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  1. The Linked System Project : a network interconnection project between three major bibliographic utilities and LC

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Kurihara, Shin'ichi

    The Linked Systems Project (LSP) is the first network project based on the Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) in the world. The purpose of the project is to interconnect between three major bibliographic utilities and LC, and to perform as one system on the whole. The first application developed for the LSP is the sharing of name authority data based on the Name Authority Cooperative (NACO) Project. In 1985, LC began to send name authority records to RLG/RLIN. Since 1987, RLG/RLIN and OCLC send name authority records to LC. Bibliographic records will be sent mutually between three major bibliographic utilities and LC near future.

  2. 36 CFR 1238.28 - What must agencies do when sending permanent microform records to a records storage facility?

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-07-01

    ... sending permanent microform records to a records storage facility? 1238.28 Section 1238.28 Parks, Forests... MANAGEMENT Storage, Use, and Disposition of Microform Records § 1238.28 What must agencies do when sending permanent microform records to a records storage facility? Agencies must: (a) Follow the procedures in part...

  3. 36 CFR 1238.28 - What must agencies do when sending permanent microform records to a records storage facility?

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-07-01

    ... sending permanent microform records to a records storage facility? 1238.28 Section 1238.28 Parks, Forests... MANAGEMENT Storage, Use, and Disposition of Microform Records § 1238.28 What must agencies do when sending permanent microform records to a records storage facility? Agencies must: (a) Follow the procedures in part...

  4. 36 CFR § 1238.28 - What must agencies do when sending permanent microform records to a records storage facility?

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-07-01

    ... sending permanent microform records to a records storage facility? § 1238.28 Section § 1238.28 Parks... RECORDS MANAGEMENT Storage, Use, and Disposition of Microform Records § 1238.28 What must agencies do when sending permanent microform records to a records storage facility? Agencies must: (a) Follow the...

  5. Fencing data transfers in a parallel active messaging interface of a parallel computer

    DOEpatents

    Blocksome, Michael A.; Mamidala, Amith R.

    2015-06-02

    Fencing data transfers in a parallel active messaging interface (`PAMI`) of a parallel computer, the PAMI including data communications endpoints, each endpoint including a specification of data communications parameters for a thread of execution on a compute node, including specifications of a client, a context, and a task; the compute nodes coupled for data communications through the PAMI and through data communications resources including at least one segment of shared random access memory; including initiating execution through the PAMI of an ordered sequence of active SEND instructions for SEND data transfers between two endpoints, effecting deterministic SEND data transfers through a segment of shared memory; and executing through the PAMI, with no FENCE accounting for SEND data transfers, an active FENCE instruction, the FENCE instruction completing execution only after completion of all SEND instructions initiated prior to execution of the FENCE instruction for SEND data transfers between the two endpoints.

  6. Fencing data transfers in a parallel active messaging interface of a parallel computer

    DOEpatents

    Blocksome, Michael A.; Mamidala, Amith R.

    2015-06-09

    Fencing data transfers in a parallel active messaging interface (`PAMI`) of a parallel computer, the PAMI including data communications endpoints, each endpoint including a specification of data communications parameters for a thread of execution on a compute node, including specifications of a client, a context, and a task; the compute nodes coupled for data communications through the PAMI and through data communications resources including at least one segment of shared random access memory; including initiating execution through the PAMI of an ordered sequence of active SEND instructions for SEND data transfers between two endpoints, effecting deterministic SEND data transfers through a segment of shared memory; and executing through the PAMI, with no FENCE accounting for SEND data transfers, an active FENCE instruction, the FENCE instruction completing execution only after completion of all SEND instructions initiated prior to execution of the FENCE instruction for SEND data transfers between the two endpoints.

  7. Sexting among singles in the USA: prevalence of sending, receiving, and sharing sexual messages and images.

    PubMed

    Garcia, Justin R; Gesselman, Amanda N; Siliman, Shadia A; Perry, Brea L; Coe, Kathryn; Fisher, Helen E

    2016-07-29

    Background: The transmission of sexual images and messages via mobile phone or other electronic media (sexting) has been associated with a variety of mostly negative social and behavioural consequences. Research on sexting has focussed on youth, with limited data across demographics and with little known about the sharing of private sexual images and messages with third parties. Methods: The present study examines sexting attitudes and behaviours, including sending, receiving, and sharing of sexual messages and images, across gender, age, and sexual orientation. A total of 5805 single adults were included in the study (2830 women; 2975 men), ranging in age from 21 to 75+ years. Results: Overall, 21% of participants reported sending and 28% reported receiving sexually explicit text messages; both sending and receiving 'sexts' was most common among younger respondents. Although 73.2% of participants reported discomfort with unauthorised sharing of sexts beyond the intended recipient, of those who had received sext images, 22.9% reported sharing them with others (on average with 3.17 friends). Participants also reported concern about the potential consequences of sexting on their social lives, careers, and psychosocial wellbeing. Conclusion: Views on the impact of sexting on reputation suggest a contemporary struggle to reconcile digital eroticism with real-world consequences. These findings suggest a need for future research into negotiations of sexting motivations, risks, and rewards.

  8. 40 CFR 1039.250 - What records must I keep and what reports must I send to EPA?

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-07-01

    ...) A copy of all applications and any summary information you send us. (2) Any of the information we... emission tests (such as test cell temperatures and relative humidity readings) for one year after we issue... long as you can promptly send us organized, written records in English if we ask for them. You must...

  9. 40 CFR 1039.250 - What records must I keep and what reports must I send to EPA?

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-07-01

    ...) A copy of all applications and any summary information you send us. (2) Any of the information we... emission tests (such as test cell temperatures and relative humidity readings) for one year after we issue... long as you can promptly send us organized, written records in English if we ask for them. You must...

  10. 40 CFR 1039.250 - What records must I keep and what reports must I send to EPA?

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-07-01

    ...) A copy of all applications and any summary information you send us. (2) Any of the information we... emission tests (such as test cell temperatures and relative humidity readings) for one year after we issue... long as you can promptly send us organized, written records in English if we ask for them. You must...

  11. 40 CFR 1039.250 - What records must I keep and what reports must I send to EPA?

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-07-01

    ...) A copy of all applications and any summary information you send us. (2) Any of the information we... emission tests (such as test cell temperatures and relative humidity readings) for one year after we issue... long as you can promptly send us organized, written records in English if we ask for them. You must...

  12. Data communications in a parallel active messaging interface of a parallel computer

    DOEpatents

    Blocksome, Michael A.; Ratterman, Joseph D.; Smith, Brian E.

    2014-09-02

    Eager send data communications in a parallel active messaging interface (`PAMI`) of a parallel computer, the PAMI composed of data communications endpoints that specify a client, a context, and a task, including receiving an eager send data communications instruction with transfer data disposed in a send buffer characterized by a read/write send buffer memory address in a read/write virtual address space of the origin endpoint; determining for the send buffer a read-only send buffer memory address in a read-only virtual address space, the read-only virtual address space shared by both the origin endpoint and the target endpoint, with all frames of physical memory mapped to pages of virtual memory in the read-only virtual address space; and communicating by the origin endpoint to the target endpoint an eager send message header that includes the read-only send buffer memory address.

  13. Data communications in a parallel active messaging interface of a parallel computer

    DOEpatents

    Blocksome, Michael A.; Ratterman, Joseph D.; Smith, Brian E.

    2014-09-16

    Eager send data communications in a parallel active messaging interface (`PAMI`) of a parallel computer, the PAMI composed of data communications endpoints that specify a client, a context, and a task, including receiving an eager send data communications instruction with transfer data disposed in a send buffer characterized by a read/write send buffer memory address in a read/write virtual address space of the origin endpoint; determining for the send buffer a read-only send buffer memory address in a read-only virtual address space, the read-only virtual address space shared by both the origin endpoint and the target endpoint, with all frames of physical memory mapped to pages of virtual memory in the read-only virtual address space; and communicating by the origin endpoint to the target endpoint an eager send message header that includes the read-only send buffer memory address.

  14. 12 CFR 792.45 - Where do I send my request?

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-01-01

    ... send your request or subpoena for records or testimony to the attention of the General Counsel for the... request or subpoena for records or testimony from the Office of the Inspector General to the attention of...

  15. SpecialNet. A National Computer-Based Communications Network.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Morin, Alfred J.

    1986-01-01

    "SpecialNet," a computer-based communications network for educators at all administrative levels, has been established and is managed by National Systems Management, Inc. Users can send and receive electronic mail, share information on electronic bulletin boards, participate in electronic conferences, and send reports and other documents to each…

  16. Implementation of a cloud-based electronic medical record exchange system in compliance with the integrating healthcare enterprise's cross-enterprise document sharing integration profile.

    PubMed

    Wu, Chien Hua; Chiu, Ruey Kei; Yeh, Hong Mo; Wang, Da Wei

    2017-11-01

    In 2011, the Ministry of Health and Welfare of Taiwan established the National Electronic Medical Record Exchange Center (EEC) to permit the sharing of medical resources among hospitals. This system can presently exchange electronic medical records (EMRs) among hospitals, in the form of medical imaging reports, laboratory test reports, discharge summaries, outpatient records, and outpatient medication records. Hospitals can send or retrieve EMRs over the virtual private network by connecting to the EEC through a gateway. International standards should be adopted in the EEC to allow users with those standards to take advantage of this exchange service. In this study, a cloud-based EMR-exchange prototyping system was implemented on the basis of the Integrating the Healthcare Enterprise's Cross-Enterprise Document Sharing integration profile and the existing EMR exchange system. RESTful services were used to implement the proposed prototyping system on the Microsoft Azure cloud-computing platform. Four scenarios were created in Microsoft Azure to determine the feasibility and effectiveness of the proposed system. The experimental results demonstrated that the proposed system successfully completed EMR exchange under the four scenarios created in Microsoft Azure. Additional experiments were conducted to compare the efficiency of the EMR-exchanging mechanisms of the proposed system with those of the existing EEC system. The experimental results suggest that the proposed RESTful service approach is superior to the Simple Object Access Protocol method currently implemented in the EEC system, according to the irrespective response times under the four experimental scenarios. Copyright © 2017 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

  17. 40 CFR 1051.30 - Submission of information.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-07-01

    ... Submission of information. (a) This part includes various requirements to record data or other information... you send an associated application for certification, or one year after you generate the data if they do not support an application for certification. You must promptly send us organized, written records...

  18. 40 CFR 1051.30 - Submission of information.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-07-01

    ... Submission of information. (a) This part includes various requirements to record data or other information... you send an associated application for certification, or one year after you generate the data if they do not support an application for certification. You must promptly send us organized, written records...

  19. 40 CFR 1051.30 - Submission of information.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-07-01

    ... Submission of information. (a) This part includes various requirements to record data or other information... you send an associated application for certification, or one year after you generate the data if they do not support an application for certification. You must promptly send us organized, written records...

  20. 40 CFR 1051.30 - Submission of information.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-07-01

    ... Submission of information. (a) This part includes various requirements to record data or other information... you send an associated application for certification, or one year after you generate the data if they do not support an application for certification. You must promptly send us organized, written records...

  1. 40 CFR 1051.30 - Submission of information.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-07-01

    ... Submission of information. (a) This part includes various requirements to record data or other information... you send an associated application for certification, or one year after you generate the data if they do not support an application for certification. You must promptly send us organized, written records...

  2. Alternative Fuels Data Center: Alternative Fueling Station Locator

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  3. Alternative Fuels Data Center: Hydrogen Fueling Station Locations

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  4. 40 CFR 1033.250 - Reporting and recordkeeping.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-07-01

    ... applications and any summary information you send us. (2) Any of the information we specify in § 1033.205 that.... (c) Keep data from routine emission tests (such as test cell temperatures and relative humidity... records in any format and on any media, as long as you can promptly send us organized, written records in...

  5. 40 CFR 1033.250 - Reporting and recordkeeping.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-07-01

    ... applications and any summary information you send us. (2) Any of the information we specify in § 1033.205 that.... (c) Keep data from routine emission tests (such as test cell temperatures and relative humidity... records in any format and on any media, as long as you can promptly send us organized, written records in...

  6. 40 CFR 1033.250 - Reporting and recordkeeping.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-07-01

    ... applications and any summary information you send us. (2) Any of the information we specify in § 1033.205 that.... (c) Keep data from routine emission tests (such as test cell temperatures and relative humidity... records in any format and on any media, as long as you can promptly send us organized, written records in...

  7. 40 CFR 1060.250 - What records must I keep?

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-07-01

    ...) A copy of all applications and any summary information you send us. (2) Any of the information we...) Keep required data from routine emission tests (such as temperature measurements) for one year after we... on any media as long as you can promptly send us organized, written records in English if we ask for...

  8. 40 CFR 1060.250 - What records must I keep?

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-07-01

    ...) A copy of all applications and any summary information you send us. (2) Any of the information we...) Keep required data from routine emission tests (such as temperature measurements) for one year after we... on any media as long as you can promptly send us organized, written records in English if we ask for...

  9. 40 CFR 1060.250 - What records must I keep?

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-07-01

    ...) A copy of all applications and any summary information you send us. (2) Any of the information we...) Keep required data from routine emission tests (such as temperature measurements) for one year after we... on any media as long as you can promptly send us organized, written records in English if we ask for...

  10. 40 CFR 1060.250 - What records must I keep?

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-07-01

    ...) A copy of all applications and any summary information you send us. (2) Any of the information we...) Keep required data from routine emission tests (such as temperature measurements) for one year after we... on any media as long as you can promptly send us organized, written records in English if we ask for...

  11. 40 CFR 1033.250 - Reporting and recordkeeping.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-07-01

    ... applications and any summary information you send us. (2) Any of the information we specify in § 1033.205 that.... (c) Keep data from routine emission tests (such as test cell temperatures and relative humidity... records in any format and on any media, as long as you can promptly send us organized, written records in...

  12. 40 CFR 1045.345 - What production-line testing records must I send to EPA?

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-07-01

    ... 40 Protection of Environment 32 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 false What production-line testing records must I send to EPA? 1045.345 Section 1045.345 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED) AIR POLLUTION CONTROLS CONTROL OF EMISSIONS FROM SPARK-IGNITION PROPULSION MARINE ENGINES AND...

  13. 40 CFR 1045.345 - What production-line testing records must I send to EPA?

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-07-01

    ... 40 Protection of Environment 34 2013-07-01 2013-07-01 false What production-line testing records must I send to EPA? 1045.345 Section 1045.345 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED) AIR POLLUTION CONTROLS CONTROL OF EMISSIONS FROM SPARK-IGNITION PROPULSION MARINE ENGINES AND...

  14. 40 CFR 1045.345 - What production-line testing records must I send to EPA?

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-07-01

    ... 40 Protection of Environment 33 2014-07-01 2014-07-01 false What production-line testing records must I send to EPA? 1045.345 Section 1045.345 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED) AIR POLLUTION CONTROLS CONTROL OF EMISSIONS FROM SPARK-IGNITION PROPULSION MARINE ENGINES AND...

  15. 40 CFR 1045.345 - What production-line testing records must I send to EPA?

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-07-01

    ... 40 Protection of Environment 33 2011-07-01 2011-07-01 false What production-line testing records must I send to EPA? 1045.345 Section 1045.345 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED) AIR POLLUTION CONTROLS CONTROL OF EMISSIONS FROM SPARK-IGNITION PROPULSION MARINE ENGINES AND...

  16. 40 CFR 1045.345 - What production-line testing records must I send to EPA?

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-07-01

    ... 40 Protection of Environment 34 2012-07-01 2012-07-01 false What production-line testing records must I send to EPA? 1045.345 Section 1045.345 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED) AIR POLLUTION CONTROLS CONTROL OF EMISSIONS FROM SPARK-IGNITION PROPULSION MARINE ENGINES AND...

  17. 40 CFR 1051.345 - What production-line testing records must I send to EPA?

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-07-01

    ... (CONTINUED) AIR POLLUTION CONTROLS CONTROL OF EMISSIONS FROM RECREATIONAL ENGINES AND VEHICLES Testing Production-Line Vehicles and Engines § 1051.345 What production-line testing records must I send to EPA? (a.... We have not changed production processes or quality-control procedures for test engines (or vehicles...

  18. 40 CFR 1051.345 - What production-line testing records must I send to EPA?

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-07-01

    ... (CONTINUED) AIR POLLUTION CONTROLS CONTROL OF EMISSIONS FROM RECREATIONAL ENGINES AND VEHICLES Testing Production-Line Vehicles and Engines § 1051.345 What production-line testing records must I send to EPA? (a.... We have not changed production processes or quality-control procedures for test engines (or vehicles...

  19. 40 CFR 1051.345 - What production-line testing records must I send to EPA?

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-07-01

    ... (CONTINUED) AIR POLLUTION CONTROLS CONTROL OF EMISSIONS FROM RECREATIONAL ENGINES AND VEHICLES Testing Production-Line Vehicles and Engines § 1051.345 What production-line testing records must I send to EPA? (a.... We have not changed production processes or quality-control procedures for test engines (or vehicles...

  20. 40 CFR 1051.345 - What production-line testing records must I send to EPA?

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-07-01

    ... (CONTINUED) AIR POLLUTION CONTROLS CONTROL OF EMISSIONS FROM RECREATIONAL ENGINES AND VEHICLES Testing Production-Line Vehicles and Engines § 1051.345 What production-line testing records must I send to EPA? (a.... We have not changed production processes or quality-control procedures for test engines (or vehicles...

  1. 40 CFR 1051.345 - What production-line testing records must I send to EPA?

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-07-01

    ... (CONTINUED) AIR POLLUTION CONTROLS CONTROL OF EMISSIONS FROM RECREATIONAL ENGINES AND VEHICLES Testing Production-Line Vehicles and Engines § 1051.345 What production-line testing records must I send to EPA? (a.... We have not changed production processes or quality-control procedures for test engines (or vehicles...

  2. Alternative Fuels Data Center

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  3. Alternative Fuels Data Center: Forgot Your Password?

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  4. Alternative Fuels Data Center: Propane Laws and Incentives

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  5. Alternative Fuels Data Center: Hydrogen Laws and Incentives

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  6. Alternative Fuels Data Center: Idle Reduction Laws and Incentives

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  7. Relate@IU>>>Share@IU: A New and Different Computer-Based Communications Paradigm.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Frick, Theodore W.; Roberto, Joseph; Korkmaz, Ali; Oh, Jeong-En; Twal, Riad

    The purpose of this study was to examine problems with the current computer-based electronic communication systems and to initially test and revise a new and different paradigm for e-collaboration, Relate@IU. Understanding the concept of sending links to resources, rather than sending the resource itself, is at the core of how Relate@IU differs…

  8. 40 CFR 1068.450 - What records must I send to EPA?

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-07-01

    ..., send us a written request with justification for a waiver. (e) We may post test results on publicly..., send us a report with the following information: (1) Describe any facility used to test production-line... of tests for each family. (3) Describe your test engines/equipment, including the family's...

  9. 40 CFR 1068.450 - What records must I send to EPA?

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-07-01

    ..., send us a written request with justification for a waiver. (e) We may post test results on publicly..., send us a report with the following information: (1) Describe any facility used to test production-line... of tests for each family. (3) Describe your test engines/equipment, including the family's...

  10. 40 CFR 1068.450 - What records must I send to EPA?

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-07-01

    ..., send us a written request with justification for a waiver. (e) We may post test results on publicly..., send us a report with the following information: (1) Describe any facility used to test production-line... of tests for each family. (3) Describe your test engines/equipment, including the family's...

  11. 40 CFR 1045.250 - What records must I keep and what reports must I send to EPA?

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-07-01

    ... 40 Protection of Environment 32 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 false What records must I keep and what reports must I send to EPA? 1045.250 Section 1045.250 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED) AIR POLLUTION CONTROLS CONTROL OF EMISSIONS FROM SPARK-IGNITION PROPULSION MARINE...

  12. 40 CFR 1045.250 - What records must I keep and what reports must I send to EPA?

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-07-01

    ... 40 Protection of Environment 33 2011-07-01 2011-07-01 false What records must I keep and what reports must I send to EPA? 1045.250 Section 1045.250 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED) AIR POLLUTION CONTROLS CONTROL OF EMISSIONS FROM SPARK-IGNITION PROPULSION MARINE...

  13. 40 CFR 1045.250 - What records must I keep and what reports must I send to EPA?

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-07-01

    ... 40 Protection of Environment 33 2014-07-01 2014-07-01 false What records must I keep and what reports must I send to EPA? 1045.250 Section 1045.250 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED) AIR POLLUTION CONTROLS CONTROL OF EMISSIONS FROM SPARK-IGNITION PROPULSION MARINE...

  14. 40 CFR 1045.250 - What records must I keep and what reports must I send to EPA?

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-07-01

    ... 40 Protection of Environment 34 2013-07-01 2013-07-01 false What records must I keep and what reports must I send to EPA? 1045.250 Section 1045.250 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED) AIR POLLUTION CONTROLS CONTROL OF EMISSIONS FROM SPARK-IGNITION PROPULSION MARINE...

  15. 40 CFR 1033.250 - Reporting and recordkeeping.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-07-01

    ... applications and any summary information you send us. (2) Any of the information we specify in § 1033.205 that you were not required to include in your application. (3) A detailed history of each emission-data... records in any format and on any media, as long as you can promptly send us organized, written records in...

  16. 40 CFR 1060.250 - What records must I keep?

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-07-01

    ...) A copy of all applications and any summary information you send us. (2) Any of the information we specify in § 1060.205 that you were not required to include in your application. (3) A detailed history of... on any media as long as you can promptly send us organized, written records in English if we ask for...

  17. 40 CFR 1054.250 - What records must I keep and what reports must I send to EPA?

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-07-01

    ... the following: (i) The emission-data engine's construction, including its origin and buildup, steps... ENGINES AND EQUIPMENT Certifying Emission Families § 1054.250 What records must I keep and what reports... model year, you must send us a report describing information about engines you produced during the model...

  18. 40 CFR 1048.345 - What production-line testing records must I send to EPA?

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-07-01

    ... (CONTINUED) AIR POLLUTION CONTROLS CONTROL OF EMISSIONS FROM NEW, LARGE NONROAD SPARK-IGNITION ENGINES Testing Production-line Engines § 1048.345 What production-line testing records must I send to EPA? (a... procedures for test engines in a way that might affect emission controls. All the information in this report...

  19. 40 CFR 1048.345 - What production-line testing records must I send to EPA?

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-07-01

    ... (CONTINUED) AIR POLLUTION CONTROLS CONTROL OF EMISSIONS FROM NEW, LARGE NONROAD SPARK-IGNITION ENGINES Testing Production-line Engines § 1048.345 What production-line testing records must I send to EPA? (a... procedures for test engines in a way that might affect emission controls. All the information in this report...

  20. 40 CFR 1048.345 - What production-line testing records must I send to EPA?

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-07-01

    ... (CONTINUED) AIR POLLUTION CONTROLS CONTROL OF EMISSIONS FROM NEW, LARGE NONROAD SPARK-IGNITION ENGINES Testing Production-line Engines § 1048.345 What production-line testing records must I send to EPA? (a... procedures for test engines in a way that might affect emission controls. All the information in this report...

  1. 40 CFR 1048.345 - What production-line testing records must I send to EPA?

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-07-01

    ... (CONTINUED) AIR POLLUTION CONTROLS CONTROL OF EMISSIONS FROM NEW, LARGE NONROAD SPARK-IGNITION ENGINES Testing Production-line Engines § 1048.345 What production-line testing records must I send to EPA? (a... procedures for test engines in a way that might affect emission controls. All the information in this report...

  2. 40 CFR 1048.345 - What production-line testing records must I send to EPA?

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-07-01

    ... (CONTINUED) AIR POLLUTION CONTROLS CONTROL OF EMISSIONS FROM NEW, LARGE NONROAD SPARK-IGNITION ENGINES Testing Production-line Engines § 1048.345 What production-line testing records must I send to EPA? (a... procedures for test engines in a way that might affect emission controls. All the information in this report...

  3. 40 CFR 1045.250 - What records must I keep and what reports must I send to EPA?

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-07-01

    ... 40 Protection of Environment 34 2012-07-01 2012-07-01 false What records must I keep and what reports must I send to EPA? 1045.250 Section 1045.250 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED) AIR POLLUTION CONTROLS CONTROL OF EMISSIONS FROM SPARK-IGNITION PROPULSION MARINE...

  4. 40 CFR 1054.250 - What records must I keep and what reports must I send to EPA?

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-07-01

    ... model year, you must send us a report describing information about engines you produced during the model... send us. (2) Any of the information we specify in § 1054.205 that you were not required to include in... certificate of conformity. (c) Keep data from routine emission tests (such as test cell temperatures and...

  5. 40 CFR 1054.250 - What records must I keep and what reports must I send to EPA?

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-07-01

    ... model year, you must send us a report describing information about engines you produced during the model... send us. (2) Any of the information we specify in § 1054.205 that you were not required to include in... certificate of conformity. (c) Keep data from routine emission tests (such as test cell temperatures and...

  6. 40 CFR 1054.250 - What records must I keep and what reports must I send to EPA?

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-07-01

    ... model year, you must send us a report describing information about engines you produced during the model... send us. (2) Any of the information we specify in § 1054.205 that you were not required to include in... certificate of conformity. (c) Keep data from routine emission tests (such as test cell temperatures and...

  7. 40 CFR 1054.250 - What records must I keep and what reports must I send to EPA?

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-07-01

    ... model year, you must send us a report describing information about engines you produced during the model... send us. (2) Any of the information we specify in § 1054.205 that you were not required to include in... certificate of conformity. (c) Keep data from routine emission tests (such as test cell temperatures and...

  8. Alternative Fuels Data Center: Truck Stop Electrification Site Data

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  9. Alternative Fuels Data Center: Ethanol Laws and Incentives

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  10. Alternative Fuels Data Center: Electricity Laws and Incentives

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  11. Alternative Fuels Data Center: Vehicle Search

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  12. Alternative Fuels Data Center: Biodiesel Laws and Incentives

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  13. Alternative Fuels Data Center: State Laws and Incentives

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  14. Physician capability to electronically exchange clinical information, 2011.

    PubMed

    Patel, Vaishali; Swain, Matthew J; King, Jennifer; Furukawa, Michael F

    2013-10-01

    To provide national estimates of physician capability to electronically share clinical information with other providers and to describe variation in exchange capability across states and electronic health record (EHR) vendors using the 2011 National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey Electronic Medical Record Supplement. Survey of a nationally representative sample of nonfederal office-based physicians who provide direct patient care. The survey was administered by mail with telephone follow-up and had a 61% weighted response rate. The overall sample consisted of 4326 respondents. We calculated estimates of electronic exchange capability at the national and state levels, and applied multivariate analyses to examine the association between the capability to exchange different types of clinical information and physician and practice characteristics. In 2011, 55% of physicians had computerized capability to send prescriptions electronically; 67% had the capability to view lab results electronically; 42% were able to incorporate lab results into their EHR; 35% were able to send lab orders electronically; and, 31% exchanged patient clinical summaries with other providers. The strongest predictor of exchange capability is adoption of an EHR. However, substantial variation exists across geography and EHR vendors in exchange capability, especially electronic exchange of clinical summaries. In 2011, a majority of office-based physicians could exchange lab and medication data, and approximately one-third could exchange clinical summaries with patients or other providers. EHRs serve as a key mechanism by which physicians can exchange clinical data, though physicians' capability to exchange varies by vendor and by state.

  15. Electronic health record use in an affluent region in India: Findings from a survey of Chandigarh hospitals.

    PubMed

    Powell, Adam C; Ludhar, Jasmine K; Ostrovsky, Yuri

    2017-07-01

    To characterize the electronic health record (EHR) systems in use in an affluent region of India in order to understand the state-of-the-art within the Indian market. A survey on EHR features was created by combining an instrument developed by the Organisation for International Cooperation and Development and an instrument developed by an American team of researchers. An interviewer directly administered the survey to leaders from hospitals in greater Chandigarh which possessed electronic health information systems. Summary statistics from the survey are reported. 24 hospitals offering multi-specialty inpatient care were identified in greater Chandigarh. 18 of these hospitals had electronic health information systems, 17 of which were interviewed. Of the hospitals with systems, 17 (100%) could access patient demographic information internally, but 12 (71%) could not access vital sign, allergy, or immunization data internally. 11 (65%) of the systems were capable of sharing patient summaries internally, but 13 (76%) could not send electronic referrals internally. Among organizations which have adopted systems, major barriers tend to have been around financial and staff matters. Concerns over interoperability, privacy, and security were infrequently cited as barriers to adoption. EHRs are ubiquitous in at least one region of India. Systems are more likely to have capabilities for intra-organizational information sharing than for inter-organizational information sharing. The availability of EHR data may foster clinical research. Copyright © 2017 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

  16. Alternative Fuels Data Center: Natural Gas Related Links

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  17. Alternative Fuels Data Center: Natural Gas

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  18. Alternative Fuels Data Center: Natural Gas Laws and Incentives

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  19. MedlinePlus Connect: Linking Patient Portals and Electronic Health Records to Health Information

    MedlinePlus

    ... Patient portals, patient health record (PHR) systems, and electronic health record (EHR) systems can use MedlinePlus Connect ... patient portal, patient health record (PHR) system, or electronic health record (EHR) system sends a problem, medication, ...

  20. A remote access ecg monitoring system - biomed 2009.

    PubMed

    Ogawa, Hidekuni; Yonezawa, Yoshiharu; Maki, Hiromichi; Iwamoto, Junichi; Hahn, Allen W; Caldwell, W Morton

    2009-01-01

    We have developed a remotely accessible telemedicine system for monitoring a patient's electrocardiogram (ECG). The system consists of an ECG recorder mounted on chest electrodes and a physician's laptop personal computer. This ECG recorder is designed with a variable gain instrumentation amplifier; a low power 8-bit single-chip microcomputer; two 128KB EEPROMs and 2.4 GHz low transmit power mobile telephone. When the physician wants to monitor the patient's ECG, he/she calls directly from the laptop PC to the ECG recorder's phone and the recorder sends the ECG to the computer. The electrode-mounted recorder continuously samples the ECG. Additionally, when the patient feels a heart discomfort, he/she pushes a data transmission switch on the recorder and the recorder sends the recorded ECG waveforms of the two prior minutes, and for two minutes after the switch is pressed. The physician can display and monitor the data on the computer's liquid crystal display.

  1. 40 CFR 1037.250 - Reporting and recordkeeping.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-07-01

    ... all applications and any summary information you send us. (2) Any of the information we specify in... temperatures and relative humidity readings) for one year after we issue the associated certificate of... certificate. (d) Store these records in any format and on any media, as long as you can promptly send us...

  2. 40 CFR 1037.250 - Reporting and recordkeeping.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-07-01

    ... all applications and any summary information you send us. (2) Any of the information we specify in... temperatures and relative humidity readings) for one year after we issue the associated certificate of... certificate. (d) Store these records in any format and on any media, as long as you can promptly send us...

  3. 40 CFR 1037.250 - Reporting and recordkeeping.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-07-01

    ... all applications and any summary information you send us. (2) Any of the information we specify in... temperatures and relative humidity readings) for one year after we issue the associated certificate of... certificate. (d) Store these records in any format and on any media, as long as you can promptly send us...

  4. 40 CFR 1054.30 - Submission of information.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-07-01

    ... CONTROLS CONTROL OF EMISSIONS FROM NEW, SMALL NONROAD SPARK-IGNITION ENGINES AND EQUIPMENT Overview and... send us organized, written records in English if we ask for them. We may review them at any time. (b... related to certification. (c) Send all reports and requests for approval to the Designated Compliance...

  5. 40 CFR 1042.30 - Submission of information.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-07-01

    ... CONTROLS CONTROL OF EMISSIONS FROM NEW AND IN-USE MARINE COMPRESSION-IGNITION ENGINES AND VESSELS Overview... send us organized, written records in English if we ask for them. We may review them at any time. (b... related to certification. (c) Send all reports and requests for approval to the Designated Compliance...

  6. 40 CFR 1048.30 - Submission of information.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-07-01

    ... § 1048.30 Submission of information. (a) This part includes various requirements to record data or other... after you send an associated application for certification, or one year after you generate the data if they do not support an application for certification. You must promptly send us organized, written...

  7. 40 CFR 1048.30 - Submission of information.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-07-01

    ... § 1048.30 Submission of information. (a) This part includes various requirements to record data or other... after you send an associated application for certification, or one year after you generate the data if they do not support an application for certification. You must promptly send us organized, written...

  8. 40 CFR 1048.30 - Submission of information.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-07-01

    ... § 1048.30 Submission of information. (a) This part includes various requirements to record data or other... after you send an associated application for certification, or one year after you generate the data if they do not support an application for certification. You must promptly send us organized, written...

  9. 40 CFR 1048.30 - Submission of information.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-07-01

    ... § 1048.30 Submission of information. (a) This part includes various requirements to record data or other... after you send an associated application for certification, or one year after you generate the data if they do not support an application for certification. You must promptly send us organized, written...

  10. The Folly of Making EPS Comparisons across Companies: Do Accounting Textbooks Send the Correct Message?

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Kelley, Timothy P.; Hora, Judith A.

    2008-01-01

    This paper demonstrates why EPS comparisons across companies are meaningless. An example is provided showing how a company with a higher ROE than another company may have a lower EPS simply from having a lower book value per share (and more shares outstanding) than the comparison company. While ROE comparisons across companies can be useful,…

  11. The Reality Of The Homeland Security Enterprise Information Sharing Environment

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2017-12-01

    THE HOMELAND SECURITY ENTERPRISE INFORMATION SHARING ENVIRONMENT by Michael E. Brown December 2017 Thesis Advisors: Erik Dahl Robert...collection of information is estimated to average 1 hour per response, including the time for reviewing instruction, searching existing data sources...gathering and maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing the collection of information . Send comments regarding this burden estimate or

  12. Alternative Fuels Data Center: About the Alternative Fuels Data Center

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  13. 40 CFR 1060.30 - Submission of information.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-07-01

    ... CONTROLS CONTROL OF EVAPORATIVE EMISSIONS FROM NEW AND IN-USE NONROAD AND STATIONARY EQUIPMENT Overview and... certification. You must promptly send us organized, written records in English if we ask for them. We may review... Designated Compliance Officer (see § 1060.801). (d) Any written information we require you to send to or...

  14. 40 CFR 1068.450 - What records must I send to EPA?

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-07-01

    ..., send us a written request with justification for a waiver. (e) We may post test results on publicly... with the following information: (1) Describe any facility used to test production-line engines/equipment and state its location. (2) State the total U.S.-directed production volume and number of tests...

  15. 40 CFR 1068.450 - What records must I send to EPA?

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-07-01

    ..., send us a written request with justification for a waiver. (e) We may post test results on publicly... with the following information: (1) Describe any facility used to test production-line engines/equipment and state its location. (2) State the total U.S.-directed production volume and number of tests...

  16. Acid loading test (pH)

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    ... medlineplus.gov/ency/article/003615.htm Acid loading test (pH) To use the sharing features on this page, please enable JavaScript. The acid loading test (pH) measures the ability of the kidneys to send ...

  17. Deterministic quantum dense coding networks

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Roy, Saptarshi; Chanda, Titas; Das, Tamoghna; Sen(De), Aditi; Sen, Ujjwal

    2018-07-01

    We consider the scenario of deterministic classical information transmission between multiple senders and a single receiver, when they a priori share a multipartite quantum state - an attempt towards building a deterministic dense coding network. Specifically, we prove that in the case of two or three senders and a single receiver, generalized Greenberger-Horne-Zeilinger (gGHZ) states are not beneficial for sending classical information deterministically beyond the classical limit, except when the shared state is the GHZ state itself. On the other hand, three- and four-qubit generalized W (gW) states with specific parameters as well as the four-qubit Dicke states can provide a quantum advantage of sending the information in deterministic dense coding. Interestingly however, numerical simulations in the three-qubit scenario reveal that the percentage of states from the GHZ-class that are deterministic dense codeable is higher than that of states from the W-class.

  18. 40 CFR 1036.250 - Reporting and recordkeeping for certification.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-07-01

    ... applications and any summary information you send us. (2) Any of the information we specify in § 1036.205 that... required by this part (such as test cell temperatures and relative humidity readings) for one year after we... long as you can promptly send us organized, written records in English if we ask for them. You must...

  19. 40 CFR 1051.250 - What records must I keep and make available to EPA?

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-07-01

    .... In addition, within 45 days after the end of the model year, you must send us a report describing... of all applications and any summary information you send us. (2) Any of the information we specify in... temperatures and relative humidity readings) for one year after we issue the associated certificate of...

  20. 40 CFR 1036.250 - Reporting and recordkeeping for certification.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-07-01

    ... applications and any summary information you send us. (2) Any of the information we specify in § 1036.205 that... required by this part (such as test cell temperatures and relative humidity readings) for one year after we... long as you can promptly send us organized, written records in English if we ask for them. You must...

  1. 40 CFR 1036.250 - Reporting and recordkeeping for certification.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-07-01

    ... applications and any summary information you send us. (2) Any of the information we specify in § 1036.205 that... required by this part (such as test cell temperatures and relative humidity readings) for one year after we... long as you can promptly send us organized, written records in English if we ask for them. You must...

  2. 40 CFR 1051.250 - What records must I keep and make available to EPA?

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-07-01

    .... In addition, within 45 days after the end of the model year, you must send us a report describing... of all applications and any summary information you send us. (2) Any of the information we specify in... temperatures and relative humidity readings) for one year after we issue the associated certificate of...

  3. 40 CFR 1051.250 - What records must I keep and make available to EPA?

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-07-01

    .... In addition, within 45 days after the end of the model year, you must send us a report describing... of all applications and any summary information you send us. (2) Any of the information we specify in... temperatures and relative humidity readings) for one year after we issue the associated certificate of...

  4. 40 CFR 1051.250 - What records must I keep and make available to EPA?

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-07-01

    .... In addition, within 45 days after the end of the model year, you must send us a report describing... of all applications and any summary information you send us. (2) Any of the information we specify in... temperatures and relative humidity readings) for one year after we issue the associated certificate of...

  5. Willingness of Patients to Use Computers for Health Communication and Monitoring Following Myocardial Infarction.

    PubMed

    Shaw, Ryan J; Zullig, Leah L; Crowley, Matthew J; Grambow, Steven C; Lindquist, Jennifer H; Shah, Bimal R; Peterson, Eric; Bosworth, Hayden B

    2015-09-01

    We describe the computer use characteristics of 406 post-myocardial infarction (MI) patients and their willingness to engage online for health communication and monitoring. Most participants were computer users (n = 259; 63.8%) and half (n = 209; 51.5%) read health information online at least monthly. However, most participants did not go online to track health conditions (n = 283; 69.7%), look at medical records (n = 287; 70.7%), or e-mail doctors (n = 351; 86.5%). Most participants would consider using a Web site to e-mail doctors (n = 275; 67.7%), share medical information with doctors (n = 302; 74.4%), send biological data to their doctor (n = 308; 75.9%), look at medical records (n = 321; 79.1%), track health conditions (n = 331; 81.5%), and read about health conditions (n = 332; 81.8%). Sharing health information online with family members (n = 181; 44.6%) or for support groups (n = 223; 54.9%) was not of much interest. Most post-MI participants reported they were interested in communicating with their provider and tracking their health conditions online. Because patients with a history of MI tend to be older and are disproportionately minority, researchers and clinicians must be careful to design interventions that embrace post-MI patients of diverse backgrounds that both improve their access to care and health outcomes.

  6. The transfer instability index: a novel metric of emergency department transfer relationships.

    PubMed

    Kindermann, Dana R; Mutter, Ryan L; Houchens, Robert L; Barrett, Marguerite L; Pines, Jesse M

    2015-02-01

    In this study, the objective was to characterize emergency department (ED) transfer relationships and study the factors that predict the stability of those relationships. A metric is derived for ED transfer relationships that may be useful in assessing emergency care regionalization and as a resource for future emergency medicine research. Emergency department records at transferring hospitals were linked to ED and inpatient records at receiving hospitals in nine U.S. states using the 2010 Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project State Emergency Department Databases and State Inpatient Databases, the American Hospital Association Annual Survey, and the Trauma Information Exchange Program. Using the Clinical Classification Software to categorize conditions, high transfer rate conditions were placed into nine clinical groups. The authors created a new measure, the "transfer instability index," which estimates the effective number of "transfer partners" for each sending ED: this is designed to measure the stability of outgoing transfer relationships, where higher values of the index indicate less stable relationships. The index provides a measure of how many hospitals a transferring hospital sends its patients to (weighted by how often each transfer partner is used). Regression was used to analyze factors associated with higher values of the index. Sending hospitals had a median of 3.5 effective transfer partners across all conditions. The calculated transfer instability indices varied from 1 to 2.4 across disease categories. In general, higher index values were associated with treating a higher proportion of publicly insured patients: 10 and 12% increases in the Medicare and Medicaid share of ED encounters, respectively, were associated with 10 and 14% increases in the effective number of transfer partners. This public insurance effect held while studying all conditions together as well as within individual disease categories, such as cardiac, neurologic, and traumatic conditions. United States EDs that transfer patients to other hospitals often have multiple transfer partners. The stability of the transfer relationship, assessed by the transfer instability index, differs by condition. Less stable transfer relationships (i.e., hospitals with greater numbers of transfer partners) were more common in EDs with higher proportions of publicly insured patients. © 2015 by the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine.

  7. 77 FR 64095 - Privacy Act of 1974, System of Records

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2012-10-18

    ... standard operating procedures. Retention and disposal: Records will be updated periodically to reflect.... Notification procedures: Individuals requesting notification of the existence of records on them must send the... procedures: Individuals wishing to request access to a record must submit the request in writing according to...

  8. 36 CFR 1238.28 - What must agencies do when sending permanent microform records to a records storage facility?

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-07-01

    ... 1232 of this chapter and the additional requirements in this section. (b) Package non-silver copies... security classification, if any; (5) The inclusive dates, names, or other data identifying the records to...

  9. 36 CFR 1238.28 - What must agencies do when sending permanent microform records to a records storage facility?

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-07-01

    ... 1232 of this chapter and the additional requirements in this section. (b) Package non-silver copies... security classification, if any; (5) The inclusive dates, names, or other data identifying the records to...

  10. 43 CFR 2.11 - Why is it important to send my request to the right office?

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-10-01

    ... request to the FOIA Contact at the appropriate bureau office may delay processing, because the time limit... received by the bureau office where the records are maintained. The processing of your request may be delayed if you send it to the Secretary of the Interior (or other high-level officials), the Office of...

  11. 40 CFR 1048.250 - What records must I keep and make available to EPA?

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-07-01

    ... § 1048.345. In addition, within 45 days after the end of the model year, you must send us a report... of all applications and any summary information you send us. (2) Any of the information we specify in... tests (such as test cell temperatures and relative humidity readings) for one year after we issue the...

  12. 40 CFR 1048.250 - What records must I keep and make available to EPA?

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-07-01

    ... § 1048.345. In addition, within 45 days after the end of the model year, you must send us a report... of all applications and any summary information you send us. (2) Any of the information we specify in... tests (such as test cell temperatures and relative humidity readings) for one year after we issue the...

  13. 40 CFR 1048.250 - What records must I keep and make available to EPA?

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-07-01

    ... § 1048.345. In addition, within 45 days after the end of the model year, you must send us a report... of all applications and any summary information you send us. (2) Any of the information we specify in... tests (such as test cell temperatures and relative humidity readings) for one year after we issue the...

  14. 40 CFR 1048.250 - What records must I keep and make available to EPA?

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-07-01

    ... § 1048.345. In addition, within 45 days after the end of the model year, you must send us a report... of all applications and any summary information you send us. (2) Any of the information we specify in... tests (such as test cell temperatures and relative humidity readings) for one year after we issue the...

  15. 40 CFR 1051.250 - What records must I keep and make available to EPA?

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-07-01

    .... In addition, within 45 days after the end of the model year, you must send us a report describing... of all applications and any summary information you send us. (2) Any of the information we specify in § 1051.205 that you were not required to include in your application. (3) A detailed history of each...

  16. Enhancement of the Shared Graphics Workspace.

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1987-12-31

    participants to share videodisc images and computer graphics displayed in color and text and facsimile information displayed in black on amber. They...could annotate the information in up to five * colors and print the annotated version at both sites, using a standard fax machine. The SGWS also used a fax...system to display a document, whether text or photo, the camera scans the document, digitizes the data, and sends it via direct memory access (DMA) to

  17. Gifting and sharing cigarettes in a rural Chinese village: a cross-sectional study.

    PubMed

    Rich, Zachary C; Hu, Mi; Xiao, Shuiyuan

    2014-11-01

    Quantitative measurement of the prevalence of cigarette sharing and gifting in a town in rural China and evaluation of the impact of these practices on individual smoking habits and family expenditures. An interview-based cross-sectional study of 105 households in rural Hunan, China tabulated household cigarette gifting and expenditures. Individual smoking and cigarette sharing activities were also recorded among 198 household members aged >15 years who were resident for at least 6 months. With regard to sharing cigarettes, 92% of men and 19% of women reported being offered a cigarette within the past week. Among previous and current smokers who had attempted to quit smoking, 90% reported that their friends had tried to dissuade them from quitting by tempting them with cigarettes. Concerning gifting cigarettes, 74% of households reported sending packaged cigarettes as gifts during the Chinese New Year Festival at an average expense of 2.8% of household annual income. Although households received an average of 12.4% of their annual cigarette consumption in the form of gifts during the Chinese New Year Festival, no association was found between the amount of cigarettes received by a household and the annual cigarette consumption for that household. Both gifting and sharing cigarettes are common in rural China. Gifting of cigarettes during the New Year Festival is a significant expenditure affecting both smoking and non-smoking households and may be an opportunity for additional mass media marketing. Among current and former smokers, sharing cigarettes in China is a major impediment to smoking cessation. 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.

  18. 78 FR 23962 - Proposed Collection; Comment Request

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2013-04-23

    ... transactions. The Commission staff estimates the costs of producing and sending a paper confirmation, including... broker-dealers to convey basic trade information to customers regarding their securities transactions. This information includes: the date and time of the transaction, the identity and number of shares...

  19. 5 CFR 1204.11 - Request for access to Board records.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-01-01

    ....11 Section 1204.11 Administrative Personnel MERIT SYSTEMS PROTECTION BOARD ORGANIZATION AND PROCEDURES AVAILABILITY OF OFFICIAL INFORMATION Procedures for Obtaining Records Under the Freedom of Information Act § 1204.11 Request for access to Board records. (a) Sending a request. A person may request a...

  20. 5 CFR 1204.11 - Request for access to Board records.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-01-01

    ....11 Section 1204.11 Administrative Personnel MERIT SYSTEMS PROTECTION BOARD ORGANIZATION AND PROCEDURES AVAILABILITY OF OFFICIAL INFORMATION Procedures for Obtaining Records Under the Freedom of Information Act § 1204.11 Request for access to Board records. (a) Sending a request. A person may request a...

  1. 5 CFR 1204.11 - Request for access to Board records.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-01-01

    ....11 Section 1204.11 Administrative Personnel MERIT SYSTEMS PROTECTION BOARD ORGANIZATION AND PROCEDURES AVAILABILITY OF OFFICIAL INFORMATION Procedures for Obtaining Records Under the Freedom of Information Act § 1204.11 Request for access to Board records. (a) Sending a request. A person may request a...

  2. 5 CFR 1204.11 - Request for access to Board records.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-01-01

    ....11 Section 1204.11 Administrative Personnel MERIT SYSTEMS PROTECTION BOARD ORGANIZATION AND PROCEDURES AVAILABILITY OF OFFICIAL INFORMATION Procedures for Obtaining Records Under the Freedom of Information Act § 1204.11 Request for access to Board records. (a) Sending a request. A person may request a...

  3. 5 CFR 1204.11 - Request for access to Board records.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-01-01

    ....11 Section 1204.11 Administrative Personnel MERIT SYSTEMS PROTECTION BOARD ORGANIZATION AND PROCEDURES AVAILABILITY OF OFFICIAL INFORMATION Procedures for Obtaining Records Under the Freedom of Information Act § 1204.11 Request for access to Board records. (a) Sending a request. A person may request a...

  4. 32 CFR 806.16 - For official use only.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-07-01

    ... FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT PROGRAM § 806.16 For official use only. (a) Markings. Record owners may also... approval of (owner's organization, office symbol, phone).)” (b) Dissemination and transmission. (1) When deciding whether to send FOUO records over facsimile equipment, balance the sensitivity of the records...

  5. 32 CFR 806.16 - For official use only.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-07-01

    ... FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT PROGRAM § 806.16 For official use only. (a) Markings. Record owners may also... approval of (owner's organization, office symbol, phone).)” (b) Dissemination and transmission. (1) When deciding whether to send FOUO records over facsimile equipment, balance the sensitivity of the records...

  6. 32 CFR 806.16 - For official use only.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-07-01

    ... FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT PROGRAM § 806.16 For official use only. (a) Markings. Record owners may also... approval of (owner's organization, office symbol, phone).)” (b) Dissemination and transmission. (1) When deciding whether to send FOUO records over facsimile equipment, balance the sensitivity of the records...

  7. 40 CFR 1060.210 - What records should equipment manufacturers keep if they do not apply for certification?

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-07-01

    ... ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED) AIR POLLUTION CONTROLS CONTROL OF EVAPORATIVE EMISSIONS FROM NEW AND..., you must keep the records specified in this section to document compliance with applicable requirements. We may review these records at any time. If we ask, you must send us these records within 30 days...

  8. Electronic reporting of all reference laboratory results: An important step toward a truly all-encompassing, integrated health record.

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    Kratz, Alexander

    2016-09-01

    Results from reference laboratories are often not easily available in electronic health records. This article describes a multi-pronged, long-term approach that includes bringing send-out tests in-house, upgrading the laboratory information system, interfacing more send-out tests and more reference laboratories, utilizing the "miscellaneous assay" option offered by some reference laboratories, and scanning all remaining paper reports from reference laboratories for display in the electronic health record. This allowed all laboratory results obtained in association with a patient visit, whether performed in-house or at a reference laboratory, to be available in the integrated electronic health record. This was achieved without manual data entry of reference laboratory results, thereby avoiding the risk of transcription errors. A fully integrated electronic health record that contains all laboratory results can be achieved by maximizing the number of interfaced reference laboratory assays and making all non-interfaced results available as scanned documents. © The Author(s) 2015.

  9. Perspective: examining communication as macrocognition in STS.

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    Keyton, Joann; Beck, Stephenson J

    2010-04-01

    There are significant points of alignment between a macrocognitive frame of teamwork and a communication perspective. This commentary explores these touch points in regard to use of teams in sociotechnical systems (STS). The macrocognitive framework emphasizes a team's shared mental models whereas a communication frame emphasizes that shared meaning among team members is more frequently implicitly than explicitly recorded in their messages. Both acknowledge that communication (in macrocognition) or messages (in communication) serve as an index of team members' goal-directed behavior. The two approaches differ in the role of communication: as information exchange in macrocognition as compared with verbal and nonverbal symbols composing messages for which senders and receivers co-construct meaning. This commentary uses relevant literature to explicate the communication position. From a communication perspective, individuals are simultaneously sending and receiving messages, communication is continual and processual, and meaning construction is dependent on relationship awareness and development among communication partners as well as the context. The authors posit that meaning cannot be constructed solely from messages, nor can meaning be constructed by one person. Furthermore, sharing information is not the same as communicating. Architects and users of STS should be interested in designing systems that improve team communication-a goal that is interdependent with understanding how communication fails in the use of such systems. Drilling down to the fundamental properties of communication is essential to understanding how and why meaning is created among team members (and subsequent action).

  10. Stock or cash? The trade-offs for buyers and sellers in mergers and acquisitions.

    PubMed

    Rappaport, A; Sirower, M L

    1999-01-01

    In 1988, less than 2% of large deals were paid for entirely in stock; by 1998, that number had risen to 50%. The shift has profound ramifications for shareholders of both the acquiring and acquired companies. In this article, the authors provide a framework and two simple tools to guide boards of both companies through the issues they need to consider when making decisions about how to pay for--and whether to accept--a deal. First an acquirer has to decide whether to finance the deal using stock or pay cash. Second, if the acquirer decides to issue stock, it then must decide whether to offer a fixed value of shares or a fixed number of them. Offering cash places all the potential risks and rewards with the acquirer--and sends a strong signal to the markets that it has confidence in the value not only of the deal but in its own stock. By issuing shares, however, an acquirer in essence offers to share the newly merged company with the stockholders of the acquired company--a signal the market often interprets as a lack of confidence in the value of the acquirer's stock. Offering a fixed number of shares reinforces that impression because it requires the selling stockholders to share the risk that the value of the acquirer's stock will decline before the deal goes through. Offering a fixed value of shares sends a more confident signal to the markets, as the acquirer assumes all of that risk. The choice between cash and stock should never be made without full and careful consideration of the potential consequences. The all-too-frequent disappointing returns from stock transactions underscore how important the method of payment truly is.

  11. 13 CFR 102.26 - Responses to requests for access to records.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-01-01

    ... 13 Business Credit and Assistance 1 2010-01-01 2010-01-01 false Responses to requests for access to records. 102.26 Section 102.26 Business Credit and Assistance SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION RECORD... request, an office shall send an acknowledgement letter to the requester. (b) Grants of requests for...

  12. 7 CFR 3.79 - Review of USDA records related to the debt.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-01-01

    ... 7 Agriculture 1 2013-01-01 2013-01-01 false Review of USDA records related to the debt. 3.79....79 Review of USDA records related to the debt. (a) Notification by employee. An employee who intends to inspect or copy USDA records related to the debt must send a letter to USDA stating his or her...

  13. 7 CFR 3.79 - Review of USDA records related to the debt.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-01-01

    ... 7 Agriculture 1 2010-01-01 2010-01-01 false Review of USDA records related to the debt. 3.79....79 Review of USDA records related to the debt. (a) Notification by employee. An employee who intends to inspect or copy USDA records related to the debt must send a letter to USDA stating his or her...

  14. 7 CFR 3.79 - Review of USDA records related to the debt.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-01-01

    ... 7 Agriculture 1 2011-01-01 2011-01-01 false Review of USDA records related to the debt. 3.79....79 Review of USDA records related to the debt. (a) Notification by employee. An employee who intends to inspect or copy USDA records related to the debt must send a letter to USDA stating his or her...

  15. 7 CFR 3.79 - Review of USDA records related to the debt.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-01-01

    ... 7 Agriculture 1 2012-01-01 2012-01-01 false Review of USDA records related to the debt. 3.79....79 Review of USDA records related to the debt. (a) Notification by employee. An employee who intends to inspect or copy USDA records related to the debt must send a letter to USDA stating his or her...

  16. 7 CFR 3.79 - Review of USDA records related to the debt.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-01-01

    ... 7 Agriculture 1 2014-01-01 2014-01-01 false Review of USDA records related to the debt. 3.79....79 Review of USDA records related to the debt. (a) Notification by employee. An employee who intends to inspect or copy USDA records related to the debt must send a letter to USDA stating his or her...

  17. Addressing Unintended Instructional Messages about Repeated Reading

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Frey, Nancy; Fisher, Douglas

    2018-01-01

    The authors analyzed 88 classroom observations to determine whether there were actions that teachers were taking to send a message to students that rereading was not valuable. They identified three practices during shared reading, guided reading, and independent reading that telegraphed messages to students against rereading. The authors also…

  18. How to Write an Article for Publication.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Berger, Allen

    The suggestions for writing for publication given in this paper include writing with honesty, thinking clearly, considering the potential audience, sharing the article with friends, revising the article, and sending the article to the appropriate journal. Empathy for the difficulty of writing is given and illustrated with examples from Eric…

  19. 12 CFR 611.1280 - Dissenting stockholders' rights.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-01-01

    ... include a form for stockholders to send back to you, stating their intention to exercise dissenters... whether it will require stockholders to be borrowers. (2) A description of the current book and par value per share of each class of equities, and the expected book and market value of the stockholder's...

  20. Sexty Southerners: Sexting Content and Behaviors among Selected Southern Undergraduates

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Hudson, Heather K.; Marshall, S. Alexandra

    2016-01-01

    Sexting is defined as sending/posting/sharing sexually explicit messages or nude/semi-nude images via electronic communication. Purpose: The purpose of this study was to assess and determine relationships of sexting behavioral intentions, sexting behaviors, and sexting content among selected Southern undergraduate students. Methods: Survey…

  1. Rule-based deduplication of article records from bibliographic databases.

    PubMed

    Jiang, Yu; Lin, Can; Meng, Weiyi; Yu, Clement; Cohen, Aaron M; Smalheiser, Neil R

    2014-01-01

    We recently designed and deployed a metasearch engine, Metta, that sends queries and retrieves search results from five leading biomedical databases: PubMed, EMBASE, CINAHL, PsycINFO and the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials. Because many articles are indexed in more than one of these databases, it is desirable to deduplicate the retrieved article records. This is not a trivial problem because data fields contain a lot of missing and erroneous entries, and because certain types of information are recorded differently (and inconsistently) in the different databases. The present report describes our rule-based method for deduplicating article records across databases and includes an open-source script module that can be deployed freely. Metta was designed to satisfy the particular needs of people who are writing systematic reviews in evidence-based medicine. These users want the highest possible recall in retrieval, so it is important to err on the side of not deduplicating any records that refer to distinct articles, and it is important to perform deduplication online in real time. Our deduplication module is designed with these constraints in mind. Articles that share the same publication year are compared sequentially on parameters including PubMed ID number, digital object identifier, journal name, article title and author list, using text approximation techniques. In a review of Metta searches carried out by public users, we found that the deduplication module was more effective at identifying duplicates than EndNote without making any erroneous assignments.

  2. Rule-based deduplication of article records from bibliographic databases

    PubMed Central

    Jiang, Yu; Lin, Can; Meng, Weiyi; Yu, Clement; Cohen, Aaron M.; Smalheiser, Neil R.

    2014-01-01

    We recently designed and deployed a metasearch engine, Metta, that sends queries and retrieves search results from five leading biomedical databases: PubMed, EMBASE, CINAHL, PsycINFO and the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials. Because many articles are indexed in more than one of these databases, it is desirable to deduplicate the retrieved article records. This is not a trivial problem because data fields contain a lot of missing and erroneous entries, and because certain types of information are recorded differently (and inconsistently) in the different databases. The present report describes our rule-based method for deduplicating article records across databases and includes an open-source script module that can be deployed freely. Metta was designed to satisfy the particular needs of people who are writing systematic reviews in evidence-based medicine. These users want the highest possible recall in retrieval, so it is important to err on the side of not deduplicating any records that refer to distinct articles, and it is important to perform deduplication online in real time. Our deduplication module is designed with these constraints in mind. Articles that share the same publication year are compared sequentially on parameters including PubMed ID number, digital object identifier, journal name, article title and author list, using text approximation techniques. In a review of Metta searches carried out by public users, we found that the deduplication module was more effective at identifying duplicates than EndNote without making any erroneous assignments. PMID:24434031

  3. "Sexting" and its relation to sexual activity and sexual risk behavior in a national survey of adolescents.

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    Ybarra, Michele L; Mitchell, Kimberly J

    2014-12-01

    To examine the relation between "sexting" (sending and sharing sexual photos online, via text messaging, and in person) with sexual risk behaviors and psychosocial challenge in adolescence. Data were collected online between 2010 and 2011 with 3,715 randomly selected 13- to 18-year-old youth across the United States. Seven percent of youth reported sending or showing someone sexual pictures of themselves, in which they were nude or nearly nude, online, via text messaging, or in person, during the past year. Although females and older youth were more likely to share sexual photos than males and younger youth, the profile of psychosocial challenge and sexual behavior was similar for all youth. After adjusting for demographic characteristics, sharing sexual photos was associated with all types of sexual behaviors assessed (e.g., oral sex, vaginal sex) as well as some of the risky sexual behaviors examined-particularly having concurrent sexual partners and having more past-year sexual partners. Adolescents who shared sexual photos also were more likely to use substances and less likely to have high self-esteem than their demographically similar peers. Although the media has portrayed sexting as a problem caused by new technology, health professionals may be more effective by approaching it as an aspect of adolescent sexual development and exploration and, in some cases, risk-taking and psychosocial challenge. Copyright © 2014 Society for Adolescent Health and Medicine. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

  4. “Sexting” and its relation to sexual activity and sexual risk behavior in a national survey of adolescents

    PubMed Central

    Ybarra, Michele L.; Mitchell, Kimberly J.

    2014-01-01

    Objective To examine the relation between “sexting,” (sending and sharing sexual photos online via text messaging and in-person) with sexual risk behaviors and psychosocial challenge in adolescence. Methods Data were collected online between 2010 and 2011 with 3,715 randomly selected 13- to 18-year-old youth across the United States. Results Seven percent of youth reported sending or showing someone sexual pictures of themselves, where they were nude or nearly nude, online, via text messaging, or in-person, during the past year. Although females and older youth were more likely to share sexual photos than males and younger youth, the profile of psychosocial challenge and sexual behavior was similar for all youth. After adjusting for demographic characteristics, sharing sexual photos was associated with all types of sexual behaviors assessed (e.g., oral sex, vaginal sex) as well as some of the risky sexual behaviors examined—particularly having concurrent sexual partners and having more past-year sexual partners. Adolescents who shared sexual photos also were more likely to use substances and less likely to have high self-esteem than their demographically similar peers. Conclusions While the media has portrayed “sexting” as a problem caused by new technology, health professionals may be more effective by approaching it as an aspect of adolescent sexual development and exploration and, in some cases, risk-taking and psychosocial challenge. PMID:25266148

  5. 12 CFR Appendix B to Part 345 - CRA Notice

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-01-01

    ... Community Reinvestment Act (CRA), the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) evaluates our record of... also takes this record into account when deciding on certain applications submitted by us. Your... Manager, Division of Supervision and Consumer Protection(DSC), FDIC (address). You may send written...

  6. 12 CFR Appendix B to Part 345 - CRA Notice

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-01-01

    ... Community Reinvestment Act (CRA), the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) evaluates our record of... also takes this record into account when deciding on certain applications submitted by us. Your... Manager, Division of Supervision and Consumer Protection(DSC), FDIC (address). You may send written...

  7. 40 CFR 1066.25 - Recordkeeping.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-07-01

    ... various requirements to record data or other information. Refer to the standard-setting part regarding... an associated application for certification, or one year after you generate the data if they do not support an application for certification. You must promptly send us organized, written records in English...

  8. 45 CFR 150.459 - Judicial review.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-10-01

    ... Welfare DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO HEALTH CARE ACCESS CMS...) Simultaneously sending a copy of the notice of appeal by registered mail to CMS. (b) Certification of administrative record. CMS promptly certifies and files with the court the record upon which the penalty was...

  9. The Business Education Lab and Local Area Networking for Curriculum Improvement.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Seals, Georgina; And Others

    This guide explains how to incorporate a local area network (LAN) into the business education curriculum. The first section defines LAN, a communications system that links computers and other peripherals within an office or throughout nearby buildings and shares multiuser software and send and/or receive information. Curriculum planning…

  10. Thirteen for Thirteen-Year-Olds

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Instructor, 2011

    2011-01-01

    What does it take to reach a middle school reader? Literacy expert Laura Robb recently shared her top strategies in a webcast for Scholastic fans. This article presents Robb's 13 strategies for thirteen-year-olds. These are: (1) Respect students' search for self; (2) Embrace blogging; (3) Send texts in class; (4) Take words apart; (5) Build…

  11. Advancing toward Shared Decision Making

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Muller, Lisa; Thorn, Judi

    2007-01-01

    In May 2004, a group of 25 teachers at Jenks High School in Oklahoma received an invitation to the Summer 2004 Advance. Although many organizations hold retreats for their employees, the administrators wanted to send a different message: we're not retreating; we're advancing! Like many states, Oklahoma suffered a school budget crisis during the…

  12. 78 FR 64197 - Renewable Energy Policy Business Roundtable in Livermore, CA

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    2013-10-28

    ... allowed the private sector to explore areas of mutual concern and share with government officials their... rolling basis in the order they are received. Selected companies will be contacted with information about... send an email to [email protected] with the following information. Name of Applicant Company Name Company...

  13. Is a share buyback right for your company?

    PubMed

    Pettit, J

    2001-04-01

    Contrary to popular wisdom, buybacks don't create value by raising earnings per share. But they do indeed create value, and in two very different ways. First, a buyback sends signals about the company's prospects to the market--hopefully, that prospects are so good that the best investment managers can make right now is in their own company. But investors won't see it that way if other, negative, signals are coming from the company, and it's rarely a good idea for companies in high-growth industries, where investors expect that money to be spent pursuing new opportunities. Second, when financed as a debt issue, a buyback is essentially an exchange of equity for debt, conferring the traditional benefits of leverage--a tax shield and a discipline for managers. For such a buyback to make sense, a company would need to have taxable profits in need of shielding, of course, and be able to predict its future cash flows fairly accurately. Justin Pettit has found that managers routinely underestimate how many shares they need to buy to send a credible signal to the markets, and he offers a way to calculate that number. He also goes through the iterative steps involved in working out how many shares must be purchased to reach a target level of debt. Then he takes a look at the advantages and disadvantages of the three most common ways that companies make the actual purchases--open-market purchases, fixed-price tender offers, and auction-based tender offers. When a company's performance is lagging, a share buyback can look attractive. Unfortunately, a buyback can backfire--unless executives understand why, when, and how to use this powerful and risky tool.

  14. 45 CFR 612.3 - Requirements for making requests.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-10-01

    ... 612.3 Public Welfare Regulations Relating to Public Welfare (Continued) NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION AVAILABILITY OF RECORDS AND INFORMATION § 612.3 Requirements for making requests. (a) Where to send a request. The National Science Foundation has one Agency component. You may make a FOIA request for records of...

  15. 45 CFR 612.3 - Requirements for making requests.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-10-01

    ... 612.3 Public Welfare Regulations Relating to Public Welfare (Continued) NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION AVAILABILITY OF RECORDS AND INFORMATION § 612.3 Requirements for making requests. (a) Where to send a request. The National Science Foundation has one Agency component. You may make a FOIA request for records of...

  16. 45 CFR 612.3 - Requirements for making requests.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-10-01

    ... 612.3 Public Welfare Regulations Relating to Public Welfare (Continued) NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION AVAILABILITY OF RECORDS AND INFORMATION § 612.3 Requirements for making requests. (a) Where to send a request. The National Science Foundation has one Agency component. You may make a FOIA request for records of...

  17. 45 CFR 612.3 - Requirements for making requests.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-10-01

    ... 612.3 Public Welfare Regulations Relating to Public Welfare (Continued) NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION AVAILABILITY OF RECORDS AND INFORMATION § 612.3 Requirements for making requests. (a) Where to send a request. You may make a FOIA request for records of the National Science Foundation by writing directly to the...

  18. 45 CFR 612.3 - Requirements for making requests.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-10-01

    ... 612.3 Public Welfare Regulations Relating to Public Welfare (Continued) NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION AVAILABILITY OF RECORDS AND INFORMATION § 612.3 Requirements for making requests. (a) Where to send a request. You may make a FOIA request for records of the National Science Foundation by writing directly to the...

  19. 78 FR 25352 - Agency Information Collection; Activity Under OMB Review; Preservation of Air carrier Records

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    2013-04-30

    ... below has been forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for extension of currently... . Comments: Send comments to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and... receivable and payable journals and legers, subsidy records documenting underlying financial and statistical...

  20. 34 CFR 668.212 - Loan servicing appeals.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-07-01

    ... Education Regulations of the Offices of the Department of Education (Continued) OFFICE OF POSTSECONDARY...) You must send a request for loan servicing records to the relevant data manager, or data managers, and to us within 15 days after you receive your loan record detail report from us. If the data manager is...

  1. 40 CFR 1037.825 - Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-07-01

    ... requirements to submit and record data or other information. Unless we specify otherwise, store required... associated application for certification, or eight years after you generate the data if they do not support... promptly send us organized, written records in English if we ask for them. We may require you to submit...

  2. 40 CFR 1033.30 - Submission of information.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-07-01

    ... information. (a) This part includes various requirements to record data or other information. Refer to § 1033... associated application for certification, or one year after you generate the data if they do not support an application for certification. You must promptly send us organized, written records in English if we ask for...

  3. 40 CFR 1033.30 - Submission of information.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-07-01

    ... information. (a) This part includes various requirements to record data or other information. Refer to § 1033... associated application for certification, or one year after you generate the data if they do not support an application for certification. You must promptly send us organized, written records in English if we ask for...

  4. 40 CFR 1033.30 - Submission of information.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-07-01

    ... information. (a) This part includes various requirements to record data or other information. Refer to § 1033... associated application for certification, or one year after you generate the data if they do not support an application for certification. You must promptly send us organized, written records in English if we ask for...

  5. 40 CFR 1033.30 - Submission of information.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-07-01

    ... information. (a) This part includes various requirements to record data or other information. Refer to § 1033... associated application for certification, or one year after you generate the data if they do not support an application for certification. You must promptly send us organized, written records in English if we ask for...

  6. 40 CFR 1037.825 - Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-07-01

    ... requirements to submit and record data or other information. Unless we specify otherwise, store required... associated application for certification, or eight years after you generate the data if they do not support... promptly send us organized, written records in English if we ask for them. We may require you to submit...

  7. 40 CFR 1033.30 - Submission of information.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-07-01

    ... information. (a) This part includes various requirements to record data or other information. Refer to § 1033... associated application for certification, or one year after you generate the data if they do not support an application for certification. You must promptly send us organized, written records in English if we ask for...

  8. 40 CFR 1066.25 - Recordkeeping.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-07-01

    ... include various requirements to record data or other information. Refer to the standard-setting part and § 1066.695 regarding specific recordkeeping requirements. (b) You must promptly send us organized...

  9. Capsule Endoscopy

    MedlinePlus

    ... attached to your abdomen. Each patch contains an antenna with wires that connect to a recorder. Some ... your waist. The camera sends images to an antenna on your abdomen, which feeds the data to ...

  10. Teens Share Sexually Explicit Messages: Simple Rebellion or Dangerous Behavior?

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Curriculum Review, 2009

    2009-01-01

    An increasingly popular form of communication among teenagers is "sexting," sending nude photos via text messaging, reported The Orange County Register (3/20/09). This "flirtation" technique has sparked quite a bit of debate: is this simply a form of rebellion or is it dangerous behavior that could have adverse penalties? Although many teens say…

  11. 40 CFR 63.1360 - Applicability.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-07-01

    ... process unit. If the greatest input to and/or output from a shared storage vessel is the same for two or... not have an intervening storage vessel. If two or more PAI process units have the same input to or... process unit that sends the most material to or receives the most material from the storage vessel. If two...

  12. Winning the Race: Lance Armstrong Shares His Struggle To Survive Cancer... and Thrive!

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    ... to send to people recently diagnosed with cancer? Hope. There can and should be life after cancer for more people, and I want ... does the future hold for Lance Armstrong? I hope to live up to the words ... opportunity to live their life on their own terms. I am grateful for ...

  13. 100 Campfires: Towards a Personal Canoeing Philosophy

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    Bain, David

    2012-01-01

    In this article, the author talks about canoeing and shares his experience canoeing with a group of trippers in Canada. He also discusses how he developed an understanding of where canoeing in Canada has come from. He contends that the way individuals canoe sends a deep, unconscious message to the brain, and it defines the canoeing experience for…

  14. Incorporating Functional Digital Literacy Skills as Part of the Curriculum for High School Students with Intellectual Disability

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    Cihak, David F.; Wright, Rachel; Smith, Cate C.; McMahon, Don; Kraiss, Kelly

    2015-01-01

    The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of teaching functional digital literacy skills to three high school students with intellectual disability. Functional digital literacy skills included sending and receiving email messages, organizing social bookmarking to save, share, and access career websites, and accessing cloud storage to…

  15. 75 FR 43235 - Medicare Program; Home Health Prospective Payment System Rate Update for Calendar Year 2011...

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    2010-07-23

    ... comment period. 3. By express or overnight mail. You may send written comments to the following address... approximately 3 weeks after publication of a document, at the headquarters of the Centers for Medicare... 2. Regulatory Update 3. Statutory Update 4. Outlier Cap 5. Loss Sharing Ratio and Fixed Dollar Ratio...

  16. 76 FR 40886 - Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

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    2011-07-12

    ... Meeting'' to share documents. DATES: The meeting will be held Friday, July 29, 2011 from 8:30 a.m. until... Kleinschmidt at 503-820-2280. For additional assistance accessing the live streaming service, you may send an e... auxiliary aids should be directed to Carolyn Porter at 503-820-2280 at least five days prior to the meeting...

  17. 34 CFR 668.193 - Loan servicing appeals.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-07-01

    ... Education Regulations of the Offices of the Department of Education (Continued) OFFICE OF POSTSECONDARY... default rate. (2) You must send a request for loan servicing records to the relevant data manager, or data managers, and to us within 15 days after you receive your loan record detail report from us. If the data...

  18. 40 CFR 1054.30 - Submission of information.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-07-01

    ... Applicability § 1054.30 Submission of information. (a) This part includes various requirements to record data or... after you generate the data if they do not support an application for certification. You must promptly send us organized, written records in English if we ask for them. We may review them at any time. (b...

  19. 40 CFR 1060.30 - Submission of information.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-07-01

    ... Applicability § 1060.30 Submission of information. (a) This part includes various requirements to record data or... for certification, or one year after you generate the data if they do not support an application for certification. You must promptly send us organized, written records in English if we ask for them. We may review...

  20. 40 CFR 1042.30 - Submission of information.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-07-01

    ... record data or other information. Refer to § 1042.925 and 40 CFR 1068.25 regarding recordkeeping... after you generate the data if they do not support an application for certification. You must promptly send us organized, written records in English if we ask for them. We may review them at any time. (b...

  1. 40 CFR 1054.30 - Submission of information.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-07-01

    ... Applicability § 1054.30 Submission of information. (a) This part includes various requirements to record data or... after you generate the data if they do not support an application for certification. You must promptly send us organized, written records in English if we ask for them. We may review them at any time. (b...

  2. 40 CFR 1042.30 - Submission of information.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-07-01

    ... record data or other information. Refer to § 1042.925 and 40 CFR 1068.25 regarding recordkeeping... after you generate the data if they do not support an application for certification. You must promptly send us organized, written records in English if we ask for them. We may review them at any time. (b...

  3. 40 CFR 1039.30 - Submission of information.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-07-01

    ... Applicability § 1039.30 Submission of information. (a) This part includes various requirements to record data or... generate the data if they do not support an application for certification. You must promptly send us organized, written records in English if we ask for them. We may review them at any time. (b) The...

  4. 40 CFR 1042.30 - Submission of information.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-07-01

    ... record data or other information. Refer to § 1042.925 and 40 CFR 1068.25 regarding recordkeeping... after you generate the data if they do not support an application for certification. You must promptly send us organized, written records in English if we ask for them. We may review them at any time. (b...

  5. 40 CFR 1039.30 - Submission of information.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-07-01

    ... Applicability § 1039.30 Submission of information. (a) This part includes various requirements to record data or... generate the data if they do not support an application for certification. You must promptly send us organized, written records in English if we ask for them. We may review them at any time. (b) The...

  6. 40 CFR 1054.30 - Submission of information.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-07-01

    ... Applicability § 1054.30 Submission of information. (a) This part includes various requirements to record data or... after you generate the data if they do not support an application for certification. You must promptly send us organized, written records in English if we ask for them. We may review them at any time. (b...

  7. 40 CFR 1054.30 - Submission of information.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-07-01

    ... Applicability § 1054.30 Submission of information. (a) This part includes various requirements to record data or... after you generate the data if they do not support an application for certification. You must promptly send us organized, written records in English if we ask for them. We may review them at any time. (b...

  8. 40 CFR 1042.30 - Submission of information.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-07-01

    ... record data or other information. Refer to § 1042.925 and 40 CFR 1068.25 regarding recordkeeping... after you generate the data if they do not support an application for certification. You must promptly send us organized, written records in English if we ask for them. We may review them at any time. (b...

  9. 40 CFR 1039.30 - Submission of information.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-07-01

    ... Applicability § 1039.30 Submission of information. (a) This part includes various requirements to record data or... generate the data if they do not support an application for certification. You must promptly send us organized, written records in English if we ask for them. We may review them at any time. (b) The...

  10. 40 CFR 1060.30 - Submission of information.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-07-01

    ... Applicability § 1060.30 Submission of information. (a) This part includes various requirements to record data or... for certification, or one year after you generate the data if they do not support an application for certification. You must promptly send us organized, written records in English if we ask for them. We may review...

  11. 40 CFR 1039.30 - Submission of information.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-07-01

    ... Applicability § 1039.30 Submission of information. (a) This part includes various requirements to record data or... generate the data if they do not support an application for certification. You must promptly send us organized, written records in English if we ask for them. We may review them at any time. (b) The...

  12. 40 CFR 1060.30 - Submission of information.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-07-01

    ... Applicability § 1060.30 Submission of information. (a) This part includes various requirements to record data or... for certification, or one year after you generate the data if they do not support an application for certification. You must promptly send us organized, written records in English if we ask for them. We may review...

  13. 40 CFR 1060.30 - Submission of information.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-07-01

    ... Applicability § 1060.30 Submission of information. (a) This part includes various requirements to record data or... for certification, or one year after you generate the data if they do not support an application for certification. You must promptly send us organized, written records in English if we ask for them. We may review...

  14. 40 CFR 1048.250 - What records must I keep and make available to EPA?

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-07-01

    ... construction, including its origin and buildup, steps you took to ensure that it represents production engines... (CONTINUED) AIR POLLUTION CONTROLS CONTROL OF EMISSIONS FROM NEW, LARGE NONROAD SPARK-IGNITION ENGINES Certifying Engine Families § 1048.250 What records must I keep and make available to EPA? (a) Send the...

  15. A mobile phone-based ECG monitoring system.

    PubMed

    Iwamoto, Junichi; Yonezawa, Yoshiharu; Maki, Hiromichi; Ogawa, Hidekuni; Ninomiya, Ishio; Sada, Kouji; Hamada, Shingo; Hahn, Allen W; Caldwell, W Morton

    2006-01-01

    We have developed a telemedicine system for monitoring a patient's electrocardiogram during daily activities. The recording system consists of three ECG chest electrodes, a variable gain instrumentation amplifier, a low power 8-bit single-chip microcomputer, a 256 KB EEPROM and a 2.4 GHz low transmitting power mobile phone (PHS). The complete system is mounted on a single, lightweight, chest electrode array. When a heart discomfort is felt, the patient pushes the data transmission switch on the recording system. The system sends the recorded ECG waveforms of the two prior minutes and ECG waveforms of the two minutes after the switch is pressed, directly in the hospital server computer via the PHS. The server computer sends the data to the physician on call. The data is displayed on the doctor's Java mobile phone LCD (Liquid Crystal Display), so he or she can monitor the ECG regardless of their location. The developed ECG monitoring system is not only applicable to at-home patients, but should also be useful for monitoring hospital patients.

  16. Web Platform for Sharing Modeling Software in the Field of Nonlinear Optics

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Dubenskaya, Julia; Kryukov, Alexander; Demichev, Andrey

    2018-02-01

    We describe the prototype of a Web platform intended for sharing software programs for computer modeling in the rapidly developing field of the nonlinear optics phenomena. The suggested platform is built on the top of the HUBZero open-source middleware. In addition to the basic HUBZero installation we added to our platform the capability to run Docker containers via an external application server and to send calculation programs to those containers for execution. The presented web platform provides a wide range of features and might be of benefit to nonlinear optics researchers.

  17. Sharing of science is most likely among male scientists.

    PubMed

    Massen, Jorg J M; Bauer, Lisa; Spurny, Benjamin; Bugnyar, Thomas; Kret, Mariska E

    2017-10-10

    Humans are considered to be highly prosocial, especially in comparison to other species. However, most tests of prosociality are conducted in highly artificial settings among anonymous participants. To gain a better understanding of how human hyper-cooperation may have evolved, we tested humans' willingness to share in one of the most competitive fields of our current society: academia. Researchers were generally prosocial with 80% sharing a PDF of one of their latest papers, and almost 60% willing to send us their data. Intriguingly, prosociality was most prominent from male to male, and less likely among all other sex-combinations. This pattern suggests the presence of male-exclusive networks in science, and may be based on an evolutionary history promoting strong male bonds.

  18. RECIPE Rx.

    PubMed

    2016-01-01

    As we started planning this issue on food and nutrition, we kept hearing about the importance of cooking. If physicians are going to be credible when talking to patients about healthy eating, they ought to know something about making a healthy meal, right? They might even want to share a recipe. We know many physicians and medical students like to cook, and we thought it would be fun to find out what they are making. So we asked you to share your favorite healthy recipes with us. The following are a few that we received. We’ll post these and others on our website (mnmed.org). Try them out and share them with your patients and colleagues. Also feel free to send us your favorite. We’ll add it to the collection.

  19. Distracted Driving Raises Crash Risk

    MedlinePlus

    ... Send us your comments Video technology and in-vehicle sensors showed that distracted driving, especially among new ... habits of both novice teen and experienced drivers. Vehicles were equipped with 4 cameras that recorded video ...

  20. The Voices of Thirteen Chinese and Taiwanese Parents Sharing Views about their Children Attending Chinese Heritage Schools

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Liao, Li-yuan; Larke, Patrica J.

    2008-01-01

    Many Chinese and Taiwanese parents in the United States see benefits of Chinese schools in providing their children the opportunity to learn Chinese culture and language. The results of this qualitative study involving interviews with thirteen Chinese and Taiwanese parents indicated that there were three main reasons why parents want to send their…

  1. Beyond Tolerance: A Considered Approach for Dealing Directly with Religious Belief in the Public Schools

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Doty, David S.

    2012-01-01

    The word "religion" sends shudders down the spine of superintendents, as conflict over religious values can be one of the most unpredictable and emotional issues arising today in public schools. Dealing with religious belief in public schools need not be full of emotion and conflict. In this article, the author shares his strategies for…

  2. Creating and Maintaining Instructor/Student Connection between Class Meetings: The Use of Eyejot--A Video Messaging Technology

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Lillie, Richard E.; Liu, Xiang; Kang, Gerui

    2011-01-01

    Eyejot, a free video email service, makes it possible to create, send, and receive video messages over the Internet. By adding the warmth of face-to-face interaction to the traditional email message, Eyejot creates a more interactive form of communication that engages today's techsavvy students. This paper shares our experience using Eyejot to…

  3. 76 FR 55701 - Notice of Invitation to Participate; Exploration for Coal in Colorado License Application COC-74895

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2011-09-08

    ... Peabody Sage Creek Mining, LLC, on a pro rata cost- sharing basis, in its program for the exploration of... electing to participate in this exploration program must send written notice to both Peabody Sage Creek... Director, in writing, at the BLM Colorado State Office at the address above and Peabody Sage Creek Mining...

  4. 77 FR 70447 - Medicare Program; Semi-Annual Meeting of the Advisory Panel on Hospital Outpatient Payment (HOP...

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2012-11-26

    ... meeting in person must register online, during the above specified timeframe at: https://www.cms.gov/apps... agenda items. All presentations will be considered public information and may be posted on the CMS Web site and will be shared with the public. Presenters should not send pictures of patients or Medicare...

  5. Expedition 35 Preflight

    NASA Image and Video Library

    2013-03-28

    Expedition 35 Soyuz Commander Pavel Vinogradov and Russian Flight Engineer Alexander Misurkin share a laugh after having their Sokol suits pressure checked, Thursday, March 28, 2013, at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Launch of the Soyuz rocket will send Vinogradov, Misurkin and NASA Flight Engineer Chris Cassidy on a five and a half-month mission aboard the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Carla Cioffi)

  6. 75 FR 47875 - Self-Regulatory Organizations; NASDAQ OMX BX, Inc.; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness...

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2010-08-09

    ... the Securities and Exchange Commission (``Commission'') to, among other things, expand the number of... Oilwell Varco Inc. TSL Trina Solar Ltd. TWX Time Warner Inc. EWW iShares MSCI Mexico XOP SPDR S&P Oil... Commission's Internet comment form ( http://www.sec.gov/rules/sro.shtml ); or Send an e-mail to rule-comments...

  7. Functionalities and input methods for recording food intake: a systematic review.

    PubMed

    Rusin, Miroslav; Arsand, Eirik; Hartvigsen, Gunnar

    2013-08-01

    Increasing healthcare costs related to lifestyle-related chronic diseases require new solutions. Research on self-management tools is expanding and many new tools are emerging. Recording food intake is a key functionality in many of these tools. Nutrition monitoring is a relevant method to gain an overview of factors influencing health. However, keeping a food diary often constitutes a challenge for a patient, and developing a user-friendly and useful electronic food diary is not straightforward. To gain insight into the existing approaches to recording food intake, and to analyze current functionalities and input methods. We searched digital libraries, vendor markets and social networks focusing on nutrition. Selection criteria were publications written in English, and patient-oriented tools that offered recording of food intake or nutrition. The system properties that we searched for were types of data, types of terminal, target population, and types of reports and sharing functionalities. We summarized the properties based on their frequency in the reviewed sample. 31 publications met the selection criteria. The majority of the identified food recording systems (67%) facilitated entry of food type and the consumed quantity of food; 16% of the systems were able to record more than one type of data. The three most frequent target populations were people with obesity, diabetes and overweight. Mobile phones were used as terminals in 35% of the cases, personal computers (PCs) in 29%, and personal digital assistants in 23%. Only 10% supported both PCs and mobile phones. Data sharing was provided by 71% and reports by 51% of the systems. We searched for apps in Google Play and the Apple Store and tested 45 mobile applications that stored food intake data, of which 62% supported recording of types of food, 24% recording of carbohydrate intake and 15% recording of calorie intake. The majority of the mobile applications offered some kind of reports and data sharing, mainly via All of the tested social-network-enabled applications supported access from a personal computer and a mobile phone, search in a food database, reports, graphical presentation, listing of favorite foods, overview of own meals, and entering of consumed food type and quantity. The analyzed apps reflected a variety of approaches to recording food intake and nutrition using different terminals--mostly mobile phones (35%), followed by PCs (29%) and PDAs (23%) for older studies, designed mainly for users with obesity (45%), diabetes mellitus (42%) and overweight (32%), or people who want to stay healthy (10%). The majority of the reviewed applications (67%) offered only input of food type and quantity. All approaches (n=31), except for two, relied on manual input of data, either by typing or by selecting a food type from a database. The exceptions (n=2) used a barcode scanning function. Users of mobile phone applications were not limited to data recording, but could view their data on the screen and send it via email. The tested web applications offered similar functionalities for recording food intake. The systems studied provided some degree of personalization: users can access some systems via PCs or mobile phones and they can choose among various types of data input content for recording food intake. Many functions, such as search in a food database, reports, graphical presentation, listing of favorite foods, and overview of the user's own meals, are optimized to simplify the recording process and save time. Data sharing and reports are common features of the reviewed systems. However, none use the user's recorded food history to make suggestions on new nutritional intake, during the food recording process. This may be an area for future research. Copyright © 2013 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.

  8. 21 CFR 20.41 - Time limitations.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-04-01

    ... shall begin as of the time at which a request for records is logged in by the Freedom of Information... is redirected to the Freedom of Information Staff and is logged in there in accordance with § 20.40(c... for records is logged in at the Freedom of Information Staff, the agency shall send a letter to the...

  9. 40 CFR 1039.250 - What records must I keep and what reports must I send to EPA?

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-07-01

    ...-IGNITION ENGINES Certifying Engine Families § 1039.250 What records must I keep and what reports must I... a report describing the following information about engines you produced during the model year: (1) Report the total number of engines you produced in each engine family by maximum engine power, total...

  10. 10 CFR 9.33 - Search, review, and special service fees.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-01-01

    ... by an educational or noncommercial scientific institution, or a representative of the news media; (3... are true copies; (2) Sending records by special methods, such as express mail, package delivery...

  11. Three-dimensional nanostructure determination from a large diffraction data set recorded using scanning electron nanodiffraction.

    PubMed

    Meng, Yifei; Zuo, Jian-Min

    2016-09-01

    A diffraction-based technique is developed for the determination of three-dimensional nanostructures. The technique employs high-resolution and low-dose scanning electron nanodiffraction (SEND) to acquire three-dimensional diffraction patterns, with the help of a special sample holder for large-angle rotation. Grains are identified in three-dimensional space based on crystal orientation and on reconstructed dark-field images from the recorded diffraction patterns. Application to a nanocrystalline TiN thin film shows that the three-dimensional morphology of columnar TiN grains of tens of nanometres in diameter can be reconstructed using an algebraic iterative algorithm under specified prior conditions, together with their crystallographic orientations. The principles can be extended to multiphase nanocrystalline materials as well. Thus, the tomographic SEND technique provides an effective and adaptive way of determining three-dimensional nanostructures.

  12. Using Personal Mobile Phones to Assess Dietary Intake in Free-Living Adolescents: Comparison of Face-to-Face Versus Telephone Training.

    PubMed

    Segovia-Siapco, Gina; Sabaté, Joan

    2016-07-29

    Traditional paper-based methods to assess food intake can be cumbersome for adolescents; use of mobile phones to track and photograph what they eat may be a more convenient, reliable, and compelling way to collect data. Our aims were to determine (1) the feasibility of using personal mobile phones to send food records with digital images (FRDIs) among free-living adolescents and (2) whether the quality of food records differed between a high-level intervention group (ie, face-to-face training plus real-time support) and a low-level intervention group (ie, telephone training plus next-day follow-up). Adolescents (N=42, 11 males and 31 females) aged 12-18 years who had a mobile phone with camera enrolled in the study via consecutive sampling. The first group (n=21) received face-to-face training while the second group (n=21) was trained via telephone. Participants received a fiducial marker (FM) and completed a 1-day FRDI using their mobile phones. At every eating occasion, participants were to (1) take clear images of their meals/food with a correctly placed fiducial marker before eating, (2) send the image immediately to a designated email address, (3) right after completing a meal, send a text message listing the time and name of the meal, foods eaten, and amounts eaten, and (4) before sleep, send an "end" text message to indicate completion of food recording. Those who received face-to-face training received real-time support during reporting; those trained by telephone received next-day follow-up. Descriptive statistics and comparison tests were used to determine performance of the groups. All participants (N=42) who underwent training completed their 1-day FRDI. A significantly greater proportion of the low-level intervention group compared to the high-level intervention group placed their FM correctly in the image (95% vs 43%, P<.001), had complete information for each meal in their food record (95% vs 71%, P=.04), and had a higher overall score in meeting the criteria for food recording (4.3 vs 3.4 out of 5 points). Both groups had energy intake values that moderately correlated with their estimated energy requirements: low-intervention r=.55; high-intervention r=.51. Using personal mobile phones to report dietary intake via texting and digital images is feasible among free-living adolescents. Real-time support or high-level intervention does not guarantee better food recording quality among adolescents.

  13. A Strategy for Reusing the Data of Electronic Medical Record Systems for Clinical Research.

    PubMed

    Matsumura, Yasushi; Hattori, Atsushi; Manabe, Shiro; Tsuda, Tsutomu; Takeda, Toshihiro; Okada, Katsuki; Murata, Taizo; Mihara, Naoki

    2016-01-01

    There is a great need to reuse data stored in electronic medical records (EMR) databases for clinical research. We previously reported the development of a system in which progress notes and case report forms (CRFs) were simultaneously recorded using a template in the EMR in order to exclude redundant data entry. To make the data collection process more efficient, we are developing a system in which the data originally stored in the EMR database can be populated within a frame in a template. We developed interface plugin modules that retrieve data from the databases of other EMR applications. A universal keyword written in a template master is converted to a local code using a data conversion table, then the objective data is retrieved from the corresponding database. The template element data, which are entered by a template, are stored in the template element database. To retrieve the data entered by other templates, the objective data is designated by the template element code with the template code, or by the concept code if it is written for the element. When the application systems in the EMR generate documents, they also generate a PDF file and a corresponding document profile XML, which includes important data, and send them to the document archive server and the data sharing saver, respectively. In the data sharing server, the data are represented by an item with an item code with a document class code and its value. By linking a concept code to an item identifier, an objective data can be retrieved by designating a concept code. We employed a flexible strategy in which a unique identifier for a hospital is initially attached to all of the data that the hospital generates. The identifier is secondarily linked with concept codes. The data that are not linked with a concept code can also be retrieved using the unique identifier of the hospital. This strategy makes it possible to reuse any of a hospital's data.

  14. 41 CFR 51-9.402 - Review of requests to amend records.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-07-01

    ... review and advise the individual of the results within ten working days. If a determination cannot be made within ten working days, the Executive Director, within ten working days, shall send the...

  15. 76 FR 35052 - Privacy Act of 1974: New System of Records

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2011-06-15

    ...: Send written comments to Timothy C. Watkins, Counsel to the Inspector General, U.S. Office of Personnel...: Timothy C. Watkins, Counsel to the Inspector General, 202-606-1200, Timothy.Watkins@opm.gov...

  16. 41 CFR 105-64.404 - What must I do if I agree to an alternative amendment?

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-07-01

    ... Regional Offices-General Services Administration 64-GSA PRIVACY ACT RULES 64.4-Amending Records § 105-64... proposed by the system manager, you must notify the manager in writing of your concurrence. The system manager will amend the record and send an amended copy to you and to anyone else who had previously...

  17. 41 CFR 105-64.404 - What must I do if I agree to an alternative amendment?

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-01-01

    ... Regional Offices-General Services Administration 64-GSA PRIVACY ACT RULES 64.4-Amending Records § 105-64... proposed by the system manager, you must notify the manager in writing of your concurrence. The system manager will amend the record and send an amended copy to you and to anyone else who had previously...

  18. 41 CFR 105-64.404 - What must I do if I agree to an alternative amendment?

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-01-01

    ... Regional Offices-General Services Administration 64-GSA PRIVACY ACT RULES 64.4-Amending Records § 105-64... proposed by the system manager, you must notify the manager in writing of your concurrence. The system manager will amend the record and send an amended copy to you and to anyone else who had previously...

  19. 41 CFR 105-64.404 - What must I do if I agree to an alternative amendment?

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-01-01

    ... Regional Offices-General Services Administration 64-GSA PRIVACY ACT RULES 64.4-Amending Records § 105-64... proposed by the system manager, you must notify the manager in writing of your concurrence. The system manager will amend the record and send an amended copy to you and to anyone else who had previously...

  20. 77 FR 40400 - Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Request and Comment Request

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2012-07-09

    ... wages do not appear in SSA's records of earnings, SSA uses form SSA-7011-F4 to document the alleged... Security earnings record and to process claims for Social Security benefits. We only send Form SSA-7011-F4... Frequency of per response annual burden respondents response (minutes) (hours) SSA-7011-F4 462,000 1 20 154...

  1. Age Factor in Business Education Students' Use of Social Networking Sites in Tertiary Institutions in Anambra State, Nigeria

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Ementa, Christiana Ngozi; Ile, Chika Madu

    2015-01-01

    There are diverse social networking sites which range from those that provide social sharing and interaction to those that provide networks for professionals within same and other fields. Social networking sites require a user to sign up, create a profile and begin sending short messages about what the user is doing or thinking. The study sought…

  2. Pathfinder. Volume 9, Number 2, March/April 2011

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2011-03-01

    vides audio, video, desktop sharing and chat.” The platform offers a real-time, Web- based presentation tool to create information and general...collection of information is estimated to average 1 hour per response, including the time for reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources...gathering and maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing the collection of information . Send comments regarding this burden estimate or

  3. Centrally managed unified shared virtual address space

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

    Wilkes, John

    Systems, apparatuses, and methods for managing a unified shared virtual address space. A host may execute system software and manage a plurality of nodes coupled to the host. The host may send work tasks to the nodes, and for each node, the host may externally manage the node's view of the system's virtual address space. Each node may have a central processing unit (CPU) style memory management unit (MMU) with an internal translation lookaside buffer (TLB). In one embodiment, the host may be coupled to a given node via an input/output memory management unit (IOMMU) interface, where the IOMMU frontendmore » interface shares the TLB with the given node's MMU. In another embodiment, the host may control the given node's view of virtual address space via memory-mapped control registers.« less

  4. Three-dimensional nanostructure determination from a large diffraction data set recorded using scanning electron nanodiffraction

    DOE PAGES

    Meng, Yifei; Zuo, Jian -Min

    2016-07-04

    A diffraction-based technique is developed for the determination of three-dimensional nanostructures. The technique employs high-resolution and low-dose scanning electron nanodiffraction (SEND) to acquire three-dimensional diffraction patterns, with the help of a special sample holder for large-angle rotation. Grains are identified in three-dimensional space based on crystal orientation and on reconstructed dark-field images from the recorded diffraction patterns. Application to a nanocrystalline TiN thin film shows that the three-dimensional morphology of columnar TiN grains of tens of nanometres in diameter can be reconstructed using an algebraic iterative algorithm under specified prior conditions, together with their crystallographic orientations. The principles can bemore » extended to multiphase nanocrystalline materials as well. Furthermore, the tomographic SEND technique provides an effective and adaptive way of determining three-dimensional nanostructures.« less

  5. [Dental education for college students based on WeChat public platform].

    PubMed

    Chen, Chuan-Jun; Sun, Tan

    2016-06-01

    The authors proposed a model for dental education based on WeChat public platform. In this model, teachers send various kinds of digital teaching information such as PPT，word and video to the WeChat public platform and students share the information for preview before class and differentiate the key-point knowledge from those information for in-depth learning in class. Teachers also send reference materials for expansive learning after class. Questionaire through the WeChat public platform is used to evaluate teaching effect of teachers and improvement may be taken based on the feedback questionnaire. A discussion and interaction based on WeCchat between students and teacher can be aroused on a specific topic to reach a proper solution. With technique development of mobile terminal, mobile class will come true in near future.

  6. ISPATOM: A Generic Real-Time Data Processing Tool Without Programming

    NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)

    Dershowitz, Adam

    2007-01-01

    Information Sharing Protocol Advanced Tool of Math (ISPATOM) is an application program allowing for the streamlined generation of comps, which subscribe to streams of incoming telemetry data, perform any necessary computations on the data, then send the data to other programs for display and/or further processing in NASA mission control centers. Heretofore, the development of comps was difficult, expensive, and time-consuming: Each comp was custom written manually, in a low-level computing language, by a programmer attempting to follow requirements of flight controllers. ISPATOM enables a flight controller who is not a programmer to write a comp by simply typing in one or more equation( s) at a command line or retrieving the equation(s) from a text file. ISPATOM then subscribes to the necessary input data, performs all of necessary computations, and sends out the results. It sends out new results whenever the input data change. The use of equations in ISPATOM is no more difficult than is entering equations in a spreadsheet. The time involved in developing a comp is thus limited to the time taken to decide on the necessary equations. Thus, ISPATOM is a real-time dynamic calculator.

  7. Message passing with a limited number of DMA byte counters

    DOEpatents

    Blocksome, Michael [Rochester, MN; Chen, Dong [Croton on Hudson, NY; Giampapa, Mark E [Irvington, NY; Heidelberger, Philip [Cortlandt Manor, NY; Kumar, Sameer [White Plains, NY; Parker, Jeffrey J [Rochester, MN

    2011-10-04

    A method for passing messages in a parallel computer system constructed as a plurality of compute nodes interconnected as a network where each compute node includes a DMA engine but includes only a limited number of byte counters for tracking a number of bytes that are sent or received by the DMA engine, where the byte counters may be used in shared counter or exclusive counter modes of operation. The method includes using rendezvous protocol, a source compute node deterministically sending a request to send (RTS) message with a single RTS descriptor using an exclusive injection counter to track both the RTS message and message data to be sent in association with the RTS message, to a destination compute node such that the RTS descriptor indicates to the destination compute node that the message data will be adaptively routed to the destination node. Using one DMA FIFO at the source compute node, the RTS descriptors are maintained for rendezvous messages destined for the destination compute node to ensure proper message data ordering thereat. Using a reception counter at a DMA engine, the destination compute node tracks reception of the RTS and associated message data and sends a clear to send (CTS) message to the source node in a rendezvous protocol form of a remote get to accept the RTS message and message data and processing the remote get (CTS) by the source compute node DMA engine to provide the message data to be sent.

  8. 76 FR 24959 - Reports, Forms, and Record Keeping Requirements; Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB...

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    2011-05-03

    ... vehicles and items of replacement equipment to conduct a notification and remedy campaign (recall) when... equipment. Estimated Total Annual Burden: 150 hours. ADDRESSES: Send comments, within 30 days, to the Office...

  9. 36 CFR 1250.22 - Where do I send my FOIA request?

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-07-01

    ... Washington, DC, area, mail your request to the Chief, Special Access and FOIA Staff (NWCTF), Room 6350... library in which the records are located. The addresses for these facilities are listed in 36 CFR 1253.3...

  10. Rare Events

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2009-10-01

    completely different in terms of the level of planning, the needed amount of information and material gathering, as compared to run-of-the-mill TNT based... difference between information -sharing and collaboration. The latter involves much more than looking someone up in a directory and sending them a request for... information or a request to help inter- pret some data. Especially when individuals start out with different areas of technical expertise, it can take

  11. Research on Information Sharing Method for Future C2 in Network Centric Environment

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2011-06-01

    subscription (or search) request. Then, some of the information service nodes for future C2 deal with these users’ requests, locate, federated search the... federated search server is responsible for resolving the search requests sending out from the users, and executing the federated search . The information... federated search server, information filtering model, or information subscription matching algorithm (such as users subscribe the target information at two

  12. Expedition 37 Press Conference

    NASA Image and Video Library

    2013-09-24

    Expedition 37 NASA Flight Engineer Michael Hopkins, left, and Soyuz Commander Oleg Kotov share a laugh at a press conference held at the Cosmonaut Hotel, on Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2013, in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Launch of the Soyuz rocket is scheduled for September 26 and will send Hopkins, Kotov and Russian Flight Engineer Sergei Ryazansky on a five and a half-month mission aboard the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Carla Cioffi)

  13. Expedition 37 Press Conference

    NASA Image and Video Library

    2013-09-24

    Expedition 37 Soyuz Commander Oleg Kotov, left, and Russian Flight Engineer Sergey Ryazanskiy share a laugh at a press conference held at the Cosmonaut Hotel, on Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2013, in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Launch of the Soyuz rocket is scheduled for September 26 and will send Kotov, Ryazanski and NASA Flight Engineer Michael Hopkins on a five and a half-month mission aboard the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Carla Cioffi)

  14. CrossTalk: The Journal of Defense Software Engineering. Volume 22, Number 6, September/October 2009

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2009-10-01

    software to improve the reliability, sustainability, and responsiveness of our warfighting capability. Subscriptions: Send correspondence concerning...endorsed by, the U.S. government, the DoD, the co-sponsors, or the STSC.All product names referenced in this issue are trademarks of their companies...Authors will use this section to share evidence of a demonstrative return on investment, process improvement , quality improvement , reductions to schedule

  15. Wireless communication in health care: who will win the right to send data boldly where no data has gone before?

    PubMed

    Campbell, Robert J; Durigon, Louis

    2003-01-01

    Increasingly, health care professionals will need to retrieve, store, share, and send data using several types of wireless devices. These devices include personal digital assistants, laptops, Web tablets, cell phones, and clothing that monitor heart rate and blood pressure. Regardless of the device, several standards will vie for the right to provide the wireless communications link between the health care professional and the wired data resources located within a health care organization. This article identifies the top three technologies in the wireless communications field: Wireless Fidelity (WiFi), Mobile Communications, and Bluetooth; breaks down each according to its strengths and weaknesses; and makes recommendations for their use by health care professionals located inside and outside a health care facility. Where appropriate the discussion includes an explication of how a specific technology can be made secure from hackers and other security breeches.

  16. Data System Architectures: Recent Experiences from Data Intensive Projects

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Palanisamy, G.; Frame, M. T.; Boden, T.; Devarakonda, R.; Zolly, L.; Hutchison, V.; Latysh, N.; Krassovski, M.; Killeffer, T.; Hook, L.

    2014-12-01

    U.S. Federal agencies are frequently trying to address new data intensive projects that require next generation of data system architectures. This presentation will focus on two new such architectures: USGS's Science Data Catalog (SDC) and DOE's Next Generation Ecological Experiments - Arctic Data System. The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) developed a Science Data Catalog (data.usgs.gov) to include records describing datasets, data collections, and observational or remotely-sensed data. The system was built using service oriented architecture and allows USGS scientists and data providers to create and register their data using either a standards-based metadata creation form or simply to register their already-created metadata records with the USGS SDC Dashboard. This dashboard then compiles the harvested metadata records and sends them to the post processing and indexing service using the JSON format. The post processing service, with the help of various ontologies and other geo-spatial validation services, auto-enhances these harvested metadata records and creates a Lucene index using the Solr enterprise search platform. Ultimately, metadata is made available via the SDC search interface. DOE's Next Generation Ecological Experiments (NGEE) Arctic project deployed a data system that allows scientists to prepare, publish, archive, and distribute data from field collections, lab experiments, sensors, and simulated modal outputs. This architecture includes a metadata registration form, data uploading and sharing tool, a Digital Object Identifier (DOI) tool, a Drupal based content management tool (http://ngee-arctic.ornl.gov), and a data search and access tool based on ORNL's Mercury software (http://mercury.ornl.gov). The team also developed Web-metric tools and a data ingest service to visualize geo-spatial and temporal observations.

  17. A Formal Approach to the Provably Correct Synthesis of Mission Critical Embedded Software for Multi Core Embedded Platforms

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2014-04-01

    synchronization primitives based on preset templates can result in over synchronization if unchecked, possibly creating deadlock situations. Further...inputs rather than enforcing synchronization with a global clock. MRICDF models software as a network of communicating actors. Four primitive actors...control wants to send interrupt or not. Since this is shared buffer, a semaphore mechanism is assumed to synchronize the read/write of this buffer. The

  18. The Patient Portal of the Personal Cross-Enterprise Electronic Health Record (PEHR) in the Rhine-Neckar-Region.

    PubMed

    Brandner, Antje; Schreiweis, Björn; Aguduri, Lakshmi S; Bronsch, Tobias; Kunz, Aline; Pensold, Peter; Stein, Katharina E; Weiss, Nicolas; Yüksekogul, Nilay; Bergh, Björn; Heinze, Oliver

    2016-01-01

    Over the last years we stepwise implemented our vision of a personal cross-enterprise electronic health record (PEHR) in the Rhine-Neckar-Region in Germany. The patient portal is one part of the PEHR architecture with IHE connectivity. The patient is enabled to access and manage his medical record by use of the patient portal. Moreover, he can give his consent regarding which healthcare providers are allowed to send data into or read data from his medical record. Forthcoming studies will give evidence for improvements and further requirements to develop.

  19. 1 CFR 304.9 - Fees.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-01-01

    ... or free distribution to the general public. These examples are not all-inclusive. Moreover, as... records are true copies or sending them by other than ordinary mail—the direct costs of providing the... discretion to consider the cost-effectiveness of its investment of administrative resources in this...

  20. 1 CFR 304.9 - Fees.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-01-01

    ... or free distribution to the general public. These examples are not all-inclusive. Moreover, as... records are true copies or sending them by other than ordinary mail—the direct costs of providing the... discretion to consider the cost-effectiveness of its investment of administrative resources in this...

  1. 1 CFR 304.9 - Fees.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-01-01

    ... or free distribution to the general public. These examples are not all-inclusive. Moreover, as... records are true copies or sending them by other than ordinary mail—the direct costs of providing the... discretion to consider the cost-effectiveness of its investment of administrative resources in this...

  2. 41 CFR 105-64.404 - What must I do if I agree to an alternative amendment?

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-07-01

    ... proposed by the system manager, you must notify the manager in writing of your concurrence. The system manager will amend the record and send an amended copy to you and to anyone else who had previously...

  3. 75 FR 35099 - Privacy Act of 1974: Update and Amend System of Records

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    2010-06-21

    ... result in a contrary determination. ADDRESSES: Send written comments to the Group Manager, Employee... INFORMATION CONTACT: Willie Powers, Group Manager, [email protected] . SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The... medical, personnel, dispensary, health, safety, or other designated offices within the agency, or...

  4. Issues to be resolved in Torrents—Future Revolutionised File Sharing

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Thanekar, Sachin Arun

    2010-11-01

    Torrenting is a highly popular peer to peer file sharing activity that allows participants to send and receive files from other computers. As it is an advantageous technique as compare to traditional client server file sharing in terms of time, cost and speed, some drawbaks are also there. Content unavailability, lack of anonymity, leechers, cheaters and download speed consistency are the major problems to sort out. Efforts are needed to resolve these problems and to make this better application. Legal issues are also one of the measure factors of consideration. BitTorrent metafiles themselves do not store copyrighted data. Whether the publishers of BitTorrent metafiles violate copyrights by linking to copyrighted material is controversial. Various countries have taken legal action against websites that host BitTorrent trackers. Eg. Supernova.org, Torrentspy. Efforts are also needed to make such a useful protocol legal.

  5. Retrieving and routing quantum information in a quantum network

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Sazim, S.; Chiranjeevi, V.; Chakrabarty, I.; Srinathan, K.

    2015-12-01

    In extant quantum secret sharing protocols, once the secret is shared in a quantum network ( qnet) it cannot be retrieved, even if the dealer wishes that his/her secret no longer be available in the network. For instance, if the dealer is part of the two qnets, say {{Q}}_1 and {{Q}}_2 and he/she subsequently finds that {{Q}}_2 is more reliable than {{Q}}_1, he/she may wish to transfer all her secrets from {{Q}}_1 to {{Q}}_2. Known protocols are inadequate to address such a revocation. In this work we address this problem by designing a protocol that enables the source/dealer to bring back the information shared in the network, if desired. Unlike classical revocation, the no-cloning theorem automatically ensures that the secret is no longer shared in the network. The implications of our results are multi-fold. One interesting implication of our technique is the possibility of routing qubits in asynchronous qnets. By asynchrony we mean that the requisite data/resources are intermittently available (but not necessarily simultaneously) in the qnet. For example, we show that a source S can send quantum information to a destination R even though (a) S and R share no quantum resource, (b) R's identity is unknown to S at the time of sending the message, but is subsequently decided, (c) S herself can be R at a later date and/or in a different location to bequeath her information (`backed-up' in the qnet) and (d) importantly, the path chosen for routing the secret may hit a dead end due to resource constraints, congestion, etc., (therefore the information needs to be back-tracked and sent along an alternate path). Another implication of our technique is the possibility of using insecure resources. For instance, if the quantum memory within an organization is insufficient, it may safely store (using our protocol) its private information with a neighboring organization without (a) revealing critical data to the host and (b) losing control over retrieving the data. Putting the two implications together, namely routing and secure storage, it is possible to envision applications like quantum mail (qmail) as an outsourced service.

  6. Public attitudes in England towards the sharing of personal data following a mass casualty incident: a cross-sectional study.

    PubMed

    Rubin, G James; Webster, Rebecca; Rubin, Antonia N; Amlot, Richard; Grey, Nick; Greenberg, Neil

    2018-05-20

    To assess public attitudes towards data sharing to facilitate a mental health screening programme for people caught up in a mass casualty incident. Two, identical, cross-sectional, online surveys, using quotas to ensure demographic representativeness of people aged 18-65 years in England. Participants were randomly allocated to consider a scenario in which they witness a terrorism-related radiation incident or mass shooting, after which a police officer records their contact details. Participants were drawn from an online panel maintained by a market research company. Surveys were conducted before and immediately after a series of terrorist attacks and a large tower block fire occurred in England. One thousand people aged 18-65 years participated in each survey. Three questions asking participants if it would be acceptable for police to share their contact details, without asking first, with 'a health-related government organisation, so they can send you a questionnaire to find out if you might benefit from extra care or support', 'a specialist NHS team, to provide you with information about ways to get support for any physical or mental health issues' and 'your GP, so they can check how you are doing'. A minority of participants reported that it would be definitely not acceptable for their details to be shared with the government organisation (n=259, 13.0%), the National Health Service (NHS) (n=141, 7.1%) and their general practitioner (GP) (n=166, 8.3%). There was a small, but significant increase in acceptability for the radiation incident compared with the mass shooting. No major differences were observed between the preincident and postincident surveys. Although most people believe it is acceptable for their details to be shared in order to facilitate a mental health response to a major incident, care must be taken to communicate with those affected about how their information will be used. © Article author(s) (or their employer(s) unless otherwise stated in the text of the article) 2018. All rights reserved. No commercial use is permitted unless otherwise expressly granted.

  7. 76 FR 4078 - Television Broadcasting Services; North Pole and Plattsburgh, NY

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    2011-01-24

    ... FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION 47 CFR Part 73 [DA 10-2443; MM Docket No. 99-238; RM-9669] Television Broadcasting Services; North Pole and Plattsburgh, NY AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission... document in accessible formats (computer diskettes, large print, audio recording, and Braille), send an e...

  8. 7 CFR 1901.204 - Compliance reviews.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-01-01

    ... Housing Project. (ii) The borrower's method of advertising the facility to the public, if there is any advertising, including how well these methods reach the minority community. (iii) Any records of request for... Director will immediately send a copy of the compliance review report to the Administrator, Attention...

  9. Secure Information Sharing: Part I. Shaping Industry Interaction

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2008-02-01

    reduce costs and maximize return, continues to be a simple, core concept to competitive advantage . Defense AT&L: January-February 2008 38 New Supply...only government body to benefit . The British Ministry of Defence will also be using secure e-mail to send U.K.-restricted e-mail over the Internet...illustrates two major advantages of DSIF: First, there are no accounts for the BAE Systems users at LMCO, and there are no credentials that need to

  10. 7 CFR 1951.881 - Loan servicing.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-01-01

    ... accounting records for each intermediary. The Finance Office will: (1) Coordinate with the Administrator or... intermediary by the FmHA or its successor agency under Public Law 103-354 Finance Office approximately 15 days... made by the intermediary within 30 days after the due date of the payment, the Finance Office will send...

  11. 40 CFR 86.1370-2007 - Not-To-Exceed test procedures.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-07-01

    ... that include discrete regeneration events and that send a recordable electronic signal indicating the start and end of the regeneration event, determine the minimum averaging period for each NTE event that... averaging period is used to determine whether the individual NTE event is a valid NTE event. For engines...

  12. 77 FR 11534 - Privacy Act of 1974; Systems of Records

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    2012-02-27

    ...: [CHANGE TO READ] Chief Financial Officer, Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board, 77 K Street NE..., Washington, DC 20002. SYSTEM MANAGERS AND ADDRESS: [CHANGE TO READ] The Chief Financial Officer maintains the... information about themselves should send inquiries to the Chief Financial Officer at Federal Retirement Thrift...

  13. Studying Abroad: The Fundacion Gran Mariscal de Ayacucho.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Mauch, James E.

    The Fundacion Gran Mariscal de Ayacucho, a large Venezuelan scholarship program that sends students to study in the United States and other countries, is discussed. Information on program objectives, issues, and problems was obtained from work with students at the University of Pittsburgh, the literature, program records, and interviews with…

  14. Worldwide Report, Telecommunications Policy, Research and Development No. 275.

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1983-06-10

    for Japan that the then chancellor was not only a great international economist but, it was claimed, a passable pianist . Whoever would send a postcard...telecommunication systems. From the standpoint of sales. The PTT market is divided up on the basis of 75 percent for the Thomson and SAT grouping (which share... divided up as follows: 3 for SAT, 4 for SILEC and 3 for LTT. And as for the ř links on which turn-key project bids were requested last October, they

  15. Assumptions, Trust, and Names in Computer Security Protocols

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2011-06-01

    sharing her banking credentials with a criminal, which is clearly bad . But PKI proto- cols like this one can be used in other, less risky ways. Suppose...Figure 4.5. This is similar to a failure of PKI-based protocols in which the authority signs a bad certificate. But the interesting thing is how the... Zoo Figure 4.6: Using AdultVerify. The run is as follows: 1. As the first step in Diffie-Hellman Key Exchange, Alice picks and sends the

  16. ENA study cites barriers to NPSG compliance.

    PubMed

    2009-04-01

    There are many barriers to compliance with the National Patient Safety Goals, as a recent study shows. However, emergency medicine experts say there are several strategies you can adopt to help overcome those barriers. Send the right message to your staff by establishing a culture of shared responsibility for safety. Establish scripts for talking with patients. Standardization will help ensure they are getting the correct information. Put standardized abbreviations on posters in your department, and list them on your medication reconciliation form.

  17. The Army and the Academy as Textual Communities: Exploring Mismatches in the Concepts of Attribution, Appropriation, and Shared Goals

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2010-01-01

    writing manual, Student Text 22-1, provides information on plagiarism violations, which are "subject to review and may be referred to an academic board...charges of plagiarism were leveled by an academic who recognized in the manual various ideas and text from previous published sources. In many ways...worried about academic plagiarism may believe that revealing variations in textual practices "sends a message" to students that rules can be bent in

  18. Security on Cloud Revocation Authority using Identity Based Encryption

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Rajaprabha, M. N.

    2017-11-01

    As due to the era of cloud computing most of the people are saving there documents, files and other things on cloud spaces. Due to this security over the cloud is also important because all the confidential things are there on the cloud. So to overcome private key infrastructure (PKI) issues some revocable Identity Based Encryption (IBE) techniques are introduced which eliminates the demand of PKI. The technique introduced is key update cloud service provider which is having two issues in it and they are computation and communication cost is high and second one is scalability issue. So to overcome this problem we come along with the system in which the Cloud Revocation Authority (CRA) is there for the security which will only hold the secret key for each user. And the secret key was send with the help of advanced encryption standard security. The key is encrypted and send to the CRA for giving the authentication to the person who wants to share the data or files or for the communication purpose. Through that key only the other user will able to access that file and if the user apply some invalid key on the particular file than the information of that user and file is send to the administrator and administrator is having rights to block that person of black list that person to use the system services.

  19. Patients want granular privacy control over health information in electronic medical records.

    PubMed

    Caine, Kelly; Hanania, Rima

    2013-01-01

    To assess patients' desire for granular level privacy control over which personal health information should be shared, with whom, and for what purpose; and whether these preferences vary based on sensitivity of health information. A card task for matching health information with providers, questionnaire, and interview with 30 patients whose health information is stored in an electronic medical record system. Most patients' records contained sensitive health information. No patients reported that they would prefer to share all information stored in an electronic medical record (EMR) with all potential recipients. Sharing preferences varied by type of information (EMR data element) and recipient (eg, primary care provider), and overall sharing preferences varied by participant. Patients with and without sensitive records preferred less sharing of sensitive versus less-sensitive information. Patients expressed sharing preferences consistent with a desire for granular privacy control over which health information should be shared with whom and expressed differences in sharing preferences for sensitive versus less-sensitive EMR data. The pattern of results may be used by designers to generate privacy-preserving EMR systems including interfaces for patients to express privacy and sharing preferences. To maintain the level of privacy afforded by medical records and to achieve alignment with patients' preferences, patients should have granular privacy control over information contained in their EMR.

  20. Implementation of Online Veterinary Hospital on Cloud Platform.

    PubMed

    Chen, Tzer-Shyong; Chen, Tzer-Long; Chung, Yu-Fang; Huang, Yao-Min; Chen, Tao-Chieh; Wang, Huihui; Wei, Wei

    2016-06-01

    Pet markets involve in great commercial possibilities, which boost thriving development of veterinary hospital businesses. The service tends to intensive competition and diversified channel environment. Information technology is integrated for developing the veterinary hospital cloud service platform. The platform contains not only pet medical services but veterinary hospital management and services. In the study, QR Code andcloud technology are applied to establish the veterinary hospital cloud service platform for pet search by labeling a pet's identification with QR Code. This technology can break the restriction on veterinary hospital inspection in different areas and allows veterinary hospitals receiving the medical records and information through the exclusive QR Code for more effective inspection. As an interactive platform, the veterinary hospital cloud service platform allows pet owners gaining the knowledge of pet diseases and healthcare. Moreover, pet owners can enquire and communicate with veterinarians through the platform. Also, veterinary hospitals can periodically send reminders of relevant points and introduce exclusive marketing information with the platform for promoting the service items and establishing individualized marketing. Consequently, veterinary hospitals can increase the profits by information share and create the best solution in such a competitive veterinary market with industry alliance.

  1. 41 CFR 105-64.406 - How will my appeal be handled?

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-01-01

    ... Management Regulations System (Continued) GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION Regional Offices-General Services... the system manager will amend the record and send an amended copy to you and anyone who had previously... 41 Public Contracts and Property Management 3 2014-01-01 2014-01-01 false How will my appeal be...

  2. 41 CFR 105-64.406 - How will my appeal be handled?

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-01-01

    ... Management Regulations System (Continued) GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION Regional Offices-General Services... the system manager will amend the record and send an amended copy to you and anyone who had previously... 41 Public Contracts and Property Management 3 2011-01-01 2011-01-01 false How will my appeal be...

  3. 41 CFR 105-64.406 - How will my appeal be handled?

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-01-01

    ... Management Regulations System (Continued) GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION Regional Offices-General Services... the system manager will amend the record and send an amended copy to you and anyone who had previously... 41 Public Contracts and Property Management 3 2012-01-01 2012-01-01 false How will my appeal be...

  4. 41 CFR 105-64.406 - How will my appeal be handled?

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-07-01

    ... Management Regulations System (Continued) GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION Regional Offices-General Services... the system manager will amend the record and send an amended copy to you and anyone who had previously... 41 Public Contracts and Property Management 3 2013-07-01 2013-07-01 false How will my appeal be...

  5. 7 CFR 1951.12 - Changes in the application of loan payments.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-01-01

    ... Finance Office records. (c) Changes by the Finance Office in application of remittances. (1) When..., RURAL BUSINESS-COOPERATIVE SERVICE, RURAL UTILITIES SERVICE, AND FARM SERVICE AGENCY, DEPARTMENT OF... Public Law 103-354 1951-7 and forward it to the Finance Office. The Finance Office will send Form FmHA or...

  6. 40 CFR 761.208 - Use of the manifest.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-07-01

    ... PROHIBITIONS PCB Waste Disposal Records and Reports § 761.208 Use of the manifest. (a)(1) The generator of PCB... accompany the shipment of PCB waste. (2) For bulk shipments of PCB waste within the United States... PCB waste within the United States which originate at the site of generation, the generator shall send...

  7. 76 FR 22895 - Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Submission for OMB Review

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2011-04-25

    ... records, and to produce reports as the Commission prescribes by regulation or order. Accordingly, the EEOC... Opportunity Commission (EEOC or Commission) hereby gives notice that it has submitted to the Office of... sending written comments to EEOC, you may submit comments and attachments electronically at http://www...

  8. 40 CFR 59.628 - What records must I keep and what reports must I send to EPA?

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-07-01

    ... unit, include all of the following: (i) The emission-data unit's construction, including its origin and buildup, steps you took to ensure that it represents production containers, any components you built... warranty report summarizing successful warranty claims by emission family under § 59.612, including the...

  9. 40 CFR 59.628 - What records must I keep and what reports must I send to EPA?

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-07-01

    ... unit, include all of the following: (i) The emission-data unit's construction, including its origin and buildup, steps you took to ensure that it represents production containers, any components you built... warranty report summarizing successful warranty claims by emission family under § 59.612, including the...

  10. 40 CFR 59.628 - What records must I keep and what reports must I send to EPA?

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-07-01

    ... unit, include all of the following: (i) The emission-data unit's construction, including its origin and buildup, steps you took to ensure that it represents production containers, any components you built... warranty report summarizing successful warranty claims by emission family under § 59.612, including the...

  11. 40 CFR 59.628 - What records must I keep and what reports must I send to EPA?

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-07-01

    ... unit, include all of the following: (i) The emission-data unit's construction, including its origin and buildup, steps you took to ensure that it represents production containers, any components you built... warranty report summarizing successful warranty claims by emission family under § 59.612, including the...

  12. Excel Yourself with Personalised Email Messages

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    McClean, Stephen

    2008-01-01

    Combining the Excel spreadsheet with an email program provides a very powerful tool for sending students personalised emails. Most email clients now support a Mail Merge facility whereby a generic template is created and information unique to each student record in the spreadsheet is filled into that template, generating tens if not hundreds of…

  13. [A Questionnaire Survey on Cooperation between Community Pharmacies and Hospitals in Outpatient Chemotherapy-Comparison of Roles of Pharmacists in Community Pharmacy and Hospitals].

    PubMed

    Ishibashi, Masaaki; Ishii, Masakazu; Nagano, Miku; Kiuchi, Yuji; Iwamoto, Sanju

    2018-01-01

    　Previous reports suggested that sharing outpatient information during chemotherapy is very important for managing pharmaceutical usage between community pharmacies and hospitals. We herein examined using a questionnaire survey whether pharmaceutical management for outpatient chemotherapy is desired by community and hospital pharmacists. The response rates were 44.3% (133/300) for pharmacists in community pharmacies and 53.7% (161/300) for pharmacists in hospitals. Prescriptions for outpatients during chemotherapy were issued at 88.2% of the hospitals. Currently, 28.9% of hospital pharmacists rarely provide pharmaceutical care, such as patient guidance and adverse effect monitoring, for outpatients receiving oral chemotherapy. Furthermore, whereas 93.7% of hospital pharmacists conducted prescription audits based on the chemotherapy regimen, audits were only performed by 14.8% of community pharmacists. Thus, outpatients, particularly those on oral regimens, were unable to receive safe pharmaceutical care during chemotherapy. Community pharmacists suggested that hospital pharmacists should use "medication notebooks" and disclose prescription information when providing clinical information to community pharmacists. They also suggested sending clinical information to hospital pharmacists by fax. On the other hand, hospital pharmacists suggested the use of "medication notebooks" and electronic medical records when providing clinical information to community pharmacists. In addition, they suggested for community pharmacists to use electronic medical records when providing clinical information to hospital pharmacists. As there may be differences in opinion between community and hospital pharmacists, mutual preliminary communication is important for successful outpatient chemotherapy.

  14. Multichannel micromanipulator and chamber system for recording multineuronal activity in alert, non-human primates.

    PubMed

    Gray, Charles M; Goodell, Baldwin; Lear, Alex

    2007-07-01

    We describe the design and performance of an electromechanical system for conducting multineuron recording experiments in alert non-human primates. The system is based on a simple design, consisting of a microdrive, control electronics, software, and a unique type of recording chamber. The microdrive consists of an aluminum frame, a set of eight linear actuators driven by computer-controlled miniature stepping motors, and two printed circuit boards (PCBs) that provide connectivity to the electrodes and the control electronics. The control circuitry is structured around an Atmel RISC-based microcontroller, which sends commands to as many as eight motor control cards, each capable of controlling eight motors. The microcontroller is programmed in C and uses serial communication to interface with a host computer. The graphical user interface for sending commands is written in C and runs on a conventional personal computer. The recording chamber is low in profile, mounts within a circular craniotomy, and incorporates a removable internal sleeve. A replaceable Sylastic membrane can be stretched across the bottom opening of the sleeve to provide a watertight seal between the cranial cavity and the external environment. This greatly reduces the susceptibility to infection, nearly eliminates the need for routine cleaning, and permits repeated introduction of electrodes into the brain at the same sites while maintaining the watertight seal. The system is reliable, easy to use, and has several advantages over other commercially available systems with similar capabilities.

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

    Meng, Yifei; Zuo, Jian -Min

    A diffraction-based technique is developed for the determination of three-dimensional nanostructures. The technique employs high-resolution and low-dose scanning electron nanodiffraction (SEND) to acquire three-dimensional diffraction patterns, with the help of a special sample holder for large-angle rotation. Grains are identified in three-dimensional space based on crystal orientation and on reconstructed dark-field images from the recorded diffraction patterns. Application to a nanocrystalline TiN thin film shows that the three-dimensional morphology of columnar TiN grains of tens of nanometres in diameter can be reconstructed using an algebraic iterative algorithm under specified prior conditions, together with their crystallographic orientations. The principles can bemore » extended to multiphase nanocrystalline materials as well. Furthermore, the tomographic SEND technique provides an effective and adaptive way of determining three-dimensional nanostructures.« less

  16. STS-59 MAPS experiment view

    NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)

    1994-01-01

    STS-59's MAPS (Measurement of Air Pollution from Satellites) experiment is sending real-time data that provides the most comprehensive view of carbon monoxide concentrations on Earth ever recorded. This computer image shows a summary of 'quick look' data obtained by the MAPS instrument during its first days of operations as part of the Space Shuttle Endeavour's SRL-1 payload.

  17. From Active Lurkers to Community Leader: Who They Are and What They Do

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    Alakurt, Turgay

    2016-01-01

    In this study, an email-based community supporting a community of practice (CoP) of mathematic teachers was investigated. Public messages members send were examined in order to determine what activities that were conducted by the members and what their level of participation is. Data was gathered via a "Media Records Evaluation Form". A…

  18. 22 CFR 34.8 - Notice and demand for payment.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-04-01

    ... Actions § 34.8 Notice and demand for payment. (a) STATE shall promptly hand deliver or send by first-class mail to the debtor at the debtor's most current address in the records of STATE at least one written notice. Written demand under this subpart may be preceded by other appropriate actions under this part...

  19. Suburban Legend: School Cutoff Dates and the Timing of Births

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    Dickert-Conlin, Stacy; Elder, Todd

    2010-01-01

    Many states require children to reach age 5 by a specified date in the calendar year in order to begin kindergarten. We use birth certificate records from 1999 to 2004 to assess whether parents systematically time childbirth before these eligibility cutoff dates to capture the option value of sending their child to school at a relatively young…

  20. 40 CFR 1054.345 - What production-line testing records must I send to EPA?

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-07-01

    ... (CONTINUED) AIR POLLUTION CONTROLS CONTROL OF EMISSIONS FROM NEW, SMALL NONROAD SPARK-IGNITION ENGINES AND... 1054. We have not changed production processes or quality-control procedures for test engines in a way...) Describe any facility used to test production-line engines and state its location. (2) State the total U.S...

  1. 40 CFR 1054.345 - What production-line testing records must I send to EPA?

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-07-01

    ... (CONTINUED) AIR POLLUTION CONTROLS CONTROL OF EMISSIONS FROM NEW, SMALL NONROAD SPARK-IGNITION ENGINES AND... 1054. We have not changed production processes or quality-control procedures for test engines in a way...) Describe any facility used to test production-line engines and state its location. (2) State the total U.S...

  2. 40 CFR 1054.345 - What production-line testing records must I send to EPA?

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-07-01

    ... (CONTINUED) AIR POLLUTION CONTROLS CONTROL OF EMISSIONS FROM NEW, SMALL NONROAD SPARK-IGNITION ENGINES AND... 1054. We have not changed production processes or quality-control procedures for test engines in a way...) Describe any facility used to test production-line engines and state its location. (2) State the total U.S...

  3. 40 CFR 1054.345 - What production-line testing records must I send to EPA?

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-07-01

    ... (CONTINUED) AIR POLLUTION CONTROLS CONTROL OF EMISSIONS FROM NEW, SMALL NONROAD SPARK-IGNITION ENGINES AND... 1054. We have not changed production processes or quality-control procedures for test engines in a way...) Describe any facility used to test production-line engines and state its location. (2) State the total U.S...

  4. 40 CFR 1054.345 - What production-line testing records must I send to EPA?

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-07-01

    ... (CONTINUED) AIR POLLUTION CONTROLS CONTROL OF EMISSIONS FROM NEW, SMALL NONROAD SPARK-IGNITION ENGINES AND... 1054. We have not changed production processes or quality-control procedures for test engines in a way...) Describe any facility used to test production-line engines and state its location. (2) State the total U.S...

  5. 46 CFR 14.313 - Storage of shipping articles and of certificates of discharge.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-10-01

    ... 46 Shipping 1 2011-10-01 2011-10-01 false Storage of shipping articles and of certificates of... Storage of shipping articles and of certificates of discharge. (a) Each shipping company shall keep all... send to the address in § 14.103(a) for storage at the Federal Records Center at Suitland, Maryland. The...

  6. 46 CFR 14.313 - Storage of shipping articles and of certificates of discharge.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-10-01

    ... 46 Shipping 1 2010-10-01 2010-10-01 false Storage of shipping articles and of certificates of... Storage of shipping articles and of certificates of discharge. (a) Each shipping company shall keep all... send to the address in § 14.103(a) for storage at the Federal Records Center at Suitland, Maryland. The...

  7. 46 CFR 14.313 - Storage of shipping articles and of certificates of discharge.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-10-01

    ... 46 Shipping 1 2012-10-01 2012-10-01 false Storage of shipping articles and of certificates of... Storage of shipping articles and of certificates of discharge. (a) Each shipping company shall keep all... send to the address in § 14.103(a) for storage at the Federal Records Center at Suitland, Maryland. The...

  8. 40 CFR 59.628 - What records must I keep and what reports must I send to EPA?

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-07-01

    ... unit, include all of the following: (i) The emission-data unit's construction, including its origin and... warranty report summarizing successful warranty claims by emission family under § 59.612, including the reason for the claim. You must submit the report by July 1 for the preceding calendar year. ...

  9. 78 FR 37809 - Information Collections Being Reviewed by the Federal Communications Commission Under Delegated...

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2013-06-24

    ... licensees of low power TV or TV translator stations to send written notification to the FCC of equipment...(d) requires that licensees of low power TV or TV translator stations place in the station records a....793(d) requires that digital low power and TV translator stations shall be required to submit...

  10. Dragon Stream Cipher for Secure Blackbox Cockpit Voice Recorder

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Akmal, Fadira; Michrandi Nasution, Surya; Azmi, Fairuz

    2017-11-01

    Aircraft blackbox is a device used to record all aircraft information, which consists of Flight Data Recorder (FDR) and Cockpit Voice Recorder (CVR). Cockpit Voice Recorder contains conversations in the aircraft during the flight.Investigations on aircraft crashes usually take a long time, because it is difficult to find the aircraft blackbox. Then blackbox should have the ability to send information to other places. Aircraft blackbox must have a data security system, data security is a very important part at the time of information exchange process. The system in this research is to perform the encryption and decryption process on Cockpit Voice Recorder by people who are entitled by using Dragon Stream Cipher algorithm. The tests performed are time of data encryption and decryption, and avalanche effect. Result in this paper show us time encryption and decryption are 0,85 seconds and 1,84 second for 30 seconds Cockpit Voice Recorder data witn an avalanche effect 48,67 %.

  11. Circular Migration by Mexican Female Sex Workers Who are Injection Drug Users: Implications for HIV in Mexican Sending Communities

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    Ojeda, Victoria D.; Burgos, José Luis; Hiller, Sarah P.; Lozada, Remedios; Rangel, Gudelia; Vera, Alicia; Artamonova, Irina; Rodriguez, Carlos Magis

    2013-01-01

    Background Circular migration and injection drug use increase the risk of HIV transmission in sending communities. We describe female sex workers who are injection drug users’ (FSW-IDUs) circular migration and drug use behaviors. Methods Between 2008-2010, 258 migrant FSW-IDUs residing in Tijuana and Ciudad Juarez, Mexico responded to questionnaires. Results 24% of FSW-IDUs were circular migrants. HIV prevalence was 3.3% in circular migrants and 6.1% in non-circular migrants; 50% of circular and 82% of non-circular migrants were unaware of their HIV infection. Among circular migrants, 44% (n=27) consumed illicit drugs in their birthplace; 70% of these (n=20) injected drugs and one-half of injectors shared injection equipment in their birthplace. Women reporting active social relationships were significantly more likely to return home. Discussion Circular migrant FSW-IDUs exhibit multiple HIV risks and opportunities for bridging populations. Regular HIV testing and treatment and access to substance use services is critical for FSW-IDUs and their sexual/drug-using contacts. PMID:21833727

  12. Helping Minority High School Students Redefine their Self-Image through Culturally Sensitive Instruction.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Abi-Nader, Jeannette

    This report is based on an ethnographic study of a multicultural "college prep" program catering to minority students. It was part of the elective bilingual education offering at a large urban high school, and recorded an 11-year history of successfully graduating Hispanic high school students and sending at least 65% of them on to college. The…

  13. The Brain Trust: Advancement Services Helps Institutions Use Data Strategically to Meet Fundraising Goals

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    Medlock, Vicky

    2012-01-01

    It was not all that many years ago that advancement services was thought of as the "back office"--a term that still makes veterans in the field cringe. Historically, the role of advancement services was keeping donor and alumni records up-to-date, processing gifts, sending receipts, and generating fundraising progress reports. However,…

  14. CLIPS, AppleEvents, and AppleScript: Integrating CLIPS with commercial software

    NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)

    Compton, Michael M.; Wolfe, Shawn R.

    1994-01-01

    Many of today's intelligent systems are comprised of several modules, perhaps written in different tools and languages, that together help solve the user's problem. These systems often employ a knowledge-based component that is not accessed directly by the user, but instead operates 'in the background' offering assistance to the user as necessary. In these types of modular systems, an efficient, flexible, and eady-to-use mechanism for sharing data between programs is crucial. To help permit transparent integration of CLIPS with other Macintosh applications, the AI Research Branch at NASA Ames Research Center has extended CLIPS to allow it to communicate transparently with other applications through two popular data-sharing mechanisms provided by the Macintosh operating system: Apple Events (a 'high-level' event mechanism for program-to-program communication), and AppleScript, a recently-released scripting language for the Macintosh. This capability permits other applications (running on either the same or a remote machine) to send a command to CLIPS, which then responds as if the command were typed into the CLIPS dialog window. Any result returned by the command is then automatically returned to the program that sent it. Likewise, CLIPS can send several types of Apple Events directly to other local or remote applications. This CLIPS system has been successfully integrated with a variety of commercial applications, including data collection programs, electronics forms packages, DBMS's, and email programs. These mechanisms can permit transparent user access to the knowledge base from within a commercial application, and allow a single copy of the knowledge base to service multiple users in a networked environment.

  15. A simple tool for neuroimaging data sharing

    PubMed Central

    Haselgrove, Christian; Poline, Jean-Baptiste; Kennedy, David N.

    2014-01-01

    Data sharing is becoming increasingly common, but despite encouragement and facilitation by funding agencies, journals, and some research efforts, most neuroimaging data acquired today is still not shared due to political, financial, social, and technical barriers to sharing data that remain. In particular, technical solutions are few for researchers that are not a part of larger efforts with dedicated sharing infrastructures, and social barriers such as the time commitment required to share can keep data from becoming publicly available. We present a system for sharing neuroimaging data, designed to be simple to use and to provide benefit to the data provider. The system consists of a server at the International Neuroinformatics Coordinating Facility (INCF) and user tools for uploading data to the server. The primary design principle for the user tools is ease of use: the user identifies a directory containing Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine (DICOM) data, provides their INCF Portal authentication, and provides identifiers for the subject and imaging session. The user tool anonymizes the data and sends it to the server. The server then runs quality control routines on the data, and the data and the quality control reports are made public. The user retains control of the data and may change the sharing policy as they need. The result is that in a few minutes of the user’s time, DICOM data can be anonymized and made publicly available, and an initial quality control assessment can be performed on the data. The system is currently functional, and user tools and access to the public image database are available at http://xnat.incf.org/. PMID:24904398

  16. SMART Careplan System for Continuum of Care

    PubMed Central

    Kim, Young Ah; Jang, Seon Young; Ahn, Meejung; Kim, Kyung Duck

    2015-01-01

    Objectives This paper describes the integrated Careplan system, designed to manage and utilize the existing Electronic Medical Record (EMR) system; the system also defines key items for interdisciplinary communication and continuity of patient care. Methods We structured the Careplan system to provide effective interdisciplinary communication for healthcare services. The design of the Careplan system architecture proceeded in four steps-defining target datasets; construction of conceptual framework and architecture; screen layout and storyboard creation; screen user interface (UI) design and development, and pilot test and step-by-step deployment. This Careplan system architecture consists of two parts, a server-side and client-side area. On the server-side, it performs the roles of data retrieval and storage from target EMRs. Furthermore, it performs the role of sending push notifications to the client depending on the careplan series. Also, the Careplan system provides various convenient modules to easily enter an individual careplan. Results Currently, Severance Hospital operates the Careplan system and provides a stable service dealing with dynamic changes (e.g., domestic medical certification, the Joint Commission International guideline) of EMR. Conclusions The Careplan system should go hand in hand with key items for strengthening interdisciplinary communication and information sharing within the EMR environment. A well-designed Careplan system can enhance user satisfaction and completed performance. PMID:25705559

  17. SMART Careplan System for Continuum of Care.

    PubMed

    Kim, Young Ah; Jang, Seon Young; Ahn, Meejung; Kim, Kyung Duck; Kim, Sung Soo

    2015-01-01

    This paper describes the integrated Careplan system, designed to manage and utilize the existing Electronic Medical Record (EMR) system; the system also defines key items for interdisciplinary communication and continuity of patient care. We structured the Careplan system to provide effective interdisciplinary communication for healthcare services. The design of the Careplan system architecture proceeded in four steps-defining target datasets; construction of conceptual framework and architecture; screen layout and storyboard creation; screen user interface (UI) design and development, and pilot test and step-by-step deployment. This Careplan system architecture consists of two parts, a server-side and client-side area. On the server-side, it performs the roles of data retrieval and storage from target EMRs. Furthermore, it performs the role of sending push notifications to the client depending on the careplan series. Also, the Careplan system provides various convenient modules to easily enter an individual careplan. Currently, Severance Hospital operates the Careplan system and provides a stable service dealing with dynamic changes (e.g., domestic medical certification, the Joint Commission International guideline) of EMR. The Careplan system should go hand in hand with key items for strengthening interdisciplinary communication and information sharing within the EMR environment. A well-designed Careplan system can enhance user satisfaction and completed performance.

  18. Noradrenaline Triggers GABAA Inhibition of Bed Nucleus of the Stria Terminalis Neurons Projecting to the Ventral Tegmental Area

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    Dumont, Éric C.; Williams, John T.

    2014-01-01

    The lateral part of the ventral bed nucleus of the stria terminalis (vlBNST) is a critical site for the antiaversive effects of noradrenergic drugs during opioid withdrawal. The objective of the present study is to identify the cellular action(s) of noradrenaline in the vlBNST after withdrawal from a 5 d treatment with morphine. The vlBNST is a heterogeneous cell group with multiple efferent projections. Therefore, neurons projecting to the midbrain were identified by retrograde transport of fluorescent microspheres injected in the ventral tegmental area (VTA). Whole-cell voltage clamp recordings of these neurons and of those sharing physiological properties were done in brain slices. Noradrenaline activated α1-adrenergic receptors to increase GABAA-IPSC frequency. Noradrenaline produced a similar increase in GABAA-IPSCs during acute opioid withdrawal, but this increase resulted from activation of β-adrenergic receptors, adenylyl cyclase, and protein kinase A, as well as α1-adrenergic receptors. Given that neurons in the vlBNST send an excitatory projection to the VTA, noradrenaline may reduce excitatory drive to mesolimbic dopamine cells. This mechanism might contribute to the withdrawal-induced inhibition of dopamine neurons and explain how noradrenergic drugs microinjected into the vlBNST reduce aversive aspects of opioid withdrawal. PMID:15385602

  19. E-mail to Promote Colorectal Cancer Screening Within Social Networks: Acceptability and Content

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    CUTRONA, SARAH L.; WAGNER, JOANN; ROBLIN, DOUGLAS W.; GAGLIO, BRIDGET; WILLIAMS, ANDREW; TORRES-STONE, ROSALIE; MAZOR, KATHLEEN M.

    2016-01-01

    Effective techniques to encourage colorectal cancer (CRC) screening in underscreened populations have included social support interventions and email reminders from physicians. Personalized email messages to promote CRC screening within social networks could be even more effective, but have not been studied. We interviewed 387 email users, aged 42-73 years in Massachusetts, Hawaii, and Georgia. Participants were asked to edit a sample message in which the sender shares a recent colonoscopy experience and urges the recipient to discuss CRC screening with a doctor. For those reporting willingness to send this message, changes to the message and suggested subject lines were recorded. Edited text was analyzed for content and concordance with original message. The majority of participants (74.4%) were willing to email a modifiable message. Of those willing, 63.5% edited the message. Common edits included deletion (17.7%) or modification (17.4%) of a negatively framed sentence on colon cancer risks and addition or modification of personalizing words (15.6%). Few edits changed the meaning of the message (5.6%) and even fewer introduced factual inaccuracies (1.7%). Modifiable email messages offer a way for screened individuals to promote CRC screening to social network members. Accuracy and impact of such messages should be further studied. PMID:25839968

  20. Nurses using futuristic technology in today's healthcare setting.

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    Wolf, Debra M; Kapadia, Amar; Kintzel, Jessie; Anton, Bonnie B

    2009-01-01

    Human computer interaction (HCI) equates nurses using voice assisted technology within a clinical setting to document patient care real time, retrieve patient information from care plans, and complete routine tasks. This is a reality currently utilized by clinicians today in acute and long term care settings. Voice assisted documentation provides hands & eyes free accurate documentation while enabling effective communication and task management. The speech technology increases the accuracy of documentation, while interfacing directly into the electronic health record (EHR). Using technology consisting of a light weight headset and small fist size wireless computer, verbal responses to easy to follow cues are converted into a database systems allowing staff to obtain individualized care status reports on demand. To further assist staff in their daily process, this innovative technology allows staff to send and receive pages as needed. This paper will discuss how leading edge and award winning technology is being integrated within the United States. Collaborative efforts between clinicians and analyst will be discussed reflecting the interactive design and build functionality. Features such as the system's voice responses and directed cues will be shared and how easily data can be documented, viewed and retrieved. Outcome data will be presented on how the technology impacted organization's quality outcomes, financial reimbursement, and employee's level of satisfaction.

  1. Does sharing the electronic health record in the consultation enhance patient involvement? A mixed-methods study using multichannel video recording and in-depth interviews in primary care.

    PubMed

    Milne, Heather; Huby, Guro; Buckingham, Susan; Hayward, James; Sheikh, Aziz; Cresswell, Kathrin; Pinnock, Hilary

    2016-06-01

    Sharing the electronic health-care record (EHR) during consultations has the potential to facilitate patient involvement in their health care, but research about this practice is limited. We used multichannel video recordings to identify examples and examine the practice of screen-sharing within 114 primary care consultations. A subset of 16 consultations was viewed by the general practitioner and/or patient in 26 reflexive interviews. Screen-sharing emerged as a significant theme and was explored further in seven additional patient interviews. Final analysis involved refining themes from interviews and observation of videos to understand how screen-sharing occurred, and its significance to patients and professionals. Eighteen (16%) of 114 videoed consultations involved instances of screen-sharing. Screen-sharing occurred in six of the subset of 16 consultations with interviews and was a significant theme in 19 of 26 interviews. The screen was shared in three ways: 'convincing' the patient of a diagnosis or treatment; 'translating' between medical and lay understandings of disease/medication; and by patients 'verifying' the accuracy of the EHR. However, patients and most GPs perceived the screen as the doctor's domain, not to be routinely viewed by the patient. Screen-sharing can facilitate patient involvement in the consultation, depending on the way in which sharing comes about, but the perception that the record belongs to the doctor is a barrier. To exploit the potential of sharing the screen to promote patient involvement, there is a need to reconceptualise and redesign the EHR. © 2014 The Authors Health Expectations Published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.

  2. Why and How Do Parents Decide to Send Their Children to the Interdistrict School Choice Program at the Magnet Program for Math and Science

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Doyle, Kevin S.

    The New Jersey Interdistrict School Choice Program allows parents to send their students to schools outside of their local school district. Determining why parents send their students to choice schools is important to school leaders who are trying to attract new students, as well as those who are trying to retain their current students. This study examined the reasons why parents decided to send their students to the Magnet Program for Math and Science (MP4M&S), a school choice program in a suburban school district in northwest New Jersey, during the 2015- 2016 school year. A large volume of research has focused on school choice programs in urban and poor communities. This study addressed the gap in the research by focusing on an affluent suburban school district. This mixed methods study focused on three areas, why parents choose to send their students to the MP4M&S, what criteria they used to make their decision, and where they got their information. Research shows that these three areas of focus can be influenced by parental level of education, socioeconomic status, geographic location, academic rigor, school quality, and school environment. Parents from different groups, based upon their out-of-district status, were interviewed. The information from the interviews was used to focus a survey that was given to the families of all 137 students in the MP4M&S during the 2015-2016 school year. The results of this study show that parents found the academic focus, academic rigor, the school environment, the original research project, the activity offerings, and the economics involved in attending the program to be important attractors. The study also found that the Information Nights, the school website, and interactions with members of the MP4M&S community to be important sources of information. Finally, the study found that there were few differences between in and out-of-district parents when assigning importance to both the attractors and the sources in the study. The results of this study will be shared with the leadership team of the MP4M&S and the Morris Hills Regional District so that they can develop strategies and resources that attract parents to the program.

  3. Sonar Locator Systems

    NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)

    1985-01-01

    An underwater locator device called a Pinger is attached to an airplane's flight recorder for recovery in case of a crash. Burnett Electronics Pinger Model 512 resulted from a Burnett Electronics Laboratory, Inc./Langley Research Center contract for development of a search system for underwater mines. The Pinger's battery-powered transmitter is activated when immersed in water, and sends multidirectional signals for up to 500 hours. When a surface receiver picks up the signal, a diver can retrieve the pinger and the attached airplane flight recorder. Other pingers are used to track whales, mark underwater discoveries and assist oil drilling vessels.

  4. Private Health Plans’ Contracts with Managed Behavioral Healthcare Organizations

    PubMed Central

    Garnick, Deborah W.; Horgan, Constance M.; Merrick, Elizabeth L.; Hodgkin, Dominic; Reif, Sharon; Quinn, Amity E.; Stewart, Maureen; Creedon, Timothy B.

    2015-01-01

    Contracts between health plans and managed behavioral health care organizations (MBHOs) influence access and quality of behavioral health care. This report presents information on performance requirements, information sharing, and financial risk from a nationally representative survey of private health plans. Most contracts include geographic access to providers (93.3%) and NCQA’s performance standards (84.2%). Health plans and MBHOs share data (99.0%), generally by the MBHO sending information to the health plan (96.3%). About a quarter of contracts impose financial penalties (23.0%), but few include incentives related to performance standards (<1.0%). Contract terms can shape the provision of behavioral health services in response to changes such as parity legislation or health reform. If current trends continue towards increases in value-based purchasing in the privately financed behavioral health sector, the focus on quality in contracts between health plans and MBHOs will be critical to understand. PMID:26276421

  5. Abandon or embrace: Functionalism perspective of photojournalists on Syrian refugees

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    Tsuroyya; Tandyonomanu, D.; Dharmawan, A.

    2018-01-01

    This research examines photojournalist’ perspectives of Syrian refugees in Europe, encoding, and dissemination processes. It employs a qualitative approach and functionalism perspective of mass media by sending questionnaires to voluntary respondents. The findings show sharing similar background and/or having experiences in the Middle Eastern countries highly influence the perspective of photojournalists on Syrian refugees. The encoding process covers through research of priority issues, target audience, trustworthiness of photos, and audience interpretation. The distribution method includes taking advantages of personal social media to promote the links of photos. As part of mass media industry, photojournalists play a crucial role to contribute to social integration, particularly, in creating a shared understanding between European community and Syrian refugees. The current research serves as a basis to future investigations on the perspective of European community towards Syrian refugees, whether or not their perspective is influenced by such photos.

  6. Gun Trafficking and the Southwest Border

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2009-07-29

    the- books in an attempt to escape federal regulation. ATF also reports that Mexican drug trafficking organizations (DTOs) are increasingly sending...investigations. In addition, by inspecting those records, ATF investigators sometimes discover evidence of illegal, off-the- books transfers, straw...possess a firearms through straw purchases or by buying a firearm from a corrupt dealer who sells firearms off-the- books in an attempt to escape

  7. Comparative Analysis of High School Graduates in Berks County from Vocational, Academic and General Curricula for the Years 1983, 1986, and 1990. Final Report.

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    Runkle, Robert A.; And Others

    High school, postsecondary education, and work experience records of graduates from four high school programs of study were compared. The population consisted of all graduates (n=7,890) from academic, general, area vocational-technical school (AVTS), and home school vocational programs (HSVOC) from 16 sending school districts in Berks County,…

  8. 13 CFR 124.4 - What restrictions apply to fees for applicant and Participant representatives?

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-01-01

    ... representative cannot receive a fee that is a percentage of the gross contract value. (c) For good cause, the AA.... (1) The AA/BD may send a show cause letter requesting the agent or representative to demonstrate why... administrative record. The notice will include a discussion of the relevant facts and the reason(s) why the AA/BD...

  9. 13 CFR 124.4 - What restrictions apply to fees for applicant and Participant representatives?

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-01-01

    ... representative cannot receive a fee that is a percentage of the gross contract value. (c) For good cause, the AA.... (1) The AA/BD may send a show cause letter requesting the agent or representative to demonstrate why... administrative record. The notice will include a discussion of the relevant facts and the reason(s) why the AA/BD...

  10. 13 CFR 124.4 - What restrictions apply to fees for applicant and Participant representatives?

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-01-01

    ... representative cannot receive a fee that is a percentage of the gross contract value. (c) For good cause, the AA.... (1) The AA/BD may send a show cause letter requesting the agent or representative to demonstrate why... administrative record. The notice will include a discussion of the relevant facts and the reason(s) why the AA/BD...

  11. Combating Terrorism Technology Support Office 2006 Review

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2006-01-01

    emplaced beyond the control point, activated manually or automatically , with warning lights and an audible alarm to alert innocent pedestrians. The...throughout a vehicle. When a tamper event is detected, SERVANT automatically records sensor data and surveillance video and sends an alert to the security...exposure to organophosphate nerve agents, botulinum toxin, cyanide, and carbon monoxide and will be packaged into a portable , lightweight, mobile hand

  12. An Exploration of Smoking-to-Vaping Transition Attempts Using a "Smart" Electronic Nicotine Delivery System.

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    Blank, Mei-Ling; Hoek, Janet; George, Mark; Gendall, Philip; Conner, Tamlin S; Thrul, Johannes; Ling, Pamela M; Langlotz, Tobias

    2018-06-06

    Electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS) are used to aid smoking cessation attempts; however, many smokers continue to smoke while using an ENDS (dual use). Although uncertainty remains regarding whether specific ENDS patterns hinder or support successful smoking cessation, recent advances in "smart" technology allow passive and active recording of behaviors in real time, enabling more detailed insights into how smoking and vaping patterns may coevolve. We describe patterns of ENDS initiation, and subsequent use, including any changes in cigarette consumption, among daily smokers using a "smart" ENDS (S-ENDS) to quit smoking. An 8-week long mixed-methods feasibility study used Bluetooth-enabled S-ENDS that passively recorded real-time device use by participants (n = 11). Daily surveys administered via smartphones collected data on self-reported cigarette consumption. All 11 participants were dual users, at least initially, during their quit attempt. We observed three provisional vaping and smoking patterns: immediate and intensive ENDS initiation coupled with immediate, dramatic, and sustained smoking reduction, leading to smoking abstinence; gradual ENDS uptake with gradual smoking reductions, leading to daily dual use throughout the study period; and ENDS experimentation with return to exclusive smoking. For six participants, the patterns observed in week 1 were similar to the vaping and smoking patterns observed throughout the rest of the study period. Technological advances now allow fine-grained description of ENDS use and smoking patterns. Larger and longer studies describing smoking-to-vaping patterns, and estimating associations with smoking outcomes, could inform ENDS-specific cessation advice promoting full transition from smoking to exclusive ENDS use. The use of an S-ENDS that recorded real-time device use among daily smokers engaged in a quit attempt provides insight into patterns and trajectories of dual use (continuing to smoke while using ENDS), and the possible associations between ENDS initiation, subsequent use, and smoking cessation outcomes. Such work could support more targeted cessation counseling and technical advice for smokers using ENDS to quit smoking, reduce the risk of users developing long-term dual use patterns, and enhance the contributions ENDS may make to reducing smoking prevalence.

  13. Secure alignment of coordinate systems using quantum correlation

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    Rezazadeh, F.; Mani, A.; Karimipour, V.

    2017-08-01

    We show that two parties far apart can use shared entangled states and classical communication to align their coordinate systems with a very high fidelity. Moreover, compared with previous methods proposed for such a task, i.e., sending parallel or antiparallel pairs or groups of spin states, our method has the extra advantages of using single-qubit measurements and also being secure, so that third parties do not extract any information about the aligned coordinate system established between the two parties. The latter property is important in many other quantum information protocols in which measurements inevitably play a significant role.

  14. Operations Other Than War: Send in the Reserves

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    2005-04-14

    of this paper is to pool the bulk of the assets within the Reserve and National Guard forces and transform them into a joint force designed, trained... Transforming the Reserve Component - The Call for Change……………………………………………….33 - Sharing the Load (By Services)…………………………………...35 - The...efficient manner 2 possible. Since all of the Department of Defense is transforming , the time is ripe to restructure the Reserve and National Guard

  15. Sliding mode control for generalized robust synchronization of mismatched fractional order dynamical systems and its application to secure transmission of voice messages.

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    Muthukumar, P; Balasubramaniam, P; Ratnavelu, K

    2017-07-26

    This paper proposes a generalized robust synchronization method for different dimensional fractional order dynamical systems with mismatched fractional derivatives in the presence of function uncertainty and external disturbance by a designing sliding mode controller. Based on the proposed theory of generalized robust synchronization criterion, a novel audio cryptosystem is proposed for sending or sharing voice messages secretly via insecure channel. Numerical examples are given to verify the potency of the proposed theories. Copyright © 2017 ISA. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

  16. The effects of text messaging on young drivers.

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    Hosking, Simon G; Young, Kristie L; Regan, Michael A

    2009-08-01

    This study investigated the effects of using a cell phone to retrieve and send text messages on the driving performance of young novice drivers. Young drivers are particularly susceptible to driver distraction and have an increased risk of distraction-related crashes. Distractions from in-vehicle devices, particularly, those that require manual input, are known to cause decrements in driving performance. Twenty young novice drivers used a cell phone to retrieve and send text messages while driving a simulator. The amount of time that drivers spent not looking at the road when text messaging was up to approximately 400% greater than that recorded in baseline (notext-messaging) conditions. Furthermore, drivers' variability in lane position increased up to approximately 50%, and missed lane changes increased 140%. There was also an increase of up to approximately 150% in drivers' variability in following distances to lead vehicles. Previous research has shown that the risk of crashing while dialing a handheld device, such as when text messaging and driving, is more than double that of conversing on a cell phone. The present study has identified the detrimental effects of text messaging on driving performance that may underlie such increased crash risk. More effective road safety measures are needed to prevent and mitigate the adverse effects on driving performance of using cell phones to retrieve and send text messages.

  17. Sexting and the Definition Issue.

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    Barrense-Dias, Yara; Berchtold, André; Surís, Joan-Carles; Akre, Christina

    2017-11-01

    Sexting among youths has become a necessary topic of interest in research because of the negative consequences that this activity could create, especially when content is shared with others. Indeed, this loss of control could lead to humiliation, (cyber)bullying, or harassment. The development of new technologies, press coverage, and increase of prevalence rates could also explain the growth of interest in sexting. However, its definition is still a gray area. This review examines the different definitions of sexting used in the literature and its correlates. Several elements of the definition of sexting were assessed: actions (sending, receiving, and forwarding); media types (text, images, and videos); sexual characteristics; and transmission modes. Nine databases were searched for studies on sexting among youths up to 18 years of age. Eighteen studies published between 2012 and 2015 were included. Prevalence rates of sexting ranged between .9% and 60% partly depending on the definition. Most studies assessed sending, but when sending and receiving were measured, prevalence rates were higher for receiving. Some articles found associations with age, gender, race, sexual behavior, romantic relationships, risky behaviors, online activity, psychological difficulties, and social pressure. Finding a consensus regarding the definition is essential to assess accurately the activity and adapt prevention. Adolescents' interpretations of the activity are important as sexting could be used as a sexual behavior between two consenting persons. Prevention strategies should focus on sexting that goes wrong when it is forwarded to a third party and when it occurs in a context of pressure or harassment. Copyright © 2017 Society for Adolescent Health and Medicine. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

  18. 33 CFR 148.115 - How many copies of the application must I send and where must I send them?

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-07-01

    ... 33 Navigation and Navigable Waters 2 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 false How many copies of the application must I send and where must I send them? 148.115 Section 148.115 Navigation and Navigable Waters... Application for a License § 148.115 How many copies of the application must I send and where must I send them...

  19. AAS Publishing News: Astronomical Software Citation Workshop

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    Kohler, Susanna

    2015-07-01

    Do you write code for your research? Use astronomical software? Do you wish there were a better way of citing, sharing, archiving, or discovering software for astronomy research? You're not alone! In April 2015, AAS's publishing team joined other leaders in the astronomical software community in a meeting funded by the Sloan Foundation, with the purpose of discussing these issues and potential solutions. In attendance were representatives from academic astronomy, publishing, libraries, for-profit software sharing platforms, telescope facilities, and grantmaking institutions. The goal of the group was to establish “protocols, policies, and platforms for astronomical software citation, sharing, and archiving,” in the hopes of encouraging a set of normalized standards across the field. The AAS is now collaborating with leaders at GitHub to write grant proposals for a project to develop strategies for software discoverability and citation, in astronomy and beyond. If this topic interests you, you can find more details in this document released by the group after the meeting: http://astronomy-software-index.github.io/2015-workshop/ The group hopes to move this project forward with input and support from the broader community. Please share the above document, discuss it on social media using the hashtag #astroware (so that your conversations can be found!), or send private comments to julie.steffen@aas.org.

  20. "Send & hold" clinical decision support rules improvement to reduce unnecessary testing of vitamins A, E, K, B1, B2, B3, B6 and C.

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    Rodriguez-Borja, Enrique; Corchon-Peyrallo, Africa; Barba-Serrano, Esther; Villalba Martínez, Celia; Carratala Calvo, Arturo

    2018-06-27

    We assessed the impact of several "send & hold" clinical decision support rules (CDSRs) within the electronical request system for vitamins A, E, K, B1, B2, B3, B6 and C for all outpatients at a large health department. When ordered through electronical request, providers (except for all our primary care physicians who worked as a non-intervention control group) were always asked to answer several compulsory questions regarding main indication, symptomatology, suspected diagnosis, vitamin active treatments, etc., for each vitamin test using a drop-down list format. After samples arrival, tests were later put on hold internally by our laboratory information system (LIS) until review for their appropriateness was made by two staff pathologists according to the provided answers and LIS records (i.e. "send & hold"). The number of tests for each analyte was compared between the 10-month period before and after CDSRs implementation in both groups. After implementation, vitamins test volumes decreased by 40% for vitamin A, 29% for vitamin E, 42% for vitamin K, 37% for vitamin B1, 85% for vitamin B2, 68% for vitamin B3, 65% for vitamin B6 and 59% for vitamin C (all p values 0.03 or lower except for vitamin B3), whereas in control group, the majority increased or remained stable. In patients with rejected vitamins, no new requests and/or adverse clinical outcome comments due to this fact were identified. "Send & hold" CDSRs are a promising informatics tool that can support in utilization management and enhance the pathologist's leadership role as tests specialist.

  1. Nondisclosure Agreements | NREL

    Science.gov Websites

    the agreement. 5. Share Information and Maintain Records Once the nondisclosure agreement has been executed, appropriately labeled information may be shared. NREL and the other party then maintain records

  2. 77 FR 17367 - Permissible Sharing of Client Records by Customs Brokers

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    2012-03-26

    ...-0038] RIN 1651-AA80 Permissible Sharing of Client Records by Customs Brokers AGENCY: U.S. Customs and... would allow brokers, upon the client's consent in a written authorization, to share client information... services to the broker's clients. Although the proposed rule was prepared in response to a request from a...

  3. Message passing with queues and channels

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    Dozsa, Gabor J; Heidelberger, Philip; Kumar, Sameer

    In an embodiment, a send thread receives an identifier that identifies a destination node and a pointer to data. The send thread creates a first send request in response to the receipt of the identifier and the data pointer. The send thread selects a selected channel from among a plurality of channels. The selected channel comprises a selected hand-off queue and an identification of a selected message unit. Each of the channels identifies a different message unit. The selected hand-off queue is randomly accessible. If the selected hand-off queue contains an available entry, the send thread adds the first sendmore » request to the selected hand-off queue. If the selected hand-off queue does not contain an available entry, the send thread removes a second send request from the selected hand-off queue and sends the second send request to the selected message unit.« less

  4. 75 FR 17763 - National Park Service Benefits-Sharing Final Environmental Impact Statement Record of Decision

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    2010-04-07

    ... DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR National Park Service National Park Service Benefits-Sharing Final Environmental Impact Statement Record of Decision AGENCY: National Park Service, Department of the Interior.... 4332(2)(C), the National Park Service announces the availability of the Record of Decision for the...

  5. Support for User Interfaces for Distributed Systems

    NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)

    Eychaner, Glenn; Niessner, Albert

    2005-01-01

    An extensible Java(TradeMark) software framework supports the construction and operation of graphical user interfaces (GUIs) for distributed computing systems typified by ground control systems that send commands to, and receive telemetric data from, spacecraft. Heretofore, such GUIs have been custom built for each new system at considerable expense. In contrast, the present framework affords generic capabilities that can be shared by different distributed systems. Dynamic class loading, reflection, and other run-time capabilities of the Java language and JavaBeans component architecture enable the creation of a GUI for each new distributed computing system with a minimum of custom effort. By use of this framework, GUI components in control panels and menus can send commands to a particular distributed system with a minimum of system-specific code. The framework receives, decodes, processes, and displays telemetry data; custom telemetry data handling can be added for a particular system. The framework supports saving and later restoration of users configurations of control panels and telemetry displays with a minimum of effort in writing system-specific code. GUIs constructed within this framework can be deployed in any operating system with a Java run-time environment, without recompilation or code changes.

  6. A coded tracking telemetry system

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    Howey, P.W.; Seegar, W.S.; Fuller, M.R.; Titus, K.; Amlaner, Charles J.

    1989-01-01

    We describe the general characteristics of an automated radio telemetry system designed to operate for prolonged periods on a single frequency. Each transmitter sends a unique coded signal to a receiving system that encodes and records only the appropriater, pre-programmed codes. A record of the time of each reception is stored on diskettes in a micro-computer. This system enables continuous monitoring of infrequent signals (e.g. one per minute or one per hour), thus extending operation life or allowing size reduction of the transmitter, compared to conventional wildlife telemetry. Furthermore, when using unique codes transmitted on a single frequency, biologists can monitor many individuals without exceeding the radio frequency allocations for wildlife.

  7. Privacy Policy Implementation on the Nation-Wide EHR in Japan for Hospitals and Patients.

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    Kume, Naoto; Kobayashi, Shinji; Araki, Kenji; Yoshihara, Hiroyuki

    2017-01-01

    Shared clinical information is an important contribution to regional medicine. Clinical information sharing with patients is also recommended to motivate patients and promote health. On the other hand, the threat of information leaks, caused by internet connected records, is critical to hospitals. The traditional approach is complete isolation of hospital networks, instead of information sharing. The authors propose methods here to maximize information sharing by following hospital preferences for electronic health records.

  8. Sea Level Data Archaeology for the Global Sea Level Observing System (GLOSS)

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    Bradshaw, Elizabeth; Matthews, Andy; Rickards, Lesley; Jevrejeva, Svetlana

    2015-04-01

    The Global Sea Level Observing System (GLOSS) was set up in 1985 to collect long term tide gauge observations and has carried out a number of data archaeology activities over the past decade, including sending member organisations questionnaires to report on their repositories. The GLOSS Group of Experts (GLOSS GE) is looking to future developments in sea level data archaeology and will provide its user community with guidance on finding, digitising, quality controlling and distributing historic records. Many records may not be held in organisational archives and may instead by in national libraries, archives and other collections. GLOSS will promote a Citizen Science approach to discovering long term records by providing tools for volunteers to report data. Tide gauge data come in two different formats, charts and hand-written ledgers. Charts are paper analogue records generated by the mechanical instrument driving a pen trace. Several GLOSS members have developed software to automatically digitise these charts and the various methods were reported in a paper on automated techniques for the digitization of archived mareograms, delivered to the GLOSS GE 13th meeting. GLOSS is creating a repository of software for scanning analogue charts. NUNIEAU is the only publically available software for digitising tide gauge charts but other organisations have developed their own tide gauge digitising software that is available internally. There are several other freely available software packages that convert image data to numerical values. GLOSS could coordinate a comparison study of the various different digitising software programs by: Sending the same charts to each organisation and asking everyone to digitise them using their own procedures Comparing the digitised data Providing recommendations to the GLOSS community The other major form of analogue sea level data is handwritten ledgers, which are usually observations of high and low waters, but sometimes contain higher frequency data. The standard current method for digitising these data is to enter the values manually, which has been performed by GLOSS countries, including France and Spain. The GLOSS GE is exploring other methods for use in the future as this process is time consuming. Current projects to improve Handwritten Text Recognition (HTR) tend to be working with the written word and so require knowledge of sentence structures and word occurrence probabilities to reconstruct sentences e.g. tranScriptorium (European Union's Seventh Framework Programme funded project). This approach would not be applicable to sea level data, however tidal data by its very nature contains periodicity and predictability. HTR technology could be adapted to take this into account and improve the automatic digitisation of handwritten tide gauge ledgers. There are many challenges facing the sea level data archaeology community, but it is hoped that improvements in technology can overcome some of the obstacles: Faster automated digitisation of tide gauge charts Minimal user input Automatic transcribing of handwritten ledgers The GLOSS GE will provide a central location to share software, guidelines for quality controlling data and the GLOSS data archive centres will be the repository of the newly created datasets.

  9. Single-shot secure quantum network coding on butterfly network with free public communication

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    Owari, Masaki; Kato, Go; Hayashi, Masahito

    2018-01-01

    Quantum network coding on the butterfly network has been studied as a typical example of quantum multiple cast network. We propose a secure quantum network code for the butterfly network with free public classical communication in the multiple unicast setting under restricted eavesdropper’s power. This protocol certainly transmits quantum states when there is no attack. We also show the secrecy with shared randomness as additional resource when the eavesdropper wiretaps one of the channels in the butterfly network and also derives the information sending through public classical communication. Our protocol does not require verification process, which ensures single-shot security.

  10. Web-based biobank system infrastructure monitoring using Python, Perl, and PHP.

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    Norling, Martin; Kihara, Absolomon; Kemp, Steve

    2013-12-01

    The establishment and maintenance of biobanks is only as worthwhile as the security and logging of the biobank contents. We have designed a monitoring system that continuously measures temperature and gas content, records the movement of samples in and out of the biobank, and also records the opening and closing of the freezers-storing the results and images in a database. We have also incorporated an early warning feature that sends out alerts, via SMS and email, to responsible persons if any measurement is recorded outside the acceptable limits, guaranteeing the integrity of biobanked samples, as well as reagents used in sample analysis. A surveillance system like this increases the value for any biobank as the initial investment is small and the value of having trustworthy samples for future research is high.

  11. Patient ECG recording control for an automatic implantable defibrillator

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    Fountain, Glen H. (Inventor); Lee, Jr., David G. (Inventor); Kitchin, David A. (Inventor)

    1986-01-01

    An implantable automatic defibrillator includes sensors which are placed on or near the patient's heart to detect electrical signals indicative of the physiology of the heart. The signals are digitally converted and stored into a FIFO region of a RAM by operation of a direct memory access (DMA) controller. The DMA controller operates transparently with respect to the microprocessor which is part of the defibrillator. The implantable defibrillator includes a telemetry communications circuit for sending data outbound from the defibrillator to an external device (either a patient controller or a physician's console or other) and a receiver for sensing at least an externally generated patient ECG recording command signal. The patient recording command signal is generated by the hand held patient controller. Upon detection of the patient ECG recording command, DMA copies the contents of the FIFO into a specific region of the RAM.

  12. Immunization registries in the EMR Era

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    Stevens, Lindsay A.; Palma, Jonathan P.; Pandher, Kiran K.; Longhurst, Christopher A.

    2013-01-01

    Background: The CDC established a national objective to create population-based tracking of immunizations through regional and statewide registries nearly 2 decades ago, and these registries have increased coverage rates and reduced duplicate immunizations. With increased adoption of commercial electronic medical records (EMR), some institutions have used unidirectional links to send immunization data to designated registries. However, access to these registries within a vendor EMR has not been previously reported. Purpose: To develop a visually integrated interface between an EMR and a statewide immunization registry at a previously non-reporting hospital, and to assess subsequent changes in provider use and satisfaction. Methods: A group of healthcare providers were surveyed before and after implementation of the new interface. The surveys addressed access of the California Immunization Registry (CAIR), and satisfaction with the availability of immunization information. Information Technology (IT) teams developed a “smart-link” within the electronic patient chart that provides a single-click interface for visual integration of data within the CAIR database. Results: Use of the tool has increased in the months since its initiation, and over 20,000 new immunizations have been exported successfully to CAIR since the hospital began sharing data with the registry. Survey data suggest that providers find this tool improves workflow and overall satisfaction with availability of immunization data. (p=0.009). Conclusions: Visual integration of external registries into a vendor EMR system is feasible and improves provider satisfaction and registry reporting. PMID:23923096

  13. Measuring Shared Decision Making in Psychiatric Care

    PubMed Central

    Salyers, Michelle P.; Matthias, Marianne S.; Fukui, Sadaaki; Holter, Mark C.; Collins, Linda; Rose, Nichole; Thompson, John; Coffman, Melinda; Torrey, William C.

    2014-01-01

    Objective Shared decision making is widely recognized to facilitate effective health care; tools are needed to measure the level of shared decision making in psychiatric practice. Methods A coding scheme assessing shared decision making in medical settings (1) was adapted, including creation of a manual. Trained raters analyzed 170 audio recordings of psychiatric medication check-up visits. Results Inter-rater reliability among three raters for a subset of 20 recordings ranged from 67% to 100% agreement for the presence of each of nine elements of shared decision making and 100% for the overall agreement between provider and consumer. Just over half of the decisions met minimum criteria for shared decision making. Shared decision making was not related to length of visit after controlling for complexity of decision. Conclusions The shared decision making rating scale appears to reliably assess shared decision making in psychiatric practice and could be helpful for future research, training, and implementation efforts. PMID:22854725

  14. Built-in-test by signature inspection (bitsi)

    DOEpatents

    Bergeson, Gary C.; Morneau, Richard A.

    1991-01-01

    A system and method for fault detection for electronic circuits. A stimulus generator sends a signal to the input of the circuit under test. Signature inspection logic compares the resultant signal from test nodes on the circuit to an expected signal. If the signals do not match, the signature inspection logic sends a signal to the control logic for indication of fault detection in the circuit. A data input multiplexer between the test nodes of the circuit under test and the signature inspection logic can provide for identification of the specific node at fault by the signature inspection logic. Control logic responsive to the signature inspection logic conveys information about fault detection for use in determining the condition of the circuit. When used in conjunction with a system test controller, the built-in test by signature inspection system and method can be used to poll a plurality of circuits automatically and continuous for faults and record the results of such polling in the system test controller.

  15. Leveraging the Shapley Lectures

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    Howard, S.

    1998-05-01

    The Shapley Lectureships are both an honor and a privilege. The program has long provided the non-specialist a rare glimpse of the latest result of astronomical investigations. Shapley Lecturers carry the banner for the most interesting of all the sciences. They share the beauty and strength of astronomy by representing the discipline to non-specialists. It is important that we contribute what we can to this program. One might benefit from the frequent travel of most astronomers. Most research trips are now covered by grant money, by university money, and by Government money. Leverage this travel. For example, many meetings are held near places with small colleges. Consider sending a Shapley brochure to the science departments before your trip. Such trips may often be used to elicit a Shapley visit. Advertise the program. When we talk about astronomy to others we help all of us to keep this science alive. I will share the results of my Shapley Visits made in the last four years while traveling for NASA and NSF.

  16. How to set up and use a Twitter account professionally.

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    Chudleigh, Meriel; Jones, Ray

    2016-11-02

    Rationale and key points This article encourages nurses to use Twitter to engage in professional discussions, share information and raise awareness of alternative views to enhance practice and patient care. Twitter is an online social media service that enables users to send and read 140-character messages called tweets. » Twitter is free and accessible across multiple platforms and devices, providing immediate contact with professionals, organisations and the public worldwide. » Many healthcare professionals use Twitter to share ideas and information. » Responsible use of Twitter creates opportunities to access information, discuss issues and challenge misconceptions to support professional nursing behaviours. Reflective activity 'How to' articles can help update your practice and ensure it remains evidence based. Apply this article to your practice. Reflect on and write a short account of: 1. How you could develop your use of Twitter for professional learning and interaction with healthcare professionals and others. 2. How you could support a colleague to use Twitter for the first time.

  17. The Dawning of a New Day for the Southwest: A History of the Tulsa District Corps of Engineers 1939-1971

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1975-01-01

    maneuverings- shenanigans in local straight talk-were deemed necessary at times to bring about certain results , that is here, too. It is the...Pinkey, Executive Vice President, made the financial records, correspondence, minutes of membership meetings, minutes of meetings of the Board of...it financially and sending represen- tatives to its annual meetings. Muskogee leaders seem also to have supported the Rivers and Harbors Congress

  18. New Help for the Handicapped

    NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)

    1984-01-01

    L & M Electronics, Inc.'s telemetry system is used to measure degree and location of abnormal muscle activity. This telemetry was originally used to monitor astronauts vital functions. Leg sensors send wireless signals to computer which develops pictures of gait patterns. System records, measures and analyzes muscle activities in limbs and spine. Computer developed pictures of gait patterns help physicians determine potential of corrective surgery, evaluate various types of braces, or decide whether physical therapy may improve motor functions.

  19. An e-consent-based shared EHR system architecture for integrated healthcare networks.

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    Bergmann, Joachim; Bott, Oliver J; Pretschner, Dietrich P; Haux, Reinhold

    2007-01-01

    Virtual integration of distributed patient data promises advantages over a consolidated health record, but raises questions mainly about practicability and authorization concepts. Our work aims on specification and development of a virtual shared health record architecture using a patient-centred integration and authorization model. A literature survey summarizes considerations of current architectural approaches. Complemented by a methodical analysis in two regional settings, a formal architecture model was specified and implemented. Results presented in this paper are a survey of architectural approaches for shared health records and an architecture model for a virtual shared EHR, which combines a patient-centred integration policy with provider-oriented document management. An electronic consent system assures, that access to the shared record remains under control of the patient. A corresponding system prototype has been developed and is currently being introduced and evaluated in a regional setting. The proposed architecture is capable of partly replacing message-based communications. Operating highly available provider repositories for the virtual shared EHR requires advanced technology and probably means additional costs for care providers. Acceptance of the proposed architecture depends on transparently embedding document validation and digital signature into the work processes. The paradigm shift from paper-based messaging to a "pull model" needs further evaluation.

  20. Health Information Exchange: What do patients want?

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    Medford-Davis, Laura N; Chang, Lawrence; Rhodes, Karin V

    2017-12-01

    To determine whether emergency department patients want to share their medical records across health systems through Health Information Exchange and if so, whether they prefer to sign consent or share their records automatically, 982 adult patients presenting to an emergency department participated in a questionnaire-based interview. The majority (N = 906; 92.3%) were willing to share their data in a Health Information Exchange. Half (N = 490; 49.9%) reported routinely getting healthcare outside the system and 78.6 percent reported having records in other systems. Of those who were willing to share their data in a Health Information Exchange, 54.3 percent wanted to sign consent but 90 percent of those would waive consent in the case of an emergency. Privacy and security were primary concerns of patients not willing to participate in Health Information Exchange and preferring to sign consent. Improved privacy and security protections could increase participation, and findings support consideration of "break-the-glass" provider access to Health Information Exchange records in an emergent situation.

  1. NASA Records Database

    NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)

    Callac, Christopher; Lunsford, Michelle

    2005-01-01

    The NASA Records Database, comprising a Web-based application program and a database, is used to administer an archive of paper records at Stennis Space Center. The system begins with an electronic form, into which a user enters information about records that the user is sending to the archive. The form is smart : it provides instructions for entering information correctly and prompts the user to enter all required information. Once complete, the form is digitally signed and submitted to the database. The system determines which storage locations are not in use, assigns the user s boxes of records to some of them, and enters these assignments in the database. Thereafter, the software tracks the boxes and can be used to locate them. By use of search capabilities of the software, specific records can be sought by box storage locations, accession numbers, record dates, submitting organizations, or details of the records themselves. Boxes can be marked with such statuses as checked out, lost, transferred, and destroyed. The system can generate reports showing boxes awaiting destruction or transfer. When boxes are transferred to the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), the system can automatically fill out NARA records-transfer forms. Currently, several other NASA Centers are considering deploying the NASA Records Database to help automate their records archives.

  2. An information and communication technology-based centralized clinical trial to determine the efficacy and safety of insulin dose adjustment education based on a smartphone personal health record application: a randomized controlled trial.

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    Kim, Gyuri; Bae, Ji Cheol; Yi, Byoung Kee; Hur, Kyu Yeon; Chang, Dong Kyung; Lee, Moon-Kyu; Kim, Jae Hyeon; Jin, Sang-Man

    2017-07-18

    A Personal Health Record (PHR) is an online application that allows patients to access, manage, and share their health data. PHRs not only enhance shared decision making with healthcare providers, but also enable remote monitoring and at-home-collection of detailed data. The benefits of PHRs can be maximized in insulin dose adjustment for patients starting or intensifying insulin regimens, as frequent self-monitoring of glucose, self-adjustment of insulin dose, and precise at-home data collection during the visit-to-visit period are important for glycemic control. The aim of this study is to examine the efficacy and safety of insulin dose adjustment based on a smartphone PHR application in patients with diabetes mellitus (DM) and to confirm the validity and stability of an information and communication technology (ICT)-based centralized clinical trial monitoring system. This is a 24-week, open-label, randomized, multi-center trial. There are three follow-up measures: baseline, post-intervention at week 12, and at week 24. Subjects diagnosed with type 1 DM, type 2 DM, and/or post-transplant DM who initiate basal insulin or intensify their insulin regimen to a basal-bolus regimen are included. After education on insulin dose titration and prevention for hypoglycemia and a 1-week acclimation period, subjects are randomized in a 1:1 ratio to either an ICT-based intervention group or a conventional intervention group. Subjects in the conventional intervention group will save and send their health information to the server via a PHR application, whereas those in ICT-based intervention group will receive additional algorithm-based feedback messages. The health information includes level of blood glucose, insulin dose, details on hypoglycemia, food diary, and step count. The primary outcome will be the proportion of patients who reach an optimal insulin dose within 12 weeks of study enrollment, without severe hypoglycemia or unscheduled clinic visits. This clinical trial will reveal whether insulin dose adjustment based on a smartphone PHR application can facilitate the optimization of insulin doses in patients with DM. In addition, the process evaluation will provide information about the validity and stability of the ICT-based centralized clinical trial monitoring system in this research field. Clinicaltrials.gov NCT 03112343 . Registered on 12 April 2017.

  3. Sending family history questionnaires to patients before a colonoscopy improves genetic counseling for hereditary colorectal cancer.

    PubMed

    Kessels, Koen; Eisinger, Joey D; Letteboer, Tom G; Offerhaus, G Johan A; Siersema, Peter D; Moons, Leon M G

    2017-06-01

    To investigate whether sending a family history questionnaire to patients prior to undergoing colonoscopy results in an increased availability of family history and better genetic counseling. A questionnaire was mailed to patients before they underwent outpatient colonoscopy at a university hospital in 2013. These patients' additional characteristics and referral for genetic evaluation were retrieved from the electronic medical records. Patients undergoing inpatient coloboscopy, with confirmed hereditary colorectal cancer (CRC) or inflammatory bowel disease were excluded. All study patients from 2010 to 2013 were matched with the database of the genetics department to determine who consulted a geneticist. A total of 6163 patients underwent colonoscopy from 2010 to 2013. Of 1421 who underwent colonoscopy in 2013, 53 (3.7%) consulted a geneticist, while 75 (1.6%) of 4742 patients undergoing colonoscopy between 2010 and 2012 did so (P < 0.01). A total of 974 patients undergoing colonoscopy in 2013 were included to evaluate the completed questionnaire. Of these, 282 (29.0%) completed the questionnaire. Family history was not recorded in the electronic medical records of 393 (40.3%). In 129 (32.8%), family history was obtained from the completed questionnaire. In 2013, 49 (60.5%) out of 81 patients referred for genetic counseling were referred based on their family history. Eight (9.9%) patients were referred based on the completed questionnaire. Screening for hereditary CRC in a population undergoing outpatient colonoscopy with a questionnaire sent by mail resulted in an increased availability of family histories and genetic counseling. © 2017 Chinese Medical Association Shanghai Branch, Chinese Society of Gastroenterology, Renji Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine and John Wiley & Sons Australia, Ltd.

  4. Adoption of a Nationwide Shared Medical Record in France: Lessons Learnt after 5 Years of Deployment

    PubMed Central

    Séroussi, Brigitte; Bouaud, Jacques

    2016-01-01

    Information sharing among health practitioners, either for coordinated or unscheduled care, is necessary to guarantee care quality and patient safety. In most countries, nationwide programs have provided tools to support information sharing, from centralized care records to health information exchange between electronic health records (EHRs). The French personal medical record (DMP) is a centralized patient-controlled record, created according to the opt-in consent model. It contains the documents health practitioners voluntarily push into the DMP from their EHRs. Five years after the launching of the program in December 2010, there were nearly 570,000 DMPs covering only 1.5% of the target population in December 2015. Reasons for this poor level of adoption are discussed in the perspective of other countries’ initiatives. The new French governmental strategy for the DMP deployment in 2016 is outlined, with the implementation of measures similar to the US Meaningful Use. PMID:28269907

  5. Execution time supports for adaptive scientific algorithms on distributed memory machines

    NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)

    Berryman, Harry; Saltz, Joel; Scroggs, Jeffrey

    1990-01-01

    Optimizations are considered that are required for efficient execution of code segments that consists of loops over distributed data structures. The PARTI (Parallel Automated Runtime Toolkit at ICASE) execution time primitives are designed to carry out these optimizations and can be used to implement a wide range of scientific algorithms on distributed memory machines. These primitives allow the user to control array mappings in a way that gives an appearance of shared memory. Computations can be based on a global index set. Primitives are used to carry out gather and scatter operations on distributed arrays. Communications patterns are derived at runtime, and the appropriate send and receive messages are automatically generated.

  6. Experimental demonstration of subcarrier multiplexed quantum key distribution system.

    PubMed

    Mora, José; Ruiz-Alba, Antonio; Amaya, Waldimar; Martínez, Alfonso; García-Muñoz, Víctor; Calvo, David; Capmany, José

    2012-06-01

    We provide, to our knowledge, the first experimental demonstration of the feasibility of sending several parallel keys by exploiting the technique of subcarrier multiplexing (SCM) widely employed in microwave photonics. This approach brings several advantages such as high spectral efficiency compatible with the actual secure key rates, the sharing of the optical fainted pulse by all the quantum multiplexed channels reducing the system complexity, and the possibility of upgrading with wavelength division multiplexing in a two-tier scheme, to increase the number of parallel keys. Two independent quantum SCM channels featuring a sifted key rate of 10 Kb/s/channel over a link with quantum bit error rate <2% is reported.

  7. Execution time support for scientific programs on distributed memory machines

    NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)

    Berryman, Harry; Saltz, Joel; Scroggs, Jeffrey

    1990-01-01

    Optimizations are considered that are required for efficient execution of code segments that consists of loops over distributed data structures. The PARTI (Parallel Automated Runtime Toolkit at ICASE) execution time primitives are designed to carry out these optimizations and can be used to implement a wide range of scientific algorithms on distributed memory machines. These primitives allow the user to control array mappings in a way that gives an appearance of shared memory. Computations can be based on a global index set. Primitives are used to carry out gather and scatter operations on distributed arrays. Communications patterns are derived at runtime, and the appropriate send and receive messages are automatically generated.

  8. Increasing security in inter-chip communication

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

    Edwards, Nathan J.; Hamlet, Jason; Bauer, Todd

    An apparatus for increasing security in inter-chip communication includes a sending control module, a communication bus, and a receiving control module. The communication bus is coupled between the sending control module and the receiving control module. The sending control module operates to send data on the communication bus, disable the communication bus when threats are detected, or both.

  9. Increasing security in inter-chip communication

    DOEpatents

    Edwards, Nathan J; Hamlet, Jason; Bauer, Todd; Helinski, Ryan

    2014-10-28

    An apparatus for increasing security in inter-chip communication includes a sending control module, a communication bus, and a receiving control module. The communication bus is coupled between the sending control module and the receiving control module. The sending control module operates to send data on the communication bus, disable the communication bus when threats are detected, or both.

  10. The United States Military Entrance Processing Command (USMEPCOM) Uses Six Sigma Process to Develop and Improve Data Quality

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2007-06-01

    MEPS - MIRS Applicant Accession Data Services Applicants Service - MIRS (AF, Navy, CG) Applicant Information (15K DMDC MEPS MCRISS / ARISS QuICR...A000V Army / Marine Corps ARISS / MCRISS Send 4K transmission to MIRS Personal Record Created in MIRS A000V SSN Process Flow 18 Determine SSN...All Clear SSN Process Flow Result Codes M CIAD 20 USMIRS Data Flow Testing 2000 Accession Partners ARISS MCRISS OPM DMDC NDSL ViroMed WinCAT/ (DOS

  11. Development of Improved Satellite-Linked Transmitters, Physiological Recorders, and Attachment Techniques for Monitoring Beaked Whales

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2010-09-01

    our previous petals by 20% in order to minimize tissue damage upon entry while still maintaining enough retention power. We switched to using 0.020...whales in Southern California, and 5 LIMPET Mk10-A tags to sperm whales in Southeast Alaska. As of 30 September 2010, 1 of the Cuvier’s tags is still...sending dive depth data (94 days after attachment) and 3 of the sperm whale tags are still transmitting dive data (46 days after attachment

  12. Secure and Trustable Electronic Medical Records Sharing using Blockchain.

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    Dubovitskaya, Alevtina; Xu, Zhigang; Ryu, Samuel; Schumacher, Michael; Wang, Fusheng

    2017-01-01

    Electronic medical records (EMRs) are critical, highly sensitive private information in healthcare, and need to be frequently shared among peers. Blockchain provides a shared, immutable and transparent history of all the transactions to build applications with trust, accountability and transparency. This provides a unique opportunity to develop a secure and trustable EMR data management and sharing system using blockchain. In this paper, we present our perspectives on blockchain based healthcare data management, in particular, for EMR data sharing between healthcare providers and for research studies. We propose a framework on managing and sharing EMR data for cancer patient care. In collaboration with Stony Brook University Hospital, we implemented our framework in a prototype that ensures privacy, security, availability, and fine-grained access control over EMR data. The proposed work can significantly reduce the turnaround time for EMR sharing, improve decision making for medical care, and reduce the overall cost.

  13. Secure and Trustable Electronic Medical Records Sharing using Blockchain

    PubMed Central

    Dubovitskaya, Alevtina; Xu, Zhigang; Ryu, Samuel; Schumacher, Michael; Wang, Fusheng

    2017-01-01

    Electronic medical records (EMRs) are critical, highly sensitive private information in healthcare, and need to be frequently shared among peers. Blockchain provides a shared, immutable and transparent history of all the transactions to build applications with trust, accountability and transparency. This provides a unique opportunity to develop a secure and trustable EMR data management and sharing system using blockchain. In this paper, we present our perspectives on blockchain based healthcare data management, in particular, for EMR data sharing between healthcare providers and for research studies. We propose a framework on managing and sharing EMR data for cancer patient care. In collaboration with Stony Brook University Hospital, we implemented our framework in a prototype that ensures privacy, security, availability, and fine-grained access control over EMR data. The proposed work can significantly reduce the turnaround time for EMR sharing, improve decision making for medical care, and reduce the overall cost. PMID:29854130

  14. 38 CFR 43.24 - Matching or cost sharing.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-07-01

    ... from non-Federal third parties. (2) The value of third party in-kind contributions applicable to the... towards other Federal costs-sharing requirements. Neither costs nor the values of third party in-kind... records of grantees and subgrantee or cost-type contractors. These records must show how the value placed...

  15. 43 CFR 12.64 - Matching or cost sharing.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-10-01

    ... donations from non-Federal third parties. (2) The value of third party in-kind contributions applicable to... towards other Federal costs-sharing requirements. Neither costs nor the values of third party in-kind... records of grantees and subgrantee or cost-type contractors. These records must show how the value placed...

  16. 7 CFR 3016.24 - Matching or cost sharing.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-01-01

    ... others cash donations from non-Federal third parties. (2) The value of third party in-kind contributions... towards other Federal costs-sharing requirements. Neither costs nor the values of third party in-kind... records of grantees and subgrantee or cost-type contractors. These records must show how the value placed...

  17. 36 CFR 1207.24 - Matching or cost sharing.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-07-01

    ... others cash donations from non-Federal third parties. (2) The value of third party in-kind contributions... towards other Federal costs-sharing requirements. Neither costs nor the values of third party in-kind... records of grantees and subgrantee or cost-type contractors. These records must show how the value placed...

  18. 40 CFR 31.24 - Matching or cost sharing.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-07-01

    ... from non-Federal third parties. (2) The value of third party in-kind contributions applicable to the... towards other Federal costs-sharing requirements. Neither costs nor the values of third party in-kind... records of grantees and subgrantee or cost-type contractors. These records must show how the value placed...

  19. 7 CFR 3016.24 - Matching or cost sharing.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-01-01

    ... others cash donations from non-Federal third parties. (2) The value of third party in-kind contributions... towards other Federal costs-sharing requirements. Neither costs nor the values of third party in-kind... records of grantees and subgrantee or cost-type contractors. These records must show how the value placed...

  20. 38 CFR 43.24 - Matching or cost sharing.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-07-01

    ... from non-Federal third parties. (2) The value of third party in-kind contributions applicable to the... towards other Federal costs-sharing requirements. Neither costs nor the values of third party in-kind... records of grantees and subgrantee or cost-type contractors. These records must show how the value placed...

  1. 43 CFR 12.64 - Matching or cost sharing.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-10-01

    ... donations from non-Federal third parties. (2) The value of third party in-kind contributions applicable to... towards other Federal costs-sharing requirements. Neither costs nor the values of third party in-kind... records of grantees and subgrantee or cost-type contractors. These records must show how the value placed...

  2. 32 CFR 33.24 - Matching or cost sharing.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-07-01

    ... from non-Federal third parties. (2) The value of third party in-kind contributions applicable to the... towards other Federal costs-sharing requirements. Neither costs nor the values of third party in-kind... records of grantees and subgrantee or cost-type contractors. These records must show how the value placed...

  3. 36 CFR § 1207.24 - Matching or cost sharing.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-07-01

    ... others cash donations from non-Federal third parties. (2) The value of third party in-kind contributions... towards other Federal costs-sharing requirements. Neither costs nor the values of third party in-kind... records of grantees and subgrantee or cost-type contractors. These records must show how the value placed...

  4. 7 CFR 3016.24 - Matching or cost sharing.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-01-01

    ... others cash donations from non-Federal third parties. (2) The value of third party in-kind contributions... towards other Federal costs-sharing requirements. Neither costs nor the values of third party in-kind... records of grantees and subgrantee or cost-type contractors. These records must show how the value placed...

  5. 41 CFR 105-71.124 - Matching or cost sharing.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-01-01

    ... donations from non-Federal third parties. (2) The value of third party in-kind contributions applicable to... towards other Federal costs-sharing requirements. Neither costs nor the values of third party in-kind... records of grantees and subgrantee or cost-type contractors. These records must show how the value placed...

  6. 43 CFR 12.64 - Matching or cost sharing.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-10-01

    ... donations from non-Federal third parties. (2) The value of third party in-kind contributions applicable to... towards other Federal costs-sharing requirements. Neither costs nor the values of third party in-kind... records of grantees and subgrantee or cost-type contractors. These records must show how the value placed...

  7. 38 CFR 43.24 - Matching or cost sharing.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-07-01

    ... from non-Federal third parties. (2) The value of third party in-kind contributions applicable to the... towards other Federal costs-sharing requirements. Neither costs nor the values of third party in-kind... records of grantees and subgrantee or cost-type contractors. These records must show how the value placed...

  8. 32 CFR 33.24 - Matching or cost sharing.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-07-01

    ... from non-Federal third parties. (2) The value of third party in-kind contributions applicable to the... towards other Federal costs-sharing requirements. Neither costs nor the values of third party in-kind... records of grantees and subgrantee or cost-type contractors. These records must show how the value placed...

  9. 43 CFR 12.64 - Matching or cost sharing.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-10-01

    ... donations from non-Federal third parties. (2) The value of third party in-kind contributions applicable to... towards other Federal costs-sharing requirements. Neither costs nor the values of third party in-kind... records of grantees and subgrantee or cost-type contractors. These records must show how the value placed...

  10. 41 CFR 105-71.124 - Matching or cost sharing.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-01-01

    ... donations from non-Federal third parties. (2) The value of third party in-kind contributions applicable to... towards other Federal costs-sharing requirements. Neither costs nor the values of third party in-kind... records of grantees and subgrantee or cost-type contractors. These records must show how the value placed...

  11. 40 CFR 31.24 - Matching or cost sharing.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-07-01

    ... from non-Federal third parties. (2) The value of third party in-kind contributions applicable to the... towards other Federal costs-sharing requirements. Neither costs nor the values of third party in-kind... records of grantees and subgrantee or cost-type contractors. These records must show how the value placed...

  12. 38 CFR 43.24 - Matching or cost sharing.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-07-01

    ... from non-Federal third parties. (2) The value of third party in-kind contributions applicable to the... towards other Federal costs-sharing requirements. Neither costs nor the values of third party in-kind... records of grantees and subgrantee or cost-type contractors. These records must show how the value placed...

  13. 40 CFR 31.24 - Matching or cost sharing.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-07-01

    ... from non-Federal third parties. (2) The value of third party in-kind contributions applicable to the... towards other Federal costs-sharing requirements. Neither costs nor the values of third party in-kind... records of grantees and subgrantee or cost-type contractors. These records must show how the value placed...

  14. 41 CFR 105-71.124 - Matching or cost sharing.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-07-01

    ... donations from non-Federal third parties. (2) The value of third party in-kind contributions applicable to... towards other Federal costs-sharing requirements. Neither costs nor the values of third party in-kind... records of grantees and subgrantee or cost-type contractors. These records must show how the value placed...

  15. 38 CFR 43.24 - Matching or cost sharing.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-07-01

    ... from non-Federal third parties. (2) The value of third party in-kind contributions applicable to the... towards other Federal costs-sharing requirements. Neither costs nor the values of third party in-kind... records of grantees and subgrantee or cost-type contractors. These records must show how the value placed...

  16. 45 CFR 2541.240 - Matching or cost sharing.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-10-01

    ... parties. (2) The value of third party in-kind contributions applicable to the period to which the cost... costs-sharing requirements. Neither costs nor the values of third party in-kind contributions may count... records of grantees and subgrantee or cost-type contractors. These records must show how the value placed...

  17. 41 CFR 105-71.124 - Matching or cost sharing.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-01-01

    ... donations from non-Federal third parties. (2) The value of third party in-kind contributions applicable to... towards other Federal costs-sharing requirements. Neither costs nor the values of third party in-kind... records of grantees and subgrantee or cost-type contractors. These records must show how the value placed...

  18. 7 CFR 3016.24 - Matching or cost sharing.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-01-01

    ... others cash donations from non-Federal third parties. (2) The value of third party in-kind contributions... towards other Federal costs-sharing requirements. Neither costs nor the values of third party in-kind... records of grantees and subgrantee or cost-type contractors. These records must show how the value placed...

  19. 7 CFR 3016.24 - Matching or cost sharing.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-01-01

    ... others cash donations from non-Federal third parties. (2) The value of third party in-kind contributions... towards other Federal costs-sharing requirements. Neither costs nor the values of third party in-kind... records of grantees and subgrantee or cost-type contractors. These records must show how the value placed...

  20. 32 CFR 33.24 - Matching or cost sharing.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-07-01

    ... from non-Federal third parties. (2) The value of third party in-kind contributions applicable to the... towards other Federal costs-sharing requirements. Neither costs nor the values of third party in-kind... records of grantees and subgrantee or cost-type contractors. These records must show how the value placed...

  1. 32 CFR 33.24 - Matching or cost sharing.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-07-01

    ... from non-Federal third parties. (2) The value of third party in-kind contributions applicable to the... towards other Federal costs-sharing requirements. Neither costs nor the values of third party in-kind... records of grantees and subgrantee or cost-type contractors. These records must show how the value placed...

  2. 41 CFR 105-71.124 - Matching or cost sharing.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-07-01

    ... donations from non-Federal third parties. (2) The value of third party in-kind contributions applicable to... towards other Federal costs-sharing requirements. Neither costs nor the values of third party in-kind... records of grantees and subgrantee or cost-type contractors. These records must show how the value placed...

  3. 45 CFR 2541.240 - Matching or cost sharing.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-10-01

    ... parties. (2) The value of third party in-kind contributions applicable to the period to which the cost... costs-sharing requirements. Neither costs nor the values of third party in-kind contributions may count... records of grantees and subgrantee or cost-type contractors. These records must show how the value placed...

  4. 32 CFR 33.24 - Matching or cost sharing.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-07-01

    ... from non-Federal third parties. (2) The value of third party in-kind contributions applicable to the... towards other Federal costs-sharing requirements. Neither costs nor the values of third party in-kind... records of grantees and subgrantee or cost-type contractors. These records must show how the value placed...

  5. 40 CFR 31.24 - Matching or cost sharing.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-07-01

    ... from non-Federal third parties. (2) The value of third party in-kind contributions applicable to the... towards other Federal costs-sharing requirements. Neither costs nor the values of third party in-kind... records of grantees and subgrantee or cost-type contractors. These records must show how the value placed...

  6. 36 CFR 1207.24 - Matching or cost sharing.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-07-01

    ... others cash donations from non-Federal third parties. (2) The value of third party in-kind contributions... towards other Federal costs-sharing requirements. Neither costs nor the values of third party in-kind... records of grantees and subgrantee or cost-type contractors. These records must show how the value placed...

  7. 43 CFR 12.64 - Matching or cost sharing.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-10-01

    ... donations from non-Federal third parties. (2) The value of third party in-kind contributions applicable to... towards other Federal costs-sharing requirements. Neither costs nor the values of third party in-kind... records of grantees and subgrantee or cost-type contractors. These records must show how the value placed...

  8. 40 CFR 31.24 - Matching or cost sharing.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-07-01

    ... from non-Federal third parties. (2) The value of third party in-kind contributions applicable to the... towards other Federal costs-sharing requirements. Neither costs nor the values of third party in-kind... records of grantees and subgrantee or cost-type contractors. These records must show how the value placed...

  9. 45 CFR 2541.240 - Matching or cost sharing.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-10-01

    ... parties. (2) The value of third party in-kind contributions applicable to the period to which the cost... costs-sharing requirements. Neither costs nor the values of third party in-kind contributions may count... records of grantees and subgrantee or cost-type contractors. These records must show how the value placed...

  10. 45 CFR 2541.240 - Matching or cost sharing.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-10-01

    ... parties. (2) The value of third party in-kind contributions applicable to the period to which the cost... costs-sharing requirements. Neither costs nor the values of third party in-kind contributions may count... records of grantees and subgrantee or cost-type contractors. These records must show how the value placed...

  11. 36 CFR 1207.24 - Matching or cost sharing.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-07-01

    ... others cash donations from non-Federal third parties. (2) The value of third party in-kind contributions... towards other Federal costs-sharing requirements. Neither costs nor the values of third party in-kind... records of grantees and subgrantee or cost-type contractors. These records must show how the value placed...

  12. 45 CFR 2541.240 - Matching or cost sharing.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-10-01

    ... parties. (2) The value of third party in-kind contributions applicable to the period to which the cost... costs-sharing requirements. Neither costs nor the values of third party in-kind contributions may count... records of grantees and subgrantee or cost-type contractors. These records must show how the value placed...

  13. 75 FR 55290 - Privacy Act of 1974: Implementation of Exemptions; Department of Homeland Security/ALL-031...

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2010-09-10

    ...; Department of Homeland Security/ALL-031 Information Sharing Environment Suspicious Activity Reporting... Environment Suspicious Activity Reporting Initiative System of Records'' and this proposed rulemaking. In this... establish a new DHS system of records titled, ``DHS/ALL-031 Information Sharing Environment (ISE) Suspicious...

  14. Can mobile phone technology support a rapid sharing of information on novel psychoactive substances among health and other professionals internationally?

    PubMed

    Simonato, Pierluigi; Bersani, Francesco S; Santacroce, Rita; Cinosi, Eduardo; Schifano, Fabrizio; Bersani, Giuseppe; Martinotti, Giovanni; Corazza, Ornella

    2017-05-01

    The diffusion of novel psychoactive substances (NPSs), combined with the ability of the Internet to act as an online marketplace, has led to unprecedented challenges for governments, health agencies, and substance misuse services. Despite increasing research, there is a paucity of reliable information available to professionals working in the field. The paper will present the pilot results of the first mobile application (SMAIL) for rapid information sharing on NPSs among health professionals. The development of SMAIL was divided into 2 parts: (a) the creation of the application for registered users, enabling them to send an SMS or email with the name or "street name" of an NPS and receive within seconds emails or SMS with the information, when available and (b) the development of a database to support the incoming requests. One hundred twenty-two professionals based in 22 countries used the service over the pilot period of 16 months (from May 2012 to September 2013). Five hundred fifty-seven enquires were made. Users received rapid information on NPSs, and 61% of them rated the service as excellent. This is the right time to use mobile phone technologies for rapid information sharing and prevention activities on NPSs. Copyright © 2017 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

  15. Developing Control System of Electrical Devices with Operational Expense Prediction

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Sendari, Siti; Wahyu Herwanto, Heru; Rahmawati, Yuni; Mukti Putranto, Dendi; Fitri, Shofiana

    2017-04-01

    The purpose of this research is to develop a system that can monitor and record home electrical device’s electricity usage. This system has an ability to control electrical devices in distance and predict the operational expense. The system was developed using micro-controllers and WiFi modules connected to PC server. The communication between modules is arranged by server via WiFi. Beside of reading home electrical devices electricity usage, the unique point of the proposed-system is the ability of micro-controllers to send electricity data to server for recording the usage of electrical devices. The testing of this research was done by Black-box method to test the functionality of system. Testing system run well with 0% error.

  16. A new mobile phone-based ECG monitoring system.

    PubMed

    Iwamoto, Junichi; Yonezawa, Yoshiharu; Ogawa, Hiromichi Maki Hidekuni; Ninomiya, Ishio; Sada, Kouji; Hamada, Shingo; Hahn, Allen W; Caldwell, W Morton

    2007-01-01

    We have developed a system for monitoring a patient's electrocardiogram (ECG) and movement during daily activities. The complete system is mounted on chest electrodes and continuously samples the ECG and three axis accelerations. When the patient feels a heart discomfort, he or she pushes the data transmission switch on the recording system and the system sends the recorded ECG waveforms and three axis accelerations of the two prior minutes, and for two minutes after the switch is pressed. The data goes directly to a hospital server computer via a 2.4 GHz low power mobile phone. These data are stored on a server computer and downloaded to the physician's Java mobile phone. The physician can display the data on the phone's liquid crystal display.

  17. Developing a Shared Patient-Centered, Web-Based Medication Platform for Type 2 Diabetes Patients and Their Health Care Providers: Qualitative Study on User Requirements

    PubMed Central

    Mahler, Cornelia; Seidling, Hanna Marita; Stützle, Marion; Ose, Dominik; Baudendistel, Ines; Wensing, Michel; Szecsenyi, Joachim

    2018-01-01

    Background Information technology tools such as shared patient-centered, Web-based medication platforms hold promise to support safe medication use by strengthening patient participation, enhancing patients’ knowledge, helping patients to improve self-management of their medications, and improving communication on medications among patients and health care professionals (HCPs). However, the uptake of such platforms remains a challenge also due to inadequate user involvement in the development process. Employing a user-centered design (UCD) approach is therefore critical to ensure that user’ adoption is optimal. Objective The purpose of this study was to identify what patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and their HCPs regard necessary requirements in terms of functionalities and usability of a shared patient-centered, Web-based medication platform for patients with T2DM. Methods This qualitative study included focus groups with purposeful samples of patients with T2DM (n=25), general practitioners (n=13), and health care assistants (n=10) recruited from regional health care settings in southwestern Germany. In total, 8 semistructured focus groups were conducted. Sessions were audio- and video-recorded, transcribed verbatim, and subjected to a computer-aided qualitative content analysis. Results Appropriate security and access methods, supported data entry, printing, and sending information electronically, and tracking medication history were perceived as the essential functionalities. Although patients wanted automatic interaction checks and safety alerts, HCPs on the contrary were concerned that unspecific alerts confuse patients and lead to nonadherence. Furthermore, HCPs were opposed to patients’ ability to withhold or restrict access to information in the platform. To optimize usability, there was consensus among participants to display information in a structured, chronological format, to provide information in lay language, to use visual aids and customize information content, and align the platform to users’ workflow. Conclusions By employing a UCD, this study provides insight into the desired functionalities and usability of patients and HCPs regarding a shared patient-centered, Web-based medication platform, thus increasing the likelihood to achieve a functional and useful system. Substantial and ongoing engagement by all intended user groups is necessary to reconcile differences in requirements of patients and HCPs, especially regarding medication safety alerts and access control. Moreover, effective training of patients and HCPs on medication self-management (support) and optimal use of the tool will be a prerequisite to unfold the platform’s full potential. PMID:29588269

  18. Combining EEG, MIDI, and motion capture techniques for investigating musical performance.

    PubMed

    Maidhof, Clemens; Kästner, Torsten; Makkonen, Tommi

    2014-03-01

    This article describes a setup for the simultaneous recording of electrophysiological data (EEG), musical data (MIDI), and three-dimensional movement data. Previously, each of these three different kinds of measurements, conducted sequentially, has been proven to provide important information about different aspects of music performance as an example of a demanding multisensory motor skill. With the method described here, it is possible to record brain-related activity and movement data simultaneously, with accurate timing resolution and at relatively low costs. EEG and MIDI data were synchronized with a modified version of the FTAP software, sending synchronization signals to the EEG recording device simultaneously with keypress events. Similarly, a motion capture system sent synchronization signals simultaneously with each recorded frame. The setup can be used for studies investigating cognitive and motor processes during music performance and music-like tasks--for example, in the domains of motor control, learning, music therapy, or musical emotions. Thus, this setup offers a promising possibility of a more behaviorally driven analysis of brain activity.

  19. 32 CFR 37.1045 - To whom must I send copies of the award document?

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    2012-07-01

    ... 32 National Defense 1 2012-07-01 2012-07-01 false To whom must I send copies of the award document... of the Award Document § 37.1045 To whom must I send copies of the award document? You must send a copy of the award document to the: (a) Recipient. You must include on the first page of the recipient's...

  20. 32 CFR 37.1045 - To whom must I send copies of the award document?

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-07-01

    ... 32 National Defense 1 2014-07-01 2014-07-01 false To whom must I send copies of the award document... of the Award Document § 37.1045 To whom must I send copies of the award document? You must send a copy of the award document to the: (a) Recipient. You must include on the first page of the recipient's...

  1. 32 CFR 37.1045 - To whom must I send copies of the award document?

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    2010-07-01

    ... 32 National Defense 1 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 false To whom must I send copies of the award document... of the Award Document § 37.1045 To whom must I send copies of the award document? You must send a copy of the award document to the: (a) Recipient. You must include on the first page of the recipient's...

  2. 32 CFR 37.1045 - To whom must I send copies of the award document?

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-07-01

    ... 32 National Defense 1 2013-07-01 2013-07-01 false To whom must I send copies of the award document... of the Award Document § 37.1045 To whom must I send copies of the award document? You must send a copy of the award document to the: (a) Recipient. You must include on the first page of the recipient's...

  3. 32 CFR 37.1045 - To whom must I send copies of the award document?

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    2011-07-01

    ... 32 National Defense 1 2011-07-01 2011-07-01 false To whom must I send copies of the award document... of the Award Document § 37.1045 To whom must I send copies of the award document? You must send a copy of the award document to the: (a) Recipient. You must include on the first page of the recipient's...

  4. A Real Time Interface Between a Computerized Physician Order Entry System and the Computerized ICU Medication Administration Record

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    Chen, Jeannie; Shabot, M. Michael; LoBue, Mark

    2003-01-01

    Prior attempts to interface ICU Clinical Information Systems (CIS) to Pharmacy systems have been less than successful. The major problem is that in ICUs, medications frequently have to be administered and charted in the CIS Medication Administration Record (MAR) before pharmacists can enter them into the Pharmacy system. When the Pharmacy system belatedly sends medication orders to the CIS MAR, this may create duplicate entries for medications that ICU nurses have had to enter manually to chart doses actually given. The authors have implemented a real time interface between a Computerized Physician Order Entry (CPOE) system and a CIS operating in ten ICUs that solves this problem. The interface transfers new medication orders including order details and alerts directly to the CIS Medication Administration Record (MAR), where they are immediately available for nurse charting. PMID:14728315

  5. The TextBase project--implementation of a base level message supporting electronic patient record transfer in English general practice.

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    Booth, N; Jain, N L; Sugden, B

    1999-01-01

    The TextBase project is a laboratory experiment to assess the feasibility of a common exchange format for sending a transcription of the contents of the Electronic Patient Record (EPR) between different general practices, when patients move from one practice to another in the NHS in England. The project was managed using a partnership arrangement between the four EPR systems vendors who agreed to collaborate and the project team. It lasted one year and consisted of an iterative design process followed by creation of message generation and reading modules within the collaborating EPR systems according to a software requirement specification created by the project team. The paper describes the creation of a common record display format, the implementation of transfer using a floppy disk in the lab, and considers the further barriers before a national implementation might be achieved.

  6. 12 CFR 4.39 - Notification of parties and procedures for sharing and using OCC records in litigation.

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    2013-01-01

    ... CURRENCY, DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY ORGANIZATION AND FUNCTIONS, AVAILABILITY AND RELEASE OF INFORMATION... Information § 4.39 Notification of parties and procedures for sharing and using OCC records in litigation. (a... OCC information obtained pursuant to this subpart, and, upon entry of a protective order, shall...

  7. 12 CFR 4.39 - Notification of parties and procedures for sharing and using OCC records in litigation.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-01-01

    ... CURRENCY, DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY ORGANIZATION AND FUNCTIONS, AVAILABILITY AND RELEASE OF INFORMATION... Information § 4.39 Notification of parties and procedures for sharing and using OCC records in litigation. (a... OCC information obtained pursuant to this subpart, and, upon entry of a protective order, shall...

  8. 12 CFR 4.39 - Notification of parties and procedures for sharing and using OCC records in litigation.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-01-01

    ... CURRENCY, DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY ORGANIZATION AND FUNCTIONS, AVAILABILITY AND RELEASE OF INFORMATION... Information § 4.39 Notification of parties and procedures for sharing and using OCC records in litigation. (a... OCC information obtained pursuant to this subpart, and, upon entry of a protective order, shall...

  9. 14 CFR § 1273.24 - Matching or cost sharing.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-01-01

    ... parties. (2) The value of third party in-kind contributions applicable to the period to which the cost... costs-sharing requirements. Neither costs nor the values of third party in-kind contributions may count... records of grantees and subgrantee or cost-type contractors. These records must show how the value placed...

  10. Shared Electronic Health Record Systems: Key Legal and Security Challenges.

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    Christiansen, Ellen K; Skipenes, Eva; Hausken, Marie F; Skeie, Svein; Østbye, Truls; Iversen, Marjolein M

    2017-11-01

    Use of shared electronic health records opens a whole range of new possibilities for flexible and fruitful cooperation among health personnel in different health institutions, to the benefit of the patients. There are, however, unsolved legal and security challenges. The overall aim of this article is to highlight legal and security challenges that should be considered before using shared electronic cooperation platforms and health record systems to avoid legal and security "surprises" subsequent to the implementation. Practical lessons learned from the use of a web-based ulcer record system involving patients, community nurses, GPs, and hospital nurses and doctors in specialist health care are used to illustrate challenges we faced. Discussion of possible legal and security challenges is critical for successful implementation of shared electronic collaboration systems. Key challenges include (1) allocation of responsibility, (2) documentation routines, (3) and integrated or federated access control. We discuss and suggest how challenges of legal and security aspects can be handled. This discussion may be useful for both current and future users, as well as policy makers.

  11. Haplotype Sharing Provides Insights into Fine-Scale Population History and Disease in Finland.

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    Martin, Alicia R; Karczewski, Konrad J; Kerminen, Sini; Kurki, Mitja I; Sarin, Antti-Pekka; Artomov, Mykyta; Eriksson, Johan G; Esko, Tõnu; Genovese, Giulio; Havulinna, Aki S; Kaprio, Jaakko; Konradi, Alexandra; Korányi, László; Kostareva, Anna; Männikkö, Minna; Metspalu, Andres; Perola, Markus; Prasad, Rashmi B; Raitakari, Olli; Rotar, Oxana; Salomaa, Veikko; Groop, Leif; Palotie, Aarno; Neale, Benjamin M; Ripatti, Samuli; Pirinen, Matti; Daly, Mark J

    2018-05-03

    Finland provides unique opportunities to investigate population and medical genomics because of its adoption of unified national electronic health records, detailed historical and birth records, and serial population bottlenecks. We assembled a comprehensive view of recent population history (≤100 generations), the timespan during which most rare-disease-causing alleles arose, by comparing pairwise haplotype sharing from 43,254 Finns to that of 16,060 Swedes, Estonians, Russians, and Hungarians from geographically and linguistically adjacent countries with different population histories. We find much more extensive sharing in Finns, with at least one ≥ 5 cM tract on average between pairs of unrelated individuals. By coupling haplotype sharing with fine-scale birth records from more than 25,000 individuals, we find that although haplotype sharing broadly decays with geographical distance, there are pockets of excess haplotype sharing; individuals from northeast Finland typically share several-fold more of their genome in identity-by-descent segments than individuals from southwest regions. We estimate recent effective population-size changes through time across regions of Finland, and we find that there was more continuous gene flow as Finns migrated from southwest to northeast between the early- and late-settlement regions than was dichotomously described previously. Lastly, we show that haplotype sharing is locally enriched by an order of magnitude among pairs of individuals sharing rare alleles and especially among pairs sharing rare disease-causing variants. Our work provides a general framework for using haplotype sharing to reconstruct an integrative view of recent population history and gain insight into the evolutionary origins of rare variants contributing to disease. Copyright © 2018 American Society of Human Genetics. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

  12. Willingness to share personal health record data for care improvement and public health: a survey of experienced personal health record users.

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    Weitzman, Elissa R; Kelemen, Skyler; Kaci, Liljana; Mandl, Kenneth D

    2012-05-22

    Data stored in personally controlled health records (PCHRs) may hold value for clinicians and public health entities, if patients and their families will share them. We sought to characterize consumer willingness and unwillingness (reticence) to share PCHR data across health topics, and with different stakeholders, to advance understanding of this issue. Cross-sectional 2009 Web survey of repeat PCHR users who were patients over 18 years old or parents of patients, to assess willingness to share their PCHR data with an-out-of-hospital provider to support care, and the state/local public health authority to support monitoring; the odds of reticence to share PCHR information about ten exemplary health topics were estimated using a repeated measures approach. Of 261 respondents (56% response rate), more reported they would share all information with the state/local public health authority (63.3%) than with an out-of-hospital provider (54.1%) (OR 1.5, 95% CI 1.1, 1.9; p = .005); few would not share any information with these parties (respectively, 7.9% and 5.2%). For public health sharing, reticence was higher for most topics compared to contagious illness (ORs 4.9 to 1.4, all p-values < .05), and reflected concern about anonymity (47.2%), government insensitivity (41.5%), discrimination (24%). For provider sharing, reticence was higher for all topics compared to contagious illness (ORs 6.3 to 1.5, all p-values < .05), and reflected concern for relevance (52%), disclosure to insurance (47.6%) and/or family (20.5%). Pediatric patients and their families are often willing to share electronic health information to support health improvement, but remain cautious. Robust trust models for PCHR sharing are needed.

  13. Follow-up: who does it and how do they do it?

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    Chamberlain, J M; Carraccio, C L

    1994-12-01

    Follow-up appointments and phone contact after discharge are important components of the emergency department (ED) encounter. We surveyed ED directors at hospitals with accredited pediatric residency programs to determine mechanisms for follow-up 1) to chart progression of illness (POI), 2) for positive laboratory or x-ray results, and 3) for specific illness such as child abuse, burns, and complex wounds. One hundred thirty-five of 207 program directors responded (65%). To follow POI, 54% of EDs use the ED itself, and 59% send patients to community physicians. Of those that use community physicians, 24% do not notify the physician to expect a follow-up visit, and 27% do not send a copy of the ED chart to a physician's office. To follow POI, 20% of EDs have no formal mechanism for telephone follow-up. Sixteen percent keep no record of phone contact. For follow-up of positive laboratory tests or x-rays, results are better; only 4 and 5%, respectively, do not keep records of phone contact. Eleven percent of EDs have no mechanism for follow-up of child abuse. Mechanisms for follow-up of children seen in the ED are variable. We have identified deficiencies in the following areas: 1) lack of communication with the physician to provide follow-up, 2) lack of documentation regarding subsequent patient contacts for POI and positive test results, and 3) lack of resources to follow victims of child abuse. These deficiencies have potential implications regarding optimal patient outcome.

  14. Improving the value of costly genetic reference laboratory testing with active utilization management.

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    Dickerson, Jane A; Cole, Bonnie; Conta, Jessie H; Wellner, Monica; Wallace, Stephanie E; Jack, Rhona M; Rutledge, Joe; Astion, Michael L

    2014-01-01

    Tests that are performed outside of the ordering institution, send-out tests, represent an area of risk to patients because of complexity associated with sending tests out. Risks related to send-out tests include increased number of handoffs, ordering the wrong or unnecessary test, specimen delays, data entry errors, preventable delays in reporting and acknowledging results, and excess financial liability. Many of the most expensive and most misunderstood tests are send-out genetic tests. To design and develop an active utilization management program to reduce the risk to patients and improve value of genetic send-out tests. Send-out test requests that met defined criteria were reviewed by a rotating team of doctoral-level consultants and a genetic counselor in a pediatric tertiary care center. Two hundred fifty-one cases were reviewed during an 8-month period. After review, nearly one-quarter of genetic test requests were modified in the downward direction, saving a total of 2% of the entire send-out bill and 19% of the test requests under management. Ultimately, these savings were passed on to patients. Implementing an active utilization strategy for expensive send-out tests can be achieved with minimal technical resources and results in improved value of testing to patients.

  15. Ground-motion variability resulting from the January 17, 1994, M = 6.6 Northridge earthquake at the interchange between highways 14 and I-5 in the northern San Fernando Valley

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    Hutchings, L.; Jarpe, S.; Kasameyer, P.

    1994-02-04

    Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory responded to the 17 January 1994, Northridge earthquake by sending an information gathering team to observe and study the collapse of the interchange between highways 14 and I-5 in the northern San Fernando Valley. This field team examined the structural failure at the interchange and the surface soil conditions, and they installed high-grain RefTek seismic recorders to record aftershocks. We recorded aftershocks for two weeks. Analyses of aftershock recordings in this report illustrate the degree of differential support motion for this site, and the higher than expected ground motion from an earthquake of this size andmore » distance. We used the aftershock recordings of small earthquakes as empirical Green`s functions and synthesized strong ground motion at three sites in the interchange area. Results presented here are based on an assumption that the geology of the interchange area remained linear in its response to the main event.« less

  16. Smartphones Offer New Opportunities in Clinical Voice Research.

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    Manfredi, C; Lebacq, J; Cantarella, G; Schoentgen, J; Orlandi, S; Bandini, A; DeJonckere, P H

    2017-01-01

    Smartphone technology provides new opportunities for recording standardized voice samples of patients and sending the files by e-mail to the voice laboratory. This drastically improves the collection of baseline data, as used in research on efficiency of voice treatments. However, the basic requirement is the suitability of smartphones for recording and digitizing pathologic voices (mainly characterized by period perturbations and noise) without significant distortion. In this experiment, two smartphones (a very inexpensive one and a high-level one) were tested and compared with direct microphone recordings in a soundproof room. The voice stimuli consisted in synthesized deviant voice samples (median of fundamental frequency: 120 and 200 Hz) with three levels of jitter and three levels of added noise. All voice samples were analyzed using PRAAT software. The results show high correlations between jitter, shimmer, and noise-to-harmonics ratio measured on the recordings via both smartphones, the microphone, and measured directly on the sound files from the synthesizer. Smartphones thus appear adequate for reliable recording and digitizing of pathologic voices. Copyright © 2017 The Voice Foundation. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

  17. NPSNET: Aural cues for virtual world immersion

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    Dahl, Leif A.

    1992-09-01

    NPSNET is a low-cost visual and aural simulation system designed and implemented at the Naval Postgraduate School. NPSNET is an example of a virtual world simulation environment that incorporates real-time aural cues through software-hardware interaction. In the current implementation of NPSNET, a graphics workstation functions in the sound server role which involves sending and receiving networked sound message packets across a Local Area Network, composed of multiple graphics workstations. The network messages contain sound file identification information that is transmitted from the sound server across an RS-422 protocol communication line to a serial to Musical Instrument Digital Interface (MIDI) converter. The MIDI converter, in turn relays the sound byte to a sampler, an electronic recording and playback device. The sampler correlates the hexadecimal input to a specific note or stored sound and sends it as an audio signal to speakers via an amplifier. The realism of a simulation is improved by involving multiple participant senses and removing external distractions. This thesis describes the incorporation of sound as aural cues, and the enhancement they provide in the virtual simulation environment of NPSNET.

  18. Asteroid Redirect Mission Briefing on This Week @NASA – September 19, 2016

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    2016-09-19

    On Sept. 14, officials from the White House and NASA discussed the space agency’s Asteroid Redirect Mission (ARM) during a televised event at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center. On the mission, which is targeted for launch in Dec. 2021, NASA plans to send a robotic spacecraft to an asteroid tens of millions of miles from Earth, capture a multi-ton boulder, and bring it to an orbit near the moon for future exploration by astronauts on a following mission aboard NASA’s Orion spacecraft. During the live discussion, John Holdren, assistant to President Obama for Science and Technology, NASA Administrator Charles Bolden and ARM Program Director Michele Gates highlighted the mission’s scientific and technological benefits, how the mission will support NASA’s goal of sending humans to Mars in the 2030s, and how it will demonstrate technology relevant to defending Earth from potentially hazardous asteroids. Also, Astronaut Tim Kopra Visits DC Area, The Warmest August in 136 Years, and 2016 Arctic Sea Ice Minimum Ties 2nd Lowest on Record!

  19. Executing scatter operation to parallel computer nodes by repeatedly broadcasting content of send buffer partition corresponding to each node upon bitwise OR operation

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    Archer, Charles J [Rochester, MN; Ratterman, Joseph D [Rochester, MN

    2009-11-06

    Executing a scatter operation on a parallel computer includes: configuring a send buffer on a logical root, the send buffer having positions, each position corresponding to a ranked node in an operational group of compute nodes and for storing contents scattered to that ranked node; and repeatedly for each position in the send buffer: broadcasting, by the logical root to each of the other compute nodes on a global combining network, the contents of the current position of the send buffer using a bitwise OR operation, determining, by each compute node, whether the current position in the send buffer corresponds with the rank of that compute node, if the current position corresponds with the rank, receiving the contents and storing the contents in a reception buffer of that compute node, and if the current position does not correspond with the rank, discarding the contents.

  20. Send-side matching of data communications messages

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    Archer, Charles J.; Blocksome, Michael A.; Ratterman, Joseph D.; Smith, Brian E.

    2014-07-01

    Send-side matching of data communications messages includes a plurality of compute nodes organized for collective operations, including: issuing by a receiving node to source nodes a receive message that specifies receipt of a single message to be sent from any source node, the receive message including message matching information, a specification of a hardware-level mutual exclusion device, and an identification of a receive buffer; matching by two or more of the source nodes the receive message with pending send messages in the two or more source nodes; operating by one of the source nodes having a matching send message the mutual exclusion device, excluding messages from other source nodes with matching send messages and identifying to the receiving node the source node operating the mutual exclusion device; and sending to the receiving node from the source node operating the mutual exclusion device a matched pending message.

  1. Fencing data transfers in a parallel active messaging interface of a parallel computer

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    Blocksome, Michael A.; Mamidala, Amith R.

    2015-08-11

    Fencing data transfers in a parallel active messaging interface (`PAMI`) of a parallel computer, the PAMI including data communications endpoints, each endpoint comprising a specification of data communications parameters for a thread of execution on a compute node, including specifications of a client, a context, and a task, the compute nodes coupled for data communications through the PAMI and through data communications resources including a deterministic data communications network, including initiating execution through the PAMI of an ordered sequence of active SEND instructions for SEND data transfers between two endpoints, effecting deterministic SEND data transfers; and executing through the PAMI, with no FENCE accounting for SEND data transfers, an active FENCE instruction, the FENCE instruction completing execution only after completion of all SEND instructions initiated prior to execution of the FENCE instruction for SEND data transfers between the two endpoints.

  2. Fencing data transfers in a parallel active messaging interface of a parallel computer

    DOEpatents

    Blocksome, Michael A.; Mamidala, Amith R.

    2015-06-30

    Fencing data transfers in a parallel active messaging interface (`PAMI`) of a parallel computer, the PAMI including data communications endpoints, each endpoint comprising a specification of data communications parameters for a thread of execution on a compute node, including specifications of a client, a context, and a task, the compute nodes coupled for data communications through the PAMI and through data communications resources including a deterministic data communications network, including initiating execution through the PAMI of an ordered sequence of active SEND instructions for SEND data transfers between two endpoints, effecting deterministic SEND data transfers; and executing through the PAMI, with no FENCE accounting for SEND data transfers, an active FENCE instruction, the FENCE instruction completing execution only after completion of all SEND instructions initiated prior to execution of the FENCE instruction for SEND data transfers between the two endpoints.

  3. Specific pathologist responses for Standard for Exchange of Nonclinical Data (SEND).

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    Watanabe, Atsushi; Kusuoka, Osamu; Sato, Norihiro; Nakazono, Osamu; Wasko, Michael; Potenta, Daniel; Nakae, Dai; Hatakeyama, Hirofumi; Iwata, Hijiri; Naota, Misaki; Anzai, Takayuki

    2017-07-01

    The Standard for Exchange of Nonclinical Data (SEND), introduced by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), is a scheme for the computerization, electronic application, and screening of preclinical data. Since its establishment, related organizations have been working together to implement SEND. However, it is difficult for individual pharmaceutical companies that often outsource to achieve complete compliance with SEND; hence, the cooperation of contract research organizations (CROs) and SEND Registered Solution Providers (RSPs) is indispensable. In SEND, most data, including those on pathology findings, are converted into controlled terminology (CT), but it is not a simple process to convert findings or levels of severity in the field of pathology, which is a descriptive science. The authors have successfully completed an FDA trial submission for a toxicology test conducted at a CRO and in doing so acquired important knowledge. This article presents a clear picture of such important knowledge from a pathologist's viewpoint.

  4. Specific pathologist responses for Standard for Exchange of Nonclinical Data (SEND)

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    Watanabe, Atsushi; Kusuoka, Osamu; Sato, Norihiro; Nakazono, Osamu; Wasko, Michael; Potenta, Daniel; Nakae, Dai; Hatakeyama, Hirofumi; Iwata, Hijiri; Naota, Misaki; Anzai, Takayuki

    2017-01-01

    The Standard for Exchange of Nonclinical Data (SEND), introduced by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), is a scheme for the computerization, electronic application, and screening of preclinical data. Since its establishment, related organizations have been working together to implement SEND. However, it is difficult for individual pharmaceutical companies that often outsource to achieve complete compliance with SEND; hence, the cooperation of contract research organizations (CROs) and SEND Registered Solution Providers (RSPs) is indispensable. In SEND, most data, including those on pathology findings, are converted into controlled terminology (CT), but it is not a simple process to convert findings or levels of severity in the field of pathology, which is a descriptive science. The authors have successfully completed an FDA trial submission for a toxicology test conducted at a CRO and in doing so acquired important knowledge. This article presents a clear picture of such important knowledge from a pathologist’s viewpoint. PMID:28798527

  5. Send-side matching of data communications messages

    DOEpatents

    Archer, Charles J.; Blocksome, Michael A.; Ratterman, Joseph D.; Smith, Brian E.

    2014-06-17

    Send-side matching of data communications messages in a distributed computing system comprising a plurality of compute nodes, including: issuing by a receiving node to source nodes a receive message that specifies receipt of a single message to be sent from any source node, the receive message including message matching information, a specification of a hardware-level mutual exclusion device, and an identification of a receive buffer; matching by two or more of the source nodes the receive message with pending send messages in the two or more source nodes; operating by one of the source nodes having a matching send message the mutual exclusion device, excluding messages from other source nodes with matching send messages and identifying to the receiving node the source node operating the mutual exclusion device; and sending to the receiving node from the source node operating the mutual exclusion device a matched pending message.

  6. Avoiding Biased-Feeding in the Scheduling of Collaborative Multipath TCP.

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    Tsai, Meng-Hsun; Chou, Chien-Ming; Lan, Kun-Chan

    2016-01-01

    Smartphones have become the major communication and portable computing devices that access the Internet through Wi-Fi or mobile networks. Unfortunately, users without a mobile data subscription can only access the Internet at limited locations, such as hotspots. In this paper, we propose a collaborative bandwidth sharing protocol (CBSP) built on top of MultiPath TCP (MPTCP). CBSP enables users to buy bandwidth on demand from neighbors (called Helpers) and uses virtual interfaces to bind the subflows of MPTCP to avoid modifying the implementation of MPTCP. However, although MPTCP provides the required multi-homing functionality for bandwidth sharing, the current packet scheduling in collaborative MPTCP (e.g., Co-MPTCP) leads to the so-called biased-feeding problem. In this problem, the fastest link might always be selected to send packets whenever it has available cwnd, which results in other links not being fully utilized. In this work, we set out to design an algorithm, called Scheduled Window-based Transmission Control (SWTC), to improve the performance of packet scheduling in MPTCP, and we perform extensive simulations to evaluate its performance.

  7. Avoiding Biased-Feeding in the Scheduling of Collaborative Multipath TCP

    PubMed Central

    2016-01-01

    Smartphones have become the major communication and portable computing devices that access the Internet through Wi-Fi or mobile networks. Unfortunately, users without a mobile data subscription can only access the Internet at limited locations, such as hotspots. In this paper, we propose a collaborative bandwidth sharing protocol (CBSP) built on top of MultiPath TCP (MPTCP). CBSP enables users to buy bandwidth on demand from neighbors (called Helpers) and uses virtual interfaces to bind the subflows of MPTCP to avoid modifying the implementation of MPTCP. However, although MPTCP provides the required multi-homing functionality for bandwidth sharing, the current packet scheduling in collaborative MPTCP (e.g., Co-MPTCP) leads to the so-called biased-feeding problem. In this problem, the fastest link might always be selected to send packets whenever it has available cwnd, which results in other links not being fully utilized. In this work, we set out to design an algorithm, called Scheduled Window-based Transmission Control (SWTC), to improve the performance of packet scheduling in MPTCP, and we perform extensive simulations to evaluate its performance. PMID:27529783

  8. Predictors of successful use of a web-based healthcare document storage and sharing system for pediatric cancer survivors: Cancer SurvivorLink™.

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    Williamson, Rebecca; Meacham, Lillian; Cherven, Brooke; Hassen-Schilling, Leann; Edwards, Paula; Palgon, Michael; Espinoza, Sofia; Mertens, Ann

    2014-09-01

    Cancer SurvivorLink™, www.cancersurvivorlink.org , is a patient-controlled communication tool where survivors can electronically store and share documents with healthcare providers. Functionally, SurvivorLink serves as an electronic personal health record-a record of health-related information managed and controlled by the survivor. Recruitment methods to increase registration and the characteristics of registrants who completed each step of using SurvivorLink are described. Pediatric cancer survivors were recruited via mailings, survivor clinic, and community events. Recruitment method and Aflac Survivor Clinic attendance was determined for each registrant. Registration date, registrant type (parent vs. survivor), zip code, creation of a personal health record in SurvivorLink, storage of documents, and document sharing were measured. Logistic regression was used to determine the characteristics that predicted creation of a health record and storage of documents. To date, 275 survivors/parents have completed registration: 63 were recruited via mailing, 99 from clinic, 56 from community events, and 57 via other methods. Overall, 66.9 % registrants created a personal health record and 45.7 % of those stored a health document. There were no significant predictors for creating a personal health record. Attending a survivor clinic was the strongest predictor of document storage (p < 0.01). Of those with a document stored, 21.4 % shared with a provider. Having attended survivor clinic is the biggest predictor of registering and using SurvivorLink. Many survivors must advocate for their survivorship care. Survivor Link provides educational material and supports the dissemination of survivor-specific follow-up recommendations to facilitate shared clinical care decision making.

  9. A failure to communicate: a qualitative exploration of care coordination between hospitalists and primary care providers around patient hospitalizations.

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    Jones, Christine D; Vu, Maihan B; O'Donnell, Christopher M; Anderson, Mary E; Patel, Snehal; Wald, Heidi L; Coleman, Eric A; DeWalt, Darren A

    2015-04-01

    Care coordination between adult hospitalists and primary care providers (PCPs) is a critical component of successful transitions of care from hospital to home, yet one that is not well understood. The purpose of this study was to understand the challenges in coordination of care, as well as potential solutions, from the perspective of hospitalists and PCPs in North Carolina. We conducted an exploratory qualitative study with 58 clinicians in four hospitalist focus groups (n = 32), three PCP focus groups (n = 19), and one hybrid group with both hospitalists and PCPs (n = 7). Interview guides included questions about care coordination, information exchange, follow-up care, accountability, and medication management. Focus group sessions were recorded, transcribed verbatim, and analyzed in ATLAS.ti. The constant comparative method was used to evaluate differences between hospitalists and PCPs. Hospitalists and PCPs were found to encounter similar care coordination challenges, including (1) lack of time, (2) difficulty reaching other clinicians, (3) lack of personal relationships with other clinicians, (4) lack of information feedback loops, (5) medication list discrepancies, and (6) lack of clarity regarding accountability for pending tests and home health. Hospitalists additionally noted difficulty obtaining timely follow-up appointments for after-hours or weekend discharges. PCPs additionally noted (1) not knowing when patients were hospitalized, (2) not having hospital records for post-hospitalization appointments, (3) difficulty locating important information in discharge summaries, and (4) feeling undervalued when hospitalists made medication changes without involving PCPs. Hospitalists and PCPs identified common themes of successful care coordination as (1) greater efforts to coordinate care for "high-risk" patients, (2) improved direct telephone access to each other, (3) improved information exchange through shared electronic medical records, (4) enhanced interpersonal relationships, and (5) clearly defined accountability. Hospitalists and PCPs encounter similar challenges in care coordination, yet have important experiential differences related to sending and receiving roles for hospital discharges. Efforts to improve coordination of care between hospitalists and PCPs should aim to understand perspectives of clinicians in each setting.

  10. Mermaids - Mobile Earthquake Recording in Marine Areas by Independent Divers - to Mariscope.

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    Hello, Y.; Bonnieux, S.; Philippe, O.; Yegikyan, M.; Nolet, G.

    2015-12-01

    Mermaids are floating seismometers. The first generation used Argo floats developed for oceanographers to measure temperature and salinity. The Mermaids drift under water at about the speed of USArray and share with USArray the ability to cover a large surface. They record teleseismic P waves for events above magnitude 6.5 under noisy conditions (Indian Ocean), well below magnitude 6 under mild conditions (Mediterranean, Pacific). There are occasional recordings of PKP and PP waves. Local events can be seen down to magnitude 2. They are a perfect, low expensive and maintainable modern tool to fill the gap for monitoring the ocean. Ten mermaids have been launched May 2014 near the Galapagos to provide seismic information for deep tomography of the plume, whereas three of the Mermaids in the Mediterranean are currently being deployed/redeployed in the Ligurian Sea. These are the first launches with a purely scientific goal (as opposed to 8 earlier test deployments). Using the experience with the first fleet of prototypes, a new version is being developed. These are long-lived (five years), reach deeper (3000 m), multidisciplinary (up to eight instruments). The basic model also provides temperature and salinity data to facilitate co-financing with oceanography. In a more advanced version, it will be fully programmable by the scientist using them, and will have the ability to adapt software during missions using two-way satellite communication. If deployed in a dense array (e.g. rapid response) they obtain relative locations by sending out chirp signals between each other, surfacing from time to time for data transmission and to obtain a location and drift via GPS. They will have a "landing" capability to stay at location and monitor aftershocks while surfacing regularly for data transmission. For solo drifters, a magnetometer and a bathymetry sounder will assist in constraining the trajectory at depth.The first tests of seaworthiness of this second generation Mermaid have taken place, and a version for seismologists will be available early in 2016. Software development of the more advanced features is still under way.

  11. Use of a Nationwide Personally Controlled Electronic Health Record by Healthcare Professionals and Patients: A Case Study with the French DMP.

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    Seroussi, Brigitte; Bouaud, Jacques

    2017-01-01

    If the wide adoption of electronic health records (EHRs) is necessary to address health information sharing and care coordination issues, it is not sufficient. In order to address health information sharing, some countries, among which, France, have implemented a centralized framework with "new" nationwide care records. The French DMP is a centralized, nationally shared, electronic medical record, created according to the opt-in model. More than five years after the launching of the DMP project, DMPs have been created for 1.5% of the target population, which demonstrates the poor adoption of the tool by healthcare professionals. Among the 583,997 existing DMPs in June 2016, 41% were empty, and 24% of non-empty DMPs were actually accessed. If these "active" DMPs were equally accessed by both healthcare professionals and patients, patients accessed DMP documents four times more than healthcare professionals.

  12. Responses to the Standard for Exchange of Nonclinical Data (SEND) in non-US countries

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    Anzai, Takayuki; Kaminishi, Masamichi; Sato, Keizo; Kaufman, Laura; Iwata, Hijiri; Nakae, Dai

    2015-01-01

    The Standard for the Exchange of Nonclinical Data (SEND), adopted by the US FDA, is part of a set of regulations and guidances requiring the submission of standardized electronic study data for nonclinical and clinical data submissions. SEND is the nonclinical implementation of SDTM (Study Data Tabulation Model), the standard electronic format for clinical regulatory submissions to FDA. SEND, SDTM, and the associated Controlled Terminology have been developed by CDISC (Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium). In order to successfully implement SEND, interdisciplinary contributions between sponsors and CROs, need a model for task allocation. This is being undertaken by the Pharmaceutical Users Software Exchange (PhUSE). Because SEND is currently the preferred submission format of the US FDA only and will become required by it starting in December 2016, only American academic societies and companies are actively involved. An exception to this is the INHAND initiative, which leads the way in standardizing terminology for toxicological pathology. On the other hand, international globalization of other clinical and nonclinical practices is not feasible because there are substantial differences between the US and non-US countries in CRO involvement in drug development. Thus, non-US countries must consider and develop approaches to SEND that meet their needs. This paper summarizes the activities of the major organizations involved in SEND development and implementation, discusses the effective use of SEND, and details a compliance scheme (research material of the Showa University School of Medicine) illustrating how pharmaceutical companies can complete a large amount of work up to an FDA application with the effective utilization of CROs and solution providers. PMID:26028814

  13. 12 CFR 4.39 - Notification of parties and procedures for sharing and using OCC records in litigation.

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    2010-01-01

    ... CURRENCY, DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY ORGANIZATION AND FUNCTIONS, AVAILABILITY AND RELEASE OF INFORMATION... Information § 4.39 Notification of parties and procedures for sharing and using OCC records in litigation. (a... information obtained pursuant to this subpart, and, upon entry of a protective order, shall provide copies of...

  14. The Multiple-Institution Database for Investigating Engineering Longitudinal Development: An Experiential Case Study of Data Sharing and Reuse

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    Ohland, Matthew W.; Long, Russell A.

    2016-01-01

    Sharing longitudinal student record data and merging data from different sources is critical to addressing important questions being asked of higher education. The Multiple-Institution Database for Investigating Engineering Longitudinal Development (MIDFIELD) is a multi-institution, longitudinal, student record level dataset that is used to answer…

  15. Astronaut Office Scheduling System Software

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    Brown, Estevancio

    2010-01-01

    AOSS is a highly efficient scheduling application that uses various tools to schedule astronauts weekly appointment information. This program represents an integration of many technologies into a single application to facilitate schedule sharing and management. It is a Windows-based application developed in Visual Basic. Because the NASA standard office automation load environment is Microsoft-based, Visual Basic provides AO SS developers with the ability to interact with Windows collaboration components by accessing objects models from applications like Outlook and Excel. This also gives developers the ability to create newly customizable components that perform specialized tasks pertaining to scheduling reporting inside the application. With this capability, AOSS can perform various asynchronous tasks, such as gathering/ sending/ managing astronauts schedule information directly to their Outlook calendars at any time.

  16. Space Suits and Crew Survival Systems Branch Education and Public Outreach Support of NASA's Strategic Goals in Fiscal Year 2012

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    Jennings, Mallory A.

    2012-01-01

    As NASA plans to send people beyond low Earth orbit, it is important to educate and inspire the next generation of astronauts, engineers, scientist, and general public. This is so important to NASA future that it is one of the agencies strategic goals. The Space Suits and Crew Survival Systems Branch at Johnson Space Center (JSC) is actively involved in helping to achieve this goal by sharing our hardware and technical experts with students, educators, and the general public and educating them about the challenges of human space flight, with Education and Public Outreach (EPO). This paper summarizes the Space Suit and Crew Survival Systems Branch EPO efforts throughout fiscal year 2012.

  17. Space Suits and Crew Survival Systems Branch Education and Public Outreach Support of NASA's Strategic Goals in Fiscal Year 2012

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    Jennings, Mallory A.

    2013-01-01

    As NASA plans to send people beyond low Earth orbit, it is important to educate and inspire the next generation of astronauts, engineers, scientists, and the general public. This is so important to NASA s future that it is one of the agency s strategic goals. The Space Suits and Crew Survival Systems Branch at Johnson Space Center (JSC) is actively involved in achieving this goal by sharing our hardware and technical experts with students, educators, and the general public and educating them about the challenges of human space flight, with Education and Public Outreach (EPO). This paper summarizes the Space Suit and Crew Survival Systems Branch EPO efforts throughout fiscal year 2012.

  18. Flow of Emotional Messages in Artificial Social Networks

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    Chmiel, Anna; Hołyst, Janusz A.

    Models of message flows in an artificial group of users communicating via the Internet are introduced and investigated using numerical simulations. We assumed that messages possess an emotional character with a positive valence and that the willingness to send the next affective message to a given person increases with the number of messages received from this person. As a result, the weights of links between group members evolve over time. Memory effects are introduced, taking into account that the preferential selection of message receivers depends on the communication intensity during the recent period only. We also model the phenomenon of secondary social sharing when the reception of an emotional e-mail triggers the distribution of several emotional e-mails to other people.

  19. An upper bound on the second order asymptotic expansion for the quantum communication cost of state redistribution

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    Datta, Nilanjana, E-mail: n.datta@statslab.cam.ac.uk; Hsieh, Min-Hsiu, E-mail: Min-Hsiu.Hsieh@uts.edu.au; Oppenheim, Jonathan, E-mail: j.oppenheim@ucl.ac.uk

    State redistribution is the protocol in which given an arbitrary tripartite quantum state, with two of the subsystems initially being with Alice and one being with Bob, the goal is for Alice to send one of her subsystems to Bob, possibly with the help of prior shared entanglement. We derive an upper bound on the second order asymptotic expansion for the quantum communication cost of achieving state redistribution with a given finite accuracy. In proving our result, we also obtain an upper bound on the quantum communication cost of this protocol in the one-shot setting, by using the protocol ofmore » coherent state merging as a primitive.« less

  20. Why send humans to Mars?

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    Sagan, Carl

    1991-01-01

    The proposed Space Exploration Initiative (SDI) to launch a manned flight to Mars is examined in the current light of growing constraints in costs and other human requirements. Sharing the huge costs of such a program among a group of nations might become low enough for the project to be feasible. Robotic missions, equipped with enhanced artificial intelligence, appear to be capable of satisfying mission requirements at 10 percent or less, of the cost of a manned flight. Various additional pros and cons are discussed regarding both SDI generally and a Mars mission. It is suggested that R&D projects be pursued that can be better justified and can also contribute to human mission to Mars if eventually a decision to go is made.

  1. The importance of documenting code, and how you might make yourself do it

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Tollerud, Erik Jon; Astropy Project

    2016-01-01

    Your science code is awesome. It reduces data, performs some statistical analysis, or models a physical process better than anyone has done before. You wisely decide that it is worth sharing with your student/advisor, research collaboration, or the whole world. But when you send it out, no one seems willing to use it. Why? Most of the time, it's your documentation. You wrote the code for yourself, so you know what every function, procedure, or class is supposed to do. Unfortunately, your users (sometimes including you 6 months later) do not. In this talk, I will describe some of the tools, both technical and psychological, to make that documentation happen (particularly for the Python ecosystem).

  2. A Formal Language for Cryptographic Protocol Requirements

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    1996-01-01

    L;KAB; AgKBS ; fA; TAgKAB (4) B sends to A: fTA + 1gKAB Here A and B are two principals. By sending the rst message, A requests of the...A: CertB; fAKBgKA ; algchoiceB; fmd (fAKBgKA ; algchoiceB ; NA; alglistA)gK1 B (3) A sends to B: fAKAgKB ; fmd (fAKAgKB ; fAKBgKA)gK1 A CertX is a...alglistA 3. B sends to C: CertB ; fAKBgKC ; algchoiceB; fmd (fAKBgKC ; algchoiceB ; NA; alglistA)gK1 B (intercepted by I) 4. IB sends to A : CertB

  3. Real-time bioacoustics monitoring and automated species identification.

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    Aide, T Mitchell; Corrada-Bravo, Carlos; Campos-Cerqueira, Marconi; Milan, Carlos; Vega, Giovany; Alvarez, Rafael

    2013-01-01

    Traditionally, animal species diversity and abundance is assessed using a variety of methods that are generally costly, limited in space and time, and most importantly, they rarely include a permanent record. Given the urgency of climate change and the loss of habitat, it is vital that we use new technologies to improve and expand global biodiversity monitoring to thousands of sites around the world. In this article, we describe the acoustical component of the Automated Remote Biodiversity Monitoring Network (ARBIMON), a novel combination of hardware and software for automating data acquisition, data management, and species identification based on audio recordings. The major components of the cyberinfrastructure include: a solar powered remote monitoring station that sends 1-min recordings every 10 min to a base station, which relays the recordings in real-time to the project server, where the recordings are processed and uploaded to the project website (arbimon.net). Along with a module for viewing, listening, and annotating recordings, the website includes a species identification interface to help users create machine learning algorithms to automate species identification. To demonstrate the system we present data on the vocal activity patterns of birds, frogs, insects, and mammals from Puerto Rico and Costa Rica.

  4. Technology Mediated Information Sharing (Monitor Sharing) in Primary Care Encounters

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    Asan, Onur

    2013-01-01

    The aim of this dissertation study was to identify and describe the use of electronic health records (EHRs) for information sharing between patients and clinicians in primary-care encounters and to understand work system factors influencing information sharing. Ultimately, this will promote better design of EHR technologies and effective training…

  5. Sending Large Files without Mucking up the Works

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    Goldborough, Reid

    2005-01-01

    E-mail has never been a foolproof way of sending information, and lately it has gotten even hairier, with well-meaning but overzealous anti-spam filters often blocking even legitimate messages. This document discusses different options available for sending files.

  6. A DICOM based radiotherapy plan database for research collaboration and reporting

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    Westberg, J.; Krogh, S.; Brink, C.; Vogelius, I. R.

    2014-03-01

    Purpose: To create a central radiotherapy (RT) plan database for dose analysis and reporting, capable of calculating and presenting statistics on user defined patient groups. The goal is to facilitate multi-center research studies with easy and secure access to RT plans and statistics on protocol compliance. Methods: RT institutions are able to send data to the central database using DICOM communications on a secure computer network. The central system is composed of a number of DICOM servers, an SQL database and in-house developed software services to process the incoming data. A web site within the secure network allows the user to manage their submitted data. Results: The RT plan database has been developed in Microsoft .NET and users are able to send DICOM data between RT centers in Denmark. Dose-volume histogram (DVH) calculations performed by the system are comparable to those of conventional RT software. A permission system was implemented to ensure access control and easy, yet secure, data sharing across centers. The reports contain DVH statistics for structures in user defined patient groups. The system currently contains over 2200 patients in 14 collaborations. Conclusions: A central RT plan repository for use in multi-center trials and quality assurance was created. The system provides an attractive alternative to dummy runs by enabling continuous monitoring of protocol conformity and plan metrics in a trial.

  7. Exploring attitudes towards sexting of young people: a cross-sectional study.

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    Lim, Megan S C; Vella, Alyce M; Horyniak, Danielle R; Hellard, Margaret E

    2016-11-01

    Background Sexting is a common emerging phenomenon. This study aims to explore young people's attitudes towards sexting. Participants (n=469, age range 15-29 years) were recruited at a music festival and self-completed a questionnaire. Attitudes towards sexting were assessed using a series of seven statements, rated on a five-point Likert scale from 'strongly agree' to 'strongly disagree'. Correlates of sexting attitudes were determined using multivariable regression. Forty-six percent of respondents reported ever sexting. Most (88%) agreed 'It's risky for a girl to send a naked picture of herself,' fewer agreed with the statement 'It's risky for a boy to send a naked picture of himself' (77%). Thirty percent agreed that 'If someone I'd just started seeing sent me a sext I might show it to some friends,' however, only 14% might do the same with a sext from a boyfriend or girlfriend (this did not differ by sex). More permissive attitudes to sexting were associated with being male, lower sexual health knowledge, inconsistent condom use with casual partners, and higher alcohol consumption. Although the majority of young people surveyed agreed that sexting was risky it was a common practice. Given the potential psychosocial impact of sharing sexts without consent, it was concerning that up to a third of participants indicated they might do so. The findings of this study have implications for informing education on sexting.

  8. Structures and Materials Panel. Summary Record of the Panel Meeting (50th) held at War Museum, Athens, Greece Spring-1980.

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    1980-01-01

    3D ) configurations and each member agreed to send his final MEMBERS comments to the Coordinator by 31 MAY 1980 The draft report specified three...34conventional" 3D wings, The Working Group agreed to add two supercritical wings. 1. The GELAC/NLR/FDL/NASA wing (clean) 2. The ZKP wing (with oscillating...Similarly Mr Ziummermannagreed to provide all necessary data for the ZKP wing by 31 MAY 1980. The BLAND Coordinator is to submit his final 3D report

  9. F-8C adaptive control law refinement and software development

    NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)

    Hartmann, G. L.; Stein, G.

    1981-01-01

    An explicit adaptive control algorithm based on maximum likelihood estimation of parameters was designed. To avoid iterative calculations, the algorithm uses parallel channels of Kalman filters operating at fixed locations in parameter space. This algorithm was implemented in NASA/DFRC's Remotely Augmented Vehicle (RAV) facility. Real-time sensor outputs (rate gyro, accelerometer, surface position) are telemetered to a ground computer which sends new gain values to an on-board system. Ground test data and flight records were used to establish design values of noise statistics and to verify the ground-based adaptive software.

  10. A decade of international cooperation brings a standard seismic point of view

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    Whitcomb, H. S

    1971-01-01

    Whether in a castle in Italy, a police station in Iceland, o an abandoned gold mine in Australia, the sensitive instruments in the Worldwide Seismograph Network send a steady flow of standard earthquake records to the geophysical scientific community. They provide the raw data that make possible very precise earthquake studies, precise because the instruments are identical and their product standard. A truly international program, this network of 115 stations in 61 countires and territories has laid the foundation for reserach in seismology for many years to come. 

  11. Gait Analysis Laboratory

    NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)

    1976-01-01

    Complete motion analysis laboratory has evolved out of analyzing walking patterns of crippled children at Stanford Children's Hospital. Data is collected by placing tiny electrical sensors over muscle groups of child's legs and inserting step-sensing switches in soles of shoes. Miniature radio transmitters send signals to receiver for continuous recording of abnormal walking pattern. Engineers are working to apply space electronics miniaturization techniques to reduce size and weight of telemetry system further as well as striving to increase signal bandwidth so analysis can be performed faster and more accurately using a mini-computer.

  12. Design of an eMonitor system to transport electronic patient care report (ePCR) information in unstable MobileIP wireless environment.

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    Giovanni, Mazza G; Shenvi, Rohit; Battles, Marcie; Orthner, Helmuth F

    2008-11-06

    The eMonitor is a component of the ePatient system; a prototype system used by emergency medical services (EMS) personnel in the field to record and transmits electronic patient care report (ePCR) information interactively. The eMonitor component allows each Mobile Data Terminal (MDT) on an unreliable Cisco MobileIP wireless network to securely send and received XML messages used to update patient information to and from the MDT before, during and after the transport of a patient.

  13. Proceedings of the Near-Earth-Object Interception Workshop

    NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)

    Canavan, G. J. (Editor); Solem, J. C. (Editor); Rather, John D. G. (Editor)

    1993-01-01

    The National Aeronautics and Space Administration Headquarters sponsored the Near-Earth-Object Interception Workshop hosted by the Los Alamos National Laboratory on 14-16 Jan. 1992 at the J. Robert Oppenheimer Study Center in Los Alamos, New Mexico. The Workshop evaluated the issues involved in intercepting celestial objects that could hit the Earth. It covered the technologies for acquiring, tracking, and homing, as well as those for sending interceptors to inspect, rendezvous with, land on, irradiate, deflect, or destroy them. This report records the presentations and technical options reviewed.

  14. How physician electronic health record screen sharing affects patient and doctor non-verbal communication in primary care.

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    Asan, Onur; Young, Henry N; Chewning, Betty; Montague, Enid

    2015-03-01

    Use of electronic health records (EHRs) in primary-care exam rooms changes the dynamics of patient-physician interaction. This study examines and compares doctor-patient non-verbal communication (eye-gaze patterns) during primary care encounters for three different screen/information sharing groups: (1) active information sharing, (2) passive information sharing, and (3) technology withdrawal. Researchers video recorded 100 primary-care visits and coded the direction and duration of doctor and patient gaze. Descriptive statistics compared the length of gaze patterns as a percentage of visit length. Lag sequential analysis determined whether physician eye-gaze influenced patient eye gaze, and vice versa, and examined variations across groups. Significant differences were found in duration of gaze across groups. Lag sequential analysis found significant associations between several gaze patterns. Some, such as DGP-PGD ("doctor gaze patient" followed by "patient gaze doctor") were significant for all groups. Others, such DGT-PGU ("doctor gaze technology" followed by "patient gaze unknown") were unique to one group. Some technology use styles (active information sharing) seem to create more patient engagement, while others (passive information sharing) lead to patient disengagement. Doctors can engage patients in communication by using EHRs in the visits. EHR training and design should facilitate this. Copyright © 2014 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.

  15. Views on health information sharing and privacy from primary care practices using electronic medical records.

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    Perera, Gihan; Holbrook, Anne; Thabane, Lehana; Foster, Gary; Willison, Donald J

    2011-02-01

    To determine how patients and physicians balance the perceived benefits and harms of sharing electronic health data for patient care and for secondary purposes. Before-after survey of patients and providers in practices using electronic medical records (EMRs) enrolled in a clinical trial in Ontario, Canada. Outcomes were measured using the Health Information Privacy Questionnaire (HIPQ) at baseline and end of study. Thirteen questions in 4 general domains investigated attitudes towards the privacy of EMRs, outsider's use of patient's health information, the sharing of patient's information within the health care system, and the overall perception of benefits versus harms of computerization in health care. 511 patients (mean age 60.3 years, 49.6% female) and 46 physicians (mean age 47.2 years, 37.0% female) participated. Most (>90%) supported the computerized sharing of the patient's health records among their health care professionals and to provide clinical advice. Fewer agreed that the patient's de-identified information should be shared outside of the health care circle (<70%). Only a minority of either group supported the notion that computerized records can be keep more private than paper records (38-50%). Overall, a majority (58% patients, 70% physicians) believed that the benefits of computerization were greater than the risks of confidentiality loss. This was especially true for patients who were frequent computer users. While these primary care physicians and their patients valued the clinical features of EMRs, a substantial minority have concerns about the secondary use of de-identified information. Copyright © 2010 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.

  16. Error-proneness as a handicap signal.

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    De Jaegher, Kris

    2003-09-21

    This paper describes two discrete signalling models in which the error-proneness of signals can serve as a handicap signal. In the first model, the direct handicap of sending a high-quality signal is not large enough to assure that a low-quality signaller will not send it. However, if the receiver sometimes mistakes a high-quality signal for a low-quality one, then there is an indirect handicap to sending a high-quality signal. The total handicap of sending such a signal may then still be such that a low-quality signaller would not want to send it. In the second model, there is no direct handicap of sending signals, so that nothing would seem to stop a signaller from always sending a high-quality signal. However, the receiver sometimes fails to detect signals, and this causes an indirect handicap of sending a high-quality signal that still stops the low-quality signaller of sending such a signal. The conditions for honesty are that the probability of an error of detection is higher for a high-quality than for a low-quality signal, and that the signaller who does not detect a signal adopts a response that is bad to the signaller. In both our models, we thus obtain the result that signal accuracy should not lie above a certain level in order for honest signalling to be possible. Moreover, we show that the maximal accuracy that can be achieved is higher the lower the degree of conflict between signaller and receiver. As well, we show that it is the conditions for honest signalling that may be constraining signal accuracy, rather than the signaller trying to make honest signals as effective as possible given receiver psychology, or the signaller adapting the accuracy of honest signals depending on his interests.

  17. Trust and Privacy in Healthcare

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Singleton, Peter; Kalra, Dipak

    This paper considers issues of trust and privacy in healthcare around increased data-sharing through Electronic Health Records (EHRs). It uses a model structured around different aspects of trust in the healthcare organisation’s reasons for greater data-sharing and their ability to execute EHR projects, particularly any associated confidentiality controls. It reflects the individual’s personal circumstances and attitude to use of health records.

  18. A shared electronic health record: lessons from the coalface.

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    Silvester, Brett V; Carr, Simon J

    2009-06-01

    A shared electronic health record system has been successfully implemented in Australia by a Division of General Practice in northern Brisbane. The system grew out of coordinated care trials that showed the critical need to share summary patient information, particularly for patients with complex conditions who require the services of a wide range of multisector, multidisciplinary health care professionals. As at 30 April 2008, connected users of the system included 239 GPs from 66 general practices, two major public hospitals, three large private hospitals, 11 allied health and community-based provider organisations and 1108 registered patients. Access data showed a patient's shared record was accessed an average of 15 times over a 12-month period. The success of the Brisbane implementation relied on seven key factors: connectivity, interoperability, change management, clinical leadership, targeted patient involvement, information at the point of care, and governance. The Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care is currently evaluating the system for its potential to reduce errors relating to inadequate information transfer during clinical handover.

  19. Relational Anxiety and Sexting.

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    Weisskirch, Robert S; Drouin, Michelle; Delevi, Rakel

    2017-01-01

    Individuals in pursuit of, or currently in, a romantic relationship typically communicate via technology, extending to sexting with one another. Sexting is commonly understood as the sending and receiving of sexually suggestive or sexually explicit photos, video, or text via cell phone or other technologies. The characteristics that fuel whether one engages in sexting are not well understood. In this study, 459 unmarried, heterosexual undergraduate students (female = 328; male = 131), aged 18 to 25 years, from three universities completed an online questionnaire about their behaviors with technology and romantic relationships. In general, low attachment avoidance and high fear of negative evaluation from the dating partner predicted sending a sexually suggestive photo or video, sending a photo or video in one's underwear or lingerie, and sending a sexually suggestive text. High fear of negative evaluation predicted sending a nude photo or video as well as sending a text message propositioning sex. Low attachment avoidance, greater fear of negative evaluation, and greater social distress when dating were associated with sexting behaviors.

  20. 36 CFR 1206.50 - What types of funding and cost sharing arrangements does the Commission make?

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-07-01

    ... opportunity announcements. (2) Cost sharing may include cash or in-kind contributions provided by the... cost sharing arrangements does the Commission make? 1206.50 Section 1206.50 Parks, Forests, and Public... RECORDS COMMISSION Applying for NHPRC Grants § 1206.50 What types of funding and cost sharing arrangements...

  1. Setting Access Permission through Transitive Relationship in Web-based Social Networks

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Hong, Dan; Shen, Vincent Y.

    The rising popularity of various social networking websites has created a huge problem on Internet privacy. Although it is easy to post photos, comments, opinions on some events, etc. on the Web, some of these data (such as a person’s location at a particular time, criticisms of a politician, etc.) are private and should not be accessed by unauthorized users. Although social networks facilitate sharing, the fear of sending sensitive data to a third party without knowledge or permission of the data owners discourages people from taking full advantage of some social networking applications. We exploit the existing relationships on social networks and build a ‘‘trust network’’ with transitive relationship to allow controlled data sharing so that the privacy and preferences of data owners are respected. The trust network linking private data owners, private data requesters, and intermediary users is a directed weighted graph. The permission value for each private data requester can be automatically assigned in this network based on the transitive relationship. Experiments were conducted to confirm the feasibility of constructing the trust network from existing social networks, and to assess the validity of permission value assignments in the query process. Since the data owners only need to define the access rights of their closest contacts once, this privacy scheme can make private data sharing easily manageable by social network participants.

  2. Shared Governance and Regional Accreditation: Institutional Processes and Perceptions

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    McGrane, Wendy L.

    2013-01-01

    This qualitative single-case research study was conducted to gain deeper understanding of the institutional processes to address shared governance accreditation criteria and to determine whether institutional processes altered stakeholder perceptions of shared governance. The data collection strategies were archival records and personal…

  3. --No Title--

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    disseminate its messages? Does PTWC send messages via SMS to mobile phones? Does PTWC issue evacuation orders send messages via SMS to mobile phones? No. At this time, PTWC does not directly send its messages to mobile phones. Some emergency managers in Pacific, Asian, and African countries can receive PTWC messages

  4. MAROB Voluntary Marine Observation Program

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    several ways: 1. By sending in YOTREPs (pronounced Yacht Reps) using Pangolin's YOTREP Offshore Reporter Pangolin Software. For documentation on sending YOTREPS/MAROBs using YOTREP Offshore Reporter CLICK HERE 2 . By sending in YOTREPs via WinLink 2000 Global Radio Network, or Sailmail using their AIRMAIL software

  5. A cost-effective interdisciplinary approach to microbiologic send-out test use.

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    Aesif, Scott W; Parenti, David M; Lesky, Linda; Keiser, John F

    2015-02-01

    Use of reference laboratories for selected laboratory testing (send-out tests) represents a significant source of laboratory costs. As the use of more complex molecular analyses becomes common in the United States, strategies to reduce costs in the clinical laboratory must evolve in order to provide high-value, cost-effective medicine. To report a strategy that employs clinical pathology house staff and key hospital clinicians in the effective use of microbiologic send-out testing. The George Washington University Hospital is a 370-bed academic hospital in Washington, DC. In 2012 all requisitions for microbiologic send-out tests were screened by the clinical pathology house staff prior to final dispensation. Tests with questionable utility were brought to the attention of ordering clinicians through the use of interdisciplinary rounds and direct face-to-face consultation. Screening resulted in a cancellation rate of 38% of send-out tests, with proportional cost savings. Nucleic acid tests represented most of the tests screened and the largest percentage of cost saved through screening. Following consultation, requested send-out tests were most often canceled because of a lack of clinical indication. Direct face-to-face consultation with ordering physicians is an effective, interdisciplinary approach to managing the use of send-out testing in the microbiology laboratory.

  6. A qualitative study of Swedes' opinions about shared electronic health records.

    PubMed

    Lehnbom, Elin C; McLachlan, Andrew J; Brien, Jo-anne E

    2013-01-01

    European countries are world-leading in the development and implementation of e-Health. In Sweden, all primary healthcare centres and most hospitals use digital records. Some regions use the same software which allows for clinical information to be shared (regionally shared EHRs), but there is a movement towards making all EHRs inter-operable to allow for a National Patient Summary (NPS). The aim of this study was to explore the opinions of Swedish consumers and health professionals about shared EHRs and the NPS. Semi-structered phone interviews were conducted with consumers and health professionals. The majority of interviewed health professionals were currently using regionally shared EHRs. In their experience, having access to regionally shared EHRs facilitated a holistic patient approach, assisted in patient follow-up, and reduced inappropriate (over)prescribing. Consumers had a poor level of knowledge about shared EHRs and the NPS. Unlike health professionals, consumers perceived a NPS to be of great value. The findings indicate that there was a discrepancy between health professionals and consumers' knowledge of, and the perceived need for, a NPS.

  7. Effects of a Pre-Recorded Parent-Child Shared Reading Intervention on At-Risk Preschool Children's Phonological Awareness Skills

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    Noe, Sean

    2012-01-01

    Two studies were conducted to examine the effects of an embedded parent-child shared reading intervention on children's phonological awareness skills. Seven children considered at-risk for reading difficulty listened to 6 pre-recorded children's books with embedded early literacy activities three times each with a parent. Children's…

  8. Securing electronic medical record in Near Field Communication using Advanced Encryption Standard (AES).

    PubMed

    Renardi, Mikhael Bagus; Basjaruddin, Noor Cholis; Rakhman, Edi

    2018-01-01

    Doctors usually require patients' medical records before medical examinations. Nevertheless, obtaining such records may take time. Hence, Near Field Communication (NFC) could be used to store and send medical records between doctors and patients. Another issue is that there could be a threat such as, Man In The Middle Attack and eavesdropping, thus, a security method is required to secure the data. Furthermore, the information regarding the key and initialisation vector in NFC cannot be sent using one data package, hence, the data transmission should be done several times. Therefore, the initialisation vector that changed in each transmission is implemented, and the key utilised is based on the component agreed by both parties. This study aims at applying the cryptography process that does disturb and hinder the speed of data transmission. The result demonstrated that the data transmitted could be secured and the encryption process did not hinder data exchange. Also, different number of characters in plaintexts required different amount of time for encryption and decryption. It could be affected by the specifications of the devices used and the processes happening in the devices.

  9. Forensic odontology as a victim identification tool in mass disasters: A feasibility study in the Indian scenario

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    Sengupta, Shamindra; Sharma, Vandana; Gupta, Vineeta; Vij, Hitesh; Vij, Ruchieka; Prabhat, Kanika

    2014-01-01

    Aim: The aim of this study was to evaluate the awareness of practicing dentists about the subject of forensic odontology and to assess their willingness to maintain and share patient records. Materials and Methods: A blind questionnaire survey was carried out among 100 randomly selected practicing dentists in district Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh. Results: Most of the dentists interviewed were familiar with the subject of forensic odontology and its relation to dentistry, despite forensic dentistry having been newly introduced since 2007 into the undergraduate dental curriculum in India. However, dental records are maintained by only a few dentists, and only a very small percentage of them reported to have shared records, which may have helped in the identification of victims in a mass disaster. Conclusion: The result of our survey concluded that more awareness needs to be developed among practicing dentists regarding maintaining and sharing patient records for forensic odontology to succeed as a victim identification tool. PMID:24695834

  10. 36 CFR 1206.45 - What rules govern subgrant distribution, cost sharing, grant administration, and reporting?

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-07-01

    ... distribution, cost sharing, grant administration, and reporting? 1206.45 Section 1206.45 Parks, Forests, and Public Property NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION GENERAL RULES NATIONAL HISTORICAL..., cost sharing, grant administration, and reporting? (a) The Commission will annually establish guidance...

  11. Practicing Reiki does not appear to routinely produce high-intensity electromagnetic fields from the heart or hands of Reiki practitioners.

    PubMed

    Baldwin, Ann Linda; Rand, William Lee; Schwartz, Gary E

    2013-06-01

    The study objective was to determine whether Reiki practice increases the electromagnetic field strength from the heart and hands of Reiki practitioners. This study repeated experiments performed 20 years ago that detected exceptionally high-strength electromagnetic fields (100 nT) from the hands of several energy healers. The equipment used was far more sensitive than in the original studies. Using a Magnes 2500 WH SQUID, the electromagnetic field from the hands and heart of each of 3 Reiki masters was measured when they were (1) not practicing Reiki, (2) sending Reiki to a distant person, and (3) sending Reiki to a person in the room. Similar measurements were made on 4 Reiki-naïve volunteers before and after they received a Reiki training/attunement enabling them to self-administer Reiki. The study setting was the Scripps Institute, San Diego, CA. Magnetic field intensity of hands and heart recorded over 5-minute sessions with corresponding frequency spectra. For all subjects, under all conditions, sensors closest to the heart and the hands produced spikes of 2 pT corresponding to the heartbeat. Recordings from 2 Masters and 1 volunteer showed a low-intensity sine wave oscillation of 0.25-0.3 Hz (intensity 0.1-0.5 pT) whether or not they were practicing Reiki. This oscillation probably reflected respiratory sinus arrhythmia, judged by comparison with recent previous studies. These signals were not detected in the original studies. In the current study, no electromagnetic field intensities greater than 3 pT were observed in any of the recordings. Practicing Reiki does not appear to routinely produce high-intensity electromagnetic fields from the heart or hands. Alternatively, it is possible that energy healing is stimulated by tuning into an external environmental radiation, such as the Schumann resonance, which was blocked in the present study by the strong magnetic shielding surrounding the SQUID.

  12. 77 FR 45359 - Medical Device User Fee Rates for Fiscal Year 2013

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    2012-07-31

    ... the following account information when sending a wire transfer: New York Federal Reserve Bank, U.S... ensure that your invoice is fully paid. Use the following account information when sending a wire... following account information when sending a wire transfer: New York Federal Reserve Bank, U.S. Dept of...

  13. An Innovative Approach to Improve Communication and Reduce Physician Stress and Burnout in a University Affiliated Residency Program.

    PubMed

    Lapointe, Ryan; Bhesania, Siddharth; Tanner, Tristan; Peruri, Adithya; Mehta, Parag

    2018-05-28

    Ineffective communication between nursing staff and residents leads to numerous educational and patient-care interruptions, increasing resident stress and overall workload. We developed an innovative and simple, secure electronic health record (EHR) base text paging system to communicate with internal medicine residents. The goal is to avoid unnecessary interruption during patient care or educational activities and reduce stress. Traditional paging system can send a phone number to call back. We developed and implemented a HIPPA-compliant, EHR-integrated text paging at a busy 591-bed urban hospital. Access was granted to unit clerks, nursing staff, case managers, and physicians. Senders could either send a traditional telephone number page or a text page through our EHR. The recipient could then either acknowledge receipt of the page or take appropriate actions. Afterward, Internal medicine residents were polled on overall satisfaction difference between basic phone based numeric paging and the enhanced EHR text paging system. Educational interruptions (averaging over 7 pages) decreased from 64% to 16%. Patient care interruptions fell from 68% to 12%. 88% of residents felt that 50% or less of the pages were non-emergent and did not require an immediate action. 92% of 25 surveyed internal medicine residents preferred text paging over numeric paging and responded through the EHR 60% of the time by placing direct orders. Time savings using the new system over a 3-month span amounted to 72.5 h in transmission time alone. Text paging among medical caregivers and internal medicine residents through EHR-associated communication reduced patient care and educational interruptions. It saved time spent sending pages, answering unnecessary pages and it improved resident's subjective stress and satisfaction levels.

  14. Internet Technology in Magnetic Resonance: A Common Gateway Interface Program for the World-Wide Web NMR Spectrometer

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Buszko, Marian L.; Buszko, Dominik; Wang, Daniel C.

    1998-04-01

    A custom-written Common Gateway Interface (CGI) program for remote control of an NMR spectrometer using a World Wide Web browser has been described. The program, running on a UNIX workstation, uses multiple processes to handle concurrent tasks of interacting with the user and with the spectrometer. The program's parent process communicates with the browser and sends out commands to the spectrometer; the child process is mainly responsible for data acquisition. Communication between the processes is via the shared memory mechanism. The WWW pages that have been developed for the system make use of the frames feature of web browsers. The CGI program provides an intuitive user interface to the NMR spectrometer, making, in effect, a complex system an easy-to-use Web appliance.

  15. 5 CFR 1645.2 - Posting of transactions.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-01-01

    ... 1645.2 Administrative Personnel FEDERAL RETIREMENT THRIFT INVESTMENT BOARD CALCULATION OF SHARE PRICES..., interfund transfers, and other transactions will be posted in dollars and in shares by source and by TSP Fund to the appropriate individual account by the TSP record keeper, using the share price for the date...

  16. A digital advocate? Reactions of rural people who experience homelessness to the idea of recording clinical encounters.

    PubMed

    Grande, Stuart W; Castaldo, Mary Ganger; Carpenter-Song, Elizabeth; Griesemer, Ida; Elwyn, Glyn

    2017-08-01

    Are the benefits of recording clinical encounters shared across different groups, or do they vary based on social position? Studies show that educated patients record their clinical visits to enhance their experience, but very little is known about recording benefits among "hard-to-reach" populations. To examine the reactions of homeless people to the idea of using a smartphone to record their own clinical encounter, either covertly or with permission from their physician. We conducted semi-structured interviews with individuals at a temporary housing shelter in Northern New England. A thematic analysis identified themes that were iteratively refined into representative groups. Eighteen (18) interviews were conducted, 12 with women and six with men. Initial reactions to clinical recordings were positive (11 of 18). A majority (17 of 18) were willing to use recordings in future visits. A thematic analysis characterized data in two ways: (i) by providing reliable evidence for review, they functioned as an advocacy measure for patients; (ii) by promoting transparency and levelling social distance, this technology modified clinical relationships. Recordings permitted the sharing of data with others, providing tangible proof of behaviour and refuting misconceptions. Asking permission to record appeared to modify relationships and level perceived social distance with clinicians. We found that while many rural, disadvantaged individuals felt marginalized by the wide social distance between themselves and their clinicians, recording technology may serve as an advocate by holding both patients and doctors accountable and by permitting the burden of clinical proof to be shared. © 2016 The Authors Health Expectations Published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.

  17. A QR Code Based Zero-Watermarking Scheme for Authentication of Medical Images in Teleradiology Cloud

    PubMed Central

    Seenivasagam, V.; Velumani, R.

    2013-01-01

    Healthcare institutions adapt cloud based archiving of medical images and patient records to share them efficiently. Controlled access to these records and authentication of images must be enforced to mitigate fraudulent activities and medical errors. This paper presents a zero-watermarking scheme implemented in the composite Contourlet Transform (CT)—Singular Value Decomposition (SVD) domain for unambiguous authentication of medical images. Further, a framework is proposed for accessing patient records based on the watermarking scheme. The patient identification details and a link to patient data encoded into a Quick Response (QR) code serves as the watermark. In the proposed scheme, the medical image is not subjected to degradations due to watermarking. Patient authentication and authorized access to patient data are realized on combining a Secret Share with the Master Share constructed from invariant features of the medical image. The Hu's invariant image moments are exploited in creating the Master Share. The proposed system is evaluated with Checkmark software and is found to be robust to both geometric and non geometric attacks. PMID:23970943

  18. A QR code based zero-watermarking scheme for authentication of medical images in teleradiology cloud.

    PubMed

    Seenivasagam, V; Velumani, R

    2013-01-01

    Healthcare institutions adapt cloud based archiving of medical images and patient records to share them efficiently. Controlled access to these records and authentication of images must be enforced to mitigate fraudulent activities and medical errors. This paper presents a zero-watermarking scheme implemented in the composite Contourlet Transform (CT)-Singular Value Decomposition (SVD) domain for unambiguous authentication of medical images. Further, a framework is proposed for accessing patient records based on the watermarking scheme. The patient identification details and a link to patient data encoded into a Quick Response (QR) code serves as the watermark. In the proposed scheme, the medical image is not subjected to degradations due to watermarking. Patient authentication and authorized access to patient data are realized on combining a Secret Share with the Master Share constructed from invariant features of the medical image. The Hu's invariant image moments are exploited in creating the Master Share. The proposed system is evaluated with Checkmark software and is found to be robust to both geometric and non geometric attacks.

  19. 49 CFR 40.51 - What materials are used to send urine specimens to the laboratory?

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-10-01

    ... 49 Transportation 1 2013-10-01 2013-10-01 false What materials are used to send urine specimens to the laboratory? 40.51 Section 40.51 Transportation Office of the Secretary of Transportation... and Supplies Used in DOT Urine Collections § 40.51 What materials are used to send urine specimens to...

  20. 49 CFR 40.51 - What materials are used to send urine specimens to the laboratory?

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-10-01

    ... 49 Transportation 1 2010-10-01 2010-10-01 false What materials are used to send urine specimens to the laboratory? 40.51 Section 40.51 Transportation Office of the Secretary of Transportation... and Supplies Used in DOT Urine Collections § 40.51 What materials are used to send urine specimens to...

  1. 49 CFR 40.51 - What materials are used to send urine specimens to the laboratory?

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-10-01

    ... 49 Transportation 1 2014-10-01 2014-10-01 false What materials are used to send urine specimens to the laboratory? 40.51 Section 40.51 Transportation Office of the Secretary of Transportation... and Supplies Used in DOT Urine Collections § 40.51 What materials are used to send urine specimens to...

  2. 49 CFR 40.51 - What materials are used to send urine specimens to the laboratory?

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-10-01

    ... 49 Transportation 1 2011-10-01 2011-10-01 false What materials are used to send urine specimens to the laboratory? 40.51 Section 40.51 Transportation Office of the Secretary of Transportation... and Supplies Used in DOT Urine Collections § 40.51 What materials are used to send urine specimens to...

  3. 49 CFR 40.51 - What materials are used to send urine specimens to the laboratory?

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-10-01

    ... 49 Transportation 1 2012-10-01 2012-10-01 false What materials are used to send urine specimens to the laboratory? 40.51 Section 40.51 Transportation Office of the Secretary of Transportation... and Supplies Used in DOT Urine Collections § 40.51 What materials are used to send urine specimens to...

  4. 42 CFR 137.171 - Where do Self-Governance Tribes send their audit reports?

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    2011-10-01

    ... 42 Public Health 1 2011-10-01 2011-10-01 false Where do Self-Governance Tribes send their audit reports? 137.171 Section 137.171 Public Health PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN... Provisions Audits and Cost Principles § 137.171 Where do Self-Governance Tribes send their audit reports? (a...

  5. 20 CFR 408.610 - When will we send your SVB payments to a representative payee?

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-04-01

    ... 20 Employees' Benefits 2 2011-04-01 2011-04-01 false When will we send your SVB payments to a representative payee? 408.610 Section 408.610 Employees' Benefits SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION SPECIAL BENEFITS FOR CERTAIN WORLD WAR II VETERANS Representative Payment § 408.610 When will we send your SVB payments...

  6. 20 CFR 408.610 - When will we send your SVB payments to a representative payee?

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-04-01

    ... 20 Employees' Benefits 2 2010-04-01 2010-04-01 false When will we send your SVB payments to a representative payee? 408.610 Section 408.610 Employees' Benefits SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION SPECIAL BENEFITS FOR CERTAIN WORLD WAR II VETERANS Representative Payment § 408.610 When will we send your SVB payments...

  7. 14 CFR 330.23 - To what address must air carriers send their applications?

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-01-01

    ... 14 Aeronautics and Space 4 2010-01-01 2010-01-01 false To what address must air carriers send their applications? 330.23 Section 330.23 Aeronautics and Space OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF... Application Procedures § 330.23 To what address must air carriers send their applications? (a) You must submit...

  8. 20 CFR 408.610 - When will we send your SVB payments to a representative payee?

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-04-01

    ... 20 Employees' Benefits 2 2013-04-01 2013-04-01 false When will we send your SVB payments to a representative payee? 408.610 Section 408.610 Employees' Benefits SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION SPECIAL BENEFITS FOR CERTAIN WORLD WAR II VETERANS Representative Payment § 408.610 When will we send your SVB payments...

  9. 20 CFR 408.610 - When will we send your SVB payments to a representative payee?

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-04-01

    ... 20 Employees' Benefits 2 2014-04-01 2014-04-01 false When will we send your SVB payments to a representative payee? 408.610 Section 408.610 Employees' Benefits SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION SPECIAL BENEFITS FOR CERTAIN WORLD WAR II VETERANS Representative Payment § 408.610 When will we send your SVB payments...

  10. 20 CFR 408.610 - When will we send your SVB payments to a representative payee?

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-04-01

    ... 20 Employees' Benefits 2 2012-04-01 2012-04-01 false When will we send your SVB payments to a representative payee? 408.610 Section 408.610 Employees' Benefits SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION SPECIAL BENEFITS FOR CERTAIN WORLD WAR II VETERANS Representative Payment § 408.610 When will we send your SVB payments...

  11. Risk mitigation of shared electronic records system in campus institutions: medical social work practice in singapore.

    PubMed

    Ow Yong, Lai Meng; Tan, Amanda Wei Li; Loo, Cecilia Lay Keng; Lim, Esther Li Ping

    2014-10-01

    In 2013, the Singapore General Hospital (SGH) Campus initiated a shared electronic system where patient records and documentations were standardized and shared across institutions within the Campus. The project was initiated to enhance quality of health care, improve accessibility, and ensure integrated (as opposed to fragmented) care for best outcomes in our patients. In mitigating the risks of ICT, it was found that familiarity with guiding ethical principles, and ensuring adherence to regulatory and technical competencies in medical social work were important. The need to negotiate and maneuver in a large environment within the Campus to ensure proactive integrative process helped.

  12. Developing a Shared Patient-Centered, Web-Based Medication Platform for Type 2 Diabetes Patients and Their Health Care Providers: Qualitative Study on User Requirements.

    PubMed

    Bernhard, Gerda; Mahler, Cornelia; Seidling, Hanna Marita; Stützle, Marion; Ose, Dominik; Baudendistel, Ines; Wensing, Michel; Szecsenyi, Joachim

    2018-03-27

    Information technology tools such as shared patient-centered, Web-based medication platforms hold promise to support safe medication use by strengthening patient participation, enhancing patients' knowledge, helping patients to improve self-management of their medications, and improving communication on medications among patients and health care professionals (HCPs). However, the uptake of such platforms remains a challenge also due to inadequate user involvement in the development process. Employing a user-centered design (UCD) approach is therefore critical to ensure that user' adoption is optimal. The purpose of this study was to identify what patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and their HCPs regard necessary requirements in terms of functionalities and usability of a shared patient-centered, Web-based medication platform for patients with T2DM. This qualitative study included focus groups with purposeful samples of patients with T2DM (n=25), general practitioners (n=13), and health care assistants (n=10) recruited from regional health care settings in southwestern Germany. In total, 8 semistructured focus groups were conducted. Sessions were audio- and video-recorded, transcribed verbatim, and subjected to a computer-aided qualitative content analysis. Appropriate security and access methods, supported data entry, printing, and sending information electronically, and tracking medication history were perceived as the essential functionalities. Although patients wanted automatic interaction checks and safety alerts, HCPs on the contrary were concerned that unspecific alerts confuse patients and lead to nonadherence. Furthermore, HCPs were opposed to patients' ability to withhold or restrict access to information in the platform. To optimize usability, there was consensus among participants to display information in a structured, chronological format, to provide information in lay language, to use visual aids and customize information content, and align the platform to users' workflow. By employing a UCD, this study provides insight into the desired functionalities and usability of patients and HCPs regarding a shared patient-centered, Web-based medication platform, thus increasing the likelihood to achieve a functional and useful system. Substantial and ongoing engagement by all intended user groups is necessary to reconcile differences in requirements of patients and HCPs, especially regarding medication safety alerts and access control. Moreover, effective training of patients and HCPs on medication self-management (support) and optimal use of the tool will be a prerequisite to unfold the platform's full potential. ©Gerda Bernhard, Cornelia Mahler, Hanna Marita Seidling, Marion Stützle, Dominik Ose, Ines Baudendistel, Michel Wensing, Joachim Szecsenyi. Originally published in the Journal of Medical Internet Research (http://www.jmir.org), 27.03.2018.

  13. Securing electronic health records with novel mobile encryption schemes.

    PubMed

    Weerasinghe, Dasun; Elmufti, Kalid; Rajarajan, Muttukrishnan; Rakocevic, Veselin

    2007-01-01

    Mobile devices have penetrated the healthcare sector due to their increased functionality, low cost, high reliability and easy-to-use nature. However, in healthcare applications the privacy and security of the transmitted information must be preserved. Therefore applications require a concrete security framework based on long-term security keys, such as the security key that can be found in a mobile Subscriber Identity Module (SIM). The wireless nature of communication links in mobile networks presents a major challenge in this respect. This paper presents a novel protocol that will send the information securely while including the access privileges to the authorized recipient.

  14. Public Trust in Health Information Sharing: Implications for Biobanking and Electronic Health Record Systems

    PubMed Central

    Platt, Jodyn; Kardia, Sharon

    2015-01-01

    Biobanks are made all the more valuable when the biological samples they hold can be linked to health information collected in research, electronic health records, or public health practice. Public trust in such systems that share health information for research and health care practice is understudied. Our research examines characteristics of the general public that predict trust in a health system that includes researchers, health care providers, insurance companies and public health departments. We created a 119-item survey of predictors and attributes of system trust and fielded it using Amazon’s MTurk system (n = 447). We found that seeing one’s primary care provider, having a favorable view of data sharing and believing that data sharing will improve the quality of health care, as well as psychosocial factors (altruism and generalized trust) were positively and significantly associated with system trust. As expected, privacy concern, but counterintuitively, knowledge about health information sharing were negatively associated with system trust. We conclude that, in order to assure the public’s trust, policy makers charged with setting best practices for governance of biobanks and access to electronic health records should leverage critical access points to engage a diverse public in joint decision making. PMID:25654300

  15. Sexting Among Married Couples: Who Is Doing It, and Are They More Satisfied?

    PubMed

    McDaniel, Brandon T; Drouin, Michelle

    2015-11-01

    This study examined the prevalence and correlates of sexting (i.e., sending sexual messages via mobile phones) within a sample of married/cohabiting couples (180 wives and 175 husbands). Married adults do sext each other, but it is much less common than within young adult relationships, and consists mainly of sexy or intimate talk (29% reported engaging in sexy talk with partners) rather than sexually explicit photos or videos (12% reported sending nude or nearly-nude photos). Sending sexy talk messages was positively related to relationship satisfaction only among those with high levels of avoidance, and sending sexually explicit pictures was related to satisfaction for men, and for women with high levels of attachment anxiety. Additionally, sending sexually explicit pictures was related to greater ambivalence among both men and women. These findings support and extend previous research with young adults.

  16. The research and application of the NDP protocol vulnerability attack and the defense technology based on SEND

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Xi, Huixing

    2017-05-01

    Neighbor discovery protocol (NDP) is the underlying protocol in the IPv6 protocol, which is mainly used to solve the problem of interconnection between nodes on the same link. But with wide use of IPV6, NDP becomes the main objects of a variety of attacks due to a lack of security mechanism. The paper introduces the working principle of the NDP and methods of how the SEND protocol to enhance NDP security defense. It also analyzes and summarizes the security threats caused by the defects of the protocol itself. On the basis of the SEND protocol, the NDP data packet structure is modified to enhance the security of the SEND. An improved NDP cheating defense technology is put forward to make up the defects of the SEND protocol which can't verify the correctness of the public key and cannot bind the MAC address.

  17. Sexting Among Married Couples: Who Is Doing It, and Are They More Satisfied?

    PubMed Central

    Drouin, Michelle

    2015-01-01

    Abstract This study examined the prevalence and correlates of sexting (i.e., sending sexual messages via mobile phones) within a sample of married/cohabiting couples (180 wives and 175 husbands). Married adults do sext each other, but it is much less common than within young adult relationships, and consists mainly of sexy or intimate talk (29% reported engaging in sexy talk with partners) rather than sexually explicit photos or videos (12% reported sending nude or nearly-nude photos). Sending sexy talk messages was positively related to relationship satisfaction only among those with high levels of avoidance, and sending sexually explicit pictures was related to satisfaction for men, and for women with high levels of attachment anxiety. Additionally, sending sexually explicit pictures was related to greater ambivalence among both men and women. These findings support and extend previous research with young adults. PMID:26484980

  18. Mission Command in the Age of Network-Enabled Operations: Social Network Analysis of Information Sharing and Situation Awareness.

    PubMed

    Buchler, Norbou; Fitzhugh, Sean M; Marusich, Laura R; Ungvarsky, Diane M; Lebiere, Christian; Gonzalez, Cleotilde

    2016-01-01

    A common assumption in organizations is that information sharing improves situation awareness and ultimately organizational effectiveness. The sheer volume and rapid pace of information and communications received and readily accessible through computer networks, however, can overwhelm individuals, resulting in data overload from a combination of diverse data sources, multiple data formats, and large data volumes. The current conceptual framework of network enabled operations (NEO) posits that robust networking and information sharing act as a positive feedback loop resulting in greater situation awareness and mission effectiveness in military operations (Alberts and Garstka, 2004). We test this assumption in a large-scale, 2-week military training exercise. We conducted a social network analysis of email communications among the multi-echelon Mission Command staff (one Division and two sub-ordinate Brigades) and assessed the situational awareness of every individual. Results from our exponential random graph models challenge the aforementioned assumption, as increased email output was associated with lower individual situation awareness. It emerged that higher situation awareness was associated with a lower probability of out-ties, so that broadly sending many messages decreased the likelihood of attaining situation awareness. This challenges the hypothesis that increased information sharing improves situation awareness, at least for those doing the bulk of the sharing. In addition, we observed two trends that reflect a compartmentalizing of networked information sharing as email links were more commonly formed among members of the command staff with both similar functions and levels of situation awareness, than between two individuals with dissimilar functions and levels of situation awareness; both those findings can be interpreted to reflect effects of homophily. Our results have major implications that challenge the current conceptual framework of NEO. In addition, the information sharing network was largely imbalanced and dominated by a few key individuals so that most individuals in the network have very few email connections, but a small number of individuals have very many connections. These results highlight several major growing pains for networked organizations and military organizations in particular.

  19. Mission Command in the Age of Network-Enabled Operations: Social Network Analysis of Information Sharing and Situation Awareness

    PubMed Central

    Buchler, Norbou; Fitzhugh, Sean M.; Marusich, Laura R.; Ungvarsky, Diane M.; Lebiere, Christian; Gonzalez, Cleotilde

    2016-01-01

    A common assumption in organizations is that information sharing improves situation awareness and ultimately organizational effectiveness. The sheer volume and rapid pace of information and communications received and readily accessible through computer networks, however, can overwhelm individuals, resulting in data overload from a combination of diverse data sources, multiple data formats, and large data volumes. The current conceptual framework of network enabled operations (NEO) posits that robust networking and information sharing act as a positive feedback loop resulting in greater situation awareness and mission effectiveness in military operations (Alberts and Garstka, 2004). We test this assumption in a large-scale, 2-week military training exercise. We conducted a social network analysis of email communications among the multi-echelon Mission Command staff (one Division and two sub-ordinate Brigades) and assessed the situational awareness of every individual. Results from our exponential random graph models challenge the aforementioned assumption, as increased email output was associated with lower individual situation awareness. It emerged that higher situation awareness was associated with a lower probability of out-ties, so that broadly sending many messages decreased the likelihood of attaining situation awareness. This challenges the hypothesis that increased information sharing improves situation awareness, at least for those doing the bulk of the sharing. In addition, we observed two trends that reflect a compartmentalizing of networked information sharing as email links were more commonly formed among members of the command staff with both similar functions and levels of situation awareness, than between two individuals with dissimilar functions and levels of situation awareness; both those findings can be interpreted to reflect effects of homophily. Our results have major implications that challenge the current conceptual framework of NEO. In addition, the information sharing network was largely imbalanced and dominated by a few key individuals so that most individuals in the network have very few email connections, but a small number of individuals have very many connections. These results highlight several major growing pains for networked organizations and military organizations in particular. PMID:27445905

  20. Effective Sharing of Health Records, Maintaining Privacy: A Practical Schema

    PubMed Central

    Neame, Roderick

    2013-01-01

    A principal goal of computerisation of medical records is to join up care services for patients, so that their records can follow them wherever they go and thereby reduce delays, duplications, risks and errors, and costs. Healthcare records are increasingly being stored electronically, which has created the necessary conditions for them to be readily sharable. However simply driving the implementation of electronic medical records is not sufficient, as recent developments have demonstrated (1): there remain significant obstacles. The three main obstacles relate to (a) record accessibility (knowing where event records are and being able to access them), (b) maintaining privacy (ensuring that only those authorised by the patient can access and extract meaning from the records) and (c) assuring the functionality of the shared information (ensuring that the records can be shared non-proprietorially across platforms without loss of meaning, and that their authenticity and trustworthiness are demonstrable). These constitute a set of issues that need new thinking, since existing systems are struggling to deliver them. The solution to this puzzle lies in three main parts. Clearly there is only one environment suited to such widespread sharing, which is the World Wide Web, so this is the communications basis. Part one requires that a sharable synoptic record is created for each care event and stored in standard web-format and in readily accessible locations, on ‘the web’ or in ‘the cloud’. To maintain privacy these publicly-accessible records must be suitably protected either stripped of identifiers (names, addresses, dates, places etc.) and/or encrypted: either way the record must be tagged with a tag that means nothing to anyone, but serves to identify and authenticate a specific record when retrieved. For ease of retrieval patients must hold an index of care events, records and web locations (plus any associated information for each such as encryption keys, context etc.). For added security, as well as for trustworthiness, a method of verifying authenticity, integrity and authorship is required, which can be provided using a public key infrastructure (PKI) for cryptography (2). The second part of the solution is to give control over record access and sharing to the patient (or their identified representative), enabling them to authorise access by providing the index and access keys to their records. This can be done using a token (fe.g. smart card) or a secure online index which holds these details: this serves to relieve the formal record keeper of responsibility for external access control and privacy (internal access control and privacy can remain an institutional responsibility). The third part of the solution is to process the content of the stored records such that there is a ‘plain English’ copy, as well as an electronic copy which is coded and marked up using XML tags for each data element to signify ‘type’ (e.g. administrative, financial, operational, clinical etc.) and sub-types (e.g. diagnosis, medication, procedure, investigation result etc.). This ensures that the recipient can always read the data using a basic browser, but can readily manipulate and re-arrange the data for display and storage if they have a more sophisticated installation. PMID:23923101

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