Supporting Displaced Workers for Successful Retraining.

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

Bugler, Helen; Newhook, Brenda

In response to the closure and down-sizing of fish plants in Newfoundland, Cabot College (CC) established a Student Support Services Unit (SSSU) to offer special counseling and advising services to the more than 100 students expected to undertake vocational retraining at CC under the province's Fisheries Adjustment Program. The SSSU hired two…

76 FR 20720 - National Science Board; Sunshine Act Meetings; Notice

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2011-04-13

... AND POINT OF CONTACT: Please refer to the National Science Board website http://www.nsf.gov/nsb for... NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION National Science Board; Sunshine Act Meetings; Notice The National Science Board's Committee on Programs and Plans (CPP) Task Force on Unsolicited Mid-Scale Research (MS...

78 FR 34036 - Sunshine Act Meetings

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2013-06-06

... COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS Sunshine Act Meetings AGENCY: United States Commission on Civil Rights. ACTION: Notice. DATE AND TIME: Friday, June 14, 2013; 9:30 a.m. e.s.t. PLACE: 1331 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Suite 1150, Washington, DC 20425. Meeting Agenda I. Approval of Agenda II. Program Planning Discussion...

1995 Federal Highway Administration Research And Technology Program Highlights

DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

2001-08-01

When carefully planned and properly applied, data integration can bring substantial benefits to any transportation agency. This primer provides information to assist agencies in undertaking a data integration initiative that will support their busine...

Sunshine Skyway Bridge monitoring phase I : system assessment and integration recommendations [summary].

DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

2016-10-01

At over five miles long, the Sunshine Skyway Bridge, crossing Tampa Bay where it meets the Gulf of Mexico, is one of the worlds longest cable-stayed bridges. The pier-supported approaches rise to meet the center section where cables radiating from...

Preparing Teachers for the Common Core: Aligning Preparation Program Curricula. Ask the Team

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Paliokas, Kathleen

2014-01-01

Implementing new college and career readiness standards, along with readying teachers and students for new assessments, is a monumental undertaking by multiple national, state, and local education leaders and organizations. One critical policy area for states to consider is supports for educator preparation programs to ensure that new teachers…

78 FR 9749 - Notice of Sunshine Act Meeting

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... to the provisions of the Government in the Sunshine Act, Public Law 94-409, that the Securities and... to approve the 2013 budget of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board and will consider the related annual accounting support fee for the Board under Section 109 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002...

Quality Assurance in a School of Dentistry: Getting Started.

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

Guba, Christianne J.

1990-01-01

Steps in establishment of Indiana University School of Dentistry's quality assurance program included gathering existing information on quality assurance; ascertaining administrative support; appointing a committee; defining terms and setting goals; raising awareness and commitment; designing a patient satisfaction survey; undertaking a chart…

Impact of Chemistry Experiments Outreach Program on Learning and Attitudes for Students in Their Penultimate Year of Schooling

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

Windsor, Sarah; Bailey, Jack

2016-01-01

Year 11 chemistry students from three schools in the Sunshine Coast Region of Education Queensland carried out a choice of five experiments aligned with their school curriculum on campus at the University of the Sunshine Coast and in their own school classrooms. Significant improvements in science learning were observed in student post-test quiz…

The use of computer graphics in the visual analysis of the proposed Sunshine Ski Area expansion

Treesearch

Mark Angelo

1979-01-01

This paper describes the use of computer graphics in designing part of the Sunshine Ski Area in Banff National Park. The program used was capable of generating perspective landscape drawings from a number of different viewpoints. This allowed managers to predict, and subsequently reduce, the adverse visual impacts of ski-run development. Computer graphics have proven,...

22 CFR 62.32 - Summer work travel.

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2012-04-01

... Travel Program Brochure; (3) The Department of State's toll-free help line telephone number; (4) The... sufficient financial resources to support themselves during their search for employment; (v) Undertake.... Such contact may be in-person, by telephone, or via electronic mail and must be properly documented...

75 FR 30386 - Sunshine Act Notice

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... updates on Voting System Testing and Certification programs, including UOCAVA Pilot Program Voting Systems... Voting Systems Threat Analysis. The Board will receive updates on research and studies, including draft...

Assessed Perceptions of Female Materials Science and Engineering Graduates on Academic Advising, Student Support Services and Retention Strategies

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

Washington, Renita Linette

2013-01-01

Females currently undertaking STEM-related programs can benefit from knowing about how other females who had been in a similar position as them were able to persevere through the challenges of higher education with the help of advisement and student support services that aim to increasing student retention. While there have been a depth of studies…

Weak associations between the daily number of suicide cases and amount of daily sunlight.

PubMed

Seregi, Bernadett; Kapitány, Balázs; Maróti-Agóts, Ákos; Rihmer, Zoltán; Gonda, Xénia; Döme, Péter

2017-02-06

Several environmental factors with periodic changes in intensity during the calendar year have been put forward to explain the increase in suicide frequency during spring and summer. In the current study we investigated the effect of averaged daily sunshine duration of periods with different lengths and 'lags' (i.e. the number of days between the last day of the period for which the averaged sunshine duration was calculated and the day of suicide) on suicide risk. We obtained data on daily numbers of suicide cases and daily sunshine duration in Hungary from 1979 to 2013. In order to remove the seasonal components from the two time series (i.e. numbers of suicide and sunshine hours) we used the differencing method. Pearson correlations (n=22,950) were calculated to reveal associations between sunshine duration and suicide risk. The final sample consisted of 122,116 suicide cases. Regarding the entire investigated period, after differencing, sunshine duration and number of suicides on the same days showed a distinctly weak, but highly significant positive correlation in the total sample (r=0.067; p=1.17*10 -13 ). Positive significant correlations (p˂0.0001) between suicide risk on the index day and averaged sunshine duration in the previous days (up to 11days) were also found in the total sample. Our results from a large sample strongly support the hypothesis that sunshine has a prompt, but very weak increasing effect on the risk of suicide (especially violent cases among males). The main limitation is that possible confounding factors were not controlled for. Copyright © 2016 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

75 FR 67396 - Sunshine Act Meeting Notice

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... audit report on the Technology Initiatives Grants (``TIG'') program.\\1\\/ \\1\\ Any portion of the closed... Inspector General's audit report regarding the Technology Initiatives Grants (``TIG'') program. 9. Consider...

The Monash Portal: More Than Just a Virtual Gateway.

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

Kennedy, David; Webster, Len; Benson, Robyn; James, Di; Bailey, Nathan

The My Monash Portal (Portal) at Monash University (Australia) provides a virtual gateway to support student-centered flexible learning by coordinating several of the university's key resources to meet the needs of students and staff. The Portal is intended to help deliver innovative learning programs, foster opportunities to undertake research,…

Linking Flexible Delivery and Community Development: The Wugularr Story. Occasional Paper

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

Anderson, Stuart

2009-01-01

Building the research capacity of the vocational education and training (VET) sector is a key concern for the National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER). To assist with this objective, NCVER supports an academic scholarship program, whereby VET practitioners are sponsored to undertake university study at honours', master's or…

41 CFR 102-78.25 - What is an undertaking?

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-07-01

... 41 Public Contracts and Property Management 3 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 false What is an undertaking? 102-78.25 Section 102-78.25 Public Contracts and Property Management Federal Property Management... Preservation § 102-78.25 What is an undertaking? The term undertaking means a project, activity, or program...

41 CFR 102-78.25 - What is an undertaking?

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-01-01

... 41 Public Contracts and Property Management 3 2014-01-01 2014-01-01 false What is an undertaking? 102-78.25 Section 102-78.25 Public Contracts and Property Management Federal Property Management... Preservation § 102-78.25 What is an undertaking? The term undertaking means a project, activity, or program...

Implementing a Successful Bilingual Educational Program in Japan: Support for Minority Languages and the Present Climate of Bilingual Education

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

Cumming, Brett

2011-01-01

Although generally acknowledged as complex and multidimensional, bilingual education, when successful, plays an important role in maintaining and developing bilingualism, resulting in numerous benefits to those who undertake it. This essay will discuss the necessary components and principles of what is required to make a successful bilingual…

75 FR 52772 - Notice of Neighborhood Stabilization Program Reallocation Process Changes

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2010-08-27

... recaptured under the authority of 42 U.S.C. 5304(e) and 5311 of the HCD Act. However, upon further reflection... support this consideration, HUD is providing a self-assessment tool that grantees may find useful in better understanding their capacity to undertake and manage NSP1 activities. This is the same self...

Comparison of artificial intelligence methods and empirical equations to estimate daily solar radiation

NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

Mehdizadeh, Saeid; Behmanesh, Javad; Khalili, Keivan

2016-08-01

In the present research, three artificial intelligence methods including Gene Expression Programming (GEP), Artificial Neural Networks (ANN) and Adaptive Neuro-Fuzzy Inference System (ANFIS) as well as, 48 empirical equations (10, 12 and 26 equations were temperature-based, sunshine-based and meteorological parameters-based, respectively) were used to estimate daily solar radiation in Kerman, Iran in the period of 1992-2009. To develop the GEP, ANN and ANFIS models, depending on the used empirical equations, various combinations of minimum air temperature, maximum air temperature, mean air temperature, extraterrestrial radiation, actual sunshine duration, maximum possible sunshine duration, sunshine duration ratio, relative humidity and precipitation were considered as inputs in the mentioned intelligent methods. To compare the accuracy of empirical equations and intelligent models, root mean square error (RMSE), mean absolute error (MAE), mean absolute relative error (MARE) and determination coefficient (R2) indices were used. The results showed that in general, sunshine-based and meteorological parameters-based scenarios in ANN and ANFIS models presented high accuracy than mentioned empirical equations. Moreover, the most accurate method in the studied region was ANN11 scenario with five inputs. The values of RMSE, MAE, MARE and R2 indices for the mentioned model were 1.850 MJ m-2 day-1, 1.184 MJ m-2 day-1, 9.58% and 0.935, respectively.

[Attitudes of occupational medicine nurses towards workers' health promotion].

PubMed

Puchalski, Krzysztof; Korzeniowska, Elzbieta; Iwanowicz, Eliza

2007-01-01

The paper outlines the outcomes of a survey aimed at identifying the attitudes of occupational medicine nurses towards health promotion. The survey was carried out on a random sample of 277 nurses. Almost all respondents think that their occupational group should undertake health promotion activities. However, half of them is convinced that health promotion is only a new name for health education and medical prophylaxis. The vast majority of nurses think that under health promotion programs they should mostly deal with individual health education of patients and encourage them to adopt healthy lifestyles, and they usually undertake this kind of activities. A large number of respondents are not willing to be involved in the organization, marketing, and evaluation of health promotion projects. There is a great need to intensify measures to motivate nurses to play the roles that are neglected by them, such as looking for new professional groups to undertake activities stimulating health promotion in companies, and developing new institutional and systemic support conducive to making progress in such processes.

76 FR 42126 - Sunshine Act Meeting

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2011-07-18

... Committee. Audit Division Recommendation Memorandum on John Edwards for President. Proposed Final Audit Report on the Georgia Federal Elections Committee. Proposed Policy Statement Extending a Pilot Program...

Weather conditions and voter turnout in Dutch national parliament elections, 1971-2010.

PubMed

Eisinga, Rob; Te Grotenhuis, Manfred; Pelzer, Ben

2012-07-01

While conventional wisdom assumes that inclement weather on election day reduces voter turnout, there is remarkably little evidence available to support truth to such belief. This paper examines the effects of temperature, sunshine duration and rainfall on voter turnout in 13 Dutch national parliament elections held from 1971 to 2010. It merges the election results from over 400 municipalities with election-day weather data drawn from the nearest weather station. We find that the weather parameters indeed affect voter turnout. Election-day rainfall of roughly 25 mm (1 inch) reduces turnout by a rate of one percent, whereas a 10-degree-Celsius increase in temperature correlates with an increase of almost one percent in overall turnout. One hundred percent sunshine corresponds to a one and a half percent greater voter turnout compared to zero sunshine.

40 CFR 52.238 - Commitment to undertake rulemaking.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-07-01

... 40 Protection of Environment 3 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 false Commitment to undertake rulemaking. 52.238 Section 52.238 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED) AIR PROGRAMS (CONTINUED) APPROVAL AND PROMULGATION OF IMPLEMENTATION PLANS California § 52.238 Commitment to undertake...

40 CFR 52.238 - Commitment to undertake rulemaking.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-07-01

... 40 Protection of Environment 3 2014-07-01 2014-07-01 false Commitment to undertake rulemaking. 52.238 Section 52.238 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED) AIR PROGRAMS (CONTINUED) APPROVAL AND PROMULGATION OF IMPLEMENTATION PLANS California § 52.238 Commitment to undertake...

40 CFR 52.238 - Commitment to undertake rulemaking.

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2013-07-01

... 40 Protection of Environment 3 2013-07-01 2013-07-01 false Commitment to undertake rulemaking. 52.238 Section 52.238 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED) AIR PROGRAMS (CONTINUED) APPROVAL AND PROMULGATION OF IMPLEMENTATION PLANS California § 52.238 Commitment to undertake...

40 CFR 52.238 - Commitment to undertake rulemaking.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-07-01

... 40 Protection of Environment 3 2012-07-01 2012-07-01 false Commitment to undertake rulemaking. 52.238 Section 52.238 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED) AIR PROGRAMS (CONTINUED) APPROVAL AND PROMULGATION OF IMPLEMENTATION PLANS California § 52.238 Commitment to undertake...

Biological and ecological science for Florida—The Sunshine State

USGS Publications Warehouse

,

2017-08-30

Florida is rich in sunshine and other natural resources essential to the State's economy. More than 100 million tourists visit Florida's beaches, wetlands, forests, oceans, lakes, and streams where they generate billions of dollars and sustain more than a million jobs. Florida also provides habitat for several thousand freshwater and marine fish, mammals, birds, and other wildlife that are viewed, hunted, or fished, or that provide valuable ecological services. Fertile soils and freshwater supplies support agriculture and forest industries and generate more than $8 billion of revenue annually and sustain thousands of jobs.

Making Change Happen: What Programs Can Do to Turn Things Around

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

Neugebauer, Roger

2009-01-01

In this article, the author shares some of the ideas from 10 programs that make change happen in their community. Among others, the Sunshine House in Greenwood, South Carolina has implemented a program in selected markets that they called "Families First." This program is geared for families who have experienced a lay-off or reduction in work…

77 FR 27417 - Sunshine Act Meetings

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... Agenda II. Approval of the March 9, 2012 Meeting Minutes III. Program Planning Update and discussion of projects: Strategic Planning Process Discussion on 2013 Statutory Report Selection Process IV. Management...

75 FR 22432 - Sunshine Act Meetings; Notice

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... 2010 and Press Coverage. Expert Input on Measuring Scientific Knowledge and Understanding for... Program Review. [cir] International State of the Arctic Meeting. Discussion Item: Review of NSB Policy on...

75 FR 7232 - Sunshine Act Notice

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.... Program Planning Approval of Findings and Recommendations for The Impact of Illegal Immigration on the Wages and Employment Opportunities of Black Workers Report Update on Status of 2010 Enforcement Report...

76 FR 63908 - Sunshine Act Notice

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..., Governance and Audit Committee b. External Relations Committee c. Program, Budget and Evaluation Committee V. Testimony on Accomplishments Achieved Through the Social Innovation Fund VI. Public Comments Members of the...

78 FR 18376 - Sunshine Act Meetings

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... of Radiation Control Program Directors (CRCPD) (Public Meeting) (Contact: Cindy Flannery, 301-415...:00 a.m. Briefing on the Status of Lessons Learned from the Fukushima Dai'ichi Accident (Public...

77 FR 71167 - Sunshine Act Meetings

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2012-11-29

... Abuse briefing Update on the Sex Trafficking: A Gender-Based Violation of Civil Rights briefing III. Management and Operations Chief of Regional Programs' report OGC Training IV. State Advisory Committee Issues...

77 FR 60376 - Sunshine Act Notice

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2012-10-03

... Implications of Eminent Domain Abuse briefing Update on the Sex Trafficking: A Gender-Based Violation of Civil... III. Management and Operations Chief of Regional Programs' report OGC Training: Ethics Rules Relating...

Who Assists the Faculty? The Need for Mentorship Programs for Faculty Undertaking Global Education Initiatives

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

Dean, Yasmin; London, Chad; Carston, Cathy; Salyers, Vincent

2015-01-01

This study explored the expectations, motivations, and experiences of Canadian faculty members undertaking development and implementation of global education initiatives (GEI) for students in the form of exchange and study abroad programs, supervised practical coursework, and experiential learning in international settings. Findings revealed that…

77 FR 56238 - Finance, Budget & Program. Committee Meeting of the Board of Directors; Sunshine Act

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2012-09-12

... NEIGHBORHOOD REINVESTMENT CORPORATION Finance, Budget & Program. Committee Meeting of the Board of..., Assistant Corporate Secretary, (202) 220-2376; [email protected] . AGENDA: I. Call to Order II. Executive Session... Associated Budget VI. FY 12 Corporate Milestone Report and Dashboard VII. National Foreclosure Mitigation...

76 FR 67764 - Finance, Budget & Program Committee Board of Directors Meeting; Sunshine Act

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2011-11-02

... NEIGHBORHOOD REINVESTMENT CORPORATION Finance, Budget & Program Committee Board of Directors..., Assistant Corporate Secretary (202) 220-2376; [email protected] . Agenda: I. Call To Order II. Executive Session III. Financial Report III. Budget Report IV. Lease Update V. Corporate Scorecard VI. NFMC & EHLP VII...

76 FR 55125 - Finance, Budget & Program Committee Meeting of the Board of Directors; Sunshine Act

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2011-09-06

... NEIGHBORHOOD REINVESTMENT CORPORATION Finance, Budget & Program Committee Meeting of the Board of..., Assistant Corporate Secretary, (202) 220-2376; [email protected] . AGENDA: I. CALL TO ORDER II. Financial Report III. Budget Report IV. Lease Update V. Corporate Scorecard VI. National Foreclosure Mitigation...

78 FR 24438 - Board of Directors Finance, Budget & Program Committee: Sunshine Act Meeting

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2013-04-25

... NEIGHBORHOOD REINVESTMENT CORPORATION Board of Directors Finance, Budget & Program Committee... Corporate Secretary (202) 220-2376; [email protected] . AGENDA: I. CALL TO ORDER II. FY 2013 Budget Update III... Corporate Milestone Report and Dashboard IX. NFMC, EHLP & MHA X. NeighborhoodLIFT & CityLIFT XI. Recent...

Vulnerability Assessments in Support of the Climate Ready ...

EPA Pesticide Factsheets

As part of the Climate Ready Estuaries (CRE) program, the Global Change Research Program (GCRP) in the National Center for Environmental Assessment, Office of Research and Development at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has prepared a report exploring a new methodology for climate change vulnerability assessments using Massachusetts Bays’ salt marsh ecosystem as a demonstration. The aim is to synthesize place-based information on the potential implications of climate change for key ecosystem processes in each estuary, in a form that will enable managers to undertake management adaptation planning.

76 FR 71108 - Sunshine Act Meeting Notice

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2011-11-16

.... A. Green Power Providers Program. 3. Report of the Finance, Rates, and Portfolio Committee. A. Off... Year 2012. 6. Report of the People and Performance Committee. A. 2011 Performance Report. B. Future...

77 FR 68790 - Program Comment Issued for Streamlining Section 106 Review for Actions Affecting Post-1945...

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2012-11-16

... the National Historic Preservation Act to consider the effects of undertakings on common bridges and... properties and consideration of effects of the undertaking on historic properties other than the common... of undertakings on common bridges and culverts constructed of concrete or steel after 1945. The ACHP...

Historical Sunshine and Cloud Data in the United States (revised 1991) (NDP-021)

DOE Data Explorer

Steurer, Peter M. [National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Climatic Data Center, Asheville, NC (USA); Karl, Thomas R. [National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Climatic Data Center, Asheville, NC (USA)

2012-01-01

This data base presents monthly sunshine data from 240 U.S. stations (including Puerto Rico and nine Pacific Islands) and monthly cloud amount data from 197 U.S. stations. The longest periods of record are 1891 through 1987 for the sunshine data and 1871 through 1987 for the cloud data. The sunshine data were derived from measurements taken by a variety of sunshine-recording instruments. The cloud data were derived from land-based estimates of fractional cloud amount, which were made with observation practices that have varied during the period of record. Station number, station name, latitude, and longitude are given for all stations in each network. The sunshine data include monthly and annual total hours of recorded sunshine, monthly and annual maximum possible hours of sunshine, monthly and annual percentages of possible sunshine (hours recorded/hours possible), and dates of use for specific types of sunshine recorders at each station. The cloud data contain monthly and annual cloud amount (in percent of sky cover).

Program Alternatives - 36 CFR § 800.14

Science.gov Websites

implementation of a particular agency program or the resolution of adverse effects from complex projects or and the potential effects from the undertakings must be foreseeable and likely to be minimal or not undertakings, effects, historic properties, or treatment options. Standard treatments carry the ACHP's explicit

Reducing the vulnerability of young Cambodians to HIV / STDs by mobilising and strengthening local NGO sector. RAS/88/P15.

PubMed

1999-06-01

This project seeks to help reduce the vulnerability of young Cambodians aged 12-25 to HIV/AIDS and sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) by strengthening nongovernmental organization (NGO) capacity to develop sustainable, effective and appropriate responses to HIV/AIDS and STDs. The strategies include strengthening local NGO capacity, sharing technical support concerning HIV/AIDS, and working together to develop information, education and communication on HIV/AIDS. Main activities included in the project are: 1) enable NGOs to undertake broader response to HIV/STDs by mobilizing, selecting, contracting, monitoring and supervising local NGO projects; 2) enhance local NGO capacity to work with the youth by organizing specialist training workshops, providing technical support and training in external relations and sustainability, and promoting local NGO/youth volunteer exchange and exposure programs; 3) strengthen the capacity of local NGOs through training, skill building, technical support and development of NGO support program; and 4) improve the knowledge base of programming for youth by identifying, documenting and disseminating effective programming models and tools.

77 FR 68155 - Finance, Budget & Program Committee Meeting of the Board of Directors; Sunshine Act Meeting Notice

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2012-11-15

... NEIGHBORHOOD REINVESTMENT CORPORATION Finance, Budget & Program Committee Meeting of the Board of...: Erica Hall, Assistant Corporate Secretary, (202) 220-2376; [email protected] . AGENDA: I. Call To Order II. Executive Session III. Budget Update IV. Committee Charter Review V. Financial Report VI. Corporate...

75 FR 47030 - National Science Board; Sunshine Act Meetings; Notice

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2010-08-04

... Committee on Programs and Plans. STATUS: Open. LOCATION: This meeting will be held by teleconference... Programs and Plans, pursuant to NSF regulations (45 CFR part 614), the National Science Foundation Act, as... business and other matters specified, as follows: DATE AND TIME: August 12, 2010 at 3 p.m. EDT. SUBJECT...

77 FR 26007 - Sunshine Act Meeting; Open Commission Meeting; Friday, April 27, 2012

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2012-05-02

... Children's Television Programming Report (FCC Form 398) (MM Docket No. 00-44) Summary: The Commission will... Media and Office of Engineering Title: Innovation in the Broadcast Television and Technology. Bands...

78 FR 30343 - Sunshine Act Meetings

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2013-05-22

.... * * * * * Additional Information By a vote of 5-0 on May 17, 2013, the Commission determined pursuant to U.S.C. 552b(e... Disability Program Manager, at 301-287-0727, or by email at [email protected] . Determinations...

The NSF and the geosciences community: Rotating program officers

NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

Batiza, Rodey; Rea, David K.; Rumble, Douglas, III

The National Science Foundation (NSF) is a federal agency charged with the care and feeding of basic scientific research in U.S. colleges and universities. NSF is a major contributor toward the support of research in Earth, ocean, and atmospheric sciences, disciplines of great importance to AGU members.NSF makes a regular practice of employing scientists from universities, nonprofit research organizations, industry, and state or local governments as temporary program officers (“rotators”) with terms of service from 1 to 2 years. There are several reasons for the use of rotators: It brings to NSF people who have firsthand, recent knowledge of "what it is really like" beyond the Washington, D.C. beltway. Knowledge of new ideas, recent graduates, and a fresh look at the system are worth considerably more than the problems that arise owing to inexperienced program officers.It sheds some sunshine on internal NSF procedures when the rotator returns with his tales to his home institution.It provides NSF management with considerable flexibility in coping with changing staff requirements.

Development of a mobile application of Breast Cancer e-Support program for women with breast cancer undergoing chemotherapy.

PubMed

Zhu, Jiemin; Ebert, Lyn; Xue, Zhimin; Shen, Qu; Chan, Sally Wai-Chi

2017-01-01

Women with breast cancer undergoing chemotherapy experience a variety of physical and psychosocial symptoms, which have negative effect on women's quality of life and psychological well-being. Although M-health technologies provides innovative and easily accessible option to provide psychosocial support, mobile phone based interventions remain limited for these women in China. To develop a new mobile application to offer information as well as social and emotional support to women with breast cancer undergoing chemotherapy to promote their self-efficacy and social support, thus improving symptom management strategies. Basing on previous theoretical framework which incorporated Bandura's self-efficacy theory and the social exchange theory, a new mobile application, called Breast Cancer e-Support Program (BCS) was designed, with the content and functionality being validated by the expert panel and women with breast cancer. BCS App program has four modules: 1) Learning forum; 2) Discussion forum; 3) Ask-the-Expert forum; and 4) Personal Stories forum. BCS program can be applied on both android mobile phones and iPhones to reach more women. This is the first of its kind developed in China for women with breast cancer undergoing chemotherapy. A randomized controlled trial is undertaking to test the effectiveness of BCS program.

78 FR 42560 - Sunshine Act Meeting

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2013-07-16

... Information By a vote of 5-0 on July 10, 2013, the Commission determined pursuant to U.S.C. 552b(e) and '9.107... Disability Program Manager, at 301-287-0727, or by email at [email protected] . Determinations...

Liquid Rocket Propulsion Technology: An evaluation of NASA's program. [for space transportation systems

NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)

1981-01-01

The liquid rocket propulsion technology needs to support anticipated future space vehicles were examined including any special action needs to be taken to assure that an industrial base in substained. Propulsion system requirements of Earth-to-orbit vehicles, orbital transfer vehicles, and planetary missions were evaluated. Areas of the fundamental technology program undertaking these needs discussed include: pumps and pump drives; combustion heat transfer; nozzle aerodynamics; low gravity cryogenic fluid management; and component and system life reliability, and maintenance. The primary conclusion is that continued development of the shuttle main engine system to achieve design performance and life should be the highest priority in the rocket engine program.

77 FR 10784 - Sunshine Act Meeting

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2012-02-23

... NEIGHBORHOOD REINVESTMENT CORPORATION Finance, Budget & Program Committee of the Board of...: Erica Hall, Assistant Corporate Secretary, (202) 220-2376; [email protected] . Agenda: I. Call to Order II. Executive Session III. Financial Report IV. NFMC Interest Income Budget V. Lease Update VI. Corporate...

75 FR 33651 - Sunshine Act; Notice of Agency Meeting

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2010-06-14

... for Insurance, Interest Rate Risk Policy and Program. 4. Insurance Fund Report. 5. Temporary Corporate Credit Union Stabilization Fund Accounting Standard. 6. Temporary Corporate Credit Union Stabilization Fund Payment of Insured Shares. 7. Temporary Corporate Credit Union Stabilization Fund Assessment...

Evaluation of strategies designed to enhance student engagement and success of indigenous midwifery students in an Away-From-Base Bachelor of Midwifery Program in Australia: A qualitative research study.

PubMed

Schulz, Paula M; Dunne, Carmel L; Burdett-Jones, Denise; Gamble, Natalie S; Kosiak, Machellee M; Neal, Joclyn M; Baker, Gail E

2018-04-01

A strategy to close the gap in relation to Indigenous health is the employment of more Indigenous health professionals. However, despite government reviews, research studies and educational initiatives, Indigenous students' retention and completion rates of tertiary education remains below those of non-Indigenous Australians. To evaluate two enhancements to an Away-from-Base Bachelor of Midwifery program for Indigenous students, namely the appointment of an Indigenous Academic Liaison Midwife to provide academic and cultural support and an additional clinical placement in a high-volume tertiary hospital. In this qualitative study, 10 Indigenous students enrolled in the Away-from-Base Bachelor of Midwifery program participated in one of two focus groups. Focus group transcriptions were subjected to a manual thematic analysis, and key themes were identified and explored. The role of the Indigenous Academic Liaison Midwife was highly valued as students had access to a resource who provided cultural and academic support, and who encouraged and advocated for them. Regular contact with the Indigenous Academic Liaison Midwife enabled students to stay connected with and focussed on their study. Students were overwhelmingly positive about the opportunity to undertake the additional clinical placement, as it exposed them to complex clinical cases they may not have seen in their home communities. The introduction of an Indigenous Academic Liaison Midwife and an additional clinical placement in a high-volume tertiary hospital were perceived as valuable additions to the range of support mechanisms already in place for Indigenous Away-from-Base Bachelor of Midwifery students. These interventions have had a direct impact on retention, course progression and completion rates for Indigenous students. Students expressed enhanced clinical learning and knowledge retention as a result of the additional clinical placement, and the Indigenous Academic Liaison Midwife provided culturally sensitive support for students undertaking remote learning, and during on-campus intensive sessions. Copyright © 2018 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

Suicide and occupation: further supportive evidence for their relevance.

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Nishimura, Mariko; Terao, Takeshi; Soeda, Shuji; Nakamura, Jun; Iwata, Noboru; Sakamoto, Kaoru

2004-01-01

In recent years, the relationship between occupation and suicide has been extensively investigated, but few definite conclusions regarding the nature of the relationship have been established. In the present study, this relationship was investigated by examining Japanese governmental statistics. First, correlations of suicide rate relative to industry categories were examined individually for primary industry (farmers, fishermen, and forest workers), secondary industry (construction workers, manufacture works, and miners), and tertiary industry (indoor workers) for all of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Second, in the industries that showed a significant correlation with suicide rate, the relationship to other factors was adjusted using possibly confounding factors. As a result, suicide rate was positively correlated with primary industry percentage, but not with secondary or tertiary industry percentages. Multiple regression analysis showed that suicide rate was positively associated with primary industry percentage with significant tendency while it was significantly and negatively associated with annual total sunshine. Limitations are that individual suicide rates according to occupational types were not available and direct correlations with the above variables could not be investigated. The present findings suggest a possibility that occupational factors associated with primary industry may be relevant to suicide, and that, additionally, annual total sunshine may affect suicide independently. Since workers with primary industry are likely to be exposed to sunshine than other workers, they may tend to be more affected by the decrease of annual total sunshine.

“Sunshine, sweat, and tears”: African-American ties to land and forests in the south

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John Schelhas; Sarah Hitchner; Cassandra Johnson Gaither; Viniece Jennings

2017-01-01

The Sustainable Forestry and African American Land Retention Program is a comprehensive effort to address the longstanding problem of under-participation of African Americans in forest management. This report describes the results of rapid appraisal baseline research for pilot projects in this program in three Southern States. The research used a carefully selected...

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Long-term trends in sunshine duration and its association with schizophrenia birth rates and age at first registration--data from Australia and the Netherlands.

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McGrath, John; Selten, Jean-Paul; Chant, David

2002-04-01

Based on the well-described excess of schizophrenia births in winter and spring, we hypothesised that individuals with schizophrenia (a) would be more likely to be born during periods of decreased perinatal sunshine, and (b) those born during periods of less sunshine would have an earlier age of first registration. We undertook an ecological analysis of long-term trends in perinatal sunshine duration and schizophrenia birth rates based on two mental health registers (Queensland, Australia n=6630; The Netherlands n=24,474). For each of the 480 months between 1931 and 1970, the agreement between slopes of the trends in psychosis and long-term sunshine duration series were assessed. Age at first registration was assessed by quartiles of long-term trends in perinatal sunshine duration. Males and females were assessed separately. Both the Dutch and Australian data showed a statistically significant association between falling long-term trends in sunshine duration around the time of birth and rising schizophrenia birth rates for males only. In both the Dutch and Australian data there were significant associations between earlier age of first registration and reduced long-term trends in sunshine duration around the time of birth for both males and females. A measure of long-term trends in perinatal sunshine duration was associated with two epidemiological features of schizophrenia in two separate data sets. Exposures related to sunshine duration warrant further consideration in schizophrenia research.

Isolation and molecular identification of Sunshine virus, a novel paramyxovirus found in Australian snakes.

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Hyndman, Timothy H; Marschang, Rachel E; Wellehan, James F X; Nicholls, Philip K

2012-10-01

This paper describes the isolation and molecular identification of a novel paramyxovirus found during an investigation of an outbreak of neurorespiratory disease in a collection of Australian pythons. Using Illumina® high-throughput sequencing, a 17,187 nucleotide sequence was assembled from RNA extracts from infected viper heart cells (VH2) displaying widespread cytopathic effects in the form of multinucleate giant cells. The sequence appears to contain all the coding regions of the genome, including the following predicted paramyxoviral open reading frames (ORFs): 3'--Nucleocapsid (N)--putative Phosphoprotein (P)--Matrix (M)--Fusion (F)--putative attachment protein--Polymerase (L)--5'. There is also a 540 nucleotide ORF between the N and putative P genes that may be an additional coding region. Phylogenetic analyses of the complete N, M, F and L genes support the clustering of this virus within the family Paramyxoviridae but outside both of the current subfamilies: Paramyxovirinae and Pneumovirinae. We propose to name this new virus, Sunshine virus, after the geographic origin of the first isolate--the Sunshine Coast of Queensland, Australia. Copyright © 2012 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

Sunshine duration reconstruction in the southeastern Tibetan Plateau based on tree-ring width and its relationship to volcanic eruptions.

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Sun, Changfeng; Liu, Yu; Song, Huiming; Cai, Qiufang; Li, Qiang; Wang, Lu; Mei, Ruochen; Fang, Congxi

2018-07-01

Sunshine is as essential as temperature and precipitation for tree growth, but sunshine duration reconstructions based on tree rings have not yet been conducted in China. In this study, we presented a 497-year sunshine duration reconstruction for the southeastern Tibetan Plateau using a width chronology of Abies forrestii from the central Hengduan Mountains. The reconstruction accounted for 53.5% of the variance in the observed sunshine during the period of 1961-2013 based on a stable and reliable linear regression. This reconstructed sunshine duration contained six sunny periods (1630-1656, 1665-1697, 1731-1781, 1793-1836, 1862-1895 and 1910-1992) and seven cloudy periods (1522-1629, 1657-1664, 1698-1730, 1782-1792, 1837-1861, 1896-1909 and 1993-2008) at a low-frequency scale. There was an increasing trend from the 16th century to the late 18th and early 19th centuries and a decreasing trend from the mid-19th to the early 21st centuries. Sunshine displayed inverse patterns to the local Palmer drought severity index on a multidecadal scale, indicating that this region likely experienced droughts under more sunshine conditions. The decrease in sunshine particularly in recent decades was mainly due to increasing atmospheric anthropogenic aerosols. In terms of the interannual variations in sunshine, weak sunshine years matched well with years of major volcanic eruptions. The significant cycles of the 2- to 7-year, 20.0-year and 35.2-year durations as well as the 60.2-year and 78.7-year durations related to the El-Niño Southern Oscillation, the Pacific Decadal Oscillation and the Atlantic Multidecadal Oscillation suggested that the variation in sunshine duration in the southeastern Tibetan Plateau was possibly affected by large-scale ocean-atmosphere circulations. Copyright © 2018 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

Decision Support System for ASD (Aeronatical Systems Division) Program Managers.

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1985-09-01

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The Robotic Lunar Exploration Program (RLEP): An Introduction to the Goals, Approach, and Architecture

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Watzin, James G.; Burt, Joseph; Tooley, Craig

2004-01-01

The Vision for Space Exploration calls for undertaking lunar exploration activities to enable sustained human and robotic exploration of Mars and beyond, including more distant destinations in the solar system. In support of this vision, the Robotic Lunar Exploration Program (RLEP) is expected to execute a series of robotic missions to the Moon, starting in 2008, in order to pave the way for further human space exploration. This paper will give an introduction to the RLEP program office, its role and its goals, and the approach it is taking to executing the charter of the program. The paper will also discuss candidate architectures that are being studied as a framework for defining the RLEP missions and the context in which they will evolve.

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Capacity development for health research in Africa: experiences managing the African Doctoral Dissertation Research Fellowship Program

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2010-01-01

Africa's progress depends on her capacity to generate, adapt, and use scientific knowledge to meet regional health and development needs. Yet, Africa's higher education institutions that are mandated to foster this capacity lack adequate resources to generate and apply knowledge, raising the need for innovative approaches to enhance research capacity. In this paper, we describe a newly-developed program to support PhD research in health and population sciences at African universities, the African Doctoral Dissertation Research Fellowship (ADDRF) Program. We also share our experiences implementing the program. As health research capacity-strengthening in Africa continues to attract attention and as the need for such programs to be African-led is emphasized, our experiences in developing and implementing the ADDRF offer invaluable lessons to other institutions undertaking similar initiatives. PMID:20587016

Effect of stocking rate on growing juvenile sunshine bass in an outdoor biofloc production system: study shows potential to intensify production of sunshine bass fingerlings

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A dose–response study was conducted in an outdoor biofloc system to begin quantifying the stocking rate production function for sunshine bass advanced fingerlings. Results showed the potential of the outdoor biofloc system to intensify production of advanced sunshine bass fingerlings, but feed cons...

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Chaos of Textures or "Tapisserie"? A Model for Creative Teacher Education Curriculum Design

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Simon, Sue E.

2013-01-01

A tapestry or "tapisserie" methodology, inspired by Denzin and Lincoln's "bricolage" methodology (2000), emerged during the complex task of re-developing teacher education programs at the University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia. "Tapisserie" methodology highlights the pivotal task of determining…

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Kennedy's Biomedical Laboratory Makes Multi-Tasking Look Easy

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Dunn, Carol Anne

2009-01-01

If it is one thing that Florida has in abundance, it is sunshine and with that sunshine heat and humidity. For workers at the Kennedy Space Center that have to work outside in the heat and humidity, heat exhaustion/stroke is a real possibility. It might help people to know that Kennedy's Biomedical Laboratory has been testing some new Koolvests(Trademark) that can be worn underneath SCAPE suits. They have also been working on how to block out high noise levels; in fact, Don Doerr, chief of the Biomedical Lab, says, "The most enjoyable aspect is knowing that the Biomedical Lab and the skills of its employees have been used to support safe space flight, not only for the astronaut flight crew, but just as important for the ground processing personnel as well." The NASA Biomedical Laboratory has existed in the John F. Kennedy's Operations and Checkout Building since the Apollo Program. The primary mission of this laboratory has been the biomedical support to major, manned space programs that have included Apollo, Apollo-Soyuz, Skylab, and Shuttle. In this mission, the laboratory has been responsible in accomplishing much of the technical design, planning, provision, fabrication, and maintenance of flight and ground biomedical monitoring instrumentation. This includes the electronics in the launch flight suit and similar instrumentation systems in the spacecraft. (Note: The Lab checked out the system for STS-128 at Pad A using Firing room 4 and ground support equipment in the lab.) During Apollo, there were six engineers and ten technicians in the facility. This has evolved today to two NASA engineers and two NASA technicians, a Life Science Support contract physiologist and part-time support from an LSSC nurse and physician. Over the years, the lab has enjoyed collaboration with outside agencies and investigators. These have included on-site support to the Ames Research Center bed rest studies (seven years) and the European Space Agency studies in Toulouse, France (two years). The lab has also actively collaborated with the US Army Institute for Surgical Research, the USAF School of Aerospace Medicine, and the USN Naval Experimental Diving Unit. Because the lab often evaluates various forms of commercial-off-the-shelf life support equipment, the laboratory works closely with private companies, both domestic and foreign. The European companies seem to be more proactive and participatory with the advancement of personal protective equipment. Because these companies have viewed the space program's unique need for advanced forms of personal protective equipment, some have responded with new designs based on the prediction that these advances will soon find markets in the commercial sector. Using much of the same skills and equipment, the laboratory also addresses physiological testing of humans by supporting flight experiments and personnel involved with ground processing. While Johnson Space Center is primarily responsible for flight experiments, the Kennedy's Biomedical Lab provides the local support. However, as stated above, there are many challenges facing KSC workers that gain the attention of this lab in the measurement of the problem and the selection and testing of countermeasures. These include respiratory protection, whole body suits, hearing protection and heat stress, among many others.

Gridded sunshine duration climate data record for Germany based on combined satellite and in situ observations

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Walawender, Jakub; Kothe, Steffen; Trentmann, Jörg; Pfeifroth, Uwe; Cremer, Roswitha

2017-04-01

The purpose of this study is to create a 1 km2 gridded daily sunshine duration data record for Germany covering the period from 1983 to 2015 (33 years) based on satellite estimates of direct normalised surface solar radiation and in situ sunshine duration observations using a geostatistical approach. The CM SAF SARAH direct normalized irradiance (DNI) satellite climate data record and in situ observations of sunshine duration from 121 weather stations operated by DWD are used as input datasets. The selected period of 33 years is associated with the availability of satellite data. The number of ground stations is limited to 121 as there are only time series with less than 10% of missing observations over the selected period included to keep the long-term consistency of the output sunshine duration data record. In the first step, DNI data record is used to derive sunshine hours by applying WMO threshold of 120 W/m2 (SDU = DNI ≥ 120 W/m2) and weighting of sunny slots to correct the sunshine length between two instantaneous image data due to cloud movement. In the second step, linear regression between SDU and in situ sunshine duration is calculated to adjust the satellite product to the ground observations and the output regression coefficients are applied to create a regression grid. In the last step regression residuals are interpolated with ordinary kriging and added to the regression grid. A comprehensive accuracy assessment of the gridded sunshine duration data record is performed by calculating prediction errors (cross-validation routine). "R" is used for data processing. A short analysis of the spatial distribution and temporal variability of sunshine duration over Germany based on the created dataset will be presented. The gridded sunshine duration data are useful for applications in various climate-related studies, agriculture and solar energy potential calculations.

In My Day: Using lessons from history, ritual and our elders to build professional identity.

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McAllister, Margaret; John, Tracey; Gray, Michelle

2009-07-01

Drawing on the power of ritual, storytelling and lessons from history and our professional elders, nursing academics at the University of the Sunshine Coast organised a three-hour event on International Nurses Day. The aims were to model to students the importance of producing their own nursing stories and to celebrate and stimulate conversation about the diverse, rich, local and national history of nursing. The event included: an oration from an influential guest speaker; video footage of nurses telling their stories; an historical display of nursing artefacts; opportunities for participants to record their stories; and opportunities for students, staff and the local nursing fraternity to engage with each other. The event received very positive evaluative feedback from participants, and we formulated recommendations for future events and student education: (1) ensure an adequate planning period to book a suitable venue and elicit sufficient financial and marketing support; (2) establish a local retired nurses association that could provide mentoring support for student nurses; and (3) integrate the annual event and the mentoring program into the curriculum of a course within our Nursing Program. We conclude that such professional development events can provide many benefits for all sectors of our nursing community.

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Retention of indigenous nursing students in New Zealand: a cross-sectional survey.

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Wilson, Denise; McKinney, Caroline; Rapata-Hanning, Mereana

2011-01-01

Internationally the recruitment and retention of Indigenous and minority peoples into nursing is a persistent challenge, despite their participation being essential in reducing health disparities and improving health service quality for Indigenous and minority users. We aimed to identify Māori (Indigenous to New Zealand) nursing students' experiences of undertaking a nursing degree program. A non-experimental cross-sectional survey was undertaken with undergraduate nursing students identifying as Māori. The surveys were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics. One hundred and eight students responded, with a career, stable income, and desire to make a difference in Māori health outcomes motivating most to embark on a nursing program. They reported numerous obstacles that compromised their academic advancement. However, affirming students' identities; providing academic support; accessing Indigenous role models, mentors and relevant clinical experiences; and, having supportive teaching and learning environments and the inclusion of Indigenous content in curricula; were identified as strategies that promoted retention in nursing programs.

Software Schedules Missions, Aids Project Management

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2008-01-01

NASA missions require advanced planning, scheduling, and management, and the Space Agency has worked extensively to develop the programs and software suites necessary to facilitate these complex missions. These enormously intricate undertakings have hundreds of active components that need constant management and monitoring. It is no surprise, then, that the software developed for these tasks is often applicable in other high-stress, complex environments, like in government or industrial settings. NASA work over the past few years has resulted in a handful of new scheduling, knowledge-management, and research tools developed under contract with one of NASA s partners. These tools have the unique responsibility of supporting NASA missions, but they are also finding uses outside of the Space Program.

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How molecular epidemiology studies can support the National Malaria Control Program in Papua New Guinea.

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Koepfli, Cristian; Barry, Alyssa; Javati, Sarah; Timinao, Lincoln; Nate, Elma; Mueller, Ivo; Barnadas, Celine

2014-01-01

Papua New Guinea (PNG) is undertaking intensified efforts to control malaria. The National Malaria Control Program aims to reduce the burden of disease by large-scale distribution of insecticide-treated bednets, improved diagnosis and implementation of new treatments. A scientific program monitoring the effect of these interventions, including molecular epidemiology studies, closely accompanies the program. Laboratory assays have been developed in (or transferred to) PNG to measure prevalence of infection and intensity of transmission as well as potential resistance to currently used drugs. These assays help to assess the impact of the National Malaria Control Program, and they reveal a much clearer picture of malaria epidemiology in PNG. In addition, analysis of the geographical clustering of parasites aids in selecting areas where intensified control will be most successful. This paper gives an overview of current research and recently completed studies in the molecular epidemiology of malaria conducted in Papua New Guinea.

The U.S. and Japanese amorphous silicon technology programs A comparison

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Shimada, K.

1984-01-01

The U.S. Department of Energy/Solar Energy Research Institute Amorphous Silicon (a-Si) Solar Cell Program performs R&D on thin-film hydrogenated amorphous silicon for eventual development of stable amorphous silicon cells with 12 percent efficiency by 1988. The Amorphous Silicon Solar Cell Program in Japan is sponsored by the Sunshine Project to develop an alternate energy technology. While the objectives of both programs are to eventually develop a-Si photovoltaic modules and arrays that would produce electricity to compete with utility electricity cost, the U.S. program approach is research oriented and the Japanese is development oriented.

The SunCloud project: An initiative for a development of a worldwide sunshine duration and cloudiness observations dataset

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Sanchez-Lorenzo, A.

2010-09-01

One problem encountered when establishing the causes of global dimming and brightening is the limited number of long-term solar radiation series with accurate and calibrated measurements. For this reason, the analysis is often supported and extended with the use of other climatic variables such as sunshine duration and cloud cover. Specifically, sunshine duration is defined as the amount of time usually expressed in hours that direct solar radiation exceeds a certain threshold (usually taken at 120 W m-2). Consequently, this variable can be considered as an excellent proxy measure of solar radiation at interannual and decadal time scales, with the advantage that measurements of this variable were initiated in the late 19th century in different, worldwide, main meteorological stations. Nevertheless, detailed and up-to-date analysis of sunshine duration behavior on global or hemispheric scales are still missing. Thus, starting on September 2010 in the framework of different research projects, we will engage a worldwide compilation of the longest daily or monthly sunshine duration series from the late 19th century until present. Several quality control checks and homogenization methods will be applied to the generated sunshine dataset. The relationship between the more precise downward solar radiation series from the Global Energy Balance Archive (GEBA) and the homogenized sunshine series will be studied in order to reconstruct global and regional solar irradiance at the Earth's surface since the late 19th century. Since clouds are the main cause of interannual and decadal variability of radiation reaching the Earth's surface, as a complement to the long-term sunshine series we will also compile worldwide surface cloudiness observations. With this presentation we seek to encourage the climate community to contribute with their own local datasets to the SunCloud project. The SunCloud Team: M. Wild, Institute for Atmospheric and Climate Science, ETH Zurich, Switzerland (martin.wild@env.ethz.ch) E. Pallé, Institute of Astrophysics of the Canary Islands, Spain (epalle@iac.es) J. Calbó, Group of Environmental Physics, University of Girona, Spain (josep.calbo@udg.edu) M. Brunetti, Institute of Atmospheric Sciences and Climate, Italian National Research Council, Italy (m.brunetti@isac.cnr.it) G. Stanhill, Department of Environmental Physics and Irrigation, The Volcani Center, Israel (gerald@volcani.agri.gov.il) R. Brázdil, Institute of Geography, Masaryk University, Czech Republic (brazdil@sci.muni.cz) M. Barriendos, Department of Modern History, University of Barcelona, Spain (mbarriendos@ub.edu) C. Deser, National Center for Atmospheric Research, USA (cdeser@ucar.edu) P. Pereira, Department of Environmental Protection, Vilnius Gediminas Technical University, Lithuania (pereiraub@gmail.com) C. Azorin-Molina, The CEAM Foundation (Fundación Centro de Estudios Ambientales del Mediterráneo), Spain (cazorin@ceam.es) Q. You, Institute of Tibetan Plateau Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China (yqingl@126.com)

Spacelab - Ten years of international cooperation

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Bignier, M.; Harrington, J. C.; Sander, M. J.

1983-01-01

The history, current status, and future plans of the Spacelab program are reviewed, with a focus on the cooperative relationship between ESA and NASA. The initial decision to undertake the program and the three agreements signed to begin its implementation are examined, and the division of responsibilities and financial contributions is discussed insofar as it affected the management structure. Consideration is given to the major facilities, the 50-mission operational cycle, communications, the currently scheduled activities (through 1985), the prospective later uses, and the ten dedicated discipline laboratories. The importance of continuous mutual support during the planning and development phases is stressed. The program so far is considered a success, in terms of the goals set by the participants and in terms of the resolution of the problems inherent in international technological endeavors.

A Simple and Resource-efficient Setup for the Computer-aided Drug Design Laboratory.

PubMed

Moretti, Loris; Sartori, Luca

2016-10-01

Undertaking modelling investigations for Computer-Aided Drug Design (CADD) requires a proper environment. In principle, this could be done on a single computer, but the reality of a drug discovery program requires robustness and high-throughput computing (HTC) to efficiently support the research. Therefore, a more capable alternative is needed but its implementation has no widespread solution. Here, the realization of such a computing facility is discussed, from general layout to technical details all aspects are covered. © 2016 Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim.

The Complexities of Supporting Asian International Pre-Service Teachers as They Undertake Practicum

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

Spooner-Lane, Rebecca; Tangen, Donna; Campbell, Marilyn

2009-01-01

Increasing numbers of Asian international students are choosing to undertake their tertiary studies in English-speaking countries. For universities, international students are an important source of revenue. However, Asian international students face multiple challenges in adapting to a foreign culture, understanding the expectations of their…

Evaluation of Sunshine Duration around a Building in an Urban Area

NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

Kang, J. E.; Kim, J.

2017-12-01

In this study, sunshine duration around a building in a building-congested district in Busan, Korea was analyzed using a numerical model. This model considers sunshine duration blocking caused by topography and buildings and it is properly applicable to evaluation of sunshine duration environment in urban areas. The 2 km Í 2 km area where the building with 45-m height was located at the center was selected as a target area. We selected the target period from December 21 to December 23, 2015, considering the winter solstice (December 22, 2015) when it is expected to have the largest effect of sunshine blocking due to buildings. We validated the calculated solar altitude and azimuth angles against those provided by Korea astronomy and space science institute (KASI) and the calculated results gave very good agreement with those provided by KASI. Topography and buildings used as the input data of the model were constructed using a geographic information system (GIS) data. In order to analyze, in detail, the change in sunshine duration caused by the construction of the building, the sunshine duration on the roof and walls (eastern, western, southern, northern side) were investigated before and after the construction.

75 FR 27779 - Sunshine Act Meeting; Open Commission Meeting; Thursday, May 20, 2010

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... of Rules and Policies for the Digital Audio Radio Satellite Service in the 2310-2360 MHz Frequency... licensees. 3 WIRELINE TITLE: Schools and COMPETITION. Libraries Universal Service Support Mechanism (CC... broadband more accessible in schools and libraries, and to cut red tape. 4 WIRELINE TITLE: COMPETITION...

75 FR 57465 - Sunshine Act Meeting; Open Commission Meeting; Thursday, September 23, 2010

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... WIRELINE TITLE: Schools and COMPETITION. Libraries Universal Service Support Mechanism (CC Docket No. 02- 6... PUBLIC SAFETY & TITLE: Wireless HOMELAND SECURITY. E911 Location Accuracy Requirements (PS Docket No. 07... SAFETY & TITLE: Wireless HOMELAND SECURITY. E911 Location Accuracy Requirements (PS Docket No. 07- 114...

77 FR 4948 - Structure and Practices of the Video Relay Service Program; Telecommunications Relay Services and...

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2012-02-01

... difficult to detect on an ex post basis, particularly when comingled with legitimate minutes or submitted by... ``permit-but-disclose'' proceeding in accordance with the Commission's ex parte rules. Persons making ex... Sunshine period applies). Persons making oral ex parte presentations are reminded that memoranda...

78 FR 63168 - Judges Panel of the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award

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... INFORMATION CONTACT: Robert Fangmeyer, Acting Director, Baldrige Performance Excellence Program, National... the Government in Sunshine Act, Public Law 94-409, that the meeting of the Judges Panel may be closed.... 552b(c)(9)(B) because for a government agency the meeting is likely to disclose information that could...

78 FR 20956 - Sunshine Act Meetings; Amended Notice

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2013-04-08

... LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION Sunshine Act Meetings; Amended Notice This is an amendment to the Sunshine Act meeting notice of the Legal Services Corporation's Institutional Advancement Committee meeting.... There are no other changes to the notice. DATE AND TIME: The Legal Services Corporation's Institutional...

75 FR 7297 - Sunshine Act Meeting

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2010-02-18

... SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Sunshine Act Meeting Notice is hereby given, pursuant to the provisions of the Government in the Sunshine Act, Public Law 94-409, that the Securities and Exchange... environmental, social, and governance disclosure and on financial reform legislation, and discussion of next...

78 FR 58354 - Sunshine Act Meeting

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2013-09-23

... SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Sunshine Act Meeting Notice is hereby given, pursuant to the provisions of the Government in the Sunshine Act, Public Law 94-409, that the Securities and Exchange... to the Commissioners, the Secretary to the Commission, and recording secretaries will attend the...

78 FR 55128 - Sunshine Act Meeting

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2013-09-09

... SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Sunshine Act Meeting Notice is hereby given, pursuant to the provisions of the Government in the Sunshine Act, Public Law 94-409, that the Securities and Exchange... the Commissioners, the Secretary to the Commission, and recording secretaries will attend the Closed...

75 FR 54661 - Sunshine Act-Public Hearing

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2010-09-08

... OVERSEAS PRIVATE INVESTMENT CORPORATION Sunshine Act--Public Hearing OPIC's Sunshine Act notice of its Public Hearing in Conjunction with each Board meeting was published in the Federal Register... submit written statements for the record; therefore, OPIC's public hearing scheduled for 2 PM, September...

75 FR 12584 - Sunshine Act; Public Hearing

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2010-03-16

... OVERSEAS PRIVATE INVESTMENT CORPORATION Sunshine Act; Public Hearing March 17, 2010. OPIC's Sunshine Act notice of its Public Hearing in Conjunction with each Board meeting was published in the... provide testimony or submit written statements for the record; therefore, OPIC's public hearing scheduled...

75 FR 75187 - Sunshine Act Meeting

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2010-12-02

... SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Sunshine Act Meeting Notice is hereby given, pursuant to the provisions of the Government in the Sunshine Act, Public Law 94-409, that the Securities and Exchange... liquidity, investor impact, self-regulation, accounting and Build America Bonds. The panel discussion and...

Brightening up: the effect of the Physician Payment Sunshine Act on existing regulation of pharmaceutical marketing.

PubMed

Gorlach, Igor; Pham-Kanter, Genevieve

2013-01-01

With the passage of the Physician Payment Sunshine Act as part of the federal health care reform law, pharmaceutical manufacturers are now required to disclose a wide range of payments made by manufacturers to physicians. We review current state regulation of pharmaceutical marketing and consider how the federal sunshine provision will affect existing marketing regulation. We analyze the legal and practical implications of the Physician Payment Sunshine Act. © 2013 American Society of Law, Medicine & Ethics, Inc.

Thermal Stress FE Analysis of Large-scale Gas Holder Under Sunshine Temperature Field

NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

Li, Jingyu; Yang, Ranxia; Wang, Hehui

2018-03-01

The temperature field and thermal stress of Man type gas holder is simulated by using the theory of sunshine temperature field based on ASHRAE clear-sky model and the finite element method. The distribution of surface temperature and thermal stress of gas holder under the given sunshine condition is obtained. The results show that the thermal stress caused by sunshine can be identified as one of the important factors for the failure of local cracked oil leakage which happens on the sunny side before on the shady side. Therefore, it is of great importance to consider the sunshine thermal load in the stress analysis, design and operation of large-scale steel structures such as the gas holder.

78 FR 54893 - Farm Credit Administration Board; Sunshine Act Meeting

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... FARM CREDIT ADMINISTRATION Farm Credit Administration Board; Sunshine Act Meeting AGENCY: Farm Credit Administration. SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given, pursuant to the Government in the Sunshine Act, of the regular meeting of the Farm Credit Administration Board (Board). DATE AND TIME: The regular...

78 FR 67362 - Farm Credit Administration Board Sunshine Act Meeting

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2013-11-12

... FARM CREDIT ADMINISTRATION Farm Credit Administration Board Sunshine Act Meeting AGENCY: Farm Credit Administration. SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given, pursuant to the Government in the Sunshine Act, of the regular meeting of the Farm Credit Administration Board (Board). DATE AND TIME: The regular...

78 FR 9691 - Farm Credit Administration Board; Sunshine Act Meeting

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2013-02-11

... FARM CREDIT ADMINISTRATION Farm Credit Administration Board; Sunshine Act Meeting AGENCY: Farm Credit Administration. SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given, pursuant to the Government in the Sunshine Act, of the regular meeting of the Farm Credit Administration Board (Board). DATE AND TIME: The regular...

78 FR 73534 - Farm Credit Administration Board; Sunshine Act Meeting

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2013-12-06

... FARM CREDIT ADMINISTRATION Farm Credit Administration Board; Sunshine Act Meeting AGENCY: Farm Credit Administration. SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given, pursuant to the Government in the Sunshine Act, of the regular meeting of the Farm Credit Administration Board (Board). DATE AND TIME: The regular...

75 FR 66811 - Sunshine Act Meeting

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2010-10-29

... Law 111-203, to prohibit fraud, manipulation, and deception in connection with security-based swaps. 3... SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Sunshine Act Meeting Notice is hereby given, pursuant to the provisions of the Government in the Sunshine Act, Public Law 94-409, that the Securities and Exchange...

76 FR 41534 - Sunshine Act Meeting

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2011-07-14

... SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Sunshine Act Meeting Notice is hereby given, pursuant to the provisions of the Government in the Sunshine Act, Public Law 94-409, that the Securities and Exchange.... Comverse is a New York corporation that provides a variety of services in the telecommunications industry...

75 FR 12584 - Sunshine Act; Public Hearing

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2010-03-16

... OVERSEAS PRIVATE INVESTMENT CORPORATION Sunshine Act; Public Hearing March 17, 2010. OPIC's Sunshine Act notice of its Annual Public Hearing meeting was published in the Federal Register (Volume 75... submit written statements for the record; therefore, OPIC's annual public hearing scheduled for 2 p.m. on...

76 FR 44057 - Sunshine Act Meeting

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2011-07-22

... SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Sunshine Act Meeting Notice is hereby given, pursuant to the provisions of the Government in the Sunshine Act, Public Law 94-409, that the Securities and Exchange... (DTC). DTC operates an automated, centralized system for book-entry movement of securities positions in...

75 FR 3948 - Sunshine Act Meeting

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2010-01-25

... SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Sunshine Act Meeting Notice is hereby given, pursuant to the provisions of the Government in the Sunshine Act, Public Law 94-409, that the Securities and Exchange... matters relating to climate change. At times, changes in Commission priorities require alterations in the...

75 FR 21605 - Sunshine Act Notice

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2010-04-26

... depth federal safety management and oversight policies being developed by DOE and NNSA for defense... DEFENSE NUCLEAR FACILITIES SAFETY BOARD Sunshine Act Notice AGENCY: Defense Nuclear Facilities... in the Sunshine Act'' (5 U.S.C. 552b), notice is hereby given of the Defense Nuclear Facilities...

76 FR 74778 - Sunshine Act Meetings

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2011-12-01

... COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION Sunshine Act Meetings The following notice of scheduled meetings is published pursuant to the provisions of the Government in the Sunshine Act, Public Law 94- 409, 5 U.S.C. 552b. AGENCY HOLDING THE MEETINGS: Commodity Futures Trading Commission. TIMES AND DATES...

76 FR 71013 - Sunshine Act Meeting Notice

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2011-11-16

.......... North American Electric Reliability Corporation. E-6 RC11-1-001........ Cedar Creek Wind Energy, LLC... DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Sunshine Act Meeting Notice November 10... Sunshine Act (Pub. L. 94-409), 5 U.S.C. 552b: AGENCY: Agency Holding Meeting: Federal Energy Regulatory...

78 FR 7780 - Sunshine Act Meeting; FCC Announces Further Details for the First Post-Superstorm Sandy Field...

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2013-02-04

... FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION Sunshine Act Meeting; FCC Announces Further Details for the First Post-Superstorm Sandy Field Hearing, Tuesday, February 5, 2013 AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission. ACTION: Sunshine notice. SUMMARY: In the wake of Superstorm Sandy, Federal Communications...

78 FR 56953 - Sunshine Act Meeting

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2013-09-16

... SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Sunshine Act Meeting Notice is hereby given, pursuant to the provisions of the Government in the Sunshine Act, Public Law 94-409, that the Securities and Exchange... headquarters building, to hear oral argument in an appeal by Montford and Company, Inc., d/b/a Montford...

76 FR 13404 - Sunshine Act Meeting

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2011-03-11

... Webcast live via the Internet and subsequently made available on-demand approximately one week after the... FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION Sunshine Act Meeting Pursuant to the provisions of the ``Government in the Sunshine Act'' (5 U.S.C. 552b), notice is hereby given that the Federal Deposit Insurance...

76 FR 53697 - Sunshine Act Meeting

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2011-08-29

...-25-11; 4:15 pm] BILLING CODE 4410-BA-P ... FOREIGN CLAIMS SETTLEMENT COMMISSION [F.C.S.C. Meeting and Hearing Notice No. 8-11] Sunshine Act... Government in the Sunshine Act (5 U.S.C. 552b), hereby gives notice in regard to the scheduling of open...

76 FR 22147 - Sunshine Act Meeting

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2011-04-20

... 4-18-11; 4:15 pm] BILLING CODE 6770-01-P ... FOREIGN CLAIMS SETTLEMENT COMMISSION [F.C.S.C. Meeting Notice No. 2-11] Sunshine Act Meeting The... the Sunshine Act (5 U.S.C. 552b), hereby gives notice in regard to the scheduling of meetings for the...

77 FR 64799 - Sunshine Act Meeting

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2012-10-23

... COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION Sunshine Act Meeting The following notice of a scheduled meeting is published pursuant to the provisions of the Government in the Sunshine Act, Public Law 94- 409, 5 U.S.C. 552b. AGENCY HOLDING THE MEETING: Commodity Futures Trading Commission. TIMES AND DATES...

77 FR 34940 - Sunshine Act Meeting

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2012-06-12

... COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION Sunshine Act Meeting The following notice of a scheduled meeting is published pursuant to the provisions of the Government in the Sunshine Act, Public Law 94- 409, 5 U.S.C. 552b. AGENCY HOLDING THE MEETING: Commodity Futures Trading Commission. TIMES AND DATES...

77 FR 55465 - Sunshine Act Meeting

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2012-09-10

... COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION Sunshine Act Meeting The following notice of a scheduled meeting is published pursuant to the provisions of the Government in the Sunshine Act, Public Law 94- 409, 5 U.S.C. 552b. AGENCY HOLDING THE MEETING: Commodity Futures Trading Commission. TIMES AND DATES...

How can we help students appreciate physics education?

NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

Lin, Jia-Ling; Zaki, Eman; Schmidt, Jason; Woolston, Don

2004-03-01

Helping students appreciate physics education is a formidable task, considering that many students struggle to pass introductory physics courses. Numerous efforts have been made for this undertaking because it is an important step leading to successful learning. In an out-of-classroom academic program, the Supplemental Instruction (SI) Program, we have used the approach, INSPIRE (inquiry, network, skillfulness, perseverance, intuition, reasoning, and effort), to help more students value their experiences in these courses. The method basically includes key elements outlined by experts in physics education [1]. Student responses have been encouraging. Having undergraduates as facilitators in the program is advantageous in promoting principles of physics education. Their training emphasizes tenacity, resourcefulness, understanding, support, and teamwork, i.e. TRUST. We present the organization and focus of the SI Program, and discuss how these improve learning atmosphere and facilitate learning. [1] Edward F. Redish et al, Am J. Phys. 66(3), March 1998.

75 FR 75698 - Sunshine Act Notice

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2010-12-06

... DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Parole Commission Sunshine Act Notice Public Announcement; Pursuant to the Government in the Sunshine Act (Pub. L. 94-409) [5 U.S.C. Section 552b] DATE AND TIME: 12 a.m., Tuesday, December 7, 2010. PLACE: U.S. Parole Commission, 5550 Friendship Boulevard, 4th Floor Chevy Chase, Maryland...

77 FR 33497 - Sunshine Act; Public Hearing Cancellation Notice; June 6, 2012

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2012-06-06

... OVERSEAS PRIVATE INVESTMENT CORPORATION Sunshine Act; Public Hearing Cancellation Notice; June 6, 2012 OPIC's Sunshine Act notice of its Public Hearing in Conjunction with each Board meeting was..., OPIC Corporate Secretary. [FR Doc. 2012-13804 Filed 6-4-12; 11:15 am] BILLING CODE 3210-01-P ...

77 FR 53935 - Sunshine Act Cancellation Notice-OPIC's September 6, 2012 Annual Public Hearing

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2012-09-04

... OVERSEAS PRIVATE INVESTMENT CORPORATION Sunshine Act Cancellation Notice--OPIC's September 6, 2012 Annual Public Hearing OPIC's Sunshine Act notice of its Annual Public Hearing was published in the... scheduled for 2 p.m., September 6, 2012 has been cancelled. CONTACT PERSON FOR INFORMATION: Information on...

77 FR 53935 - Sunshine Act Cancellation Notice-OPIC September 6, 2012 Public Hearing

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2012-09-04

... OVERSEAS PRIVATE INVESTMENT CORPORATION Sunshine Act Cancellation Notice--OPIC September 6, 2012 Public Hearing OPIC's Sunshine Act notice of its Public Hearing in Conjunction with each Board meeting...; therefore, OPIC's public hearing scheduled for 3 p.m., September 6, 2012 in conjunction with OPIC's...

75 FR 18247 - Sunshine Act Meeting

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2010-04-09

... SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Sunshine Act Meeting Notice is hereby given, pursuant to the provisions of the Government in the Sunshine Act, Public Law 94-409, that the Securities and Exchange Commission will hold an Open Meeting on April 14, 2010 at 10 a.m., in the Auditorium, Room L-002. [[Page...

76 FR 67233 - Sunshine Act Meeting

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2011-10-31

... SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Sunshine Act Meeting Notice is hereby given, pursuant to the provisions of the Government in the Sunshine Act, Public Law 94-409, that the Securities and Exchange Commission will hold an Open Meeting on November 2, 2011 at 9 a.m., in the Auditorium, Room L-002, to hear...

75 FR 30078 - Sunshine Act Meeting

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2010-05-28

... SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Sunshine Act Meeting Notice is hereby given, pursuant to the provisions of the Government in the Sunshine Act, Public Law 94-409, that the Securities and Exchange Commission will hold a market structure roundtable on Wednesday, June 2, 2010 at 9:30 a.m., in the Auditorium...

78 FR 20960 - Sunshine Act Meetings

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2013-04-08

... SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Sunshine Act Meetings Notice is hereby given, pursuant to the provisions of the Government in the Sunshine Act, Public Law 94-409, that the Securities and Exchange Commission will hold an Open Meeting on Wednesday, April 10, 2013 at 10:00 a.m., in the Auditorium, Room L...

77 FR 40922 - Sunshine Act Meeting

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2012-07-11

... SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Sunshine Act Meeting Notice is hereby given, pursuant to the provisions of the Government in the Sunshine Act, Public Law 94-409, that the Securities and Exchange Commission will hold an Open Meeting on July 11, 2012 at 10 a.m., in the Auditorium, Room L-002. The subject...

78 FR 63528 - Sunshine Act Meeting

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2013-10-24

... SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Sunshine Act Meeting Notice is hereby given, pursuant to the provisions of the Government in the Sunshine Act, Public Law 94-409, that the Securities and Exchange Commission will hold an Open Meeting on Wednesday, October 23, 2013 at 10:00 a.m., in the Auditorium, Room L...

76 FR 63333 - Sunshine Act Meeting

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2011-10-12

... SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Sunshine Act Meeting Notice is hereby given, pursuant to the provisions of the Government in the Sunshine Act, Public Law 94-409, that the Securities and Exchange Commission will hold an Open Meeting on Wednesday, October 12, 2011 at 10 a.m., in the Auditorium, Room L-002...

78 FR 25495 - Sunshine Act Meeting

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2013-05-01

... SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Sunshine Act Meeting Notice is hereby given, pursuant to the provisions of the Government in the Sunshine Act, Public Law 94-409, that the Securities and Exchange Commission will hold an Open Meeting on Wednesday, May 1, 2013 at 10:00 a.m., in the Auditorium, Room L-002...

75 FR 39593 - Sunshine Act Meeting

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2010-07-09

... SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Sunshine Act Meeting Notice is hereby given, pursuant to the provisions of the Government in the Sunshine Act, Public Law 94-409, that the Securities and Exchange Commission will hold an Open Meeting on July 14, 2010 at 10 a.m., in the Auditorium, Room L-002. The...

76 FR 3182 - Sunshine Act Meeting

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2011-01-19

... SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Sunshine Act Meeting Notice is hereby given, pursuant to the provisions of the Government in the Sunshine Act, Public Law 94-409, that the Securities and Exchange Commission will hold an Open Meeting on January 20, 2011 at 10 a.m., in the Auditorium, Room L-002. The...

76 FR 57772 - Sunshine Act Meeting

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2011-09-16

... SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Sunshine Act Meeting Notice is hereby given, pursuant to the provisions of the Government in the Sunshine Act, Public Law 94-409, that the Securities and Exchange Commission will hold an Open Meeting on September 19, 2011 at 10 a.m., in the Auditorium, Room L-002. The...

77 FR 51073 - Sunshine Act Meeting

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2012-08-23

... SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Sunshine Act Meeting Notice is hereby given, pursuant to the provisions of the Government in the Sunshine Act, Public Law 94-409, that the Securities and Exchange Commission will hold an Open Meeting on August 29, 2012 at 10 a.m., in the Auditorium, Room L-002. The...

78 FR 57422 - Sunshine Act Meeting

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2013-09-18

... SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Sunshine Act Meeting Notice is hereby given, pursuant to the provisions of the Government in the Sunshine Act, Public Law 94-409, that the Securities and Exchange Commission will hold an Open Meeting on Wednesday, September 18, 2013 at 10:00 a.m., in the Auditorium, Room...

75 FR 55835 - Sunshine Act Meeting

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2010-09-14

... SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Sunshine Act Meeting Notice is hereby given, pursuant to the provisions of the Government in the Sunshine Act, Public Law 94-409, that the Securities and Exchange Commission will hold an Open Meeting on September 17, 2010 at 10 a.m., in the Auditorium, Room L-002. The...

75 FR 33374 - Sunshine Act Meeting

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2010-06-11

... SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Sunshine Act Meeting Notice is hereby given, pursuant to the provisions of the Government in the Sunshine Act, Public Law 94-409, that the Securities and Exchange Commission will hold an Open Meeting on June 16, 2010 at 10 a.m., in the Auditorium, Room L-002. The subject...

76 FR 37382 - Sunshine Act Meeting

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2011-06-27

... SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Sunshine Act Meeting Notice is hereby given, pursuant to the provisions of the Government in the Sunshine Act, Public Law 94-409, that the Securities and Exchange Commission will hold an Open Meeting on June 29, 2011 at 10 a.m., in the Auditorium, Room L-002. The subject...

75 FR 75187 - Sunshine Act Meeting

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2010-12-02

... SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Sunshine Act Meeting Notice is hereby given, pursuant to the provisions of the Government in the Sunshine Act, Public Law 94-409, that the Securities and Exchange Commission will hold an Open Meeting on December 3, 2010 at 10 a.m., in the Auditorium, Room L-002. The...

76 FR 65758 - Sunshine Act Meeting

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2011-10-24

... SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Sunshine Act Meeting Notice is hereby given, pursuant to the provisions of the Government in the Sunshine Act, Public Law 94-409, that the Securities and Exchange Commission will hold an Open Meeting on Wednesday, October 26, 2011 at 10 a.m., in the Auditorium, Room L-002...

75 FR 8416 - Sunshine Act Meeting

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2010-02-24

... SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Sunshine Act Meeting Notice is hereby given, pursuant to the provisions of the Government in the Sunshine Act, Public Law 94-409, that the Securities and Exchange Commission will hold an Open Meeting on February 24, 2010 at 10 a.m., in the Auditorium, Room L-002...

77 FR 63902 - Sunshine Act Meeting

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2012-10-17

... SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Sunshine Act Meeting Notice is hereby given, pursuant to the provisions of the Government in the Sunshine Act, Public Law 94-409, that the Securities and Exchange Commission will hold an Open Meeting on Wednesday, October 17, 2012 at 10:00 a.m., in the Auditorium, Room L...

76 FR 22939 - Sunshine Act Meeting

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2011-04-25

... SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Sunshine Act Meeting Notice is hereby given, pursuant to the provisions of the Government in the Sunshine Act, Public Law 94-409, that the Securities and Exchange Commission will hold an Open Meeting on April 27, 2011 at 10 a.m., in the Auditorium, Room L-002. The subject...

77 FR 23521 - Sunshine Act Meeting

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2012-04-19

... SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Sunshine Act Meeting Notice is hereby given, pursuant to the provisions of the Government in the Sunshine Act, Public Law 94-409, that the Securities and Exchange Commission will hold an Open Meeting on Wednesday, April 18, 2012 at 10 a.m., in the Auditorium, Room L-002...

76 FR 28247 - Sunshine Act Meeting

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2011-05-16

... SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Sunshine Act Meeting Notice is hereby given, pursuant to the provisions of the Government in the Sunshine Act, Public Law 94-409, that the Securities and Exchange Commission will hold an Open Meeting on May 18, 2011 at 10 a.m., in the Auditorium, Room L-002. The subject...

77 FR 1095 - Sunshine Act Meeting

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2012-01-09

... SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Sunshine Act Meeting Notice is hereby given, pursuant to the provisions of the Government in the Sunshine Act, Public Law 94-409, that the Securities and Exchange Commission will hold an Open Meeting on Wednesday, January 11, 2012 at 10 a.m., in the Auditorium, Room L-002...

78 FR 33134 - Sunshine Act Meetings

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2013-06-03

... SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Sunshine Act Meetings Notice is hereby given, pursuant to the provisions of the Government in the Sunshine Act, Public Law 94-409, that the Securities and Exchange Commission will hold an Open Meeting on Wednesday, June 5, 2013 at 10:00 a.m., in the Auditorium, Room L-002...

75 FR 51854 - Sunshine Act Meeting

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2010-08-23

... SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Sunshine Act Meeting Notice is hereby given, pursuant to the provisions of the Government in the Sunshine Act, Public Law 94-409, that the Securities and Exchange Commission will hold an Open Meeting on August 25, 2010 at 10 a.m., in the Auditorium, Room L-002. The...

76 FR 6499 - Sunshine Act Meeting

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2011-02-04

... SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Sunshine Act Meeting Notice is hereby given, pursuant to the provisions of the Government in the Sunshine Act, Public Law 94-409, that the Securities and Exchange Commission will hold an Open Meeting on February 9, 2011 at 10 a.m., in the Auditorium, Room L-002. The...

76 FR 62066 - Sunshine Act Meeting; Farm Credit Administration Board

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2011-10-06

... FARM CREDIT ADMINISTRATION Sunshine Act Meeting; Farm Credit Administration Board AGENCY: Farm Credit Administration. SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given, pursuant to the Government in the Sunshine Act (5 U.S.C. 552b(e)(3)), of the regular meeting of the Farm Credit Administration Board (Board). DATE AND...

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Teaching Tradition: Diverse Perspectives on the Pilot Urban American Indian Traditional Spirituality Program.

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Gone, Joseph P; Blumstein, Katherine P; Dominic, David; Fox, Nickole; Jacobs, Joan; Lynn, Rebecca S; Martinez, Michelle; Tuomi, Ashley

2017-06-01

Many urban American Indian community members lack access to knowledgeable participation in indigenous spiritual practices. And yet, these sacred traditional activities remain vitally important to their reservation-based kin. In response, our research team partnered with an urban American Indian health center in Detroit for purposes of developing a structured program to facilitate more ready access to participation in indigenous spiritual knowledge and practices centered on the sweat lodge ceremony. Following years of preparation and consultation, we implemented a pilot version of the Urban American Indian Traditional Spirituality Program in the spring of 2016 for 10 urban AI community participants. Drawing on six first-person accounts about this program, we reflect on its success as a function of participant meaningfulness, staff support, mitigated sensitivities, and program structure. We believe that these observations will enable other community psychologists to undertake similar program development in service to innovative and beneficial impacts on behalf of their community partners. © Society for Community Research and Action 2017.

Politics and Evaluation: More than Methodology

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Datta, Lois-ellin

2011-01-01

In the 1960s, evaluation thrived in the sunshine of political support for our work. We also experienced the dark side of the force of politics: efforts to introduce partisan biases favorable to special interests. In response to politics as contamination, at least two families of stances developed: populist and public interest. The populist stances…

Support vector regression methodology for estimating global solar radiation in Algeria

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Guermoui, Mawloud; Rabehi, Abdelaziz; Gairaa, Kacem; Benkaciali, Said

2018-01-01

Accurate estimation of Daily Global Solar Radiation (DGSR) has been a major goal for solar energy applications. In this paper we show the possibility of developing a simple model based on the Support Vector Regression (SVM-R), which could be used to estimate DGSR on the horizontal surface in Algeria based only on sunshine ratio as input. The SVM model has been developed and tested using a data set recorded over three years (2005-2007). The data was collected at the Applied Research Unit for Renewable Energies (URAER) in Ghardaïa city. The data collected between 2005-2006 are used to train the model while the 2007 data are used to test the performance of the selected model. The measured and the estimated values of DGSR were compared during the testing phase statistically using the Root Mean Square Error (RMSE), Relative Square Error (rRMSE), and correlation coefficient (r2), which amount to 1.59(MJ/m2), 8.46 and 97,4%, respectively. The obtained results show that the SVM-R is highly qualified for DGSR estimation using only sunshine ratio.

77 FR 77045 - Establishment of Department of Defense Federal Advisory Committees

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Sunshine School's S.O.P.: Sequenced Objectives for Preschoolers. An Evaluation and Instruction Guide for Working with the Developmentally Delayed.

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Sunshine School, Gainesville, FL.

Developed by professional educational staff, the curriculum of developmentally sequenced objectives for preschoolers (SOP) is designed for use in infant stimulation programs, for preschool training for all levels of retardation, with severely and profoundly retarded school age children, and for trainable and educable children during the earlier…

Some Sunshine for Your Fiscal Life: Solar Energy Schools May Not Be as Far Off or as Blue Sky as We've Thought

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Downey, Gregg W.

1977-01-01

Dozens of schools throughout North America already are putting solar equipment to limited uses, scores are conducting or contemplating solar feasibility studies, and at least one school now in operation is applying solar power to every phase of its energy program. (Author)

Leveraging Resources to Address Transportation Needs: Transportation Pooled Fund Program

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2004-05-28

This brochure describes the Transportation Pooled Fund (TPF) Program. The objectives of the TPF Program are to leverage resources, avoid duplication of effort, undertake large-scale projects, obtain greater input on project definition, achieve broade...

FCC and the Sunshine Act.

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Weiss, Kenneth

The Sunshine Act, designed to encourage open meetings to increase public understanding of the governmental decision-making process, went into effect in March 1977. A total of 50 agencies, including the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), are subject to the provisions of the Sunshine Act. The act lists 10 exemptions, any of which can result in…

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77 FR 68851 - National Science Board; Sunshine Act Meetings; Notice

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CASE Thriving on the Sunshine Coast

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Gordon, Neil

2016-01-01

Cognitive Acceleration through Science Education (CASE) on the Sunshine Coast is growing rapidly. It has expanded from one inaugural Year 8 class in 2012 to the current state of play with the involvement of over 3,000 CASE students from eleven Sunshine Coast State High Schools. It is being taught by more than seventy CASE teachers with…

Shadows amid sunshine: regulating financial conflicts in medical research.

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Saver, Richard S

2014-02-01

Under brand new rules implementing the Physician Payments Sunshine Act (Sunshine Act), a wide range of financial relationships, including many research-related payments, between industry, physicians, and teaching hospitals will be publicly disclosed through comprehensive, standardized payment reporting. The Sunshine Act represents the latest in a series of regulatory attempts to address financial conflicts of interest that may bias research conduct and threaten subject safety. This article summarizes the major aspects of the Sunshine Act affecting medical research, how it interacts with existing laws and policies, and identifies important unresolved issues and implementation challenges that still lie ahead with the rollout of the legislation underway. The Sunshine Act primarily depends on disclosure as a regulatory tool. As such, its long-term impact remains open to question. Disclosure in this context may have limited utility given, among other reasons, uncertainty about who the intended recipients are and their ability to use the information effectively. Apart from the insufficiency of transparency, this article further explores how proportionality, fairness, and accountability considerations make optimal regulation of financial conflicts in medical research quite challenging.

7 CFR 1493.230 - Eligible transactions.

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2012-01-01

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7 CFR 1493.230 - Eligible transactions.

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2013-01-01

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7 CFR 1493.230 - Eligible transactions.

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2014-01-01

... OF AGRICULTURE EXPORT PROGRAMS CCC EXPORT CREDIT GUARANTEE PROGRAMS CCC Facility Guarantee Program (FGP) Operations § 1493.230 Eligible transactions. (a) Program announcements. From time to time CCC... markets, the maximum amount, in U.S. dollars, of guarantee exposure that CCC will undertake, and may...

Why Does Rhinopithecus bieti Prefer the Highest Elevation Range in Winter? A Test of the Sunshine Hypothesis

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Behm, Jocelyn E.; Wang, Lin; Huang, Yong; Long, Yongcheng; Zhu, Jianguo

2011-01-01

Environmental factors that affect spatiotemporal distribution patterns of animals usually include resource availability, temperature, and the risk of predation. However, they do not explain the counterintuitive preference of high elevation range in winter by the black-and-white snub-nosed monkey (Rhinopithecus bieti). We asked whether variation of sunshine along with elevations is the key driving force. To test this hypothesis, we conducted field surveys to demonstrate that there was a statistically significant pattern of high elevation use during winter. We then asked whether this pattern can be explained by certain environmental factors, namely temperature, sunshine duration and solar radiation. Finally, we concluded with a possible ecological mechanism for this pattern. In this study, we employed GIS technology to quantify solar radiation and sunshine duration across the monkey's range. Our results showed that: 1) R. bieti used the high altitude range between 4100–4400 m in winter although the yearly home range spanned from 3500–4500 m; 2) both solar radiation and sunshine duration increased with elevation while temperature decreased with elevation; 3) within the winter range, the use of range was significantly correlated with solar radiation and sunshine duration; 4) monkeys moved to the areas with high solar radiation and duration following a snowfall, where the snow melts faster and food is exposed earlier. We concluded that sunshine was the main factor that influences selection of high elevation habitat for R. bieti in winter. Since some other endotherms in the area exhibit similar winter distributional patterns, we developed a sunshine hypothesis to explain this phenomenon. In addition, our work also represented a new method of integrating GIS models into traditional field ecology research to study spatiotemporal distribution pattern of wildlife. We suggest that further theoretical and empirical studies are necessary for better understanding of sunshine influence on wildlife range use. PMID:21915329

A Method to Estimate Sunshine Duration Using Cloud Classification Data from a Geostationary Meteorological Satellite (FY-2D) over the Heihe River Basin.

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Wu, Bingfang; Liu, Shufu; Zhu, Weiwei; Yu, Mingzhao; Yan, Nana; Xing, Qiang

2016-11-04

Sunshine duration is an important variable that is widely used in atmospheric energy balance studies, analysis of the thermal loadings on buildings, climate research, and the evaluation of agricultural resources. In most cases, it is calculated using an interpolation method based on regional-scale meteorological data from field stations. Accurate values in the field are difficult to obtain without ground measurements. In this paper, a satellite-based method to estimate sunshine duration is introduced and applied over the Heihe River Basin. This method is based on hourly cloud classification product data from the FY-2D geostationary meteorological satellite (FY-2D). A new index-FY-2D cloud type sunshine factor-is proposed, and the Shuffled Complex Evolution Algorithm (SCE-UA) was used to calibrate sunshine factors from different coverage types based on ground measurement data from the Heihe River Basin in 2007. The estimated sunshine duration from the proposed new algorithm was validated with ground observation data for 12 months in 2008, and the spatial distribution was compared with the results of an interpolation method over the Heihe River Basin. The study demonstrates that geostationary satellite data can be used to successfully estimate sunshine duration. Potential applications include climate research, energy balance studies, and global estimations of evapotranspiration.

A Method to Estimate Sunshine Duration Using Cloud Classification Data from a Geostationary Meteorological Satellite (FY-2D) over the Heihe River Basin

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Wu, Bingfang; Liu, Shufu; Zhu, Weiwei; Yu, Mingzhao; Yan, Nana; Xing, Qiang

2016-01-01

Sunshine duration is an important variable that is widely used in atmospheric energy balance studies, analysis of the thermal loadings on buildings, climate research, and the evaluation of agricultural resources. In most cases, it is calculated using an interpolation method based on regional-scale meteorological data from field stations. Accurate values in the field are difficult to obtain without ground measurements. In this paper, a satellite-based method to estimate sunshine duration is introduced and applied over the Heihe River Basin. This method is based on hourly cloud classification product data from the FY-2D geostationary meteorological satellite (FY-2D). A new index—FY-2D cloud type sunshine factor—is proposed, and the Shuffled Complex Evolution Algorithm (SCE-UA) was used to calibrate sunshine factors from different coverage types based on ground measurement data from the Heihe River Basin in 2007. The estimated sunshine duration from the proposed new algorithm was validated with ground observation data for 12 months in 2008, and the spatial distribution was compared with the results of an interpolation method over the Heihe River Basin. The study demonstrates that geostationary satellite data can be used to successfully estimate sunshine duration. Potential applications include climate research, energy balance studies, and global estimations of evapotranspiration. PMID:27827935

Chicago to Iowa City passenger rail : project financial plan.

DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

2009-09-01

The Chicago to Iowa City Intercity Passenger Rail Program (Program) is a joint : undertaking of the Iowa Department of Transportation (Iowa DOT) and the Illinois : Department of Transportation (Illinois DOT). The purpose of the Program is to reestabl...

Blue Ribbon Committee on Bloodborne Parasitic Diseases.

PubMed

2002-09-01

In summary, the A1 recommendations are related to: developing a network (epidemiologic and demographic aspects); undertaking activities within the network; providing support for parasite research testing; developing new policies, and; preparing a Memorandum to Cabinet for submission by September 1, 2001, for funding from April 2002 over 5 years. The A recommendations deal with sustaining the network and addressing existing needs, including Public and professional education Review of current policies Business plan Development of a contribution program to meet operational needs. The B recommendation(s) will be dealt with by the future Treasury Board submission. The group identified no C recommendations.

CDEP Consortium on Ocean Data Assimilation for Seasonal-to-Interannual Prediction (ODASI)

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Rienecker, Michele; Zebiak, Stephen; Kinter, James; Behringer, David; Rosati, Antonio; Kaplan, Alexey

2005-01-01

The ODASI consortium is focused activity of the NOAA/OGP/Climate Diagnostics and Experimental Prediction Program with the goal of improving ocean data assimilation methods and their implementations in support of seasonal forecasts with coupled general circulation models. The consortium is undertaking coordinated assimilation experiments, with common forcing data sets and common input data streams. With different assimilation systems and different models, we aim to understand what approach works best in improving forecast skill in the equatorial Pacific. The presentation will provide an overview of the consortium goals and plans and recent results focused towards evaluating data impacts.

The Minnesota Experience with Family-Centered Early Childhood Programs.

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Engstrom, Lois

1988-01-01

The author describes Minnesota's Early Childhood Family Education program for all children from birth to kindergarten and their parents. Topics include the types of activities each local program undertakes, administration and planning, and financing. A list of important program attributes is included. (CH)

24 CFR 9.152 - Program accessibility: alterations of Property Disposition Program multifamily housing facilities.

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2012-04-01

... of Property Disposition Program multifamily housing facilities. 9.152 Section 9.152 Housing and Urban... URBAN DEVELOPMENT § 9.152 Program accessibility: alterations of Property Disposition Program multifamily housing facilities. (a) Substantial alteration. If the agency undertakes alterations to a PDP multifamily...

24 CFR 9.152 - Program accessibility: alterations of Property Disposition Program multifamily housing facilities.

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2014-04-01

... of Property Disposition Program multifamily housing facilities. 9.152 Section 9.152 Housing and Urban... URBAN DEVELOPMENT § 9.152 Program accessibility: alterations of Property Disposition Program multifamily housing facilities. (a) Substantial alteration. If the agency undertakes alterations to a PDP multifamily...

78 FR 64025 - Sunshine Act Meeting Notice; Matter Added to the Agenda for Consideration at an Agency Meeting

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76 FR 51064 - National Science Board; Sunshine Act Meetings; Notice

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2011-08-17

... NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION National Science Board; Sunshine Act Meetings; Notice The National Science Board (NSB) Committee on Audit and Oversight and the NSB Committee on Strategy and Budget, pursuant to NSF regulations (45 CFR part 614), the National Science Foundation Act, as amended (42 U.S.C. 1862n-5), and the Government in the Sunshine Ac...

76 FR 35050 - National Science Board; Sunshine Act Meetings; Notice

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2011-06-15

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75 FR 34769 - National Science Board; Sunshine Act Meeting Notice

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2010-06-18

... NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION National Science Board; Sunshine Act Meeting Notice The National Science Board's Subcommittee on Facilities, Committee on Strategy and Budget, pursuant to NSF regulations (45 CFR part 614), the National Science Foundation Act, as amended (42 U.S.C. 1862n-5), and the Government in the Sunshine Act (5 U.S.C. 552b),...

75 FR 17786 - National Science Board; Sunshine Act Meetings; Notice

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2010-04-07

... NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION National Science Board; Sunshine Act Meetings; Notice The National Science Board's Subcommittee on Facilities, Committee on Strategy and Budget, pursuant to NSF regulations (45 CFR Part 614), the National Science Foundation Act, as amended (42 U.S.C. 1862n-5), and the Government in the Sunshine Act (5 U.S.C. 552b),...

78 FR 10640 - Sunshine Act Meetings; Notice

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... NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION Sunshine Act Meetings; Notice The National Science Board's ad hoc Committee Regarding Recommendations for NSF Director, pursuant to NSF regulations (45 CFR Part 614), the National Science Foundation Act, as amended (42 U.S.C. 1862n-5), and the Government in the Sunshine Act (5 U.S.C. 552b), hereby gives notice in...

75 FR 1090 - Sunshine Act Meeting Notice

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2010-01-08

... SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Sunshine Act Meeting Notice Notice is hereby given, pursuant to the provisions of the Government in the Sunshine Act, Public Law 94-409, that the Securities and Exchange Commission will hold an Open Meeting on January 13, 2010 at 10 a.m., in the Auditorium, Room L-002. The subject matter of the Open Meeting wil...

Pennsylvania's Sunshine Law: A Guide for Public School Boards. [Revised.

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Gentzel, Thomas J.; And Others

This publication provides information and guidelines on the way Pennsylvania school boards should meet and conduct business under Act 84 of 1986 (the Sunshine Act) and Act 20 of 1993. The first section provides a brief history of the passage of the Sunshine Act, which mandates an open-meetings statute for public agencies. The second section offers…

75 FR 1057 - Sunshine Act; Notice of Agency Meeting

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2010-01-08

... FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION Sunshine Act; Notice of Agency Meeting Pursuant to the provisions of the ``Government in the Sunshine Act'' (5 U.S.C. 552b), notice is hereby given that the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation's Board of Directors will meet in open session at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, January 12, 2010, to consider the following...

An Assessment of the Industry-Faculty Surgeon Relationship Within Colon and Rectum Surgical Training Programs.

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Patel, Sunil V; Klingel, Michelle; Sonoda, Toyooki

2016-01-01

Industry funding of surgical training programs poses a potential conflict of interest. With the recent implementation of the Sunshine Act, industry funding can be more accurately determined. To determine the financial relationship between faculty surgeons within colon and rectal fellowship programs and industry. Review of industry funding based on the first reporting period (August-December, 2013) using the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services online database. ACGME certified colon and rectum surgical fellowship programs. Overall, 343 Faculty surgeons from 55 colon and rectum surgical fellowship programs were identified using the American Board of Colon and Rectum Surgery website. There was complete identification of faculty surgeons in 47 (85.5%) programs, partially complete identification (i.e., >80%) in 6 (10.9%) programs, and inadequate identification of faculty in 2 (3.6%) programs. Industry funding as defined by the Sunshine Act included general payments (honorariums, consulting fees, food and beverage, and travel), research payments, and amount invested. In all, 69.1% of program directors and 59.4% of other faculty received at least one payment during the reporting period (Δ9.7%, 95% CI: -4.4% to 23.8%, p = 0.18). Program directors received higher amounts of funding than other faculty ($7072.90 vs. $2,819.29, Δ$4,253.61, 95% CI: $1132-$7375, p = 0.008). Overall, 49 of 53 (93%) programs had surgeons receive funding, with a median of 3.5 surgeons receiving funding per program. A total of 65 companies made payments to surgeons, with 80.1% of the funding categorized as general payments, 16.2% as investments, and 3.7% as research payments. Industry funding was common. This financial relationship poses a potential conflict of interest in training fellows for future practice. Copyright © 2016 Association of Program Directors in Surgery. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

Within-summer variation in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest due to extremely long sunshine duration.

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Onozuka, Daisuke; Hagihara, Akihito

2017-03-15

Although several studies have reported the impacts of extremely high temperatures on cardiovascular diseases, no studies have examined whether variation in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) due to extremely long sunshine duration changes during the summer. We obtained daily data on all cases of OHCA and weather variations for all 47 prefectures of Japan during the summer (June to September) between 2005 and 2014. A distributed lag non-linear model combined with a quasi-Poisson regression model was used to estimate within-summer variation in OHCA due to extremely long sunshine duration for each prefecture. Then, multivariate random-effects meta-analysis was performed to derive overall effect estimates of sunshine duration at the national level. A total of 166,496 OHCAs of presumed cardiac origin met the inclusion criteria. The minimum morbidity percentile (MMP) was the 0th percentile of sunshine duration at the national level. The overall cumulative relative risk (RR) at the 99th percentile vs. the MMP was 1.15 (95% CI: 1.05-1.27) during the summer. The effect of extremely long sunshine duration on OHCA in early summer was acute and did not persist, whereas an identical effect was observed in late summer, but it was delayed and lasted for several days. During summer periods, excessive sunshine duration could increase the risk of OHCA. Timely preventive measures to reduce the OHCA risk due to extremely long sunshine duration are important in early summer, whereas these measures could include a wider time window of several days to reduce the risk in late summer. Copyright © 2016 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.

Organizing International Programs: The Experience of Two Consortia.

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Neff, Charles B.; Fuller, Jon W.

1983-01-01

Two academic consortia have achieved success in sponsoring international programs, which any one of their member institutions would be unlikely to undertake alone. The Associated Colleges of the Midwest (ACM) and the Great Lakes Colleges Association (GLCA) programs are described. (MLW)

Profile of Excellence.

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

Journal of Educational Administration, 1988

1988-01-01

The Institute of Educational Administration (IEA) at Geelong, Victoria, Australia, is briefly described. Participants in IEA programs undertake a five-stage process: courses in educational administration; a four-week residential program; a fermentation exercise; advanced residential program; and an innovative project in their respective schools.…

Benefits assessment of advanced public transportation systems (APTS)

DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

1996-07-01

This report documents work performed under FTA's Advance Public Transportation Systems (APTS) Program, a program structured to undertake research and development of innovative applications of advanced navigation, information, and communication techno...

Supporting Literacy Across the Sunshine State: A Study of Florida Middle School Reading Coaches

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Marsh, Julie A.; McCombs, Jennifer Sloan; Lockwood, J. R.; Martorell, Francisco; Gershwin, Daniel; Naftel, Scott; Le, Vi-Nhuan; Shea, Molly; Barney, Heather; Crego, Al

2008-01-01

Although literacy skills needed to engage in the economy and public life have grown, the literacy skills of many adolescents remain low. One popular approach to improving student literacy is using school-based reading coaches; however, there is little empirical evidence regarding the nature of coaching and its effectiveness in changing teacher…

Minimizing use of fish meal in sunshine bass diets using standard and new varieties of non-genetically modified soybeans

USDA-ARS?s Scientific Manuscript database

Improved plant ingredients are needed to support sustainable culture of carnivorous fish, such as hybrid striped bass (HSB). We are evaluating meals made from new strains of non-genetically-modified soybeans (non-GMO) with high protein and reduced anti-nutritional factors (ANFs) on HSB nutrient dige...

76 FR 30744 - National Science Board; Sunshine Act Meetings; Notice

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2011-05-26

... Science Board's Committee on Programs and Plans (CPP) Task Force on Unsolicited Mid-Scale Research (MS... specified, as follows: DATE AND TIME: June 6, 8 a.m.-5:45 p.m. EDT; June 7, 11 a.m.-12:45 p.m. E.D.T. SUBJECT MATTER: The Task Force on Unsolicited Mid-Scale Research is holding a workshop with invited...

75 FR 49538 - National Science Board; Sunshine Act Meetings; Notice

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2010-08-13

... NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION National Science Board; Sunshine Act Meetings; Notice The National Science Board's Committee on Strategy and Budget, pursuant to NSF regulations (45 CFR part 614), the National Science Foundation Act, as amended (42 U.S.C. 1862n-5), and the Government in the Sunshine Act (5 U.S.C. 552b), hereby gives notice in regard...

76 FR 70168 - National Science Board; Sunshine Act Meetings

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Advanced public transportation system deployment in the United States

DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

1999-01-01

This report documents work performed under FTA's Advanced Public Transportation Systems (APTS) Program, a program structured to undertake research and development of innovative applications of advanced navigation, information, and communication techn...

Advanced public transportation systems : the state of the art update 2000

DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

2000-12-01

This report documents work performed under FTA's Advanced Public Transportation Systems (APTS) Program, a program structured to undertake research and development of innovative applications of advanced navigation, communication, information, computer...

Evaluation -- Northern Virginia Smart Traffic Center (NVSTC) integration program

DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

2002-02-01

The Northern Virginia Smart Traffic Center (NVSTC) Integration Program was an ambitious undertaking to enhance the effectiveness of intelligent transportation systems (ITS) in the Washington metropolitan area by interconnecting regional systems. The ...

NASA Historical Data Book. Volume 6; NASA Space Applications, Aeronautics and Space Research and Technology, Tracking and Data Acquisition/Support Operations, Commercial Programs and

NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)

Rumerman, Judy A.

2000-01-01

This sixth volume of the NASA Historical Data Book is a continuation of those earlier efforts. This fundamental reference tool presents information, much of it statistical, documenting the development of several critical areas of NASA responsibility for the period between 1979 and 1988. This volume includes detailed information on the space applications effort, the development and operation of aeronautics and space research and technology programs, tracking and data acquisition/space operations, commercial programs, facilities and installations, personnel, and finances and procurement during this era. Special thanks are owed to the student research assistants who gathered and input much of the tabular material-a particularly tedious undertaking. There are numerous people at NASA associated with historical study, technical information, and the mechanics of publishing who helped in myriad ways in the preparation of this historical data book.

Evaluating the Outcomes of Advanced Neonatal Nurse Practitioner Programmes.

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Redshaw, Margaret; Hart, Bev; Harvey, Merryl; Harris, Anne

The outcomes of advanced neonatal nurse practitioner (ANNP) programs in the United Kingdom were examined. The different programs of education currently available for nurses wishing to become ANNPs were compared, and the outcomes of ANNP programs, as demonstrated in the levels of performance of practitioners undertaking different programs, were…

Administrative Costs of Education Voucher Programs.

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

Hill, Paul T.

This paper focuses on the administrative costs of vouchers programs. It considers the tasks that public and private agencies must undertake and estimates the administrative burdens and cash flow that local programs create. It assumes that all voucher programs, including those meant in part to reduce overcrowding, will be voluntary. The paper…

ACHP GUIDANCE ON PROGRAM COMMENTS AS A PROGRAM ALTERNATIVE

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the benefits of the program comment process? Are program comments appropriate for all classes of undertakings or agency programs? Who can make requests for program comments? Does my agency need to justify the agency's responsibility in the program comment process? What is the ACHP's responsibility in the program

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Preparing registrants for mentor roles: the chicken or egg conundrum.

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McGuinness, Claire; McCallum, Jacqueline; Duffy, Kathleen

2016-12-01

The Nursing and Midwifery Council's (NMC) Standards to Support Learning and Assessment in Practice ( 2008 ) outline requirements for the preparation of those who support nursing and midwifery pre-registration students in practice, formally known as mentors. Pre-registration nursing and midwifery programme providers, and practice learning environments (PLEs), work collaboratively to prepare registrants to undertake this role, and to help them maintain mentor status. An important NMC requirement is that registrants, when undertaking mentor preparation programmes, must be supported by experienced mentors in their workplace. This is challenging for programme providers and PLEs if there is lack of experienced mentors in the area concerned. This article discusses support for registrants when preparing to become mentors, suggests some alternative solutions and makes recommendations for the future of mentor preparation in the UK.

Understanding the optimal learning environment in palliative care.

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Connell, Shirley E; Yates, Patsy; Barrett, Linda

2011-07-01

The learning experiences of student nurses undertaking clinical placement are reported widely, however little is known about the learning experiences of health professionals undertaking continuing professional development (CPD) in a clinical setting, especially in palliative care. The aim of this study, which was conducted as part of the national evaluation of a professional development program involving clinical attachments with palliative care services (The Program of Experience in the Palliative Approach [PEPA]), was to explore factors influencing the learning experiences of participants over time. Thirteen semi-structured, one-to-one telephone interviews were conducted with five participants throughout their PEPA experience. The analysis was informed by the traditions of adult, social and psychological learning theories and relevant literature. The participants' learning was enhanced by engaging interactively with host site staff and patients, and by the validation of their personal and professional life experiences together with the reciprocation of their knowledge with host site staff. Self-directed learning strategies maximised the participants' learning outcomes. Inclusion in team activities aided the participants to feel accepted within the host site. Personal interactions with host site staff and patients shaped this social/cultural environment of the host site. Optimal learning was promoted when participants were actively engaged, felt accepted and supported by, and experienced positive interpersonal interactions with, the host site staff. Copyright © 2010 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

Advanced public transportation systems : the state of the art

DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

1991-03-01

This report documents one of the early initiatives of UMTA's Advanced Public Transportation Systems (APTS) Program, a program structured to undertake research and development of innovative applications of advanced navigation, information, and communi...

Advanced public transportation systems deployment in the United States : year 2002 update

DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

2003-06-01

This report documents work performed under the Federal Transit Administration's Advanced Public Transportation Systems (APTS) Program, a program structured to undertake research and development of innovative applications of advanced navigation, infor...

Advanced public transportation systems deployment in the United States : year 2000 update

DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

2002-05-01

This report documents work performed under the Federal Transit Administration's Advanced Public Transportation Systems (APTS) Program, a program structured to undertake research and development of innovative applications of advanced navigation, infor...

Advanced public transportation systems deployment in the United States : year 2004 update

DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

2005-06-01

This report documents work performed under the Federal Transit Administration's Advanced Public Transportation Systems (APTS) Program, a program structured to undertake research and development of innovative applications of advanced navigation, infor...

Advanced public transportation systems : the state of the art update of 1998

DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

1998-01-01

This report documents work performed under FTA's Advanced Public Transportation Systems (APTS) Program, a program structured to undertake research and development of innovative applications of advanced navigation, information, computer, and communica...

Advanced Public Transportation Systems Deployment in the United States, Year 2000, Update

DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

2002-05-01

This report documents work performed under the Federal Transit Administration's Advanced Public Transportation Systems (APTS) Program, a program structured to undertake research and development of innovative applications of advanced navigation, infor...

Connected commercial vehicles-integrated truck project : data acquisition system (DAS) documentation.

DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

1996-08-01

The report documents work performed under the FTA Advanced Public Transportation Systems (APTS) Program, a program structured to undertake research and development of innovative applications of advanced navigation, information, and communication tech...

Advanced Public Transportation Systems Deployment in the United States. Update, January 1999

DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

1999-01-01

This report documents work performed under FTA's Advanced Public Transportation Systems (APTS) Program, a program structured to undertake research and development of innovative applications of advanced navigation, information, and communication techn...

Advanced public transportation systems deployment in the United States : update, January 1999

DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

1999-01-01

This report documents work performed under FTA's Advanced Public Transportation Systems (APTS) Program, a program structured to undertake research and development of innovative applications of advances navigation, information, and communication techn...

SOME CONNECTIONS BETWEEN ECONOMIC AND MILITARY ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS IN UNDERDEVELOPED AREAS,

DTIC Science & Technology

of U. S. objectives in undertaking aid programs in underdeveloped countries. The second is concerned with the role of nonmilitary objectives and...both economic and military aid programs . The first and second are closely related points; the third, clearly, is quite independent.

An affordable, computerised, table-based exercise system for stroke survivors.

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King, Marcus; Hale, Leigh; Pekkari, Anna; Persson, Martin; Gregorsson, Malin; Nilsson, Mikaela

2010-07-01

Loss of hand function as a result of upper limb paresis after a stroke leads to reduced independence. Robotic-assisted therapy with virtual reality leads to improvements in motor function, but there is a need to improve the cost-benefit ratio of these therapies. This case series study investigated augmented reality computer games which provided a rewarded, goal-directed task to upper limb rehabilitation via a gravity supported reaching task. A computer game was developed to motivate chronic stroke survivors to undertake gravity supported reaching tasks performed on a table, and a focus group study investigated the application of this device for rehabilitation. From the focus group, a simple device was developed to improve the quality of the exercise and a further focus group study investigated a variety of computer games to determine motivations for undertaking rehabilitation exercises. Of the four participants in the case study, two showed improvement in ability to play the game and in arm function. Participants enjoyed playing a range of computer games and felt that the system provided a worthwhile exercise. Motivation for undertaking exercise with the system included: intellectual stimulation during game play, feedback such as game score, gaining physical benefits from the exercise, the system tolerating varying levels of disability, ability to relate to the game and ability to use the system in social groups. A low-cost device has been developed which increases the exercise of gravity supported reaching movements, provides goal-directed tasks with rewards and motivates the user to undertake extended rehabilitation.

Distributed modeling of surface solar radiation based on aerosol optical depth and sunshine duration in China

NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

Zeng, Xiaofan; Zhao, Na; Ma, Yue

2018-02-01

Surface solar radiation, as a major component of energy balance, is an important driving condition for nutrient and energy cycle in the Earth system. The spatial distribution of total solar radiation at 10 km×10 km resolution in China was simulated with Aerosol Optical Depth (AOD) data from remote sensing and observing sunshine hours data from ground meteorological stations based on Geographic Information System (GIS). The results showed that the solar radiation was significantly different in the country, and affected by both sunshine hours and AOD. Sunshine hours are higher in the Northwest than that in the Northeast, but solar radiation is lower because of the higher AOD, especially in autumn and winter. It was suggested that the calculation accuracy of solar radiation was limited if just based on sunshine hours, and AOD can be considered as the influencing factor which would help to improve the simulation accuracy of the total solar radiation and realize the solar radiation distributed simulation.

The Relationship of Industry Payments to Prescribing Behavior: A Study of Degarelix and Denosumab

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Bandari, Jathin; Turner, Robert M.; Jacobs, Bruce L.; Canes, David; Moinzadeh, Ali; Davies, Benjamin J.

2017-01-01

Introduction The influence of financial ties to pharmaceutical companies remains controversial. We aimed to assess a potential relationship between pharmaceutical payments and prescription patterns for degarelix and denosumab. Materials and Methods Medicare Provider Utilization and Payment Data: Physician and Other Supplier Public Use File (Medicare B) data containing 2012 claims compared to OpenPayments (Sunshine Act) data for the second half of 2013. Urologists and medical oncologists who billed Medicare for degarelix or denosumab were cross referenced in both databases and payments were aggregated into a consolidated dataset. Adjusted beneficiary count and total Medicare reimbursement were compared according to receipt of Sunshine payment, and an association between Sunshine payment amount and total Medicare reimbursement was also assessed. Results Of the 160 prescribers of degarelix and 1,507 prescribers of denosumab, 91 (57%) and 854 (57%) received Sunshine payment, respectively. Degarelix prescribers who received Sunshine payment had higher median total Medicare reimbursement ($13,257 vs. $9,554, p = 0.01). Denosumab prescribers who received Sunshine payment had both higher median adjusted beneficiary count (55 vs. 50, p < 0.001) and median total Medicare reimbursement ($69,620 vs. $60,732, p < 0.001). On multivariable analysis, both receipt of Sunshine payment (adjusted median difference $5,844, 95% CI $937 - $10,749) and oncology specialty (adjusted median difference $34,380, 95% CI $26,715 - $42,045) were independently associated with total Medicare reimbursement for denosumab. Conclusions In the case of degarelix and denosumab, there is a weak association between pharmaceutical company payments on prescribers' prescription behavior patterns. PMID:28149927

Exploratory technology research program for electrochemical energy storage

NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

Kinoshita, K.

1992-06-01

The U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Propulsion Systems provides support for an electrochemical energy storage program, that includes research and development (R&D) on advanced rechargeable batteries and fuel cells. A major goal of this program is to develop electrochemical power sources suitable for application in electric vehicles. The program centers on advanced systems that offer the potential for high performance and low life-cycle costs. The DOE Electrochemical Energy Storage Program is divided into two projects: the Electric Vehicle Advanced Battery Systems Development (EVABS) Program and the Exploratory Technology Research (ETR) Program. The EVABS Program management responsibility has been assigned to Sandia National Laboratory, and the Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory is responsible for management of the ETR Program. The EVABS and ETR Programs include an integrated matrix of R&D efforts designed to advance progress on several candidate electrochemical systems. The United States Advanced Battery Consortium (USABC), a tripartite undertaking between DOE, the U.S. automobile manufacturers and the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI), was formed in 1991 to accelerate the development of advanced batteries for consumer EVs. The role of the ETR Program is to perform supporting research on the advanced battery systems under development by the USABC and EVABS Program, and to evaluate new systems with potentially superior performance, durability and/or cost characteristics. The specific goal of the ETR Program is to identify the most promising electrochemical technologies and transfer them to the USABC, the battery industry and/or the EVABS Program for further development and scaleup. This report summarizes the research, financial and management activities relevant to the ETR Program in FY 1991.

Advanced public transportation systems: the state of the art, update '92

DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

1992-03-01

This report documents one of the components of FTA's Advanced Public Transportation Systems (APTS) Program, a program structured to undertake research and development of innovative applications of advanced navigation, information, and communication t...

Advanced public transportation systems : the state of the art, update '94

DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

1994-01-01

This report documents one of the components of FTA's Advanced Public Transportation Systems (APTS) Program, a program structured to undertake research and development of innovative applications of advanced navigation, information, and communication t...

Narrowing the Skills Gap: Workplace Literacy Programs in Canada. Final Report.

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

Ottawa Univ. (Ontario).

This report documents, in case study format, eight workplace literacy programs in Canada. Introductory materials highlight conclusions and discuss reasons for undertaking the project to document the Canadian experience in basic skills training from the perspective of the employer and employee and program design. Each case study or program profile…

Experimental Programs and Programmatic Experiments.

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Kent, Robert

When assembling or evaluating experimental programs in college English, the crucial fact to be remembered is that the success of the undertaking depends more on the teachers than on the program itself, for it is men, not programs, who fail in the constant experiment with books. Teachers need to be adventurous, constantly rereading, rethinking, and…

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Impact of a five-day short course on integration of health promotion into practice in north Queensland.

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Devine, Susan G; Llewellyn-Jones, Lorraine; Lloyd, Jacqui

2009-04-01

Workforce development is one element of health promotion capacity building. This paper describes the extent to which participants in a five-day short course in health promotion, delivered three times in north Queensland during 2007, reported greater adoption of health promotion within their work roles, and the factors that affected the level of adoption. Out of 54 course attendees, 39 completed a post-course survey five to nine months after completing the course (72% response rate). Additionally, 11 course attendees participated in a focus group or phone interview to explore survey findings. The courses succeeded in providing knowledge, skills, confidence and enthusiasm to undertake health promotion work. Eighty per cent of participants stated they had incorporated health promotion into their work frequently or all of the time since undertaking the course. Lack of understanding of health promotion from co-workers and managers, lack of organisational support and commitment, lack of resources, competing clinical priorities, and lack of time were cited as the main barriers for undertaking health promotion. The course met participant training needs. However, similar training across all levels of staff including management may help to develop organisational capacity, thereby building a more knowledgeable workforce that is supported to undertake health promotion as a core part of an organisation's business.

Assessing Quality in Home Visiting Programs

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Korfmacher, Jon; Laszewski, Audrey; Sparr, Mariel; Hammel, Jennifer

2013-01-01

Defining quality and designing a quality assessment measure for home visitation programs is a complex and multifaceted undertaking. This article summarizes the process used to create the Home Visitation Program Quality Rating Tool (HVPQRT) and identifies next steps for its development. The HVPQRT measures both structural and dynamic features of…

EDUCATIONAL ENRICHMENT PROGRAM - 1964.

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FUNK, JOHN H.

THE EDUCATIONAL ENRICHMENT PROGRAM - 1964 WAS A COOPERATIVE UNDERTAKING OF SIX INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS IN OR NEAR BOSTON AND A NUMBER OF INTERESTED ORGANIZATIONS THAT OFFERED THE USE OF THEIR FACILITIES AND PERSONNEL TO AN URBAN COMMUNITY DURING THE NONSCHOOL MONTHS. THE AIM OF THE PROGRAM WAS TO OFFER CHALLENGING AND EXPLORATORY STUDY WHICH COULD…

Sunshine duration and its variability in the main ridge of the Karkonosze Mountains in relation to with atmospheric circulation

NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

Urban, Grzegorz; Migała, Krzysztof; Pawliczek, Piotr

2018-02-01

Sunshine duration analysis was based on a series of measurements spanning the period from 1901 to 2014 for Śnieżka (1603 m a.s.l.) and from 1961 to 2000 for Szrenica (1362 m a.s.l.). The average annual sunshine duration (SD) on Śnieżka is 1423.0 h, which is among the lowest values in Poland. On average, the main ridge of the Karkonosze range receives 31% of potential sunshine duration in annual terms: from 25% in December to 36% in August and May. The changes in sunshine duration recorded on Śnieżka point to the existence of two cycles: a short one of approx. 2-4 years and a long one of approx. 60 years. The former most probably reflects the rhythm of atmospheric circulation in the North Atlantic (North Atlantic Oscillation), while the latter reflects the impact of ocean circulation associated with the AMO (Atlantic Multidecadal Oscillation) mechanism. Annual SD totals for the years 1901-2014 exhibit a slight trend to an increase of approx. 2.5 h/10 years, and the rate of increase during the winter quarter is many times higher than during the other seasons. Average monthly sunshine duration differences between Śnieżka and Szrenica are positive for all months of the year with the average monthly difference being 10 to 11 h. This means that the average radiation conditions on Śnieżka are more favourable than the main ridge of the Karkonosze range, which lies at an altitude 200 to 250 m lower. Average daily sunshine durations recorded on Śnieżka are only shorter than those on Szrenica for macro-types of atmospheric circulation with advection from the south.

A New Culture of Transparency: Industry Payments to Orthopedic Surgeons.

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Lopez, Joseph; Ahmed, Rizwan; Bae, Sunjae; Hicks, Caitlin W; El Dafrawy, Mostafa; Osgood, Greg M; Segev, Dorry L

2016-11-01

Under the Physician Payments Sunshine Act, "payments or transfers of value" by biomedical companies to physicians must be disclosed through the Open Payments Program. Designed to provide transparency of financial transactions between medication and device manufacturers and health care providers, the Open Payments Program shows financial relationships between industry and health care providers. Awareness of this program is crucial because its interpretation or misinterpretation by patients, physicians, and the general public can affect patient care, clinical practice, and research. This study evaluated nonresearch payments by industry to orthopedic surgeons. A retrospective cross-sectional review of the first wave of Physician Payments Sunshine Act data (August through December 2013) was performed to characterize industry payments to orthopedic surgeons by subspecialty, amount, type, origin, and geographic distribution. During this 5-month period, orthopedic surgeons (n=14,828) received $107,666,826, which included 3% of those listed in the Open Payments Program and 23% of the total amount paid. Of orthopedic surgeons who received payment, 45% received less than $100 and 1% received $100,000 or more. Median payment (interquartile range) was $119 ($34-$636), and mean payment was $7261±95,887. The largest payment to an individual orthopedic surgeon was $7,849,711. The 2 largest payment categories were royalty or license fees (68%) and consulting fees (13%). During the study period, orthopedic surgeons had substantial financial ties to industry. Of orthopedic surgeons who received payments, the largest proportion (45%) received less than $100 and only 1% received large payments (≥$100,000). The Open Payments Program offers insight into industry payments to orthopedic surgeons. [Orthopedics. 2016; 39(6):e1058-e1062.]. Copyright 2016, SLACK Incorporated.

A Case Study in Interagency Collaboration: Colorado Migrant Health Program--Colorado Migrant Education Program. Final Report Migrant Education Health Program, 1987.

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Colorado State Dept. of Health, Denver.

This report of Colorado's 1987 Migrant Education Health Program details activities under the program, a cooperative undertaking by the state Health and Education departments. The report was written to provide: (1) assurance that the program's services have been within the scope and financial estimates of the interagency agreement; (2) a body of…

Linking secondary school physical education with community sport and recreation for girls: a process evaluation.

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Casey, Meghan M; Telford, Amanda; Mooney, Amanda; Harvey, Jack T; Eime, Rochelle M; Payne, Warren R

2014-10-06

The purpose of this study was to undertake a process evaluation to examine the reach, adoption and implementation of a school-community linked physical activity (PA) program for girls aged 12 - 15 years (School Years 7 - 9) using the RE-AIM framework. Various approaches were used to assess 'reach', 'adoption' and implementation: (a) a school environment survey of intervention schools (n = 6); (b) teacher feedback regarding the professional development component (91.1% response rate) and lesson implementation (60.8% response rate); and (c) post-intervention focus group interviews with physical education (PE) teachers (n = 29), students (n = 125), coaches (n = 13) and instructors (n = 8) regarding program experiences. Reach and Adoption: Seven schools (n = 1491 Year 7-9 female student enrolment; 70% adoption rate), five tennis clubs, eight football clubs and five leisure centres participated in the program during 2011. Program design and professional development opportunities (training, resource manual and opportunities to work with coaches and instructors during PE classes) supported implementation and student engagement in PA. However, there was a lack of individual and organisational readiness to adopt program principles. For some deliverers there were deeply embedded ideologies that were not aligned with the Game Sense teaching approach upon which the program was based. Further, cognitive components of the program such as self-management were not widely adopted as other components of the program tended to be prioritised. The program design and resources supported the success of the program, however, some aspects were not implemented as intended, which may have affected the likelihood of achieving further positive outcomes. Barriers to program implementation were identified and should be considered when designing school-community linked interventions. In particular, future programs should seek to assess and adjust for organizational readiness within the study design. For example, shared commitment and abilities of program deliverers to implement the program needs to be determined to support program implementation. ACTRN12614000446662. April 30th 2014.

Using sunshine for elementary space science education: A model for IHY scientist teacher partnerships

NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

Moldwin, M. B.; Fiello, D.; Harter, E.; Holman, G.; Nagumo, N.; Pryharski, A.; Takunaga, C.

2008-12-01

An elementary science education professional development partnership between Culver City Unified School District teachers and UCLA has been formed. The project was designed to assist teachers to comfortably present introductory space science concepts, to support them in their efforts, and to aid them in encouraging their students to develop inquiry skills related to space sciences. The project encourages teacher use of observational science techniques in their classrooms, the use of NASA solar mission images and enhanced use of astronomical observation to facilitate discovery learning. The integrated approach of the project has fostered collegial learning activities among the participating teachers and offered them opportunities for continued renewal and professional development of teacher competencies in astronomy and space science. The activities used in the classroom were developed by others, classroom tested, and specifically address National Science Education and California Science Content Standards. These activities have been sustained through on-going collaboration between the scientist and the teachers, a summer Research Experience for Teachers program, and on-going, grade-specific, district-sponsored workshops. Assessment of the value of the program is done by the school district and is used to continuously improve each workshop and program component. Culver City (California) Unified School District is a small urban school district located on the Westside of Los Angeles. This paper describes the program and the plans for incorporating IHY-themed science into the classroom.

36 CFR 800.14 - Federal agency program alternatives.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-07-01

... program or the resolution of adverse effects from certain complex project situations or multiple... by the agreement. (3) Developing programmatic agreements for complex or multiple undertakings. Consultation to develop a programmatic agreement for dealing with the potential adverse effects of complex...

Federal Enforcement for the Section 404 Program of the Clean Water Act

EPA Pesticide Factsheets

Memorandum of Agreement establishing the policy and procedures pursuant to which the Corps and EPA will undertake federal enforcement of the dredged and fill material permit requirements (Section 404 program) of the Clean Water Act (CWA).

New directions in Guatemala.

PubMed

1997-02-01

This news brief relates some new directions, since its inception in 1988, which the Family Welfare Association of Guatemala (APROFAM) will be undertaking during 1996-97. In December 1997, APROFAM restructured its program to include reproductive health services with family planning services. The program will target rural Mayan communities. The program will be working toward service sustainability, due to reduced external support. In October 1996 a new board was established that will focus on marketing, IEC, finance and administration, rural development, and clinical services. Meetings between the new board of directors of APROFAM and JOICFP focused on the use of integrated programs as a model for widespread programming among the rural Mayan population. The integrated program that was implemented by JOICFP was successful in reaching Mayan communities of Solola. This population was difficult to reach with conventional family planning approaches. The integrated program was successful in establishing trust with and participation of the rural Mayans. Activities such as parasite control, skills training, and income generation for women were useful in establishing trust and promoting self-reliance. Integrated programs will refocus on family planning and developing self-reliance. The UNFPA will be conducting an annual internal evaluation as a means of sharing information and deepening understanding of project implementation.

The Ethics Liaison Program: building a moral community.

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Bates, Sarah R; McHugh, Wendy J; Carbo, Alexander R; O'Neill, Stephen F; Forrow, Lachlan

2017-09-01

Ethicists often struggle to maintain institution-wide awareness of and commitment to medical ethics. At Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC), we created the Ethics Liaison Program to address that challenge by making ethics part of the moral culture of the institution. Liaisons represent clinical and non-clinical areas throughout the medical centre. The liaison has a four-part role: to spread awareness and understanding of Ethics Programs among their coworkers; share information regarding ethical dilemmas in their work area with the members of the Ethics Support Service; review ethics activities and needs within their area; and undertake ethics-related projects. This paper lists the notable attributes of the Ethics Liaison Program, and describes the purpose and structure of the programme, its advantages and the challenges to implementing it. The Ethics Liaison Program has helped to make ethics part of the everyday culture at BIDMC, and other medical centres might benefit from the establishment of similar programmes. Published by the BMJ Publishing Group Limited. For permission to use (where not already granted under a licence) please go to http://www.bmj.com/company/products-services/rights-and-licensing/.

A COMPARISON OF RESPONSE CONFIRMATION TECHNIQUES FOR AN ADJUNCTIVE SELF-STUDY PROGRAM.

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MEYER, DONALD E.

AN EXPERIMENT COMPARED THE EFFECTIVENESS OF FOUR METHODS OF CONFIRMING RESPONSES TO AN ADJUNCTIVE SELF-STUDY PROGRAM. THE PROGRAM WAS DESIGNED FOR AIR FORCE AIRCREWS UNDERTAKING A REFRESHER COURSE IN ENGINEERING. A SERIES OF SEQUENCED MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS EACH REFERRED TO A PAGE AND PARAGRAPH OF A PUBLICATION CONTAINING DETAILED INFORMATION…

Dancing in Fetters? Chinese Principals' Perceptions of the Effects of Finnish Training Programs

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Xing, Xin; Dervin, Fred

2014-01-01

Although there is an increased interest in overseas training for educational leaders in China, little is known about the value of such programs. This qualitative case study explores Chinese school principals' perceptions of leadership practices and professional development after undertaking a Finnish training program. The article also explores…

Aroma types of flue-cured tobacco in China: spatial distribution and association with climatic factors

NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

Yang, Chao; Wu, Wei; Wu, Shu-Cheng; Liu, Hong-Bin; Peng, Qing

2014-02-01

Aroma types of flue-cured tobacco (FCT) are classified into light, medium, and heavy in China. However, the spatial distribution of FCT aroma types and the relationships among aroma types, chemical parameters, and climatic variables were still unknown at national scale. In the current study, multi-year averaged chemical parameters (total sugars, reducing sugars, nicotine, total nitrogen, chloride, and K2O) of FCT samples with grade of C3F and climatic variables (mean, minimum and maximum temperatures, rainfall, relative humidity, and sunshine hours) during the growth periods were collected from main planting areas across China. Significant relationships were found between chemical parameters and climatic variables ( p < 0.05). A spatial distribution map of FCT aroma types were produced using support vector machine algorithms and chemical parameters. Significant differences in chemical parameters and climatic variables were observed among the three aroma types based on one-way analysis of variance ( p < 0.05). Areas with light aroma type had significantly lower values of mean, maximum, and minimum temperatures than regions with medium and heavy aroma types ( p < 0.05). Areas with heavy aroma type had significantly lower values of rainfall and relative humidity and higher values of sunshine hours than regions with light and medium aroma types ( p < 0.05). The output produced by classification and regression trees showed that sunshine hours, rainfall, and maximum temperature were the most important factors affecting FCT aroma types at national scale.

Exploratory Technology Research Program for electrochemical energy storage

NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

Kinoshita, Kim

1994-09-01

The U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Propulsion Systems provides support for an Electrochemical Energy Storage Program, that includes research and development (R&D) on advanced rechargeable batteries and fuel cells. A major goal of this program is to develop electrochemical power sources suitable for application in electric vehicles (EV's). The program centers on advanced systems that offer the potential for high performance and low life-cycle costs, both of which are necessary to permit significant penetration into commercial markets. The DOE Electrochemical Energy Storage Program is divided into two projects: the Electric Vehicle Advanced Battery Systems (EVABS) Development Program and the Exploratory Technology Research (ETR) Program. The EVABS Program management responsibility has been assigned to Sandia National Laboratories (SNL); Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory (LBL) is responsible for management of the ETR Program. The EVABS and ETR Programs include an integrated matrix of R&D efforts designed to advance progress on selected candidate electrochemical systems. The United States Advanced Battery Consortium (USABC), a tripartite undertaking between DOE, the U.S. automobile manufacturers and the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI), was formed in 1991 to accelerate the development of advanced batteries for consumer EV's. The role of the FIR Program is to perform supporting research on the advanced battery systems under development by the USABC and EVABS Program, and to evaluate new systems with potentially superior performance, durability and/or cost characteristics. The specific goal of the ETR Program is to identify the most promising electrochemical technologies and transfer them to the USABC, the battery industry and/or the EVABS Program for further development and scale-up. This report summarizes the research, financial and management activities relevant to the ETR Program in CY 1993.

Exploratory Technology Research Program for electrochemical energy storage

NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

Kinoshita, Kim

1994-09-01

The U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Propulsion Systems provides support for an Electrochemical Energy Storage Program, that includes research and development (R&D) on advanced rechargeable batteries and fuel cells. A major goal of this program is to develop electrochemical power sources suitable for application in electric vehicles (EV's). The program centers on advanced systems that offer the potential for high performance and low life-cycle costs, both of which are necessary to permit significant penetration into commercial markets. The DOE Electrochemical Energy Storage Program is divided into two projects: the Electric Vehicle Advanced Battery Systems (EVABS) Development Program and the Exploratory Technology Research (ETR) Program. The EVABS Program management responsibility has been assigned to Sandia National Laboratories (SNL); Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory (LBL) is responsible for management of the FIR Program. The EVABS and ETR Programs include an integrated matrix of R&D efforts designed to advance progress on selected candidate electrochemical systems. The United States Advanced Battery Consortium (USABC), a tripartite undertaking between DOE, the U.S. automobile manufacturers and the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI), was formed in 1991 to accelerate the development of advanced batteries for consumer EV's. The role of the FIR Program is to perform supporting research on the advanced battery systems under development by the USABC and EVABS Program, and to evaluate new systems with potentially superior performance, durability and/or cost characteristics. The specific goal of the ETR Program is to identify the most promising electrochemical technologies and transfer them to the USABC, the battery industry and/or the EVABS Program for further development and scale-up. This report summarizes the research, financial and management activities relevant to the ETR Program in CY 1993.

A Study of the National Upward Bound and Talent Search Programs. Final Report. Volume III: Descriptive Study of the Talent Search Program.

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Pyecha, J. N.; And Others

The Office of Education's Talent Search program is designed to: (a) identify needy youths with exceptional potential and encourage them to complete secondary school and undertake further education; (b) publicize student financial aid; and (c) encourage dropouts of demonstrated aptitude to reenter educational programs. The Talent Search program…

12 CFR 281.1 - Policy regarding the Government in the Sunshine Act.

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2010-01-01

... which regulates currencies, securities, commodities, or financial institutions, be likely to lead to significant financial speculation in currencies, securities, or commodities.” 3 3 Government in the Sunshine...

12 CFR 281.1 - Policy regarding the Government in the Sunshine Act.

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2011-01-01

... which regulates currencies, securities, commodities, or financial institutions, be likely to lead to significant financial speculation in currencies, securities, or commodities.” 3 3 Government in the Sunshine...

76 FR 24463 - Sunshine Act Meetings

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Blue Hill Observatory Sunshine - Assessment of Climate Signals in the Longest Continuous Meteorological Record in North America

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Magee, N. B.; Finocchio, P.; Melaas, E. K.; Iacono, M. J.

2014-12-01

The Blue Hill Meteorological Observatory occupies a unique place in the history of the American Meteorological Society and the development of atmospheric science. Through its 129-year history, the Observatory has been operated by founder Abbott Lawrence Rotch (1861-1912), Harvard University, and the National Weather Service, and it is presently run by the non-profit Blue Hill Observatory Science Center. While daily temperature and precipitation records are available through the National Climatic Data Center, they do not include the full record of sunshine duration data that were measured using a Campbell-Stokes sunshine recorder. We have recently digitized the Observatory's original daily sunshine archives, and now present the first full collection and analysis of sunshine records extending from 1889 to the present. This data set is unique and salient to modern climate research because the collection represents the earliest and longest continuous measurements of insolation outside of Western Europe. Together the record provides an unprecedented glimpse into regional climate features, as well as important links between global phenomena and regional climate. Analysis reveals long-term fluctuations of cloud-cover and solar radiation, including signals of regional industrialization, global-dimming, volcanic eruptions, the 11-Year Solar Cycle, and the El Niño Southern Oscillation. Shorter period fluctuations include evidence of an intricate annual pattern of sunshine duration and correlations with the Arctic Oscillation, North Atlantic Oscillation, and galactic cosmic rays.

Perceptions of medical graduates and their workplace supervisors towards a medical school clinical audit program.

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Davis, Stephanie; O'Ferrall, Ilse; Hoare, Samuel; Caroline, Bulsara; Mak, Donna B

2017-07-07

This study explores how medical graduates and their workplace supervisors perceive the value of a structured clinical audit program (CAP) undertaken during medical school. Medical students at the University of Notre Dame Fremantle complete a structured clinical audit program in their final year of medical school.  Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 12 Notre Dame graduates (who had all completed the CAP), and seven workplace supervisors (quality and safety staff and clinical supervisors).  Purposeful sampling was used to recruit participants and data were analysed using thematic analysis. Both graduates and workplace supervisors perceived the CAP to be valuable. A major theme was that the CAP made a contribution to individual graduate's medical practice, including improved knowledge in some areas of patient care as well as awareness of healthcare systems issues and preparedness to undertake scientifically rigorous quality improvement activities. Graduates perceived that as a result of the CAP, they were confident in undertaking a clinical audit after graduation.  Workplace supervisors perceived the value of the CAP beyond an educational experience and felt that the audits undertaken by students improved quality and safety of patient care. It is vital that health professionals, including medical graduates, be able to carry out quality and safety activities in the workplace. This study provides evidence that completing a structured clinical audit during medical school prepares graduates to undertake quality and safety activities upon workplace entry. Other health professional faculties may be interested in incorporating a similar program in their curricula.

The signal of aerosol-induced changes in sunshine duration records: A review of the evidence

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Sanchez-Romero, A.; Sanchez-Lorenzo, A.; Calbó, J.; González, J. A.; Azorin-Molina, C.

2014-04-01

Aerosols play a significant yet complex and central role in the Earth's radiation budget, and knowledge of long-term changes in the atmospheric turbidity induced by aerosols is therefore fundamental for a better understanding of climate change. However, there is little available information on changes in aerosol concentration in the atmosphere, especially prior to the 1980s. The present paper reviews publications reporting the suitability of sunshine duration records with regard to detecting changes in atmospheric aerosols. Some of the studies reviewed propose methods for estimating aerosol-related magnitudes, such as turbidity, from sunshine deficit at approximately sunrise and sunset, when the impact of aerosols on the solar beam is more easily observed. In addition, there is abundant evidence that one cause of the decadal changes observed in sunshine duration records involves variations in atmospheric aerosol loading. Possible directions for future research are also suggested: in particular, detailed studies of the burn (not only its length but also its width) registered by means of Campbell-Stokes sunshine recorders may provide a way of creating time series of atmospheric aerosol loading metrics dating back to over 120 years from the present.

Astronomy and Astrophysics for the 1980s.

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Field, George B.

1982-01-01

Following a discussion of scientific opportunities for astronomy (galaxies and the universe, stars, and planets/life/intelligence), four programs recommended by the National Academy of Sciences' Astronomy Survey Committee are described, indicating areas that must be strengthened before undertaking the programs. Ongoing projects are also…

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USAF/SCEEE (United States Air Force/Southeastern Center for Electrical Engineering Education) Research Initiation Program Research Reports. Volume 1.

DTIC Science & Technology

1985-03-01

comparison of samples would be difficult. (5) A restrictive random sample allows the sample to be irregularly spaced throughout the auxiliary variable space ...looking or downward-looking probes and the very low background radiation from space contribute to high signal-to-noise ratio and allow the...sunshine and earthshine, chemiluminescent processes, and radiation to space , in addition to collisional processes, determine the vibrational

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Model Early Childhood Learning Program, Baltimore, Maryland. Model Programs, Title III--Elementary and Secondary Education Act.

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National Center for Educational Communication (DHEW/NIE), Washington, DC.

The purpose of the Model Early Childhood Learning Program of Baltimore, Md., City Schools is to provide experiences for disadvantaged children which will constitute the prerequisite developmental history needed to undertake first grade concepts and skills. The project's stated objectives are: (1) to improve the measured aptitude or readiness for…

A Survey of Parent Attitudes Toward and Perceptions About the Virginia Beach 45-15 Pilot Program.

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Schlechty Associates, Chapel Hill, NC.

Dramatic changes in school calendars create the need for compensating changes in routines of family and community life. For schools undertaking year-round programs the extent to which families and communities are willing and able to make necessary adjustments certainly bears on the educational programs. Therefore well conceived efforts to evaluate…

Experience of Presence in Virtual Environments

DTIC Science & Technology

2003-09-01

perceptual position (exocentric, egocentric) neurolinguistic programming (NLP) assessment. Performance measures: Selection of correct spear, accuracy...the future. Accordingly, the Institute for Defense Analyses (IDA) is undertaking an analysis program to determine whether current data are sufficient...Many groups are seeking a better understanding of presence. From its start, IDA’s program has included pulling together the results of these efforts to

Marketing of Revenue-Generating ESL Programs at the University of Calgary: A Qualitative Study

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Eaton, Sarah Elaine

2009-01-01

This qualitative case study endeavored to understand how program managers at one post-secondary Canadian university define, understand and undertake the marketing of their revenue-generating English as a Second Language (ESL) programs. Data were collected through interviews with three managers of distinct English as a Second Language (ESL)…

Improving health service management education: the manager speaks.

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Harris, M G; Harris, R D; Tapsell, L

1993-01-01

This paper uses health service manager judgements to discuss educational approaches and environments suitable to the development of required competencies and reports barriers to and opportunities for competency development. Practising managers were found to recognise and value the educational contributions made by academic programs, health service organisations and professional associations to the development of professional competence. Academic programs are seen as the appropriate vehicle for developing conceptual, analytical, problem solving and communication competencies that require considerable maturation time. Health service organisations are seen to have a key role in promoting professional competence through maintaining a culture conductive to encouraging managers to undertake further education, supported by appropriate system strategies. Professional associations are regarded as appropriate sponsors for promoting knowledge and skill update in relation to current issues in management through short courses, conferences and timely educational meetings. Wherever possible, collaboration between professional and educational organisations was seen to be desirable.

Artificial intelligence in peer review: How can evolutionary computation support journal editors?

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Mrowinski, Maciej J; Fronczak, Piotr; Fronczak, Agata; Ausloos, Marcel; Nedic, Olgica

2017-01-01

With the volume of manuscripts submitted for publication growing every year, the deficiencies of peer review (e.g. long review times) are becoming more apparent. Editorial strategies, sets of guidelines designed to speed up the process and reduce editors' workloads, are treated as trade secrets by publishing houses and are not shared publicly. To improve the effectiveness of their strategies, editors in small publishing groups are faced with undertaking an iterative trial-and-error approach. We show that Cartesian Genetic Programming, a nature-inspired evolutionary algorithm, can dramatically improve editorial strategies. The artificially evolved strategy reduced the duration of the peer review process by 30%, without increasing the pool of reviewers (in comparison to a typical human-developed strategy). Evolutionary computation has typically been used in technological processes or biological ecosystems. Our results demonstrate that genetic programs can improve real-world social systems that are usually much harder to understand and control than physical systems.

Activities of the Institute for Mechanical Engineering

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The Institute of Mechanical Engineering (IME) is part of Canada's National Research Council. Its mission is to undertake, support, promote, and disseminate research and development in the mechanical engineering aspects of three vital sectors of the Canadian economy: transportation, resource industries, and manufacturing. The IME achieves its mission by performing research and development in its own facilities; by developing, providing, and transferring expertise and knowledge; by making its research facilities available to collaborators and clients; and by participating in international liaison and collaborative research activities. Six research programs are conducted in the IME: Advanced Manufacturing Technology; Coastal Zone Engineering; Cold Regions Engineering; Combustion and Fluids Engineering; Ground Transportation Technology; and Machinery and Engine Technology. The rationale and major research thrusts of each program are described, and specific achievements in 1991-92 are reviewed. Lists of technical reports and papers presented by IME personnel are also included.

Performance testing of HPC on Sunshine Bridge.

DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

2009-09-01

The deck of the Sunshine Bridge overpass, located westbound on Interstate 40 (I-40) near Winslow, Arizona, was : replaced on August 24, 2005. The original deteriorated concrete deck was replaced using high performance : concrete (HPC), reinforced wit...

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Sunshine Skyway Bridge monitoring phase I : system assessment and integration recommendations.

DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

2016-10-01

The Sunshine Skyway Bridge has several different types of monitoring instruments in place maintained by Florida : Department of Transportation (FDOT) offices, divisions, and partners. The current decentralized approach to data collection : and monito...

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45 CFR 1321.61 - Advocacy responsibilities of the area agency.

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... DEVELOPMENT SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES THE ADMINISTRATION ON AGING, OLDER AMERICANS PROGRAMS GRANTS TO STATE AND COMMUNITY PROGRAMS ON AGING Area Agency Responsibilities § 1321.61 Advocacy... aging shall undertake a leadership role in assisting communities throughout the planning and service...

45 CFR 1321.61 - Advocacy responsibilities of the area agency.

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... DEVELOPMENT SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES THE ADMINISTRATION ON AGING, OLDER AMERICANS PROGRAMS GRANTS TO STATE AND COMMUNITY PROGRAMS ON AGING Area Agency Responsibilities § 1321.61 Advocacy... aging shall undertake a leadership role in assisting communities throughout the planning and service...

45 CFR 1321.61 - Advocacy responsibilities of the area agency.

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... DEVELOPMENT SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES THE ADMINISTRATION ON AGING, OLDER AMERICANS PROGRAMS GRANTS TO STATE AND COMMUNITY PROGRAMS ON AGING Area Agency Responsibilities § 1321.61 Advocacy... aging shall undertake a leadership role in assisting communities throughout the planning and service...

Principles of Reform and Reforming Principal Training: A Theoretical Perspective.

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Bjork, Lars G.; Ginsberg, Rick

1995-01-01

Examines reform debates in educational administration training programs using a theoretical framework derived from Thomas Kuhn's notion of paradigm. Most administrator training programs in the United States are characterized as hybrid/preparadigm departments unlikely to undertake fundamental changes. Using a collaborative school leadership program…

Modeling Atmospheric Nitrogen Deposition: The Current State of the Science and Future Directions

EPA Science Inventory

The Chesapeake Research Consortium (CRC), the Chesapeake Bay Program (CBP), along with the Chesapeake Community Modeling Program (CCMP) and CSDMS/CFRG, will convene a three-day workshop to undertake a comprehensive review of the status of the current CBP management modeling syste...

A Study of Year-Round Schools. Volume III: Handbook for Conducting Cost Analysis of Year-Round School Programs.

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Burnett, Robert W.

This manual is intended for use by district officials undertaking analysis of the costs of year-round school (YRS) programs. To analyze the budgetary impact of YRS, it is necessary to determine the actual costs incurred with the YRS program and to compare these costs to expenses that would be incurred without the YRS program. A simulated…

Exploring the Suitability of an English for Health Sciences Program: Model and Report of a Self-Evaluation Process

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

Ferrer, Erica; Pérez, Yuddy

2017-01-01

Program evaluation is a process of carefully collecting information in order to make informed decisions to strengthen specific components of a given program. The type of evaluation an institution decides to undertake depends on the purpose as well as on the information the institution wants to find out about its program. Self-evaluation represents…

KSC-07pd3658

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2007-12-29

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- At Launch Pad 39A, a team of external tank specialists from Lockheed Martin and the United Space Alliance undertakes the task of removing the hydrogen feed-through connector in support of space shuttle Atlantis' STS-122 mission. Here, a technician removes a pair of support brackets. Some of the tank's engine cutoff sensors, or ECO sensors, failed during propellant tanking for launch attempts on Dec. 6 and Dec. 9. Results of a tanking test on Dec. 18 pointed to an open circuit in the feed-through connector wiring, which is located at the base of the tank. The feed-through connector passes the wires from the inside of the tank to the outside. After the data from additional testing on the connector is analyzed, shuttle program managers will decide on a forward plan. Launch of STS-122 is targeted for January 2008. Photo credit: NASA/George Shelton

Mentoring Clinical-Year Medical Students: Factors Contributing to Effective Mentoring

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Fallatah, Hind I; Soo Park, Yoon; Farsi, Jamila; Tekian, Ara

2018-01-01

Theory: Academic mentoring is an effective method of enhancing undergraduate medical student academic performance, research productivity, career planning, and overall satisfaction. Hypotheses: This study investigates the relationship between mentor characteristics and mentee academic performance, with an emphasis on identifying students who need special support. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among fourth-year medical students at King Abdulaziz University Faculty of Medicine undertaking the clinical skills module (CSM) rotation. Mentors included senior and junior faculty members from the Department of Internal Medicine and the Department of Family Medicine. King Abdulaziz University Faculty of Medicine assigned 1 mentor for every 10 medical students. We organized our mentoring program in the following format: (1) an initial group meeting (mentor with all 10 medical students) and (2) subsequent one-on-one meetings (mentor with each mentee alone). We assessed mentor characteristics, student academic performance and satisfaction, and the rate of mentees referred for special support. Results: A total of 184 students completed the CSM rotation. Among these, 90 students responded to the preprogram survey, with 83% reporting that mentoring was important to them. Group meetings and one-on-one meetings were attended by 60% and 49% of all students, respectively. The most frequent type of support required by the participating students was psychological support (12% of mentees). Participation in the mentoring program had no significant effect on student academic performance. Mentor seniority (P = .024) and motivation (P = .002) were significantly associated with the rate of student referral for special support. Conclusions: This study demonstrated that academic mentoring can be effective in enhancing student outcomes and promoting special support for students. Moreover, mentor and mentee motivation were found to be essential elements of a successful mentoring program. PMID:29497707

78 FR 14091 - Sunshine Act Meetings

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An investigation of nurse educator's perceptions and experiences of undertaking clinical practice.

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Williams, Angela; Taylor, Cathy

2008-11-01

Educational policy (DOH, 1999. Making a difference: strengthening the nursing, midwifery and health visiting contribution to health and healthcare. Department of Health, London; UKCC, 1999. Fitness for Practice. United Kingdom Central Council for Nursing, Midwifery and Health Visiting, London; Nursing and Midwifery Council, 2006. Standards to support learning and assessment in practice. Nursing and Midwifery Council, London) and current nursing literature (Griscti, O., Jacono, B., Jacono, J., 2005. The nurse educator's clinical role. Journal of Advanced Nursing 50 (1), 84-92; Owen, S., Ferguson, K., Baguley, I., 2005. The clinical activity of mental health nurse lecturers. Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing 12, 310-316), place increasing emphasis on nurse educators undertaking clinical practice to facilitate their clinical confidence and competence. This study investigated nurse educators' perceptions and experiences of undertaking clinical practice. A qualitative design and descriptive, exploratory approach were used. A purposive sample of 11 nurse educators in one nursing department, took part in two focus group interviews, one with 5 and the other with 6 respondents, to identify and discuss their perceptions and experiences of undertaking clinical practice. A process of thematic content analysis revealed three broad themes relating to the meaning and importance of clinical practice, perceived benefits and barriers which are examined and discussed. The paper concludes that despite policy recommendations, barriers highlighted in this study such as insufficient time, heavy workload and a lack of valuing of the clinical role have been raised over the past few decades. The effect of undertaking clinical practice, particularly on the quality of teaching is argued to be valuable armoury in the battle to secure sufficient resources to support engagement in clinical practice. Financial and organisational commitment; valuing of clinical practice and research evidence are crucial to realising clinical practice for nurse educators. Alternative interpretations of what may constitute the clinical role such as joint research projects and supporting and supervising students are offered, which need to be assessed against clear, specific and realistic aims for the clinical role of the nurse educator.

Analysis of Florida Department of Transportation transit corridor program/projects : technical memorandum number one - review and summary of transit corridor plans

DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

2001-05-01

The purpose of this project was to undertake a consolidated comprehensive review of the Florida Department of Transportation Transit Corridor Program. Technical Memorandum Number One provides a summary of all transit corridor projects either under wa...

GEOSTATISTICS FOR WASTE MANAGEMENT: A USER'S MANUEL FOR THE GEOPACK (VERSION 1.0) GEOSTATISTICAL SOFTWARE SYSTEM

EPA Science Inventory

A comprehensive, user-friendly geostatistical software system called GEOPACk has been developed. The purpose of this software is to make available the programs necessary to undertake a geostatistical analysis of spatially correlated data. The programs were written so that they ...

Latinos Improve Food Habits through Nutrition Education.

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

Kaiser, Lucia L.; Sutherlin, Jeanette M.; Yoshida, Sallie C.; Murphy, Suzanne P.; Bresnick, Stuart D.

1998-01-01

The Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program, a federally funded nutrition education program in California, is undertaking to assess the needs of Latino clients and develop culturally appropriate tools to evaluate changes in food-related behaviors. Latino participants in Fresno County reported improvements in reducing fat intake, using fruits…

The Chemistry Teaching Fellowship Program: Developing Curricula and Graduate Student Professionalism

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Kim, Kris S.; Rackus, Darius G.; Mabury, Scott A.; Morra, Barbora; Dicks, Andrew P.

2017-01-01

The Chemistry Teaching Fellowship Program (CTFP) is offered to graduate students and postdoctoral researchers at the University of Toronto as an opportunity to undertake curriculum development and chemistry education research. Projects are run with faculty supervision and focus on designing new laboratory activities, lectures, tutorials,…

Persisters and Dropouts in the Canada Manpower Training Program

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Truesdell, L. R.

1975-01-01

The paper undertakes an exhaustive treatment of the subject of discontinuation as it relates to the Canada Manpower Training Program. The results revealed that discontinuation was determined by place of residence, the job an individual holds, his attitude towards the course, general economic conditions, and his personal characteristics. (Author/BP)

The CCC Institutional Development Program: Organizational Change from the Chief Executive's Perspective.

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Ellison, Nolen M.; Eadie, Douglas C.

Cuyahoga Community College's three-phase Institutional Development Program (IDP) was established in January, 1975, to provide systematic and uniform college-wide planning and management procedures. This report first discusses the social forces which led the college to undertake the IDP; identifies the long-range planning, governance, and…

77 FR 54652 - Draft Program Comment for Common Post-1945 Concrete and Steel Bridges

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Assessment of the NASA Astrobiology Institute

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2008-01-01

Astrobiology is a scientific discipline devoted to the study of life in the universe--its origins, evolution, distribution, and future. It brings together the physical and biological sciences to address some of the most fundamental questions of the natural world: How do living systems emerge? How do habitable worlds form and how do they evolve? Does life exist on worlds other than Earth? As an endeavor of tremendous breadth and depth, astrobiology requires interdisciplinary investigation in order to be fully appreciated and examined. As part of a concerted effort to undertake such a challenge, the NASA Astrobiology Institute (NAI) was established in 1998 as an innovative way to develop the field of astrobiology and provide a scientific framework for flight missions. Now that the NAI has been in existence for almost a decade, the time is ripe to assess its achievements. At the request of NASA's Associate Administrator for the Science Mission Directorate (SMD), the Committee on the Review of the NASA Astrobiology Institute undertook the assignment to determine the progress made by the NAI in developing the field of astrobiology. It must be emphasized that the purpose of this study was not to undertake a review of the scientific accomplishments of NASA's Astrobiology program, in general, or of the NAI, in particular. Rather, the objective of the study is to evaluate the success of the NAI in achieving its stated goals of: 1. Conducting, supporting, and catalyzing collaborative interdisciplinary research; 2. Training the next generation of astrobiology researchers; 3. Providing scientific and technical leadership on astrobiology investigations for current and future space missions; 4. Exploring new approaches, using modern information technology, to conduct interdisciplinary and collaborative research among widely distributed investigators; and 5. Supporting outreach by providing scientific content for use in K-12 education programs, teaching undergraduate classes, and communicating directly with the public. The committee s assessment of the NAI's progress in these five areas is presented in Chapters 2 to 6, respectively.

7 CFR 1465.4 - National priorities.

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An Evaluation of Integrated Curriculum as It Exists in Mathematics and Science SSS as Well as the Subsequent Supportive Presentation of Those Standards in Eighth Grade Mathematics and Science Textbooks

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Gill, Clara Joanne Schneberger

2010-01-01

This study attempted to verify points of intersection (POIs) between mathematics and science in the eighth grade Sunshine State Standards (SSS), and to develop a valid and reliable instrument to evaluate these POIs as they were presented in the respective mathematics and science textbooks approved for use in Florida public schools. Shannon and…

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... LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION Sunshine Act Meeting Notice DATE AND TIME: The Legal Services Corporation's Governance and Performance Committee will meet February 15, 2012. The meeting will [[Page 6593... agenda. LOCATION: F. William McCalpin Conference Center, Legal Services Corporation Headquarters Building...

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... CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION Sunshine Act Meetings, Cancellation Federal Register CITATION OF PREVIOUS ANNOUNCEMENT: Vol. 77, No. 12, Thursday, January 17, 2013, page 3883. ANNOUNCED TIME AND... INFORMATION: Todd A. Stevenson, Office of the Secretary, Consumer Product Safety Commission, 4330 East West...

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... FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION Sunshine Act Meetings Open Commission Meeting Thursday, June 27, 2013 The Federal Communications Commission will hold an Open Meeting on the subjects listed below on... data. 2 WIRELESS TELE- TITLE: Service Rules for COMMUNICATIONS. Advanced Wireless Services H Block...

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...) (Tentative). a. FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Co. (Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station, Unit 1), Appeal of LBP... NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION Sunshine Federal Register Notice AGENCY HOLDING THE MEETINGS: Nuclear Regulatory Commission, [NRC-2012- 0002]. DATE: Week of March 26, 2012. PLACE: Commissioners...

75 FR 30107 - Community Reinvestment Act Sunshine

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... DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY Office of Thrift Supervision Community Reinvestment Act Sunshine AGENCY: Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS), Treasury. ACTION: Notice and request for comment. SUMMARY: The... Supervision within the Department of the Treasury will submit the proposed information collection requirement...

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... DEFENSE NUCLEAR FACILITIES SAFETY BOARD Sunshine Act Notice AGENCY: Defense Nuclear Facilities... given of the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board's (Board) public meeting and hearing described... (NNSA) efforts to mitigate risks to public and worker safety posed by aging defense nuclear facilities...

75 FR 14429 - Sunshine Act Meeting

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75 FR 14429 - Sunshine Act Meeting

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75 FR 38087 - Sunshine Act Meetings

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... COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION Sunshine Act Meetings TIME AND DATE: 11 a.m., Friday July 30, 2009. PLACE: 1155 21st St., NW., Washington, DC, 9th Floor Commission Conference Room. STATUS: Closed...-29-10; 4:15 pm] BILLING CODE 6351-01-P ...

75 FR 29995 - Sunshine Act Meetings

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2010-05-28

... COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION Sunshine Act Meetings TIME AND DATE: 11 a.m., June 18, 2010. PLACE: 1155 21st St., NW., Washington, DC, 9th Floor Commission Conference Room. STATUS: Closed. MATTERS...-10; 4:15 pm] BILLING CODE 6351-01-P ...

75 FR 7568 - Sunshine Act Meetings

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2010-02-22

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75 FR 29995 - Sunshine Act Meetings

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2010-05-28

... COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION Sunshine Act Meetings TIME AND DATE: 11 a.m., Friday, June 4, 2010. PLACE: 1155 21st St., NW., Washington, DC, 9th Floor Commission Conference Room. STATUS: Closed...-26-10; 4:15 pm] BILLING CODE 6351-01-P ...

75 FR 29995 - Sunshine Act Meetings

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2010-05-28

... COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION Sunshine Act Meetings TIME AND DATE: 11 a.m., Friday June 25, 2010. PLACE: 1155 21st St., NW., Washington, DC, 9th Floor Commission Conference Room. STATUS: Closed...-26-10; 4:15 pm] BILLING CODE 6351-01-P ...

75 FR 14429 - Sunshine Act Meeting

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2010-03-25

... COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION Sunshine Act Meeting TIME AND DATE: 11 a.m., Friday, April 2, 2010. PLACE: 1155 21st St., NW., Washington, DC, 9th Floor Commission Conference Room. STATUS: Closed...-23-10; 4:15 pm] BILLING CODE 6351-01-P ...

75 FR 14429 - Sunshine Act Meeting

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2010-03-25

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75 FR 38087 - Sunshine Act Meetings

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2010-07-01

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75 FR 38086 - Sunshine Act Meetings

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2010-07-01

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75 FR 7568 - Sunshine Act Meetings

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75 FR 29996 - Sunshine Act Meetings

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2010-05-28

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75 FR 38086 - Sunshine Act Meetings

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2010-07-01

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75 FR 7568 - Sunshine Act Meetings

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2010-02-22

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75 FR 38087 - Sunshine Act Meetings

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2010-07-01

... COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION Sunshine Act Meetings Time and Date: 11 a.m., Friday July 23, 2010. Place: 1155 21st St., NW., Washington, DC, 9th Floor Commission Conference Room. Status: Closed...-29-10; 4:15 pm] BILLING CODE 6351-01-P ...

75 FR 4355 - Sunshine Act Meeting

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2010-01-27

... COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION Sunshine Act Meeting TIME AND DATE: 11 a.m., February 19, 2010. PLACE: 1155 21st St., NW., Washington, DC, 9th Floor Commission Conference Room. STATUS: Closed...-25-10; 4:15 pm] BILLING CODE 6351-01-P ...

77 FR 53235 - Sunshine Act Meeting Notice

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2012-08-31

... LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION Sunshine Act Meeting Notice DATE AND TIME: The Institutional Advancement Committee of the Legal Services Corporation's Board of Directors will meet telephonically on... Americans With Disabilities Act and Section 504 of the 1973 Rehabilitation Act. Upon request, meeting...

Evaluation of an innovative sensor for measuring global and diffuse irradiance, and sunshine duration

NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

Muneer, Tariq; Zhang, Xiaodong; Wood, John

2002-03-01

Delta-T Device Limited of Cambridge, UK have developed an integrated device which enables simultaneous measurement of horizontal global and diffuse irradiance as well as sunshine status at any given instance in time. To evaluate the performance of this new device, horizontal global and diffuse irradiance data were simultaneously collected from Delta-T device and Napier University's CIE First Class daylight monitoring station. To enable a cross check a Kipp & Zonen CM11 global irradiance sensor has also been installed in Currie, south-west Edinburgh. Sunshine duration data have been recorded at the Royal Botanical Garden, Edinburgh using their Campbell-Stokes recorder. Hourly data sets were analysed and plotted within the Microsoft Excel environment. Using the common statistical measures, Root Mean Square Difference (RMSD) and Mean Bias Difference (MBD) the accuracy of measurements of Delta-T sensor's horizontal global and diffuse irradiance, and sunshine duration were investigated. The results show a good performance on the part of Delta-T device for the measurement of global and diffuse irradiance. The sunshine measurements were found to have a lack of consistency and accuracy. It is argued herein that the distance between the respective sensors and the poor accuracy of Campbell-Stokes recorder may be contributing factors to this phenomenon.

Internet provision of tailored advice on falls prevention activities for older people: a randomized controlled evaluation.

PubMed

Yardley, Lucy; Nyman, Samuel R

2007-06-01

Falls are very common in older persons and can result in substantial disability and distress. By undertaking strength and balance training (SBT) exercises, older people can reduce their risk of falling. The Internet offers a potentially cost-effective means of disseminating information about SBT to older people and their carers. A particular advantage of using the Internet for this purpose is that the advice given can be 'tailored' to the needs of the individual. This study used a randomized controlled design to evaluate an interactive web-based program that tailored advice about undertaking SBT activities. The participants were 280 people with an age range of 65-97 years recruited by advertising the website by email and the Internet. Those randomized to the tailored advice were presented with advice tailored to their personal self-rated balance capabilities, health problems and activity preferences. Those in the control group were presented with all the advice from which the tailored advice was selected. After reading the advice, those in the tailored advice group (n = 144) had more positive attitudes (p < 0.01) than those in the control group (n = 136), reporting greater perceived relevance of the SBT activities, greater confidence in the ability to carry them out, and hence stronger intentions to undertake the activities. This study provides an initial indication that an interactive website might offer a cost-effective way to provide personalized advice to some older people. Further research is required to determine whether website-based advice on falls prevention changes behavior as well as intentions and whether the advice needs to be supplemented by other forms of support.

Perceptions of medical graduates and their workplace supervisors towards a medical school clinical audit program

PubMed Central

O'Ferrall, Ilse; Hoare, Samuel; Caroline, Bulsara; Mak, Donna B.

2017-01-01

Objectives This study explores how medical graduates and their workplace supervisors perceive the value of a structured clinical audit program (CAP) undertaken during medical school. Methods Medical students at the University of Notre Dame Fremantle complete a structured clinical audit program in their final year of medical school.  Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 12 Notre Dame graduates (who had all completed the CAP), and seven workplace supervisors (quality and safety staff and clinical supervisors).  Purposeful sampling was used to recruit participants and data were analysed using thematic analysis. Results Both graduates and workplace supervisors perceived the CAP to be valuable. A major theme was that the CAP made a contribution to individual graduate’s medical practice, including improved knowledge in some areas of patient care as well as awareness of healthcare systems issues and preparedness to undertake scientifically rigorous quality improvement activities. Graduates perceived that as a result of the CAP, they were confident in undertaking a clinical audit after graduation.  Workplace supervisors perceived the value of the CAP beyond an educational experience and felt that the audits undertaken by students improved quality and safety of patient care. Conclusions It is vital that health professionals, including medical graduates, be able to carry out quality and safety activities in the workplace. This study provides evidence that completing a structured clinical audit during medical school prepares graduates to undertake quality and safety activities upon workplace entry. Other health professional faculties may be interested in incorporating a similar program in their curricula.  PMID:28692425

15 CFR 4.3 - Records under the FOIA.

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2012-01-01

... undertaking significant programming work) or merely extracts them from an existing database may be unclear... the United States Code or the National Archives and Records Administration's General Records Schedule...

15 CFR 4.3 - Records under the FOIA.

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2010-01-01

... undertaking significant programming work) or merely extracts them from an existing database may be unclear... the United States Code or the National Archives and Records Administration's General Records Schedule...

15 CFR 4.3 - Records under the FOIA.

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2011-01-01

... undertaking significant programming work) or merely extracts them from an existing database may be unclear... the United States Code or the National Archives and Records Administration's General Records Schedule...

15 CFR 4.3 - Records under the FOIA.

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2013-01-01

... undertaking significant programming work) or merely extracts them from an existing database may be unclear... the United States Code or the National Archives and Records Administration's General Records Schedule...

75 FR 10795 - Sunshine Act Notice

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... FEDERAL MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH REVIEW COMMISSION Sunshine Act Notice Time And Date: 2 p.m., Wednesday, March 24, 2010. Place: The United States Department of Labor Auditorium, Frances Perkins Building, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC. Status: Open. Matters To Be Considered: The Commission...

76 FR 76438 - Sunshine Act Meeting

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... DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Foreign Claims Settlement Commission [F.C.S.C. Meeting and Hearing Notice No. 13-11] Sunshine Act Meeting The Foreign Claims Settlement Commission, pursuant to its regulations (45... the Foreign Claims Settlement Commission, 600 E Street, NW., Washington, DC. Requests for information...

78 FR 8584 - Sunshine Act Meeting

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77 FR 54613 - Sunshine Act Meeting

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2012-09-05

... DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Foreign Claims Settlement Commission [F.C.S.C. Meeting and Hearing Notice No. 07-12] Sunshine Act Meeting The Foreign Claims Settlement Commission, pursuant to its regulations (45... Claims Settlement Commission, 600 E Street NW., Washington, DC. Requests for information, or advance...

76 FR 24912 - Sunshine Act Meeting

Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

2011-05-03

... DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Parole Commission Sunshine Act Meeting TIME AND DATE: 11 a.m., Tuesday, May 10, 2011. PLACE: U.S. Parole Commission, 5550 Friendship Boulevard, Chevy Chase, Maryland. STATUS... the Chairman, U.S. Parole Commission, 5550 Friendship Boulevard, Chevy Chase, Maryland 20815, (301...

78 FR 51750 - Sunshine Act Meeting; Cancellation-Institutional Advancement Committee

Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

2013-08-21

... LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION Sunshine Act Meeting; Cancellation--Institutional Advancement Committee On August 8, 2013, the Legal Services Corporation (``LSC'' or ``Corporation'') issued a public announcement that the Institutional Advancement Committee will meet telephonically on August 20, 2013, at 4 p.m...

77 FR 42513 - Sunshine Act Meetings Notice

Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

2012-07-19

... LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION Sunshine Act Meetings Notice DATE AND TIME: The Legal Services... Committee 5. Promotion & Provision for the Delivery of Legal Services Committee. 6. Operations & Regulations....C. Sec. 552b(c)(9) and (10), and the corresponding provision of the Legal Services Corporation's...

75 FR 33355 - Sunshine Act Meeting

Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

2010-06-11

... LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION Sunshine Act Meeting Time and Date: The Board of Directors of the Legal...., and continue until conclusion of the Board's agenda. Location: Legal Services Corporation, 3333 K... For Information: Katherine Ward, Executive Assistant to the Vice President for Legal Affairs, at (202...

78 FR 39781 - Sunshine Act Meeting

Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

2013-07-02

... LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION Sunshine Act Meeting Notice Date and Time: The Legal Services Corporation's Finance Committee will meet telephonically on July 9, 2013. The meeting will commence at 11:00 a.... Erlenborn Conference Room, Legal Services Corporation Headquarters, 3333 K Street NW., Washington DC 20007...

77 FR 21109 - Sunshine Act Meeting

Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

2012-04-09

... LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION Sunshine Act Meeting DATE AND TIME: The Legal Services Corporation's..., the Promotion & Provision for the Delivery of Legal Services Committee meeting will commence at 9:20 a... Conference Center, Legal Services Corporation Headquarters, 3333 K Street NW., Washington DC 20007. PUBLIC...

77 FR 52066 - Sunshine Act Meeting

Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

2012-08-28

... LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION Sunshine Act Meeting DATE AND TIME: The Legal Services Corporation's... McCalpin Conference Room, Legal Services Corporation Headquarters, 3333 K Street NW., Washington DC 20007... provision of the Legal Service's Corporation's implementing regulations, 45 CFR 1622.5(e), will not be...

76 FR 78701 - Sunshine Act Meeting Notice

Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

2011-12-19

... LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION Sunshine Act Meeting Notice DATES: Date and Time: The Legal Services... Conference Center, Legal Services Corporation Headquarters Building, 3333 K Street NW., Washington, DC 20007... Legal Services Corporation and a planning grant from the Public Welfare Foundation in 2011. 4. Consider...

78 FR 68478 - Sunshine Act Meeting; Amended Notice

Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

2013-11-14

... LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION Sunshine Act Meeting; Amended Notice On November 5, 2013, the Legal... committee. There are no other changes to the notice. DATE AND TIME: The Legal Services Corporation's... N. Erlenborn Conference Room, Legal Services Corporation Headquarters, 3333 K Street NW., Washington...

75 FR 39057 - Sunshine Federal Register Notice

Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

2010-07-07

... NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION [NRC-2010-0002] Sunshine Federal Register Notice Agency Holding the Meetings: Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Date: Weeks of July 5, 12, 19, 26, August 2, 9, 2010. Place... Licensing Board Initial Decision (Tentative). b. Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc. (Indian Point Nuclear...

77 FR 10529 - Sunshine Act Meeting

Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

2012-02-22

... Current Investment Management Contract 8. Board Meeting Calendar Review 9. FRTIB Move Update 10. Roth... FEDERAL RETIREMENT THRIFT INVESTMENT BOARD Sunshine Act Meeting TIME AND DATE: 9 a.m. (Eastern.... Investment Performance Report c. Legislative Report 3. Review of Audit Recommendations 4. Audit Reports 5...

77 FR 43865 - Sunshine Act Meeting

Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

2012-07-26

... MARINE MAMMAL COMMISSION Sunshine Act Meeting TIME AND DATE: The Marine Mammal Commission will... National Marine Fisheries Service's six regions to identify the most pressing marine mammal research and... federal conservation efforts for marine mammals. Members of the public are invited to attend these...

78 FR 13710 - Sunshine Act Meetings

Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

2013-02-28

... MARINE MAMMAL COMMISSION Sunshine Act Meetings TIME AND DATE: The Marine Mammal Commission will... National Marine Fisheries Service's six regions to identify the most pressing marine mammal research and... federal conservation efforts for marine mammals. Members of the public are invited to attend these...

76 FR 74077 - National Science Board; Sunshine Act Meetings; Notice

Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

2011-11-30

... NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION National Science Board; Sunshine Act Meetings; Notice The National Science Board's Subcommittee on Facilities, Committee on Strategy and Budget, pursuant to NSF regulations... Office, National Science Foundation, 4201 Wilson Blvd., Arlington, VA 22230. A public listening room will...

76 FR 55871 - Sunshine Act Meeting

Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

2011-09-09

... BROADCASTING BOARD OF GOVERNORS Sunshine Act Meeting DATE AND TIME: Thursday, September 15, 2011, 2 p.m. PLACE: Broadcasting Board of Governors, VOA Briefing Room (Room 1528- A), 330 Independence Ave., SW., Washington, DC 20237. SUBJECT: Notice of Meeting of the Broadcasting Board of Governors...

77 FR 8257 - Sunshine Act Open Commission Meeting

Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

2012-02-14

... FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION Sunshine Act Open Commission Meeting Date: February 8, 2012. The Federal Communications Commission will hold an Open Meeting on the subjects listed below on Wednesday... accessible to people using wheelchairs or other mobility aids. Sign language interpreters, open captioning...

77 FR 21559 - Sunshine Act Meeting

Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

2012-04-10

... FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION Sunshine Act Meeting AGENCY: Federal Election Commission. DATE AND TIME: Thursday, April 12, 2012 at 10 a.m. PLACE: 999 E Street NW., Washington, DC (Ninth Floor). STATUS.... Draft Advisory Opinion 2012-11: Free Speech. Management and Administrative Matters. Individuals who plan...

76 FR 17627 - Sunshine Act Meeting Postponed

Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

2011-03-30

... DEFENSE NUCLEAR FACILITIES SAFETY BOARD Sunshine Act Meeting Postponed AGENCY: Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board. ACTION: Notice of public meeting postponement. SUMMARY: The Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board (Board) published a document in the Federal Register of March 3, 2011 (76 FR 11764...

75 FR 43495 - Sunshine Act Notice

Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

2010-07-26

... DEFENSE NUCLEAR FACILITIES SAFETY BOARD Sunshine Act Notice AGENCY: Defense Nuclear Facilities..., structures, and components, and (5) safety-related design aspects of new facilities or modifications of existing facilities needed to deliver high-level waste feed. The Board will be prepared to accept any other...

77 FR 14007 - Sunshine Act Meeting Notice

Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

2012-03-08

... DEFENSE NUCLEAR FACILITIES SAFETY BOARD Sunshine Act Meeting Notice Federal Register CITATION OF... THE MEETING: The Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board (Board) is expanding the matters to be.../ resolution of safety and technical issues across the defense nuclear facilities complex. Since this panel...

75 FR 7568 - Sunshine Act Meetings

Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

2010-02-22

... COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION Sunshine Act Meetings TIME AND DATE: 2 p.m., Wednesday March 17, 2010. PLACE: 1155 21st St., NW., Washington, DC, 9th Floor Commission Conference Room. STATUS... Filed 2-18-10; 4:15 pm] BILLING CODE 6351-01-P ...

75 FR 4356 - Sunshine Act Meeting

Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

2010-01-27

... COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION Sunshine Act Meeting TIME AND DATE: 11 a.m., Friday, February 12, 2010. PLACE: 1155 21st St., NW., Washington, DC, 9th Floor Commission Conference Room. STATUS... Filed 1-25-10; 4:15 pm] BILLING CODE 6351-01-P ...

75 FR 51016 - Sunshine Act Meetings

Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

2010-08-18

... COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION Sunshine Act Meetings Time and Date: 11 a.m., Tuesday, August 31, 2010. Place: 1155 21st St., NW., Washington, DC, 9th Floor Commission Conference Room. STATUS... Filed 8-16-10; 4:15 pm] BILLING CODE 6351-01-P ...

75 FR 14429 - Sunshine Act Meeting

Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

2010-03-25

... COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION Sunshine Act Meeting Time and Date: 2 p.m., Wednesday, April 21, 2010. Place: 1155 21st St., NW., Washington, DC, 9th Floor Commission Conference Room. Status... Filed 3-23-10; 11:15 am] BILLING CODE 6351-01-P ...

75 FR 38087 - Sunshine Act Meetings

Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

2010-07-01

... COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION Sunshine Act Meetings TIME AND DATE: 2 p.m., Wednesday, July 21, 2010. PLACE: 1155 21st St., NW., Washington, DC, 9th Floor Commission Conference Room. STATUS... Filed 6-29-10; 4:15 pm] BILLING CODE 6351-01-P ...

75 FR 4356 - Sunshine Act Meeting

Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

2010-01-27

... COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION Sunshine Act Meeting TIME AND DATE: 2 p.m., Wednesday, February 17, 2010. PLACE: 1155 21st St., NW., Washington, DC, 9th Floor Commission Conference Room. STATUS... Filed 1-25-10; 4:15 pm] BILLING CODE 6351-01-P ...

75 FR 69397 - Sunshine Act Meeting Notice

Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

2010-11-12

... BROADCASTING BOARD OF GOVERNORS Sunshine Act Meeting Notice DATE AND TIME: Friday, November 19, 2010, 11 a.m. PLACE: Cohen Building, Room 3321, 330 Independence Ave., SW., Washington, DC 20237... viewing. CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION: Persons interested in obtaining more information should...

77 FR 41205 - Sunshine Act Meetings; National Science Board

Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

2012-07-12

... NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION Sunshine Act Meetings; National Science Board The National Science Board, pursuant to NSF regulations (45 CFR part 614), the National Science Foundation Act, as amended... National Science Board business and other matters specified, as follows: AGENCY: National Science Board...

77 FR 62539 - Sunshine Federal Register Notice

Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

2012-10-15

... NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION Sunshine Federal Register Notice AGENCY HOLDING THE MEETINGS: Nuclear Regulatory Commission [NRC-2012- 0002]. DATE: Weeks of October 8, 15, 22, 29, November 5, 12, 19... Meeting) (Tentative) a. Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc. (Indian Point Nuclear Generating Units 2 and 3...

77 FR 59022 - Sunshine Act Meeting

Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

2012-09-25

... NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION [NRC-2012-0002] Sunshine Act Meeting AGENCY HOLDING THE MEETINGS: Nuclear Regulatory Commission. DATE: Weeks of September 24, October 1, 8, 15, 22, 29, 2012. [[Page 59023... of the Nuclear Materials Users and Decommissioning and Low-Level Waste Business Lines (Public Meeting...

77 FR 61644 - Sunshine Federal Register Notice

Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

2012-10-10

... NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION [NRC-2012-0002] Sunshine Federal Register Notice AGENCY HOLDING THE MEETINGS: Nuclear Regulatory Commission. DATE: Weeks of October 8, 15, 22, 29, November 5, 12, 2012. PLACE... Spent Fuel Storage and Transportation and Fuel Facilities Business Lines (Public Meeting); (Contact...

77 FR 64835 - Sunshine Act Meeting

Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

2012-10-23

... NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION Sunshine Act Meeting AGENCY HOLDING THE MEETINGS: Nuclear Regulatory... webcast live at the Web address--www.nrc.gov. 9:30 a.m. Strategic Programmatic Overview of the Spent Fuel Storage and Transportation and Fuel Facilities Business Lines (Public Meeting) (Contact: Kevin Mattern...

75 FR 21391 - Sunshine Act Meeting Notice

Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

2010-04-23

... TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY Sunshine Act Meeting Notice Agency Holding the Meeting: Tennessee Valley Authority. Federal Register Citation of Previous Announcement: 75 FR 19465 (April 14, 2010). Previously Announced Time and Date of Meeting: Immediately following 8:30 a.m. listening session, April 16...

76 FR 69763 - Government In the Sunshine Act Meeting Notice

Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

2011-11-09

... INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION [USITC SE-11-031] Government In the Sunshine Act Meeting Notice AGENCY: Agency Holding The Meeting: United States International Trade Commission. DATES: Time and Date... Russia and Ukraine). The Commission is currently scheduled to transmit its determinations and...

77 FR 76455 - Sunshine Act Meeting

Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

2012-12-28

... COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS Sunshine Act Meeting AGENCY: United States Commission on Civil Rights. ACTION: Notice of Business Meeting. DATE AND TIME: Friday, January 4, 2013; 9:30 a.m. EST. PLACE: 1331... 2013 Briefing: Peaceful Coexistence? Reconciling Non-Discrimination Principles with Civil Liberties...

77 FR 65856 - Sunshine Act Meeting

Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

2012-10-31

... COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS Sunshine Act Meeting AGENCY: United States Commission on Civil Rights.... This briefing is open to the public. Topic: The Federal Civil Rights Engagement With Arab and Muslim... Civil Rights Organizations Panel-- Speakers' Remarks and Questions From Commissioners III. Panel II...

77 FR 74024 - Sunshine Act Meetings; Correction

Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

2012-12-12

... INTER-AMERICAN FOUNDATION BOARD MEETING Sunshine Act Meetings; Correction AGENCY: Inter-American Foundation. ACTION: Correction. SUMMARY: This action corrects the order of the MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED and... September 24, 2012, Meeting of the Board of Directors'' subsections. CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION...

76 FR 11764 - Sunshine Act Notice

Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

2011-03-03

... DEFENSE NUCLEAR FACILITIES SAFETY BOARD Sunshine Act Notice AGENCY: Defense Nuclear Facilities... Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board's public hearing and meeting described below. Interested persons... the matters to be considered. TIME AND DATE OF MEETING: 9 a.m., March 31, 2011. PLACE: Defense Nuclear...

77 FR 64108 - Sunshine Act Meetings

Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

2012-10-18

... COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION Sunshine Act Meetings AGENCY: Commodity Futures Trading Commission. TIME AND DATE: 10:00 a.m., Friday, November 2, 2012. PLACE: 1155 21st St. NW., Washington, DC, 9th Floor Commission Conference Room. STATUS: Closed. MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: Surveillance and...

Kansas State University DOE/KEURP Site Operator Program. Year 3, Third quarter report, January 1, 1994--March 31, 1994

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

Hague, J.R.

Formed on July 15, 1981, the goal of this program is to undertake applied research and development projects that may enhance reliability and minimize the cost of electric service in Kansas. The Kansas Electric Utilities Research Program (KEURP) is a contractual joint venture between six major electric utilities that serve the residents of the State of Kansas. The establishment of KEURP was made possible by the Kansas Corporation Commission (KCC). The KCC allowed Kansas electric utilities to include research and development (R & D) costs in their operating expenses, including dues to the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI). Kansas universitiesmore » play a unique role in KEURP with representation on the executive, technical and advisory committees of the program. The universities receive significant direct and indirect support from KEURP through direct funded projects as well as KEURP/EPRI co-funded projects. KEURP is working with EPRI researchers on projects to develop or expand Kansans knowledge and expertise in the fields of high technology and economic development. KEURP is a major source of funding in the electric/hybrid vehicle demonstration program.« less

42 CFR 493.803 - Condition: Successful participation.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-10-01

... testing performance. (3) The laboratory has a poor compliance history. [57 FR 7146, Feb. 28, 1992, as... testing program, for the initial unsuccessful performance, CMS may direct the laboratory to undertake...

75 FR 20355 - Sunshine Act Meeting; Open Commission Meeting; April 21, 2010

Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

2010-04-19

... WIRELESS TELE- TITLE: COMMUNICATIONS. Reexamination of Roaming Obligations of Commercial Mobile Radio... FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION Sunshine Act Meeting; Open Commission Meeting; April 21, 2010 Date: April 14, 2010. The Federal Communications Commission will hold an Open Meeting on the subjects...

76 FR 12022 - Sunshine Act Notice

Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

2011-03-04

... COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS Sunshine Act Notice AGENCY: United States Commission on Civil Rights... on Civil Rights announced a briefing to be held on Friday, March 11, 2011 at the Commission's..., Washington, DC 20425. Briefing Agenda This briefing is open to the public. Topic: The Civil Rights...

76 FR 65211 - Sunshine Act Meeting

Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

2011-10-20

... DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Foreign Claims Settlement Commission [F.C.S.C. Meeting and Hearing Notice No. 11-11] Sunshine Act Meeting The Foreign Claims Settlement Commission, pursuant to its regulations (45... claims against Libya Status: Open. All meetings are held at the Foreign Claims Settlement Commission, 600...

76 FR 6828 - National Science Board; Sunshine Act Meetings; Notice

Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

2011-02-08

... Future Advancement: Discussion in the Context of Recent STEM Education Policy Developments Committee on... NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION National Science Board; Sunshine Act Meetings; Notice The National Science Board, pursuant to NSF regulations (45 CFR Part 614), the National Science Foundation Act, as...

78 FR 4170 - Sunshine Act Meetings: January 2013

Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

2013-01-18

... NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD Sunshine Act Meetings: January 2013 TIME AND DATES: All meetings..., Deputy Executive Secretary. (202) 273-3737. Dated: January 16, 2013. Gary Shinners, Deputy Executive Secretary. [FR Doc. 2013-01203 Filed 1-16-13; 4:15 pm] BILLING CODE 7545-01-P ...

78 FR 72719 - Sunshine Act Meetings: December 2013

Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

2013-12-03

... NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD Sunshine Act Meetings: December 2013 TIME AND DATES: All meetings..., Associate Executive Secretary, (202) 273-2917. Dated: November 27, 2013. William B. Cowen, Solicitor. [FR Doc. 2013-29025 Filed 11-29-13; 4:15 pm] BILLING CODE 7545-01-P ...

75 FR 24880 - Sunshine Act Notice

Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

2010-05-06

... COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS Sunshine Act Notice AGENCY: United States Commission on Civil Rights. ACTION: Notice of meeting. Date and Time: Friday, May 14, 2010; 11 a.m. EDT. Place: 624 9th St., NW... Health Care Disparities Approval of Findings & Recommendations on Educational Effectiveness of...

76 FR 52352 - Sunshine Act Meeting; Notice

Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

2011-08-22

... LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION Sunshine Act Meeting; Notice DATE AND TIME: The Legal Services Corporation's Board of Directors will meet telephonically on August 25, 2011. The meeting will commence at 10.... LOCATION: F. William McCalpin Conference Center, Legal Services Corporation, 3333 K Street, NW., Washington...

76 FR 20050 - Sunshine Act Meetings

Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

2011-04-11

... LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION Sunshine Act Meetings Notice DATE AND TIME: The Legal Services.... Promotion & Provision for the Delivery 9 a.m. of Legal Services Committee. 2. Operations & Regulations... provisions of the Legal Services Corporation's implementing regulation, 45 CFR 1622.5(a) and (h), will not be...

76 FR 71078 - Sunshine Act Meetings; Notice

Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

2011-11-16

... LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION Sunshine Act Meetings; Notice DATE AND TIME: The Legal Services Corporation Board of Directors will meet telephonically on November 18, 2011. The meeting will begin at 4 p.m... McCalpin Conference Center, Legal Services Corporation Headquarters Building, 3333 K Street NW., Washington...

77 FR 70190 - Sunshine Act Meetings; Notice

Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

2012-11-23

... LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION Sunshine Act Meetings; Notice DATE AND TIME: The Legal Services.... LOCATION: F. William McCalpin Conference Center, Legal Services Corporation Headquarters, 3333 K Street NW... September 30, 2012. 4. Report on legal services needs and activities relating to Hurricane Sandy. 5. Public...

75 FR 76494 - Sunshine Act Meeting; Notice

Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

2010-12-08

... LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION Sunshine Act Meeting; Notice TIME AND DATE: The Legal Services Corporation Board of Directors' Search Committee for LSC President (``Search Committee'' or ``Committee'') will meet on December 13, 2010. The meeting will begin at 10 a.m. (Eastern Time) and continue until...

76 FR 28097 - Sunshine Act Meetings; Notice

Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

2011-05-13

... LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION Sunshine Act Meetings; Notice DATE AND TIME: The Legal Services Corporation Board of Directors will meet telephonically on May 17, 2011. The meeting will begin at 11 a.m... McCalpin Conference Center, Legal Services Corporation Headquarters Building, 3333 K Street, NW...

75 FR 72842 - Sunshine Act Meeting; Notice

Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

2010-11-26

... LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION Sunshine Act Meeting; Notice Time and Date: The Legal Services Corporation Board of Directors' Search Committee for LSC President (``Search Committee'' or ``Committee'') will meet on November 29, 2010. The meeting will begin at 12 p.m. (Eastern Time) and continue until...

76 FR 44962 - Sunshine Act Meeting

Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

2011-07-27

... LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION Sunshine Act Meeting DATE AND TIME: The Legal Services Corporation's Finance Committee will meet August 1, 2011. The meeting will commence at 3 p.m., Eastern Standard Time, and will continue until the conclusion of the Committee's agenda. LOCATION: Pound Hall, Room 335...

75 FR 20824 - Sunshine Act Meeting Notice

Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

2010-04-21

... COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION Sunshine Act Meeting Notice Agency Holding the Meeting: Commodity Futures Trading Commission. Date and Time: Tuesday, April 27, 2010 at 9:30 a.m. Place: Three.... Matters To Be Considered: Public meeting to consider whether the following contracts offered for trading...

77 FR 71018 - Sunshine Act Meeting Notice

Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

2012-11-28

... MARINE MAMMAL COMMISSION Sunshine Act Meeting Notice TIME AND DATE: The Marine Mammal Commission... Service's six regions to identify the most pressing marine mammal research and management needs. The... efforts for marine mammals. Members of the public are invited to attend these meetings and to provide...

77 FR 56858 - Sunshine Act Meetings

Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

2012-09-14

... INTER-AMERICAN FOUNDATION Sunshine Act Meetings TIME AND DATE: September 24, 2012, 9:00 a.m.-1:30... and Funding Perspective. [ssquf] Public Information about IAF Grants. [ssquf] Executive Session...] FY13 Budget and Funding Perspective. [ssquf] Public Information about IAF Grants. PORTIONS TO BE CLOSED...

76 FR 68225 - Corporate Administration Committee Board of Directors Meeting; Sunshine Act

Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

2011-11-03

... NEIGHBORHOOD REINVESTMENT CORPORATION Corporate Administration Committee Board of Directors Meeting; Sunshine Act Time and Date: 1 p.m., Monday, November 14, 2011. Place: 1325 G Street NW., Suite.... Update--Human Resources III. Benefits Activities IV. PeopleSoft Implementation Update V. Strategic...

76 FR 50759 - National Science Board; Sunshine Act Meeting

Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

2011-08-16

... NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION National Science Board; Sunshine Act Meeting The National Science Board's Task Force on Merit Review, pursuant to NSF regulations (45 CFR Part 614), the National Science....T. SUBJECT MATTER: Discussion of proposed revisions to the draft principles and review criteria...

76 FR 35482 - Sunshine Act Meetings; Notice

Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

2011-06-17

... NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION National Science Board Sunshine Act Meetings; Notice The National Science Board's Committee on Strategy and Budget's Task Force on Data Policies, pursuant to NSF.... A room will be available for the public and NSF staff to listen-in on this teleconference meeting...

75 FR 21045 - National Science Board; Sunshine Act Meetings; Notice

Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

2010-04-22

... NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION National Science Board; Sunshine Act Meetings; Notice The National Science Board's Committee on Strategy and Budget, pursuant to National Science Foundation regulations (45... designated for the public to listen to this teleconference meeting. All visitors must contact the Board...

77 FR 15141 - National Science Board; Sunshine Act Meetings

Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

2012-03-14

... NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION National Science Board; Sunshine Act Meetings The National Science Board's Committee on Strategy and Budget Task Force on Data Policies, pursuant to NSF regulations (45..., VA 22230. A public listening room will be available for this teleconference meeting. All visitors...

76 FR 19774 - Sunshine Act Meeting

Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

2011-04-08

... FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION Sunshine Act Meeting AGENCY HOLDING THE MEETING: Federal Maritime Commission. TIME AND DATE: April 13, 2011--10 a.m. PLACE: 800 North Capitol Street, NW., First Floor Hearing... on Situation at the Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant in Japan. 2. Staff Review and Recommendation...

75 FR 3443 - Sunshine Act Notice

Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

2010-01-21

... COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS Sunshine Act Notice AGENCY: United States Commission on Civil Rights... Recommendations for The Impact of Illegal Immigration on the Wages and Employment Opportunities of Black Workers Report. Update on Status of Title IX Project. Update on Status of 2010 Enforcement Report. III. State...

78 FR 49780 - Sunshine Act Meetings

Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

2013-08-15

... MORRIS K. UDALL AND STEWART L. UDALL FOUNDATION Sunshine Act Meetings TIME AND DATE: Electronic... CONSIDERED: Discuss and vote on the candidate for Executive Director of the Morris K. Udall and Stewart L.... Monroe, Executive Assistant, Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation, and Federal Register...

77 FR 18271 - Notice of Sunshine Act Meeting

Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

2012-03-27

.... Affirmation Session (Public Meeting) (Tentative) a. FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Co. (Davis-Besse Nuclear... NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION [NRC-2012-0002] Notice of Sunshine Act Meeting DATE: Weeks of March....m. Briefing on the Final Report of the Blue Ribbon Commission on America's Nuclear Future (Public...

The Costs and Benefits of Openness: Sunshine Laws and Higher Education.

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

Cleveland, Harlan

1985-01-01

The costs and benefits of openness for governance of higher education are analyzed through a survey of state sunshine laws, relevant case law, state attorney generals' opinions, and interviews with a cross-section of individuals representing the range of openness. (MSE)

76 FR 55422 - National Science Board; Sunshine Act Meetings; Notice

Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

2011-09-07

... Professor, School of Life Science, Arizona State University. CSB Subcommittee on Facilities (SCF) Open... NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION National Science Board; Sunshine Act Meetings; Notice The National Science Board, pursuant to NSF regulations (45 CFR part 614), the National Science Foundation Act, as...

78 FR 26399 - National Science Board; Sunshine Act Meetings; Notice

Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

2013-05-06

... (DBI): The iPlant Collaborative-- Cyberinfrastructure for the Life Sciences (NSB-13-25) Closed... NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION National Science Board; Sunshine Act Meetings; Notice The National Science Board, pursuant to NSF regulations (45 CFR Part 614), the National Science Foundation Act, as...

75 FR 60457 - Sunshine Act Meeting

Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

2010-09-30

... EXPORT-IMPORT BANK OF THE UNITED STATES Sunshine Act Meeting ACTION: Notice of a Partially Open... Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20571. Open Agenda Item: PEFCO Secured Note Issues Resolutions. Public Participation: The meeting will be open to public participation for Item No. 1 only. Further Information: For...

78 FR 31520 - Sunshine Act Meeting

Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

2013-05-24

... COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION Sunshine Act Meeting TIME AND DATE: 10:00 a.m., Friday, June 7, 2013. PLACE: 1155 21st St. NW., Washington, DC, 9th Floor Commission Conference Room. STATUS: Closed. MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: Surveillance, Examinations, and Enforcement Matters. In the event that...

78 FR 63968 - Notice of Sunshine Act Meetings

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2013-10-25

... COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION Notice of Sunshine Act Meetings AGENCY: Commodity Futures Trading Commission. TIME AND DATE: 10:00 a.m., Friday, November 8, 2013. PLACE: 1155 21st St. NW...-25268 Filed 10-23-13; 11:15 am] BILLING CODE 6351-01-P ...

78 FR 31520 - Sunshine Act Meeting

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2013-05-24

... COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION Sunshine Act Meeting TIME AND DATE: 10:00 a.m., Friday, June 28, 2013. PLACE: 1155 21st St. NW., Washington, DC, 9th Floor Commission Conference Room. STATUS: Closed. MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: Surveillance, Examinations, and Enforcement Matters. In the event that...

78 FR 13028 - Sunshine Act Meeting

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2013-02-26

... COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION Sunshine Act Meeting Agency Holding the Meeting: Commodity Futures Trading Commission. Time and Date: 10:00 a.m., Friday, March 1, 2013. Place: 1155 21st St. NW., Washington, DC, 9th Floor Commission Conference Room. Status: Closed. Matters to be Considered: Surveillance...

78 FR 50041 - Sunshine Act Meetings

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2013-08-16

... COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION Sunshine Act Meetings TIME AND DATE: 10:00 a.m., Friday, September 13, 2013. PLACE: 1155 21st St. NW., Washington, DC, 9th Floor Commission Conference Room. STATUS: Closed. MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: Surveillance, Examinations, and Enforcement Matters. In the event that...

76 FR 28425 - Sunshine Act Meetings

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2011-05-17

... COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION Sunshine Act Meetings TIME AND DATE: 11 a.m., Friday June 10, 2011. PLACE: 1155 21st St., NW., Washington, DC, 9th Floor Commission Conference Room. STATUS: Closed. MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: Surveillance and Enforcement Matters. CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION...

78 FR 31520 - Sunshine Act Meeting

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2013-05-24

... COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION Sunshine Act Meeting TIME AND DATE: 10:00 a.m., Friday, June 14, 2013. PLACE: 1155 21st St. NW., Washington, DC, 9th Floor Commission Conference Room. STATUS: Closed. MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: Surveillance, Examinations, and Enforcement Matters. In the event that...

78 FR 31520 - Sunshine Act Meeting

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2013-05-24

... COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION Sunshine Act Meeting TIME AND DATE: 10:00 a.m., Friday, June 21, 2013. PLACE: 1155 21st St. NW., Washington, DC, 9th Floor Commission Conference Room. STATUS: Closed. MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: Surveillance, Examinations, and Enforcement Matters. In the event that...

78 FR 50041 - Sunshine Act Meetings

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2013-08-16

... COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION Sunshine Act Meetings TIME AND DATE: 10:00 a.m., Friday, September 20, 2013. PLACE: 1155 21st St. NW., Washington, DC, 9th Floor Commission Conference Room. STATUS: Closed. MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: Surveillance, Examinations, and Enforcement Matters. In the event that...

78 FR 50041 - Sunshine Act Meetings

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2013-08-16

... COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION Sunshine Act Meetings TIME AND DATE: 10:00 a.m., Friday, September 6, 2013. PLACE: 1155 21st St. NW., Washington, DC, 9th Floor Commission Conference Room. STATUS: Closed. MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: Surveillance, Examinations, and Enforcement Matters. In the event that...

78 FR 13028 - Sunshine Act Meeting

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2013-02-26

... COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION Sunshine Act Meeting Agency Holding the Meeting: Commodity Futures Trading Commission. Time and Date: 10:00 a.m., Friday, March 15, 2013. Place : 1155 21st St. NW., Washington, DC, 9th Floor Commission Conference Room. Status: Closed. Matters to be Considered: Surveillance...

76 FR 75912 - Sunshine Act Meeting Notice

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2011-12-05

... Pipe from India, Oman, United Arab Emirates, and Vietnam). The Commission is currently scheduled to... INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION [USITC SE-11-035] Sunshine Act Meeting Notice AGENCY HOLDING THE MEETING: United States International Trade Commission. TIME AND DATE: December 9, 2011 at 11 a.m. PLACE...

78 FR 1832 - Sunshine Act Meeting

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2013-01-09

... CHEMICAL SAFETY AND HAZARD INVESTIGATION BOARD Sunshine Act Meeting TIME AND DATE: January 17, 2013; 2:30 p.m. EST. PLACE: Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center, Horizon Room, 1300... Horizon Room of the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center at 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW...

78 FR 69138 - Sunshine Act Meeting; National Science Board

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2013-11-18

... NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION Sunshine Act Meeting; National Science Board The National Science Board, pursuant to NSF regulations (45 CFR Part 614), the National Science Foundation Act, as amended... the scheduling of meetings for the transaction of National Science Board business and other matters...

76 FR 61403 - Sunshine Federal Register Notice

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2011-10-04

... NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION [NRC-2011-0006]. Sunshine Federal Register Notice AGENCY HOLDING THE MEETINGS: Nuclear Regulatory Commission; DATE: Weeks of October 3, 10, 17, 24, 31, November 7, 2011. PLACE... Service Authority (Also Referred to as Santee Cooper); Combined Licenses for Virgil C. Summer Nuclear...

77 FR 13158 - Sunshine Act Meeting Notice

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2012-03-05

... NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION [NRC-2012-0002] Sunshine Act Meeting Notice DATE: Weeks of March 5...-11-2 (Feb. 15, 2011), Docket No. 50-443-LR (Tentative) b. Entergy Nuclear Generation Co. and Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc. (Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station), Commonwealth of Massachusetts' Notice of Appeal...