal), recurrent excitation amplifies the response of activated neurons, and categories are singled out as emerging localized patterns of elevated neuronal activity (bumps), centered at the centroid of each cluster. The emergence of bump states through sequential, subthreshold activation and the dependence on input statistics is a novel application of attractor networks. We show that the extraction and representation of multiple categories are facilitated by the rich attractor structure of the network, which can sustain multiple stable activity patterns for a robust range of connectivity parameters compatible with cortical physiology.</p> </li> </ol> <div class="pull-right"> <ul class="pagination"> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_1");'>«</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_21");'>21</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_22");'>22</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_23");'>23</a></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_24");'>24</a></li> <li class="active"><span>25</span></li> <li><a href="#" onclick='return showDiv("page_25");'>»</a></li> </ul> </div> </div><!-- col-sm-12 --> </div><!-- row --> </div><!-- page_25 --> <div class="footer-extlink text-muted" style="margin-bottom:1rem; text-align:center;">Some links on this page may take you to non-federal websites. 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