Sample records for visit overview summary

  1. Summary report of trip to European all weather landing facilities October 18-29, 1971.

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    1971-10-18

    This report represents a summary of the information gathered during the joint FAA/MITRE/TSC visit to European Category II and Category III landing facilities over the period 18 October 1971 to 29 October 1971. Part I presents overviews of the attitud...

  2. Geologic field-trip guide to Long Valley Caldera, California

    USGS Publications Warehouse

    Hildreth, Wes; Fierstein, Judy

    2017-07-26

    This guide to the geology of Long Valley Caldera is presented in four parts: (1) An overview of the volcanic geology; (2) a chronological summary of the principal geologic events; (3) a road log with directions and descriptions for 38 field-trip stops; and (4) a summary of the geophysical unrest since 1978 and discussion of its causes. The sequence of stops is arranged as a four-day excursion for the quadrennial General Assembly of the International Association of Volcanology and Chemistry of the Earth’s Interior (IAVCEI), centered in Portland, Oregon, in August 2017. Most stops, however, are written freestanding, with directions that allow each one to be visited independently, in any order selected.

  3. ACC/AHA Special Report: Clinical Practice Guideline Implementation Strategies: A Summary of Systematic Reviews by the NHLBI Implementation Science Work Group: A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Clinical Practice Guidelines.

    PubMed

    Chan, Wiley V; Pearson, Thomas A; Bennett, Glen C; Cushman, William C; Gaziano, Thomas A; Gorman, Paul N; Handler, Joel; Krumholz, Harlan M; Kushner, Robert F; MacKenzie, Thomas D; Sacco, Ralph L; Smith, Sidney C; Stevens, Victor J; Wells, Barbara L

    2017-02-28

    In 2008, the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute convened an Implementation Science Work Group to assess evidence-based strategies for effectively implementing clinical practice guidelines. This was part of a larger effort to update existing clinical practice guidelines on cholesterol, blood pressure, and overweight/obesity. Review evidence from the published implementation science literature and identify effective or promising strategies to enhance the adoption and implementation of clinical practice guidelines. This systematic review was conducted on 4 critical questions, each focusing on the adoption and effectiveness of 4 intervention strategies: (1) reminders, (2) educational outreach visits, (3) audit and feedback, and (4) provider incentives. A scoping review of the Rx for Change database of systematic reviews was used to identify promising guideline implementation interventions aimed at providers. Inclusion and exclusion criteria were developed a priori for each question, and the published literature was initially searched up to 2012, and then updated with a supplemental search to 2015. Two independent reviewers screened the returned citations to identify relevant reviews and rated the quality of each included review. Audit and feedback and educational outreach visits were generally effective in improving both process of care (15 of 21 reviews and 12 of 13 reviews, respectively) and clinical outcomes (7 of 12 reviews and 3 of 5 reviews, respectively). Provider incentives showed mixed effectiveness for improving both process of care (3 of 4 reviews) and clinical outcomes (3 reviews equally distributed between generally effective, mixed, and generally ineffective). Reminders showed mixed effectiveness for improving process of care outcomes (27 reviews with 11 mixed and 3 generally ineffective results) and were generally ineffective for clinical outcomes (18 reviews with 6 mixed and 9 generally ineffective results). Educational outreach visits (2 of 2 reviews), reminders (3 of 4 reviews), and provider incentives (1 of 1 review) were generally effective for cost reduction. Educational outreach visits (1 of 1 review) and provider incentives (1 of 1 review) were also generally effective for cost-effectiveness outcomes. Barriers to clinician adoption or adherence to guidelines included time constraints (8 reviews/overviews); limited staffing resources (2 overviews); timing (5 reviews/overviews); clinician skepticism (5 reviews/overviews); clinician knowledge of guidelines (4 reviews/overviews); and higher age of the clinician (1 overview). Facilitating factors included guideline characteristics such as format, resources, and end-user involvement (6 reviews/overviews); involving stakeholders (5 reviews/overviews); leadership support (5 reviews/overviews); scope of implementation (5 reviews/overviews); organizational culture such as multidisciplinary teams and low-baseline adherence (9 reviews/overviews); and electronic guidelines systems (3 reviews). The strategies of audit and feedback and educational outreach visits were generally effective in improving both process of care and clinical outcomes. Reminders and provider incentives showed mixed effectiveness, or were generally ineffective. No general conclusion could be reached about cost effectiveness, because of limitations in the evidence. Important gaps exist in the evidence on effectiveness of implementation interventions, especially regarding clinical outcomes, cost effectiveness and contextual issues affecting successful implementation. Copyright © 2017 American College of Cardiology Foundation and American Heart Association, Inc. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

  4. ACC/AHA Special Report: Clinical Practice Guideline Implementation Strategies: A Summary of Systematic Reviews by the NHLBI Implementation Science Work Group: A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Clinical Practice Guidelines.

    PubMed

    Chan, Wiley V; Pearson, Thomas A; Bennett, Glen C; Cushman, William C; Gaziano, Thomas A; Gorman, Paul N; Handler, Joel; Krumholz, Harlan M; Kushner, Robert F; MacKenzie, Thomas D; Sacco, Ralph L; Smith, Sidney C; Stevens, Victor J; Wells, Barbara L; Castillo, Graciela; Heil, Susan K R; Stephens, Jennifer; Vann, Julie C Jacobson

    2017-02-28

    In 2008, the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute convened an Implementation Science Work Group to assess evidence-based strategies for effectively implementing clinical practice guidelines. This was part of a larger effort to update existing clinical practice guidelines on cholesterol, blood pressure, and overweight/obesity. Review evidence from the published implementation science literature and identify effective or promising strategies to enhance the adoption and implementation of clinical practice guidelines. This systematic review was conducted on 4 critical questions, each focusing on the adoption and effectiveness of 4 intervention strategies: (1) reminders, (2) educational outreach visits, (3) audit and feedback, and (4) provider incentives. A scoping review of the Rx for Change database of systematic reviews was used to identify promising guideline implementation interventions aimed at providers. Inclusion and exclusion criteria were developed a priori for each question, and the published literature was initially searched up to 2012, and then updated with a supplemental search to 2015. Two independent reviewers screened the returned citations to identify relevant reviews and rated the quality of each included review. Audit and feedback and educational outreach visits were generally effective in improving both process of care (15 of 21 reviews and 12 of 13 reviews, respectively) and clinical outcomes (7 of 12 reviews and 3 of 5 reviews, respectively). Provider incentives showed mixed effectiveness for improving both process of care (3 of 4 reviews) and clinical outcomes (3 reviews equally distributed between generally effective, mixed, and generally ineffective). Reminders showed mixed effectiveness for improving process of care outcomes (27 reviews with 11 mixed and 3 generally ineffective results) and were generally ineffective for clinical outcomes (18 reviews with 6 mixed and 9 generally ineffective results). Educational outreach visits (2 of 2 reviews), reminders (3 of 4 reviews), and provider incentives (1 of 1 review) were generally effective for cost reduction. Educational outreach visits (1 of 1 review) and provider incentives (1 of 1 review) were also generally effective for cost-effectiveness outcomes. Barriers to clinician adoption or adherence to guidelines included time constraints (8 reviews/overviews); limited staffing resources (2 overviews); timing (5 reviews/overviews); clinician skepticism (5 reviews/overviews); clinician knowledge of guidelines (4 reviews/overviews); and higher age of the clinician (1 overview). Facilitating factors included guideline characteristics such as format, resources, and end-user involvement (6 reviews/overviews); involving stakeholders (5 reviews/overviews); leadership support (5 reviews/overviews); scope of implementation (5 reviews/overviews); organizational culture such as multidisciplinary teams and low-baseline adherence (9 reviews/overviews); and electronic guidelines systems (3 reviews). The strategies of audit and feedback and educational outreach visits were generally effective in improving both process of care and clinical outcomes. Reminders and provider incentives showed mixed effectiveness, or were generally ineffective. No general conclusion could be reached about cost effectiveness, because of limitations in the evidence. Important gaps exist in the evidence on effectiveness of implementation interventions, especially regarding clinical outcomes, cost effectiveness and contextual issues affecting successful implementation. © 2017 by the American College of Cardiology Foundation and the American Heart Association, Inc.

  5. Technology for Space Station Evolution. Executive summary and overview

    NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)

    1990-01-01

    NASA's Office of Aeronautics and Space Technology (OAST) conducted a workshop on technology for space station evolution 16-19 Jan. 1990. The purpose of this workshop was to collect and clarify Space Station Freedom technology requirements for evolution and to describe technologies that can potentially fill those requirements. These proceedings are organized into an Executive Summary and Overview and five volumes containing the technology discipline presentations. The Executive Summary and Overview contains an executive summary for the workshop, the technology discipline summary packages, and the keynote address. The executive summary provides a synopsis of the events and results of the workshop and the technology discipline summary packages.

  6. NASA/BLM Applications Pilot Test (APT), phase 2. Volume 1: Executive summary. [vegetation mapping and production estimation in northwestern Arizona

    NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)

    1981-01-01

    Data from LANDSAT, low altitude color aerial photography, and ground visits were combined and used to produce vegetation cover maps and to estimate productivity of range, woodland, and forest resources in northwestern Arizona. A planning session, two workshops, and four status reviews were held to assist technology transfer from NASA. Computer aided digital classification of LANDSAT data was selected as a major source of input data. An overview is presented of the data processing, data collection, productivity estimation, and map verification techniques used. Cost analysis and digital LANDSAT digital products are also considered.

  7. Effect of discharge summary availability during post-discharge visits on hospital readmission.

    PubMed

    van Walraven, Carl; Seth, Ratika; Austin, Peter C; Laupacis, Andreas

    2002-03-01

    To determine if the delivery of hospital discharge summaries to follow-up physicians decreases the risk of hospital readmission. Eight hundred eighty-eight patients discharged from a single hospital following treatment for an acute medical illness. Teaching hospital in a universal health-care system. We determined the date that each patient's discharge summary was printed and the physicians to whom it was sent. Summary receipt was confirmed by survey and phoning each physician's office. Each patient's hospital chart was reviewed to determine their acute and chronic medical conditions as well as their course in hospital. Using population-based administrative databases, all post-hospitalization visits were identified. For each of these visits, we determined whether the summary was available. Time to nonelective hospital readmission during 3 months following discharge. The discharge summary was available for only 568 of 4,639 outpatient visits (12.2%). Overall, 240 (27.0%) of patients were urgently readmitted to hospital. After adjusting for significant patient and hospitalization factors, we found a trend toward a decreased risk of readmission for patients who were seen in follow-up by a physician who had received a summary (relative risk 0.74, 95% confidence interval 0.50 to 1.11). The risk of rehospitalization may decrease when patients are assessed following discharge by physicians who have received the discharge summary. Further research is required to determine if better continuity of patient information improves patient outcomes.

  8. CADDIS Volume 2. Sources, Stressors and Responses: Urbanization - Overview

    EPA Pesticide Factsheets

    Introduction to urbanization and its effects of streams, a summary of the urban stream syndrome,an overview of the effects of urbanization on biotic integrity, a summary of catchment vs. riparian urbanization.

  9. Effect of Discharge Summary Availability During Post-discharge Visits on Hospital Readmission

    PubMed Central

    van Walraven, Carl; Seth, Ratika; Austin, Peter C; Laupacis, Andreas

    2002-01-01

    OBJECTIVE To determine if the delivery of hospital discharge summaries to follow-up physicians decreases the risk of hospital readmission. SUBJECTS Eight hundred eighty-eight patients discharged from a single hospital following treatment for an acute medical illness. SETTING Teaching hospital in a universal health-care system. DESIGN We determined the date that each patient's discharge summary was printed and the physicians to whom it was sent. Summary receipt was confirmed by survey and phoning each physician's office. Each patient's hospital chart was reviewed to determine their acute and chronic medical conditions as well as their course in hospital. Using population-based administrative databases, all post-hospitalization visits were identified. For each of these visits, we determined whether the summary was available. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Time to nonelective hospital readmission during 3 months following discharge. RESULTS The discharge summary was available for only 568 of 4,639 outpatient visits (12.2%). Overall, 240 (27.0%) of patients were urgently readmitted to hospital. After adjusting for significant patient and hospitalization factors, we found a trend toward a decreased risk of readmission for patients who were seen in follow-up by a physician who had received a summary (relative risk 0.74, 95% confidence interval 0.50 to 1.11). CONCLUSIONS The risk of rehospitalization may decrease when patients are assessed following discharge by physicians who have received the discharge summary. Further research is required to determine if better continuity of patient information improves patient outcomes. PMID:11929504

  10. NASA Remediation Technology Collaboration Development Task, Overview and Project Summaries

    NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)

    Romeo, James G.

    2014-01-01

    An overview presentation of NASA's Remediation Technology Collaboration Development Task including the following project summaries: in situ groundwater monitor, in situ chemical oxidation, in situ bioremediation, horizontal multi-port well, and high resolution site characterization.

  11. PLATO Esperanto Materials.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Sherwood, Judith

    1981-01-01

    A summary is presented of types of Esperanto materials available on PLATO--a general overview section, a picture introduction, lessons that accompany a textbook, vocabulary drills, crossword puzzles, dictation drills, reading practice, and a concentration game. The general overview lesson gives a comprehensive summary of the history and…

  12. NOAA Office of Exploration and Research > Data Access > Overview

    Science.gov Websites

    Management of Environmental Data and Information and related Procedural Directives inform OER INFORMATION ON THE NOAA OFFICE OF OCEAN EXPLORATION AND RESEARCH, VISIT: OCEANEXPLORER.NOAA.GOV weather oceans Science Overview Data Access Overview Operational Data Management Publications Education Overview Alliance

  13. On the development of a theory of traveler attitude-behavior interrelationships. Volume 3 : executive summary : overview of methods, results, and conclusions

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    1978-08-01

    The executive summary of this Final Report offers an overview of : methods, results, and conclusions which support the development of a : theory of traveler attitude-behavior interrelationships. Such a theory : will be useful in the design of transpo...

  14. Laboratory Directed Research and Development Program Assessment for FY 2015

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

    Hatton, Diane; Barkigia, K.; Giacalone, P.

    2016-03-01

    This report provides an overview of the BNL LDRD program and a summary of the management processes, project peer review, a financial overview, and the relation of the portfolio of LDRD projects to BNL's mission, initiatives, and strategic plan. Also included are a summary of success indicators and a self-assessment.

  15. 77 FR 32570 - Visiting Committee on Advanced Technology

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2012-06-01

    ... DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Institute of Standards and Technology Visiting Committee on Advanced Technology AGENCY: National Institute of Standards and Technology, Department of Commerce. ACTION: Notice of public meeting. SUMMARY: The Visiting Committee on Advanced Technology (VCAT or Committee...

  16. 76 FR 29195 - Visiting Committee on Advanced Technology

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    2011-05-20

    ... DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Institute of Standards and Technology Visiting Committee on Advanced Technology AGENCY: National Institute of Standards and Technology, Department of Commerce. ACTION: Notice of Public Meeting. SUMMARY: The Visiting Committee on Advanced Technology (VCAT or Committee...

  17. 75 FR 60082 - Visiting Committee on Advanced Technology

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    2010-09-29

    ... DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Institute of Standards and Technology Visiting Committee on Advanced Technology AGENCY: National Institute of Standards and Technology, Department of Commerce. ACTION: Notice of Public Meeting. SUMMARY: The Visiting Committee on Advanced Technology (VCAT), National...

  18. 78 FR 292 - Visiting Committee on Advanced Technology

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    2013-01-03

    ... DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Institute of Standards and Technology Visiting Committee on Advanced Technology AGENCY: National Institute of Standards and Technology, Department of Commerce. ACTION: Notice of Public Meeting. SUMMARY: The Visiting Committee on Advanced Technology (VCAT or Committee...

  19. 76 FR 2662 - Visiting Committee on Advanced Technology

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    2011-01-14

    ... DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Institute of Standards and Technology Visiting Committee on Advanced Technology AGENCY: National Institute of Standards and Technology, Department of Commerce. ACTION: Notice of partially closed meeting. SUMMARY: The Visiting Committee on Advanced Technology (VCAT...

  20. 78 FR 57839 - Visiting Committee on Advanced Technology

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    2013-09-20

    ... DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Institute of Standards and Technology Visiting Committee on Advanced Technology AGENCY: National Institute of Standards and Technology, Department of Commerce. ACTION: Notice of public meeting. SUMMARY: The Visiting Committee on Advanced Technology (VCAT or Committee...

  1. 76 FR 59659 - Visiting Committee on Advanced Technology

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    2011-09-27

    ... DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Institute of Standards and Technology Visiting Committee on Advanced Technology AGENCY: National Institute of Standards and Technology, Department of Commerce. ACTION: Notice of public meeting. SUMMARY: The Visiting Committee on Advanced Technology (VCAT or Committee...

  2. 77 FR 3232 - Visiting Committee on Advanced Technology

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2012-01-23

    ... DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Institute of Standards and Technology Visiting Committee on Advanced Technology AGENCY: National Institute of Standards and Technology, Department of Commerce. ACTION: Notice of public meeting. SUMMARY: The Visiting Committee on Advanced Technology (VCAT or Committee...

  3. 78 FR 29704 - Visiting Committee on Advanced Technology

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2013-05-21

    ... DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Institute of Standards and Technology Visiting Committee on Advanced Technology AGENCY: National Institute of Standards and Technology, Department of Commerce. ACTION: Notice of Public Meeting. SUMMARY: The Visiting Committee on Advanced Technology (VCAT or Committee...

  4. Small molecules for bone diseases.

    PubMed

    Masuya, Keiichi; Teno, Naoki

    2010-04-01

    Bones play many roles in the body, providing structure, protecting organs, anchoring muscles and storing calcium. Over 100 million people worldwide suffer from bone diseases, mainly osteoporosis, cancer-related bone loss, osteoarthritis and inflammatory arthritis. Osteoporosis itself has no specific symptoms, and the main consequence is the increased risk of bone fractures. Therefore, the prevention of bone diseases is important to maintain the quality of life in the human society. However, treatment options are still insufficient. This review article gives a summary of the low molecular mass modulators of bone diseases targets disclosed in patent applications and articles, mainly during the last 5 years. Readers will rapidly gain an overview of these modulators not only for historical targets, but also of emerging and re-visited targets. Readers will also be able to see the current research trend and the main players in this field. Drug discovery for bone diseases has made progress in the last years. The research area has dynamically shifted from historical targets (bisphosphonate, parathyroid hormone and calcitonin) to newly confirmed targets or targets re-visited which were biologically validated in the past. Cathepsin K inhibitors should be very close to launching in the market.

  5. Telerehabilitation Technologies: Accessibility and Usability

    PubMed Central

    Pramuka, Michael; van Roosmalen, Linda

    2009-01-01

    In the fields of telehealth and telemedicine, phone and/or video technologies are key to the successful provision of services such as remote monitoring and visits. How do these technologies affect service accessibility, effectiveness, quality, and usefulness when applied to rehabilitation services in the field of telerehabilitation? To answer this question, we provide a overview of the complex network of available technologies and discuss how they link to rehabilitation applications, services, and practices as well as to the telerehabilitation end-user. This white paper will first present the numerous professional considerations that shape the use of technology in telerehabilitation service and set it somewhat apart from telemedicine. It will then provide an overview of concepts essential to usability analysis; present a summary of various telerehabilitation technologies and their strengths and limitations, and consider how the technologies interface with end users’ clinical needs for service accessibility, effectiveness, quality, and usefulness. The paper will highlight a conceptual framework (including task analyses and usability issues) that underlies a functional match between telerehabilitation technologies, clinical applications, and end-user capabilities for telerehabilitation purposes. Finally, we will discuss pragmatic issues related to user integration of telerehabilitation technology versus traditional face-to-face approaches. PMID:25945165

  6. Summary travel characteristics : Hawaii

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    1997-10-01

    The Summary Travel Characteristics publication series contains summary tables of travel statistics for census regions and divisions, States, and metropolitan areas. The tables in this report provide an overview of the findings of the American Travel ...

  7. Summary travel characteristics : Massachusetts

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    1997-09-29

    The Summary Travel Characteristics publication series contains summary tables of travel statistics for census regions and divisions, States, and metropolitan areas. The tables in this report provide an overview of the findings of the American Travel ...

  8. Summary travel characteristics : New Jersey

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    1997-09-30

    The Summary Travel Characteristics publication series contains summary tables of travel statistics for census regions and divisions, States, and metropolitan areas. The tables in this report provide an overview of the findings of the American Travel ...

  9. Summary travel characteristics : New Hampshire

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    1997-09-30

    The Summary Travel Characteristics publication series contains summary tables of travel statistics for census regions and divisions, States, and metropolitan areas. The tables in this report provide an overview of the findings of the American Travel ...

  10. Summary travel characteristics : New York

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    1997-09-30

    The Summary Travel Characteristics publication series contains summary tables of travel statistics for census regions and divisions, States, and metropolitan areas. The tables in this report provide an overview of the findings of the American Travel ...

  11. Summary travel characteristics : New Mexico

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    1997-09-30

    The Summary Travel Characteristics publication series contains summary tables of travel statistics for census regions and divisions, States, and metropolitan areas. The tables in this report provide an overview of the findings of the American Travel ...

  12. Summary travel characteristics : South Dakota

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    1997-09-30

    The Summary Travel Characteristics publication series contains summary tables of travel statistics for census regions and divisions, States, and metropolitan areas. The tables in this report provide an overview of the findings of the American Travel ...

  13. Summary travel characteristics : Virgina

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    1997-09-30

    The Summary Travel Characteristics publication series contains summary tables of travel statistics for census regions and divisions, States, and metropolitan areas. The tables in this report provide an overview of the findings of the American Travel ...

  14. Summary travel characteristics : South Carolina

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    1997-09-30

    The Summary Travel Characteristics publication series contains summary tables of travel statistics for census regions and divisions, States, and metropolitan areas. The tables in this report provide an overview of the findings of the American Travel ...

  15. Summary travel characteristics : Florida

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    1997-09-29

    The Summary Travel Characteristics publication series contains summary tables of travel statistics for census regions and divisions, States, and metropolitan areas. The tables in this report provide an overview of the findings of the American Travel ...

  16. Summary travel characteristics : Kansas

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    1997-09-29

    The Summary Travel Characteristics publication series contains summary tables of travel statistics for census regions and divisions, States, and metropolitan areas. The tables in this report provide an overview of the findings of the American Travel ...

  17. Summary travel characteristics : California

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    1997-09-29

    The Summary Travel Characteristics publication series contains summary tables of travel statistics for census regions and divisions, States, and metropolitan areas. The tables in this report provide an overview of the findings of the American Travel ...

  18. Summary travel characteristics : Texas

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    1997-09-30

    The Summary Travel Characteristics publication series contains summary tables of travel statistics for census regions and divisions, States, and metropolitan areas. The tables in this report provide an overview of the findings of the American Travel ...

  19. Summary travel characteristics : North Carolina

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    1997-09-30

    The Summary Travel Characteristics publication series contains summary tables of travel statistics for census regions and divisions, States, and metropolitan areas. The tables in this report provide an overview of the findings of the American Travel ...

  20. Summary travel characteristics : Illinois

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    1997-09-29

    The Summary Travel Characteristics publication series contains summary tables of travel statistics for census regions and divisions, States, and metropolitan areas. The tables in this report provide an overview of the findings of the American Travel ...

  1. Summary travel characteristics : Montana

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    1997-09-30

    The Summary Travel Characteristics publication series contains summary tables of travel statistics for census regions and divisions, States, and metropolitan areas. The tables in this report provide an overview of the findings of the American Travel ...

  2. Summary travel characteristics : Kentucky

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    1997-09-29

    The Summary Travel Characteristics publication series contains summary tables of travel statistics for census regions and divisions, States, and metropolitan areas. The tables in this report provide an overview of the findings of the American Travel ...

  3. Summary travel characteristics : Wisconsin

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    1997-10-01

    The Summary Travel Characteristics publication series contains summary tables of travel statistics for census regions and divisions, States, and metropolitan areas. The tables in this report provide an overview of the findings of the American Travel ...

  4. Summary travel characteristics : Maryland

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    1997-09-19

    The Summary Travel Characteristics publication series contains summary tables of travel statistics for census regions and divisions, States, and metropolitan areas. The tables in this report provide an overview of the findings of the American Travel ...

  5. Summary travel characteristics : Nevada

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    1997-09-30

    The Summary Travel Characteristics publication series contains summary tables of travel statistics for census regions and divisions, States, and metropolitan areas. The tables in this report provide an overview of the findings of the American Travel ...

  6. Summary travel characteristics : Iowa

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    1997-09-29

    The Summary Travel Characteristics publication series contains summary tables of travel statistics for census regions and divisions, States, and metropolitan areas. The tables in this report provide an overview of the findings of the American Travel ...

  7. Summary travel characteristics : Washington

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    1997-10-01

    The Summary Travel Characteristics publication series contains summary tables of travel statistics for census regions and divisions, States, and metropolitan areas. The tables in this report provide an overview of the findings of the American Travel ...

  8. Summary travel characteristics : Alabama

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    1997-09-29

    The Summary Travel Characteristics publication series contains summary tables of travel statistics for census regions and divisions, States, and metropolitan areas. The tables in this report provide an overview of the findings of the American Travel ...

  9. Summary travel characteristics : Nebraska

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    1997-09-30

    The Summary Travel Characteristics publication series contains summary tables of travel statistics for census regions and divisions, States, and metropolitan areas. The tables in this report provide an overview of the findings of the American Travel ...

  10. Summary travel characteristics : Oregon

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    1997-10-01

    The Summary Travel Characteristics publication series contains summary tables of travel statistics for census regions and divisions, States, and metropolitan areas. The tables in this report provide an overview of the findings of the American Travel ...

  11. Summary travel characteristics : Maine

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    1997-09-29

    The Summary Travel Characteristics publication series contains summary tables of travel statistics for census regions and divisions, States, and metropolitan areas. The tables in this report provide an overview of the findings of the American Travel ...

  12. Summary travel characteristics : Utah

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    1997-09-30

    The Summary Travel Characteristics publication series contains summary tables of travel statistics for census regions and divisions, States, and metropolitan areas. The tables in this report provide an overview of the findings of the American Travel ...

  13. Summary travel characteristics : Michigan

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    1997-09-29

    The Summary Travel Characteristics publication series contains summary tables of travel statistics for census regions and divisions, States, and metropolitan areas. The tables in this report provide an overview of the findings of the American Travel ...

  14. Summary travel characteristics : Missouri

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    1997-09-30

    The Summary Travel Characteristics publication series contains summary tables of travel statistics for census regions and divisions, States, and metropolitan areas. The tables in this report provide an overview of the findings of the American Travel ...

  15. Summary travel characteristics : Colorado

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    1997-09-29

    The Summary Travel Characteristics publication series contains summary tables of travel statistics for census regions and divisions, States, and metropolitan areas. The tables in this report provide an overview of the findings of the American Travel ...

  16. Summary travel characteristics : Alaska

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    1997-09-29

    The Summary Travel Characteristics publication series contains summary tables of travel statistics for census regions and divisions, States, and metropolitan areas. The tables in this report provide an overview of the findings of the American Travel ...

  17. Summary travel characteristics : Oklahoma

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    1997-09-30

    The Summary Travel Characteristics publication series contains summary tables of travel statistics for census regions and divisions, States, and metropolitan areas. The tables in this report provide an overview of the findings of the American Travel ...

  18. Summary travel characteristics : Indiana

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    1997-09-29

    The Summary Travel Characteristics publication series contains summary tables of travel statistics for census regions and divisions, States, and metropolitan areas. The tables in this report provide an overview of the findings of the American Travel ...

  19. Summary travel characteristics : Idaho

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    1997-09-29

    The Summary Travel Characteristics publication series contains summary tables of travel statistics for census regions and divisions, States, and metropolitan areas. The tables in this report provide an overview of the findings of the American Travel ...

  20. Summary travel characteristics : Tennessee

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    1997-09-30

    The Summary Travel Characteristics publication series contains summary tables of travel statistics for census regions and divisions, States, and metropolitan areas. The tables in this report provide an overview of the findings of the American Travel ...

  1. Summary travel characteristics : West Virginia

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    1997-10-01

    The Summary Travel Characteristics publication series contains summary tables of travel statistics for census regions and divisions, States, and metropolitan areas. The tables in this report provide an overview of the findings of the American Travel ...

  2. Summary travel characteristics : Georgia

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    1997-09-29

    The Summary Travel Characteristics publication series contains summary tables of travel statistics for census regions and divisions, States, and metropolitan areas. The tables in this report provide an overview of the findings of the American Travel ...

  3. Summary travel characteristics : Delaware

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    1997-09-29

    The Summary Travel Characteristics publication series contains summary tables of travel statistics for census regions and divisions, States, and metropolitan areas. The tables in this report provide an overview of the findings of the American Travel ...

  4. Summary travel characteristics : Ohio

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    1997-09-30

    The Summary Travel Characteristics publication series contains summary tables of travel statistics for census regions and divisions, States, and metropolitan areas. The tables in this report provide an overview of the findings of the American Travel ...

  5. Summary travel characteristics : Arizona

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    1997-09-29

    The Summary Travel Characteristics publication series contains summary tables of travel statistics for census regions and divisions, States, and metropolitan areas. The tables in this report provide an overview of the findings of the American Travel ...

  6. Summary travel characteristics : North Dakota

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    1997-09-30

    The Summary Travel Characteristics publication series contains summary tables of travel statistics for census regions and divisions, States, and metropolitan areas. The tables in this report provide an overview of the findings of the American Travel ...

  7. Summary travel characteristics : Wyoming

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    1997-01-01

    The Summary Travel Characteristics publication series contains summary tables of travel statistics for census regions and divisions, States, and metropolitan areas. The tables in this report provide an overview of the findings of the American Travel ...

  8. Summary travel characteristics : Minnesota

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    1997-09-30

    The Summary Travel Characteristics publication series contains summary tables of travel statistics for census regions and divisions, States, and metropolitan areas. The tables in this report provide an overview of the findings of the American Travel ...

  9. Summary travel characteristics : Vermont

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    1997-09-30

    The Summary Travel Characteristics publication series contains summary tables of travel statistics for census regions and divisions, States, and metropolitan areas. The tables in this report provide an overview of the findings of the American Travel ...

  10. Summary travel characteristics : Louisiana

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    1997-09-29

    The Summary Travel Characteristics publication series contains summary tables of travel statistics for census regions and divisions, States, and metropolitan areas. The tables in this report provide an overview of the findings of the American Travel ...

  11. Summary travel characteristics : Mississippi

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    1997-09-30

    The Summary Travel Characteristics publication series contains summary tables of travel statistics for census regions and divisions, States, and metropolitan areas. The tables in this report provide an overview of the findings of the American Travel ...

  12. Summary travel characteristics : Connecticut

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    1997-09-29

    The Summary Travel Characteristics publication series contains summary tables of travel statistics for census regions and divisions, States, and metropolitan areas. The tables in this report provide an overview of the findings of the American Travel ...

  13. Summary travel characteristics : Rhode Island

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    1997-09-30

    The Summary Travel Characteristics publication series contains summary tables of travel statistics for census regions and divisions, States, and metropolitan areas. The tables in this report provide an overview of the findings of the American Travel ...

  14. Summary travel characteristics : Pennsylvania

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    1997-09-30

    The Summary Travel Characteristics publication series contains summary tables of travel statistics for census regions and divisions, States, and metropolitan areas. The tables in this report provide an overview of the findings of the American Travel ...

  15. Summary travel characteristics : Arkansas

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    1997-09-29

    The Summary Travel Characteristics publication series contains summary tables of travel statistics for census regions and divisions, States, and metropolitan areas. The tables in this report provide an overview of the findings of the American Travel ...

  16. Global Security Contingency Fund: Summary and Issue Overview

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2014-04-04

    Diplomacy and Development Review (QDDR), Washington, D.C., December 2010, p. 203; Gordon Adams and Rebecca Williams, A New Way Forward: Rebalancing ...Williams, A New Way Forward: Rebalancing Security Assistance Programs and (continued...) Global Security Contingency Fund: Summary and Issue Overview...a large security assistance portfolio . But others may point to the State Department’s creation of new programs under the Security Assistance

  17. Toward a patient-centered ambulatory after-visit summary: Identifying primary care patients' information needs.

    PubMed

    Clarke, Martina A; Moore, Joi L; Steege, Linsey M; Koopman, Richelle J; Belden, Jeffery L; Canfield, Shannon M; Kim, Min S

    2018-09-01

    The purpose of this study was to determine the information needs of primary care patients as they review clinic visit notes to inform information that should be contained in an after-visit summary (AVS). We collected data from 15 patients with an acute illness and 14 patients with a chronic disease using semi-structured interviews. The acute patients reviewed seven major sections, and chronic patients reviewed eight major sections of a simulated, but realistic visit note to identify relevant information needs for their AVS. Patients in the acute illness group identified the Plan, Assessment and History of Present Illness the most as important note sections, while patients in the chronic care group identified Significant Lab Data, Plan, and Assessment the most as important note sections. This study was able to identify primary care patients' information needs after clinic visit. Primary care patients have information needs pertaining to diagnosis and treatment, which may be the reason why both patient groups identified Plan and Assessment as important note sections. Future research should also develop and assess an AVS based on the information gathered in this study and evaluate its usefulness among primary care patients. The results of this study can be used to inform the development of an after-visit summary that assists patients to fully understand their treatment plan, which may improve treatment adherence.

  18. Summary travel characteristics : District of Columbia

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    1997-10-01

    The Summary Travel Characteristics publication series contains summary tables of travel statistics for census regions and divisions, States, and metropolitan areas. The tables in this report provide an overview of the findings of the American Travel ...

  19. Study of New Youth Initiatives in Apprenticeship. Interim Report. Volume 2: Site Visit Reports.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    CSR, Inc., Washington, DC.

    This second volume of the interim report provides detailed case study reports on each of the eight Youth Apprenticeship Projects. (Volume 1, an overview of data from the site visits, is available separately as CE 032 791.) Discussion areas covered in each site visit report are local context/operational environment, administrative information,…

  20. Cancer Genetics Overview (PDQ®)—Health Professional Version

    Cancer.gov

    Expert-reviewed information summary in which the features of hereditary cancer and the structure and content of other PDQ cancer genetics summaries are described. The summary also contains an extensive list of genetics resources available online.

  1. Gas-Grain Simulation Facility: Fundamental studies of particle formation and interactions. Volume 1: Executive summary and overview

    NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)

    Fogleman, Guy (Editor); Huntington, Judith L. (Editor); Schwartz, Deborah E. (Editor); Fonda, Mark L. (Editor)

    1989-01-01

    An overview of the Gas-Grain Simulation Facility (GGSF) project and its current status is provided. The proceedings of the Gas-Grain Simulation Facility Experiments Workshop are recorded. The goal of the workshop was to define experiments for the GGSF--a small particle microgravity research facility. The workshop addressed the opportunity for performing, in Earth orbit, a wide variety of experiments that involve single small particles (grains) or clouds of particles. The first volume includes the executive summary, overview, scientific justification, history, and planned development of the Facility.

  2. Grandparent visitation rights: an inappropriate intrusion or appropriate protection?

    PubMed

    Keith, Pat M; Wacker, Robbyn R

    2002-01-01

    Increased divorce rates, longevity in multi-generational families, and activism by older persons are a part of the context in which the role of grandparents in the family, an overview of grandparent visitation statutes, and controversy about visitation rights are discussed. The history and characteristics of grandparent visitation statutes, the process of filing, and criteria used to grant visitation provide insight into the complexities of the request for, and determination of, these rights. Family dynamics interact with a myriad of state statutes to suggest implications for research and policy.

  3. Overview of EPA activities and research related to black carbon

    EPA Science Inventory

    The purpose of this international presentation is to give an overview of EPA activities related to black carbon (BC). This overview includes some summary information on how EPA defines BC, current knowledge on United States emissions and forecasted emission reductions, and ongoin...

  4. National water summary 1990-91: Hydrologic events and stream water quality

    USGS Publications Warehouse

    Paulson, Richard W.; Chase, Edith B.; Williams, John S.; Moody, David W.

    1993-01-01

    The following discussion is an overview of the three parts of this 1990-91 National Water Summary - "Hydrologic Conditions and Water-Related Events, Water Years 1990-91," "Hydrologic Perspectives on Water Issues," and "State Summaries of Stream Water Quality."

  5. The Science and Engineering Talent Pool. Proceedings of the Joint Meeting of the Scientific Manpower Commission and the Engineering Manpower Commission (Washington, District of Columbia, May 15, 1984).

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Scientific Manpower Commission, Washington, DC.

    The proceedings of a meeting which focused on topics and issues related to the pipeline for scientists and engineers are presented. They include the meeting agenda, introductory comments, an overview, summaries of five presentations, the meeting summary, and a list of participants. The overview (by Betty Vetter) outlines some ways of measuring the…

  6. Examination of office visit patient preferences for the after-visit summary (AVS).

    PubMed

    Neuberger, Marolee; Dontje, Katherine; Holzman, Greg; Corser, Bill; Keskimaki, Abigail; Chant, Ericka

    2014-01-01

    The federal government advocates the practice of routinely providing an after-visit summary (AVS) to patients after each office-based visit as an element of stage 1 meaningful use. A significant potential benefit of the AVS is improved patient engagement achieved by enabling patients and family members to better understand and retain key health information. The methodology for this study was a mixed-methods pilot study to examine, through the perspectives of adult primary care patients, how relevant and actionable data can be better formatted in the AVS. Results of this study suggest that the goal of the AVS to serve as a communication tool to engage and support patients is frequently not being met. Further study is needed to understand, from the viewpoints of patients and providers, what barriers are keeping them from optimally providing and using the information on the AVS.

  7. Examination of Office Visit Patient Preferences for the After-Visit Summary (AVS)

    PubMed Central

    Neuberger, Marolee; Dontje, Katherine; Holzman, Greg; Corser, Bill; Keskimaki, Abigail; Chant, Ericka

    2014-01-01

    The federal government advocates the practice of routinely providing an after-visit summary (AVS) to patients after each office-based visit as an element of stage 1 meaningful use. A significant potential benefit of the AVS is improved patient engagement achieved by enabling patients and family members to better understand and retain key health information. The methodology for this study was a mixed-methods pilot study to examine, through the perspectives of adult primary care patients, how relevant and actionable data can be better formatted in the AVS. Results of this study suggest that the goal of the AVS to serve as a communication tool to engage and support patients is frequently not being met. Further study is needed to understand, from the viewpoints of patients and providers, what barriers are keeping them from optimally providing and using the information on the AVS. PMID:25593570

  8. SUMMARY REPORT FOR THE NATIONAL ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION PROGRAM/NATIONAL TRENDS NETWORK (NADP/NTN) SITE VISITATION PROGRAM FOR THE PERIOD OCTOBER 1987 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 1988

    EPA Science Inventory

    The U.S Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) provides technical assistance to the NADP/NTN network through a site visitation program. esearch Triangle Institute, as contractor to EPA, conducts these visits. f deficiencies or nonstandard procedures are noted, the site operator an...

  9. 75 FR 3212 - Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools; Overview Information; Grant Competition for the Cooperative...

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2010-01-20

    ... such institutions; (B) Visits to school systems, institutions of higher education, and nonprofit...; (B) Visits to school systems, institutions of higher education, and organizations conducting... systems, institutions of higher education, and organizations conducting exemplary programs in economic...

  10. A System Overview of the Electronic Surveillance System for the Early Notification of Community-based Epidemics

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2004-11-15

    Doctors’ Visits Animal Health Diagnostic Labs Hospital Emergency Room Local Military & Civ. Users Public Health Surveillance & Epidemiology...Environmental Samples EPA Over the Counter Sales Animal Health Absenteeism ESSENCE I NCR Military Data Tri-Service Outpatient Visits Pharmacy Data

  11. An Overview of Video Description: History, Benefits, and Guidelines

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Packer, Jaclyn; Vizenor, Katie; Miele, Joshua A.

    2015-01-01

    This article provides an overview of the historical context in which video description services have evolved in the United States, a summary of research demonstrating benefits to people with vision loss, an overview of current video description guidelines, and information about current software programs that are available to produce video…

  12. Thermal Design Overview of the Mars Exploration Rover Project

    NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)

    Tsuyuki, Glenn

    2002-01-01

    Contents include the following: Mission Overview. Thermal Environments. Driving Thermal Requirements. Thermal Design Approach. Thermal Control Block Diagram. Thermal Design Description. Thermal Analysis Results Summary. Testing Plans. Issues & Concerns.

  13. Home visits during pregnancy: consequences on pregnancy outcome, use of health services, and women's situations.

    PubMed

    Blondel, B; Bréart, G

    1995-08-01

    This review of eight randomized controlled trials assessed two different types of home visits during pregnancy: (1) those offering social support to high-risk women; and (2) those providing medical care to women with complications. In both categories, pregnancy outcome was not improved when women received home visits. The summary odds ratio for preterm delivery (< 37 weeks) was 1.0 (95% CI: 0.8 to 1.1). Nor did the home visits decrease the rate of hospital admission for women with complications (mainly threatened preterm labor or toxemia); the corresponding summary odds ratio was 0.9 (95% CI: 0.7 to 1.2). Nevertheless in some trials home visits had positive effects on women (medical knowledge, support levels, health habits, and satisfaction). The randomized controlled trials provide little evidence that programs offering home visits are effective in improving either pregnancy outcome or the use of health services. A better integration of hospital and home services might allow a more rational use of health services for women with complications. In addition, we need to define more precisely the content of home visits providing social support. For this, further research is required on how emotional support, health education, and advice influence the health of women and infants and mother-child interactions.

  14. Implementing Universal Maternal Depression Screening in Home Visiting Programs: A Pragmatic Overview

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Segre, Lisa S.; Taylor, Darby

    2014-01-01

    Maternal depression, although prevalent in low-income women, is not an inevitable consequence of poverty. Nevertheless, depression is a double burden for impoverished women: compromising infant development and diminishing mothers' ability to benefit from or effectively use home visiting services. Without universal screening, depression is often…

  15. Online Student Services: An Overview of the Provision.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    McNickle, Cathy

    This paper presents an overview of online student services being used by 19 vocational education and training (VET) and higher education institutions in Australia. Information was gathered though site visits between July and September 2000 about online support services for prospective students, enrolling students, enrolled students, and graduating…

  16. NOAA Office of Exploration and Research > Data Access > Operational Data

    Science.gov Websites

    Management Saturday, May 26, 2018 THIS WEBSITE IS NO LONGER BEING UPDATED OR MAINTAINED. FOR CURRENT INFORMATION ON THE NOAA OFFICE OF OCEAN EXPLORATION AND RESEARCH, VISIT: OCEANEXPLORER.NOAA.GOV Technology Initiatives Science Overview Data Access Overview Operational Data Management Publications

  17. Balancing Consistency and Flexibility in Student Training Entitlements: Research Overview

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Bowman, Kaye; McKenna, Suzy; Griffin, Tabatha

    2016-01-01

    This research overview summarizes the work undertaken by Kaye Bowman and Suzy McKenna in exploring jurisdictional approaches to the implementation of student entitlements to vocational skills training, a key reform initiative in the National Partnership Agreement on Skills Reform (NPASR) of 2012-16. The overview is a condensed summary of three…

  18. A Summary of Research in Science Education--1977

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Peterson, Rita W.; Carlson, Gaylen R.

    1979-01-01

    This issue contains a summary of research in science education for the year 1977. The review is organized into four major parts. These are the overview, survey research, experimental research and conclusions. (HM)

  19. CADDIS Volume 2. Sources, Stressors and Responses: Urbanization - Stormwater Runoff

    EPA Pesticide Factsheets

    Introduction to impervious surfaces associated with urbanization, overview of effects vs. total imperviousness, overview of how impervious surfaces affect biotic condition, summary of threshold values of impervious cover for stream biotic condition.

  20. Representative John Delaney Visited the FNLCR on October 21, 2014 | Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research

    Cancer.gov

    U.S. Rep. John Delaney (D-Md.) got an overview of the NCI at Frederick, heard about the latest advances in the genetics of breast cancer, and toured the Small Animal Imaging Facility during an Oct. 21 visit to the NCI Campus at Frederick. Delaney was

  1. 76 FR 4330 - American Overseas Research Centers (AORC) Program; Office of Postsecondary Education; Overview...

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2011-01-25

    ... conferences; the cost of teaching and research materials; the cost of acquisition, maintenance, and preservation of library collections; the cost of bringing visiting scholars and faculty to the center to teach... propose teaching or research activities conducted by visiting scholars and faculty in one of the seventy...

  2. Business Administration and Management: Current Trends and Future Directions.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Flewellen, William C., Jr.

    Drawing from site visits to 39 public and private colleges in Massachusetts, this report presents an evaluation of college programs in business administration and management and recommendations for improvement. Section 1 provides an overview of the statewide study and its findings. After identifying the colleges visited and the members of the…

  3. CADDIS Volume 2. Sources, Stressors and Responses: Urbanization - Riparian/Channel Alteration

    EPA Pesticide Factsheets

    Introduction to riparian and channel alteration associated with urbanization, summary of how riparian urbanization affects channel morphology, summary of how urbanization affects riparian hydrology, overview of stream burial associated with urbanization.

  4. Feasibility study of an Integrated Program for Aerospace-vehicle Design (IPAD) system. Volume 1: Summary

    NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)

    Garrocq, C. A.; Hurley, M. J.

    1973-01-01

    An overview is provided of the Ipad System, including its goals and objectives, organization, capabilities and future usefulness. The systems implementation is also presented with operational cost summaries.

  5. 76 FR 4919 - Regulatory Site Visit Training Program

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2011-01-27

    ... DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Food and Drug Administration [Docket No. FDA-2011-N-0046] Regulatory Site Visit Training Program AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS. ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration's (FDA's) Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research (CBER) is...

  6. 75 FR 6404 - Regulatory Site Visit Training Program

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2010-02-09

    ... DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Food and Drug Administration [Docket No. FDA-2008-N-0045] (formerly Docket No. 2004N-0408) Regulatory Site Visit Training Program AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS. ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration's (FDA's) Center for Biologics...

  7. CADDIS Volume 2. Sources, Stressors and Responses: Urbanization - Physical Habitat

    EPA Pesticide Factsheets

    Introduction to physical habitat changes associated with urbanization, overview of how urbanization can lead to channel enlargement, summary of how road crossings can affect stream ecosystems, summary of how urbanization can alter streambed substrates.

  8. Paisley Oregon Geothermal Plant Operated by Surprise Valley Electrification - 2016 Operational Information

    DOE Data Explorer

    Culp, E. Lynn

    2017-01-01

    This submission includes an Electricity Generation Summary, Maintenance Logs, Detailed Operations Data, Operating Cost Summary, and an Operations overview at the Paisley Oregon Geothermal Plant. Data uploaded for SVEC by Tom Williams, NREL

  9. 2001 South Dakota motor vehicle traffic accident summary

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2002-05-01

    The South Dakota Motor Vehicle Traffic Accident Summary was developed to provide : an overview of the South Dakota traffic accident picture, as well as make frequently : requested information available. Information from 2001 comprises the major porti...

  10. 1999 South Dakota motor vehicle traffic accident summary

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2000-05-01

    The South Dakota Motor Vehicle Traffic Accident Summary was developed to provide : an overview of the South Dakota traffic accident picture, as well as make frequently : requested information available. Information from 1999 comprises the major porti...

  11. 2002 South Dakota motor vehicle traffic crash summary

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2003-05-01

    The South Dakota Motor Vehicle Traffic Crash Summary was developed to provide an : overview of the South Dakota traffic crash picture, as well as make frequently requested : information available. Information from 2002 comprises the major portion of ...

  12. 2000 South Dakota motor vehicle traffic accident summary

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2001-01-01

    The South Dakota Motor Vehicle Traffic Accident Summary was developed to provide : an overview of the South Dakota traffic accident picture, as well as make frequently : requested information available. Information from 2000 comprises the major porti...

  13. 1998 South Dakota motor vehicle traffic accident summary

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    1998-01-01

    The South Dakota Motor Vehicle Traffic Accident Summary was developed to provide : an overview of the South Dakota traffic accident picture, as well as make frequently : requested information available. Information from 1998 comprises the major porti...

  14. 2003 South Dakota motor vehicle traffic crash summary

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2004-05-01

    The South Dakota Motor Vehicle Traffic Crash Summary was developed to provide an : overview of the South Dakota traffic crash picture, as well as make frequently requested : information available. Information from 2003 comprises the major portion of ...

  15. 1997 South Dakota motor vehicle traffic accident summary

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    1997-01-01

    The South Dakota Motor Vehicle Traffic Accident Summary was developed to provide an : overview of the South Dakota traffic accident picture, as well as make frequently requested : information available. Information from 1997 comprises the major porti...

  16. Treatment Option Overview (Pancreatic Cancer)

    MedlinePlus

    ... medicines that replace these enzymes. See the PDQ summary on Nutrition in Cancer Care for more information. New types of treatment are ... information on cancer prevention, detection, genetics, treatment, supportive ... Most summaries come in two versions. The health professional versions ...

  17. Q-Bridge environmental impact statement : executive summary

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    1997-04-01

    This Executive Summary provides a brief overview of the Final Environmental Impact Statement/Section 4(f) Evaluation (FEIS) for Interstate 95 (I-95) - Pearl Harbor Memorial Bridge (Q-Bridge) Crossing New Haven Harbor Study. The information presented ...

  18. Cancer Genetics Overview (PDQ®)—Health Professional Version

    Cancer.gov

    Cancer Genetics Overview discusses hereditary cancers and the role of genetic variants (mutations). Get information about genetic counseling, familial cancer syndromes, genomic sequencing, germline and somatic testing, ethical and legal issues and more in this summary for clinicians.

  19. Institute of Geophysics and Planetary Physics (IGPP), Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL): Quinquennial report, November 14-15, 1996

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

    Tweed, J.

    1996-10-01

    This Quinquennial Review Report of the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) branch of the Institute for Geophysics and Planetary Physics (IGPP) provides an overview of IGPP-LLNL, its mission, and research highlights of current scientific activities. This report also presents an overview of the University Collaborative Research Program (UCRP), a summary of the UCRP Fiscal Year 1997 proposal process and the project selection list, a funding summary for 1993-1996, seminars presented, and scientific publications. 2 figs., 3 tabs.

  20. Computer Based Training - A Report of a NATO Study Visit to America. A.P. Report 91.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Patrick, J.

    This report describes some of the research projects encountered on a 1979 study visit which investigated the nature and availability of computer-based training (CBT) systems in the United States and Canada, particularly within industrial, occupational and military contexts. An overview of the trip itinerary includes the names of the organizations…

  1. 2004 South Dakota motor vehicle traffic crash summary

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2005-01-01

    The South Dakota Motor Vehicle Traffic Crash Summary was developed to provide an overview of : the South Dakota traffic crash picture, as well as make frequently requested information available. : Beginning in 2004, South Dakota developed its Crash D...

  2. 2005 South Dakota motor vehicle traffic crash summary

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2006-05-01

    The South Dakota Motor Vehicle Traffic Crash Summary was developed to provide an overview of : the South Dakota traffic crash picture, as well as make frequently requested information available. : Beginning in 2004, South Dakota developed its Crash D...

  3. SUMMARY REPORT: SMALL COMMUNITY WATER AND WASTE- WATER TREATMENT

    EPA Science Inventory

    This summary report presents information on the unique needs of small communities facing new water and wastewater treatment requirements. t contains three main sections: technology overviews (each presents a process description, O&M requirements, technology limitations, and finan...

  4. WFIRST-AFTA Overview Technology needs summary Mirror Technology Conference 2015

    NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)

    Marx, Catherine (Editor); Content, David; Zhao, Feng

    2015-01-01

    Presentation covers the overview of the science and hardware of the WFIRST-AFTA (Wide-Field Infrared Survey Telescope) (Astrophysics Focused Telescope Assets) mission. It includes an overview of the technology, with an emphasis on optics technology. It also introduces the WFIRST talks that come later, one on the Wide Field Instrument filters and the other on the CoronaGraph Instrument.

  5. Seismic vulnerability of new highway construction, executive summary.

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2002-03-01

    This executive summary gives an overview of the results of FHWA Contract DTFH61-92-C-00112, Seismic Research Program, : which performed a series of special studies addressing the seismic design of new construction. The objectives of this project : we...

  6. Seismic Vulnerability of New Highway Construction, Executive Summary.

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2002-03-01

    This executive summary gives an overview of the results of FHWA Contract DTFH61-92-C-00112, Seismic Research Program, which performed a series of special studies addressing the seismic design of new construction. The objectives of this project were t...

  7. Evaluation of the Anaheim Advanced Traffic Control System Field Operational Test : executive summary

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    1999-07-01

    This Executive Summary provides an overview of the technical and institutional issues associated with the evaluation of the federally-sponsored Anaheim Advanced Traffic Control : System Field Operations Test. The primary FOT objective was the impleme...

  8. Summary of Policies: What the Association Thinks To Help You Plan, Teach, Negotiate, Manage.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Association for Science Education, Herts (England).

    This document contains a summary of the policies adopted by the Association for Science Education (ASE). These policies are applicable to teachers of science at all levels in all formal places of learning in Great Britain. Summaries of policy statements pertaining to quality in science education, a flowchart that provides an overview of these…

  9. Historic Structure Assessment for Building 839, Carlisle Barracks: Carlisle, Pennsylvania

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2017-10-01

    Ratings 3 Conditions Assessment Survey Introduction Site Visit Summary of Findings Building Feature Master List Condition Assessment Reports...that guide the project; 4. Condition Assessment Survey : architectural fabric survey and assessment, summary of condition ratings, and maintenance...Barracks September 2017 End of Chapter 2 Condition Assessment Survey

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

    Not Available

    This program summary describes each of the DOE's Biomass Energy System's projects funded or in existence during fiscal year 1979 and reflects their status as of September 30, 1979. The summary provides an overview of the ongoing research, development, and demonstration efforts of the preceding fiscal year as well. (DMC)

  11. National transit summaries and trends for the 1995 National Transit Database report year

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    1996-12-01

    The 1995 National Transit Summaries and Trends (NTST) provides an overview of the national mass transit industry. The NTST highlights the aggregate financial and operational characteristics and trends of mass transit for the 5-year period 1991-1995. ...

  12. Targeting Autophagy for the Treatment of TSC and LAM

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2013-10-01

    UU 5 19b. TELEPHONE NUMBER (include area code) Standard Form 298 (Rev. 8-98) Prescribed by ANSI Std. Z39.18 Page 3 of 5 Table...and consent form.  Summary of Amendment 04  A spirometry measurement was added to visit 6  Urinalysis was included in visit 6  Urine pregnancy

  13. NEMS - National Energy Modeling System: An Overview

    EIA Publications

    2009-01-01

    The National Energy Modeling System: An Overview 2009 a summary description of NEMS and each of its components. NEMS is a computer-based, energy-economy modeling system of energy markets for the midterm period through 2030. The NEMS is used to produce the Annual Energy Outlook.

  14. National transit summaries and trends for the 1994 National Transit Database report year

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    1996-04-01

    The 1994 National Transit Summaries and Trends (NTST) provides an overview of the national mass transit industry. The NTST highlights the aggregate financial and operational characteristics and trends of mass transit for the 5-year period 1990-1994 a...

  15. The road to successful ITS software acquisition. Volume 1, Overview and themes

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2000-01-01

    This document consists of an 8-page printed summary proceedings and 14 PDF files that contain 14 papers presented at the International Workshop on ITS Benefits, held in Turin, Italy, November 9, 2000. The summary proceedings and PDF files are availab...

  16. 2016 Service Academy Gender Relations Survey: Overview Report

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2017-02-01

    environment within the Academies. This Executive Summary will provide a summary of the methodology used and the top line results from the survey.1 Summary...discussion of the measurement constructs, a description of the survey methodology , and detailed presentation of the results. Each report section...are determined statistically significant at an alpha (α) level of .05.6 Survey Methodology Statistical Design OPA conducts cross-Service surveys that

  17. Outside users payload model

    NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)

    1985-01-01

    The outside users payload model which is a continuation of documents and replaces and supersedes the July 1984 edition is presented. The time period covered by this model is 1985 through 2000. The following sections are included: (1) definition of the scope of the model; (2) discussion of the methodology used; (3) overview of total demand; (4) summary of the estimated market segmentation by launch vehicle; (5) summary of the estimated market segmentation by user type; (6) details of the STS market forecast; (7) summary of transponder trends; (8) model overview by mission category; and (9) detailed mission models. All known non-NASA, non-DOD reimbursable payloads forecast to be flown by non-Soviet-block countries are included in this model with the exception of Spacelab payloads and small self contained payloads. Certain DOD-sponsored or cosponsored payloads are included if they are reimbursable launches.

  18. Study of New Youth Initiatives in Apprenticeship. Interim Report. Volume 1: Summary and Issues.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    CSR, Inc., Washington, DC.

    This first volume of the interim report on the Study of New Youth Initiatives in Apprenticeship presents a discussion of site visit findings and implementation issues related to the United States Department of Labor's Apprenticeship-School Linkage Demonstrations. (Volume 2, site visit reports, is available separately as CE 032 792.) Chapter 1…

  19. VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING IN THE SOVIET UNION, REPORT OF THE BACIE DELEGATIONS VISIT, 5-23 MAY, 1963.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    PERRY, PETER

    A SUMMARY OF INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL TRAINING INFORMATION SECURED BY A DELEGATION OF FIVE BRITISH EDUCATORS WHO VISITED 19 VOCATIONAL TECHNICAL SCHOOLS, INDUSTRIAL ESTABLISHMENTS, INSTITUTES OF HIGHER EDUCATION, AND VARIOUS LEVELS OF MINISTRIES AND GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS IN MOSCOW, LENINGRAD, AND TBILISC (GEORGIA) IS PRESENTED. IN 45 YEARS, THE…

  20. Scheduling techniques in the Request Oriented Scheduling Engine (ROSE)

    NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)

    Zoch, David R.

    1991-01-01

    Scheduling techniques in the ROSE are presented in the form of the viewgraphs. The following subject areas are covered: agenda; ROSE summary and history; NCC-ROSE task goals; accomplishments; ROSE timeline manager; scheduling concerns; current and ROSE approaches; initial scheduling; BFSSE overview and example; and summary.

  1. Bullying in Schools: An Overview. Juvenile Justice Bulletin

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Seeley, Ken; Tombari, Martin L.; Bennett, Laurie J.; Dunkle, Jason B.

    2011-01-01

    Researchers from the National Center for School Engagement conducted a series of studies to explore the connections between bullying in schools, school attendance and engagement, and academic achievement. This bulletin provides an overview of the studies funded by the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP), a summary of the…

  2. Measuring School Climate: An Overview of Measurement Scales

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    Kohl, Diane; Recchia, Sophie; Steffgen, Georges

    2013-01-01

    Background: School climate is a heterogeneous concept with a multitude of standardised and validated instruments available to measure it. Purpose: This overview of measurement scales aims to provide researchers with short summaries of some of the self-report instruments in existence, especially in relation to the link between school climate and…

  3. 7 CFR 1739.15 - Completed application.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-01-01

    ... executive summary of the Project. The applicant must provide the Agency with a general project overview that addresses the following categories: (1) A description of why the Project is needed; (2) A description of the applicant; (3) An explanation of the total Project cost; (4) A general overview of the broadband...

  4. 7 CFR 1739.15 - Completed application.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-01-01

    ... executive summary of the Project. The applicant must provide the Agency with a general project overview that addresses the following categories: (1) A description of why the Project is needed; (2) A description of the applicant; (3) An explanation of the total Project cost; (4) A general overview of the broadband...

  5. 7 CFR 1739.15 - Completed application.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-01-01

    ... executive summary of the Project. The applicant must provide the Agency with a general project overview that addresses the following categories: (1) A description of why the Project is needed; (2) A description of the applicant; (3) An explanation of the total Project cost; (4) A general overview of the broadband...

  6. 75 FR 106 - Visiting Committee on Advanced Technology

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    ..., new product development, engineering, labor, education, management consulting, environment, and... update on NIST, a presentation on the strengthened NIST role in documentary standards, an overview of the...

  7. Proceedings: Outer Planet Probe Technology Workshop, summary volume

    NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)

    1974-01-01

    A summary report and overview of the Outer Planet Probe Technology Conference are given. Summary data cover: (1) state of the art concerning mission definitions, probe requirements, systems, subsystems, and mission peculiar hardware, (2) mission and equipment trade-offs associated with Saturn/Uranus baseline configuration and the influence of Titan and Jupiter options on mission performance and costs, and (3) identification of critically required future R and D activities.

  8. Congressional Nominations to U.S. Service Academies: An Overview and Resources for Outreach and Management

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    2016-04-21

    Congressional Nominations to U.S. Service Academies: An Overview and Resources for Outreach and Management R. Eric Petersen Specialist in...www.crs.gov RL33213 Congressional Nominations to U.S. Service Academies: An Overview Congressional Research Service Summary Members of Congress are...authorized by law to nominate candidates for appointment to four U.S. service academies. These schools are the U.S. Military Academy, the U.S. Naval

  9. Flexible Delivery Pilots. 1995/96. Bringing Training to Your Fingertips.

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    Australian National Training Authority, Brisbane.

    This summary report provides an overview of 23 pilot projects conducted in Australia to provide job training in more flexible modes. Each one- or two-page summary describes the following: state in which the project was conducted, flexible approach used, aims/methodology, participation/access, achievements/challenges, suggestions/dissemination, and…

  10. Model Adoption Exchange Payment System: Executive Summary.

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    Ambrosino, Robert J.

    This executive summary provides a brief description of the Model Adoption Exchange Payment System (MAEPS), a unique payment system aimed at improving the delivery of adoption exchange services throughout the United States. Following a brief introductory overview, MAEPS is described in terms of (1) its six components (registration, listing,…

  11. Summary of the COS Cycle 20 Calibration Program

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    Roman-Duval, Julia; Aloisi, Alessandra; Bostroem, K. Azalee; Ely, Justin; Holland, Stephen; Lockwood, Sean; Oliveira, Cristina; Penton, Steven; Proffitt, Charles; Sahnow, David; Sonnentrucker, Paule; Welty, Alan D.; Wheeler, Thomas

    2015-06-01

    We summarize the Cycle 20 calibration program for the Cosmic Origins Spectrograph (COS) on the Hubble Space Telescope, covering the time period from November 2012 through October 2013. We give an overview of the Calibration plan and status summaries for each of the individual proposals comprising the C20 Calibration program.

  12. Summary of the STIS Cycle 19 Calibration Program

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Roman-Duval, Julia; Ely, Justin; Aloisi, Alessandra; Oliveira, Cristina; Proffitt, Charles; Hernandez, Svea; Mason, Elena; Sonnetrucker, Paule; Wolfe, Michael; Long, Chris; DiFelice, Audrey; Bostroem, Azalee K.; Holland, Stephen; Lockwood, Sean; Cox, Colin; Wheeler, Thomas

    2014-11-01

    We summarize the Cycle 19 calibration program for the Space Telescope Imaging Spectrograph (STIS) on the Hubble Space Telescope, covering the time period November 2011 through October 2012. We give an overview of the whole program, and status summaries for each of the individual proposals comprising the program.

  13. Summary of the COS Cycle 21 Calibration Program

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Sana, Hugues; Fox, Andrew; Roman-Duval, Julia; Ely, Justin; Bostroem, K. Azalee; Lockwood, Sean; Oliveira, Cristina; Penton, Steve; Proffitt, Charles; Sahnow, David; Sonnentrucker, Paule; Welty, Alan D.; Wheeler, Thomas

    2015-09-01

    We summarize the Cycle 21 calibration program for the Cosmic Origins Spectrograph (COS) on the Hubble Space Telescope, covering the time period from November 2013 through October 2014. We give an overview of the Calibration plan and status summaries for each of the individual proposals comprising the C21 Calibration program.

  14. Cable Television: A Summary Overview for Local Decisionmaking.

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    Baer, Walter S.

    Addressed to citizen groups, local government officials, and others concerned with the development of cable television in their communities, this report summarizes briefly some of the major issues surrounding local decisionmaking for cable television. This summary presents some of the more detailed information found in the companion publication,…

  15. Briefing book: Major projects in the upstream, downstream, petrochemical and power sectors of Vietnam. Final definitional mission report. Export trade information

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    NONE

    1998-04-06

    The purpose of the briefing book is to provide project information to U.S. Businesses who seek cooperative partnerships with Vietnamese officials on a number of major development projects. The report is divided into the following sections: (1) Executive Summary; (2) Overview of Vietnam; (3) Overview of the Upstream Sector; (4) Overview of the Downstream Sector; (5) Overview of the Petrochemical Sector; (6) Overview of the Electric Energy Sector; (7) Project Development Processes; (8) Project Financing; (9) Foreign Competition and U.S. Competitiveness; (10) Project Profiles; (11) Key Contracts; (12) U.S. Commercial Service.

  16. Political psychology.

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    Stone, Susanna; Johnson, Kate M; Beall, Erica; Meindl, Peter; Smith, Benjamin; Graham, Jesse

    2014-07-01

    Political psychology is a dynamic field of research that offers a unique blend of approaches and methods in the social and cognitive sciences. Political psychologists explore the interactions between macrolevel political structures and microlevel factors such as decision-making processes, motivations, and perceptions. In this article, we provide a broad overview of the field, beginning with a brief history of political psychology research and a summary of the primary methodological approaches in the field. We then give a more detailed account of research on ideology and social justice, two topics experiencing a resurgence of interest in current political psychology. Finally, we cover research on political persuasion and voting behavior. By summarizing these major areas of political psychology research, we hope to highlight the wide variety of theoretical and methodological approaches of cognitive scientists working at the intersection of psychology and political science. WIREs Cogn Sci 2014, 5:373-385. doi: 10.1002/wcs.1293 For further resources related to this article, please visit the WIREs website. The authors have declared no conflicts of interest for this article. © 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

  17. The Holocaust: A North Carolina Teacher's Resource.

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    North Carolina State Council on the Holocaust, Raleigh.

    A guide for teaching about the Holocaust, this document is divided into three main parts: overviews, lesson plans, and student handouts. Seven overviews provide short summaries of a topic related to the Holocaust. Intended to supplement the information in textbooks and provide a background for teaching the lessons that follow, the topics include a…

  18. Development and operations of the astrophysics data system

    NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)

    Murray, S. S.

    1996-01-01

    Monthly progress reports are given for the period April 1994 through September 1994. Each month's progress includes a general summary and overviews of Administrative functions, Systems Engineering, User Committee, User Support, Test and QA, System Integration, Development, Operations, and Suppliers of Data. These overviews include user and query statistics for the month.

  19. 77 FR 11157 - Remanufactured Goods: An Overview of the U.S. and Global Industries, Markets, and Trade; Change...

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    2012-02-24

    ... INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION [Investigation No. 332-525] Remanufactured Goods: An Overview of...: United States International Trade Commission. ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: Following receipt of a request... Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1332(g)), the U.S. International Trade Commission (Commission) instituted...

  20. Space electronics technology summary

    NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)

    1976-01-01

    An overview is given of current electronics R and D activities, potential future thrusts, and related NASA payoffs. Major increases in NASA mission return and significant concurrent reductions in mission cost appear possible through a focused, long range electronics technology program. The overview covers: guidance assessments, navigation and control, and sensing and data acquisition processing, storage, and transfer.

  1. 2005 40th Annual Armament Systems Guns - Ammunition - Rockets - Missiles Conference and Exhibition. Volume 1: Tuesday

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2005-04-28

    PM] Abraham Overview, Mr. Robert Daunfeldt, Bofors Defence Summary Overview of an Advanced 2.75 Hypervelocity Weapon, Mr. Larry Bradford , CAT Flight...Substantially Improves 2.75 Rocket Lethality, Safety, Survivability Mr. Larry Bradford , CAT Flight Services, Inc. APKWS Flight Test Results Mr. Larry S

  2. Development and operations of the astrophysics data system

    NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)

    Murray, S. S.

    1996-01-01

    Monthly progress reports are given for the period October 1993 through March 1994. Each month's progress includes a general summary and overviews of Administrative functions, Systems Engineering, User Committee, User Support, Test and QA, System Integration, Development, Operations, and Suppliers of Data. These overviews include user and query statistics for the month.

  3. Conservation and solar energy program: congressional budget request, FY 1982

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

    None

    1981-01-01

    Funding summaries are presented for the Conservation and Solar Energy Program funding information and program overview on energy conservation (Volume 7 of 7, DOE/CR-0011/2) are included for the Buildings and Community Systems, Industrial, Transportation; State and Local, Multi-Sector, Energy Impact Assistance, and Residential/Commercial retrofit programs. Funding information and program overviews on solar technology (Volume 2 of 7, DOE/CR-011/2) are included for Active and Passive Solar Heating and Cooling, Photovoltaics Energy Systems, Solar Thermal Power Systems, Biomass Energy Systems, Wind Energy Conversion Systems, Ocean Systems, Solar International Activities, Solar Information Systems, SERI Facility, MX-RES, Program Direction, and Alcohol Fuels programs. Informationmore » and overviews on energy production, demonstration, and distribution (Volume 6 of 7, DOE/CR-0011/2) are given for the solar program. A funding summary and a program overview are included for electrochemical and physical and chemical storage systems as appearing in DOE/CR-0011/2, Volume 3 of 7. Relevant tabulated data from the FY 1981. Request to the Congress are presented for Supplementals, Rescissions, and Deferrals. (MCW)« less

  4. Neonatal care in a Japanese NICU: notes based on a site visit.

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    Chirinian, Nevart; Uji, Atsuko; Isayama, Tetsuya; Shah, Vibhuti

    2012-01-01

    This article presents an overview of a neonatal intensive care unit along with resuscitative care and management of the 22 to 23 weeks gestational age infant is as it was noted during a visit to the NICU of a large academic center in Japan. Non-English speaking neonatology communities may be at a disadvantage of having their research and practices well known in the English speaking ones. Thus, visits such as this are beneficial in exchanging ideas and practices that may ultimately be mutually beneficial in reducing mortality and morbidity in a specific category of neonates.

  5. Conducting a Southern Pine Beetle Survey Using Digital Aerial Sketchmapping (DASM) - An Overview

    Treesearch

    Chris A. Steiner

    2011-01-01

    This is an overview on conducting a southern pine beetle (SPB) survey using Digital Aerial Sketchmapping (DASM); for a detailed treatment of DASM visit the following Web site: http://www.fs.fed.us/foresthealth/ technology/dasm.shtml. Sketchmapping – “A remote sensing technique of observing forest change events from an aircraft and documenting them manually on a map” (...

  6. GSFC_20170503_2017-4309_126

    NASA Image and Video Library

    2017-05-03

    Swedish Delegation visit Goddard on May 3, 2017. Members of the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences listen as Wide Field Infrared Survey Telescope (WFIRST) project personnel give an overview of the mission

  7. NOAA Office of Exploration and Research > Public Affairs > Overview

    Science.gov Websites

    outreach website, Ocean Explorer, which boasts over 10 million visits per year. Organizes Virtual "virtual explorers" by participating in telepresence-enabled Internet sessions to experience

  8. Zika Treatment

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    ... Search Form Controls Cancel Submit Search the CDC Zika Virus Note: Javascript is disabled or is not supported ... message, please visit this page: About CDC.gov . Zika Virus Home About Zika Overview What You Need to ...

  9. Impact of After Visit Summaries on Patient Return Rates at an Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine Clinic

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    Carter, Sarah Uma; Watanabe, Mika

    2014-01-01

    Abstract Objective: To determine whether an after visit summary (AVS) provided to patients at the conclusion of their first acupuncture treatments affects the number of times patients return for follow-up treatments, a retrospective cohort study was performed. Materials and Methods: Two random samples of 100 new patient records (N=200) at the Oregon College of Oriental Medicine's (OCOM) outpatient clinics in Portland, OR, were reviewed over a 3-month period before and after the implementation of using the AVS. Patients who had been seen previously at any of the college clinics were excluded. The number of return visits recorded in the MediSoft™ database was hand counted for each patient. Results: The use of an AVS did not significantly change the mean number of return visits for acupuncture (2-sided p-value=0.91), but there was a trend toward more frequent returns by patients who received AVS, compared to those who did not (2-sided p-value=0.0827, relative risk [RR]: 1.51, confidence interval [CI] 0.95–2.41). Conclusions: These data support the concept that the AVS has a positive influence on patient return rates. In this study, patients who received an AVS were 51% more likely to return for 5 visits than patients who did not receive an AVS. PMID:25184014

  10. ARL Human Factors Engineering Technology: Overview of 6.2 Efforts for Dr. Lemnios, DDRE

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2012-03-01

    Soldier-focused Neurotechnologies . Summaries for each area include a brief description of the research, types of experiments, tests, and demonstrations...7 2.4 Soldier-focused Neurotechnologies ...focused Neurotechnologies In the research summaries, the questions posed during the review are addressed: • What types of experiments/studies/tests

  11. Financing the Public Schools of South Dakota.

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    National Educational Finance Project, Gainsville, FL.

    This is the fourth of a series of comprehensive State school financing studies conducted by the National Educational Finance Project. The report provides a summary of study findings and recommendations, a brief overview of the existing State school support program in South Dakota, a complete report and summary of the findings of each of seven…

  12. State-Tribal Legislation: 1992 and 1993 Summaries.

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    White-Tail Feather, Alex; And Others

    This report summarizes state legislative activity in 1992 and 1993 pertaining to Native American issues. An overview of each year is followed by state-by-state summaries. In 1993, of 238 bills, resolutions, and memorials introduced, 116 were enacted, with 31 pending. During 1993, education issues were important and included the integration of…

  13. Executive Summary: Forests of the Northern United States

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    Stephen R. Shifley; Francisco X. Aguilar; Nianfu Song; Susan I. Stewart; David J. Nowak; Dale D. Gormanson; W. Keith Moser; Sherri Wormstead; Eric J. Greenfield

    2012-01-01

    This executive summary provides an overview of the 200-page report, Forests of the Northern United States, which covers in detail current forest conditions, recent trends, issues, threats and opportunities in the forests in the 20 Northern States. It provides a context for subsequent Northern Forest Futures Project analyses that will forecast alternative future...

  14. Annual Rural Manpower Report, 1975. State of Maine.

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    Maine State Dept. of Manpower Affairs, Augusta.

    The Annual Rural Manpower Report is a summary of events and programs affecting rural communities during 1975. Intended as a general overview of activities in rural Maine, it is not an indepth study of all manpower programs serving the state. Part I provides the annual summary and discusses planning, economic development, employment and…

  15. The Ninevah Mission: A design summary for an unmanned mission to Venus, volume 1

    NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)

    1988-01-01

    The design summary for an unmanned mission to the planet Venus, with code name Ninevah, is presented. The design includes a Hohmann transfer trajectory analysis, propulsion trade study, an overview of the communication and instrumentation systems, power requirements, probe and lander analysis, and a weight and cost analysis.

  16. Australian Vocational Education and Training: Research Messages, 2008

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    National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER), 2009

    2009-01-01

    "Research Messages 2008" is a collection of summaries of research projects published by the National Centre for Vocational Education Research in 2008, including conference papers and occasional papers. It also has an overview of the research highlights for the year. The summaries are clustered under five broad themes used by NCVER to…

  17. Summaries of FY 1993 Engineering Research

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    Not Available

    1993-09-01

    This report documents the BES Engineering Research Program for fiscal year 1993; it provides a summary for each of the program projects in addition to a brief program overview. The report is intended to provide staff of Congressional committees, other executive departments, and other DOE offices with substantive program information so as to facilitate governmental overview and coordination of Federal research programs. Of equal importance, its availability facilitates communication of program information to interested research engineers and scientists. The organizational chart for the DOE Office of Energy Research (OER) on the next page delineates the six Divisions within the OERmore » Office of Basic Energy Sciences (BES). Each BES Division administers basic, mission oriented research programs in the area indicated by its title. The BES Engineering Research Program is one such program; it is administered by the Engineering and Geosciences Division of BES. In preparing this report we asked the principal investigators to submit summaries for their projects that were specifically applicable to fiscal year 1993. The summaries received have been edited if necessary.« less

  18. International nuclear fuel cycle fact book. Revision 4

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    Harmon, K.M.; Lakey, L.T.; Leigh, I.W.

    This Fact Book has been compiled in an effort to provide (1) an overview of worldwide nuclear power and fuel cycle programs and (2) current data concerning fuel cycle and waste management facilities, R and D programs, and key personnel in countries other than the United States. Additional information on each country's program is available in the International Source Book: Nuclear Fuel Cycle Research and Development, PNL-2478, Rev. 2. The Fact Book is organized as follows: (1) Overview section - summary tables which indicate national involvement in nuclear reactor, fuel cycle, and waste management development activities; (2) national summaries -more » a section for each country which summarizes nuclear policy, describes organizational relationships and provides addresses, names of key personnel, and facilities information; (3) international agencies - a section for each of the international agencies which has significant fuel cycle involvement; (4) energy supply and demand - summary tables, including nuclear power projections; (5) fuel cycle - summary tables; and (6) travel aids - international dialing instructions, international standard time chart, passport and visa requirements, and currency exchange rate.« less

  19. International Nuclear Fuel Cycle Fact Book. Revision 5

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

    Harmon, K.M.; Lakey, L.T.; Leigh, I.W.

    This Fact Book has been compiled in an effort to provide: (1) an overview of worldwide nuclear power and fuel cycle programs; and (2) current data concerning fuel cycle and waste management facilities, R and D programs, and key personnel in countries other than the United States. Additional information on each country's program is available in the International Source Book: Nuclear Fuel Cycle Research and Development, PNL-2478, Rev. 2. The Fact Book is organized as follows: (1) Overview section - summary tables which indicate national involvement in nuclear reactor, fuel cycle, and waste management development activities; (2) national summaries -more » a section for each country which summarizes nuclear policy, describes organizational relationships and provides addresses, names of key personnel, and facilities information; (3) international agencies - a section for each of the international agencies which has significant fuel cycle involvement; (4) energy supply and demand - summary tables, including nuclear power projections; (5) fuel cycle - summary tables; and (6) travel aids international dialing instructions, international standard time chart, passport and visa requirements, and currency exchange rate.« less

  20. Areas with Zika

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  1. Government Partners

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    ARC Automotive Research Center Home Page HOME PAGE ABOUT ARC ▼ Overview of the ARC Education Laboratory www.ornl.gov Sponsored by U.S. Army TARDEC Visit Us Contact Us Copyright Automotive Research

  2. Alternative Transportation Study : Monomoy National Wildlife Refuge.

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2010-05-31

    This report provides an overview of the historic and current visitation, infrastructure, and transportation conditions related to Monomoy National Wildlife Refuge and the surrounding areas in Chatham, MA. The study defines transportation-related goal...

  3. Heads Up: Concussion in Youth Sports

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    ... on this page will be unavailable. For more information about this message, please visit this page: About ... redirected to the course's overview page for more information, including technical requirements: https://www.cdc.gov/headsup/ ...

  4. GSFC_20170504_2017-13985_005

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    2017-05-04

    Canadian Minister of Science Honourable Kirsty Duncan and staff visited Goddard on May 4, 2017. They toured Hyperwall with talks on Terra, CloudSat, OSIRIS-Rex and JWST and had overview of Robotic Operations Center.

  5. GSFC_20170504_2017-13985_029

    NASA Image and Video Library

    2017-05-04

    Canadian Minister of Science Honourable Kirsty Duncan and staff visited Goddard on May 4, 2017. They toured Hyperwall with talks on Terra, CloudSat, OSIRIS-REx and JWST and had an overview of Robotic Operations Center.

  6. A Pedagogy of Civic Engagement for the Undergraduate Political Science Classroom

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    DeLaet, Debra L.

    2016-01-01

    This article provides an overview of a classroom project, titled the Priorities Project, which is designed to promote responsible and informed civic engagement on the part of students in upper level political science courses at Drake University. It provides an overview of the Priorities Project, a brief summary highlighting the process and results…

  7. Review of Interventions in the Field of Prevention of Adolescent Pregnancy. Preliminary Report.

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    Dryfoos, Joy G.

    This report presents an overview of programs that may have a potential for prevention of teenage pregnancy. The report starts with a summary of expert opinions on the dimensions of and solutions to the problem and then describes several relatively successful programs. Following this is an overview of interventions with an analysis of program…

  8. The MVP Model: Overview and Application

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    Keller, John M.

    2017-01-01

    This chapter contains an overview of the MVP model that is used as a basis for the other chapters in this issue. It also contains a description of key steps in the ARCS-V design process that is derived from the MVP model and a summary of a design-based research study illustrating the application of the ARCS-V model.

  9. Child Welfare in 25 States: An Overview.

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    National Center for Child Advocacy (DHEW/OHD), Washington, DC.

    This overview presents a summary of the major findings of a 25-state survey of child welfare service delivery systems, as studied by Peat, Marwick, Mitchell & Co. in association with the Child Welfare League of America (CWLA) during the period of November 1975 through February 1976. The initial products of the survey were 25 state profiles; these…

  10. Plain Language Summary: Earwax (Cerumen Impaction)

    PubMed

    Krouse, Helene J; Magit, Anthony E; O'Connor, Sarah; Schwarz, Seth R; Walsh, Sandra A

    2017-01-01

    This plain language summary serves as an overview in explaining earwax (cerumen). The summary applies to patients older than 6 months with a clinical diagnosis of earwax impaction and is based on the 2017 update of the Clinical Practice Guideline: Earwax (Cerumen Impaction). The evidence-based guideline includes research that supports diagnosis and treatment of earwax impaction. The guideline was developed to improve care by health care providers for managing earwax impaction by creating clear recommendations to use in medical practice.

  11. Summary of NDE of Additive Manufacturing Efforts in NASA

    NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)

    Waller, Jess; Saulsberry, Regor; Parker, Bradford; Hodges, Kenneth; Burke, Eric; Taminger, Karen

    2014-01-01

    (1) General Rationale for Additive Manufacturing (AM): (a) Operate under a 'design-to-constraint' paradigm, make parts too complicated to fabricate otherwise, (b) Reduce weight by 20 percent with monolithic parts, (c) Reduce waste (green manufacturing), (e) Eliminate reliance on Original Equipment Manufacturers for critical spares, and (f) Extend life of in-service parts by innovative repair methods; (2) NASA OSMA NDE of AM State-of-the-Discipline Report; (3) Overview of NASA AM Efforts at Various Centers: (a) Analytical Tools, (b) Ground-Based Fabrication (c) Space-Based Fabrication; and (d) Center Activity Summaries; (4) Overview of NASA NDE data to date on AM parts; and (5) Gap Analysis/Recommendations for NDE of AM.

  12. C-9 and Other Microgravity Simulations Summary Report

    NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)

    2010-01-01

    This document represents a summary of medical and scientific evaluations conducted aboard the C-9 and other NASA-sponsored aircraft from June 2009 to June 2010. Included is a general overview of investigations manifested and coordinated by the Human Adaptation and Countermeasures Division. A collection of brief reports that describe tests conducted aboard the NASA-sponsored aircraft follows the overview. Principal investigators and test engineers contributed significantly to the content of the report, describing their particular experiment or hardware evaluation. Although this document follows general guidelines, each report format may vary to accommodate differences in experiment design and procedures. This document concludes with an appendix that provides background information concerning the Reduced Gravity Program.

  13. Space station definition and preliminary design, WP-01. Volume 1: Executive summary

    NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)

    Lenda, J. A.

    1987-01-01

    System activities are summarized and an overview of the system level engineering tasks performed are provided. Areas discussed include requirements, system test and verification, the advanced development plan, customer accommodations, software, growth, productivity, operations, product assurance and metrication. The hardware element study results are summarized. Overviews of recommended configurations are provided for the core module, the USL, the logistics elements, the propulsion subsystems, reboost, vehicle accommodations, and the smart front end. A brief overview is provided for costing activities.

  14. Environmental restoration and waste management: Robotics technology development program: Robotics 5-year program plan

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    Not Available

    In FY 1990 Robotics Technology Development Program (RTDP) planning teams visited five DOE sites. These sites were selected by the Office of Technology Development to provide a needs basis for developing a 5-Year Plan. Visits to five DOE sites provided identification of needs for robotics technology development to support Environmental Restoration and Waste Management (ER WM) projects at those sites. Additional site visits will be conducted in the future to expand the planning basis. This volume summarizes both the results of the site visits and the needs and requirements of the priority ER WM activities at the sites, including potentialmore » needs for robotics and remote systems technology. It also discusses hazards associated with the site activities and any problems or technical uncertainties associated with dealing with the hazards in the performance of the ER WM work. Robotic or remote systems currently under development for remediation projects or waste operations are also discussed. The information in this document is organized principally by site, activity, and priority. Section 2.0, Site Needs, is based on information from the site visit reports and provides a summary which focuses on the site needs and requirements for each priority activity. Section 2.0 also records evaluations and discussions by the RTDP team following the site visit. Section 3.0, Commonality Assessment, documents similar site needs where common, or cross-cutting, robotics technology might be applied to several activities. Section 4.0 contains a summary of the site needs and requirements in tabular form. 1 tab.« less

  15. Phytoremediation Resource Guide

    EPA Pesticide Factsheets

    This Guide provides abstracts of over 100 phytoremediation overviews, field studies and demonstrations, research articles, and Internet resources. It also provides a brief summary of phytoremediation.

  16. Treatment Option Overview (Endometrial Cancer)

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    ... information on cancer prevention, detection, genetics, treatment, supportive care, and complementary and alternative medicine. Most summaries come in two versions. The health professional versions ...

  17. Summary Report of a Peer Involvement Workshop on the Development of An Exposure Factors Handbook for the Aging

    EPA Science Inventory

    EPA has released the final workshop report, Summary Report of a Peer Involvement Workshop on the Development of an Exposure Factors Handbook for the Aging. This report provides an overview of a meeting held February 14-15, 2007 which was organized to discuss factors affec...

  18. A Working Partnership for 1993: Linking Community Colleges and Business. Conference Summary.(Sacramento, California, May 13, 1983).

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    1983

    Summaries are provided of the presentations, discussions, and major conclusions of a conference convened in May 1983 to develop mechanisms for improving the linkages between industry and community colleges in California. Introductory material offers an overview of the conference's goals, employment training in California, and the role of the…

  19. Utah Educational Quality Indicators. The Sixth in the Report Series: "How Good Are Utah Public Schools." Executive Summary.

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    Nelson, David E.

    For nearly 20 years, Utah's Office of Education has been systematically monitoring the academic performance and other characteristics of Utah's students. This executive summary, an overview of the sixth major report since 1967, examines several measures describing educational quality in Utah schools. The first section covers students' achievement…

  20. FWP executive summaries: basic energy sciences materials sciences and engineering program (SNL/NM).

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    Samara, George A.; Simmons, Jerry A.

    2006-07-01

    This report presents an Executive Summary of the various elements of the Materials Sciences and Engineering Program which is funded by the Division of Materials Sciences and Engineering, Office of Basic Energy Sciences, U.S. Department of Energy at Sandia National Laboratories, New Mexico. A general programmatic overview is also presented.

  1. Hawaii energy strategy: Executive summary, October 1995

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    NONE

    This is an executive summary to a report on the Hawaii Energy Strategy Program. The topics of the report include the a description of the program including an overview, objectives, policy statement and purpose and objectives; energy strategy policy development; energy strategy projects; current energy situation; modeling Hawaii`s energy future; energy forecasts; reducing energy demand; scenario assessment, and recommendations.

  2. Overview of computational structural methods for modern military aircraft

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    Kudva, J. N.

    1992-01-01

    Computational structural methods are essential for designing modern military aircraft. This briefing deals with computational structural methods (CSM) currently used. First a brief summary of modern day aircraft structural design procedures is presented. Following this, several ongoing CSM related projects at Northrop are discussed. Finally, shortcomings in this area, future requirements, and summary remarks are given.

  3. Take Care of Your Teeth and Gums

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    ... This Topic En español Take Care of Your Teeth and Gums Browse Sections The Basics Overview Take ... Brushing Tips 3 of 5 sections Take Action: Dental Checkups Get regular checkups at the dentist. Visit ...

  4. Zika and Guillain-Barré Syndrome

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    ... Search Form Controls Cancel Submit Search the CDC Zika Virus Note: Javascript is disabled or is not supported ... message, please visit this page: About CDC.gov . Zika Virus Home About Zika Overview What You Need to ...

  5. Listening to parents to improve health visiting practice.

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    Morton, Alison; Hargreaves, Sharon; Taylor, Liz

    2015-05-01

    Listening to the "voice" of the service user is now widely accepted as central to the delivery of high quality healthcare. This paper presents an overview of the importance of service user engagement and personalised care in health visiting with a brief review of recent policy and research. A personalised approach to health visiting practice is recommended to improve service user experience and uptake of the health visiting service offer and this is considered most significant when engaging "hard to reach" groups. A project report on a service user experience strategy within the 0-19 service of a NHS Trust in England is presented which describes initiatives to develop a health visiting and school nursing service that listens to service users. A cyclical service user engagement model which incorporates continuous reviews and service reconfiguration is described with examples of service changes in response to expressed local needs.

  6. Summary of data reported to CDC's national automated biosurveillance system, 2008

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    2010-01-01

    Background BioSense is the US national automated biosurveillance system. Data regarding chief complaints and diagnoses are automatically pre-processed into 11 broader syndromes (e.g., respiratory) and 78 narrower sub-syndromes (e.g., asthma). The objectives of this report are to present the types of illness and injury that can be studied using these data and the frequency of visits for the syndromes and sub-syndromes in the various data types; this information will facilitate use of the system and comparison with other systems. Methods For each major data source, we summarized information on the facilities, timeliness, patient demographics, and rates of visits for each syndrome and sub-syndrome. Results In 2008, the primary data sources were the 333 US Department of Defense, 770 US Veterans Affairs, and 532 civilian hospital emergency department facilities. Median times from patient visit to record receipt at CDC were 2.2 days, 2.0 days, and 4 hours for these sources respectively. Among sub-syndromes, we summarize mean 2008 visit rates in 45 infectious disease categories, 11 injury categories, 7 chronic disease categories, and 15 other categories. Conclusions We present a systematic summary of data that is automatically available to public health departments for monitoring and responding to emergencies. PMID:20500863

  7. Anchorage School District Profile of Performance, 1999-2000. Part 1 District Overview. Assessment and Evaluation Report.

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    Anchorage School District, AK.

    This profile is the report card of the Anchorage, Alaska, School District on the academic achievement of Anchorage students. Part 1 provides a summary of performance across the entire district on a variety of important indicators of success. Part 2, published separately, profiles each of the district's schools. Part 1 contains an overview of the…

  8. Family Needs and Family Quality of Life for Taiwanese Families of Children with Intellectual Disability and Developmental Delay

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    Chiu, Chun-Yu

    2013-01-01

    This dissertation consists of four related chapters including an introductory overview of all four chapters, a report on family needs, a report on family quality of life, and a summary of implications for the conceptual framework. Chapter 1, the introductory overview, presents background information of Taiwan and describes the family quality of…

  9. An overview of measurement solutions for digital systems

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    Lemke, D.

    An overview of digital measurement solutions is presented. A summary of the digital instrumentation that is currently available on the commercial market is given. The technology trends that are driving commercial instrumentation suppliers to provide newer and more advanced features and better measurement solutions for the future is reviewed. The implications of developments in design automation for electrical engineers is discussed.

  10. Aids to navigation service force mix 2000 project. Volume 2 : development and application of an aids to navigation service force mix decision support system : aid assignments and vessel summary reports

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    1992-06-01

    The Aids to Navigation (ATON) Service Force Mix (SFM) 2000 Project is documented in a Project Overview and three separately bound volumes. This is Volume II. The Project Overview describes the purpose, approach, analysis, and results of the ATON SFM ...

  11. Situation awareness acquired from monitoring process plants - the Process Overview concept and measure.

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    Lau, Nathan; Jamieson, Greg A; Skraaning, Gyrd

    2016-07-01

    We introduce Process Overview, a situation awareness characterisation of the knowledge derived from monitoring process plants. Process Overview is based on observational studies of process control work in the literature. The characterisation is applied to develop a query-based measure called the Process Overview Measure. The goal of the measure is to improve coupling between situation and awareness according to process plant properties and operator cognitive work. A companion article presents the empirical evaluation of the Process Overview Measure in a realistic process control setting. The Process Overview Measure demonstrated sensitivity and validity by revealing significant effects of experimental manipulations that corroborated with other empirical results. The measure also demonstrated adequate inter-rater reliability and practicality for measuring SA based on data collected by process experts. Practitioner Summary: The Process Overview Measure is a query-based measure for assessing operator situation awareness from monitoring process plants in representative settings.

  12. Development of KSC program for investigating and generating field failure rates. Volume 1: Summary and overview

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    Bean, E. E.; Bloomquist, C. E.

    1972-01-01

    A summary of the KSC program for investigating the reliability aspects of the ground support activities is presented. An analysis of unsatisfactory condition reports (RC), and the generation of reliability assessment of components based on the URC are discussed along with the design considerations for attaining reliable real time hardware/software configurations.

  13. Household Hazardous Waste Disposal Project. Summary Report. Metro Toxicant Program Report No. 1A.

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    Ridgley, Susan M.; Galvin, David V.

    The Household Hazardous Waste Disposal Project was established as an interagency effort to reduce the level of toxicants entering the environment by developing a control plan for the safe disposal of small quantities of household chemicals. This summary report provides an overview of the aspects of this problem that were examined, and the steps…

  14. Analysis of Human Resource Development and Utilization in Nigeria, Summary and Conclusions.

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    Education and World Affairs, New York, NY.

    This report is a second synthesis of the observations and recommendations of the Education and Human Resource Development Committee's Nigerian Project Task Force, which have been in the process of formulation since early 1965. A summary report, this paper does not include substantiation of all points: it is meant to present an overview of the Task…

  15. ARC-2011-ACD11-0021-029

    NASA Image and Video Library

    2011-02-11

    NASA Ames Tweetup and tour of center by invitation of the NASA Ames Public Affairs Office. Tweeter group visit the Kepler Science Ops Center (SOC), while there recieve a overview and participate in a Q & A from Jeff Van Cleve.

  16. Spacelab 1 - Mission overview and summary of scientific results

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    Knott, K.; Chappell, C. R.

    1985-01-01

    This paper recalls the reasons which led NASA to build the Space Shuttle and ESA to manufacture Spacelab and presents the most important features of the mission where these two elements were combined for the first time. An overview on the objectives of the seven science disciplines participating in this mission is given and selected results as far as known in June 1984 are presented.

  17. An Overview of Skill Standards Systems in Education & Industry. Systems in the U.S. and Abroad. Volume I.

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    Institute for Educational Leadership, Washington, DC.

    This first volume in a four-volume study of industry- and education-driven skill standards in the United States and other countries describes current practice. Chapter I is the executive summary. Chapter II is an overview of historical and current issues that will affect a voluntary network of industry-based skill standards, competencies, and…

  18. Monitoring the Future: National Results on Adolescent Drug Use. Overview of Key Findings, 2006

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    Johnston, Lloyd D., O'Malley, Patrick M.; Bachman, Jerald G.; Schulenberg, John E.

    2007-01-01

    This report provides a summary of drug use trends from a survey of nearly 50,000 eighth-, tenth-, and twelfth- grade students nationwide. It also includes perceived risk, personal disapproval, and perceived availability of each drug by this group. A synopsis of the methods used in the study and an overview of the key results from the 2006 survey…

  19. FY2013 Defense Budget Request: Overview and Context

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2012-04-20

    Prescribed by ANSI Std Z39-18 FY2013 Defense Budget Request: Overview and Context Congressional Research Service Summary This report analyzes ...Congressional action on the FY2013 defense budget will be analyzed in a separate report. The FY2013 Department of Defense (DOD) budget request...defense-related nuclear programs conducted by the Department of Energy , and other activities. For discretionary DOD budget authority, the request includes

  20. An Overview of NASA Automotive Component Reliability Studies

    NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)

    Sampson, Michael J.

    2016-01-01

    The results of NASAs studies into the appropriateness of using US Automotive electronic parts in NASA spaceflight systems will be presented. The first part of the presentation provides an overview of the United States Automotive Electronics Councils AECQ standardization program, the second part provides a summary of the results of NASAs procurement and testing experiences and other lessons learned along with preliminary test results.

  1. An Overview Of NASA Automotive Component Reliability Studies

    NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)

    Sampson, Michael J.

    2016-01-01

    The results of NASAs studies into the appropriateness of using US Automotive electronic parts in NASA spaceflight systems will be presented. The first part of the presentation provides an overview of the United States Automotive Electronics Councils AECQ standardization program, the second part provides a summary of the results of NASAs procurement and testing experiences and other lessons learned along with preliminary test results.

  2. An Overview of Findings from Wave 2 of the National Longitudinal Transition Study-2 (NLTS2). NCSER 2006-3004

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    Wagner, Mary; Newman, Lynn; Cameto, Renee; Levine, Phyllis; Garza, Nicolle

    2006-01-01

    This report is an executive summary of two previously-released reports presenting findings from Wave 2: The Academic Achievement and Functional Performance of Youth with Disabilities and After High School: A First Look at the Postschool Experiences of Youth with Disabilities. Some key findings presented in the Overview include the following: (1) A…

  3. Research on patient safety: falls and medications.

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    Boddice, Sandra Dawn; Kogan, Polina

    2009-10-01

    Below you will find summaries of published research describing investigations into patient safety issues related to falls and medications. The first summary provides details on the incidence of falls associated with the use of walkers and canes. This is followed by a summary of a fall-prevention intervention study that evaluated the effectiveness of widespread dissemination of evidence-based strategies in a community in Connecticut. The third write up provides information on three classes of medications that are associated with a significant number of emergency room visits. The last summary describes a pharmacist-managed medication reconciliation intervention pilot program. For additional details about the study findings and interventions, we encourage readers to review the original articles.

  4. University of North Dakota citation FIRE Cirrus 2 mission summary and data report

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    Poellot, Michael R.; Henderson, Brian

    1994-01-01

    The following document represents a summary overview of the data collected by the University of North Dakota Citation research aircraft during the First ISCCP Regional Experiment (FIRE) Cirrus IFO-2. The purpose of this report is to provide a quick-look summary of select parameters to FIRE investigators to assist in the use of this data set. The full data set resides in the FIRE archive. The data presented in this report should be considered preliminary and should not be used for reproduction.

  5. Plain Language Summary: Evaluation of the Neck Mass in Adults.

    PubMed

    Pynnonen, Melissa A; Colandrea, Maria; Finestone, Sandra A; O'Connor, Sarah S

    2017-09-01

    This plain language summary serves as an overview in explaining the evaluation of the neck mass in adults. The summary applies to patients aged ≥18 years and is based on the 2017 "Clinical Practice Guideline: Evaluation of the Neck Mass in Adults." The evidence-based guideline includes research to support more effective evaluation and diagnosis of the neck mass in adults. The guideline was developed as a quality improvement opportunity for evaluation of the neck mass by creating clear recommendations to use in medical practice.

  6. Study of School Uses of Television and Video. 1996-1997 School Year Summary Report.

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    Corporation for Public Broadcasting, Washington, DC.

    This summary provides an overview of the findings from the 1997 Study of School Uses of Television and Video, which surveyed principals (n=1,059) and teachers (n=1,285) throughout the U.S. The study analyzed key measures of the use of television and video for instruction in U.S. schools in terms of availability of equipment, programming, support,…

  7. JTEC/WTEC annual report and program summary: 1993/94

    NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)

    Holdridge, Geoffrey M. (Editor)

    1994-01-01

    The JTEC/WTEC (Japanese Technology Evaluation Center/World Technology Evaluation Center) Program at Loyola College is overviewed. A review of activities for 1993 and early 1994 is discussed along with plans for the following year. The bulk of the report consists of the summaries of completed projects in Information and Communication Technology; Materials; Manufacturing and Construction; Aeronautics, Space, and Ocean Technology; Energy; and Biotechnology.

  8. Skylab mission report, third visit

    NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)

    1974-01-01

    An evaluation is presented of the operational and engineering aspects of the third Skylab visit, including information on the performance of the command and service module and the experiment hardware, the crew's evaluation of the visit, and other visit-related areas of interest such as biomedical observations. The specific areas discussed are contained in the following: (1) solar physics and astrophysics investigations; (2) Comet Kohoutek experiments; (3) medical experiments; (4) earth observations, including data for the multispectral photographic facility, the earth terrain camera, and the microwave radiometer/scattermometer and altimeter; (5) engineering and technology experiments; (6) food and medical operational equipment; (7) hardware and experiment anomalies; and (8) mission support, mission objectives, flight planning, and launch phase summary. Conclusions discussed as a result of the third visit to Skylab involve the advancement of the sciences, practical applications, the durability of man and systems in space, and spaceflight effectiveness and economy.

  9. Computational Methods for Control in Partial Differential Equations

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1998-07-13

    supported in part under this grant are C. Musante (Ph.D. thesis completed in May, 1998), M. Buksas (Ph.D. thesis to be completed in August, 1998) and M...continuing initial promising simulation findings. A summary of theoretical and numerical results to date is given in the Ph.D. thesis of Musante [4]. II... Musante and Buksas in visits to Brooks Air Force Base. The collaborations intensified during 1997 with the following visits: 1. June 15-August 30

  10. Exchanges...Assessing Their Value: A Summary of the Annual Conference of the Society for Educational Visits and Exchanges in Canada = La valeur des echanges...Une appreciation concrete: un recueil du Congres annuel 1983 de la Societe educative de visites et d'echanges au Canada.

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    Society for Educational Visits and Exchanges in Canada, Ottawa (Ontario).

    The proceedings of the 1983 annual meeting on student and teacher exchanges programs include these papers: "Exchanges...How They Contribute to National Unity and National Identity" (Huguette Labelle); "Exchanges...Bridging the Gap" (Gildas Molgat); "Exchanges...And Canada's Bicultural Aspect" (Dennis Dawson);…

  11. Flu Symptoms & Complications

    MedlinePlus

    ... Travelers Flu Activity & Surveillance CDC's WHO Collaborating Center Situation Update: Summary of Weekly FluView Overview of Influenza Surveillance in the United States Current United States Flu Activity Map Weekly U.S. Influenza ...

  12. More Cancer Types - SEER Cancer Stat Facts

    Cancer.gov

    Cancer Statistical Fact Sheets are summaries of common cancer types developed to provide an overview of frequently-requested cancer statistics including incidence, mortality, survival, stage, prevalence, and lifetime risk.

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

    Not Available

    The Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) Book begins with this Overview section, which contains the high-level summary cost estimate, the cost profile, and the global construction schedule. The summary cost estimate shows the total US cost and the cost in terms of PHENIX construction funds for building the PHENIX detector. All costs in the WBS book are shown in FY 1993 dollars. Also shown are the institutional and foreign contributions, the level of pre-operations funding, and the cost of deferred items. Pie charts are presented at PHENIX WBS level 1 and 2 that show this information. The PHENIX construction funds aremore » shown broken down to PHENIX WBS level 3 items per fiscal year, and the resulting profile is compared to the RHIC target profile. An accumulated difference of the two profiles is also shown. The PHENIX global construction schedule is presented at the end of the Overview section. Following the Overview are sections for each subsystem. Each subsystem section begins with a summary cost estimate, cost profile, and critical path. The total level 3 cost is broken down into fixed costs (M&S), engineering costs (EDIA) and labor costs. Costs are further broken down in terms of PHENIX construction funds, institutional and foreign contributions, pre-operations funding, and deferred items. Also shown is the contingency at level 3 and the level 4 breakdown of the total cost. The cost profile in fiscal years is shown at level 3. The subsystem summaries are followed by the full cost estimate and schedule sheets for that subsystem. These detailed sheets are typically carried down to level 7 or 8. The cost estimate Total, M&S, EDIA, and Labor breakdowns, as well as contingency, for each WBS entry.« less

  14. PHENIX Work Breakdown Structure. Cost and schedule review copy

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    Not Available

    1994-02-01

    The Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) Book begins with this Overview section, which contains the high-level summary cost estimate, the cost profile, and the global construction schedule. The summary cost estimate shows the total US cost and the cost in terms of PHENIX construction funds for building the PHENIX detector. All costs in the WBS book are shown in FY 1993 dollars. Also shown are the institutional and foreign contributions, the level of pre-operations funding, and the cost of deferred items. Pie charts are presented at PHENIX WBS level 1 and 2 that show this information. The PHENIX construction funds aremore » shown broken down to PHENIX WBS level 3 items per fiscal year, and the resulting profile is compared to the RHIC target profile. An accumulated difference of the two profiles is also shown. The PHENIX global construction schedule is presented at the end of the Overview section. Following the Overview are sections for each subsystem. Each subsystem section begins with a summary cost estimate, cost profile, and critical path. The total level 3 cost is broken down into fixed costs (M&S), engineering costs (EDIA) and labor costs. Costs are further broken down in terms of PHENIX construction funds, institutional and foreign contributions, pre-operations funding, and deferred items. Also shown is the contingency at level 3 and the level 4 breakdown of the total cost. The cost profile in fiscal years is shown at level 3. The subsystem summaries are followed by the full cost estimate and schedule sheets for that subsystem. These detailed sheets are typically carried down to level 7 or 8. The cost estimate shows Total, M&S, EDIA, and Labor breakdowns, as well as contingency, for each WBS entry.« less

  15. The NASA Electronic Parts and Packaging (NEPP) Program: NEPP Overview - Automotive Electronics

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    LaBel, Kenneth A.; Sampson, Michael J.

    2016-01-01

    The results of NASAs studies into the appropriateness of using U.S. Automotive electronic parts in NASA spaceflight systems will be presented. The first part of the presentation provides an overview of the United States Automotive Electronics Council's AECQ standardization program, the second part provides a summary of the results of NASA's procurement and testing experiences and other lessons learned along with preliminary test results.

  16. Innovating the Standard Procurement System Utilizing Intelligent Agent Technologies

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1999-12-01

    36 C. STANDARD PROCUREMENT SYSTEM 36 1. OVERVIEW 36 2. SPS FUNCTIONS , 37 3. SPS ADVANTAGES 39 4. SPS DISADVANTAGES 40 5. SPS SUMMARY 41 D...PROCUREMENT PROCESS INNOVATION RESULTS ’. 52 E. INTELLIGENT AGENT (IA) TECHNOLOGY 53 1. OVERVIEW 54 viii 2. ADVANTAGES 58 3. DISADVANTAGES 58 F...Electronic Mall (EMALL), GSA Advantage , etc. • Web invoicing Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) • • International Merchant Purchase Authorization Card (IMPAC

  17. An overview of artificial intelligence and robotics. Volume 2: Robotics

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    Gevarter, W. B.

    1982-01-01

    This report provides an overview of the rapidly changing field of robotics. The report incorporates definitions of the various types of robots, a summary of the basic concepts, utilized in each of the many technical areas, review of the state of the art and statistics of robot manufacture and usage. Particular attention is paid to the status of robot development, the organizations involved, their activities, and their funding.

  18. SARDA HITL Simulations: System Performance Results

    NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)

    Gupta, Gautam

    2012-01-01

    This presentation gives an overview of the 2012 SARDA human-in-the-loop simulation, and presents a summary of system performance results from the simulation, including delay, throughput and fuel consumption

  19. A normative price for a manufactured product: The SAMICS methodology. Volume 1: Executive summary

    NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)

    Chamberlain, R. G.

    1979-01-01

    A summary for the Solar Array Manufacturing Industry Costing Standards report contains a discussion of capabilities and limitations, a non-technical overview of the methodology, and a description of the input data which must be collected. It also describes the activities that were and are being taken to ensure validity of the results and contains an up-to-date bibliography of related documents.

  20. Narrowing the Gap in Outcomes for Vulnerable Groups: Overview and Analysis of Available Datasets on Vulnerable Groups and the Five ECM Outcomes. Executive Summary

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    Morris, Marian

    2007-01-01

    This summary presents the main findings from a data mapping and analysis study commissioned by the Local Government Association (LGA) from the National Foundation for Educational Research (NFER) as part of a two-year development and research programme, Narrowing the Gap. This programme seeks to make a significant difference in "narrowing the…

  1. Asymmetric reactions in continuous flow

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    Mak, Xiao Yin; Laurino, Paola

    2009-01-01

    Summary An overview of asymmetric synthesis in continuous flow and microreactors is presented in this review. Applications of homogeneous and heterogeneous asymmetric catalysis as well as biocatalysis in flow are discussed. PMID:19478913

  2. Cloud Compute for Global Climate Station Summaries

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Baldwin, R.; May, B.; Cogbill, P.

    2017-12-01

    Global Climate Station Summaries are simple indicators of observational normals which include climatic data summarizations and frequency distributions. These typically are statistical analyses of station data over 5-, 10-, 20-, 30-year or longer time periods. The summaries are computed from the global surface hourly dataset. This dataset totaling over 500 gigabytes is comprised of 40 different types of weather observations with 20,000 stations worldwide. NCEI and the U.S. Navy developed these value added products in the form of hourly summaries from many of these observations. Enabling this compute functionality in the cloud is the focus of the project. An overview of approach and challenges associated with application transition to the cloud will be presented.

  3. Communication at the interface between hospitals and primary care - a general practice audit of hospital discharge summaries.

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    Belleli, Esther; Naccarella, Lucio; Pirotta, Marie

    2013-12-01

    Timeliness and quality of hospital discharge summaries are crucial for patient safety and efficient health service provision after discharge. We audited receipt rates, timeliness and the quality of discharge summaries for 49 admissions among 38 patients in an urban general practice. For missing discharge summaries, a hospital medical record search was performed. Discharge summaries were received for 92% of identified admissions; 73% were received within three days and 55% before the first post-discharge visit to the general practitioner (GP). Administrative information and clinical content, including diagnosis, treatment and follow-up plans, were well reported. However, information regarding tests, referrals and discharge medication was often missing; 57% of summaries were entirely typed and 13% had legibility issues. Completion rates were good but utility was compromised by delays, content omissions and formatting. Digital searching enables extraction of information from rich existing datasets contained in GP records for accurate measurement of discharge summary receipt rate and timing.

  4. Pacific Basin Communication Study, volume 2

    NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)

    Young, E. L.; Hurd, J. N.

    1981-01-01

    Users' meeting summary report, chronology of visits, economic data for forum countries, techniques used in the study, communication choices, existing resources in the Pacific Basin, and warc 79 region 3 rules and regulations were presented in volume 2.

  5. TQL in the Fleet: From Theory to Practice

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1993-10-01

    SUMMARY Overview O ver the past year , the Department of the Navy Total Quality Leadership Office (DON TQL Office) has been interviewing members of the...the Fleet: From Theory to Practice ix OVERVIEW ) ver the past year , the Department of the Navy Total Quality Leadership Office (DON TQL Office) has...in technical and of Naval Education and Training (CNET) in devel- military journals and deliver papers at conferences oping a TQL curriculum and in

  6. Career Education K-6.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Lawrence Unified School District 497, KS.

    The elementary level career education instructional materials are arranged by grade level. Separate sections are devoted to each level and include an overview of the curriculum with objectives, activities, and resources (speakers, on-site visits, audio visuals, books, and kits) for each subject area covered. Emphasizing career awareness, each…

  7. CERT TST December 2015 Visit Summary

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

    Little, Robert Currier; Bailey, Teresa S.; Gamblin, G. Todd

    2016-01-25

    The annual PSAAP II TST visit to Texas A&M’s CERT Center was held on December 1-3, 2015. The agenda for the visit is attached. Non-TAMU attendees were: TST Members – Teresa Bailey (LLNL), Todd Gamblin (LLNL), Bob Little (LANL) – Chair, Chad Olinger (LANL), Shawn Pautz (SNL), Alan Williams (SNL);Other Lab staff – Skip Kahler (LANL), Ana Kupresanin (LLNL), and Rob Lowrie (LANL); AST Members – Nelson Hoffman (LANL) and Bob Voigt (Leidos) The TST wishes to express our appreciation to all involved with CERT for the high-quality posters and presentations and for the attention to logistics that enabled amore » successful visit. We have broken our comments into four sections: (1) Kudos, (2) Recommendations, (3) Feedback on Priorities for April Review, and (4) Follow-Up Activities with Labs.« less

  8. Rhode Island congestion management plan : executive summary

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    1997-09-01

    This document provides an overview of the Rhode Island Congestion Management System (CMS) program consisting of the following: Congestion Management System Plan; Incident Management Plan; and Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) Early Deployment P...

  9. Current On-Campus Attitudes toward Energy Usage, Efficiency, and Emerging Technologies

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

    Lennon, Liz; Sintov, Nicole; Orosz, Michael

    Context & Background for Energy Survey Methods & Survey Overview Respondent Demographics Results Demand Response Current Environmental Comfort Perceptions Smart Meters Perceived Smart Meter Benefits Motivators of Energy Efficient Practices Summary & Implications

  10. Cancer Prevention Overview (PDQ®)—Patient Version

    Cancer.gov

    Cancer prevention methods include avoiding things that cause cancer, having a healthy lifestyle, getting screened, and using some medicines or surgery. Learn more about ways to help prevent cancer in this expert-reviewed summary.

  11. Phaseout of Ozone-Depleting Substances

    EPA Pesticide Factsheets

    An overview of the HCFC phaseout requirements summaries of the most recent rulemakings. Provides resources for HCFC equipment owners that discuss continued use of HCFC refrigerant, and options for retrofitting or replacing specific types of equipment.

  12. Asteroid Redirect Mission: EVA and Sample Collection

    NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)

    Abell, Paul; Stich, Steve

    2015-01-01

    Asteroid Redirect Mission (ARM) Overview (1) Notional Development Schedule, (2) ARV Crewed Mission Accommodations; Asteroid Redirect Crewed Mission (ARCM) Mission Summary; ARCM Accomplishments; Sample collection/curation plan (1) CAPTEM Requirements; SBAG Engagement Plan

  13. NASA In-step: Permeable Membrane Experiment

    NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)

    1992-01-01

    Viewgraphs on the Permeable Membrane Experiment are presented. An experiment overview is given. The Membrane Phase Separation Experiment, Membrane Diffusion Interference Experiment, and Membrane Wetting Experiment are described. Finally, summary and conclusions are discussed.

  14. FY2016 Advanced Batteries R&D Annual Progress Report

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

    None, None

    The Advanced Batteries research and development (R&D) subprogram within the DOE Vehicle Technologies Office (VTO) provides support and guidance for projects focusing on batteries for plug-in electric vehicles. Program targets focus on overcoming technical barriers to enable market success including: (1) significantly reducing battery cost, (2) increasing battery performance (power, energy, durability), (3) reducing battery weight & volume, and (4) increasing battery tolerance to abusive conditions such as short circuit, overcharge, and crush. This report describes the progress made on the research and development projects funded by the Battery subprogram in 2016. This section covers the Vehicle Technologies Office overview;more » the Battery subprogram R&D overview; Advanced Battery Development project summaries; and Battery Testing, Analysis, and Design project summaries. It also includes the cover and table of contents.« less

  15. Physician Perceptions and Beliefs about Generating and Providing a Clinical Summary of the Office Visit

    PubMed Central

    Ting, D.Y.; Healey, M.; Lipsitz, S.R.; Ramelson, H.; Suric, V.; Bates, D.W.

    2015-01-01

    Summary Background A core measure of the meaningful use of EHR incentive program is the generation and provision of the clinical summary of the office visit, or the after visit summary (AVS), to patients. However, little research has been conducted on physician perceptions and beliefs about the AVS. Objectives Evaluate physician perceptions and beliefs about the AVS and the effect of the AVS on workload, patient outcomes, and the care the physician delivers. Methods A cross-sectional online survey of physicians at two academic medical centers (AMCs) in the northeast who are participating in the meaningful use EHR incentive program. Results Of the 1 795 physicians at both AMCs participating in the incentive program, 853 completed the survey for a response rate of 47.5%. Eighty percent of the respondents reported that the AVS was easy (very easy or quite easy or somewhat easy) to generate and provide to patients. Nonetheless, more than three-fourths of the respondents reported a negative effect of generating and providing the AVS on workload of office staff (78%) and workload of physicians (76%). Primary care physicians had more positive beliefs about the effect of the AVS on patient outcomes than specialists (p<0.001) and also had more positive beliefs about the effect of the AVS on the care they delivered than specialists (p<0.001). Conclusions Achieving the core meaningful use measure of generating and providing the AVS was easy for physicians but it did not necessarily translate into positive beliefs about the effect of the AVS on patient outcomes or the care the physician delivered. Physicians also had negative beliefs about the effect of the AVS on workload. To promote positive beliefs among physicians around the AVS, organizations should obtain physician input into the design and implementation of the AVS and develop strategies to mitigate its negative impacts on workload. PMID:26448799

  16. A ground based phase control system for the solar power satellite. Executive summary, volume 1, phase 3

    NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)

    Chie, C. M.

    1980-01-01

    The Solar Power Satellite (SPS) concept and the reference phase control system investigated in earlier efforts are reviewed. A summary overview of the analysis and selection of the pilot signal and power transponder design is presented along with the SOLARSIM program development and the simulated SPS phase control performance. Evaluations of the ground based phase control system as an alternate phase control concept are summarized.

  17. From Paper to Practice: Challenges Facing a California Charter School. A Report Presented to the San Diego Unified School Board. Executive Summary.

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    WestEd, San Francisco, CA.

    Signed into law on September 2, 1992, California's charter-school law has led to the approval of over 100 charter schools. San Diego City Schools (SDCS) was one of the first districts to sponsor charter schools, including the Harriet Tubman School, 1 year after the law became effective. This document provides a brief overview and summary of a case…

  18. NOAA Office of Exploration and Research > Education > Evaluation

    Science.gov Websites

    INFORMATION ON THE NOAA OFFICE OF OCEAN EXPLORATION AND RESEARCH, VISIT: OCEANEXPLORER.NOAA.GOV weather oceans fisheries charting satellites climate research coasts careers@noaa OER Banner Home About OER Overview of partnering institutions or Alliances Partners. Surveys containing quantitative and qualitative

  19. After-visit summaries in primary care: mixed methods results from a literature review and stakeholder interviews.

    PubMed

    Lyles, Courtney R; Gupta, Reena; Tieu, Lina; Fernandez, Alicia

    2018-05-28

    After-visit summary (AVS) documents presenting key information from each medical encounter have become standard in the USA due to federal health care reform. Little is known about how they are used or whether they improve patient care. First, we completed a literature review and described the totality of the literature on AVS by article type and major outcome measures. Next, we used reputational sampling from large-scale US studies on primary care to identify and interview nine stakeholders on their perceptions of AVS across high-performing primary care practices. Interviews were transcribed and coded for AVS use in practice, perceptions of the best/worst features and recommendations for improving AVS utility in routine care. The literature review resulted in 17 studies; patients reported higher perceived value of AVS compared with providers, despite poor recall of specific AVS content and varied post-visit use. In key informant interviews, key informants expressed enthusiasm for the potential of using AVS to reinforce key information with patients, especially if AVS were customizable. Despite this potential, key informants found that AVS included incorrect information and did not feel that patients or their practices were using AVS to enhance care. There is a gap between the potential of AVS and how providers and patients are using it in routine care. Suggestions for improved use of AVS include increasing customization, establishing care team responsibilities and workflows and ensuring patients with communication barriers have dedicated support to review AVS during visits.

  20. Influence of ambient fungal spores on emergency visits for asthma to a regional children's hospital.

    PubMed

    Dales, R E; Cakmak, S; Burnett, R T; Judek, S; Coates, F; Brook, J R

    2000-12-01

    The impact of ambient aeroallergens on morbidity from childhood asthma is largely unknown. To address this issue, we studied the association between daily emergency department visits for asthma to a children's hospital, and daily concentrations of both pollen grains and fungal spores during a 5-yr period between 1993 and 1997. Air pollution and meteorological data accounted for in the analyses included ozone, nitrogen dioxide, sulfur dioxide, sulfates, temperature, barometric pressure, and relative humidity. The daily number of asthma visits ranged from 0 to 36 per day with an average of 7.5. Fungal spores, but not pollen grains, were associated with visits (p < 0.05). The percentage increase associated with each group, independent of the others, was 1.9% (SE 0.9) for deuteromycetes, 4.1% (1.6) for basidiomycetes, 2.8% (1.0) for ascomycetes, and 8.8% for these spores combined. In summary, fungal spores account for a significant proportion of the asthma exacerbations in children that prompt an emergency department visit.

  1. Minimum Requirements for the CUS (Common User Subsystem) Workstation

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1987-04-20

    PAGE -2- / ’ " I& REPORT SECURITY CLASSIFICATION lb RESTRICTIVE MARKINGS Unclassified 2a SECURITY CLASSIFICATION AUTHORITY 3 DISTRMBUTION...CLASSIFICATION UNCLASSIID/UNLIMITED r" SAME AS RPT. [ 3 DTIC USERS Unclassified tNM F RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUAL 22b TELEPHONE (Include area codi) 22c OFFICE...Summary 1 1. Introduction 3 1.1 Purpose 3 1.2 Scope 3 1.3 Reference 4 2. Background 5 3 . Minimal WIS Workstation Requirements 8 3.1 Overview 8 4. Overview

  2. Preparation and Launch of the JEM ISS Elements - A NASA Mission Manager's Perspective

    NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)

    Higginbotham, Scott A.

    2016-01-01

    The pre-flight launch site preparations and launch of the Japanese Experiment Module (JEM) elements of the International Space Station required an intense multi-year, international collaborative effort between US and Japanese personnel at the Kennedy Space Center (KSC). This presentation will provide a brief overview of KSC, a brief overview of the ISS, and a summary of authors experience managing the NASA team responsible that supported and conducted the JEM element operations.

  3. Land mobile radio system phase I pilot report

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2003-12-15

    This report presents an executive summary, the project overview, Intelligent Transportation System standards and lessons learned for implementation of an Integrated Voice and Data, Land Mobile Radio System (ITS technologies for the Alaska Department ...

  4. Photovoltaic energy systems: Program summary fiscal year 1983

    NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)

    1984-01-01

    An overview of government funded activities in photovoltaic energy conversion research is given. Introductory information, a list of directing organizations, a list of acronyms and abbreviations, and an index of current contractors are given.

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

    Bechtel Nevada

    The Nevada Test Site Environmental Report 2003 was prepared by Bechtel Nevada to meet the requirements and guidelines of the U.S. Department of Energy and the information needs of the public. This report is meant to be useful to members of the public, public officials, regulators, and Nevada Test Site contractors. The Executive Summary strives to present in a concise format the purpose of the document, the NTS mission and major programs, a summary of radiological releases and doses to the public resulting from site operations, a summary of non-radiological releases, and an overview of the Nevada Test Site Environmentalmore » Management System. The Executive Summary, combined with the following Compliance Summary, are written to meet all the objectives of the report and to be stand-alone sections for those who choose not to read the entire document.« less

  6. Peeking at the Planets.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Riddle, Bob

    2002-01-01

    Provides information about each of the planets in our solar system. Focuses on information related to the space missions that have visited or flown near each planet, and includes a summary of what is known about some of the features of each planet. (DDR)

  7. Review of log sort yards

    Treesearch

    John Rusty Dramm; Gerry L. Jackson; Jenny Wong

    2002-01-01

    This report provides a general overview of current log sort yard operations in the United States, including an extensive literature review and information collected during on-site visits to several operations throughout the nation. Log sort yards provide many services in marketing wood and fiber by concentrating, merchandising, processing, sorting, and adding value to...

  8. Opportunities in the commercial uses of remote sensing and GIS technologies - An overview of NASA's Visiting Investigator Program at Stennis Space Center

    NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)

    Davis, Bruce A.; Carr, Hugh V., Jr.; Schmidt, Nicholas; Hickerson, Logan

    1993-01-01

    The Visiting Investigator Program (VIP) developed at NASA-Stennis' Science and Technology Laboratory (STL) allows U.S. industry to use the specialized resources of STL in the fields of remote sensing and GIS, with a view to the development of new commercial processes and improved services. Attention is given to the novel agreement mechanisms developed by NASA to implement VIP. These agreements encompass a memorandum of understanding, a technical exchange agreement, a sponsored-transfer agreement, a proprietary work agreement, and a joint endeavor agreement.

  9. [High altitude related health problems in travel medicine].

    PubMed

    Neumayr, Andreas

    2013-06-01

    Giving travel advice to travellers visiting high-altitude destinations around the globe is daily routine in travel clinics. However, with the classical focus on vaccinations, traveller's diarrhoea, mosquito protection and malaria prophylaxis, altitude-related health problems are often neglected at counselling. The importance to communicate these problems when giving travel advice is impressively reflected by the high prevalence of altitude-related health problems among tourists visiting high-lying tourist destinations. This article aims at providing an overview of core aspects of acclimatization to altitude and prevention of altitude-related health problems and to exemplarily address practice-oriented problem destinations.

  10. Variation in Nephrologist Visits to Patients on Hemodialysis across Dialysis Facilities and Geographic Locations

    PubMed Central

    Tan, Kelvin B.; Winkelmayer, Wolfgang C.; Chertow, Glenn M.; Bhattacharya, Jay

    2013-01-01

    Summary Background and objectives Geographic and other variations in medical practices lead to differences in medical costs, often without a clear link to health outcomes. This work examined variation in the frequency of physician visits to patients receiving hemodialysis to measure the relative importance of provider practice patterns (including those patterns linked to geographic region) and patient health in determining visit frequency. Design, setting, participants, & measurements This work analyzed a nationally representative 2006 database of patients receiving hemodialysis in the United States. A variation decomposition analysis of the relative importance of facility, geographic region, and patient characteristics—including demographics, socioeconomic status, and indicators of health status—in explaining physician visit frequency variation was conducted. Finally, the associations between facility, geographic and patient characteristics, and provider visit frequency were measured using multivariable regression. Results Patient characteristics accounted for only 0.9% of the total visit frequency variation. Accounting for case-mix differences, patients’ hemodialysis facilities explained about 24.9% of visit frequency variation, of which 9.3% was explained by geographic region. Visit frequency was more closely associated with many facility and geographic characteristics than indicators of health status. More recent dialysis initiation and recent hospitalization were associated with decreased visit frequency. Conclusions In hemodialysis, provider visit frequency depends more on geography and facility location and characteristics than patients’ health status or acuity of illness. The magnitude of variation unrelated to patient health suggests that provider visit frequency practices do not reflect optimal management of patients on dialysis. PMID:23430207

  11. Summary of the COS Cycle 22 Calibration Program

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Sonnentrucker, Paule; Becker, George; Bostroem, Azalee; Debes, John H.; Ely, Justin; Fox, Andrew; Lockwood, Sean; Oliveira, Cristina; Penton, Steven; Proffitt, Charles; Roman-Duval, Julia; Sahnow, David; Sana, Hugues; Taylor, Jo; Welty, Alan D.; Wheeler, Thomas

    2016-09-01

    We summarize the calibration activities for the Cosmic Origins Spectrograph (COS) on the Hubble Space Telescope during Cycle 22 which ran from November 2014 through October 2015. We give an overview of the COS calibration plan, COS usage statistics and we briefly describe major changes with respect to the previous cycle. High-level executive summaries for each calibration program comprising Cycle 22 are also given here. Results of the analysis attached to each program are published in separate ISRs.

  12. Marihuana and Health: In Perspective. Summary and Comments on the Fifth Annual Report to the U.S. Congress from the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare, 1975.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    National Inst. on Drug Abuse (DHEW/PHS), Rockville, MD.

    This booklet on marihuana and health begins with general observations made at a press briefing by the Director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse, followed by questions and answers. The last section contains a summary and overview of the Fifth Annual Report to the U.S. Congress from the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare. The…

  13. Waste Reduction Model (WARM) Resources for Students

    EPA Pesticide Factsheets

    This page provides a brief overview of how EPA’s Waste Reduction Model (WARM) can be used by students. The page includes a brief summary of uses of WARM for the audience and links to other resources.

  14. Dynamic Stochastic Control of Freeway Corridor Systems : Summary and Project Overview

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    1978-12-01

    Systematic methodological approaches to overall traffic management from both short-term (real-time) and long-term (planning) perspectives have been developed. The approach embodies formulation and solution of interrelated mathematical problems from o...

  15. EPIC : expedited processing at international crossings : evaluation final report

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    1998-09-01

    This executive summary presents an overview of the Expedited Processing at International Crossings (EPIC) Field Operational Test (FOT). The EPIC focus was on the commercial vehicle transport component of international border crossings at the Nogales,...

  16. Summary of Energy Assessment Requirements under the Area Source Boiler Rule

    EPA Pesticide Factsheets

    This document provides an overview of the energy assessment requirements for the national emission standards for hazardous air pollutants (NESHAP) for area sources: industrial, commercial and Institutional boilers, 40 CFR Part 63, Subpart JJJJJJ.

  17. Report of an international symposium on drugs and driving

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    1975-06-30

    This report presents the proceedings of a Symposium on Drugs (other than alcohol) and Driving. Speaker's papers and work session summaries are included. Major topics include: Overview of Problem, Risk Identification, Drug Measurement in Biological Ma...

  18. NASA Workshop on future directions in surface modeling and grid generation

    NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)

    Vandalsem, W. R.; Smith, R. E.; Choo, Y. K.; Birckelbaw, L. D.; Vogel, A. A.

    1992-01-01

    Given here is a summary of the paper sessions and panel discussions of the NASA Workshop on Future Directions in Surface Modeling and Grid Generation held a NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, California, December 5-7, 1989. The purpose was to assess U.S. capabilities in surface modeling and grid generation and take steps to improve the focus and pace of these disciplines within NASA. The organization of the workshop centered around overviews from NASA centers and expert presentations from U.S. corporations and universities. Small discussion groups were held and summarized by group leaders. Brief overviews and a panel discussion by representatives from the DoD were held, and a NASA-only session concluded the meeting. In the NASA Program Planning Session summary there are five recommended steps for NASA to take to improve the development and application of surface modeling and grid generation.

  19. Retirement Income for an Aging Population. A Report Prepared by Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress, with Analytic Support from the Congressional Budget Office. Committee on Ways and Means, U.S. House of Representatives, One Hundredth Congress, First Session.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Library of Congress, Washington, DC. Congressional Research Service.

    This document presents an extensive report on retirement income prepared by the Congressional Research Service at the request of Congressman Dan Rostenkowski. The report consists of an executive summary, an overview of the issue, and a series of background papers. Part I provides an overview of retirement income for an aging population and…

  20. [Non-EC workers in Italy: an overview of the literature and an attempt to test various hypotheses].

    PubMed

    Strozza, S

    1995-09-01

    "The essay presents an overview of the interpretations offered in scientific literature about causes and effects of non-EC [European Community] immigrants' integration into the Italian labor market....The essay uses the aggregate data of [the] Labor Ministry integrated by local surveys to answer some questions...[concerning] the link between sex, Italian region, place of origin and sector of activity...and the complementarity or competition with [the] Italian labor force." (SUMMARY IN ENG AND FRE) excerpt

  1. Aviation System Analysis Capability Quick Response System Report

    NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)

    Roberts, Eileen; Villani, James A.; Ritter, Paul

    1998-01-01

    The purpose of this document is to present the additions and modifications made to the Aviation System Analysis Capability (ASAC) Quick Response System (QRS) in FY 1997 in support of the ASAC ORS development effort. This document contains an overview of the project background and scope and defines the QRS. The document also presents an overview of the Logistics Management Institute (LMI) facility that supports the QRS, and it includes a summary of the planned additions to the QRS in FY 1998. The document has five appendices.

  2. Summary Report on Federal Laboratory Technology Transfer: FY 2003 Activity Metrics and Outcomes. 2004 Report to the President and the Congress under the Technology Transfer and Commercialization Act

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2004-12-01

    Agency, FY 1999-2003 Table 1.1 – Overview of the Types of Information on Federal lab Technology Transfer Collected in the...invention disclosure, patenting, and licensing. Table 1.1 – Overview of the Types of Information on Federal Lab Technology Transfer Collected in...results. In addition, ARS hosts a Textile Manufacturing Symposium and a Cotton Ginning Symposium at gin and textile labs to benefit county extension

  3. An overview of the key routes to the best selling 5-membered ring heterocyclic pharmaceuticals

    PubMed Central

    2011-01-01

    Summary This review presents a comprehensive overview on selected synthetic routes towards commercial drug compounds as published in both journal and patent literature. Owing to the vast number of potential structures, we have concentrated only on those drugs containing five-membered heterocycles and focused principally on the assembly of the heterocyclic core. In order to target the most representative chemical entities the examples discussed have been selected from the top 200 best selling drugs of recent years. PMID:21647262

  4. Overview of the Machine-Tool Task Force

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

    Sutton, G.P.

    1981-06-08

    The Machine Tool Task Force, (MTTF) surveyed the state of the art of machine tool technology for material removal for two and one-half years. This overview gives a brief summary of the approach, specific subjects covered, principal conclusions and some of the key recommendations aimed at improving the technology and advancing the productivity of machine tools. The Task Force consisted of 123 experts from the US and other countries. Their findings are documented in a five-volume report, Technology of Machine Tools.

  5. Overview of the Applied Aerodynamics Division

    NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)

    1991-01-01

    A major reorganization of the Aeronautics Directorate of the Langley Research Center occurred in early 1989. As a result of this reorganization, the scope of research in the Applied Aeronautics Division is now quite different than that in the past. An overview of the current organization, mission, and facilities of this division is presented. A summary of current research programs and sample highlights of recent research are also presented. This is intended to provide a general view of the scope and capabilities of the division.

  6. Space Shuttle Reusable Solid Rocket Motor Program Overview and Lessons Learned

    NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)

    Graves, Stan R.; McCool, Alex (Technical Monitor)

    2001-01-01

    An overview of the Space Shuttle Reusable Solid Rocket Motor (RSRM) program is provided with a summary of lessons learned since the first test firing in 1977. Fifteen different lessons learned are discussed that fundamentally changed the motor's design, processing, and RSRM program risk management systems. The evolution of the rocket motor design is presented including the baseline or High Performance Solid Rocket Motor (HPM), the Filament Wound Case (FWC), the RSRM, and the proposed Five-Segment Booster (FSB).

  7. HPV vaccines for circumpolar health: summary of plenary session, “Opportunities for Prevention: Global HPV Vaccine” and “Human Papillomavirus Prevention: The Nordic Experience”

    PubMed Central

    Dunne, Eileen F.; Koch, Anders

    2013-01-01

    In this publication, we provide an overview of the presentations, “Opportunities for Prevention: Global HPV Vaccine” and “Human Papillomavirus Prevention: The Nordic Experience” as a part of the 15th International Congress on Circumpolar Health, held at Anchorage, Alaska, on August 8, 2012. We provide an overview of HPV, HPV vaccines and policy as well as the Nordic experience with HPV vaccine introduction. PMID:28156289

  8. On-Orbit Propulsion System Performance of ISS Visiting Vehicles

    NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)

    Martin, Mary Regina M.; Swanson, Robert A.; Kamath, Ulhas P.; Hernandez, Francisco J.; Spencer, Victor

    2013-01-01

    The International Space Station (ISS) represents the culmination of over two decades of unprecedented global human endeavors to conceive, design, build and operate a research laboratory in space. Uninterrupted human presence in space since the inception of the ISS has been made possible by an international fleet of space vehicles facilitating crew rotation, delivery of science experiments and replenishment of propellants and supplies. On-orbit propulsion systems on both ISS and Visiting Vehicles are essential to the continuous operation of the ISS. This paper compares the ISS visiting vehicle propulsion systems by providing an overview of key design drivers, operational considerations and performance characteristics. Despite their differences in design, functionality, and purpose, all visiting vehicles must adhere to a common set of interface requirements along with safety and operational requirements. This paper addresses a wide variety of methods for satisfying these requirements and mitigating credible hazards anticipated during the on-orbit life of propulsion systems, as well as the seamless integration necessary for the continued operation of the ISS.

  9. Review of NASA's Planned Mars Program

    NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)

    1996-01-01

    Contents include the following: Executive Summary; Introduction; Scientific Goals for the Exploration of Mars; Overview of Mars Surveyor and Others Mars Missions; Key Issues for NASA's Mars Exploration Program; and Assessment of the Scientific Potential of NASA's Mars Exploration Program.

  10. Laboratory Directed Research and Development FY 2000 Annual Report

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

    Al-Ayat, R

    This Annual Report provides an overview of the FY2000 Laboratory Directed Research and Development (LDRD) Program at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) and presents a summary of the results achieved by each project during the year.

  11. Overview of the EPA Quality System for Environmental Data and Technology

    EPA Pesticide Factsheets

    This document provides a brief summary of EPA’s Quality System for environmental data and technology for EPA and non-EPA organizations who are not familiar with the system but are subject to its requirements.

  12. Solar energy in Argentina: a profile of renewable energy activity in its national context

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

    Hawkins, D.

    1981-01-01

    The following subjects are included: the country overview; the energy summary; the geopolitical, economic, and cultural aspects of the Republic of Argentina; the energy profile; and international contacts, manufacturers, and projects. (MHR)

  13. Envelope Protection and Recovery Guidance for Upset Conditions

    NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)

    Lombaerts, Thomas; Schuet, Stefan; Acosta, Diana; Kaneshige, John; Shish, Kim

    2016-01-01

    The slides are an overview and summary of past and current research projects in the field of envelope protection, upset prevention and upset recovery, with the aim to avoid loss of control accidents and improve safety in air transportation.

  14. Geo-referenced digital data acquisition and processing system using LiDAR technology : executive summary.

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2006-01-01

    This pamphlet gives a brief introduction to the National Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) architecture and regional ITS architectures. It gives an overview of architecture, project, and standards requirements, and describes the availability o...

  15. An Overview of Mesoscale Modeling Software for Energetic Materials Research

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2010-03-01

    12 2.9 Large-scale Atomic/Molecular Massively Parallel Simulator ( LAMMPS ...13 Table 10. LAMMPS summary...extensive reviews, lectures and workshops are available on multiscale modeling of materials applications (76-78). • Multi-phase mixtures of

  16. Teaching Must Be More Productive.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Brandt, Ron

    1987-01-01

    Overviews a section in the same "Educational Leadership" issue on improving teaching productivity. Highlights Harold Stevenson's article comparing mathematics education in the U.S., China, and Japan and Bruce Joyce's summary and analysis of the research literature on effective instructional strategies. (MLH)

  17. Overview of radiation effects research in photonics

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Webb, Robert C.; Cohn, Lewis M.; Taylor, Edward W.; Greenwell, Roger A.

    1995-05-01

    A brief overview of ongoing radiation effects research in photonics is presented focusing on integrated optic and acousto-optic components. A short summary of radiation-induced effects in electro-optic modulators, detector arrays, and other photonic technologies is presented along with extensive references. The coordinated radiation effects studies among researchers within the Tri-Service Organizations and international experimental teams are beginning to demonstrate consistent measurements of radiation-induced effects in photonic components and confirming earlier reported data. This paper will present an overview of these coordinated investigations and focus on key research being conducted with the AFMC Phillips Laboratory, Naval Research Laboratory, Defence Nuclear Agency, NATO Nuclear Effects Task Group, and the Tri-Service Photonics Coordinating Committee.

  18. 78 FR 22527 - TRICARE Access to Care Demonstration Project

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2013-04-16

    ... DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE Office of the Secretary TRICARE Access to Care Demonstration Project AGENCY... Access to Care Demonstration for TRICARE Prime/TRICARE Prime Remote Beneficiaries. SUMMARY: This notice... to utilize four visits per fiscal year to TRICARE authorized Urgent Care Centers without obtaining an...

  19. MedEx: a medication information extraction system for clinical narratives

    PubMed Central

    Stenner, Shane P; Doan, Son; Johnson, Kevin B; Waitman, Lemuel R; Denny, Joshua C

    2010-01-01

    Medication information is one of the most important types of clinical data in electronic medical records. It is critical for healthcare safety and quality, as well as for clinical research that uses electronic medical record data. However, medication data are often recorded in clinical notes as free-text. As such, they are not accessible to other computerized applications that rely on coded data. We describe a new natural language processing system (MedEx), which extracts medication information from clinical notes. MedEx was initially developed using discharge summaries. An evaluation using a data set of 50 discharge summaries showed it performed well on identifying not only drug names (F-measure 93.2%), but also signature information, such as strength, route, and frequency, with F-measures of 94.5%, 93.9%, and 96.0% respectively. We then applied MedEx unchanged to outpatient clinic visit notes. It performed similarly with F-measures over 90% on a set of 25 clinic visit notes. PMID:20064797

  20. The tropical experiment of the Stratosphere-Troposphere Exchange Project (STEP) - Science objectives, operations, and summary findings

    NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)

    Russell, P. B.; Pfister, L.; Selkirk, H. B.

    1993-01-01

    An overview is presented of the tropical component of STEP. The STEP cooperative experiments are described and summaries are presented of the STEP tropical ER-2 aircraft flights. STEP tropical results on dehydration and transfer and the mechanisms of upward transfer are summarized. Illustrations show flight paths for each sortie on satellite images and on 100 hPa synoptic flow charts, as well as the timing of flights with respect to overall cloudiness in the Australian region.

  1. Earth and environmental science in the 1980's: Part 1: Environmental data systems, supercomputer facilities and networks

    NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)

    1986-01-01

    Overview descriptions of on-line environmental data systems, supercomputer facilities, and networks are presented. Each description addresses the concepts of content, capability, and user access relevant to the point of view of potential utilization by the Earth and environmental science community. The information on similar systems or facilities is presented in parallel fashion to encourage and facilitate intercomparison. In addition, summary sheets are given for each description, and a summary table precedes each section.

  2. Guidelines on Library Twinning.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Doyle, Robert P., Comp.; Scarry, Patricia, Comp.

    This document serves as an overview of the many forms of library twinning, or formal exchanges of materials and/or staff between two institutions. Twinning can be reciprocal, but often involves a one-way arrangement whereby a library in a developing country receives a visit from a librarian of a developed country. Either way, both institutions can…

  3. Michigan's forest resources, 2011

    Treesearch

    S.A. Pugh

    2012-01-01

    This publication provides an overview of forest resource attributes for Michigan based on an annual inventory conducted by the Forest Inventory and Analysis (FIA) program of the Northern Research Station, U.S. Forest Service. These estimates, along with web-posted core tables, are updated annually. For more information please refer to page 4 of this report or visit our...

  4. Michigan's forest resources, 2012

    Treesearch

    S.A. Pugh

    2013-01-01

    This publication provides an overview of forest resource attributes for Michigan based on an annual inventory conducted by the Forest Inventory and Analysis (FIA) program of the Northern Research Station, U.S. Forest Service. These estimates, along with Web-posted core tables, are updated annually. For more information please refer to page 4 of this report or visit our...

  5. Liberal Arts Colleges: Thriving, Surviving, or Endangered?

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Breneman, David W.

    This book examines the recent and changing financial circumstances of the independent liberal arts college in America through financial and economic analysis and discussion of educational purpose and mission. The work is based on a study of 212 colleges including site visits to 12. Chapter 1 is an introduction. Chapter 2 contains an overview of…

  6. Michigan's forest resources, 2010

    Treesearch

    S.A. Pugh

    2011-01-01

    This publication provides an overview of forest resource attributes for Michigan based on an annual inventory conducted by the Forest Inventory and Analysis (FIA) program of the Northern Research Station, U.S. Forest Service. These estimates, along with web-posted core tables, are updated annually. For more information please refer to page 4 of this report or visit our...

  7. Building New Relationships through Intercultural Experience

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Szecsi, Tunde

    2007-01-01

    During the past six months the author was fortunate to travel to Hungary three times. Although all three trips had different purposes, they had one thing in common: professional conversations between colleagues from Hungary and the United States. In this article, the author would like to provide a short overview of these visits, which resulted in…

  8. Short-Term Education in the People's Republic of China.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Williams, Margaret D.

    An overview of postsecondary education in the People's Republic of China is presented, based on the experiences of 38 visiting U.S. community college faculty members and administrators who met with Chinese educators at several college campuses in July 1987. First, the paper explains the differences in curricula and admissions for the following…

  9. University Partners

    Science.gov Websites

    ARC Automotive Research Center Home Page HOME PAGE ABOUT ARC ▼ Overview of the ARC Education Partners Visit Us NEWS & EVENTS ▼ Events Calendar Annual Program Review Research Seminar Press Room Archives RESEARCH ▼ Research Areas Ongoing Projects Completed Projects SOFTWARE CONTACT ▼ Primary

  10. Technology Exchange

    Science.gov Websites

    ARC Automotive Research Center Home Page HOME PAGE ABOUT ARC ▼ Overview of the ARC Education Partners Visit Us NEWS & EVENTS ▼ Events Calendar Annual Program Review Research Seminar Press Room Archives RESEARCH ▼ Research Areas Ongoing Projects Completed Projects SOFTWARE CONTACT ▼ Primary

  11. Ground Vehicle Power and Mobility Overview - Germany Visit

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2011-11-10

    the current and future force Survivability Robotics – Intelligent Systems Vehicle Electronics & Architecture Fuel, Water, Bridging ...Test Cell • Engine Generator Test Lab • Full Vehicle Environmental Test Cell • Hybrid Electric Reconfigurable Moveable Integration Testbed (HERMIT...Converter Conducted competitive runoff evaluations on Bridging Boat engine candidates Completed independent durability assessment of OEM

  12. Potentials of Physical Activity Promotion in Preschools--An Overview of Results of an Ethnographic Observation

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    Pape, Natalie; Sterdt, Elena; Azouagh, Karima; Kramer, Silke; Walter, Ulla; Urban, Michael; Werning, Rolf

    2016-01-01

    This article addresses exemplary differences between preschools with systematic physical activity (PA) programmes and preschools without PA programmes in Germany. Two preschools from each group were visited in the context of a focused ethnographic observation to examine the educational practice, PA and social behaviour of preschool children. The…

  13. Child Health Issues in New Zealand: An Overview

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Simmons, Darlene R.

    2007-01-01

    International travel can provide the unique opportunity to experience other cultures. For nurses, it can also provide a window through which different health care structures and services can be viewed. Many similarities and differences can be found between the country visited and the United States in terms of health issues, nursing education,…

  14. Innovative Approaches to Understanding Transportation/Societal Interactions. Volume 1 : Program Overview and Executive Summaries

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    1981-10-01

    In 1979, the Transportation Systems Center (TSC), under sponsorship of the Urban Mass Transportation Administration (UMTA), began a program of research directed toward improving the understanding of the role of transportation in society, in particula...

  15. NASA Oceanic Processes Program

    NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)

    1988-01-01

    An overview of the recent accomplishments, present activities, and future plans is provided. Sections following the introduction provides summaries of current flight projects and definition studies, brief descriptions of individual research activities, and a bibliography of referred Journal Articles appearing within the last three years.

  16. 78 FR 45278 - Sunshine Act Meeting

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    2013-07-26

    ...) District Commander's overview of current project issues within the Rock Island District; and (3... MISSISSIPPI RIVER COMMISSION Sunshine Act Meeting AGENCY HOLDING THE MEETINGS: Mississippi River... Landing, La Cross, WI STATUS: Open to the public. MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: (1) Summary report by...

  17. Phase I Morgantown people mover impact evaluation

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    1980-03-30

    This report presents a summary of the system and service characteristics and : impacts of the Phase I Morgantown People Mover System. The major areas of : discussion of this report include an overview of Phase I Morgantown People : Mover system and t...

  18. UMTA Rail Transit EMI/EMC Program : An Overview and Summary

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    1987-02-01

    This report gives a history of the UMTA Rail Transit Electromagnetic Interference and Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMI/EMC) program, together with a listing of significant achievements over the life of the program. This is the lead volume of a nine...

  19. SOFIA Update and Science Vision

    NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)

    Smith, Kimberly

    2017-01-01

    I will present an overview of the SOFIA program, its science vision and upcoming plans for the observatory. The talk will feature several scientific highlights since full operations, along with summaries of planned science observations for this coming year, platform enhancements and new instrumentation.

  20. OVERVIEW OF THE INTRAMURAL RISK MANAGEMENT RESEARCH PROGRAM

    EPA Science Inventory

    This presentation will provide a summary of the risk management portion of ORD's endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) research program, including its motivation, goals, planning efforts and resulting research areas.

    In an emerging research area like EDCs, risk management ...

  1. 1990 Clean Air Act Amendment Summary: Title III

    EPA Pesticide Factsheets

    This page provides an overview of the 1990 amendments to Title III of the Clean Air Act, which were enacted to curb acid rain, urban air pollution and toxic air emissions. The edits to this title deal with toxic air pollutants.

  2. 1990 Clean Air Act Amendment Summary: Title II

    EPA Pesticide Factsheets

    This page provides an overview of the 1990 amendments to Title II of the Clean Air Act, which were enacted to curb acid rain, urban air pollution and toxic air emissions. The edits to this title deal emissions from mobile sources.

  3. 1990 Clean Air Act Amendment Summary: Title IV

    EPA Pesticide Factsheets

    This page provides an overview of the 1990 amendments to Title IV of the Clean Air Act, which were enacted to curb acid rain, urban air pollution and toxic air emissions. The edits to this title deal with acid deposition control.

  4. 1990 Clean Air Act Amendment Summary: Title VII

    EPA Pesticide Factsheets

    This page provides an overview of the 1990 amendments to Title VII of the Clean Air Act, which were enacted to curb acid rain, urban air pollution and toxic air emissions. The edits to this title deal with enforcement provisions.

  5. OVERVIEW OF USEPA'S ARSENIC TECHNOLOGY DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM

    EPA Science Inventory

    This presentation provides a summary on the Arsenic Treatment Technology Demonstration Program. The information includes the history and the current status of the demonstration projects on both round 1 and round 2 including some photos of the treatment systems. The presentation m...

  6. Plain Language Summary: Adult Sinusitis (Sinus Infection).

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    Caspersen, Leslie A; Walter, Lindsey M; Walsh, Sandra A; Rosenfeld, Richard M; Piccirillo, Jay F

    2015-08-01

    This plain language summary serves as an overview in explaining sinusitis (pronounced sign-you-side-tis). The purpose of this plain language summary is to provide patients with standard language explaining their condition in an easy-to-read format. This summary applies to those 18 years of age or older with sinusitis. The summary is featured as an FAQ (frequently asked question) format. The summary addresses how to manage and treat sinusitis symptoms. Adult sinusitis is often called a sinus infection. A healthcare provider may refer to a sinus infection as rhinosinusitis (pronounced rhi-no-sign-you-side-tis). This includes the nose as well as the sinuses in the name. A sinus infection is the swelling of the sinuses and nasal cavity.The summary is based on the published 2015 "Clinical Practice Guideline: Adult Sinusitis." The evidence-based guideline includes research to support more effective diagnosis and treatment of adult sinus infections. The guideline was developed as a quality improvement opportunity for managing sinus infections by creating clear recommendations to use in medical practice. © American Academy of Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery Foundation 2015.

  7. Buckeye Union High School District. Report of Survey.

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    Arizona State Univ., Tempe. Bureau of Educational Research and Services.

    Embracing 4 Arizona elementary school districts (Arlington, Buckeye, Liberty, and Palo Verde) visited by consultants for evaluative purposes, this report presents information about and recommendations for the elementary schools in the Buckeye Union High School District. Summaries on the educational programs (language arts, social studies,…

  8. 78 FR 56951 - Notice of Hearing

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    ... PRIVACY AND CIVIL LIBERTIES OVERSIGHT BOARD [Notice-PCLOB-2013-06; Docket No. 2013-0005; Sequence No. 6] Notice of Hearing ACTION: Notice of a hearing. SUMMARY: The Privacy and Civil Liberties... protect privacy and civil liberties. Visit www.pclob.gov for the full agenda closer to the hearing date...

  9. Awareness and Use of the After-Visit Summary Through a Patient Portal: Evaluation of Patient Characteristics and an Application of the Theory of Planned Behavior.

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    Emani, Srinivas; Healey, Michael; Ting, David Y; Lipsitz, Stuart R; Ramelson, Harley; Suric, Vladimir; Bates, David W

    2016-04-13

    Patient portals are being used to provide a clinical summary of the office visit or the after-visit summary (AVS) to patients. There has been relatively little research on the characteristics of patients who access the AVS through a patient portal and their beliefs about the AVS. The aim was to (1) assess the characteristics of patients who are aware of and access the AVS through a patient portal and (2) apply the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) to predict behavioral intention of patients toward accessing the AVS provided through a patient portal. We developed a survey capturing the components of TPB (beliefs, attitude, perceived norm, and perceived behavioral control). Over a 6-month period, patients with a patient portal account with an office visit in the previous week were identified using our organization's scheduling system. These patients were sent an email about the study and a link to the survey via their portal account. We applied univariate statistical analysis (Pearson chi-square and 1-way ANOVA) to assess differences among groups (aware/unaware of AVS and accessed/did not access AVS). We reported means and standard deviations to depict belief strengths and presented correlations between beliefs and attitude, perceived norm, and perceived behavioral control. We used hierarchical regression analysis to predict behavioral intention toward accessing the AVS through the patient portal. Of the 23,336 patients who were sent the survey, 5370 responded for a response rate of 23.01%. Overall, 76.52% (4109/5370) were aware that the AVS was available through the patient portal and 54.71% of those (2248/4109) accessed the AVS within 5 days of the office visit. Patients who accessed the AVS had a greater number of sessions with the portal (mean 119, SD 221.5) than those who did not access the AVS (mean 79.1, SD 123.3, P<.001); the difference was not significant for awareness of the AVS. The strongest behavioral beliefs with accessing the AVS were being able to track visits and tests (mean 2.53, SD 1.00) followed by having medical information more readily accessible (mean 2.48, SD 1.07). In all, 56.7% of the variance in intention to access the AVS through the portal was accounted for by attitude, perceived norm, and perceived behavioral control. Most users of a patient portal were aware that the AVS was accessible through the portal. Patients had stronger beliefs about accessing the AVS with the goal of timely and efficient access of information than with engaging in their health care. Interventions to improve patient access of the AVS can focus on providers promoting patient beliefs about the value of the AVS for tracking tests and visits, and timely and efficient access of information.

  10. Awareness and Use of the After-Visit Summary Through a Patient Portal: Evaluation of Patient Characteristics and an Application of the Theory of Planned Behavior

    PubMed Central

    Healey, Michael; Ting, David Y; Lipsitz, Stuart R; Ramelson, Harley; Suric, Vladimir; Bates, David W

    2016-01-01

    Background Patient portals are being used to provide a clinical summary of the office visit or the after-visit summary (AVS) to patients. There has been relatively little research on the characteristics of patients who access the AVS through a patient portal and their beliefs about the AVS. Objective The aim was to (1) assess the characteristics of patients who are aware of and access the AVS through a patient portal and (2) apply the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) to predict behavioral intention of patients toward accessing the AVS provided through a patient portal. Methods We developed a survey capturing the components of TPB (beliefs, attitude, perceived norm, and perceived behavioral control). Over a 6-month period, patients with a patient portal account with an office visit in the previous week were identified using our organization’s scheduling system. These patients were sent an email about the study and a link to the survey via their portal account. We applied univariate statistical analysis (Pearson chi-square and 1-way ANOVA) to assess differences among groups (aware/unaware of AVS and accessed/did not access AVS). We reported means and standard deviations to depict belief strengths and presented correlations between beliefs and attitude, perceived norm, and perceived behavioral control. We used hierarchical regression analysis to predict behavioral intention toward accessing the AVS through the patient portal. Results Of the 23,336 patients who were sent the survey, 5370 responded for a response rate of 23.01%. Overall, 76.52% (4109/5370) were aware that the AVS was available through the patient portal and 54.71% of those (2248/4109) accessed the AVS within 5 days of the office visit. Patients who accessed the AVS had a greater number of sessions with the portal (mean 119, SD 221.5) than those who did not access the AVS (mean 79.1, SD 123.3, P<.001); the difference was not significant for awareness of the AVS. The strongest behavioral beliefs with accessing the AVS were being able to track visits and tests (mean 2.53, SD 1.00) followed by having medical information more readily accessible (mean 2.48, SD 1.07). In all, 56.7% of the variance in intention to access the AVS through the portal was accounted for by attitude, perceived norm, and perceived behavioral control. Conclusions Most users of a patient portal were aware that the AVS was accessible through the portal. Patients had stronger beliefs about accessing the AVS with the goal of timely and efficient access of information than with engaging in their health care. Interventions to improve patient access of the AVS can focus on providers promoting patient beliefs about the value of the AVS for tracking tests and visits, and timely and efficient access of information. PMID:27076485

  11. Empirical evaluation of the Process Overview Measure for assessing situation awareness in process plants.

    PubMed

    Lau, Nathan; Jamieson, Greg A; Skraaning, Gyrd

    2016-03-01

    The Process Overview Measure is a query-based measure developed to assess operator situation awareness (SA) from monitoring process plants. A companion paper describes how the measure has been developed according to process plant properties and operator cognitive work. The Process Overview Measure demonstrated practicality, sensitivity, validity and reliability in two full-scope simulator experiments investigating dramatically different operational concepts. Practicality was assessed based on qualitative feedback of participants and researchers. The Process Overview Measure demonstrated sensitivity and validity by revealing significant effects of experimental manipulations that corroborated with other empirical results. The measure also demonstrated adequate inter-rater reliability and practicality for measuring SA in full-scope simulator settings based on data collected on process experts. Thus, full-scope simulator studies can employ the Process Overview Measure to reveal the impact of new control room technology and operational concepts on monitoring process plants. Practitioner Summary: The Process Overview Measure is a query-based measure that demonstrated practicality, sensitivity, validity and reliability for assessing operator situation awareness (SA) from monitoring process plants in representative settings.

  12. United Information Services, Inc. , CRAY 1-s/2000, FORTRAN CFT 1. 10. Validation summary report

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

    Not Available

    1983-12-13

    This Validation Summary Report (VSR) for the United Information Services, Inc., FORTRAN CFT 1.10 running under the COS Level C12 1.11 provides a consolidated summary of the results obtained from the validation of the subject compiler against the 1978 FORTRAN Standard (X3.9-1978/FIPS PUB 69). The compiler was validated against the Full Level FORTRAN level of FIPS PUB 69. The VSR is made up of several sections showing all the discrepancies found -if any. These include an overview of the validation which lists all categories of discrepancies within X3.9-1978, and a detailed listing of discrepancies together with the tests which failed.

  13. Cray Research, Inc. Cray 1-s, Cray FORTRAN translator CFT) version 1. 11 Bugfix 1. Validation summary report

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

    Not Available

    1983-09-09

    This Validation Summary Report (VSR) for the Cray Research, Inc., CRAY FORTRAN Translator (CFT) Version 1.11 Bugfix 1 running under the CRAY Operating System (COS) Version 1.12 provides a consolidated summary of the results obtained from the validation of the subject compiler against the 1978 FORTRAN Standard (X3.9-1978/FIPS PUB 69). The compiler was validated against the Full Level FORTRAN level of FIPS PUB 69. The VSR is made up of several sections showing all the discrepancies found -if any. These include an overview of the validation which lists all categories of discrepancies together with the tests which failed.

  14. Inner Space and Outer Space: Pressure Suits & Life Support Systems for Space Workers

    NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)

    Webbon, Bruce

    2004-01-01

    This slide presentation presents an overview of work system requirements, extravehicular activity system evolution, key issues, future needs, and a summary. Key issues include pressure suits, life support systems, system integration, biomedical requirements, and work and mobility aids.

  15. A Real-time Strategy Agent Framework and Strategy Classifier for Computer Generated Forces

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2012-06-01

    via our strategy definition schema, plays the game according to the defined strategy. 4 ) Generate a quality RTS data set. 5) Create an accurate and...General Approach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 1.6 Thesis Overview...Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 4 Agent Framework

  16. Summary Overview of Health Effects Associated with Chloroprene: Health Issue Assessment

    EPA Science Inventory

    The purpose of the report is to summarize available information concerning possible health effects associated with exposure to chloroprene. Emphasis has been placed on reviewing the available information useful for determining whether or not chloroprene affects human health at ai...

  17. System Dynamics Modeling for Proactive Intelligence

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2010-01-01

    5  4. Modeling Resources as Part of an Integrated Multi- Methodology System .................. 16  5. Formalizing Pro-Active...Observable Data With and Without Simulation Analysis ............................... 15  Figure 13. Summary of Probe Methodology and Results...Strategy ............................................................................. 22  Figure 22. Overview of Methodology

  18. ASM Student Technology and Career Night

    NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)

    Hamilton, Jeff

    2005-01-01

    This viewgraph presentation presents a general overview of Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) for students who are perspective MSFC employees. The presentation includes an organizational chart and a summary of MSFC activities, as well as photographs and descriptions of some of the center's test facilities.

  19. State of bus safety in the U.S. : summary of federal and state regulations.

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2014-06-01

    This report provides a comprehensive overview of transit bus safety regulations and standards developed by all 50 states, as well as : information on how state departments of transportation (DOT) regulate the maintenance or operation of transit/parat...

  20. Virginia Space Grant Consortium Upper Atmospheric Payload Balloon System (Vps)

    NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)

    Marz, Bryan E.; Ash, Robert L.

    1996-01-01

    This document provides a summary of the launch and post-launch activities of Virginia Space Grant Consortium Upper Atmospheric Payload Balloon System, V(ps). It is a comprehensive overview covering launch activities, post-launch activities, experimental results, and future flight recommendations.

  1. Waste Reduction Model (WARM) Resources for Small Businesses and Organizations

    EPA Pesticide Factsheets

    This page provides a brief overview of how EPA’s Waste Reduction Model (WARM) can be used by small businesses and organizations. The page includes a brief summary of uses of WARM for the audience and links to other resources.

  2. High-level radioactive waste management alternatives

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    None

    1974-05-01

    A summary of a comprehensive overview study of potential alternatives for long-term management of high-level radioactive waste is presented. The concepts studied included disposal in geologic formations, disposal in seabeds, disposal in ice caps, disposal into space, and elimination by transmutation. (TFD)

  3. Engine health monitoring systems: Tools for improved maintenance management in the 1980's

    NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)

    Kimball, J. C.

    1981-01-01

    The performance monitoring aspect of maintenance, characteristic of the engine health monitoring system are discussed. An overview of the system activities is presented and a summary of programs for improved monitoring in the 1980's are discussed.

  4. Efficient use of highway capacity summary : report to Congress

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2009-11-01

    This report was developed to summarize the implementation of safety shoulders as travel lanes as a method to increase the efficient use of highway capacity. Its purpose is to provide a succinct overview of efforts to use left or right shoulder lanes ...

  5. Distributed Wind Soft Costs: A Beginning

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    Jimenez, Tony; Forsyth,Trudy; Preus, Robert

    2016-06-14

    Tony Jimenez presented this overview of distributed wind soft costs at the 2016 Small Wind Conference in Stevens Point, Wisconsin, on June 14, 2016. Soft costs are any non-hardware project costs, such as costs related to permitting fees, installer/developer profit, taxes, transaction costs, permitting, installation, indirect corporate costs, installation labor, and supply chain costs. This presentation provides an overview of soft costs, a distributed wind project taxonomy (of which soft costs are a subset), an alpha data set project demographics, data summary, and future work in this area.

  6. American Health Lawyers Association: the year in review 2002-2003.

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    Leibold, Peter

    2003-01-01

    Every year, the Practice Groups of the American Health Lawyers Association assemble a Year in Review summary of the leading developments in case law, legislation, and administrative actions affecting healthcare. This Article provides a comprehensive overview of these developments. The introduction presents a "Top Ten" list of the year's most noteworthy developments. The remainder of the Article is divided into fourteen topical areas, and offers a brief overview of issues in those areas. Overall, these various developments demonstrate society's efforts to balance accountability, efficiency, and affordability in the delivery of healthcare.

  7. KC-135 and Other Microgravity Simulations

    NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)

    2005-01-01

    This document represents a summary of medical and scientific evaluations conducted aboard the KC-135 from June 23, 2004 to June 27, 2005. Included is a general overview of KC-135 activities manifested and coordinated by the Human Adaptation and Countermeasures Office. A collection of brief reports that describe tests conducted aboard the KC-135 follows the overview. Principal investigators and test engineers contributed significantly to the content of the report describing their particular experiment or hardware evaluation. This document concludes with an appendix that provides background information concerning the KC-135 and the Reduced-Gravity Program.

  8. Greenhouse gases observation from space: overview of TANSO and GOSAT

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Hamazaki, Takashi

    2017-11-01

    Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) is developing Greenhouse gases Observing Satellite (GOSAT). GOSAT is the first satellite to monitor the columnar density of carbon dioxide and methane operationally from space. The GOSAT is the joint endeavor with JAXA, National Institute for Environmental Studies and Ministry of the Environment. The GOSAT will be launched with the H-IIA launch vehicle in early 2009. This paper shows the overview of GOSAT and its mission instrument, TANSO. Mission objectives, sensor and satellite design, its performance and summary of ground test results are also provided.

  9. May 2012 DMM Podcast: an interview with Mark Fishman

    PubMed Central

    2012-01-01

    SUMMARY Mark Fishman, President of the Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research, discusses developing the zebrafish as a research tool, academia-industry collaborations and perspectives on the future of drug development. Narrated by Sarah E. Allan. To listen to this podcast, visit http://www.biologists.com/DMM/podcasts/index.html.

  10. Mervyn's Moving Mission.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    2001

    This teacher's resource packet includes a number of items designed to support teachers in the classroom before and after visiting Mervyn's Moving Mission. The packet includes eight sections: (1) welcome letter in English and Spanish; (2) summary timeline of California mission events in English and Spanish; (3) objectives and curriculum links; (4)…

  11. Assessment Program Technical Progress Report, 1995-1996.

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    Eickmeyer, Barbara; McCown, Laurie

    Prepared in response to a recommendation from a 1995 accreditation visit, this report describes efforts undertaken at Arizona's Coconino Community College (CCC) to assess student achievement and institutional effectiveness in 1995-96. Following introductory materials on the purpose of the report and an executive summary, a graph of assessment…

  12. 78 FR 15975 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Job Clubs...

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    2013-03-13

    ... DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Office of the Secretary Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Job Clubs Study ACTION: Notice; correction. SUMMARY: The Department... comments on site visits to job clubs. The document contained incorrect dates. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION...

  13. Model Development for A University-Based Learning Disability Clinic.

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    Martin, Larry L.; And Others

    The report presents a model for appraisal and individualized educational programing for learning disabled children at the School of Education, Auburn University, Alabama. Descriptions by clinic staff of visitations to exemplary models and a summary of a regional conference on learning disabilities introduce the report. The clinic model is…

  14. 75 FR 42765 - Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request, 1660-0023...

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    ... DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY Federal Emergency Management Agency [Docket ID: FEMA-2010-0039...: Federal Emergency Management Agency, DHS. ACTION: Notice; 60-day notice and request for comments; revision... Visit Report; FEMA Form 086-0-29, Community Contact Report. SUMMARY: The Federal Emergency Management...

  15. 78 FR 9577 - Importation of Horses From Contagious Equine Metritis-Affected Countries

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    ... conduct regular training of testing officials and make unscheduled visits to animal import centers... DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service 9 CFR Part 93 [Docket No... AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA. ACTION: Final rule. SUMMARY: We are adopting as...

  16. 2012 NASA Range Safety Annual Report

    NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)

    Dumont, Alan G.

    2012-01-01

    This report provides a NASA Range Safety (NRS) overview for current and potential range users. This report contains articles which cover a variety of subject areas, summaries of various NASA Range Safety Program (RSP) activities performed during the past year, links to past reports, and information on several projects that may have a profound impact on the way business will be conducted in the future. Specific topics discussed in the 2012 NASA Range Safety Annual Report include a program overview and 2012 highlights; Range Safety Training; Independent Assessments; Support to Program Operations at all ranges conducting NASA launch/flight operations; a continuing overview of emerging range safety-related technologies; and status reports from all of the NASA Centers that have Range Safety responsibilities.

  17. 75 FR 80054 - Input for a Strategic Plan for Federal Youth Policy

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    ... role as the Chair of the Interagency Working Group on Youth Programs requests public comments to inform...: Visit the Web site for the Interagency Working Group on Youth Programs at http://www.FindYouthInfo.gov... to FindYouth[email protected] . SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Overview of the Interagency Working Group on...

  18. An Overview of Vocational Education and Training in Malta.

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    European Training Foundation, Turin (Italy).

    Data for studies of vocational education and training systems in Malta and five other countries in the region were gathered through an analysis of existing studies and visits to the main stakeholders in the countries. Some of the main conclusions reached by the study of Malta include the following: (1) since the island has limited natural…

  19. The SMILE Program: Does Timing and Dosing of Nurse Home Visits Matter in Reducing Adverse Birth Outcomes for African American Women

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2013-03-13

    might expect in community-based participatory research or other public health initiatives, randomization is not an option given that health service...based participatory research to ameliorate cancer disparities. Health Soc Work, 35(4), 302-309. Gennaro, S. (2005). Overview of current state of...20 Future Research

  20. Medical School Hotline

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    Lee, Winona K

    2016-01-01

    This article is part of an ongoing series describing various components of the John A. Burns School of Medicine (JABSOM) medical education curricula, activities, and initiatives relevant to the Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME) accreditation standards.1 JABSOM's LCME visit will take place in early 2017. This article provides an overview of JABSOM's diversity/pipeline programs and partnerships. PMID:27437165

  1. Partnerships for Change. Research.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    David, Jane L.

    Based on visits to four Apple Classrooms of Tomorrow (ACOT) sites in the spring of 1990 and interviews with Apple ACOT staff, this paper represents the first round of a 3-year study for Apple Computer, Inc., about the role of ACOT in educational restructuring. An overview of the ACOT project is presented, and the evolution and structure of ACOT…

  2. An Overview of Vocational Education and Training in Turkey.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    European Training Foundation, Turin (Italy).

    Data for studies of vocational education and training systems in Turkey and five other countries in the region were gathered through an analysis of existing studies and visits to the main stakeholders in the countries. Some of the main conclusions reached by the study of Turkey include the following: (1) there is a great need for improving the…

  3. Stakeholder survey results for Lake Umbagog National Wildlife Refuge: Completion report

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    Sexton, Natalie R.; Stewart, Susan C.; Koontz, Lynne; Wundrock, Katherine D.

    2005-01-01

    Lake Umbagog is a newly established Refuge (in 1993) with an increasing visitation. Current visitation numbers are around 55,000 visits/year. Though limited visitor services are currently offered, additional services will be proposed in the CCP. The purpose of this survey is to assess interested publics' and stakeholders' satisfaction with existing visitor conditions and experiences on the Refuge and the preferences for proposed changes to the Refuge affecting visitation. An additional purpose is to gauge customers' understanding and knowledge regarding the Refuge so that future communications with stakeholders regarding proposed changes can be most effective. Appendix A of this report includes the survey instrument. Appendix B includes the summary data for all of the questions in the survey, in the order that they appear in the survey. For the most part, that information is not repeated in the body of the report, which focuses on the meaning of more in-depth analyses of the survey data.

  4. Installing and implementing a computer-based patient record system in sub-Saharan Africa: the Mosoriot Medical Record System.

    PubMed

    Rotich, Joseph K; Hannan, Terry J; Smith, Faye E; Bii, John; Odero, Wilson W; Vu, Nguyen; Mamlin, Burke W; Mamlin, Joseph J; Einterz, Robert M; Tierney, William M

    2003-01-01

    The authors implemented an electronic medical record system in a rural Kenyan health center. Visit data are recorded on a paper encounter form, eliminating duplicate documentation in multiple clinic logbooks. Data are entered into an MS-Access database supported by redundant power systems. The system was initiated in February 2001, and 10,000 visit records were entered for 6,190 patients in six months. The authors present a summary of the clinics visited, diagnoses made, drugs prescribed, and tests performed. After system implementation, patient visits were 22% shorter. They spent 58% less time with providers (p < 0.001) and 38% less time waiting (p = 0.06). Clinic personnel spent 50% less time interacting with patients, two thirds less time interacting with each other, and more time in personal activities. This simple electronic medical record system has bridged the "digital divide." Financial and technical sustainability by Kenyans will be key to its future use and development.

  5. ATDM Rover Milestone Report STDA02-1 (FY2017 Q4)

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

    Larsen, Matt; Laney, Dan E.

    We have successfully completed the MS-4/Y1 Milestone STDA02-1 for the Rover Project. This document describes the milestone and provides an overview of the technical details and artifacts of the milestone. This milestone is focused on building a GPU accelerated ray tracing package capable of doing multi-group radiography, both back-lit and with self-emission as well as serving as a volume rendering plot in VisIt and other VTK-based visualization tools. The long term goal is a package with in-situ capability, but for this first version integration into VisIt is the primary goal. Milestone Execution Plan: Create API for GPU Raytracer that supportsmore » multi-group transport (up to hundreds of groups); Implement components into one or more of: VTK-m, VisIt, and a new library/package implementation to be hosted on LLNL Bitbucket (initially), before releasing to the wider community.« less

  6. Electrical Mechanical Maintenance. Instructor's Guide.

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    Santa Clara County Superintendent of Schools, San Jose, CA.

    This instructor's guide describes the development of a sixteen-week postsecondary course in electrical mechanical maintenance. Following introductory sections that provide background information and a course summary, the third section describes the instructional model used in the course. Section 4 presents an overview of instructional media used…

  7. The Co-Mentoring Project: Overview and Outcomes

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Zucchero, Renee A.

    2008-01-01

    The Co-mentoring Project matched developmental psychology students with older adult volunteers for an intergenerational learning experience. Students conducted a biopsychosocial life review to increase understanding of older adult development and the continuity in lifespan development. Each student developed a summary paper containing the older…

  8. An Overview of the Toxicity of Naphthalene, EDB and Ethanol

    EPA Science Inventory

    This presentation is a short summary of information on the toxicity and carcinogenicity of naphthalene and 1,2-dibromoethane (EDB) that is available in the EPA Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) and information on the toxicity of ethanol available from the Health, Environm...

  9. Key Resources for Community College Student Success Programming

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    Carales, Vincent D.; Garcia, Crystal E.; Mardock-Uman, Naomi

    2016-01-01

    This chapter provides an overview of organizations and other entities focused on assisting community college staff, faculty, and administrators in developing and promoting student success outcomes. We provide a listing of relevant web resources related to programming and conclude with a summary of suggested readings.

  10. 1990 Clean Air Act Amendment Summary: Title I

    EPA Pesticide Factsheets

    This page provides an overview of the 1990 amendments to Title I of the Clean Air Act, which were enacted to curb acid rain, urban air pollution and toxic air emissions. The edits to this title deal with the national ambient air quality standards.

  11. Project: MOBILITY. Introduction and Summary.

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    Fresno City Coll., CA.

    This report summarizes a project designed to develop vocational educational programs and services for educationally disadvantaged and physically handicapped students at Fresno City College, California. The introduction provides an overview of the two phases of the project: phase I, a needs assessment; and phase II, curriculum development and…

  12. 1990 Clean Air Act Amendment Summary: Title VI

    EPA Pesticide Factsheets

    This page provides an overview of the 1990 amendments to Title VI of the Clean Air Act, which were enacted to curb acid rain, urban air pollution and toxic air emissions. The edits to this title deal with stratospheric ozone and global climate protection.

  13. EPA'S ECOLOGICAL EFFECTS BRANCH: PLANNING FOR AN UNCERTAIN FUTURE

    EPA Science Inventory

    The seminar will address two topics: 1) a brief overview of Dr. Hammer’s professional experiences that preceded his appointment with the Environmental Protection Agency; and 2) a summary of current projects being planned by the Ecological Effects Branch of the Environmental Prote...

  14. Minnesota and Energy.

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    Minnesota State Dept. of Natural Resources, St. Paul. Environmental Education Board.

    Eight energy education activities are provided. Each activity includes an overview, a brief summary, lists of objectives and materials needed, teacher's notes, and student materials. The activities focus on: (1) using social studies skills to understand Minnesota energy data and to clarify and understand some Minnesota energy issues; (2) giving…

  15. Using Automatic Code Generation in the Attitude Control Flight Software Engineering Process

    NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)

    McComas, David; O'Donnell, James R., Jr.; Andrews, Stephen F.

    1999-01-01

    This paper presents an overview of the attitude control subsystem flight software development process, identifies how the process has changed due to automatic code generation, analyzes each software development phase in detail, and concludes with a summary of our lessons learned.

  16. EINGEERING BULLETINS: AIDS TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF REMEDIAL ALTERNATIVES

    EPA Science Inventory

    An overview of activities of the Risk Reduction Engineering Laboratory in response to the Environmental Protection Agency`s Treatability Initiative are described and a summary of the information in the first ten Engineering Bulletins, which are a component of the initiative, is p...

  17. EPA/ORD VOC RECOVERY SEMINAR VIDEOTAPE - OVERVIEW

    EPA Science Inventory

    A videotape and summary report was prepared of NRMRL's VOC Recovery Seminar, 9/16-17/1998, Cincinnati, Ohio. The Seminar and Videotape describes the state-of-the-science in VOC recovery technologies to other EPA ORD labs, program offices, regions, state and local environmental ag...

  18. Proceedings of the Third Airborne Imaging Spectrometer Data Analysis Workshop

    NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)

    Vane, Gregg (Editor)

    1987-01-01

    Summaries of 17 papers presented at the workshop are published. After an overview of the imaging spectrometer program, time was spent discussing AIS calibration, performance, information extraction techniques, and the application of high spectral resolution imagery to problems of geology and botany.

  19. ADEPT - A Mechanically Deployable Entry System Technology in Development at NASA

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    Venkatapathy, Ethiraj; Wercinski, Paul; Cassell, Alan; Smith, Brandon; Yount, Bryan

    2016-01-01

    The proposed presentation will give an overview of a mechanically deployable entry system concept development with a comprehensive summary of the ground tests and design development completed to-date, and current plans for a small-scale flight test in the near future.

  20. National Forecast Charts

    Science.gov Websites

    Summaries Heat Index Tropical Products Daily Weather Map GIS Products Current Watches/ Warnings Satellite and Training WPC HydroMet Testbed Development Experimental Products WPC Overview About the WPC Mission and Vision Staff WPC History About Our Products Accomplishments Other Sites FAQs Meteorological

  1. Writing for professional publication. Part 12: summary of the series.

    PubMed

    Fowler, John

    The previous articles in this series have explored the practical issues of writing for professional publication. In this final article, John Fowler, an experienced nursing lecturer and author, summarises the series and presents an overview of the practicalities of writing for publication.

  2. Counseling and Mental Health Care in Palestine

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    Shawahin, Lamise; Ciftci, Ayse

    2012-01-01

    The authors provide a brief overview of counseling and mental health care in Palestine, including their history and a summary of their current status. Finally, a discussion is presented of future trends in the development of the profession with regard to recent changes in the region.

  3. University of California Sea Grant College Program, Annual Report 1974-1975. September 1, 1974 to August 31, 1975.

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    Powell, Robert, Ed.

    Presented is a general overview and summary of the 1974-1975 Sea Grant Program activities and research. Included are marine advisory services, education, coastal resources, aquaculture, fisheries, new marine products, and energy resources. (SL)

  4. Education Statistics Quarterly, Spring 2001.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Education Statistics Quarterly, 2001

    2001-01-01

    The "Education Statistics Quarterly" gives a comprehensive overview of work done across all parts of the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES). Each issue contains short publications, summaries, and descriptions that cover all NCES publications, data products and funding opportunities developed over a 3-month period. Each issue…

  5. NASA/JPL Aircraft SAR Workshop Proceedings

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    Donovan, N. (Editor); Evans, D. L. (Editor); Held, D. N. (Editor)

    1985-01-01

    Speaker-supplied summaries of the talks given at the NASA/JPL Aircraft SAR Workshop on February 4 and 5, 1985, are provided. These talks dealt mostly with composite quadpolarization imagery from a geologic or ecologic prespective. An overview and summary of the system characteristics of the L-band synthetic aperture radar (SAR) flown on the NASA CV-990 aircraft are included as supplementary information. Other topics ranging from phase imagery and interferometric techniques classifications of specific areas, and the potentials and limitations of SAR imagery in various applications are discussed.

  6. Francis bitter national magnet laboratory annual report, July 1991 through June 1992

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    Not Available

    1992-06-01

    ;Contents: Reports on Laboratory Research Programs--Magneto-Optics and Semiconductor Physics, Superconductivity and Magnetism, Solid State Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, Condensed Matter Chemistry, Biomagnetism, Magnet Technology, Instrumentation, Molecular Biophysics, Carbon Filters and Fullerenes; Reports of Visiting Scientists--Reports of Users of the High Magnetic Field Facility, Reports of the Users of the Pulsed Field Facility, Reports of the Users of the High Field NMR Facility; Appendices--Publications and Meeting Speeches, Organization, Summary of High Magnetic Field Facility Use--January 1, 1984 through June 30, 1992, Geographic Distribution of High Magnetic Field Facility Users (Excluding FBNML Staff), Summary of Educational Activities.

  7. Francis Bitter National Magnet Laboratory annual report, July 1990 through June 1991

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    Not Available

    1991-06-01

    The contents include: reports on laboratory research programs--magneto-optics and semiconductor physics, magnetism, superconductivity, solid state nuclear magnetic resonance, condensed matter chemistry, biomagnetism, magnet technology, instrumentation, molecular biophysics; reports of visiting scientists--reports of users of the high magnetic field facility, reports of users of the pulsed field facility, reports of users of the SQUID magnetometer and Mossbauer facility, reports of users of the high field NMR facility; appendices--publications and meeting speeches, organization, summary of high magnetic field facility use, user tables, geographic distribution of high magnetic field facility users, summary of educational activities.

  8. Francis Bitter National Magnet Laboratory annual report, July 1989 through June 1990

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    Not Available

    1990-01-01

    Contents: Reports on laboratory research programs: Magneto-optics and semiconductor physics, Magnetism, Superconductivity, Solid state nuclear magnetic resonance, Condensed matter chemistry, Biomagnetism, Magnet technology, Molecular biophysics; Reports of visiting scientists: Reports of users of the High Magnetic Field Facility, Reports of users of the pulsed field facility, Reports of users of the squid magnetometer and Mossbauer facility, Reports of users of the high field NMR facility; Appendices: Publications and meeting speeches, Organization, Summary of high magnetic field facility use, User tables, Geographic distribution of high magnetic field facility users, Summary of educational activities.

  9. NASA Northeast Regional Technology Transfer Center

    NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)

    Dunn, James P.

    2001-01-01

    This report is a summary of the primary activities and metrics for the NASA Northeast Regional Technology Transfer Center, operated by the Center for Technology Commercialization, Inc. (CTC). This report covers the contract period January 1, 2000 - March 31, 2001. This report includes a summary of the overall CTC Metrics, a summary of the Major Outreach Events, an overview of the NASA Business Outreach Program, a summary of the Activities and Results of the Technology into the Zone program, and a Summary of the Major Activities and Initiatives performed by CTC in supporting this contract. Between January 1, 2000 and March 31, 2001, CTC has facilitated 10 license agreements, established 35 partnerships, provided assistance 517 times to companies, and performed 593 outreach activities including participation in 57 outreach events. CTC also assisted Goddard in executing a successful 'Technology into the Zone' program.' CTC is pleased to have performed this contract, and looks forward to continue providing their specialized services in support of the new 5 year RTTC Contract for the Northeast region.

  10. Summarizing Audiovisual Contents of a Video Program

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Gong, Yihong

    2003-12-01

    In this paper, we focus on video programs that are intended to disseminate information and knowledge such as news, documentaries, seminars, etc, and present an audiovisual summarization system that summarizes the audio and visual contents of the given video separately, and then integrating the two summaries with a partial alignment. The audio summary is created by selecting spoken sentences that best present the main content of the audio speech while the visual summary is created by eliminating duplicates/redundancies and preserving visually rich contents in the image stream. The alignment operation aims to synchronize each spoken sentence in the audio summary with its corresponding speaker's face and to preserve the rich content in the visual summary. A Bipartite Graph-based audiovisual alignment algorithm is developed to efficiently find the best alignment solution that satisfies these alignment requirements. With the proposed system, we strive to produce a video summary that: (1) provides a natural visual and audio content overview, and (2) maximizes the coverage for both audio and visual contents of the original video without having to sacrifice either of them.

  11. THE 3rd SCHIZOPHRENIA INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH SOCIETY CONFERENCE, 14-18 APRIL 2012, FLORENCE, ITALY: SUMMARIES OF ORAL SESSIONS

    PubMed Central

    Abbs, Brandon; Achalia, Rashmin M; Adelufosi, Adegoke O; Aktener, Ahmet Yiğit; Beveridge, Natalie J; Bhakta, Savita G; Blackman, Rachael K; Bora, Emre; Byun, MS; Cabanis, Maurice; Carrion, Ricardo; Castellani, Christina A; Chow, Tze Jen; Dmitrzak-Weglarz, M; Gayer-Anderson, Charlotte; Gomes, Felipe V; Haut, Kristen; Hori, Hiroaki; Kantrowitz, Joshua T; Kishimoto, Taishiro; Lee, Frankie HF; Lin, Ashleigh; Palaniyappan, Lena; Quan, Meina; Rubio, Maria D; Ruiz de Azúa, Sonia; Sahoo, Saddichha; Strauss, Gregory P; Szczepankiewicz, Aleksandra; Thompson, Andrew D; Trotta, Antonella; Tully, Laura M; Uchida, Hiroyuki; Velthorst, Eva; Young, Jared W; O’Shea, Anne; DeLisi, Lynn E.

    2013-01-01

    The 3rd Schizophrenia International Research Society Conference was held in Florence, Italy, April 14-18, 2012.and this year had as its emphasis, “The Globalization of Research”. Student travel awardees served as rapporteurs for each oral session and focused their summaries on the most significant findings that emerged and the discussions that followed. The following report is a composite of these summaries. We hope that it will provide an overview for those who were present, but could not participate in all sessions, and those who did not have the opportunity to attend, but who would be interested in an update on current investigations ongoing in the field of schizophrenia research. PMID:22910407

  12. Summary of safety and effectiveness data from FDA: a valuable source of information on the performance of global endometrial ablation devices.

    PubMed

    Cooper, Jay; Gimpelson, Richard J

    2004-04-01

    To provide an overview of the approved second-generation endometrial ablation technologies. Data from the FDA Summary of Safety and Effectiveness Data were compared for Thermachoice, HydroThermablator, Her Option and Novasure devices. At 12 months' follow-up, Novasure and HydroThermablator had the highest amenorrhea rates. Thermochoice and Novasure had the highest success rates at 12 months. Novasure had the lowest adverse event rates in the first 24 hours, between 24 hours and 2 weeks and between 2 weeks and 1 year of follow-up. Summary of Safety and Effectiveness Data, obtainable on the FDA Web site, offers objective data for comparing second-generation endometrial ablation technologies.

  13. Using Nonmetric Multidimensional Scaling to Analyze Bee Visitation in East Tennessee Crops as an Indicator of Pollination Services Provided by Honey Bees (Apis mellifera L.) and Native Bees.

    PubMed

    Wilson, Michael E; Skinner, John A; Wszelaki, Annette L; Drummond, Frank

    2016-04-01

    This study investigated bee visitation on 10 agricultural crops grown on diverse small farms in Tennessee to determine the abundance of native bees and honey bees and the partitioning of visitation among crops. Summaries for each crop are used to generate mean proportions of bee visitation by categories of bees. This shows that native bee visits often occur as frequently, or in greater proportions than non-native honey bee visits. Visitation across multiple crops is then analyzed together with nonmetric multidimensional scaling to show how communities of bees that provide crop pollination change depending on the crop. Within squash and pumpkin plantings, continuous and discrete factors, such as "time of day" and "organic practices," further explain shifts in the community composition of flower visitors. Results from this study show that native bees frequently visit flowers on various crops, indicating that they are likely contributing to pollination services in addition to honey bees. Furthermore, the community of bees visiting flowers changes based on crop type, phenology, and spatial-temporal factors. Results suggest that developing pollinator conservation for farms that grow a wide variety of crops will likely require multiple conservation strategies. Farms that concentrate on a single crop may be able to tailor conservation practices toward the most important bees in their system and geographic locale. © The Authors 2015. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of Entomological Society of America. All rights reserved. For Permissions, please email: journals.permissions@oup.com.

  14. The outlook for transportation energy : an overview and summary of conservation plans in Virginia.

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    1977-01-01

    This report gives a preliminary evaluation of some of the factors involved in transportation energy and the potential effect of expected changes in the energy situation on the programs and the operations of the Virginia Department of Highways and Tra...

  15. Family Strengthening Research: FY2014. OPRE Report 2015-22

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Administration for Children & Families, 2015

    2015-01-01

    This report provides detailed summaries of major research investments by OPRE's Division of Family Strengthening (DFS) along with brief overviews of past projects. The featured projects cover topics that include strengthening relationships within families, supporting fatherhood, nurturing children through their families, reducing teen pregnancy,…

  16. 77 FR 33195 - Western Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings

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    2012-06-05

    ... Workshop A. Introduction and Overview of FAD Issues in the Western Pacific Region B. Case Study of Local... Management Council; Public Meetings AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Notice of public meetings and hearings. SUMMARY: The...

  17. A Guide to the Family & Medical Leave Act.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Abraham, John D.; Strom, David J.; Sloan, Monica; McElroy, Liz

    This document provides a summary description of the most important provisions of the Family and Medical Leave Act that affect members of the American Federation of Teachers. Twenty-eight chapters examine the details of employer and employee obligations: (1) "General Overview"; (2) "FMLA Checklist"; (3) "Key…

  18. Education Statistics Quarterly, Summer 2002.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Dillow, Sally, Ed.

    2002-01-01

    This publication provides a comprehensive overview of work done across all parts of the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES). Each issue contains short publications, summaries, and descriptions that cover all NCES publications, data products, and funding opportunities developed over a 3-month period. Each issue also contains a message…

  19. Databook: Maryland Community Colleges.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Maryland State Board for Community Colleges, Annapolis.

    Designed to provide information about the current status and future direction of Maryland's community college system, this report offers a summary and overview of all aspects of community college functioning in the state. Section I provides an organizational chart of higher education in Maryland; and data on undergraduate credit enrollments, and…

  20. Education Statistics Quarterly, Spring 2002.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Dillow, Sally, Ed.

    2002-01-01

    This publication provides a comprehensive overview of work done across all parts of the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES). Each issue contains short publications, summaries, and descriptions that cover all NCES publications, data products, and funding opportunities developed over a 3-month period. Each issue also contains a message…

  1. Strategic Design for Delivery with Linked Transportation Assets : Trucks and Drones : tech transfer summary

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2018-01-01

    The USDOT Vehicle-to-Infrastructure (V2I) research program has developed this white paper to provide stakeholders with an overview of the history, background, and plans relating to V2I Roadside Unit Research, focusing on the development of Dedicated ...

  2. Cancer Screening Overview (PDQ®)—Patient Version

    Cancer.gov

    Cancer screening means looking for cancer before symptoms appear, when cancer may be easier to treat. Screening tests can help reduce the risk of dying from some cancers, but all tests have potential risks, too. Learn more about cancer screening and available tests in this expert-reviewed summary.

  3. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. First Assessment Report Overview.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    International Environmental Affairs, 1991

    1991-01-01

    Presented are policymakers' summaries of the three working groups of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)--science, impacts, and response strategies, the report of the IPCC Special Committee on the Participation of Developing Countries, and a discussion of international cooperation and future work. (CW)

  4. Operation and performance of the Mars Exploration Rover imaging system on the Martian surface

    NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)

    Maki, Justin N.; Litwin, Todd; Herkenhoff, Ken

    2005-01-01

    The Imaging System on the Mars Exploration Rovers has successfully operated on the surface of Mars for over one Earth year. An overview of the surface imaging activities is provided, along with a summary of the image data acquired to date.

  5. Analysis of modeling cumulative noise from simultaneous flights volume 1 : analysis at four national parks

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2012-12-31

    This is the first of two volumes of the report on modeling cumulative noise from simultaneous flights. This volume includes: an overview of the time compression algorithms used to model simultaneous aircraft; revised summary of a preliminary study (w...

  6. NACUBO Endowment Study, 1995.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Cambridge Associates, Inc., Boston, MA.

    This report presents the results of the 1995 study of the performance and management of college and university endowments, based on 394 institutions providing data. A summary abstract provides an overview of performance and investment data; and Part 1 of the study provides a brief commentary covering endowment characteristics, historical…

  7. Final Petroleum Refinery Sector Risk and Technology Review and New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) Fact Sheets

    EPA Pesticide Factsheets

    This page contains 3 September 2015 fact sheets with information regarding the final residual risk and technology review for the petroleum refinery source categories. The fact sheets provide an overview, a summary of changes, effects for the community.

  8. Occupant Protection Project

    NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)

    Bopp, Genie; Somers, Jeff; Granderson, Brad; Gernhardt, Mike; Currie, Nancy; Lawrence, Chuck

    2010-01-01

    Topics include occupant protection overview with a focus on crew protection during dynamic phases of flight; occupant protection collaboration; modeling occupant protection; occupant protection considerations; project approach encompassing analysis tools, injury criteria, and testing program development; injury criteria update methodology, unique effects of pressure suits and other factors; and a summary.

  9. Assessment of Biomass Pelletization Options for Greensburg, Kansas

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    Haase, S.

    2010-05-01

    This report provides an overview of a technical report on an assessment NREL conducted in Greensburg, Kansas, to identify potential opportunities to develop a biomass pelletization or briquetting plant in the region. See NREL/TP-7A2-45843 for the Executive Summary of this report.

  10. Malcolm Knowles and Carl Rogers.

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    Boyer, Dennis L.

    1984-01-01

    The aim of this paper is to examine primary concerns related to the introduction of Knowles's and Rogers's theories of adult education. Comparison of andragogy and student-centered theories includes the following areas: overview, foundations, general goals, learning principles, and teaching and learning and is followed by a summary and…

  11. Technology, Disability, and Law: Then and Now

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    Dalsen, Jennifer

    2017-01-01

    Disability law and technology services share a rich history. This article investigates this transformative relationship through the contextual framework of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. A summary of legal cases, accommodation services, and barriers to access are explored. This includes an overview of the challenges facing…

  12. Research Messages 2011

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    National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER), 2012

    2012-01-01

    "Research messages 2011" is a collection of summaries of research projects published by National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER) in 2011. The publication also has an overview essay that captures the themes and highlights from the research for the year, including: (1) the initial education and training of young people and…

  13. An Overview of Stream Ecological Responses to Urban Effects and Management Practices in New England

    EPA Science Inventory

    Many recent studies have found large changes in ecological conditions related to small increases in watershed development. Future development and restoration practices will benefit from better documenting the effectiveness of management practices. We present (1) a brief summary o...

  14. 75 FR 20381 - Glen Canyon Dam Adaptive Management Work Group (AMWG)

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    2010-04-19

    ... call). SUMMARY: The Glen Canyon Dam Adaptive Management Program (AMP) was implemented as a result of... AMP includes a Federal advisory committee (AMWG), a technical work group (TWG), a monitoring and... visit Reclamation's Web site at: http://www.usbr.gov/uc/rm/amp/amwg/mtgs/10may06CC/index.html...

  15. 77 FR 32601 - Meeting of the Defense Advisory Committee on Women in the Services (DACOWITS)

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    2012-06-01

    ... Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Office (SAPRO) on sexual assault prevention measures. Additionally...:30 p.m.; June 27, 2012, 8:30 a.m.-12 p.m. ADDRESSES: 300 Army Navy Drive, Arlington, VA 22202. FOR...--Summary of Installation Visits. --Briefing--Sexual Assault Prevention Measures, SAPRO. Wednesday, June 27...

  16. Children's University: Evaluation Report and Executive Summary

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    Gorard, Stephen; Siddiqui, Nadia; See, Beng Huat; Smith, Emma; White, Patrick

    2017-01-01

    Children's University (CU) aims to improve the aspirations, attainment, and skills of pupils aged 5-14 by providing learning activities beyond the normal school day. This trial focused on pupils in Years 5 and 6 (aged 9-11), and activities included after-school clubs, visits to universities, museums, and libraries, and 'social action'…

  17. Semi-Skilled, Mature Men in Adult Education: Motivation and Barriers. A Research Project Summary.

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    Hansen, Leif

    Researchers examined the learning motivation of middle-aged, semiskilled, male Danish workers and barriers preventing them from participating in training. Data were collected through a literature review, a survey of 2,400 individuals from 3 unions, interviews with 11 of the respondents, and visits to adult education institutions. Nearly…

  18. 77 FR 44675 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request: Site Visit...

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    2012-07-30

    ... Reinvestment Act Funded Grants; Job Training Evaluations ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: The Department of Labor (DOL... Act funded Grants; Job Training Evaluations,'' to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review... Green Jobs training programs. The overall aim of these evaluations is to determine the extent to which...

  19. Home - Energy Innovation Portal

    Science.gov Websites

    tree sapling with a single leaf. Browse 1,225 Technology Marketing Summaries Graphic of a small tree . Learn about 17 Success Stories More Features API API Get technology info via a web service. EERE officials present the Clean Energy Challenge award to a young entrepreneur. EERE Technology-to-Market Visit

  20. What Do We Do Today, Daddy? (Father's Perception of His Role and Responsibilities).

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Woolner, Rosestelle B.

    This paper presents brief summaries of two exploratory studies conducted to determine the non-custodial father's perception of his role and responsibilities following divorce. In Study I, eight middle class males who visited their children at least twice a month were interviewed individually. The interview consisted of a structured questionnaire…

  1. An Overview of Vocational Education and Training in Australia and Its Links to the Labour Market

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    Knight, Brian; Mlotkowski, Peter

    2009-01-01

    Understanding Australia's vocational education and training (VET) system can be daunting for observers. This paper, written as a background paper for a visit from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), describes Australia's VET system and how it relates to the broader set of education and learning options that are…

  2. Satellite communications systems and technology. Executive Summary

    NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)

    Edelson, Burton I.; Pelton, Joseph N.; Bostian, Charles W.; Brandon, William T.; Chan, Vincent W. S.; Hager, E. Paul; Helm, Neil R.; Jennings, Raymond D.; Kwan, Robert; Mahle, Christoph E.

    1993-01-01

    NASA and the National Science Foundation (NSF) commissioned a panel of US experts to study the international status of satellite communications systems and technology. The study covers emerging systems concepts, applications, services, and the attendant technologies. The panel members travelled to Europe, Japan, and Russia to gather information first-hand. They visited 17 sites in Europe, 20 sites in Japan, and four in Russia. These included major manufacturers, government organizations, service providers, and associated R&D facilities. The panel's report was reviewed by the sites visited, by the panel, and by representatives of US industry. The report details the information collected and compares it to US activities.

  3. Delta Opioid Pharmacology in Relation to Alcohol Behaviors

    PubMed Central

    Alongkronrusmee, Doungkamol; Chiang, Terrance

    2016-01-01

    Delta opioid receptors (DORs) are heavily involved in alcohol-mediated processes in the brain. In this chapter we provide an overview of studies investigating how alcohol directly impacts DOR pharmacology and of early studies indicating DOR modulation of alcohol behavior. We will offer a brief summary of the different animal species used in alcohol studies investigating DORs followed by a broader overview of the types of alcohol behaviors modulated by DORs. We will highlight a small set of studies investigating the relationship between alcohol and DORs in analgesia. We will then provide an anatomical overview linking DOR expression in specific brain regions to different alcohol behaviors. In this section, we will provide two models that try to explain how endogenous opioids acting at DORs may influence alcohol behaviors. Next, we will provide an overview of studies investigating certain new aspects of DOR pharmacology, including the formation of heteromers and biased signaling. Finally, we provide a short overview of the genetics of the DORs in relation to alcohol use disorders (AUDs) and a short statement on the potential of using DOR-based therapeutics for treatment of AUDs. PMID:27316912

  4. Physician Perceptions and Beliefs about Generating and Providing a Clinical Summary of the Office Visit.

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    Emani, S; Ting, D Y; Healey, M; Lipsitz, S R; Ramelson, H; Suric, V; Bates, D W

    2015-01-01

    A core measure of the meaningful use of EHR incentive program is the generation and provision of the clinical summary of the office visit, or the after visit summary (AVS), to patients. However, little research has been conducted on physician perceptions and beliefs about the AVS. Evaluate physician perceptions and beliefs about the AVS and the effect of the AVS on workload, patient outcomes, and the care the physician delivers. A cross-sectional online survey of physicians at two academic medical centers (AMCs) in the northeast who are participating in the meaningful use EHR incentive program. Of the 1 795 physicians at both AMCs participating in the incentive program, 853 completed the survey for a response rate of 47.5%. Eighty percent of the respondents reported that the AVS was easy (very easy or quite easy or somewhat easy) to generate and provide to patients. Nonetheless, more than three-fourths of the respondents reported a negative effect of generating and providing the AVS on workload of office staff (78%) and workload of physicians (76%). Primary care physicians had more positive beliefs about the effect of the AVS on patient outcomes than specialists (p<0.001) and also had more positive beliefs about the effect of the AVS on the care they delivered than specialists (p<0.001). Achieving the core meaningful use measure of generating and providing the AVS was easy for physicians but it did not necessarily translate into positive beliefs about the effect of the AVS on patient outcomes or the care the physician delivered. Physicians also had negative beliefs about the effect of the AVS on workload. To promote positive beliefs among physicians around the AVS, organizations should obtain physician input into the design and implementation of the AVS and develop strategies to mitigate its negative impacts on workload.

  5. Distant Healing Intention Therapies: An Overview of the Scientific Evidence

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    Schlitz, Marilyn; Baur, Christopher

    2015-01-01

    This article provides a broad overview of “distant healing intention” (DHI) therapies, ie, intentional healing modalities claimed to transcend the usual constraints of distance through space or time. We provide a summary of previous reviews and meta-analyses that have explored a diverse array of DHI modalities, outcome measures, and experimental protocols. While some significant experimental effects have been observed, the evidence to date does not yet provide confidence in its clinical efficacy. The purported “nonlocal” nature of DHI raises significant methodological and theoretical challenges. We recommend several avenues for improving future research. PMID:26665044

  6. An Overview of the StarLight Mission

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    Lay, Oliver; Blackwood, Gary; Dubovitsky, Serge; Duren, Riley

    2004-01-01

    An overview of the Starlight Mission is presented. Mission summary: June 2006 launch to heliocentric orbit; Nominal 6 month mission with option of additional 6 month extension; Validate autonomous formation flying system: range control to 10 cm bearing, control to 4 arcmin; Demonstrate formation flying optical interferometry.The original 3 spacecraft design did not fit the budget. 2 spacecraft concept demonstrates all key areas of formation flying interferometry. Collector flown on the surface of a virtual paraboloid, with combiner at the focus. It Gives a baseline of 125 m with a fixed delay of only 14 m.

  7. GeoEye(TradeMark) Corporate Overview

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    Jones, Dennis

    2007-01-01

    This viewgraph presentation gives a corporate overview of GeoEye, the world's largest commercial remote sensing company. The contents include: 1) About GeoEye; 2) GeoEye Mission; 3) The Company; 4) Com,pany Summary; 5) U.S. Government Commitment; 6) GeoEye Constellation; 7) Other Imaging Resources; 8) OrbView-3 & OrbView-2; 9) OrbView-3 System Architecture; 10) OrbView-3; 11) OrbView-2; 12) IKONOS; 13) Largest Image Archive in the World; 14) GeoEye-1; 15) Best-In-Class Development Team; 16) Highest Performance Available in the Commercial Market; and 17) Key Themes

  8. Life course approach in social epidemiology: an overview, application and future implications.

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    Cable, Noriko

    2014-01-01

    The application of the life course approach to social epidemiology has helped epidemiologists theoretically examine social gradients in population health. Longitudinal data with rich contextual information collected repeatedly and advanced statistical approaches have made this challenging task easier. This review paper provides an overview of the life course approach in epidemiology, its research application, and future challenges. In summary, a systematic approach to methods, including theoretically guided measurement of socioeconomic position, would assist researchers in gathering evidence for reducing social gradients in health, and collaboration across individual disciplines will make this task achievable.

  9. Computational Aeroelastic Analyses of a Low-Boom Supersonic Configuration

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    Silva, Walter A.; Sanetrik, Mark D.; Chwalowski, Pawel; Connolly, Joseph

    2015-01-01

    An overview of NASA's Commercial Supersonic Technology (CST) Aeroservoelasticity (ASE) element is provided with a focus on recent computational aeroelastic analyses of a low-boom supersonic configuration developed by Lockheed-Martin and referred to as the N+2 configuration. The overview includes details of the computational models developed to date including a linear finite element model (FEM), linear unsteady aerodynamic models, unstructured CFD grids, and CFD-based aeroelastic analyses. In addition, a summary of the work involving the development of aeroelastic reduced-order models (ROMs) and the development of an aero-propulso-servo-elastic (APSE) model is provided.

  10. The Swedish MS registry – clinical support tool and scientific resource

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    Hillert, J; Stawiarz, L

    2015-01-01

    The Swedish MS registry (SMSreg) is designed to assure quality health care for patients with multiple sclerosis (MS). It has been active since 2001 and web-based since 2004. It runs on government funding only and is used in all Swedish neurology departments. The SMSreg currently includes data on 14,500 of Sweden's estimated 17,500 prevalent patients with MS. One important function of SMSreg, to which participation is voluntary, is to serve as a tool for decision support and to provide an easy overview of the patient information needed at clinical visits. This is its core feature and explains why the majority of Swedish MS specialists contribute data. Another success factor for SMSreg is that entered data can be readily accessed, either through a query function into Excel format or through a set of predesigned tables and diagrams in which parameters can be selected. Recent development includes a portal allowing patients to view a summary of their registered data and to report a set of patient-reported outcomes. SMSreg data have been used in close to 100 published scientific reports. Current projects include an incidence cohort (EIMS), post-marketing cohorts of patients on novel disease-modifying drugs (IMSE), and a prevalence cohort (GEMS). As these studies combine physical sampling and questionnaire data with clinical documentation and possible linkage to other public registries, together they provide an excellent platform for integrated MS research. PMID:26046553

  11. Hemoglobinuria Misidentified as Hematuria: Review of Discolored Urine and Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria

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    Veerreddy, Prashant

    2013-01-01

    Discolored urine is a common reason for office visits to a primary care physician and urology referral. Early differentiation of the type or cause of discolored urine is necessary for accurate diagnosis and prompt management. Paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria is a clonal disorder caused by acquired somatic mutations in the PIG-A gene on the X- chromosome of hemopoietic stem cells and leads to deficiency of surface membrane anchor proteins. The deficiency of these proteins leads to an increased risk of hemolysis of erythrocytes and structural damage of platelets, resulting in a clinical syndrome characterized by complement-mediated intravascular hemolytic anemia, bone marrow failure, and venous thrombosis. Patients with this clinical syndrome present with paroxysms of hemolysis, causing hemoglobinuria manifesting as discolored urine. This can be easily confused with other common causes of discolored urine and result in extensive urologic work-up. Three commonly confused entities of discolored urine include hematuria, hemoglobinuria, and myoglobinuria. Specific characteristics in a dipstick test or urinalysis can guide differentiation of these three causes of discolored urine. This article begins with a case summary of a woman presenting with cranberry-colored urine and a final delayed diagnosis of paryxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria. Her hemoglobinuria was misdiagnosed as hematuria, leading to extensive urologic work-up. The article also gives an overview of the approach to diagnosing and treating discolored urine. PMID:25512715

  12. Ozone, Climate, and Global Atmospheric Change.

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    Levine, Joel S.

    1992-01-01

    Presents an overview of global atmospheric problems relating to ozone depletion and global warming. Provides background information on the composition of the earth's atmosphere and origin of atmospheric ozone. Describes causes, effects, and evidence of ozone depletion and the greenhouse effect. A vignette provides a summary of a 1991 assessment of…

  13. Final Report on 1989 Legislation Affecting Community Colleges.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    California Community Colleges, Sacramento. Office of the Chancellor.

    A summary is provided of 1989 legislation of importance to California community colleges. The first section of the report provides an overview of the 1989 legislative year, including both federal and state issues. State highlights concern extensive negotiations over the allocation of funds to community colleges under the newly enacted Proposition…

  14. Childhood Brain and Spinal Cord Tumors Treatment Overview (PDQ®)—Health Professional Version

    Cancer.gov

    Pediatric primary brain and CNS tumors are a diverse group of diseases that together constitute the most common solid tumor of childhood. Get detailed information about the diagnosis, classification, prognosis, and treatment of childhood brain and spinal cord tumors in this comprehensive summary for clinicians.

  15. 78 FR 23745 - South Atlantic Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

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    2013-04-22

    ... stock assessment update for black sea bass. 2. Receive an overview and a summary of public comments... Catch Targets (ACTs), and the Allowable Biological Catch (ABC) for black sea bass. 3. Discuss the... allow a for-hire vessel to maintain greater capacity for non-fishing activities. While fishing, however...

  16. Childhood Brain and Spinal Cord Tumors Treatment Overview (PDQ®)—Patient Version

    Cancer.gov

    Brain and spinal cord tumors may be benign (not cancer) or malignant (cancer). Both types cause signs or symptoms and need treatment. Get information about the many kinds of brain and spinal cord tumors, signs and symptoms, tests to diagnose, and treatment in this expert-reviewed summary.

  17. Network Analysis in Comparative Social Sciences

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    Vera, Eugenia Roldan; Schupp, Thomas

    2006-01-01

    This essay describes the pertinence of Social Network Analysis (SNA) for the social sciences in general, and discusses its methodological and conceptual implications for comparative research in particular. The authors first present a basic summary of the theoretical and methodological assumptions of SNA, followed by a succinct overview of its…

  18. Safety of High Speed Guided Ground Transportation Systems - EMF Exposure Environments Summary Reports

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    1993-08-01

    This paper presents an overview of American exposure assessments for electric and magnetic fields (EMF) in the frequency : range from 0 to 3 kHz. The exposure information available is very limited for all but a few occupations and sources of : EMF. M...

  19. Initiative Overview & Summary of Research

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    Education Funders Research Initiative, 2013

    2013-01-01

    Education Funders Research Initiative (EdFunders), a project of Philanthropy New York, is supported by a group of diverse funding organizations that have pursued an array of education reform strategies. EdFunders have come together to engage New Yorkers and focus leaders on new research into how to best prepare students for college and…

  20. Department of Homeland Security Assistance to States and Localities: A Summary and Issues for the 111th Congress

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2009-08-05

    Freight Rail Security Grant Program ...............................................................................6 Intercity Passenger Rail Program...Amtrak) .....................................................................6 Intercity Bus Security Grant Program...overview- fy2009.pdf. 19 Additionally Amtrak is eligible to receive funding to continue security enhancements for its intercity rail services

  1. Content-Based Networking: DTN, AMS, Sharednet

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    Burleigh, Scott

    2006-01-01

    A detailed viewgraph presentation on DTN, AMS, and Sharednet content-based networking is shown. The contents include: 1) DARPA Content-Based Networking Summary of Requirements; 2) Concept; 3) Key Features of AMS; 4) Overview of Sharednet; 5) SharedNet Deployment History; 6) SharedNet AMS DTN; 7) Detailed Structure; and 8) Bottom line.

  2. Surrogate Parents in California Special Education: A Resource Notebook.

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    California State Univ., Sacramento.

    This resource notebook presents samples of training materials and local policies and procedures and is intended to accompany an overview document which provides information on California legislation concerning surrogate parents in special education. Part 1 provides a summary of special education laws, services, and parent and student rights. Part…

  3. Education Statistics Quarterly, Fall 2002.

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    Dillow, Sally, Ed.

    2003-01-01

    This publication provides a comprehensive overview of work done across all parts of the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES). Each issue contains short publications, summaries, and descriptions that cover all NCES publications and data products released in a 3-month period. Each issue also contains a message from the NCES on a timely…

  4. Identity Development Process and Content: Toward an Integrated and Contextualized Science of Identity

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    Galliher, Renee V.; Rivas-Drake, Deborah; Dubow, Eric F.

    2017-01-01

    This introductory summary provides an overview of the content of the special issue entitled "Identity Development Process and Content: Toward an Integrated and Contextualized Science of Identity." The 16 theoretical and empirical articles that comprise this special issue were selected to highlight innovative methodologies, theoretical…

  5. Continuing Education in the Health Professions. A Review of the Literature: 1960-1970.

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    Nakamoto, June; Verner, Coolie

    A review is made of the literature on continuing education in the health professions. After an overview of the study, six chapters cover continuing education in medicine -- physical composition and distribution, participation in continuing education, organization and administration, instructional processes, evaluation, and summary and conclusions.…

  6. 7 CFR 1703.144 - Completed application.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-01-01

    ... application for federal assistance: A completed standard form 424. (b) An executive summary of the project. The applicant must provide RUS with a general project overview that addresses each of the following 9 categories: (1) A description of why the project is needed; (2) An explanation of how the applicant will...

  7. 7 CFR 1703.134 - Completed application.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-01-01

    ... 424. (b) An executive summary of the project: The applicant must provide RUS with a general project overview that addresses each of the following 9 categories: (1) A description of why the project is needed... be offered by the project, and the benefits to the rural residents; (3) A description of the...

  8. 7 CFR 1703.144 - Completed application.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-01-01

    ... application for federal assistance: A completed standard form 424. (b) An executive summary of the project. The applicant must provide RUS with a general project overview that addresses each of the following 9 categories: (1) A description of why the project is needed; (2) An explanation of how the applicant will...

  9. 7 CFR 1703.125 - Completed application.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-01-01

    ... summary of the project. The applicant must provide RUS with a general project overview that addresses the following 8 categories: (1) A description of why the project is needed; (2) An explanation of how the... financial assistance, the types of educational or medical services to be offered by the project, and the...

  10. 7 CFR 1703.134 - Completed application.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-01-01

    ... 424. (b) An executive summary of the project: The applicant must provide RUS with a general project overview that addresses each of the following 9 categories: (1) A description of why the project is needed... be offered by the project, and the benefits to the rural residents; (3) A description of the...

  11. 7 CFR 1703.125 - Completed application.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-01-01

    ... summary of the project. The applicant must provide RUS with a general project overview that addresses the following 8 categories: (1) A description of why the project is needed; (2) An explanation of how the... financial assistance, the types of educational or medical services to be offered by the project, and the...

  12. Education Statistics Quarterly, Fall 2001.

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    Dillow, Sally, Ed.

    2001-01-01

    The publication gives a comprehensive overview of work done across all parts of the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES). Each issue contains short publications, summaries, and descriptions that cover all NCES publications, data products, and funding opportunities developed over a 3-month period. Each issue also contains a message from…

  13. Overview of OBPR Free Flyer System Concept

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    Leung, Ronald Y.; Lieberman, Alvin S.

    2003-01-01

    Contents include the following:OBPR free flyer theme. OBPR free flyer technical activity last 2 years. GSFC integrated mission design center (IMDC) studies. Free flyer assumptions and goals. Free flyer total payload reference concept capabilities. FFM reference payload requirements. FFM mission. FFM medium summary. FFH block diagram FFH spacecraft configuration.concept.

  14. Annual Report and Crime Summary, 1992.

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    Johnson County Community Coll., Overland Park, KS. Dept. of Safety and Security.

    In accordance with the Student Right-to-Know and Campus Security Act of 1990, the Safety and Security Department of Johnson County Community College (JCCC), in Kansas, prepared this report providing information on crime statistics and departmental policies. Introductory sections of the annual report feature an overview of the department's mission,…

  15. Malnutrition, Learning and Intellectual Development: Research and Remediation.

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    Ricciuti, Henry N.

    After a discussion of the problem of malnutrition and its effect on intellectual development, this paper concentrates on the study of protein-calorie malnutrition in infants and children as it occurs in postnatal and subsequent development. An overview and summary of the principal investigations on the relationship of malnutrition to intellectual…

  16. Test oracle automation for V&V of an autonomous spacecraft's planner

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    Feather, M. S.; Smith, B.

    2001-01-01

    We built automation to assist the software testing efforts associated with the Remote Agent experiment. In particular, our focus was upon introducing test oracles into the testing of the planning and scheduling system component. This summary is intended to provide an overview of the work.

  17. 77 FR 71028 - Twelfth Meeting: RTCA Special Committee 223, Airport Surface Wireless Communications

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    2012-11-28

    ... by Special Committee Leadership Agenda Overview Review/Approve prior Plenary Meeting Summary and... committee at any time. Issued in Washington, DC, on November 8, 2012. Richard F. Gonzalez, Management Analyst, Business Operations Group, Federal Aviation Administration. [FR Doc. 2012-28854 Filed 11-27-12; 8...

  18. Managing hazardous waste in the clinical laboratory.

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    Hoeltge, G A

    1989-09-01

    Clinical laboratories generate wastes that present chemical and biologic hazards. Ignitable, corrosive, reactive, toxic, and infectious potentials must be contained and minimized. A summary of these problems and an overview of the applicable regulations are presented. A checklist of activities to facilitate the annual review of the hazardous waste program is provided.

  19. Waste Reduction Model (WARM) Resources for State and Local Government/Solid Waste Planners

    EPA Pesticide Factsheets

    This page provides a brief overview of how EPA’s Waste Reduction Model (WARM) can be used by state and local government/solid waste planners. The page includes a brief summary of uses of WARM for the audience and links to other resources.

  20. Overview and Evaluation of Alternative Air Quality ExposureMetrics Used in Recent Air Pollution Epidemiological Studies

    EPA Science Inventory

    This poster presents selected results from a few of these studies conducted and provides a summary of key findings and lessons learned and recommendations, in order to improve the use of enhanced exposure metrics during future epidemiological studies of air pollution.

  1. Natural Gas Industry and Markets

    EIA Publications

    2006-01-01

    This special report provides an overview of the supply and disposition of natural gas in 2004 and is intended as a supplement to the Energy Information Administration's (EIA) Natural Gas Annual 2004 (NGA). Unless otherwise stated, all data and figures in this report are based on summary statistics published in the NGA 2004.

  2. Returns to Companies on an Investment in Training.

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    National Centre for Vocational Education Research, Leabrook (Australia).

    This paper provides a summary of four projects currently funded through Australia's National Center for Vocational Education Research (NCVER), including what they propose to achieve and their preliminary findings to date. After an introduction, an overview of preliminary findings from the four projects is presented. The following barriers to…

  3. Financial management in leading health care systems.

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    Smith, D G; Wheeler, J R; Rivenson, H L; Reiter, K L

    2000-01-01

    To understand better the financial management practices and strategies of modern health care organizations, we conducted interviews with chief financial officers (CFOs) of several leading health care systems. In this introduction, we present an overview of the project and summary responses on corporate financial structures and strategic challenges facing CFOs.

  4. Programs for Engagement and Enhancement. Professional File. Article 131, Spring 2013

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    Crisp, Gloria; Palacios, Lisa; Kaulfus, John

    2013-01-01

    The following article describes programs used by universities and colleges to engage students; these programs include mentoring, learning communities, and first-year success courses and programs. We begin with a brief overview of student development theory, program descriptions and citations, and article summaries for key references. Next, we…

  5. Education Statistics Quarterly. Volume 5, Issue 1.

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    Dillow, Sally, Ed.

    2003-01-01

    This publication provides a comprehensive overview of work done across all parts of the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES). Each issue contains short publications, summaries, and descriptions that cover all NCES publications, data product, and funding opportunities developed over a 3-month period. Each issue also contains a message…

  6. Education Statistics Quarterly, Winter 2001.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Dillow, Sally, Ed.

    2002-01-01

    This publication provides a comprehensive overview of work done across all parts of the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES). Each issue contains short publications, summaries, and descriptions that cover all NCES publications and data products released in a 3-month period. Each issue also contains a message from the NCES on a timely…

  7. NIDRR Program Directory, Fiscal Year 1998.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    National Inst. on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (ED/OSERS), Washington, DC.

    This directory lists all projects funded by the National Institute of Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR) during the 1998 fiscal year. It includes summaries, funding data, and contact information for a broad range of programs. An introduction discusses the mission of NIDRR and provides an overview of its research program. Programs are…

  8. SUMMARY OF DISCUSSION SESSIONS: SYMPOSIUM ON LEAD-BLOOD PRESSURE RELATIONSHIPS

    EPA Science Inventory

    The International Symposium on Lead-Blood Pressure Relationships was held in Chapel Hill, NC, April 27-29, 1987. The program was structured so as to first present an overview of theories and findings in the general area of human hypertension and then to have speakers review the e...

  9. World Energy Projection System Plus: An Overview

    EIA Publications

    2016-01-01

    This report contains a summary description of the methodology and scope of WEPS and each of its component models. WEPS is a computer-based, energy modeling system of long-term international energy markets for the period through 2035. The system was used to produce the International Energy Outlook 2011.

  10. 7 CFR 1703.144 - Completed application.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-01-01

    ... application for federal assistance: A completed standard form 424. (b) An executive summary of the project. The applicant must provide RUS with a general project overview that addresses each of the following 9 categories: (1) A description of why the project is needed; (2) An explanation of how the applicant will...

  11. 7 CFR 1703.134 - Completed application.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-01-01

    ... 424. (b) An executive summary of the project: The applicant must provide RUS with a general project overview that addresses each of the following 9 categories: (1) A description of why the project is needed... be offered by the project, and the benefits to the rural residents; (3) A description of the...

  12. 7 CFR 1703.134 - Completed application.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-01-01

    ... 424. (b) An executive summary of the project: The applicant must provide RUS with a general project overview that addresses each of the following 9 categories: (1) A description of why the project is needed... be offered by the project, and the benefits to the rural residents; (3) A description of the...

  13. 7 CFR 1703.144 - Completed application.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-01-01

    ... application for federal assistance: A completed standard form 424. (b) An executive summary of the project. The applicant must provide RUS with a general project overview that addresses each of the following 9 categories: (1) A description of why the project is needed; (2) An explanation of how the applicant will...

  14. 7 CFR 1703.144 - Completed application.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-01-01

    ... application for federal assistance: A completed standard form 424. (b) An executive summary of the project. The applicant must provide RUS with a general project overview that addresses each of the following 9 categories: (1) A description of why the project is needed; (2) An explanation of how the applicant will...

  15. 7 CFR 1703.125 - Completed application.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-01-01

    ... summary of the project. The applicant must provide RUS with a general project overview that addresses the following 8 categories: (1) A description of why the project is needed; (2) An explanation of how the... financial assistance, the types of educational or medical services to be offered by the project, and the...

  16. 7 CFR 1703.125 - Completed application.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-01-01

    ... summary of the project. The applicant must provide RUS with a general project overview that addresses the following 8 categories: (1) A description of why the project is needed; (2) An explanation of how the... financial assistance, the types of educational or medical services to be offered by the project, and the...

  17. 7 CFR 1703.134 - Completed application.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-01-01

    ... 424. (b) An executive summary of the project: The applicant must provide RUS with a general project overview that addresses each of the following 9 categories: (1) A description of why the project is needed... be offered by the project, and the benefits to the rural residents; (3) A description of the...

  18. 7 CFR 1703.125 - Completed application.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-01-01

    ... summary of the project. The applicant must provide RUS with a general project overview that addresses the following 8 categories: (1) A description of why the project is needed; (2) An explanation of how the... financial assistance, the types of educational or medical services to be offered by the project, and the...

  19. 78 FR 22332 - Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection, Comments Requested; Notice of...

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    2013-04-15

    ... to Customer Service Satisfaction ACTION: 60-day Notice. SUMMARY: The Department of Justice, Federal.... Overview of this Information Collection (1) Type of information collection: Customer satisfaction ratings... Satisfaction Survey (3) There is no agency form number applicable to this survey. (4) The survey will be...

  20. Graduate Education. Advisory Centre Occasional Papers in University Education.

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    Adelaide Univ. (Australia).

    Four papers presented at a seminar on graduate education sponsored by the Advisory Centre for University Education at The University of Adelaide and the Flinders University Educational Research Unit in Australia are presented. In "Teaching and Learning in Graduate Education: An Overview," Robert Cannon provides a background summary of developments…

  1. Development Achievements for Fiscal 1990.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Smoot, Joseph G.

    This document presents the Fiscal Year (FY) 1990 report of Kansas' Pittsburg State University's (PSU) development program. The report addresses the annual fund, the campaign for distinction, the PSU foundation, and development plans for FY 1991. It includes an overview of FY 1990 activities and an executive summary. Among the findings presented…

  2. Computer Yearbook 72.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    1972

    Recent and expected developments in the computer industry are discussed in this 628-page yearbook, successor to "The Punched Card Annual." The first section of the report is an overview of current computer hardware and software and includes articles about future applications of mainframes, an analysis of the software industry, and a summary of the…

  3. Condition of stream ecosystem in the US: An overview of the first national assessment

    EPA Science Inventory

    The Wadeable Streams Assessment (WSA) provided the first statistically sound summary of the ecological condition of streams and small rivers in the US. Information provided in the assessment filled an important gap in meeting the requirements of the US Clean Water Act. The purpos...

  4. Integrating mental health into adolescent annual visits: impact of previsit comprehensive screening on within-visit processes.

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    Gadomski, Anne M; Fothergill, Kate E; Larson, Susan; Wissow, Lawrence S; Winegrad, Heather; Nagykaldi, Zsolt J; Olson, Ardis L; Roter, Debra L

    2015-03-01

    To evaluate how a comprehensive, computerized, self-administered adolescent screener, the DartScreen, affects within-visit patient-doctor interactions such as data gathering, advice giving, counseling, and discussion of mental health issues. Patient-doctor interaction was compared between visits without screening and those with the DartScreen completed before the visit. Teens, aged 15-19 years scheduled for an annual visit, were recruited at one urban and one rural pediatric primary care clinic. The doctor acted as his/her own control, first using his/her usual routine for five to six adolescent annual visits. Then, the DartScreen was introduced for five visits where at the beginning of the visit, the doctor received a summary report of the screening results. All visits were audio recorded and analyzed using the Roter interaction analysis system. Doctor and teen dialogue and topics discussed were compared between the two groups. Seven midcareer doctors and 72 adolescents participated; 37 visits without DartScreen and 35 with DartScreen were audio recorded. The Roter interaction analysis system defined medically related data gathering (mean, 36.8 vs. 32.7 statements; p = .03) and counseling (mean, 36.8 vs. 32.7 statements; p = .01) decreased with DartScreen; however, doctor responsiveness and engagement improved with DartScreen (mean, 4.8 vs. 5.1 statements; p = .00). Teens completing the DartScreen offered more psychosocial information (mean, 18.5 vs. 10.6 statements; p = .01), and mental health was discussed more after the DartScreen (mean, 93.7 vs. 43.5 statements; p = .03). Discussion of somatic and substance abuse topics did not change. Doctors reported that screening improved visit organization and efficiency. Use of the screener increased discussion of mental health but not at the expense of other adolescent health topics. Copyright © 2015 Society for Adolescent Health and Medicine. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

  5. Tweeting links to Cochrane Schizophrenia Group reviews: a randomised controlled trial.

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    Adams, C E; Jayaram, M; Bodart, A Y M; Sampson, S; Zhao, S; Montgomery, A A

    2016-03-08

    To assess the effects of using health social media on web activity. Individually randomised controlled parallel group superiority trial. Twitter and Weibo. 170 Cochrane Schizophrenia Group full reviews with an abstract and plain language summary web page. Three randomly ordered slightly different 140 character or less messages, each containing a short URL to the freely accessible summary page sent on specific times on one single day. This was compared with no messaging. The primary outcome was web page visits at 1 week. Secondary outcomes were other metrics of web activity at 1 week. 85 reviews were randomised to each of the intervention and control arms. Google Analytics allowed 100% follow-up within 1 week of completion. Intervention and control reviews received a total of 1162 and 449 visits, respectively (IRR 2.7, 95% CI 2.2 to 3.3). Fewer intervention reviews had single page only visits (16% vs 31%, OR 0.41, 0.19 to 0.88) and users spent more time viewing intervention reviews (geometric mean 76 vs 31 s, ratio 2.5, 1.3 to 4.6). Other secondary metrics of web activity all showed strong evidence in favour of the intervention. Tweeting in this limited area of healthcare increases 'product placement' of evidence with the potential for that to influence care. ISRCTN84658943. 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/

  6. Space Station Human Factors Research Review. Volume 1: EVA Research and Development

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    Cohen, Marc M. (Editor); Vykukal, H. C. (Editor)

    1988-01-01

    An overview is presented of extravehicular activity (EVA) research and development activities at Ames. The majority of the program was devoted to presentations by the three contractors working in parallel on the EVA System Phase A Study, focusing on Implications for Man-Systems Design. Overhead visuals are included for a mission results summary, space station EVA requirements and interface accommodations summary, human productivity study cross-task coordination, and advanced EVAS Phase A study implications for man-systems design. Articles are also included on subsea approach to work systems development and advanced EVA system design requirements.

  7. Global mineral resource assessment: porphyry copper assessment of Mexico: Chapter A in Global mineral resource assessment

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    Hammarstrom, Jane M.; Robinson, Gilpin R.; Ludington, Steve; Gray, Floyd; Drenth, Benjamin J.; Cendejas-Cruz, Francisco; Espinosa, Enrique; Pérez-Segura, Efrén; Valencia-Moreno, Martín; Rodríguez-Castañeda, José Luis; Vásquez-Mendoza, Rigobert; Zürcher, Lukas

    2010-01-01

    This report includes a brief overview of porphyry copper deposits in Mexico, a description of the assessment process used, a summary of results, and appendixes. Appendixes A through K contain summary information for each tract, as follows: location, the geologic feature assessed, the rationale for tract delineation, tables and descriptions of known deposits and significant prospects, exploration history, model selection, rationale for the estimates, assessment results, and references. The accompanying digital map files (shapefiles) provide permissive tract outlines, assessment results, and data for deposits and prospects in a GIS format (appendix L).

  8. Technical assistance for law-enforcement communications: Grant summary

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    Reilly, N. B.

    1979-01-01

    A summary overview of project activities and results are presented. The goals and objectives are reviewed and a description of the approaches used to attain them is given. The feedback received from the seminars conducted as part of the project, and results from a questionnaire about the project are included. Significant findings of the project in such areas as radio channel loading, dispatch system design, training and technology transfer are discussed. Several specific problem areas are identified and evaluated. Specific recommendations for future technical assistance efforts are presented along with an inventory of technical-assistance reports generated throughout the project.

  9. Development of flight experiment task requirements. Volume 1: Summary

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    Hatterick, G. R.

    1972-01-01

    A study was conducted to develop the means to identify skills required of scientist passengers on advanced missions related to the space shuttle and RAM programs. The scope of the study was defined to include only the activities of on-orbit personnel which are directly related to, or required by, on-orbit experimentation and scientific investigations conducted on or supported by the shuttle orbiter. A program summary is presented which provides a description of the methodology developed, an overview of the activities performed during the study, and the results obtained through application of the methodology.

  10. RCRA, superfund and EPCRA hotline training module. Introduction to: Used oil (40 cfr part 266, subparts e, and part 279) updated July 1996

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    NONE

    1996-07-01

    The module reviews the various regulatory requirements associated with used oil management. The goal of the training module is to provide an overview of the used oil management program and to explain the different regulatory scenarios that can apply to used oil. The module begins by briefly tracing the developmental history of the regulations concerning used oil. A summary of the present used oil management program, as well as a brief summary of the former program, provides a basic comparison and introduction to both programs.

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

    Not Available

    The body of this report provides summaries of the aims, scope and progress of the research by groups of investigators in the Division during the period of October 1, 1984, through September 30, 1985. At the end of each summary is a list of publications covering the same period. For convenience, the summaries are assembled under Sections in accordance with the current organizational structure of the Biology Division; each Section begins with an overview. It will be apparent, however, tha crosscurrents run throughout the Division and that the various programs support and interact with each other. In addition, this reportmore » includes information on the Division's educational activities, Advisory Committee, seminar program, and international interactions, as well as extramural activities of staff members, abstracts for technical meetings, and funding and personnel levels.« less

  12. Biology Division. Progress report, August 1, 1982-September 30, 1983

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    Not Available

    1984-01-01

    The Biology Division is the component of the Oak Ridge National Laboratory that investigates the potential adverse health effects of energy-related substances. The body of this report provides summaries of the aims, scope and progress of the research of groups of investigators in the Division during the period of August 1, 1982, through September 30, 1983. At the end of each summary is a list of publications covering the same period (published or accepted for publication). For convenience, the summaries are assembled under Sections in accordance with the current organizational structure of the Biology Division; each Section begins with anmore » overview. It will be apparent, however, that currents run throughout the Division and that the various programs support and interact with each other.« less

  13. The Plastic Surgery Match: A Quantitative Analysis of Applicant Impressions From the Interview Visit.

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    Frojo, Gianfranco; Tadisina, Kashyap Komarraju; Pressman, Zachary; Chibnall, John T; Lin, Alexander Y; Kraemer, Bruce A

    2016-12-01

    The integrated plastic surgery match is a competitive process not only for applicants but also for programs vying for highly qualified candidates. Interactions between applicants and program constituents are limited to a single interview visit. The authors aimed to identify components of the interview visit that influence applicant decision making when determining a final program rank list. Thirty-six applicants who were interviewed (100% response) completed the survey. Applicants rated the importance of 20 elements of the interview visit regarding future ranking of the program on a 1 to 5 Likert scale. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, hierarchical cluster analysis, analysis of variance, and Pearson correlations. A literature review was performed regarding the plastic surgery integrated residency interview process. Survey questions were categorized into four groups based on mean survey responses:1. Interactions with faculty and residents (mean response > 4),2. Information about the program (3.5-4),3. Ancillaries (food, amenities, stipends) (3-3.5),4. Hospital tour, hotel (<3).Hierarchical item cluster analysis and analysis of variance testing validated these groupings. Average summary scores were calculated for the items representing Interactions, Information, and Ancillaries. Correlation analysis between clusters yielded no significant correlations. A review of the literature yielded a paucity of data on analysis of the interview visit. The interview visit consists of a discrete hierarchy of perceived importance by applicants. The strongest independent factor in determining future program ranking is the quality of interactions between applicants and program constituents on the interview visit. This calls for further investigation and optimization of the interview visit experience.

  14. The 1984-1985 Antarctic Search for Meteorites (ANSMET) Field Program

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    Sandford, Scott A.

    1986-01-01

    The purpose of the 1984-1985 ANSMET (Antarctic Search for Meteorites) expedition was to recover meteorites from the Main, Near Western, Middle Western, and Far Western icefields in the Allan Hills area and to carry out a reconnaissance of other nearby blue icefields. A brief summary of the locations and maps visited are provided.

  15. Wilderness Management... A Computerized System for Summarizing Permit Information

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    Gary H. Elsner

    1972-01-01

    Permits were first needed for visits to wilderness areas in California during summer 1971. A computerized system for analyzing these permits and summarizing information from them has been developed. It produces four types of summary tables: point-of-origin of visitors; daily variation in total number of persons present; variations in group size; and variations in...

  16. Information on Vinchucas and Chagas disease.

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    Schenone, H.

    1981-12-01

    Following a significant increase in the number of vinchucas observed at La Silla during the last summer, the Director-General of ESO asked Prof. Hugo Schenone, Director of the Department of Microbiology and Parasitology of the University of Chile to pay a visit to La Silla to investigate the situation. The following gives a summary of the resulting report.

  17. 77 FR 35059 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Job Corps...

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    2012-06-12

    ... for OMB Review; Comment Request; Job Corps Process Study ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: The Department of... collection request (ICR) proposal titled, ``Job Corps Process Study,'' to the Office of Management and Budget... conduct site visits to Job Corps centers and a survey of center directors for a process study of the Job...

  18. Ethnographic Observational Study of the Biologic Initiation Conversation Between Rheumatologists and Biologic-Naive Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients.

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    Kottak, Nicholas; Tesser, John; Leibowitz, Evan; Rosenberg, Melissa; Parenti, Dennis; DeHoratius, Raphael

    2018-01-30

    This ethnographic market research study investigated the biologic initiation conversation between rheumatologists and biologic-naive patients with rheumatoid arthritis to assess how therapy options, particularly mode of administration, were discussed. Consenting rheumatologists (n = 16) and patients (n = 48) were videotaped during medical visits and interviewed by a trained ethnographer. The content, structure, and timing of conversations regarding biologic initiation were analyzed. The mean duration of physician-patient visits was approximately 15 minutes; biologic therapies were discussed for a mean of 5.6 minutes. Subcutaneous (SC) and intravenous (IV) therapy options were mentioned in 45 and 35 visits, respectively, out of a total of 48 visits. All patients had some familiarity with SC administration, but nearly half of patients (22 of 48) were unfamiliar with IV therapy going into the visit. IV administration was not defined or described by rheumatologists in 77% of visits (27 of 35) mentioning IV therapy. Thus, 19 of 22 patients who were initially unfamiliar with IV therapy remained unfamiliar after the visit. Disparities in physician-patient perceptions were revealed, as all rheumatologists (16 of 16) believed IV therapy would be less convenient than SC therapy for patients, while 46% of patients (22 of 48) felt this way. In post-visit interviews, some patients seemed confused and overwhelmed, particularly when presented with many treatment choices in a visit. Some patients stated they would benefit from visual aids or summary sheets of key points. This study revealed significant educational opportunities to improve the biologic initiation conversation and indicated a disparity between patients' and rheumatologists' perception of IV therapy. © 2018 The Authors. Arthritis Care & Research published by Wiley Periodicals, Inc. on behalf of American College of Rheumatology.

  19. Presentations - Herriott, T.M. and others, 2011 | Alaska Division of

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    Details Title: Detailed geologic mapping and overview of structural and stratigraphic studies in the east Resident Business in Alaska Visiting Alaska State Employees DGGS State of Alaska search Alaska Division of in the east-central North Slope foothills, Alaska (poster): 3P Arctic, The Polar Petroleum Potential

  20. Ground Systems Development and Operations: Exploration Begins Here

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    Hanna, Mary; Phillips, Pepper; VanNes, Timothy

    2012-01-01

    Hunger Hydraulik of Lohr, Germany has been selected as the vendor to build replacement Jacking, Leveling and Equalization cylinders for one Crawler Transporter. A site visit has been scheduled and a overview of how the Crawler Transporter fits into KSC launch operations will be presented as information. The presentation will be presented on July 11, 2012 by Pepper Phillips, the Program Manager for GSDO.

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