Development and Validation of the Written Communication Assessment of the "HEIghten"® Outcomes Assessment Suite. Research Report. ETS RR-17-53

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

Rios, Joseph A.; Sparks, Jesse R.; Zhang, Mo; Liu, Ou Lydia

2017-01-01

Proficiency with written communication (WC) is critical for success in college and careers. As a result, institutions face a growing challenge to accurately evaluate their students' writing skills to obtain data that can support demands of accreditation, accountability, or curricular improvement. Many current standardized measures, however, lack…

Accountability in Grading Student Work: Securing Academic Standards in a Twenty-First Century Quality Assurance Context

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

Bloxham, Sue; Boyd, Pete

2012-01-01

This article, using a student outcomes definition of academic standards, reports on academics' sense of standards as enacted through marking practices. Twelve lecturers from two UK universities were asked to "think aloud" as they graded written assignments followed by a semi-structured interview. The interview data were used to…

Standard Generalized Markup Language for self-defining structured reports.

PubMed

Kahn, C E

1999-01-01

Structured reporting is the process of using standardized data elements and predetermined data-entry formats to record observations. The Standard Generalized Markup Language (SGML; International Standards Organization (ISO) 8879:1986)--an open, internationally accepted standard for document interchange was used to encode medical observations acquired in an Internet-based structured reporting system. The resulting report is self-documenting: it includes a definition of its allowable data fields and values encoded as a report-specific SGML document type definition (DTD). The data-entry forms, DTD, and report document instances are based on report specifications written in a simple, SGML-based language designed for that purpose. Reporting concepts can be linked with those of external vocabularies such as the Unified Medical Language System (UMLS) Metathesaurus. The use of open standards such as SGML is an important step in the creation of open, universally comprehensible structured reports.

78 FR 63271 - Request for Public Comments to Compile the Report on Technical Barriers to Trade

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2013-10-23

... on Technical Barriers to Trade AGENCY: Office of the United States Trade Representative. ACTION... 2014 a Report on Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT Report) identifying and analyzing significant... requesting interested persons to submit written comments to assist it in identifying significant standards...

78 FR 46589 - Solicitation of Written Comments on the Draft Report of the National Adult Immunization Standards...

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2013-08-01

... the National Adult Immunization Standards of Practice for Consideration by the National Vaccine... charged the NVAC with examining the current adult immunization environment by updating adult immunization... Services, 200 Independence Ave. SW., Room 745.H.5, Washington, DC 20201, Attention: Adult Immunization...

Retrospective review of the performance standard for diagnostic x-ray equipment; availability of report--FDA. Notice; final rule-related.

PubMed

1985-11-12

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the availability of a report prepared by the X-Ray Standard Review Group (XSRG) in FDA's Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH). The report contains the review group's assessment of the performance standard for diagnostic x-ray systems and their major components. It contains recommendations for changes in the standard with respect to the need to ensure that regulatory controls keep pace with developing technology and the needs of the radiological community. In addition, FDA is inviting interested persons to submit written comments, data, or information regarding the report for the agency's consideration in deciding whether to initiate any changes in the performance standard.

Developing a standard for de-identifying electronic patient records written in Swedish: precision, recall and F-measure in a manual and computerized annotation trial.

PubMed

Velupillai, Sumithra; Dalianis, Hercules; Hassel, Martin; Nilsson, Gunnar H

2009-12-01

Electronic patient records (EPRs) contain a large amount of information written in free text. This information is considered very valuable for research but is also very sensitive since the free text parts may contain information that could reveal the identity of a patient. Therefore, methods for de-identifying EPRs are needed. The work presented here aims to perform a manual and automatic Protected Health Information (PHI)-annotation trial for EPRs written in Swedish. This study consists of two main parts: the initial creation of a manually PHI-annotated gold standard, and the porting and evaluation of an existing de-identification software written for American English to Swedish in a preliminary automatic de-identification trial. Results are measured with precision, recall and F-measure. This study reports fairly high Inter-Annotator Agreement (IAA) results on the manually created gold standard, especially for specific tags such as names. The average IAA over all tags was 0.65 F-measure (0.84 F-measure highest pairwise agreement). For name tags the average IAA was 0.80 F-measure (0.91 F-measure highest pairwise agreement). Porting a de-identification software written for American English to Swedish directly was unfortunately non-trivial, yielding poor results. Developing gold standard sets as well as automatic systems for de-identification tasks in Swedish is feasible. However, discussions and definitions on identifiable information is needed, as well as further developments both on the tag sets and the annotation guidelines, in order to get a reliable gold standard. A completely new de-identification software needs to be developed.

English Examination Questions in Australia

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

McCurry, Doug

2010-01-01

This paper outlines the analysis of subject English in a report written for the Commonwealth government entitled "Year 12 Curriculum Content and Achievement Standards" (CCAS). This report could not find "a core of common content (either topics or skills) in senior English (including Literature)". In the light of the diversity…

40 CFR 792.63 - Maintenance and calibration of equipment.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-07-01

... standardized. (b) The written standard operating procedures required under § 792.81(b)(11) shall set forth in... maintenance operations were routine and followed the written standard operating procedures. Written records... operating procedures shall designate the person responsible for the performance of each operation. (c...

40 CFR 792.63 - Maintenance and calibration of equipment.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-07-01

... standardized. (b) The written standard operating procedures required under § 792.81(b)(11) shall set forth in... maintenance operations were routine and followed the written standard operating procedures. Written records... operating procedures shall designate the person responsible for the performance of each operation. (c...

21 CFR 58.63 - Maintenance and calibration of equipment.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-04-01

... standardized. (b) The written standard operating procedures required under § 58.81(b)(11) shall set forth in... maintenance operations were routine and followed the written standard operating procedures. Written records... operating procedures shall designate the person responsible for the performance of each operation. (c...

40 CFR 792.63 - Maintenance and calibration of equipment.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-07-01

... standardized. (b) The written standard operating procedures required under § 792.81(b)(11) shall set forth in... maintenance operations were routine and followed the written standard operating procedures. Written records... operating procedures shall designate the person responsible for the performance of each operation. (c...

21 CFR 58.63 - Maintenance and calibration of equipment.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-04-01

... standardized. (b) The written standard operating procedures required under § 58.81(b)(11) shall set forth in... maintenance operations were routine and followed the written standard operating procedures. Written records... operating procedures shall designate the person responsible for the performance of each operation. (c...

21 CFR 58.63 - Maintenance and calibration of equipment.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-04-01

... standardized. (b) The written standard operating procedures required under § 58.81(b)(11) shall set forth in... maintenance operations were routine and followed the written standard operating procedures. Written records... operating procedures shall designate the person responsible for the performance of each operation. (c...

21 CFR 58.63 - Maintenance and calibration of equipment.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-04-01

... standardized. (b) The written standard operating procedures required under § 58.81(b)(11) shall set forth in... maintenance operations were routine and followed the written standard operating procedures. Written records... operating procedures shall designate the person responsible for the performance of each operation. (c...

40 CFR 792.63 - Maintenance and calibration of equipment.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-07-01

... standardized. (b) The written standard operating procedures required under § 792.81(b)(11) shall set forth in... maintenance operations were routine and followed the written standard operating procedures. Written records... operating procedures shall designate the person responsible for the performance of each operation. (c...

40 CFR 792.63 - Maintenance and calibration of equipment.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-07-01

... standardized. (b) The written standard operating procedures required under § 792.81(b)(11) shall set forth in... maintenance operations were routine and followed the written standard operating procedures. Written records... operating procedures shall designate the person responsible for the performance of each operation. (c...

21 CFR 58.63 - Maintenance and calibration of equipment.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-04-01

... standardized. (b) The written standard operating procedures required under § 58.81(b)(11) shall set forth in... maintenance operations were routine and followed the written standard operating procedures. Written records... operating procedures shall designate the person responsible for the performance of each operation. (c...

Proposing Ethical Practice Standards for Community-Engaged Research in Health Education

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Stellefson, Michael; Paige, Samantha R.; Alber, Julia M.; Barry, Adam E.; James, Delores

2015-01-01

"The Belmont Report" was written in 1979 to address the abuse of human participants in biomedical research. In the report, three ethical principles were described: (1) "beneficence," which describes an act of charity or kindness that maximizes possible benefits while minimizing possible harms; (2) "justice," described…

Written Expression Performance in Adolescents with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)

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DeBono, Tony; Hosseini, Armita; Cairo, Cassandra; Ghelani, Karen; Tannock, Rosemary; Toplak, Maggie E.

2012-01-01

We examined written expression performance in a sample of adolescents with ADHD and subthreshold ADHD using two different strategies: examining performance on standardized measures of written expression and using other indicators of written expression developed in this study. We examined associations between standardized measures of written…

Acquisition-Management Program

NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)

Avery, Don E.; Vann, A. Vernon; Jones, Richard H.; Rew, William E.

1987-01-01

NASA Acquisition Management Subsystem (AMS) program integrated NASA-wide standard automated-procurement-system program developed in 1985. Designed to provide each NASA installation with procurement data-base concept with on-line terminals for managing, tracking, reporting, and controlling contractual actions and associated procurement data. Subsystem provides control, status, and reporting for various procurement areas. Purpose of standardization is to decrease costs of procurement and operation of automatic data processing; increases procurement productivity; furnishes accurate, on-line management information and improves customer support. Written in the ADABAS NATURAL.

Summary Report: DoD Information Technology Contracts Awarded Without Competition Were Generally Justified

DTIC Science & Technology

2015-09-09

fifth and final report in a series of audits on IT contracts issued without competition. We nonstatistically selected for review 232 of 602...We are not making any recommendations in this report because we made recommendations in the previous reports in this audit series. If implemented...written justification. We conducted this audit in accordance with generally accepted government auditing standards, except for planning and evidence

40 CFR 160.63 - Maintenance and calibration of equipment.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-07-01

.... (b) The written standard operating procedures required under § 160.81(b)(11) shall set forth in... maintenance operations were routine and followed the written standard operating procedures. Written records... operating procedures shall designate the person responsible for the performance of each operation. (c...

40 CFR 160.63 - Maintenance and calibration of equipment.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-07-01

.... (b) The written standard operating procedures required under § 160.81(b)(11) shall set forth in... maintenance operations were routine and followed the written standard operating procedures. Written records... operating procedures shall designate the person responsible for the performance of each operation. (c...

40 CFR 160.63 - Maintenance and calibration of equipment.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-07-01

.... (b) The written standard operating procedures required under § 160.81(b)(11) shall set forth in... maintenance operations were routine and followed the written standard operating procedures. Written records... operating procedures shall designate the person responsible for the performance of each operation. (c...

40 CFR 160.63 - Maintenance and calibration of equipment.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-07-01

.... (b) The written standard operating procedures required under § 160.81(b)(11) shall set forth in... maintenance operations were routine and followed the written standard operating procedures. Written records... operating procedures shall designate the person responsible for the performance of each operation. (c...

40 CFR 160.63 - Maintenance and calibration of equipment.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-07-01

.... (b) The written standard operating procedures required under § 160.81(b)(11) shall set forth in... maintenance operations were routine and followed the written standard operating procedures. Written records... operating procedures shall designate the person responsible for the performance of each operation. (c...

SEEK: A FORTRAN optimization program using a feasible directions gradient search

NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)

Savage, M.

1995-01-01

This report describes the use of computer program 'SEEK' which works in conjunction with two user-written subroutines and an input data file to perform an optimization procedure on a user's problem. The optimization method uses a modified feasible directions gradient technique. SEEK is written in ANSI standard Fortran 77, has an object size of about 46K bytes, and can be used on a personal computer running DOS. This report describes the use of the program and discusses the optimizing method. The program use is illustrated with four example problems: a bushing design, a helical coil spring design, a gear mesh design, and a two-parameter Weibull life-reliability curve fit.

12 CFR 614.4150 - Lending policies and loan underwriting standards.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-01-01

... loan underwriting standards. Under the policies of its board, each institution shall adopt written standards for prudent lending and shall issue written policies, operating procedures, and control mechanisms... standards. 614.4150 Section 614.4150 Banks and Banking FARM CREDIT ADMINISTRATION FARM CREDIT SYSTEM LOAN...

12 CFR 614.4150 - Lending policies and loan underwriting standards.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-01-01

... loan underwriting standards. Under the policies of its board, each institution shall adopt written standards for prudent lending and shall issue written policies, operating procedures, and control mechanisms... standards. 614.4150 Section 614.4150 Banks and Banking FARM CREDIT ADMINISTRATION FARM CREDIT SYSTEM LOAN...

12 CFR 614.4150 - Lending policies and loan underwriting standards.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-01-01

... loan underwriting standards. Under the policies of its board, each institution shall adopt written standards for prudent lending and shall issue written policies, operating procedures, and control mechanisms... standards. 614.4150 Section 614.4150 Banks and Banking FARM CREDIT ADMINISTRATION FARM CREDIT SYSTEM LOAN...

12 CFR 614.4150 - Lending policies and loan underwriting standards.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-01-01

... loan underwriting standards. Under the policies of its board, each institution shall adopt written standards for prudent lending and shall issue written policies, operating procedures, and control mechanisms... standards. 614.4150 Section 614.4150 Banks and Banking FARM CREDIT ADMINISTRATION FARM CREDIT SYSTEM LOAN...

12 CFR 614.4150 - Lending policies and loan underwriting standards.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-01-01

... loan underwriting standards. Under the policies of its board, each institution shall adopt written standards for prudent lending and shall issue written policies, operating procedures, and control mechanisms... standards. 614.4150 Section 614.4150 Banks and Banking FARM CREDIT ADMINISTRATION FARM CREDIT SYSTEM LOAN...

[The quality of medication orders--can it be improved?].

PubMed

Vaknin, Ofra; Wingart-Emerel, Efrat; Stern, Zvi

2003-07-01

Medication errors are a common cause of morbidity and mortality among patients. Medication administration in hospitals is a complicated procedure with the possibility of error at each step. Errors are most commonly found at the prescription and transcription stages, although it is known that most errors can easily be avoided through strict adherence to standardized procedure guidelines. In examination of medication errors reported in the hospital in the year 2000, we found that 38% reported to have resulted from transcription errors. In the year 2001, the hospital initiated a program designed to identify faulty process of orders in an effort to improve the quality and effectiveness of the medication administration process. As part of this program, it was decided to check and evaluate the quality of the written doctor's orders and the transcription of those orders to the nursing cadre, in various hospital units. The study was conducted using a questionnaire which checked compliance to hospital standards with regard to the medication administration process, as applied to 6 units over the course of 8 weeks. Results of the survey showed poor compliance to guidelines on the part of doctors and nurses. Only 18% of doctors' orders in the study and 37% of the nurses' transcriptions were written according to standards. The Emergency Department showed an even lower compliance with only 3% of doctors' orders and 25% of nurses' transcriptions complying to standards. As a result of this study, it was decided to initiate an intensive in-service teaching course to refresh the staff's knowledge of medication administration guidelines. In the future it is recommended that hand-written orders be replaced by computerized orders in an effort to limit the chance of error.

10 CFR 26.127 - Procedures.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-01-01

..., implement, and maintain written standard operating procedures for each assay performed for drug and specimen... facility shall develop, implement, and maintain written standard operating procedures for each test. The...; (2) Preparation of reagents, standards, and controls; (3) Calibration procedures; (4) Derivation of...

10 CFR 26.127 - Procedures.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-01-01

..., implement, and maintain written standard operating procedures for each assay performed for drug and specimen... facility shall develop, implement, and maintain written standard operating procedures for each test. The...; (2) Preparation of reagents, standards, and controls; (3) Calibration procedures; (4) Derivation of...

10 CFR 26.127 - Procedures.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-01-01

..., implement, and maintain written standard operating procedures for each assay performed for drug and specimen... facility shall develop, implement, and maintain written standard operating procedures for each test. The...; (2) Preparation of reagents, standards, and controls; (3) Calibration procedures; (4) Derivation of...

Format preferences of district attorneys for post-mortem medical imaging reports: understandability, cost effectiveness, and suitability for the courtroom: a questionnaire based study.

PubMed

Ampanozi, Garyfalia; Zimmermann, David; Hatch, Gary M; Ruder, Thomas D; Ross, Steffen; Flach, Patricia M; Thali, Michael J; Ebert, Lars C

2012-05-01

The objective of this study was to explore the perception of the legal authorities regarding different report types and visualization techniques for post-mortem radiological findings. A standardized digital questionnaire was developed and the district attorneys in the catchment area of the affiliated Forensic Institute were requested to evaluate four different types of forensic imaging reports based on four cases examples. Each case was described in four different report types (short written report only, gray-scale CT image with figure caption, color-coded CT image with figure caption, 3D-reconstruction with figure caption). The survey participants were asked to evaluate those types of reports regarding understandability, cost effectiveness and overall appropriateness for the courtroom. 3D reconstructions and color-coded CT images accompanied by written report were preferred regarding understandability and cost/effectiveness. 3D reconstructions of the forensic findings reviewed as most adequate for court. Copyright © 2012 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.

29 CFR 1915.505 - Fire response.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-07-01

... written standard operating procedures for each type of fire response at the employer's facility; (v) The... suppression operations established by written standard operating procedures for each particular type of fire...) OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH STANDARDS FOR SHIPYARD EMPLOYMENT Fire Protection in Shipyard Employment § 1915...

29 CFR 1915.505 - Fire response.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-07-01

... written standard operating procedures for each type of fire response at the employer's facility; (v) The... suppression operations established by written standard operating procedures for each particular type of fire...) OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH STANDARDS FOR SHIPYARD EMPLOYMENT Fire Protection in Shipyard Employment § 1915...

29 CFR 1915.505 - Fire response.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-07-01

... written standard operating procedures for each type of fire response at the employer's facility; (v) The... suppression operations established by written standard operating procedures for each particular type of fire...) OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH STANDARDS FOR SHIPYARD EMPLOYMENT Fire Protection in Shipyard Employment § 1915...

29 CFR 1915.505 - Fire response.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-07-01

... written standard operating procedures for each type of fire response at the employer's facility; (v) The... suppression operations established by written standard operating procedures for each particular type of fire...) OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH STANDARDS FOR SHIPYARD EMPLOYMENT Fire Protection in Shipyard Employment § 1915...

29 CFR 1915.505 - Fire response.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-07-01

... written standard operating procedures for each type of fire response at the employer's facility; (v) The... suppression operations established by written standard operating procedures for each particular type of fire...) OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH STANDARDS FOR SHIPYARD EMPLOYMENT Fire Protection in Shipyard Employment § 1915...

Technical analysis of the Slosson Written Expression Test.

PubMed

Erford, Bradley T; Hofler, Donald B

2004-06-01

The Slosson Written Expression Test was designed to assess students ages 8-17 years at risk for difficulties in written expression. Scores from three independent samples were used to evaluate the test's reliability and validity for measuring students' written expression. Test-retest reliability of the SWET subscales ranged from .80 to .94 (n = 151), and .95 for the Written Expression Total Standard Scores. The median alternate-form reliability for students' Written Expression Total Standard Scores was .81 across the three forms. Scores on the Slosson test yielded concurrent validity coefficients (n = 143) of .60 with scores from the Woodcock-Johnson: Tests of Achievement-Third Edition Broad Written Language Domain and .49 with scores on the Test of Written Language-Third Edition Spontaneous Writing Quotient. Exploratory factor analytic procedures suggested the Slosson test is comprised of two dimensions, Writing Mechanics and Writing Maturity (47.1% and 20.1% variance accounted for, respectively). In general, the Slosson Written Expression Test presents with sufficient technical characteristics to be considered a useful written expression screening test.

20 CFR 901.20 - Standards of performance of actuarial services.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-04-01

... explanation relative to any report signed or certified by such enrolled actuary. (d) Conflicts of interest. In any situation in which the enrolled actuary has a conflict of interest with respect to the performance... not of a distinctive nature. (h) Notification. An enrolled actuary shall provide written notification...

How Does One Manage ’Information? Making Sense of the Information Being Received

DTIC Science & Technology

2012-12-01

to manage. (Photo by PFC Franklin E. Mercado .) Report Documentation Page Form ApprovedOMB No. 0704-0188 Public reporting burden for the collection of...in choosing the right application. Appli- cation software is written to perform a specific task or function, and it becomes increasingly difficult...common data, virtu- alizing machines for all software (using one computer/server, but dividing it into logical segments), and standardizing

Study of the Reliability of CCSS-Aligned Math Measures (2012 Research Version): Grades 6-8. Technical Report #1312

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

Anderson, Daniel; Alonzo, Julie; Tindal, Gerald

2012-01-01

In this technical report, we describe the results of a study of mathematics items written to align with the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) in grades 6-8. In each grade, CCSS items were organized into forms, and the reliability of these forms was evaluated along with an experimental form including items aligned with the National Council of…

49 CFR 191.7 - Addressee for written reports.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-10-01

... 49 Transportation 3 2010-10-01 2010-10-01 false Addressee for written reports. 191.7 Section 191.7... BY PIPELINE; ANNUAL REPORTS, INCIDENT REPORTS, AND SAFETY-RELATED CONDITION REPORTS § 191.7 Addressee for written reports. Each written report required by this part must be made to Office of Pipeline...

Educational Reforms and Ethical Use of Research to Inform Readers

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

Turgut, Guliz

2013-01-01

This article critique reflects on "Standards for a New Century: Educating U.S. Students to Compete in the Global Economy," which was published in 2009 in the "Carnegie Reporter", a publication of The Carnegie Corporation of New York. The article, written by Carnegie staff writer Karen Theroux, explained the need for Common Core…

Report of the Education Technical Subcommittee on Food/Beverage Occupations.

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

Oregon State Dept. of Education, Salem. Div. of Vocational Education.

Written by a technical committee of persons from industry, professional associations, and labor, as well as persons with special expertise, state officials, and educators in Oregon, this document lists the skills and knowledge required of employees in food and beverage occupations. It also identifies the industry standards (performance objectives)…

29 CFR 1915.508 - Training.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-07-01

... responsibilities at all times; (2) Keep written standard operating procedures that address anticipated emergency... the employer's standard operating procedures; (5) Train new fire response employees before they engage in emergency operations; (6) At least quarterly, provide training on the written operating procedures...

29 CFR 1915.508 - Training.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-07-01

... responsibilities at all times; (2) Keep written standard operating procedures that address anticipated emergency... the employer's standard operating procedures; (5) Train new fire response employees before they engage in emergency operations; (6) At least quarterly, provide training on the written operating procedures...

29 CFR 1915.508 - Training.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-07-01

... responsibilities at all times; (2) Keep written standard operating procedures that address anticipated emergency... the employer's standard operating procedures; (5) Train new fire response employees before they engage in emergency operations; (6) At least quarterly, provide training on the written operating procedures...

29 CFR 1915.508 - Training.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-07-01

... responsibilities at all times; (2) Keep written standard operating procedures that address anticipated emergency... the employer's standard operating procedures; (5) Train new fire response employees before they engage in emergency operations; (6) At least quarterly, provide training on the written operating procedures...

29 CFR 1915.508 - Training.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-07-01

... responsibilities at all times; (2) Keep written standard operating procedures that address anticipated emergency... the employer's standard operating procedures; (5) Train new fire response employees before they engage in emergency operations; (6) At least quarterly, provide training on the written operating procedures...

77 FR 66638 - The Standard on Process Safety Management of Highly Hazardous Chemicals; Extension of the Office...

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2012-11-06

... analyses and the development of other elements of the standard; developing a written action plan for..., revalidating and retaining the process hazard analysis; developing and implementing written operating [[Page 66639

Informed Consent for Case Reports

PubMed Central

Levine, Stephen B.; Stagno, Susan J.

2001-01-01

A new international standard of editorial policy calls for written informed consent by the subject of every case report. Although this appears to be ethically appealing, the authors posit that in some situations, requesting informed consent may be unethical, can harm patients, and may erode the use of case reports as a valuable teaching method in psychiatry and psychotherapy. The authors discuss concerns regarding this new policy for mental health publication based on issues of transference, countertransference, best interest of the patient, and practicality. PMID:11402083

Compliance of child care centers in Pennsylvania with national health and safety performance standards for emergency and disaster preparedness.

PubMed

Olympia, Robert P; Brady, Jodi; Kapoor, Shawn; Mahmood, Qasim; Way, Emily; Avner, Jeffrey R

2010-04-01

To determine the preparedness of child care centers in Pennsylvania to respond to emergencies and disasters based on compliance with National Health and Safety Performance Standards for Out-of-Home Child Care Programs. A questionnaire focusing on the presence of a written evacuation plan, the presence of a written plan for urgent medical care, the immediate availability of equipment and supplies, and the training of staff in first aid/cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) as delineated in Caring for Our Children: National Health and Safety Performance Standards for Out-of-Home Child Care Programs, 2nd Edition, was mailed to 1000 randomly selected child care center administrators located in Pennsylvania. Of the 1000 questionnaires sent, 496 questionnaires were available for analysis (54% usable response rate). Approximately 99% (95% confidence interval [CI], 99%-100%) of child care centers surveyed were compliant with recommendations to have a comprehensive written emergency plan (WEP) for urgent medical care and evacuation, and 85% (95% CI, 82%-88%) practice their WEP periodically throughout the year. More than 20% of centers did not have specific written procedures for floods, earthquakes, hurricanes, blizzards, or bomb threats, and approximately half of the centers did not have specific written procedures for urgent medical emergencies such as severe bleeding, unresponsiveness, poisoning, shock/heart or circulation failure, seizures, head injuries, anaphylaxis or allergic reactions, or severe dehydration. A minority of centers reported having medications available to treat an acute asthma attack or anaphylaxis. Also, 77% (95% CI, 73%-80%) of child care centers require first aid training for each one of its staff members, and 33% (95% CI, 29%-37%) require CPR training. Although many of the child care centers we surveyed are in compliance with the recommendations for emergency and disaster preparedness, specific areas for improvement include increasing the frequency of practice of the WEP, establishing specific written procedures for external disasters and urgent medical emergencies, maintaining the immediate availability of potentially life-saving medications, and ensuring that all child care center staff are trained in first aid and CPR.

DB90: A Fortran Callable Relational Database Routine for Scientific and Engineering Computer Programs

NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)

Wrenn, Gregory A.

2005-01-01

This report describes a database routine called DB90 which is intended for use with scientific and engineering computer programs. The software is written in the Fortran 90/95 programming language standard with file input and output routines written in the C programming language. These routines should be completely portable to any computing platform and operating system that has Fortran 90/95 and C compilers. DB90 allows a program to supply relation names and up to 5 integer key values to uniquely identify each record of each relation. This permits the user to select records or retrieve data in any desired order.

Effects Of Navy Energy Goals On The Navy Shore Energy Programs

DTIC Science & Technology

2017-12-01

release. Distribution is unlimited. THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK i REPORT DOCUMENTATION PAGE Form Approved OMB No. 0704–0188 Public reporting...Unclassified 20. LIMITATION OF ABSTRACT UU NSN 7540-01-280-5500 Standard Form 298 (Rev. 2-89) Prescribed by ANSI Std. 239-18 ii THIS PAGE...construction and any equipment necessary for an acceptable product. In general, specifications are in the form of written descriptions, drawings, prints

49 CFR 195.58 - Address for written reports.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-10-01

... 49 Transportation 3 2010-10-01 2010-10-01 false Address for written reports. 195.58 Section 195.58... PIPELINE Annual, Accident, and Safety-Related Condition Reporting § 195.58 Address for written reports. Each written report required by this subpart must be made to the Office of Pipeline Safety, Pipeline...

16 CFR 1025.63 - Written appearances.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-01-01

... 16 Commercial Practices 2 2010-01-01 2010-01-01 false Written appearances. 1025.63 Section 1025.63... PROCEEDINGS Appearances, Standards of Conduct § 1025.63 Written appearances. (a) Filing. Any person who appears in any proceedings shall file a written notice of appearance with the Secretary or deliver a...

75 FR 66725 - National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) Proposes To Revise Codes and Standards

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2010-10-29

... Technical Committee by a formal written ballot. If the ROP does not receive approval by a two-thirds vote.... Following the completion of the Proposal and Comment periods, there is a further opportunity for debate and... the debate and consideration of motions to amend the Report. Before making an allowable motion at an...

Txt Msg N School Literacy: Does Texting and Knowledge of Text Abbreviations Adversely Affect Children's Literacy Attainment?

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

Plester, Beverly; Wood, Clare; Bell, Victoria

2008-01-01

This paper reports on two studies which investigated the relationship between children's texting behaviour, their knowledge of text abbreviations and their school attainment in written language skills. In Study One, 11-12-year-old children provided information on their texting behaviour. They were also asked to translate a standard English…

24 CFR 1000.139 - What are the standards for insurance entities owned and controlled by recipients?

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-04-01

... Governmental Risk Pools and conducted by an independent property or casualty actuary who is a member of a recognized professional actuarial organization, such as the American Academy of Actuaries. The report issued and submitted to HUD must include the actuary's written opinion on any over- or under-reserving and...

Student Absences and Student Abscesses: Impediments to Quality Teaching

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

Wilson, Rebekah

2014-01-01

This article, written by a research-active teacher, reports on efforts to embed quality teaching in a local urban primary school in the north of England, under pressure from the Local Authority to raise standards because it is well below national expectations on SATs tests. The school has concentrated over recent years on embracing the Office for…

33 CFR 146.35 - Written report of casualty.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-07-01

... 33 Navigation and Navigable Waters 2 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 false Written report of casualty. 146... (CONTINUED) OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF ACTIVITIES OPERATIONS OCS Facilities § 146.35 Written report of casualty... written report which: (1) Identifies the facility involved, its owner, operator, and person in charge; (2...

49 CFR 238.503 - Inspection, testing, and maintenance requirements.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-10-01

... inspection, testing, or maintenance task under this part. (i) Standard procedures. The program under paragraph (a) of this section shall include the railroad's written standard procedures for performing all... this section shall contain the railroad's written procedures to ensure that all systems and components...

Adherence of pain assessment to the German national standard for pain management in 12 nursing homes.

PubMed

Osterbrink, Jürgen; Bauer, Zsuzsa; Mitterlehner, Barbara; Gnass, Irmela; Kutschar, Patrick

2014-01-01

Pain is very common among nursing home residents. The assessment of pain is a prerequisite for effective multiprofessional pain management. Within the framework of the German health services research project, 'Action Alliance Pain-Free City Muenster', the authors investigated pain assessment adherence according to the German national Expert Standard for Pain Management in Nursing, which is a general standard applicable to all chronic⁄acute pain-affected persons and highly recommended for practice. To evaluate the state of pain assessment and to identify need for improvement in 12 nursing homes in a German city. In the present study, the authors used an ex-post-facto design (survey methodology). Available written policies for routine pain assessment in residents ≥65 years of age were reviewed and a standardized online survey completed by 151 of 349 nurses in 12 nursing home facilities was conducted between September 2010 and April 2011. Most of the included nursing homes provided written policies for pain assessment, and the majority of nurses reported that they assess and regularly reassess pain. However, observational tools for residents with severe cognitive impairment and written reassessment schedules were lacking in many facilities or were inconsistent. Essentially, pain assessment appeared to be feasible in the majority of the German nursing homes studied. However, the absence or inconsistency of reassessment schedules indicate that pain management guidelines should include a detailed and explicit reassessment schedule for the heterogenic needs of nursing home residents. For residents with severe cognitive impairment, assessment tools are needed that are simple to use and clearly indicate the presence or absence of pain.

46 CFR 185.206 - Written report of marine casualty.

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2013-10-01

... 46 Shipping 7 2013-10-01 2013-10-01 false Written report of marine casualty. 185.206 Section 185... 100 GROSS TONS) OPERATIONS Marine Casualties and Voyage Records § 185.206 Written report of marine... of any marine casualty. This written report is in addition to the immediate notice required by 185...

46 CFR 185.206 - Written report of marine casualty.

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2011-10-01

... 46 Shipping 7 2011-10-01 2011-10-01 false Written report of marine casualty. 185.206 Section 185... 100 GROSS TONS) OPERATIONS Marine Casualties and Voyage Records § 185.206 Written report of marine... of any marine casualty. This written report is in addition to the immediate notice required by 185...

46 CFR 185.206 - Written report of marine casualty.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-10-01

... 46 Shipping 7 2010-10-01 2010-10-01 false Written report of marine casualty. 185.206 Section 185... 100 GROSS TONS) OPERATIONS Marine Casualties and Voyage Records § 185.206 Written report of marine... of any marine casualty. This written report is in addition to the immediate notice required by 185...

46 CFR 185.206 - Written report of marine casualty.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-10-01

... 46 Shipping 7 2014-10-01 2014-10-01 false Written report of marine casualty. 185.206 Section 185... 100 GROSS TONS) OPERATIONS Marine Casualties and Voyage Records § 185.206 Written report of marine... of any marine casualty. This written report is in addition to the immediate notice required by 185...

46 CFR 185.206 - Written report of marine casualty.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-10-01

... 46 Shipping 7 2012-10-01 2012-10-01 false Written report of marine casualty. 185.206 Section 185... 100 GROSS TONS) OPERATIONS Marine Casualties and Voyage Records § 185.206 Written report of marine... of any marine casualty. This written report is in addition to the immediate notice required by 185...

Estimating the Minimum Number of Judges Required for Test-Centred Standard Setting on Written Assessments. Do Discussion and Iteration Have an Influence?

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

Fowell, S. L.; Fewtrell, R.; McLaughlin, P. J.

2008-01-01

Absolute standard setting procedures are recommended for assessment in medical education. Absolute, test-centred standard setting procedures were introduced for written assessments in the Liverpool MBChB in 2001. The modified Angoff and Ebel methods have been used for short answer question-based and extended matching question-based papers,…

Instructional Leadership: A Learning-Centered Guide.

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

Hoy, Anita Woolfolk; Hoy, Wayne Kolter

This book was written with the assumption that teachers and administrators must work as colleagues to improve instruction and learning in schools. It was written to be consistent with the Interstate School Leaders Licensure Consortium (ISLLC) standards for school administrators, especially Standards 1 and 2, which emphasize a learning-centered…

Tensions Between Validity and Outcomes: Teacher Assessment of Written Work of Recently Arrived Immigrant ESL Students

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

Arkoudis, Sophie; O'Loughlin, Kieran

2004-01-01

This article reports on a collaborative study involving ESL teachers in an Australian English Language Centre as they work through some of their concerns about reliability and validity in their assessment practices. The focus of this article is on how teachers work with the Curriculum Standards Framework (CSF) as an assessment tool. The discussion…

Summary Report on NRL Participation in the Microwave Landing System Program.

DTIC Science & Technology

1980-08-19

shifters were measured and statistically analyzed. Several research contracts for promising phased array techniques were awarded to industrial contractors...program was written for compiling statistical data on the measurements, which reads out inser- sertion phase characteristics and standard deviation...GLOSSARY OF TERMS ALPA Airline Pilots’ Association ATA Air Transport Association AWA Australiasian Wireless Amalgamated AWOP All-weather Operations

A Protocol for Annotating Parser Differences. Research Report. ETS RR-16-02

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

Bruno, James V.; Cahill, Aoife; Gyawali, Binod

2016-01-01

We present an annotation scheme for classifying differences in the outputs of syntactic constituency parsers when a gold standard is unavailable or undesired, as in the case of texts written by nonnative speakers of English. We discuss its automated implementation and the results of a case study that uses the scheme to choose a parser best suited…

A General Program for Item-Response Analysis That Employs the Stabilized Newton-Raphson Algorithm. Research Report. ETS RR-13-32

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

Haberman, Shelby J.

2013-01-01

A general program for item-response analysis is described that uses the stabilized Newton-Raphson algorithm. This program is written to be compliant with Fortran 2003 standards and is sufficiently general to handle independent variables, multidimensional ability parameters, and matrix sampling. The ability variables may be either polytomous or…

Extracting numeric measurements and temporal coordinates from Japanese radiological reports

NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

Imai, Takeshi; Onogi, Yuzo

2004-04-01

Medical records are written mainly, in natural language. The focus of this study is narrative radiological reports written in natural Japanese. These reports cannot be used for advanced retrieval, data mining, and so on, unless they are stored, using a structured format such as DICOM-SR. The goal is to structure narrative reports progressively, using natural language processing (NLP). Structure has many different levels, for example, DICOM-SR has three established levels -- basic text, enhanced and comprehensive. At the enhanced level, it is necessary to use numerical measurements and spatial & temporal coordinates. In this study, the wording used in the reports was first standardized, dictionaries were organized, and morphological analysis performed. Next, numerical measurements and temporal coordinates were extracted, and the objects to which they referred, analyzed. 10,000 CT and MR reports were separated into 82,122 sentences, and 34,269 of the 36,444 numerical descriptions were tagged. Periods, slashes, hyphens, and parentheses are ambiguously used in the description of enumerated lists, dates, image numbers, and anatomical names, as well as at the end of sentences; to resolve this ambiguity, descriptions were processed, according to the order -- date, size, unit, enumerated list, and abbreviation -- then, the tagged reports were separated into sentences.

Obtaining accreditation by the pharmacy compounding accreditation board, part 2: developing essential standard operating procedures.

PubMed

Cabaleiro, Joe

2007-01-01

A key component of qualifying for accreditation with the Pharmacy Compounding Accreditation Board is having a set of comprehensive standard operating procedures that are being used by the pharmacy staff. The three criteria in standard operating procedures for which the Pharmacy Compounding Accreditation Board looks are: (1)written standard operating procedures; (2)standard operating procedures that reflect what the organization actualy does; and (3) whether the written standard operating procedures are implemented. Following specified steps in the preparation of standard operating procedures will result in procedures that meet Pharmacy Compounding Accreditation Board Requirements, thereby placing pharmacies one step closer to qualifying for accreditation.

10 CFR 55.40 - Implementation.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-01-01

... REGULATORY COMMISSION (CONTINUED) OPERATORS' LICENSES Written Examinations and Operating Tests § 55.40... Standards for Power Reactors,” 1 in effect six months before the examination date to prepare the written... also use the criteria in NUREG-1021 to evaluate the written examinations and operating tests prepared...

10 CFR 55.40 - Implementation.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-01-01

... REGULATORY COMMISSION (CONTINUED) OPERATORS' LICENSES Written Examinations and Operating Tests § 55.40... Standards for Power Reactors,” 1 in effect six months before the examination date to prepare the written... also use the criteria in NUREG-1021 to evaluate the written examinations and operating tests prepared...

10 CFR 55.40 - Implementation.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-01-01

... REGULATORY COMMISSION (CONTINUED) OPERATORS' LICENSES Written Examinations and Operating Tests § 55.40... Standards for Power Reactors,” 1 in effect six months before the examination date to prepare the written... also use the criteria in NUREG-1021 to evaluate the written examinations and operating tests prepared...

10 CFR 55.40 - Implementation.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-01-01

... REGULATORY COMMISSION (CONTINUED) OPERATORS' LICENSES Written Examinations and Operating Tests § 55.40... Standards for Power Reactors,” 1 in effect six months before the examination date to prepare the written... also use the criteria in NUREG-1021 to evaluate the written examinations and operating tests prepared...

10 CFR 55.40 - Implementation.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-01-01

... REGULATORY COMMISSION (CONTINUED) OPERATORS' LICENSES Written Examinations and Operating Tests § 55.40... Standards for Power Reactors,” 1 in effect six months before the examination date to prepare the written... also use the criteria in NUREG-1021 to evaluate the written examinations and operating tests prepared...

5 CFR 179.306 - Written agreement for repayment.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-01-01

... 5 Administrative Personnel 1 2010-01-01 2010-01-01 false Written agreement for repayment. 179.306 Section 179.306 Administrative Personnel OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT CIVIL SERVICE REGULATIONS CLAIMS COLLECTION STANDARDS Administrative Offset § 179.306 Written agreement for repayment. A debtor who admits...

33 CFR 146.303 - Notice and written report of casualties.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-07-01

... 33 Navigation and Navigable Waters 2 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 false Notice and written report of... shall ensure that the notice of casualty requirements of § 146.30 and the written report requirements of... SECURITY (CONTINUED) OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF ACTIVITIES OPERATIONS Vessels § 146.303 Notice and written...

Adherence of pain assessment to the German national standard for pain management in 12 nursing homes

PubMed Central

Osterbrink, Jürgen; Bauer, Zsuzsa; Mitterlehner, Barbara; Gnass, Irmela; Kutschar, Patrick

2014-01-01

BACKGROUND: Pain is very common among nursing home residents. The assessment of pain is a prerequisite for effective multiprofessional pain management. Within the framework of the German health services research project, ‘Action Alliance Pain-Free City Muenster’, the authors investigated pain assessment adherence according to the German national Expert Standard for Pain Management in Nursing, which is a general standard applicable to all chronic/acute pain-affected persons and highly recommended for practice. OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the state of pain assessment and to identify need for improvement in 12 nursing homes in a German city. METHODS: In the present study, the authors used an ex-post-facto design (survey methodology). Available written policies for routine pain assessment in residents ≥65 years of age were reviewed and a standardized online survey completed by 151 of 349 nurses in 12 nursing home facilities was conducted between September 2010 and April 2011. RESULTS: Most of the included nursing homes provided written policies for pain assessment, and the majority of nurses reported that they assess and regularly reassess pain. However, observational tools for residents with severe cognitive impairment and written reassessment schedules were lacking in many facilities or were inconsistent. CONCLUSIONS: Essentially, pain assessment appeared to be feasible in the majority of the German nursing homes studied. However, the absence or inconsistency of reassessment schedules indicate that pain management guidelines should include a detailed and explicit reassessment schedule for the heterogenic needs of nursing home residents. For residents with severe cognitive impairment, assessment tools are needed that are simple to use and clearly indicate the presence or absence of pain. PMID:24851238

Design and implementation of handheld and desktop software for the structured reporting of hepatic masses using the LI-RADS schema.

PubMed

Clark, Toshimasa J; McNeeley, Michael F; Maki, Jeffrey H

2014-04-01

The Liver Imaging Reporting and Data System (LI-RADS) can enhance communication between radiologists and clinicians if applied consistently. We identified an institutional need to improve liver imaging report standardization and developed handheld and desktop software to serve this purpose. We developed two complementary applications that implement the LI-RADS schema. A mobile application for iOS devices written in the Objective-C language allows for rapid characterization of hepatic observations under a variety of circumstances. A desktop application written in the Java language allows for comprehensive observation characterization and standardized report text generation. We chose the applications' languages and feature sets based on the computing resources of target platforms, anticipated usage scenarios, and ease of application installation, deployment, and updating. Our primary results are the publication of the core source code implementing the LI-RADS algorithm and the availability of the applications for use worldwide via our website, http://www.liradsapp.com/. The Java application is free open-source software that can be integrated into nearly any vendor's reporting system. The iOS application is distributed through Apple's iTunes App Store. Observation categorizations of both programs have been manually validated to be correct. The iOS application has been used to characterize liver tumors during multidisciplinary conferences of our institution, and several faculty members, fellows, and residents have adopted the generated text of Java application into their diagnostic reports. Although these two applications were developed for the specific reporting requirements of our liver tumor service, we intend to apply this development model to other diseases as well. Through semiautomated structured report generation and observation characterization, we aim to improve patient care while increasing radiologist efficiency. Published by Elsevier Inc.

Validity and reliability of self-reported arthritis: Georgia senior centers, 2000-2001.

PubMed

Bombard, Jennifer M; Powell, Kenneth E; Martin, Linda M; Helmick, Charles G; Wilson, William H

2005-04-01

Arthritis and other rheumatic conditions are a common cause of disability among adults in the United States. Telephone interviews of the state-based Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) are used by states and territories to estimate the prevalence of arthritis. The purpose of this study was to assess the validity and reliability of the 1996-2001 BRFSS arthritis case definition in a senior center population. A total of 487 respondents at selected senior centers in Georgia were surveyed by telephone, evaluated 3 to 4 weeks later by board-certified rheumatologists, and completed a written survey in 2000 to 2001. Using the rheumatologists' summary assessment "Does this person have arthritis or a related condition" as the standard, the sensitivity and specificity of the BRFSS arthritis case definitions were calculated. Reliability for the BRFSS arthritis case definition was also calculated by comparing responses to the telephone survey with responses to a written survey. Sensitivity was 70.8% (95% confidence interval [CI]=65.9-75.6), and the specificity was 70.3% (95% CI=62.9-77.8). The agreement between the telephone and written responses indicating self-reported arthritis was high (kappa=0.68). Analyses were conducted in 2002 to 2004. Self-reported arthritis in the 1996-2001 BRFSS was highly reliable, and moderately sensitive and specific among these senior center participants.

Alaska OCS socioeconomic studies program: St. George basin petroleum development scenarios, Anchorage impact analysis. Final report

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

Ender, R.L.; Gorski, S.

1981-10-01

The report consists of an update to the Anchorage socioeconomic and physical baseline and infrastructure standards used to forecast impacts with and without OCS oil and gas development in Alaska. This material is found in Technical Report 43, Volumes 1 and 2 entitled 'Gulf of Alaska and Lower Cook Inlet Petroleum Development Scenarios, Anchorage Socioeconomic and Physical Baseline and Anchorage Impact Analysis.' These updates should be read in conjunction with the above report. In addition, the Anchorage base case and petroleum development scenarios for the St. George Basin are given. These sections are written to stand alone without reference.

Examining the Native Speakers' Understanding of Communicative Purposes of a Written Genre in Modern Standard Chinese.

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

Yunxia, Zhu

1997-01-01

Examines the different attitudes of native speakers in understanding a written genre of Modern Standard Chinese--sales letters. The study focuses on the use of formulaic components appearing in real Chinese sales letters and compares these components with the advice given in textbooks. Findings reveal a gap between business teaching and business…

A summative, Objective, Structured, Clinical Examination in ENT used to assess postgraduate doctors after one year of ENT training, as part of the Diploma of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery.

PubMed

Drake-Lee, A B; Skinner, D; Hawthorne, M; Clarke, R

2009-10-01

'High stakes' postgraduate medical examinations should conform to current educational standards. In the UK and Ireland, national assessments in surgery are devised and managed through the examination structure of the Royal Colleges of Surgeons. Their efforts are not reported in the medical education literature. In the current paper, we aim to clarify this process. To replace the clinical section of the Diploma of Otorhinolaryngology with an Objective, Structured, Clinical Examination, and to set the level of the assessment at one year of postgraduate training in the specialty. After 'blueprinting' against the whole curriculum, an Objective, Structured, Clinical Examination comprising 25 stations was divided into six clinical stations and 19 other stations exploring written case histories, instruments, test results, written communication skills and interpretation skills. The pass mark was set using a modified borderline method and other methods, and statistical analysis of the results was performed. The results of nine examinations between May 2004 and May 2008 are presented. The pass mark varied between 68 and 82 per cent. Internal consistency was good, with a Cronbach's alpha value of 0.99 for all examinations and split-half statistics varying from 0.96 to 0.99. Different standard settings gave similar pass marks. We have developed a summative, Objective, Structured, Clinical Examination for doctors training in otorhinolaryngology, reported herein. The objectives and standards of setting a high quality assessment were met.

Unsteady thermal blooming of intense laser beams

NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

Ulrich, J. T.; Ulrich, P. B.

1980-01-01

A four dimensional (three space plus time) computer program has been written to compute the nonlinear heating of a gas by an intense laser beam. Unsteady, transient cases are capable of solution and no assumption of a steady state need be made. The transient results are shown to asymptotically approach the steady-state results calculated by the standard three dimensional thermal blooming computer codes. The report discusses the physics of the laser-absorber interaction, the numerical approximation used, and comparisons with experimental data. A flowchart is supplied in the appendix to the report.

39 CFR 230.14 - Who owns the written or recorded notes, memoranda, reports, and transcriptions made pursuant to...

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-07-01

..., reports, and transcriptions made pursuant to an official investigation, audit, or review conducted by an... the written or recorded notes, memoranda, reports, and transcriptions made pursuant to an official..., reports, and transcriptions, whether written or recorded and made pursuant to an official investigation...

Reporting standards for angioplasty and stent-assisted angioplasty for intracranial atherosclerosis.

PubMed

Schumacher, H Christian; Meyers, Philip M; Higashida, Randall T; Derdeyn, Colin P; Lavine, Sean D; Nesbit, Gary M; Sacks, David; Rasmussen, Peter; Wechsler, Lawrence R

2010-12-01

Intracranial cerebral atherosclerosis causes ischemic stroke in a significant number of patients. Technological advances over the past 10 years have enabled endovascular treatment of intracranial atherosclerotic stenosis. The number of patients treated with angioplasty or stent-assisted angioplasty for this condition is increasing. Given the lack of universally accepted definitions, the goal of this document is to provide consensus recommendations for reporting standards, terminology, and written definitions when reporting clinical and radiological evaluation, technique, and outcome of endovascular treatment using angioplasty or stent-assisted angioplasty for stenotic and occlusive intracranial atherosclerosis. This article was written under the auspices of Joint Writing Group of the Technology Assessment Committee, Society of Neurolnterventional Surgery, Society of Interventional Radiology; Joint Section on Cerebro-vascular Neurosurgery of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons and Congress of Neurological Surgeons; and the Section of Stroke and Interventional Neurology of the American Academy of Neurology. A computerized search of the National Library of Medicine database of literature (PubMed) from January 1997 to December 2007 was conducted with the goal to identify published endovascular cerebrovascular interventional data in stenotic intracranial atherosclerosis that could be used as benchmarks for quality assessment. We sought to identify those risk adjustment variables that affect the likelihood of success and complications. This document offers the rationale for different clinical and technical considerations that may be important during the design of clinical trials for endovascular treatment of intracranial stenotic and occlusive atherosclerosis. Included in this guidance document are suggestions for uniform reporting standards for such trials. These definitions and standards are primarily intended for research purposes; however, they should also be helpful in clinical practice and applicable to all publications. In summary, the definitions proposed represent recommendations for constructing useful research data sets. The intent is to facilitate production of scientifically rigorous results capable of reliable comparisons between and among similar studies. In some cases, the definitions contained here are recommended by consensus of a panel of experts in this writing group for consistency in reporting and publication. These definitions should allow different groups to publish results that are directly comparable.

9 CFR 381.22 - Conditions for receiving inspection.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-01-01

... inspection, an establishment must have developed written sanitation Standard Operating Procedures, as required by part 416 of this chapter, and written recall procedures as required by part 418 of this chapter...

9 CFR 381.22 - Conditions for receiving inspection.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-01-01

... inspection, an establishment must have developed written sanitation Standard Operating Procedures, as required by part 416 of this chapter, and written recall procedures as required by part 418 of this chapter...

Pharmacist, general practitioner and consumer use of written medicine information in Australia: are they on the same page?

PubMed

Hamrosi, Kim K; Raynor, David K; Aslani, Parisa

2014-01-01

Providing written medicine information to consumers enables them to make informed decisions about their medicines, playing an important role in educating and improving health literacy. In Australia, standardized written medicine information called Consumer Medicine Information (CMI) is available for medicines as package inserts, computer prints, or leaflets. Consumers want and read CMI, but may not always ask for it. General practitioners (GPs) and pharmacists are an important source of written medicine information, yet may not always provide CMI in their practice. To examine and compare the awareness, use and provision of CMI by consumers, pharmacists and general practitioners (GPs). Based on previous studies, structured questionnaires were developed and administered to a national sample of consumers (phone survey); community pharmacists and GPs (postal surveys) about utilization of CMI. Descriptive, comparative and logistic regression analyses were conducted. The respondents comprised of 349 pharmacists, 181 GPs and 1000 consumers. Two-thirds of consumers, nearly all (99%) pharmacists and 90% of GPs were aware of CMI. About 88% of consumers reported receiving CMI as a package insert, however most pharmacists (99%) and GPs (56%) reported providing computer-generated CMI. GPs' and pharmacists' main reason for providing CMI was on patient request. Reasons for not providing were predominantly because consumers were already taking the medicine, concerns regarding difficulty understanding the information, or potential non-adherence. Of the 691 consumers reportedly reading CMI, 35% indicated concerns after reading. Factors associated with reading included gender, type of CMI received and frequency of provision. Consumers want and read information about their medicines, especially when received from their GP or pharmacist. Healthcare professionals report usually discussing CMI when providing it to patients, although continued improvements in dissemination rates are desirable. Regular use of CMI remains a challenge, and ongoing strategies to promote CMI use are necessary to improve uptake of CMI in Australia. Copyright © 2014 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

21 CFR 516.143 - Written report.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-04-01

... the new animal drug for the proposed use in a minor species outweigh its risks to the target animal..., FEEDS, AND RELATED PRODUCTS NEW ANIMAL DRUGS FOR MINOR USE AND MINOR SPECIES Index of Legally Marketed Unapproved New Animal Drugs for Minor Species § 516.143 Written report. The written report required in § 516...

21 CFR 516.143 - Written report.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-04-01

... the new animal drug for the proposed use in a minor species outweigh its risks to the target animal..., FEEDS, AND RELATED PRODUCTS NEW ANIMAL DRUGS FOR MINOR USE AND MINOR SPECIES Index of Legally Marketed Unapproved New Animal Drugs for Minor Species § 516.143 Written report. The written report required in § 516...

21 CFR 516.143 - Written report.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-04-01

... the new animal drug for the proposed use in a minor species outweigh its risks to the target animal..., FEEDS, AND RELATED PRODUCTS NEW ANIMAL DRUGS FOR MINOR USE AND MINOR SPECIES Index of Legally Marketed Unapproved New Animal Drugs for Minor Species § 516.143 Written report. The written report required in § 516...

21 CFR 516.143 - Written report.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-04-01

... the new animal drug for the proposed use in a minor species outweigh its risks to the target animal..., FEEDS, AND RELATED PRODUCTS NEW ANIMAL DRUGS FOR MINOR USE AND MINOR SPECIES Index of Legally Marketed Unapproved New Animal Drugs for Minor Species § 516.143 Written report. The written report required in § 516...

21 CFR 516.143 - Written report.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-04-01

... the new animal drug for the proposed use in a minor species outweigh its risks to the target animal..., FEEDS, AND RELATED PRODUCTS NEW ANIMAL DRUGS FOR MINOR USE AND MINOR SPECIES Index of Legally Marketed Unapproved New Animal Drugs for Minor Species § 516.143 Written report. The written report required in § 516...

46 CFR 122.206 - Written report of marine casualty.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-10-01

... 46 Shipping 4 2010-10-01 2010-10-01 false Written report of marine casualty. 122.206 Section 122... MORE THAN 150 PASSENGERS OR WITH OVERNIGHT ACCOMMODATIONS FOR MORE THAN 49 PASSENGERS OPERATIONS Marine Casualties and Voyage Records § 122.206 Written report of marine casualty. (a) The owner, master, agent, or...

46 CFR 4.05-10 - Written report of marine casualty.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-10-01

... 46 Shipping 1 2010-10-01 2010-10-01 false Written report of marine casualty. 4.05-10 Section 4.05-10 Shipping COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY PROCEDURES APPLICABLE TO THE PUBLIC MARINE CASUALTIES AND INVESTIGATIONS Notice of Marine Casualty and Voyage Records § 4.05-10 Written report of marine...

46 CFR 4.05-10 - Written report of marine casualty.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-10-01

... 46 Shipping 1 2012-10-01 2012-10-01 false Written report of marine casualty. 4.05-10 Section 4.05-10 Shipping COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY PROCEDURES APPLICABLE TO THE PUBLIC MARINE CASUALTIES AND INVESTIGATIONS Notice of Marine Casualty and Voyage Records § 4.05-10 Written report of marine...

46 CFR 4.05-10 - Written report of marine casualty.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-10-01

... 46 Shipping 1 2013-10-01 2013-10-01 false Written report of marine casualty. 4.05-10 Section 4.05-10 Shipping COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY PROCEDURES APPLICABLE TO THE PUBLIC MARINE CASUALTIES AND INVESTIGATIONS Notice of Marine Casualty and Voyage Records § 4.05-10 Written report of marine...

46 CFR 122.206 - Written report of marine casualty.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-10-01

... 46 Shipping 4 2012-10-01 2012-10-01 false Written report of marine casualty. 122.206 Section 122... MORE THAN 150 PASSENGERS OR WITH OVERNIGHT ACCOMMODATIONS FOR MORE THAN 49 PASSENGERS OPERATIONS Marine Casualties and Voyage Records § 122.206 Written report of marine casualty. (a) The owner, master, agent, or...

46 CFR 4.05-10 - Written report of marine casualty.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-10-01

... 46 Shipping 1 2014-10-01 2014-10-01 false Written report of marine casualty. 4.05-10 Section 4.05-10 Shipping COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY PROCEDURES APPLICABLE TO THE PUBLIC MARINE CASUALTIES AND INVESTIGATIONS Notice of Marine Casualty and Voyage Records § 4.05-10 Written report of marine...

46 CFR 4.05-10 - Written report of marine casualty.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-10-01

... 46 Shipping 1 2011-10-01 2011-10-01 false Written report of marine casualty. 4.05-10 Section 4.05-10 Shipping COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY PROCEDURES APPLICABLE TO THE PUBLIC MARINE CASUALTIES AND INVESTIGATIONS Notice of Marine Casualty and Voyage Records § 4.05-10 Written report of marine...

46 CFR 122.206 - Written report of marine casualty.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-10-01

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46 CFR 122.206 - Written report of marine casualty.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-10-01

... 46 Shipping 4 2013-10-01 2013-10-01 false Written report of marine casualty. 122.206 Section 122... MORE THAN 150 PASSENGERS OR WITH OVERNIGHT ACCOMMODATIONS FOR MORE THAN 49 PASSENGERS OPERATIONS Marine Casualties and Voyage Records § 122.206 Written report of marine casualty. (a) The owner, master, agent, or...

46 CFR 122.206 - Written report of marine casualty.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-10-01

... 46 Shipping 4 2011-10-01 2011-10-01 false Written report of marine casualty. 122.206 Section 122... MORE THAN 150 PASSENGERS OR WITH OVERNIGHT ACCOMMODATIONS FOR MORE THAN 49 PASSENGERS OPERATIONS Marine Casualties and Voyage Records § 122.206 Written report of marine casualty. (a) The owner, master, agent, or...

Professional medical writing support and the quality of randomised controlled trial reporting: a cross-sectional study

PubMed Central

Gattrell, William T; Hopewell, Sally; Young, Kate; Farrow, Paul; White, Richard; Winchester, Christopher C

2016-01-01

Objectives Authors may choose to work with professional medical writers when writing up their research for publication. We examined the relationship between medical writing support and the quality and timeliness of reporting of the results of randomised controlled trials (RCTs). Design Cross-sectional study. Study sample Primary reports of RCTs published in BioMed Central journals from 2000 to 16 July 2014, subdivided into those with medical writing support (n=110) and those without medical writing support (n=123). Main outcome measures Proportion of items that were completely reported from a predefined subset of the Consolidated Standards of Reporting Trials (CONSORT) checklist (12 items known to be commonly poorly reported), overall acceptance time (from manuscript submission to editorial acceptance) and quality of written English as assessed by peer reviewers. The effect of funding source and publication year was examined. Results The number of articles that completely reported at least 50% of the CONSORT items assessed was higher for those with declared medical writing support (39.1% (43/110 articles); 95% CI 29.9% to 48.9%) than for those without (21.1% (26/123 articles); 95% CI 14.3% to 29.4%). Articles with declared medical writing support were more likely than articles without such support to have acceptable written English (81.1% (43/53 articles); 95% CI 67.6% to 90.1% vs 47.9% (23/48 articles); 95% CI 33.5% to 62.7%). The median time of overall acceptance was longer for articles with declared medical writing support than for those without (167 days (IQR 114.5–231 days) vs 136 days (IQR 77–193 days)). Conclusions In this sample of open-access journals, declared professional medical writing support was associated with more complete reporting of clinical trial results and higher quality of written English. Medical writing support may play an important role in raising the quality of clinical trial reporting. PMID:26899254

Ultrafast learning in a hard-limited neural network pattern recognizer

NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

Hu, Chia-Lun J.

1996-03-01

As we published in the last five years, the supervised learning in a hard-limited perceptron system can be accomplished in a noniterative manner if the input-output mapping to be learned satisfies a certain positive-linear-independency (or PLI) condition. When this condition is satisfied (for most practical pattern recognition applications, this condition should be satisfied,) the connection matrix required to meet this mapping can be obtained noniteratively in one step. Generally, there exist infinitively many solutions for the connection matrix when the PLI condition is satisfied. We can then select an optimum solution such that the recognition of any untrained patterns will become optimally robust in the recognition mode. The learning speed is very fast and close to real-time because the learning process is noniterative and one-step. This paper reports the theoretical analysis and the design of a practical charter recognition system for recognizing hand-written alphabets. The experimental result is recorded in real-time on an unedited video tape for demonstration purposes. It is seen from this real-time movie that the recognition of the untrained hand-written alphabets is invariant to size, location, orientation, and writing sequence, even the training is done with standard size, standard orientation, central location and standard writing sequence.

The Origins of the Standards Movement in the United States: Adoption of the Written Test and Its Influence on Class Work

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

Miyamoto, Kenichiro

2008-01-01

Every state in the United States, under the NCLB act, has set state standards and is testing all students in grades 3-8. Students are given printed questions to which they write answers with a pencil on an answer sheet. These written tests are usually given to determine the academic achievements of students. This paper traces the early history of…

76 FR 67200 - Proposed National Toxicology Program (NTP) Review Process for the Report on Carcinogens: Request...

Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

2011-10-31

... announcement of listening session. SUMMARY: The NTP invites written public comment on the proposed Report on... proposed process. DATES: The deadline for submission of written comments is November 30, 2011, and the...: Written comments should be sent to Dr. Ruth Lunn, Director, Office of the Report on Carcinogens, DNTP...

Computing tools for implementing standards for single-case designs.

PubMed

Chen, Li-Ting; Peng, Chao-Ying Joanne; Chen, Ming-E

2015-11-01

In the single-case design (SCD) literature, five sets of standards have been formulated and distinguished: design standards, assessment standards, analysis standards, reporting standards, and research synthesis standards. This article reviews computing tools that can assist researchers and practitioners in meeting the analysis standards recommended by the What Works Clearinghouse: Procedures and Standards Handbook-the WWC standards. These tools consist of specialized web-based calculators or downloadable software for SCD data, and algorithms or programs written in Excel, SAS procedures, SPSS commands/Macros, or the R programming language. We aligned these tools with the WWC standards and evaluated them for accuracy and treatment of missing data, using two published data sets. All tools were tested to be accurate. When missing data were present, most tools either gave an error message or conducted analysis based on the available data. Only one program used a single imputation method. This article concludes with suggestions for an inclusive computing tool or environment, additional research on the treatment of missing data, and reasonable and flexible interpretations of the WWC standards. © The Author(s) 2015.

Safety in Study Abroad Programs. Hearing before the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations of the Committee on Education and the Workforce. House of Representatives, One Hundred Sixth Congress, Second Session.

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

This document contains the transcript and related written statements of a hearing held to discuss the safety standards and practices of study abroad programs. The tragedies that have occurred in recent years are not the norm in study abroad, but they focus attention on this rapidly growing and unstructured field. The report contains the opening…

Electronic mail, a new written-language register: a study with French-speaking adolescents.

PubMed

Volckaert-Legrier, Olga; Bernicot, Josie; Bert-Erboul, Alain

2009-03-01

The aim of this study was to determine the extent to which the linguistic forms used by adolescents in electronic mail (e-mail) differ from those used in standard written language. The study was conducted in French, a language with a deep orthography that has strict, addressee-dependent rules for using second person personal pronouns (unfamiliar and familiar forms). Data were collected from 80 adolescents ages 12 to 15 in a natural situation where they had to introduce themselves by e-mail to two addressees (peer/teacher). Participants were divided into two groups (skilled/unskilled in computer-mediated communication). Their emails contained a large number of orthographic deviations (the most frequent being neographic forms). Participants skilled in computer-mediated communication (CMC) deviated more than unskilled ones did. The number of orthographic deviations was not linked to the participants' standard writing ability. The personal-pronoun data clearly showed that adolescents used the familiar form of 'you' (tu) to address the peer and the unfamiliar form (vous) to address the teacher. We conclude that, for adolescents, e-mail constitutes a distinct written-language register. Nevertheless, the e-mail register seems to follow the pragmatic rules of standard spoken and written interaction.

7 CFR 550.45 - Standards of conduct.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-01-01

... Agreements Procurement Standards § 550.45 Standards of conduct. The Cooperator shall maintain written... situations in which the financial interest is not substantial or the gift is an unsolicited item of nominal...

UPEML: a machine-portable CDC Update emulator

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

Mehlhorn, T.A.; Young, M.F.

1984-12-01

UPEML is a machine-portable CDC Update emulation program. UPEML is written in ANSI standard Fortran-77 and is relatively simple and compact. It is capable of emulating a significant subset of the standard CDC Update functions including program library creation and subsequent modification. Machine-portability is an essential attribute of UPEML. It was written primarily to facilitate the use of CDC-based scientific packages on alternate computer systems such as the VAX 11/780 and the IBM 3081.

Meaningful Written Communication by Administrators

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

Keil, Virginia L.; McConnahan, Wendell R.

2006-01-01

Fifty-eight principals participated in this pilot study designed to examine the nature of school administrators' current practices in written communication. Work samples were examined against ISLLC standards that call for competency in facilitating vision, communicating culture and instruction, managing the organization, developing collaboration…

Textual standardization and the DSM-5 "common language".

PubMed

Kelly, Patty A

2014-06-01

In February 2010, the American Psychiatric Association (APA) launched their DSM-5 website with details about the development of the fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5). The APA invited "the general public" to review the draft diagnostic criteria and provide written comments and suggestions. This revision marks the first time the APA has solicited public review of their diagnostic manual. This article analyzes reported speech on the DSM-5 draft diagnostic criteria for the classification Posttraumatic Stress Disorder. It demonstrates how textual standardization facilitates the cultural portability of the DSM-5 diagnostic criteria such that a community of speakers beyond the borders of the APA come to be seen as exemplary speakers, writers, and revisers of the professional style. Furthermore, analysis shows how co-authoring practices recontextualize the "voice" and persona of putative patient reported speech on Criterion D2. As a consequence of textual standardization, spoken discourse becomes recontextualized as the product of scientific inquiry and the organization of psychiatric knowledge.

34 CFR 74.42 - Codes of conduct.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-07-01

... Procurement Standards § 74.42 Codes of conduct. The recipient shall maintain written standards of conduct... interest is not substantial or the gift is an unsolicited item of nominal value. The standards of conduct...

22 CFR 518.42 - Codes of conduct.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-04-01

... Procurement Standards § 518.42 Codes of conduct. The recipient shall maintain written standards of conduct... financial interest is not substantial or the gift is an unsolicited item of nominal value. The standards of...

The advent of clinical standards for professional liability.

PubMed

Holzer, J F

1990-02-01

The development of clinically based written standards to reduce the frequency and severity of medical malpractice loss appears to be gaining in popularity among provider specialty groups and professional liability underwriters. To date, such standards have addressed problems in specialties such as obstetrics and anesthesia where dollar losses associated with malpractice claims have been high. Guidelines can be developed and used by providers on a purely voluntary basis or mandated on an involuntary basis by third parties such as malpractice insurance companies or legislators. Because the advent of risk-control standards is a relatively new phenomenon, formal scientific studies on the long-term benefits of such guidelines have not yet been published. However, it appears that sharp reductions of malpractice losses in specialties such as anesthesia have coincided with the implementation of formal written standards specifically designed for liability control. This has led some liability insurance carriers to decrease premiums associated with specialists following such standards. Many providers are understandably concerned about the potential use of written standards by plaintiff attorneys in medical malpractice suits. Although it is possible that such policies and guidelines could be admitted into evidence to show that a provider breached the legal duty or standard of care owed to a patient, it is uncertain whether these risk-control standards could ultimately pass the evidentiary rules of relevancy or materiality in a given lawsuit. It is clear, however, that the consensus-based process of creating clinical standards and guidelines specifically for controlling professional liability losses is itself a powerful and emerging standard for health care risk management programs.

To what extent are midwives adapting antenatal information for pregnant women with intellectual disabilities? A survey of NHS trusts in England.

PubMed

Homeyard, C E; Patelarou, E

2018-05-01

To identify the existing antenatal information provision practices for pregnant women with intellectual disabilities in England. To identify how practices between and within local supervising authorities differed, and if midwives were adapting standard antenatal information for pregnant women with intellectual disabilities, including examples of accessible information being used. Cross-sectional survey. All contact supervisors of midwives from acute trusts with maternity services were accessed via the local supervisor of midwives officers' databases and sent a questionnaire. Quantitative data were collated. Associations between trust size, geographical location, antenatal provision and National Institute for Health and Care Excellence guidelines alongside National policy were examined using Fischer's exact test of association. Contact supervisors of midwives returned a questionnaire on behalf of their trust (74, 53%). The majority worked in maternity units with more than 4000 births a year (50, 66%). Few trusts had a specialist or lead midwife in post for pregnant women with intellectual disabilities (17, 22.9%) but over half (39, 52.7%) reported that their trust had a specialist learning disability nurse in post. Only 28.3% reported availability of post registration training and even fewer (8, 10.8%) had access to written protocols. Less than half reported extra time being offered at the booking (29, 39.1%) or routine antenatal appointments (30, 40.5%). Less than a quarter (17, 22.9%) reported that their trust had routine antenatal written information available in accessible formats. Reasonable adjustments to standard antenatal information for pregnant women with intellectual disabilities were not common practice. Most trusts did not have local guidelines in place or offer midwives post registration education to help support them in this requirement. Copyright © 2018 The Royal Society for Public Health. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

28 CFR 40.11 - Submissions by applicant.

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2013-07-01

... 40.11 Judicial Administration DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE STANDARDS FOR INMATE GRIEVANCE PROCEDURES Procedures for Obtaining Certification of a Grievance Procedure § 40.11 Submissions by applicant. (a) Written..., and shall include a written statement describing the grievance procedure, a brief description of the...

28 CFR 40.11 - Submissions by applicant.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-07-01

... 40.11 Judicial Administration DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE STANDARDS FOR INMATE GRIEVANCE PROCEDURES Procedures for Obtaining Certification of a Grievance Procedure § 40.11 Submissions by applicant. (a) Written..., and shall include a written statement describing the grievance procedure, a brief description of the...

28 CFR 40.11 - Submissions by applicant.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-07-01

... 40.11 Judicial Administration DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE STANDARDS FOR INMATE GRIEVANCE PROCEDURES Procedures for Obtaining Certification of a Grievance Procedure § 40.11 Submissions by applicant. (a) Written..., and shall include a written statement describing the grievance procedure, a brief description of the...

28 CFR 40.11 - Submissions by applicant.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-07-01

... 40.11 Judicial Administration DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE STANDARDS FOR INMATE GRIEVANCE PROCEDURES Procedures for Obtaining Certification of a Grievance Procedure § 40.11 Submissions by applicant. (a) Written..., and shall include a written statement describing the grievance procedure, a brief description of the...

28 CFR 40.11 - Submissions by applicant.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-07-01

... 40.11 Judicial Administration DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE STANDARDS FOR INMATE GRIEVANCE PROCEDURES Procedures for Obtaining Certification of a Grievance Procedure § 40.11 Submissions by applicant. (a) Written..., and shall include a written statement describing the grievance procedure, a brief description of the...

49 CFR 511.73 - Written appearances.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-10-01

... 49 Transportation 6 2010-10-01 2010-10-01 false Written appearances. 511.73 Section 511.73... Written appearances. (a) Any person who appears in a proceeding shall file a written notice of appearance with the Executive Secretary or deliver a written notice of appearance to the reporter at the hearing...

[Centrally and non-centrally designed exams in nursing: Comparisons of the final exams in 2008 to 2013 in Berlin focusing on different concepts of professional nursing education].

PubMed

Strube-Lahmann, Sandra; Vogler, Christine; Friedrich, Kai; Dassen, Theo; Kottner, Jan

2016-12-01

In Germany, nursing education ends with a final written, oral and practical exam. In the federal state of Berlin, Germany, all nursing students take centrally standardized written exams, while the practical and oral exams are developed by each individual nursing school or university and conducted without standardized protocols (non-central). Comparability might be seriously limited by this procedure. Since there is no official statistics available, the objective of this study is to compare the results of the final written, oral and practical exams of different nursing education institutions with an additional focus on different educational concepts. In a secondary data analysis, the final grades (written, oral, practical) of 4,342 nursing students in all 16 educational institutions in Berlin from 2008 to 2013 were analyzed. The mean (SD) of all written, oral and practical exams taken was 2.9 (0.7), 2.6 (1.1) and 2.2 (1.0), respectively. In each type of exam, the trend in grades was stable over the observation period. There was a statistically significant increase in the prevalence of initially failed exams from 2008 (7.9 %) to 2013 (12.0 %). In institutions following a traditional concept of education, the difference in grades between oral/practical exams on the one hand and written exams on the other ranged from 0.1 to 0.9, while in generalist (academic) institutions it ranged between -0.1 and 0.3 (-0.1 to 0). In nursing schools with a traditional approach to education, there was a big difference in grades between written and oral/practical exams. Standardization of oral and practical exams should be initiated to ensure greater comparability between different educational institutions. Copyright © 2016. Published by Elsevier GmbH.

Prospective randomized comparison of standard didactic lecture versus high-fidelity simulation for radiology resident contrast reaction management training.

PubMed

Wang, Carolyn L; Schopp, Jennifer G; Petscavage, Jonelle M; Paladin, Angelisa M; Richardson, Michael L; Bush, William H

2011-06-01

The objective of our study was to assess whether high-fidelity simulation-based training is more effective than traditional didactic lecture to train radiology residents in the management of contrast reactions. This was a prospective study of 44 radiology residents randomized into a simulation group versus a lecture group. All residents attended a contrast reaction didactic lecture. Four months later, baseline knowledge was assessed with a written test, which we refer to as the "pretest." After the pretest, the 21 residents in the lecture group attended a repeat didactic lecture and the 23 residents in the simulation group underwent high-fidelity simulation-based training with five contrast reaction scenarios. Next, all residents took a second written test, which we refer to as the "posttest." Two months after the posttest, both groups took a third written test, which we refer to as the "delayed posttest," and underwent performance testing with a high-fidelity severe contrast reaction scenario graded on predefined critical actions. There was no statistically significant difference between the simulation and lecture group pretest, immediate posttest, or delayed posttest scores. The simulation group performed better than the lecture group on the severe contrast reaction simulation scenario (p = 0.001). The simulation group reported improved comfort in identifying and managing contrast reactions and administering medications after the simulation training (p ≤ 0.04) and was more comfortable than the control group (p = 0.03), which reported no change in comfort level after the repeat didactic lecture. When compared with didactic lecture, high-fidelity simulation-based training of contrast reaction management shows equal results on written test scores but improved performance during a high-fidelity severe contrast reaction simulation scenario.

Protocol Standards and Implementation within the Digital Engineering Laboratory Computer Network (DELNET) Using the Universal Network Interface Device (UNID). Part 1.

DTIC Science & Technology

1983-12-01

Initializes the data tables shared by both the Local and Netowrk Operating Systems. 3. Invint: Written in Assembly Language. Initializes the Input/Output...connection with an appropriate type and grade of transport service and appropriate security authentication (Ref 6:38). Data Transfer within a session...V.; Kent, S. Security in oihr Level Protocolst Anorgaches. Alternatives and Recommendations, Draft Report ICST/HLNP-81-19, Wash ingt on,,D.C.: Dept

Effect of Pulsed 5.62 GHz Microwaves on Squirrel Monkeys (Saimiri sciureus) Performing a Repeated Acquisition Task.

DTIC Science & Technology

1983-01-28

i Dist Reviewed by Approved and Released by Ashton Graybiel, M.D. Captain W. M. Houk , MC, USN Chief, Scientific Advisor Commanding Officer 28...attention should be given to exposures of the head and extrem- ities when establishing safety standards for human exposure.: ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Mr. C. S ...final written form of this report, and to Mr. R. C. Barrett, Mr. J. B. Paul and Mr. S . K. Sulcer, Vj ;ual Aids Branch, for their artistic production of

Automatic external defibrillator, life vest defibrillator, or both?

PubMed

Richard Conti, C

2010-12-01

The standard of practice for out-of-hospital defibrillation is the implantable cardioverter-defibrillator. However, much has been written and discussed about the use of automated external defibrillators. Not as much has been written about life vest wearable defibrillators. Copyright © 2010 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.

28 CFR 40.3 - Communication of procedures.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-07-01

... 28 Judicial Administration 1 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 false Communication of procedures. 40.3 Section... Standards for Inmate Grievance Procedures § 40.3 Communication of procedures. The written grievance... inmate and employee shall, upon arrival at the institution, receive written notification and an oral...

Synergistic relationships between Analytical Chemistry and written standards.

PubMed

Valcárcel, Miguel; Lucena, Rafael

2013-07-25

This paper describes the mutual impact of Analytical Chemistry and several international written standards (norms and guides) related to knowledge management (CEN-CWA 14924:2004), social responsibility (ISO 26000:2010), management of occupational health and safety (OHSAS 18001/2), environmental management (ISO 14001:2004), quality management systems (ISO 9001:2008) and requirements of the competence of testing and calibration laboratories (ISO 17025:2004). The intensity of this impact, based on a two-way influence, is quite different depending on the standard considered. In any case, a new and fruitful approach to Analytical Chemistry based on these relationships can be derived. Copyright © 2013 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

Handwriting and Common Core State Standards: Teacher, Occupational Therapist, and Administrator Perceptions From New York State Public Schools.

PubMed

Collette, Debra; Anson, Kylie; Halabi, Nora; Schlierman, April; Suriner, Allison

Handwriting is the cornerstone of written performance and communication for school-age children. This mixed-methods study explored the impact of Common Core State Standards on handwriting instruction and its effects on perceptions regarding children's written responses in elementary school. Using surveys and interviews of elementary teachers, occupational therapists, and administrators in New York State public schools, we sought to understand current trends in handwriting instruction, changes in time spent on handwriting instruction in the classroom, supports offered to students who did not meet expectations for handwriting, and the impact of Common Core on children's written expression. Themes emerged revealing decreased handwriting instruction time and inconsistent use of handwriting instructional programs in the classroom after implementation of Common Core. Handwriting should be considered as a greater component in the foundational standards in Common Core. Occupational therapy services can support handwriting instruction implementation. Copyright © 2017 by the American Occupational Therapy Association, Inc.

Assessment of biosafety precautions in Khartoum state diagnostic laboratories, Sudan.

PubMed

Elduma, Adel Hussein

2012-01-01

This study was conducted to evaluate the biosafety precautions that applied by diagnostic laboratories in Khartoum state, 2009. A total number of 190 laboratories were surveyed about their compliance with standard biosafety precautions. These laboratories included 51 (27%) laboratories from government, 75 (39%) from private sectors and 64 (34%) laboratories belong to organization providing health care services. The study found that 32 (16.8%) of laboratories appointed biosafety officers. Only, ten (5.2%) participated in training about response to fire emergency, and 28 (14.7%) reported the laboratory accident occurred during work. 45 (23.7%) laboratories had a written standard operation procedures (SOPs), and 35 (18.4%) had written procedures for the lean-up of spills. Moreover, biosafety cabinet was found in 11 (5.8%) laboratories, autoclave in 28 (14.7%) and incinerator in only two (1.1%) laboratories. Sharp disposable containers were found in 84 (44.2%). Fire alarm system was found in 2 (1.1%) laboratories, fire extinguisher in 39 (20.5%) laboratories, and fire emergency exit found in 14 (7.4%) laboratories. Furthermore, 19 (10%) laboratories had a hepatitis B virus vaccination programme, 5 (6.2%) applied BCG vaccine, and 2 (1.1%0) vaccinated the staff against influenza. The study concluded that the standards biosafety precautions adopted by the diagnostic laboratories in Khartoum state was very low. Further, the laboratory personnel awareness towards biosafety principles implementation was very low too.

44 CFR 61.13 - Standard Flood Insurance Policy.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-10-01

... use. (e) Oral and written binders. No oral binder or contract shall be effective. No written binder shall be effective unless issued with express authorization of the Federal Insurance Administrator. (f...” (WYO) property insurance companies, based upon flood insurance applications and renewal forms, all of...

The role of standards in the development and implementation of clinical laboratory tests: a domestic and global perspective.

PubMed

Michaud, Ginette Y

2005-01-01

In the field of clinical laboratory medicine, standardization is aimed at increasing the trueness and reliability of measured values. Standardization relies on the use of written standards, reference measurement procedures and reference materials. These are important tools for the design and validation of new tests, and for establishing the metrological traceability of diagnostic assays. Their use supports the translation of research technologies into new diagnostic assays and leads to more rapid advances in science and medicine, as well as improvements in the quality of patient care. The various standardization tools are described, as are the procedures by which written standards, reference procedures and reference materials are developed. Recent efforts to develop standards for use in the field of molecular diagnostics are discussed. The recognition of standardization tools by the FDA and other regulatory authorities is noted as evidence of their important role in ensuring the safety and performance of in vitro diagnostic devices.

[The written nursing reports of the asylum "Paolo Pini" of Milan, from 1944 to 1947].

PubMed

Negri, Marina; Marchesini, Vanna; De Valerio, Silvio; Soro, Emiliana

2017-01-01

The work provides the analysis of the nursing reports written by the nursing staff on duty at the asylum "Paolo Pini" from 1944 to 1947. description of the nursing report evolution, analyses of the quantitative and qualitative matters. Study of the evolution of the records: enhancement of the description of the patient, integration between medical and nursing assistance, assumption of responsi- bility (for instance through the signature). A sampling of 355 medical records has been analysed. The nursing records have been identified according to the theoretical model of Marisa Cantarelli. They have been compared with the current standard reported in literature. If recognizable signatures were present, they have been checked in the archives of the Province of Milan. 219 records concerning nursing assistance have been selected. The record changed during the years assuming a definite structure, and became a pre printed form; its use spread in all the wards of the hospital. The record deals with nursing assistance needs, and improves during the years becoming more and more detailed and regular. During the analysed time frame, the nursing reports at "Paolo Pini" improve and become more exhaustive and regular; they prove to be part of the medical record, showing a good integration between doctors and nurses activities. The evolution of this tool confirms the need of highlighting and improving the assistance practice.

Little Association Between Wellness Policies and School-Reported Nutrition Practices

PubMed Central

Lucarelli, Jennifer F.; Alaimo, Katherine; Belansky, Elaine S.; Mang, Ellen; Miles, Richard; Kelleher, Deanne K.; Bailey, Deborah; Drzal, Nicholas B.; Liu, Hui

2017-01-01

Background The Child Nutrition and WIC Reauthorization Act of 2004 mandated written school wellness policies. Little evidence exists to evaluate the impact of such policies. This study assessed the quality (comprehensiveness of topics addressed and strength of wording) of wellness policies and the agreement between written district-level policies and school-reported nutrition policies and practices in 48 low-income Michigan school districts participating in the School Nutrition Advances Kids study. Method Written wellness policy quality was assessed using the School Wellness Policy Evaluation Tool. School nutrition policies and practices were assessed using the School Environment and Policy Survey. Analysis of variance determined differences in policy quality, and Fisher’s exact test examined agreement between written policies and school-reported practices. Results Written wellness policies contained ambiguous language and addressed few practices, indicating low comprehensiveness and strength. Most districts adopted model wellness policy templates without modification, and the template used was the primary determinant of policy quality. Written wellness policies often did not reflect school-reported nutrition policies and practices. Conclusions School health advocates should avoid assumptions that written wellness policies accurately reflect school practices. Encouraging policy template customization and stronger, more specific language may enhance wellness policy quality, ensure consistency between policy and practice, and enhance implementation of school nutrition initiatives. PMID:25249567

10 CFR 50.4 - Written communications.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-01-01

... 10 Energy 1 2010-01-01 2010-01-01 false Written communications. 50.4 Section 50.4 Energy NUCLEAR... Written communications. (a) General requirements. All correspondence, reports, applications, and other written communications from the applicant or licensee to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission concerning the...

Application of carterpillar SMSF on ZiL 645 engine. Volume 1. Final report. Export trade information

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

Not Available

1993-11-23

The report, written by the Southwest Research Institute and Caterpillar, Inc., was funded by the U.S. Trade and Development Agency on behalf of ZiL, a major Russian truck manufacturer. The purpose of the study was as follows: Install the Sleeve Metering Fuel System (SMFS) on the ZIL 645 NA. This would also include conversion of the MAN combustion system to a torroidal combustion system. Evaluate the cylinder head and determine if modifications are necessary, Design and test several sets of nozzles and two pistons to determine effect on smoke and fuel consumption, Obtain steady state emissions with the 'best' configurationmore » determined by smoke and specific fuel consumption and compare the results with EURO 1 standards. The scope of work did not include developing the engine to meet EURO 1 standards.« less

Semi-Automatic Terminology Generation for Information Extraction from German Chest X-Ray Reports.

PubMed

Krebs, Jonathan; Corovic, Hamo; Dietrich, Georg; Ertl, Max; Fette, Georg; Kaspar, Mathias; Krug, Markus; Stoerk, Stefan; Puppe, Frank

2017-01-01

Extraction of structured data from textual reports is an important subtask for building medical data warehouses for research and care. Many medical and most radiology reports are written in a telegraphic style with a concatenation of noun phrases describing the presence or absence of findings. Therefore a lexico-syntactical approach is promising, where key terms and their relations are recognized and mapped on a predefined standard terminology (ontology). We propose a two-phase algorithm for terminology matching: In the first pass, a local terminology for recognition is derived as close as possible to the terms used in the radiology reports. In the second pass, the local terminology is mapped to a standard terminology. In this paper, we report on an algorithm for the first step of semi-automatic generation of the local terminology and evaluate the algorithm with radiology reports of chest X-ray examinations from Würzburg university hospital. With an effort of about 20 hours work of a radiologist as domain expert and 10 hours for meetings, a local terminology with about 250 attributes and various value patterns was built. In an evaluation with 100 randomly chosen reports it achieved an F1-Score of about 95% for information extraction.

British Orthodontic Society national audit of temporary anchorage devices (TADs): report of the first thousand TADs placed.

PubMed

Bearn, David R; Alharbi, Fahad

2015-09-01

To provide data from the British Orthodontic Society (BOS) national clinical audit on temporary anchorage device (TAD) use following the recommendations of the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NIHCE) Design and setting: The Audit commenced on 1 January 2008 and is still ongoing. This article reports the data for TADs placed from 1 January 2008 to 1 November 2013. Audit data was collected from participants using a system of both on-line data entry and hard copy forms. The criteria and standards for the audit were set following the NIHCE report in conjunction with the Development and Standards Committee of the BOS. Virtually all participants used the on-line data entry available on the BOS website. The data submitted was checked and entered manually into an Excel spreadsheet, and transferred to SPSS for analysis. Written information and documented discussion of risks were provided in over 90% of TADs placed, but 17.4% were placed without a specific signed consent form. Temporary anchorage device failure rate was 24.2% overall. Among failed TADs, 93.1% were lost or removed due to excess mobility. Infection or inflammation resulting in loss or removal was reported in 6% of TADs. The only audit standard that was met was failures due to infection of inflammation. The rest of the audit standards were not met. Recommendations are made to address these issues.

40 CFR 792.105 - Test, control, and reference substance characterization.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-07-01

... or concomitantly according to written standard operating procedures, which provide for periodic...) TOXIC SUBSTANCES CONTROL ACT (CONTINUED) GOOD LABORATORY PRACTICE STANDARDS Test, Control, and Reference...

40 CFR 792.105 - Test, control, and reference substance characterization.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-07-01

... or concomitantly according to written standard operating procedures, which provide for periodic...) TOXIC SUBSTANCES CONTROL ACT (CONTINUED) GOOD LABORATORY PRACTICE STANDARDS Test, Control, and Reference...

40 CFR 792.105 - Test, control, and reference substance characterization.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-07-01

... or concomitantly according to written standard operating procedures, which provide for periodic...) TOXIC SUBSTANCES CONTROL ACT (CONTINUED) GOOD LABORATORY PRACTICE STANDARDS Test, Control, and Reference...

40 CFR 792.105 - Test, control, and reference substance characterization.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-07-01

... or concomitantly according to written standard operating procedures, which provide for periodic...) TOXIC SUBSTANCES CONTROL ACT (CONTINUED) GOOD LABORATORY PRACTICE STANDARDS Test, Control, and Reference...

33 CFR 150.820 - When must a written report of casualty be submitted, and what must it contain?

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-07-01

... casualty notice. The report may be on Form 2692, Report of Marine Accident, Injury, or Death, or in... operator will ensure that the written report is provided to the nearest Bureau of Ocean Energy Management...

33 CFR 150.820 - When must a written report of casualty be submitted, and what must it contain?

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-07-01

... casualty notice. The report may be on Form 2692, Report of Marine Accident, Injury, or Death, or in... operator will ensure that the written report is provided to the nearest Bureau of Ocean Energy Management...

Criteria to Evaluate Interpretive Guides for Criterion-Referenced Tests

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

Trapp, William J.

2007-01-01

This project provides a list of criteria for which the contents of interpretive guides written for customized, criterion-referenced tests can be evaluated. The criteria are based on the "Standards for Educational and Psychological Testing" (1999) and examine the content breadth of interpretive guides. Interpretive guides written for…

78 FR 25348 - Petition for Waiver of Compliance

Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

2013-04-30

... levers, and hand brakes. NYSW also seeks relief from 49 CFR 231.1, which sets forth the standard height for drawbars. A copy of the petition, as well as any written communications concerning the petition.... Interested parties are invited to participate in these proceedings by submitting written views, data, or...

46 CFR 11.303 - General standards.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-10-01

...) Give appropriate written or practical examinations in the course material to each student of such a degree of difficulty that a student who successfully completes them could reasonably assume that he or... year after the end of each student's enrollment: (1) Each written examination, or in the case of a...

46 CFR 11.303 - General standards.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-10-01

...) Give appropriate written or practical examinations in the course material to each student of such a degree of difficulty that a student who successfully completes them could reasonably assume that he or... year after the end of each student's enrollment: (1) Each written examination, or in the case of a...

46 CFR 11.303 - General standards.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-10-01

...) Give appropriate written or practical examinations in the course material to each student of such a degree of difficulty that a student who successfully completes them could reasonably assume that he or... year after the end of each student's enrollment: (1) Each written examination, or in the case of a...

46 CFR 11.303 - General standards.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-10-01

...) Give appropriate written or practical examinations in the course material to each student of such a degree of difficulty that a student who successfully completes them could reasonably assume that he or... year after the end of each student's enrollment: (1) Each written examination, or in the case of a...

49 CFR 232.107 - Air source requirements and cold weather operations.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-10-01

... the system. (e) A railroad shall adopt and comply with detailed written operating procedures tailored...) FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION BRAKE SYSTEM SAFETY STANDARDS FOR FREIGHT... railroad shall adopt and comply with a written plan to monitor all yard air sources, other than locomotives...

10 CFR 431.12 - Definitions.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-01-01

...) Standard 112-1996, Test Procedure for Polyphase Induction Motors and Generators, and Test Method (1) of CSA... a system, that has its own rules of procedure and management, for giving written assurance that a... operated by an entity independent of both the party seeking the written assurance and the party providing...

49 CFR 232.107 - Air source requirements and cold weather operations.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-10-01

... the system. (e) A railroad shall adopt and comply with detailed written operating procedures tailored...) FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION BRAKE SYSTEM SAFETY STANDARDS FOR FREIGHT... railroad shall adopt and comply with a written plan to monitor all yard air sources, other than locomotives...

49 CFR 232.107 - Air source requirements and cold weather operations.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-10-01

... the system. (e) A railroad shall adopt and comply with detailed written operating procedures tailored...) FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION BRAKE SYSTEM SAFETY STANDARDS FOR FREIGHT... railroad shall adopt and comply with a written plan to monitor all yard air sources, other than locomotives...

10 CFR 431.12 - Definitions.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-01-01

...) Standard 112-1996, Test Procedure for Polyphase Induction Motors and Generators, and Test Method (1) of CSA... a system, that has its own rules of procedure and management, for giving written assurance that a... operated by an entity independent of both the party seeking the written assurance and the party providing...

49 CFR 232.107 - Air source requirements and cold weather operations.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-10-01

... the system. (e) A railroad shall adopt and comply with detailed written operating procedures tailored...) FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION BRAKE SYSTEM SAFETY STANDARDS FOR FREIGHT... railroad shall adopt and comply with a written plan to monitor all yard air sources, other than locomotives...

The Effects of Written Comments on Student Performance.

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

Leauby, Bruce A.; Atkinson, Maryanne

1989-01-01

Three accounting teachers gave two tests and a comprehensive final to 417 undergraduates using one of three treatments: no comments written on test paper, comments at teacher's discretion, or standard comments. The type of comment did not affect subsequent test performance, but did significantly affect performance on final exam, especially for…

38 CFR 17.70 - Written decision following a hearing.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-07-01

... shall consider the safety and health of the residents of the community residential care facility and the... AFFAIRS MEDICAL Community Residential Care § 17.70 Written decision following a hearing. (a) The hearing... community residential care facility's noncompliance with VA standards shall be based on the preponderance of...

38 CFR 17.70 - Written decision following a hearing.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-07-01

... shall consider the safety and health of the residents of the community residential care facility and the... AFFAIRS MEDICAL Community Residential Care § 17.70 Written decision following a hearing. (a) The hearing... community residential care facility's noncompliance with VA standards shall be based on the preponderance of...

Professional medical writing support and the quality of randomised controlled trial reporting: a cross-sectional study.

PubMed

Gattrell, William T; Hopewell, Sally; Young, Kate; Farrow, Paul; White, Richard; Wager, Elizabeth; Winchester, Christopher C

2016-02-21

Authors may choose to work with professional medical writers when writing up their research for publication. We examined the relationship between medical writing support and the quality and timeliness of reporting of the results of randomised controlled trials (RCTs). Cross-sectional study. Primary reports of RCTs published in BioMed Central journals from 2000 to 16 July 2014, subdivided into those with medical writing support (n=110) and those without medical writing support (n=123). Proportion of items that were completely reported from a predefined subset of the Consolidated Standards of Reporting Trials (CONSORT) checklist (12 items known to be commonly poorly reported), overall acceptance time (from manuscript submission to editorial acceptance) and quality of written English as assessed by peer reviewers. The effect of funding source and publication year was examined. The number of articles that completely reported at least 50% of the CONSORT items assessed was higher for those with declared medical writing support (39.1% (43/110 articles); 95% CI 29.9% to 48.9%) than for those without (21.1% (26/123 articles); 95% CI 14.3% to 29.4%). Articles with declared medical writing support were more likely than articles without such support to have acceptable written English (81.1% (43/53 articles); 95% CI 67.6% to 90.1% vs 47.9% (23/48 articles); 95% CI 33.5% to 62.7%). The median time of overall acceptance was longer for articles with declared medical writing support than for those without (167 days (IQR 114.5-231 days) vs 136 days (IQR 77-193 days)). In this sample of open-access journals, declared professional medical writing support was associated with more complete reporting of clinical trial results and higher quality of written English. Medical writing support may play an important role in raising the quality of clinical trial reporting. 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/

Indexicality and "Standard" Edited American English: Examining the Link between Conceptions of Standardness and Perceived Authorial Identity

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

Davila, Bethany

2012-01-01

This article explores the indexicality (the ideological process that links language and identity) of "standard" edited American English and the ideologies (specifically, standard language ideology and Whiteness) that work to create and justify common patterns that associate privileged White students with written standardness and that disassociate…

20 CFR 632.260 - Worksite standards.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-04-01

... EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING PROGRAMS Summer Youth Employment and Training Programs § 632.260 Worksite standards... rules and regulations governig the summer program. (2) Such written agreements may be memoranda of...

20 CFR 632.260 - Worksite standards.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-04-01

... EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING PROGRAMS Summer Youth Employment and Training Programs § 632.260 Worksite standards... rules and regulations governig the summer program. (2) Such written agreements may be memoranda of...

20 CFR 632.260 - Worksite standards.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-04-01

... EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING PROGRAMS Summer Youth Employment and Training Programs § 632.260 Worksite standards... rules and regulations governig the summer program. (2) Such written agreements may be memoranda of...

Implications of the Next Generation Science Standards for Earth and Space Sciences

NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

Wysession, M. E.; Colson, M.; Duschl, R. A.; Huff, K.; Lopez, R. E.; Messina, P.; Speranza, P.; Matthews, T.; Childress, J.

2012-12-01

The Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS), due to be released in 2013, set a new direction for K-12 science education in America. These standards will put forth significant changes for Earth and space sciences. The NGSS are based upon the recommendations of the National Research Council's 2011 report "A Framework for K-12 Science Education: Practices, Cross-Cutting Concepts, and Core Ideas." The standards are being written by a large group of authors who represent many different constituencies, including 26 participating states, in a process led by Achieve, Inc. The standards encourage innovative ways to teach science at the K-12 level, including enhanced integration between the content, practices, and crosscutting ideas of science and greater assimilation among the sciences and engineering, and among the sciences, mathematics, and English language arts. The NGSS presents a greater emphasis on Earth and space sciences than in previous standards, recommending a year at both the middle and high school levels. The new standards also present a greater emphasis on areas of direct impact between humans and the Earth system, including climate change, natural hazards, resource management, and sustainability.

76 FR 8989 - Federal Acquisition Regulation; Updated Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting References

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2011-02-16

... Acquisition Regulation; Updated Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting References AGENCIES... Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to update references to authoritative accounting standards owing to the Financial... Accounting Principles (GAAP) (``Codification of GAAP''). DATES: Interested parties should submit written...

48 CFR 9904.407-60 - Illustrations.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-10-01

... Section 9904.407-60 Federal Acquisition Regulations System COST ACCOUNTING STANDARDS BOARD, OFFICE OF FEDERAL PROCUREMENT POLICY, OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET PROCUREMENT PRACTICES AND COST ACCOUNTING STANDARDS COST ACCOUNTING STANDARDS 9904.407-60 Illustrations. (a) Contractor A's written practice is to set...

42 CFR 493.1232 - Standard: Specimen identification and integrity.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-10-01

... AND HUMAN SERVICES (CONTINUED) STANDARDS AND CERTIFICATION LABORATORY REQUIREMENTS Quality System for Nonwaived Testing General Laboratory Systems § 493.1232 Standard: Specimen identification and integrity. The laboratory must establish and follow written policies and procedures that ensure positive identification and...

78 FR 11137 - Notice of Meeting of the National Organic Standards Board (NOSB)

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2013-02-15

...-17] Notice of Meeting of the National Organic Standards Board (NOSB) AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing... meeting of the National Organic Standards Board (NOSB). Written public comments are invited in advance of... information, write to Ms. Michelle Arsenault, Special Assistant, National Organic Standards Board, USDA-AMS...

77 FR 21067 - Notice of Meeting of the National Organic Standards Board

Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

2012-04-09

... Service [Document Number AMS-NOP-12-0017; NOP-12-06] Notice of Meeting of the National Organic Standards... forthcoming meeting of the National Organic Standards Board (NOSB). Written public comments are invited in... materials, write to Ms. Michelle Arsenault, Special Assistant, National Organic Standards Board, USDA-AMS...

76 FR 72216 - Occupational Exposure to Hazardous Chemicals in Laboratories Standard; Extension of the Office of...

Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

2011-11-22

... by developing a written Chemical Hygiene Plan (CHP) that describes standard operating procedures for...] Occupational Exposure to Hazardous Chemicals in Laboratories Standard; Extension of the Office of Management... requirements specified in the Standard on Occupational Exposure to Hazardous Chemicals in Laboratories (29 CFR...

77 FR 49739 - Energy Conservation Standards for Residential Dehumidifiers: Public Meeting and Availability of...

Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

2012-08-17

... dehumidifiers. DOE also encourages written comments on potential amended standards, including comments on the... INFORMATION: I. Introduction and Legal Authority II. Test Procedures III. Energy Conservation Standards I... standard on the manufacturers and consumers of the affected products; (2) The savings in operating costs...

77 FR 48108 - Energy Conservation Standards for Commercial Clothes Washers: Public Meeting and Availability of...

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2012-08-13

... written comments on potential amended standards, including comments on the issues identified in the... Legal Authority II. Test Procedures III. Energy Conservation Standards I. Introduction and Legal... the date of publication of the final standards. II. Test Procedures EPCA requires that CCWs use the...

12 CFR 208.51 - Real estate lending standards.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-01-01

... 12 Banks and Banking 2 2011-01-01 2011-01-01 false Real estate lending standards. 208.51 Section... MEMBERSHIP OF STATE BANKING INSTITUTIONS IN THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM (REGULATION H) Real Estate Lending and Appraisal Standards § 208.51 Real estate lending standards. (a) Adoption of written policies. Each state...

12 CFR 208.51 - Real estate lending standards.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-01-01

... 12 Banks and Banking 2 2014-01-01 2014-01-01 false Real estate lending standards. 208.51 Section... MEMBERSHIP OF STATE BANKING INSTITUTIONS IN THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM (REGULATION H) Real Estate Lending and Appraisal Standards § 208.51 Real estate lending standards. (a) Adoption of written policies. Each state...

12 CFR 208.51 - Real estate lending standards.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-01-01

... 12 Banks and Banking 2 2013-01-01 2013-01-01 false Real estate lending standards. 208.51 Section... MEMBERSHIP OF STATE BANKING INSTITUTIONS IN THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM (REGULATION H) Real Estate Lending and Appraisal Standards § 208.51 Real estate lending standards. (a) Adoption of written policies. Each state...

12 CFR 208.51 - Real estate lending standards.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-01-01

... 12 Banks and Banking 2 2012-01-01 2012-01-01 false Real estate lending standards. 208.51 Section... MEMBERSHIP OF STATE BANKING INSTITUTIONS IN THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM (REGULATION H) Real Estate Lending and Appraisal Standards § 208.51 Real estate lending standards. (a) Adoption of written policies. Each state...

12 CFR 208.51 - Real estate lending standards.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-01-01

... 12 Banks and Banking 2 2010-01-01 2010-01-01 false Real estate lending standards. 208.51 Section... MEMBERSHIP OF STATE BANKING INSTITUTIONS IN THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM (REGULATION H) Real Estate Lending and Appraisal Standards § 208.51 Real estate lending standards. (a) Adoption of written policies. Each state...

76 FR 7817 - Announcing Draft Federal Information Processing Standard 180-4, Secure Hash Standard, and Request...

Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

2011-02-11

... before May 12, 2011. ADDRESSES: Written comments may be sent to: Chief, Computer Security Division... FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Elaine Barker, Computer Security Division, National Institute of Standards... Quynh Dang, Computer Security Division, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD...

40 CFR 792.113 - Mixtures of substances with carriers.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-07-01

... according to written standard operating procedures, which provide for periodic analysis of each batch. (b... SUBSTANCES CONTROL ACT (CONTINUED) GOOD LABORATORY PRACTICE STANDARDS Test, Control, and Reference Substances...

40 CFR 792.113 - Mixtures of substances with carriers.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-07-01

... according to written standard operating procedures, which provide for periodic analysis of each batch. (b... SUBSTANCES CONTROL ACT (CONTINUED) GOOD LABORATORY PRACTICE STANDARDS Test, Control, and Reference Substances...

40 CFR 792.113 - Mixtures of substances with carriers.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-07-01

... according to written standard operating procedures, which provide for periodic analysis of each batch. (b... SUBSTANCES CONTROL ACT (CONTINUED) GOOD LABORATORY PRACTICE STANDARDS Test, Control, and Reference Substances...

40 CFR 792.113 - Mixtures of substances with carriers.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-07-01

... according to written standard operating procedures, which provide for periodic analysis of each batch. (b... SUBSTANCES CONTROL ACT (CONTINUED) GOOD LABORATORY PRACTICE STANDARDS Test, Control, and Reference Substances...

Midlife use of written Japanese and protection from late life dementia

PubMed Central

Crane, Paul K.; Gibbons, Laura E.; Arani, Keerthi; Nguyen, Viet; Rhoads, Kristoffer; McCurry, Susan M.; Launer, Lenore; Masaki, Kamal; White, Lon

2011-01-01

Background The cognitive reserve hypothesis would predict that use of written Japanese should confer protection against dementia because of the complexity of its ideograms compared with written English. We sought to test this hypothesis in analyses from a longitudinal study of Japanese-American men. Methods Participants were second-generation Japanese-American men (Nisei) on the island of Oahu, Hawaii, who were seen in 1965 and in subsequent examinations to detect dementia beginning in 1991-1993. Use of spoken and written Japanese was self-reported in 1965 (Analyses 1 and 2), and mid-life use of written Japanese and written English was self-reported in 1994-1996 (Analysis 3). We analyzed prevalent dementia outcomes in 1991-1993 (Analysis 1, n=3,139) using logistic regression, and incident dementia outcomes in 1994-2002 (Analysis 2, n=2,299) and in 1997-2002 (Analysis 3, n=1,655) using Cox proportional hazards regression. Dementia outcomes included all-cause dementia, probable and possible Alzheimer disease, and probable vascular dementia. We adjusted models for probable and possible confounders. Results Participants who reported proficiency with written Japanese were older and had lower incomes. For Analysis 1, there were 154 prevalent cases of dementia, 74 of Alzheimer disease, and 43 of vascular dementia; for Analysis 2, 236 incident cases of dementia, 138 of Alzheimer disease, and 45 of vascular dementia; and for Analysis 3, 125 incident cases of dementia, 80 of Alzheimer disease, and 20 of vascular dementia. There was no relationship in adjusted models between self-reported proficiency with written Japanese and any dementia outcomes. Conclusions Proficiency with written Japanese does not appear to be protective for dementia. PMID:19593152

Temperature, Geochemistry, and Gravity Data of the Tularosa Basin

DOE Data Explorer

Nash, Greg

2017-06-16

This submission contains multiple excel spreadsheets and associated written reports. The datasets area are representative of shallow temperature, geochemistry, and other well logging observations made across WSMR (white sands missile range); located to the west of the Tularosa Basin but still within the study area. Written reports accompany some of the datasets, and they provide ample description of the methodology and results obtained from these studies. Gravity data is also included, as point data in a shapefile, along with a written report describing that particular study.

46 CFR 201.17 - Written appearance.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-10-01

... 46 Shipping 8 2010-10-01 2010-10-01 false Written appearance. 201.17 Section 201.17 Shipping... PROCEDURE Appearance and Practice Before the Administration (Rule 2) § 201.17 Written appearance. Persons who appear at any hearing shall deliver a written notation of appearance to the reporter, stating for...

42 CFR 493.1235 - Standard: Personnel competency assessment policies.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-10-01

... 42 Public Health 5 2010-10-01 2010-10-01 false Standard: Personnel competency assessment policies... Nonwaived Testing General Laboratory Systems § 493.1235 Standard: Personnel competency assessment policies... written policies and procedures to assess employee and, if applicable, consultant competency. ...

21 CFR 680.1 - Allergenic Products.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-04-01

...) Mold manufacturers shall maintain written standard operating procedures, developed by a qualified... representative species of mold subject to the standard operating procedures. The tests shall be performed at each manufacturing step during and subsequent to harvest, as specified in the standard operating procedures. Before...

21 CFR 680.1 - Allergenic Products.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-04-01

...) Mold manufacturers shall maintain written standard operating procedures, developed by a qualified... representative species of mold subject to the standard operating procedures. The tests shall be performed at each manufacturing step during and subsequent to harvest, as specified in the standard operating procedures. Before...

21 CFR 680.1 - Allergenic Products.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-04-01

...) Mold manufacturers shall maintain written standard operating procedures, developed by a qualified... representative species of mold subject to the standard operating procedures. The tests shall be performed at each manufacturing step during and subsequent to harvest, as specified in the standard operating procedures. Before...

21 CFR 680.1 - Allergenic Products.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-04-01

...) Mold manufacturers shall maintain written standard operating procedures, developed by a qualified... representative species of mold subject to the standard operating procedures. The tests shall be performed at each manufacturing step during and subsequent to harvest, as specified in the standard operating procedures. Before...

40 CFR 63.11502 - What definitions apply to this subpart?

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-07-01

... begins with the initiation of steps as described in a written standard operating procedures (SOP) or... PROGRAMS (CONTINUED) NATIONAL EMISSION STANDARDS FOR HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANTS FOR SOURCE CATEGORIES (CONTINUED) National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Chemical Manufacturing Area Sources...

Multimedia Resources Designed to Support Learning from Written Proofs: An Eye-Movement Study

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

Roy, Somali; Inglis, Matthew; Alcock, Lara

2017-01-01

This paper presents two studies of an intervention designed to help undergraduates comprehend mathematical proofs. The intervention used multimedia resources that presented proofs with audio commentary and visual animations designed to focus attention on logical relationships. In study 1, students studied an e-Proof or a standard written proof and…

77 FR 58615 - Petition for Waiver of Compliance

Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

2012-09-21

...'' frog designs conforming to the standards for Class 4 track frogs guard check and face gage dimensions... should be extended to Class 6. A copy of the petition, as well as any written communications concerning... considered as far as practicable. Anyone is able to search the electronic form of any written communications...

7 CFR 1728.40 - Procedure for submission of a proposal.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-01-01

... § 1728.40 Procedure for submission of a proposal. (a) Written Request. Consideration of an item of material or equipment will be obtained by the sponsor through the submission of a written request in an original and five copies addressed to the Chairman, Technical Standards Committee “A” (Electric). The...

20 CFR 416.1071 - Good cause for not following the Act, our regulations, or other written guidelines.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-04-01

..., we will not find that the State agency has substantially failed to meet our standards. We will... regulations, or other written guidelines. 416.1071 Section 416.1071 Employees' Benefits SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION SUPPLEMENTAL SECURITY INCOME FOR THE AGED, BLIND, AND DISABLED Determinations of Disability...

The Impact of Written Comments on Student Achievement.

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

Freeman, Donald J.; Niemeyer, Roger C.

This study sought to determine if an instructor of a competency-based course who sets performance standards at a comparatively low level might facilitate higher levels of student achievement through the use of written comments on unit posttests. Eighty-eight students in a graduate education course were randomly assigned to one of four experimental…

The Effects of a Translation Bias on the Scores for the "Basic Economics Test"

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

Hahn, Jinsoo; Jang, Kyungho

2012-01-01

International comparisons of economic understanding generally require a translation of a standardized test written in English into another language. Test results can differ based on how researchers translate the English written exam into one in their own language. To confirm this hypothesis, two differently translated versions of the "Basic…

Enablers and determinants of the provision of written action plans to patients with asthma: a stratified survey of Canadian physicians.

PubMed

Djandji, Fabienne; Lamontagne, Alexandrine J; Blais, Lucie; Bacon, Simon L; Ernst, Pierre; Grad, Roland; Lavoie, Kim L; McKinney, Martha L; Desplats, Eve; Ducharme, Francine M

2017-03-31

Despite national recommendations, most patients with asthma are not given a written action plan . The objectives were to ascertain physicians' endorsement of potential enablers to providing a written action plan, and the determinants and proportion, of physician-reported use of a written action plan. We surveyed 838 family physicians, paediatricians, and emergency physicians in Quebec. The mailed questionnaire comprised 102 questions on asthma management, 11 of which pertained to written action plan and promising enablers. Physicians also selected a case vignette that best corresponded to their practice and reported their management. The survey was completed by 421 (56%) physicians (250 family physicians, 115 paediatricians and 56 emergency physicians); 43 (5.2%) reported providing a written action plan to ≥70% of their asthmatic patients and 126 (30%) would have used a written action plan in the selected vignette. Most (>60%) physicians highly endorsed the following enablers: patients requesting a written action plan, adding a blank written action plan to the chart, receiving a copy of the written action plan completed by a consultant, receiving a monetary compensation for its completion, and having another healthcare professional explain the completed written action plan to patients. Four determinants were significantly associated with providing a written action plan: being a paediatrician (RR:2.1), treating a child (RR:2.0), aiming for long-term asthma control (RR:2.5), and being aware of national recommendations to provide a written action plan to asthmatic patients (RR:2.9). A small minority of Quebec physicians reported providing a written action plan to most of their patients, revealing a huge care gap. Several enablers to improve uptake, highly endorsed by physicians, should be prioritised in future implementation efforts. ENCOURAGING DOCTORS TO PROVIDE WRITTEN ACTION PLANS: Changes to practice organization and doctors' perceptions should encourage the provision of written action plans for all asthma patients. International guidelines state that effective long-term treatment of asthma requires educated self-management, regular reviews and provision of a written action plan (WAP). However, many patients have poor asthma control and as few as 30 per cent have a WAP. Fabienne Djandji at the Saint-Justine University Central Hospital in Montreal, Canada, and co-workers conducted a survey of 421 doctors to determine their attitudes and provision of WAPs. Only 5.2 per cent of respondents provided WAPs to patients; those treating children or aiming for long-term asthma control were more likely to do so. The doctors said that incentives to provide WAPs would include requests from patients themselves, being paid to complete WAPs and having extra support from specialists or other health care professionals such as pharmacists.

40 CFR 160.105 - Test, control, and reference substance characterization.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-07-01

... concomitantly according to written standard operating procedures, which provide for periodic analysis of each...) PESTICIDE PROGRAMS GOOD LABORATORY PRACTICE STANDARDS Test, Control, and Reference Substances § 160.105 Test...

40 CFR 160.105 - Test, control, and reference substance characterization.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-07-01

... concomitantly according to written standard operating procedures, which provide for periodic analysis of each...) PESTICIDE PROGRAMS GOOD LABORATORY PRACTICE STANDARDS Test, Control, and Reference Substances § 160.105 Test...

40 CFR 160.105 - Test, control, and reference substance characterization.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-07-01

... concomitantly according to written standard operating procedures, which provide for periodic analysis of each...) PESTICIDE PROGRAMS GOOD LABORATORY PRACTICE STANDARDS Test, Control, and Reference Substances § 160.105 Test...

40 CFR 160.105 - Test, control, and reference substance characterization.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-07-01

... concomitantly according to written standard operating procedures, which provide for periodic analysis of each...) PESTICIDE PROGRAMS GOOD LABORATORY PRACTICE STANDARDS Test, Control, and Reference Substances § 160.105 Test...

40 CFR 160.105 - Test, control, and reference substance characterization.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-07-01

... concomitantly according to written standard operating procedures, which provide for periodic analysis of each...) PESTICIDE PROGRAMS GOOD LABORATORY PRACTICE STANDARDS Test, Control, and Reference Substances § 160.105 Test...

Information extraction from Italian medical reports: An ontology-driven approach.

PubMed

Viani, Natalia; Larizza, Cristiana; Tibollo, Valentina; Napolitano, Carlo; Priori, Silvia G; Bellazzi, Riccardo; Sacchi, Lucia

2018-03-01

In this work, we propose an ontology-driven approach to identify events and their attributes from episodes of care included in medical reports written in Italian. For this language, shared resources for clinical information extraction are not easily accessible. The corpus considered in this work includes 5432 non-annotated medical reports belonging to patients with rare arrhythmias. To guide the information extraction process, we built a domain-specific ontology that includes the events and the attributes to be extracted, with related regular expressions. The ontology and the annotation system were constructed on a development set, while the performance was evaluated on an independent test set. As a gold standard, we considered a manually curated hospital database named TRIAD, which stores most of the information written in reports. The proposed approach performs well on the considered Italian medical corpus, with a percentage of correct annotations above 90% for most considered clinical events. We also assessed the possibility to adapt the system to the analysis of another language (i.e., English), with promising results. Our annotation system relies on a domain ontology to extract and link information in clinical text. We developed an ontology that can be easily enriched and translated, and the system performs well on the considered task. In the future, it could be successfully used to automatically populate the TRIAD database. Copyright © 2017 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

12 CFR 705.6 - Community needs plan.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-01-01

... union's board of directors will report on the progress of providing needed community services to the credit union members once a year, either at the annual meeting or in a written report sent to all members. The credit union will also submit the written report or a summary of the report given at the annual...

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

Eto, Joseph H.; Stewart, Emma M.; Smith, Travis

This report addresses the potential use of phasor measurement units (PMUs) within electricity distribution systems, and was written to assess whether or not PMUs could provide significant benefit, at the national level. We analyze examples of present and emerging distribution-system issues related to reliability, integration of distributed energy resources, and the changing electrical characteristics of load. We find that PMUs offer important and irreplaceable advantages over present approaches. However, we also find that additional research and development for standards, testing and calibration, demonstration projects, and information sharing is needed to help industry capture these benefits.

49 CFR 19.42 - Codes of conduct.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-10-01

... Requirements Procurement Standards § 19.42 Codes of conduct. The recipient shall maintain written standards of... situations in which the financial interest is not substantial or the gift is an unsolicited item of nominal...

14 CFR 1274.503 - Codes of conduct.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-01-01

... FIRMS Procurement Standards § 1274.503 Codes of conduct. The recipient shall maintain written standards... situations in which the financial interest is not substantial or the gift is an unsolicited item of nominal...

77 FR 52679 - Notice of Meeting of the National Organic Standards Board

Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

2012-08-30

... the organic program. The subcommittees are: Compliance, Accreditation, and Certification; Crops...-12] Notice of Meeting of the National Organic Standards Board AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service... the National Organic Standards Board (NOSB). Written public comments are invited in advance of the...

Teachers on Standards.

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

Benson, Chris, Ed.

2001-01-01

This theme issue on standards contains 11 articles written by teachers of English and language arts in Bread Loaf's primarily rural, teacher networks. These narratives describe how teachers in Alaska, South Carolina, Ohio, Massachusetts, Kentucky, Arizona, and New Mexico are implementing state content standards while honoring local contexts for…

40 CFR 136.7 - Quality assurance and quality control.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-07-01

... quality control elements, where applicable, into the laboratory's documented standard operating procedure... quality control elements must be clearly documented in the written standard operating procedure for each... Methods contains QA/QC procedures in the Part 1000 section of the Standard Methods Compendium. The...

40 CFR 136.7 - Quality assurance and quality control.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-07-01

... quality control elements, where applicable, into the laboratory's documented standard operating procedure... quality control elements must be clearly documented in the written standard operating procedure for each... Methods contains QA/QC procedures in the Part 1000 section of the Standard Methods Compendium. The...

40 CFR 136.7 - Quality assurance and quality control.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-07-01

... quality control elements, where applicable, into the laboratory's documented standard operating procedure... quality control elements must be clearly documented in the written standard operating procedure for each... Methods contains QA/QC procedures in the Part 1000 section of the Standard Methods Compendium. The...

40 CFR 63.1654 - Operational and work practice standards.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-07-01

... according to a written fugitive dust control plan must be incorporated in the operating permit for the... standards. 63.1654 Section 63.1654 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED) AIR PROGRAMS (CONTINUED) NATIONAL EMISSION STANDARDS FOR HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANTS FOR SOURCE CATEGORIES...

40 CFR 63.1654 - Operational and work practice standards.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-07-01

... according to a written fugitive dust control plan must be incorporated in the operating permit for the... standards. 63.1654 Section 63.1654 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED) AIR PROGRAMS (CONTINUED) NATIONAL EMISSION STANDARDS FOR HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANTS FOR SOURCE CATEGORIES...

42 CFR 493.1232 - Standard: Specimen identification and integrity.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-10-01

... 42 Public Health 5 2010-10-01 2010-10-01 false Standard: Specimen identification and integrity... Nonwaived Testing General Laboratory Systems § 493.1232 Standard: Specimen identification and integrity. The laboratory must establish and follow written policies and procedures that ensure positive identification and...

78 FR 54617 - Notice of Meeting of the National Organic Standards Board

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2013-09-05

... Service [Document Number AMS-NOP-13-0049; NOP-13-04] Notice of Meeting of the National Organic Standards... Service (AMS) is announcing an upcoming meeting of the National Organic Standards Board (NOSB). Written... Assistant, National Organic Standards Board, USDA-AMS-NOP, 1400 Independence Ave. SW., Room 2648-So., Mail...

41 CFR 102-34.65 - How may we request an exemption from the fuel economy standards?

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-01-01

... exemption from the fuel economy standards? 102-34.65 Section 102-34.65 Public Contracts and Property... an exemption from the fuel economy standards? You must submit a written request for an exemption from the fuel economy standards to: Administrator, General Services Administration, ATTN: Deputy Associate...

41 CFR 102-34.65 - How may we request an exemption from the fuel economy standards?

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-01-01

... exemption from the fuel economy standards? 102-34.65 Section 102-34.65 Public Contracts and Property... an exemption from the fuel economy standards? You must submit a written request for an exemption from the fuel economy standards to: Administrator, General Services Administration, ATTN: Deputy Associate...

41 CFR 102-34.65 - How may we request an exemption from the fuel economy standards?

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-01-01

... exemption from the fuel economy standards? 102-34.65 Section 102-34.65 Public Contracts and Property... an exemption from the fuel economy standards? You must submit a written request for an exemption from the fuel economy standards to: Administrator, General Services Administration, ATTN: Deputy Associate...

41 CFR 102-34.65 - How may we request an exemption from the fuel economy standards?

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-07-01

... exemption from the fuel economy standards? 102-34.65 Section 102-34.65 Public Contracts and Property... an exemption from the fuel economy standards? You must submit a written request for an exemption from the fuel economy standards to: Administrator, General Services Administration, ATTN: Deputy Associate...

Principal Leadership: Applying the New Educational Leadership Constituent Council (ELCC) Standards.

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

Wilmore, Elaine L.

This book was written to address the new standards for the preparation and development of school principals, created jointly by the National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) and the Interstate School Leader Licensure Consortium (ISLLC). These standards, known as the Educational Leadership Constituent Council standards,…

"Hey, Did You See This?"

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

Nelson, Cathy Jo

2011-01-01

The LMS and library media program standards were written to reflect the 21st century learner. The most current documents, "Standards for the 21st-Century Learner" and "Standards for the 21st-Century Learner in Action", have embraced the 21st century learner jargon, despite how vaguely the terms are defined. The library standards, although written…

77 FR 76005 - Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request-Safety Standard for Walk-Behind Power Lawn Mowers

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2012-12-26

... Request--Safety Standard for Walk-Behind Power Lawn Mowers AGENCY: Consumer Product Safety Commission... with the Commission's safety standard for walk- behind power lawn mowers. DATES: Written comments on... of approval of the collection of information required in the Safety Standard for Walk-Behind Power...

40 CFR 51.357 - Test procedures and standards.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-07-01

... 40 Protection of Environment 2 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 false Test procedures and standards. 51.357... Requirements § 51.357 Test procedures and standards. Written test procedures and pass/fail standards shall be established and followed for each model year and vehicle type included in the program. (a) Test procedure...

A standard library for modeling satellite orbits on a microcomputer

NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

Beutel, Kenneth L.

1988-03-01

Introductory students of astrodynamics and the space environment are required to have a fundamental understanding of the kinematic behavior of satellite orbits. This thesis develops a standard library that contains the basic formulas for modeling earth orbiting satellites. This library is used as a basis for implementing a satellite motion simulator that can be used to demonstrate orbital phenomena in the classroom. Surveyed are the equations of orbital elements, coordinate systems and analytic formulas, which are made into a standard method for modeling earth orbiting satellites. The standard library is written in the C programming language and is designed to be highly portable between a variety of computer environments. The simulation draws heavily on the standards established by the library to produce a graphics-based orbit simulation program written for the Apple Macintosh computer. The simulation demonstrates the utility of the standard library functions but, because of its extensive use of the Macintosh user interface, is not portable to other operating systems.

20 CFR 408.712 - How should you make your report?

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-04-01

... report in any of the ways described in this section. (a) Written reports. You may write a report on your own paper or on a printed form supplied by us. You may mail a written report or bring it to one of our... 20 Employees' Benefits 2 2010-04-01 2010-04-01 false How should you make your report? 408.712...

Assessment of biosafety precautions in Khartoum state diagnostic laboratories, Sudan

PubMed Central

Elduma, Adel Hussein

2012-01-01

Background This study was conducted to evaluate the biosafety precautions that applied by diagnostic laboratories in Khartoum state, 2009. Methods A total number of 190 laboratories were surveyed about their compliance with standard biosafety precautions. These laboratories included 51 (27%) laboratories from government, 75 (39%) from private sectors and 64 (34%) laboratories belong to organization providing health care services. Results The study found that 32 (16.8%) of laboratories appointed biosafety officers. Only, ten (5.2%) participated in training about response to fire emergency, and 28 (14.7%) reported the laboratory accident occurred during work. 45 (23.7%) laboratories had a written standard operation procedures (SOPs), and 35 (18.4%) had written procedures for the lean-up of spills. Moreover, biosafety cabinet was found in 11 (5.8%) laboratories, autoclave in 28 (14.7%) and incinerator in only two (1.1%) laboratories. Sharp disposable containers were found in 84 (44.2%). Fire alarm system was found in 2 (1.1%) laboratories, fire extinguisher in 39 (20.5%) laboratories, and fire emergency exit found in 14 (7.4%) laboratories. Furthermore, 19 (10%) laboratories had a hepatitis B virus vaccination programme, 5 (6.2%) applied BCG vaccine, and 2 (1.1%0) vaccinated the staff against influenza. Conclusion The study concluded that the standards biosafety precautions adopted by the diagnostic laboratories in Khartoum state was very low. Further, the laboratory personnel awareness towards biosafety principles implementation was very low too. PMID:22514753

20 CFR 416.712 - Form of the report.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-04-01

... the ways described in this section. (a) Written reports. You may write a report on your own paper or on a printed form supplied by us. You may mail a written report or bring it to one of our offices. (b... 20 Employees' Benefits 2 2010-04-01 2010-04-01 false Form of the report. 416.712 Section 416.712...

Generating Stimuli for Neuroscience Using PsychoPy.

PubMed

Peirce, Jonathan W

2008-01-01

PsychoPy is a software library written in Python, using OpenGL to generate very precise visual stimuli on standard personal computers. It is designed to allow the construction of as wide a variety of neuroscience experiments as possible, with the least effort. By writing scripts in standard Python syntax users can generate an enormous variety of visual and auditory stimuli and can interact with a wide range of external hardware (enabling its use in fMRI, EEG, MEG etc.). The structure of scripts is simple and intuitive. As a result, new experiments can be written very quickly, and trying to understand a previously written script is easy, even with minimal code comments. PsychoPy can also generate movies and image sequences to be used in demos or simulated neuroscience experiments. This paper describes the range of tools and stimuli that it provides and the environment in which experiments are conducted.

47 CFR 97.503 - Element standards.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-10-01

... 47 Telecommunication 5 2011-10-01 2011-10-01 false Element standards. 97.503 Section 97.503... SERVICE Qualifying Examination Systems § 97.503 Element standards. A written examination must be such as... question set as follows: (a) Element 2: 35 questions concerning the privileges of a Technician Class...

47 CFR 97.503 - Element standards.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-10-01

... 47 Telecommunication 5 2014-10-01 2014-10-01 false Element standards. 97.503 Section 97.503... SERVICE Qualifying Examination Systems § 97.503 Element standards. A written examination must be such as... question set as follows: (a) Element 2: 35 questions concerning the privileges of a Technician Class...

47 CFR 97.503 - Element standards.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-10-01

... 47 Telecommunication 5 2012-10-01 2012-10-01 false Element standards. 97.503 Section 97.503... SERVICE Qualifying Examination Systems § 97.503 Element standards. A written examination must be such as... question set as follows: (a) Element 2: 35 questions concerning the privileges of a Technician Class...

47 CFR 97.503 - Element standards.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-10-01

... 47 Telecommunication 5 2010-10-01 2010-10-01 false Element standards. 97.503 Section 97.503... SERVICE Qualifying Examination Systems § 97.503 Element standards. A written examination must be such as... question set as follows: (a) Element 2: 35 questions concerning the privileges of a Technician Class...

47 CFR 97.503 - Element standards.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-10-01

... 47 Telecommunication 5 2013-10-01 2013-10-01 false Element standards. 97.503 Section 97.503... SERVICE Qualifying Examination Systems § 97.503 Element standards. A written examination must be such as... question set as follows: (a) Element 2: 35 questions concerning the privileges of a Technician Class...

Professional Standards for Educational Leaders: The Empirical, Moral, and Experiential Foundations

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

Murphy, Joseph F.

2017-01-01

"Professional Standards for Educational Leaders" introduces the foundations of the recently revised professional educational leadership standards and provides an in-depth explanation and application of each one. Written by the primary architect of PSEL, educational leadership expert Joseph F. Murphy, this authoritative guide to…

40 CFR 63.1654 - Operational and work practice standards.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-07-01

....1650(e). The requirement for the owner or operator to operate the facility according to a written... 40 Protection of Environment 12 2011-07-01 2009-07-01 true Operational and work practice standards... PROGRAMS (CONTINUED) NATIONAL EMISSION STANDARDS FOR HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANTS FOR SOURCE CATEGORIES...

40 CFR 63.1654 - Operational and work practice standards.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-07-01

....1650(e). The requirement for the owner or operator to operate the facility according to a written... 40 Protection of Environment 12 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 true Operational and work practice standards... PROGRAMS (CONTINUED) NATIONAL EMISSION STANDARDS FOR HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANTS FOR SOURCE CATEGORIES...

40 CFR 63.1654 - Operational and work practice standards.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-07-01

... according to a written fugitive dust control plan must be incorporated in the operating permit for the... 40 Protection of Environment 13 2013-07-01 2012-07-01 true Operational and work practice standards... PROGRAMS (CONTINUED) NATIONAL EMISSION STANDARDS FOR HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANTS FOR SOURCE CATEGORIES...

Standard Black English: Upheld by What Standard of Tolerance?

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

Denson, Marquita D.

1995-01-01

Explains how teachers might go about equitably and fairly teaching standard written English when African American students in the class speak black English. Argues that black English, which has been 400 years in the making, is worthy of tolerance and respect for all its richness. (TB)

Investigating the Mathematical Equivalence of Written and Enacted Middle School "Standards"-Based Curricula: Focus on Rational Numbers

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

Newton, Jill A.

2012-01-01

Although the question of whether written curricula are implemented according to the intentions of curriculum developers has already spurred much research, current methods for documenting curricular implementation seem to be missing a critical piece: the mathematics. To add a mathematical perspective to the discussion of the admittedly…

Bibliotherapy for Children with Anxiety Disorders Using Written Materials for Parents: A Randomized Controlled Trial

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

Rapee, Ronald M.; Abbott, Maree J.; Lyneham, Heidi J.

2006-01-01

The current trial examined the value of modifying empirically validated treatment for childhood anxiety for application via written materials for parents of anxious children. Two hundred sixty-seven clinically anxious children ages 6-12 years and their parents were randomly allocated to standard group treatment, wait list, or a bibliotherapy…

Neurotoxicity of Hemoglobin in Cortical Cell Culture

DTIC Science & Technology

1992-09-23

Committee for Standardization in Haematology ., J. Clin. Path., (1978) 139-143. 12 Javid, J., Human haptoglobins, Curr. Top. Hematol., , (1978) 151-192. 13 Koh... Book Chapter RAppendices Other _ __ Pages of Text Reviewer Recommendations (check one): SAcceptable, as written Acceptable, major revision...Editor • References Book Chapter * Appendices Other _ Pages of Text Reviewer Recommendains (check one): .- Acceptable, as written Acceptable, major

The Use of Standard Tasks to Measure Achievement in Reading, Spelling, and Written Expression: A Normative and Developmental Study.

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

Deno, Stanley; And Others

Simple measures of reading, spelling, and written expression were administered to 566 elementary students from the states of Minnesota, Pennsylvania, and Washington. Each child was individually administered three reading word lists, three reading passages, two dictated spelling lists, and two story starters. Approximately 25 minutes was needed for…

The Oral and Written Language Scales: Is It Useful for Older Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder?

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

Hartley, Sigan L.; Buckendorf, G. Robert; Haines, Kristin; Hall, Trevor A.; Sikora, Darryn M.

2008-01-01

Communication impairment is a defining feature of autism spectrum disorders (ASD). Little research attention has been devoted to establishing standardized methods for defining and identifying language impairment in children with known or suspected ASD. The present study examines the feasibility and utility of the Oral and Written Language Scales…

48 CFR 2452.208-71 - Reproduction of reports.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-10-01

... Printing and Binding Regulations, printing of reports, data, or other written material, if required herein... preparation to produce camera ready copy for reproduction must be set by methods other than hot metal... delivered to the Government with the report, data, or other written materials. (End of clause) [53 FR 46538...

Introduction to ISO 15189: a blueprint for quality systems in veterinary laboratories.

PubMed

Freeman, Kathleen P; Bauer, Natali; Jensen, Asger L; Thoresen, Stein

2006-06-01

A trend in human and veterinary medical laboratory management is to achieve accreditation based on international standards. The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 15189 standard is the first developed especially for accreditation of medical laboratories, and emphasizes the laboratory-client interface. European veterinary laboratories seeking to train candidates for the certification examination of the European College of Veterinary Clinical Pathology (ECVCP) require approval by the ECVCP Laboratory Standards Committee, which bases its evaluation in part on adherence to quality systems described in the ISO 15189 standards. The purpose of this article was to introduce the latest ISO quality standard and describe its application to veterinary laboratories in Europe, specifically as pertains to accreditation of laboratories involved in training veterinary clinical pathologists. Between 2003 and 2006, the Laboratory Standards Committee reviewed 12 applications from laboratories (3 commercial and 9 university) involved in training veterinary clinical pathologists. Applicants were asked to provide a description of the facilities for training and testing, current methodology and technology, health and safety policy, quality assurance policy (including internal quality control and participation in an external quality assurance program), written standard operating procedures (SOPs) and policies, a description of the laboratory information system, and personnel and training. Also during this time period multiple informal and formal discussions among ECVCP diplomates took place as to current practices and perceived areas of concern with regard to laboratory accreditation requirements. Areas in which improvement most often was needed in veterinary laboratories applying for ECVCP accreditation were the written quality plan, defined quality requirements for the tests performed, written SOPs and policies, training records, ongoing audits and competency assessments, and processes for identifying and addressing opportunities for improvement. Recommendations were developed for a stepwise approach towards achieving ISO 15189 standards, including 3 levels of quality components. The ISO 15189 standard provides a sound framework for veterinary laboratories aspiring to meet international quality standards.

What Teachers Should Know about Common Core: A Guide for the Perplexed

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

Shanahan, Timothy

2015-01-01

In 2010, more than 40 states adopted the Common Core State Standards. Initially, the standards were quickly and easily embraced, but over the past year the standards have become enmeshed in various controversies, raising many questions about how the standards were written and what they include. This article attempts to provide authoritative…

76 FR 7096 - Minimum Quality and Handling Standards for Domestic and Imported Peanuts Marketed in the United...

Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

2011-02-09

...). Accordingly, AMS published a notice of review and request for written comments on the Standards in the April...; FV10-996-610 Review] Minimum Quality and Handling Standards for Domestic and Imported Peanuts Marketed... the Minimum Quality and Handling Standards for Domestic and Imported Peanuts Marketed in the United...

Femtosecond FBG Written through the Coating for Sensing Applications.

PubMed

Habel, Joé; Boilard, Tommy; Frenière, Jean-Simon; Trépanier, François; Bernier, Martin

2017-11-02

Type I fiber Bragg gratings (FBG) written through the coating of various off-the-shelf silica fibers with a femtosecond laser and the phase-mask technique are reported. Inscription through most of the common coating compositions (acrylate, silicone and polyimide) is reported as well as writing through the polyimide coating of various fiber cladding diameters, down to 50 µm. The long term annealing behavior of type I gratings written in a pure silica core fiber is also reported as well as a comparison of the mechanical resistance of type I and II FBG. The high mechanical resistance of the resulting type I FBG is shown to be useful for the fabrication of various distributed FBG arrays written using a single period phase-mask. The strain sensing response of such distributed arrays is also presented.

76 FR 34252 - Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993; ASTM...

Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

2011-06-13

... Production Act of 1993; ASTM International Standards Notice is hereby given that, on May 11, 2011, pursuant... seq. (``the Act''), ASTM International Standards (``ASTM'') has filed written notifications.... Specifically, ASTM has provided an updated list of current, ongoing ASTM standards activities originating...

76 FR 12370 - Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993-ASTM...

Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

2011-03-07

... Production Act of 1993--ASTM International Standards Notice is hereby given that, on February 4, 2011... seq. (``the Act''), ASTM International Standards (``ASTM'') has filed written notifications.... Specifically, ASTM has provided an updated list of current, ongoing ASTM standards activities originating...

42 CFR 457.940 - Procurement standards.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-10-01

... 42 Public Health 4 2010-10-01 2010-10-01 false Procurement standards. 457.940 Section 457.940... Integrity § 457.940 Procurement standards. (a) A State must submit to CMS a written assurance that title XXI... public or private payment rates for comparable services for comparable populations, consistent with...

21 CFR 821.25 - Device tracking system and content requirements: manufacturer requirements.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-04-01

... accordance with its standard operating procedure of the information identified in paragraphs (a)(1), (a)(2... shall establish a written standard operating procedure for the collection, maintenance, and auditing of... standard operating procedure: (1) Data collection and recording procedures, which shall include a procedure...

40 CFR 63.7505 - What are my general requirements for complying with this subpart?

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-07-01

... emission limits (including operating limits) and the work practice standards in this subpart at all times... you have an applicable emission limit or work practice standard, you must develop a written startup... AGENCY (CONTINUED) AIR PROGRAMS (CONTINUED) NATIONAL EMISSION STANDARDS FOR HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANTS FOR...

40 CFR 63.1451 - How do I demonstrate initial compliance with the emission limitations, work practice standards...

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-07-01

... written operation and maintenance plan required under § 63.1447(b) detailed descriptions of the procedures... with the emission limitations, work practice standards, and operation and maintenance requirements that... (CONTINUED) AIR PROGRAMS (CONTINUED) NATIONAL EMISSION STANDARDS FOR HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANTS FOR SOURCE...

40 CFR 63.1451 - How do I demonstrate initial compliance with the emission limitations, work practice standards...

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-07-01

... written operation and maintenance plan required under § 63.1447(b) detailed descriptions of the procedures... with the emission limitations, work practice standards, and operation and maintenance requirements that... (CONTINUED) AIR PROGRAMS (CONTINUED) NATIONAL EMISSION STANDARDS FOR HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANTS FOR SOURCE...

40 CFR 63.1451 - How do I demonstrate initial compliance with the emission limitations, work practice standards...

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-07-01

... written operation and maintenance plan required under § 63.1447(b) detailed descriptions of the procedures... with the emission limitations, work practice standards, and operation and maintenance requirements that... (CONTINUED) AIR PROGRAMS (CONTINUED) NATIONAL EMISSION STANDARDS FOR HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANTS FOR SOURCE...

76 FR 62074 - Proposed Revision of Performance Standards for State Medicaid Fraud Control Units

Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

2011-10-06

... volume of case referrals and workload for each location. Performance Standard 3--Policies and Procedures A Unit establishes written policies and procedures for its operations and ensures that staff are familiar with, and adhere to, policies and procedures. In meeting this standard, the following performance...

40 CFR 63.1451 - How do I demonstrate initial compliance with the emission limitations, work practice standards...

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-07-01

... written operation and maintenance plan required under § 63.1447(b) detailed descriptions of the procedures... compliance with the emission limitations, work practice standards, and operation and maintenance requirements... (CONTINUED) AIR PROGRAMS (CONTINUED) NATIONAL EMISSION STANDARDS FOR HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANTS FOR SOURCE...

77 FR 32645 - Revision of Performance Standards for State Medicaid Fraud Control Units

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2012-06-01

... Procedures A Unit establishes written policies and procedures for its operations and ensures that staff are familiar with, and adhere to, policies and procedures. To determine whether a Unit meets this standard, OIG... contain current policies and procedures, consistent with these performance standards, for the...

40 CFR 63.1451 - How do I demonstrate initial compliance with the emission limitations, work practice standards...

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-07-01

... written operation and maintenance plan required under § 63.1447(b) detailed descriptions of the procedures... compliance with the emission limitations, work practice standards, and operation and maintenance requirements... (CONTINUED) AIR PROGRAMS (CONTINUED) NATIONAL EMISSION STANDARDS FOR HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANTS FOR SOURCE...

75 FR 5578 - Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request-Flammability Standards for Clothing Textiles and Vinyl...

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2010-02-03

... Standards for Clothing Textiles and Vinyl Plastic Film AGENCY: Consumer Product Safety Commission. ACTION... Commission's flammability standards for clothing textiles and vinyl plastic film. DATES: Written comments on... collection requirements should be captioned ``Clothing Textiles and Film, Collection of Information'' and...

78 FR 18965 - Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request: Safety Standard for Cigarette Lighters

Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

2013-03-28

... Request: Safety Standard for Cigarette Lighters AGENCY: Consumer Product Safety Commission. ACTION: Notice... Commission's safety standard for cigarette lighters, 16 CFR part 1210. DATES: Written comments on this... Cigarette Lighters, 16 CFR part 1210. One comment was received in response to that notice. The commenter...

The Legal Implications of Statewide Pupil Performance Standards.

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

Tractenberg, Paul L.

About half the states in the U.S., either by legislative or administrative action, have moved toward the imposition of statewide performance standards in their elementary and secondary schools. Typically these standards pertain to the basic skills--reading, mathematical computation, and written and oral expression. Almost all of these programs…

76 FR 77251 - Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993-Manufacturers...

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2011-12-12

... Production Act of 1993--Manufacturers Standardization Society Notice is hereby given that, on November 7....C. 4301 et seq. (``the Act''), Manufacturers Standardization Society (``MSS'') has filed written... development organization is: Manufacturers Standardization Society, Vienna, VA. The nature and scope of MSS's...

[A standardised German translation of the STAndards for Reporting of Diagnostic accuracy studies (STARD statement)*: Methodological aspects].

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Breuer, Jan-Philipp; Seeling, Matthes; Barz, Michael; Baldini, Timo; Scholtz, Kathrin; Spies, Claudia

2012-01-01

In order to be comprehensible and comparable scientific data should be reported according to a certain standard. One example is the 'STAndards for Reporting of Diagnostic Accuracy (STARD) Statement', a 25-item checklist for the appropriate conduct and reporting of diagnostic studies. Usually such scientific standards are published in English. The International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcome Research (ISPOR) has developed guidelines for the translation and cultural adaptation of written medical instruments. The aim was to apply these ISPOR criteria to the German translation of the STARD Statement in order to allow for authorisation to be conferred by the original authors. In cooperation with the original authors the STARD statement was translated according to the ISPOR steps: (1) Preparation, (2) Forward Translation, (3) Reconciliation, (4) Back Translation, (5) Back Translation Review, (6) Harmonisation, (7) Cognitive Debriefing, which evaluated comprehensiveness and linguistic style with marks from 1 (very good) to 6 (insufficient), and (8) Review of Cognitive Debriefing Results and Finalisation. Die ISPOR criteria applied reasonably to the translation process, which required the work input and energy of four scientists and one professional translator and 177 accumulated working hours. The cognitive debriefing resulted in average grades 1.62±0.33 and 1.72±0.39 for comprehensiveness and linguistic style, respectively. Finally, the German STARD version was authorised by the original authors. Die ISPOR guidelines seem to be a suitable means to facilitate the structured adaptation of defined criteria for the reporting of studies, such as the STARD statement, to other languages. Copyright © 2012. Published by Elsevier GmbH.

The application of standard definitions of sound to the fields of underwater acoustics and acoustical oceanography

NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

Carey, William M.

2004-05-01

Recent societal concerns have focused attention on the use of sound as a probe to investigate the oceans and its use in naval sonar applications. The concern is the impact the use of sound may have on marine mammals and fishes. The focus has changed the fields of acoustical oceanography (AO) and underwater acoustics (UW) because of the requirement to communicate between disciplines. Multiple National Research Council publications, Dept. of Navy reports, and several monographs have been written on this subject, and each reveals the importance as well as the misapplication of ASA standards. The ANSI-ASA standards are comprehensive, however not widely applied. The clear definition of standards and recommendations of their use is needed for both scientists and government agencies. Traditionally the U.S. Navy has been responsible for UW standards and calibration; the ANSI-ASA standards have been essential. However, recent changes in the Navy and its laboratory structure may necessitate a more formal recognition of ANSI-ASA standards and perhaps incorporation of UW-AO in the Bureau of Standards. A separate standard for acoustical terminology, reference levels, and notation used in the UW-AO is required. Since the problem is global, a standard should be compatible and cross referenced with the International Standard (CEI/IEC 27-3).

76 FR 40747 - Recent Trends in U.S. Services Trade, 2012 Annual Report; Schedule for 2012 Report and...

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2011-07-11

... the Commission may also be obtained by accessing its Internet server ( http://www.usitc.gov ). Persons... professional services. Written Submissions: Interested parties are invited to submit written statements and...

SAP- FORTRAN STATIC SOURCE CODE ANALYZER PROGRAM (IBM VERSION)

NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)

Manteufel, R.

1994-01-01

The FORTRAN Static Source Code Analyzer program, SAP, was developed to automatically gather statistics on the occurrences of statements and structures within a FORTRAN program and to provide for the reporting of those statistics. Provisions have been made for weighting each statistic and to provide an overall figure of complexity. Statistics, as well as figures of complexity, are gathered on a module by module basis. Overall summed statistics are also accumulated for the complete input source file. SAP accepts as input syntactically correct FORTRAN source code written in the FORTRAN 77 standard language. In addition, code written using features in the following languages is also accepted: VAX-11 FORTRAN, IBM S/360 FORTRAN IV Level H Extended; and Structured FORTRAN. The SAP program utilizes two external files in its analysis procedure. A keyword file allows flexibility in classifying statements and in marking a statement as either executable or non-executable. A statistical weight file allows the user to assign weights to all output statistics, thus allowing the user flexibility in defining the figure of complexity. The SAP program is written in FORTRAN IV for batch execution and has been implemented on a DEC VAX series computer under VMS and on an IBM 370 series computer under MVS. The SAP program was developed in 1978 and last updated in 1985.

SAP- FORTRAN STATIC SOURCE CODE ANALYZER PROGRAM (DEC VAX VERSION)

NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)

Merwarth, P. D.

1994-01-01

The FORTRAN Static Source Code Analyzer program, SAP, was developed to automatically gather statistics on the occurrences of statements and structures within a FORTRAN program and to provide for the reporting of those statistics. Provisions have been made for weighting each statistic and to provide an overall figure of complexity. Statistics, as well as figures of complexity, are gathered on a module by module basis. Overall summed statistics are also accumulated for the complete input source file. SAP accepts as input syntactically correct FORTRAN source code written in the FORTRAN 77 standard language. In addition, code written using features in the following languages is also accepted: VAX-11 FORTRAN, IBM S/360 FORTRAN IV Level H Extended; and Structured FORTRAN. The SAP program utilizes two external files in its analysis procedure. A keyword file allows flexibility in classifying statements and in marking a statement as either executable or non-executable. A statistical weight file allows the user to assign weights to all output statistics, thus allowing the user flexibility in defining the figure of complexity. The SAP program is written in FORTRAN IV for batch execution and has been implemented on a DEC VAX series computer under VMS and on an IBM 370 series computer under MVS. The SAP program was developed in 1978 and last updated in 1985.

The relationship of written examination performance to safe driving : a literature review with recommended methods for developing exams.

DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

1984-01-01

This report reviews the literature concerning written driver license examinations. The research literature shows that current written examinations are poor predictors of unsafe drivers. Although some studies demonstrate significant relationships betw...

33 CFR 150.820 - When must a written report of casualty be submitted, and what must it contain?

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-07-01

... Charge of Marine Inspection (OCMI) within 5 days of the casualty notice. The report may be on Form 2692, Report of Marine Accident, Injury, or Death, or in narrative form if it contains all of the applicable... written report is provided to the nearest regional Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and...

33 CFR 150.820 - When must a written report of casualty be submitted, and what must it contain?

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-07-01

... Charge of Marine Inspection (OCMI) within 5 days of the casualty notice. The report may be on Form 2692, Report of Marine Accident, Injury, or Death, or in narrative form if it contains all of the applicable... written report is provided to the nearest regional Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and...

Self-motion perception: assessment by computer-generated animations

NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)

Parker, D. E.; Harm, D. L.; Sandoz, G. R.; Skinner, N. C.

1998-01-01

The goal of this research is more precise description of adaptation to sensory rearrangements, including microgravity, by development of improved procedures for assessing spatial orientation perception. Thirty-six subjects reported perceived self-motion following exposure to complex inertial-visual motion. Twelve subjects were assigned to each of 3 perceptual reporting procedures: (a) animation movie selection, (b) written report selection and (c) verbal report generation. The question addressed was: do reports produced by these procedures differ with respect to complexity and reliability? Following repeated (within-day and across-day) exposures to 4 different "motion profiles," subjects either (a) selected movies presented on a laptop computer, or (b) selected written descriptions from a booklet, or (c) generated self-motion verbal descriptions that corresponded most closely with their motion experience. One "complexity" and 2 reliability "scores" were calculated. Contrary to expectations, reliability and complexity scores were essentially equivalent for the animation movie selection and written report selection procedures. Verbal report generation subjects exhibited less complexity than did subjects in the other conditions and their reports were often ambiguous. The results suggest that, when selecting from carefully written descriptions and following appropriate training, people may be better able to describe their self-motion experience with words than is usually believed.

40 CFR 60.4206 - How long must I meet the emission standards if I am an owner or operator of a stationary CI...

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-07-01

... emission standards as required in §§ 60.4204 and 60.4205 according to the manufacturer's written... standards if I am an owner or operator of a stationary CI internal combustion engine? 60.4206 Section 60...) STANDARDS OF PERFORMANCE FOR NEW STATIONARY SOURCES Standards of Performance for Stationary Compression...

Professional Bandwagons and Local Discursive Effects: Reporting the Literate Student.

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

Comber, Barbara

Despite the considerable attention given to literacy assessment, there has been very little examination of one of the most common assessment and reporting practices; namely, the teacher written report card. What kinds of literate subjects are constructed in teachers' written assessments of students and what are the effects for different students?…

48 CFR 2803.905 - Procedures for investigating complaints.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-10-01

... conduct an investigation and provide a written report of findings to the HCA. (b) The HCA will ensure that the Inspector General provides the report of finding as specified in FAR 3.905(c). (c) The complainant and contractor shall be afforded the opportunity to submit a written response to the report of...

Linguistic Privilege and Justice: What can we learn from STEM?

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

Pronskikh, V.

The linguistic privilege of native speakers in scientific communication, both oral and written, has been widely reported to influence researchers’ publications and careers in and beyond academia. I analyze social structure and communication in the STEM field through the example of big science and attempt to answer the question of why language injustice has a less significant effect on nonnative scientists and engineers than on humanity scholars, scrutinizing the role of signs and nonlinguistic boundary objects in STEM practice and written communication and how they mitigate the emphasis on linguistic eloquence. I suggest that although big science is relatively linguisticallymore » inclusive, for collaborative publications and presentations the rhetoric component requirements nevertheless remain at a level comparable to that of the humanities. I draw on the theory of justice to argue that to increase L2 speakers’ and writers’ satisfaction, language standards for international communication must be adjusted to a level convenient for an average L2.« less

Need of Knowledge in Nursing and Demand for Knowledge in Nursing Education.

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Johansson, Britt

An English summary of a study on nursing education which was written in Swedish is presented. Standards of medical and surgical knowledge required of student nurses were evaluated based on all written test items in medical and surgical nursing set during one year at Swedish schools of nursing. The views of teaching staff and student nurses on…

Electronic Mail, a New Written-Language Register: A Study with French-Speaking Adolescents

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Volckaert-Legrier, Olga; Bernicot, Josie; Bert-Erboul, Alain

2009-01-01

The aim of this study was to determine the extent to which the linguistic forms used by adolescents in electronic mail (e-mail) differ from those used in standard written language. The study was conducted in French, a language with a deep orthography that has strict, addressee-dependent rules for using second person personal pronouns (unfamiliar…

Patient counseling materials: The effect of patient health literacy on the comprehension of printed prescription drug information.

PubMed

Patel, Amit; Bakina, Daria; Kirk, Jim; von Lutcken, Scott; Donnelly, Tom; Stone, William; Ashley-Collins, Heather; Tibbals, Karen; Ricker, Lynn; Adler, Jeffrey; Ewing, John; Blechman, Michelle; Fox, Sherry; Leopold, Will; Ryan, Daniel; Wray, Donna; Turkoz, Heather

2018-05-16

Counseling patients with written materials relies equally on patients' health literacy to understand their disease and its treatment, and the written materials' effectiveness communicating clearly in accessible and actionable ways. Only about 12% of the US population is adequately health literate. To explore the impact of reducing the health literacy demands of written patient health information. 805 patients were screened for health literacy, and recruited for balanced cohorts of adequate and low literacy, and high and normal blood pressure. Half of each patient cohort received either standard or "health literacy-friendly" drug summaries (i.e. Patient Package Inserts, or PPIs or "leaflets") along with a standardized health literacy assessment scale. The literacy-friendly drug summary improved comprehension of drug-related information overall from 50% to 71% correct responses. Adequate literacy patients improved from 58% correct to 90%, while lower literacy patients improved from 42% to 52% correct in response to the health literacy-friendly PPIs. Health literacy demands require special attention in developing and using written drug summary materials. Additionally, pharmacists should be provided additional information and counseling support materials to facilitate communications with low health literacy level patients. Copyright © 2018 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

10 CFR 54.7 - Written communications.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-01-01

... 10 Energy 2 2010-01-01 2010-01-01 false Written communications. 54.7 Section 54.7 Energy NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION (CONTINUED) REQUIREMENTS FOR RENEWAL OF OPERATING LICENSES FOR NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS General Provisions § 54.7 Written communications. All applications, correspondence, reports, and other...

10 CFR 54.7 - Written communications.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-01-01

... 10 Energy 2 2011-01-01 2011-01-01 false Written communications. 54.7 Section 54.7 Energy NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION (CONTINUED) REQUIREMENTS FOR RENEWAL OF OPERATING LICENSES FOR NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS General Provisions § 54.7 Written communications. All applications, correspondence, reports, and other...

Effect of implementing instructional videos in a physical examination course: an alternative paradigm for chiropractic physical examination teaching.

PubMed

Zhang, Niu; Chawla, Sudeep

2012-01-01

This study examined the effect of implementing instructional video in ophthalmic physical examination teaching on chiropractic students' laboratory physical examination skills and written test results. Instructional video clips of ophthalmic physical examination, consisting of both standard procedures and common mistakes, were created and used for laboratory teaching. The video clips were also available for student review after class. Students' laboratory skills and written test results were analyzed and compared using one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) and post hoc multiple comparison tests among three study cohorts: the comparison cohort who did not utilize the instructional videos as a tool, the standard video cohort who viewed only the standard procedure of video clips, and the mistake-referenced video cohort who viewed video clips containing both standard procedure and common mistakes. One-way ANOVA suggested a significant difference of lab results among the three cohorts. Post hoc multiple comparisons further revealed that the mean scores of both video cohorts were significantly higher than that of the comparison cohort (p < .001). There was, however, no significant difference of the mean scores between the two video cohorts (p > .05). However, the percentage of students having a perfect score was the highest in the mistake-referenced video cohort. There was no significant difference of written test scores among all three cohorts (p > .05). The instructional video of the standard procedure improves chiropractic students' ophthalmic physical examination skills, which may be further enhanced by implementing a mistake-referenced instructional video.

NHSC Business Standards Course. A Home Study Course on the Ethical Standards of the National Home Study Council.

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National Home Study Council, Washington, DC.

Written expressly for the National Home Study Council (NHSC) school executive, this course is an introduction, refresher, and reminder on the various ethical and administrative standards developed by and required of NHSC-accredited schools. It is intended to acquaint accredited school staff with the NHSC Business Standards and should become an…

USL/DBMS NASA/PC R and D project C programming standards

NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)

Dominick, Wayne D. (Editor); Moreau, Dennis R.

1984-01-01

A set of programming standards intended to promote reliability, readability, and portability of C programs written for PC research and development projects is established. These standards must be adhered to except where reasons for deviation are clearly identified and approved by the PC team. Any approved deviation from these standards must also be clearly documented in the pertinent source code.

Femtosecond FBG Written through the Coating for Sensing Applications

PubMed Central

Habel, Joé; Boilard, Tommy; Frenière, Jean-Simon; Bernier, Martin

2017-01-01

Type I fiber Bragg gratings (FBG) written through the coating of various off-the-shelf silica fibers with a femtosecond laser and the phase-mask technique are reported. Inscription through most of the common coating compositions (acrylate, silicone and polyimide) is reported as well as writing through the polyimide coating of various fiber cladding diameters, down to 50 µm. The long term annealing behavior of type I gratings written in a pure silica core fiber is also reported as well as a comparison of the mechanical resistance of type I and II FBG. The high mechanical resistance of the resulting type I FBG is shown to be useful for the fabrication of various distributed FBG arrays written using a single period phase-mask. The strain sensing response of such distributed arrays is also presented. PMID:29099077

76 FR 45168 - Rules Relating to Investigations

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2011-07-28

... documentary material, tangible things, written reports or answers to questions, and oral testimony, which may... documentary material, tangible things, written reports or answers to questions, and oral testimony. This... Investigations Section 1080.14 explains that documentary materials and tangible things obtained by the Bureau...

The Evolution of the American Board of Ophthalmology Written Qualifying Examination.

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Wilson, David J; Tasman, William S; Skuta, Gregory L; Sheth, Bhavna P

2016-09-01

Since the inception of board certification in ophthalmology in 1916, a written assessment of candidates' knowledge base has been an integral part of the certification process. Although the committee structure and technique for writing examination questions has evolved over the past 100 years, the written qualifying examination remains an essential tool for assessing the competency of physicians entering the workforce. To develop a fair and valid examination, the American Board of Ophthalmology builds examination questions using evidence-based, peer-reviewed literature and adheres to accepted psychometric assessment standards. Copyright © 2016 American Academy of Ophthalmology. All rights reserved.

Moving Forward--Shaping a Career Development Culture: Quality Standards, Quality Practice, Quality Outcomes

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

McMahon, Mary

2004-01-01

This paper represents the second of two papers written as part of the National Standards and Accreditation of Career Practitioners project. The first, a scoping paper titled Shaping a career development culture: Quality standards, quality practice, quality outcomes (McMahon, 2004), provided information for and guided discussion at the National…

25 CFR 36.10 - Standard I-Philosophy and goals.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-04-01

... 25 Indians 1 2012-04-01 2011-04-01 true Standard I-Philosophy and goals. 36.10 Section 36.10... § 36.10 Standard I—Philosophy and goals. (a) Each school shall develop a written mission statement and philosophy of education that addresses the accumulation of knowledge and development of skills, interests...

25 CFR 36.10 - Standard I-Philosophy and goals.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-04-01

... 25 Indians 1 2014-04-01 2014-04-01 false Standard I-Philosophy and goals. 36.10 Section 36.10... § 36.10 Standard I—Philosophy and goals. (a) Each school shall develop a written mission statement and philosophy of education that addresses the accumulation of knowledge and development of skills, interests...

25 CFR 36.10 - Standard I-Philosophy and goals.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-04-01

... 25 Indians 1 2011-04-01 2011-04-01 false Standard I-Philosophy and goals. 36.10 Section 36.10... § 36.10 Standard I—Philosophy and goals. (a) Each school shall develop a written mission statement and philosophy of education that addresses the accumulation of knowledge and development of skills, interests...

25 CFR 36.10 - Standard I-Philosophy and goals.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-04-01

... 25 Indians 1 2013-04-01 2013-04-01 false Standard I-Philosophy and goals. 36.10 Section 36.10... § 36.10 Standard I—Philosophy and goals. (a) Each school shall develop a written mission statement and philosophy of education that addresses the accumulation of knowledge and development of skills, interests...

77 FR 14046 - Amended Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993-ASTM...

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2012-03-08

... Research and Production Act of 1993--ASTM International Standards Notice is hereby given that, on February..., 15 U.S.C. 4301 et seq. (``the Act''), ASTM International Standards (``ASTM'') has filed written... circumstances. Specifically, ASTM has provided an updated list of current, ongoing ASTM standards activities...

25 CFR 36.40 - Standard XIII-Library/media program.

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2010-04-01

... 25 Indians 1 2010-04-01 2010-04-01 false Standard XIII-Library/media program. 36.40 Section 36.40... § 36.40 Standard XIII—Library/media program. (a) Each school shall provide a library/media program... objectives have been met. (2) A written policy for the selection of materials and equipment shall be...

40 CFR 63.7294 - What work practice standard must I meet for soaking?

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-07-01

... prepare and operate at all times according to a written work practice plan for soaking. Each plan must... 40 Protection of Environment 14 2012-07-01 2011-07-01 true What work practice standard must I meet... (CONTINUED) AIR PROGRAMS (CONTINUED) NATIONAL EMISSION STANDARDS FOR HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANTS FOR SOURCE...

40 CFR 63.7294 - What work practice standard must I meet for soaking?

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-07-01

... prepare and operate at all times according to a written work practice plan for soaking. Each plan must... 40 Protection of Environment 14 2014-07-01 2014-07-01 false What work practice standard must I... (CONTINUED) AIR PROGRAMS (CONTINUED) NATIONAL EMISSION STANDARDS FOR HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANTS FOR SOURCE...

40 CFR 63.7294 - What work practice standard must I meet for soaking?

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-07-01

... prepare and operate at all times according to a written work practice plan for soaking. Each plan must... 40 Protection of Environment 13 2011-07-01 2011-07-01 false What work practice standard must I... (CONTINUED) AIR PROGRAMS (CONTINUED) NATIONAL EMISSION STANDARDS FOR HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANTS FOR SOURCE...

40 CFR 63.7294 - What work practice standard must I meet for soaking?

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-07-01

... prepare and operate at all times according to a written work practice plan for soaking. Each plan must... 40 Protection of Environment 13 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 false What work practice standard must I... (CONTINUED) AIR PROGRAMS (CONTINUED) NATIONAL EMISSION STANDARDS FOR HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANTS FOR SOURCE...

Program Standards for School Foundation Units for Gifted Children. (Intellectually Gifted and Talented).

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

Ohio State Dept. of Education, Columbus.

Ohio's program standards for school foundation units for gifted children are presented in outline form. Areas covered (with sample rules in parentheses) include the following: general standards (elements of a written proposal to request approval from the Division of Special Education), student eligibility (the areas of giftedness included),…

Construct validation of an interactive digital algorithm for ostomy care.

PubMed

Beitz, Janice M; Gerlach, Mary A; Schafer, Vickie

2014-01-01

The purpose of this study was to evaluate construct validity for a previously face and content validated Ostomy Algorithm using digital real-life clinical scenarios. A cross-sectional, mixed-methods Web-based survey design study was conducted. Two hundred ninety-seven English-speaking RNs completed the study; participants practiced in both acute care and postacute settings, with 1 expert ostomy nurse (WOC nurse) and 2 nonexpert nurses. Following written consent, respondents answered demographic questions and completed a brief algorithm tutorial. Participants were then presented with 7 ostomy-related digital scenarios consisting of real-life photos and pertinent clinical information. Respondents used the 11 assessment components of the digital algorithm to choose management options. Participant written comments about the scenarios and the research process were collected. The mean overall percentage of correct responses was 84.23%. Mean percentage of correct responses for respondents with a self-reported basic ostomy knowledge was 87.7%; for those with a self-reported intermediate ostomy knowledge was 85.88% and those who were self-reported experts in ostomy care achieved 82.77% correct response rate. Five respondents reported having no prior ostomy care knowledge at screening and achieved an overall 45.71% correct response rate. No negative comments regarding the algorithm were recorded by participants. The new standardized Ostomy Algorithm remains the only face, content, and construct validated digital clinical decision instrument currently available. Further research on application at the bedside while tracking patient outcomes is warranted.

CYBER-205 Devectorizer

NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)

Lakeotes, Christopher D.

1990-01-01

DEVECT (CYBER-205 Devectorizer) is CYBER-205 FORTRAN source-language-preprocessor computer program reducing vector statements to standard FORTRAN. In addition, DEVECT has many other standard and optional features simplifying conversion of vector-processor programs for CYBER 200 to other computers. Written in FORTRAN IV.

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

Watson, Jean-Paul; Guttromson, Ross; Silva-Monroy, Cesar

This report has been written for the Department of Energy’s Energy Policy and Systems Analysis Office to inform their writing of the Quadrennial Energy Review in the area of energy resilience. The topics of measuring and increasing energy resilience are addressed, including definitions, means of measuring, and analytic methodologies that can be used to make decisions for policy, infrastructure planning, and operations. A risk-based framework is presented which provides a standard definition of a resilience metric. Additionally, a process is identified which explains how the metrics can be applied. Research and development is articulated that will further accelerate the resiliencemore » of energy infrastructures.« less

Development and Implementation of GPS Correlator Structures in MATLAB and Simulink with Focus on SDR Applications: Implementation of a Standard GPS Correlator Architecture (Baseline) Implementation of the MIT Quicksynch Sparse Algorithm Development and Implementation of Parallel Circular Correlator Constructs

DTIC Science & Technology

2014-05-01

software is available for a wide variety of operating systems , including Unix, FreeBSD, Linux, Solaris, Novell NetWare, OS X, Microsoft Windows, OS/2, TPF...Word for Xenix systems . Subsequent versions were later written for several other platforms including IBM PCs running DOS (1983), Apple Macintosh ...this burden, to Washington Headquarters Services, Directorate for Information Operations and Reports, 1215 Jefferson Davis Highway, Suite 1204

14 CFR 16.223 - Evidence.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-01-01

... shall be submitted in written form in advance of the oral hearing pursuant to the schedule established in the hearing officer's prehearing conference report. Written direct and rebuttal fact testimony... written testimony and evidence. Except in the case of evidence obtained by subpoena, or in the case of a...

[Automated external defibrillators, life vest defibrillator, or both?].

PubMed

Conti, C Richard

2012-03-01

As most understand, survival of cardiac arrest victims falls significantly if cardioversion is not performed promptly. The standard of practice for out-of-hospital defibrillation is the implantable cardiac defibrillator; however, much has been written and discussed about the use of automated external defibrillators. Not as much has been written about life vest wearable defibrillators. How to use these devices will be reviewed in this article.

Consent: an event or a memory in lumbar spinal surgery? A multi-centre, multi-specialty prospective study of documentation and patient recall of consent content.

PubMed

Lo, William B; McAuley, Ciaran P; Gillies, Martin J; Grover, Patrick J; Pereira, Erlick A C

2017-11-01

Prospective, multi-centre, multi-specialty medical notes review and patient interview. The consenting process is an important communication tool which also carries medico-legal implications. While written consent is a pre-requisite before spinal surgery in the UK, the standard and effectiveness of the process have not been assessed previously. This study assesses standard of written consent for elective lumbar decompressive surgery for degenerative disc disease across different regions and specialties in the UK; level of patient recall of the consent content; and identifies factors which affect patient recall. Consent forms of 153 in-patients from 4 centres a, b, c, d were reviewed. Written documentation of intended benefits, alternative treatments and operative risks was assessed. Of them, 108 patients were interviewed within 24 h before or after surgeries to assess recall. The written documentation rates of the operative risks showed significant inter-centre variations in haemorrhage and sphincter disturbance (P = 0.000), but not for others. Analysis of pooled data showed variations in written documentation of risks (P < 0.0005), highest in infection (96.1%) and lowest in recurrence (52.3%). For patient recall of these risks, there was no inter-centre variation. Patients' recall of paralysis as a risk was highest (50.9%) and that of recurrence was lowest (6.5%). Patients <65 years old recalled risks better than those ≥65, significantly so for infection (29.9 vs 9.7%, P = 0.027). Patients consented >14 days compared to <2 days before their surgeries had higher recall for paralysis (65.2 vs 43.7%) and recurrence (17.4 vs 2.8%). Patient recall was independent of consenter grade. Overall, the standard of written consent for elective lumbar spinal decompressive surgery was sub-optimal, which was partly reflected in the poor patient recall. While consenter seniority did not affect patient recall, younger age and longer consent-to-surgery time improved it.

Written and Non-Written Communication Methods as Correlates of Employee Performance: A Study of Academic Staff of Primary Teachers' Colleges in Central Uganda

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Byakutaga, Beatrice N. Kasande; Onen, David; Oonyu, Joseph; Kasesene, Edris S.

2016-01-01

This study delved into how written and non-written communication methods are correlated with the performance of the academic staff of Primary Teachers' Colleges (PTCs) in Central Uganda. The study was prompted by reportedly the deteriorating performance of the academic staff of most PTCs in the country despite government's efforts to train and…

Recommendations for terminology and databases for biochemical thermodynamics.

PubMed

Alberty, Robert A; Cornish-Bowden, Athel; Goldberg, Robert N; Hammes, Gordon G; Tipton, Keith; Westerhoff, Hans V

2011-05-01

Chemical equations are normally written in terms of specific ionic and elemental species and balance atoms of elements and electric charge. However, in a biochemical context it is usually better to write them with ionic reactants expressed as totals of species in equilibrium with each other. This implies that atoms of elements assumed to be at fixed concentrations, such as hydrogen at a specified pH, should not be balanced in a biochemical equation used for thermodynamic analysis. However, both kinds of equations are needed in biochemistry. The apparent equilibrium constant K' for a biochemical reaction is written in terms of such sums of species and can be used to calculate standard transformed Gibbs energies of reaction Δ(r)G'°. This property for a biochemical reaction can be calculated from the standard transformed Gibbs energies of formation Δ(f)G(i)'° of reactants, which can be calculated from the standard Gibbs energies of formation of species Δ(f)G(j)° and measured apparent equilibrium constants of enzyme-catalyzed reactions. Tables of Δ(r)G'° of reactions and Δ(f)G(i)'° of reactants as functions of pH and temperature are available on the web, as are functions for calculating these properties. Biochemical thermodynamics is also important in enzyme kinetics because apparent equilibrium constant K' can be calculated from experimentally determined kinetic parameters when initial velocities have been determined for both forward and reverse reactions. Specific recommendations are made for reporting experimental results in the literature. Copyright © 2011 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

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

Burge, S.W.

This report describes the FORCE2 flow program input, output, and the graphical post-processor. The manual describes the steps for creating the model, executing the programs and processing the results into graphical form. The FORCE2 post-processor was developed as an interactive program written in FORTRAN-77. It uses the Graphical Kernel System (GKS) graphics standard recently adopted by International Organization for Standardization, ISO, and American National Standards Institute, ANSI, and, therefore, can be used with many terminals. The post-processor vas written with Calcomp subroutine calls and is compatible with Tektkonix terminals and Calcomp and Nicolet pen plotters. B&W has been developing themore » FORCE2 code as a general-purpose tool for flow analysis of B&W equipment. The version of FORCE2 described in this manual was developed under the sponsorship of ASEA-Babcock as part of their participation in the joint R&D venture, ``Erosion of FBC Heat Transfer Tubes,`` and is applicable to the analyses of bubbling fluid beds. This manual is the principal documentation for program usage and is segmented into several sections to facilitate usage. In Section 2.0 the program is described, including assumptions, capabilities, limitations and uses, program status and location, related programs and program hardware and software requirements. Section 3.0 is a quick user`s reference guide for preparing input, executing FORCE2, and using the post-processor. Section 4.0 is a detailed description of the FORCE2 input. In Section 5.0, FORCE2 output is summarized. Section 6.0 contains a sample application, and Section 7.0 is a detailed reference guide.« less

Written Communication and the Marketing of Public Schools.

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

Hanson, Mark; And Others

Findings of a 2-year study of school-community communications are presented in this report, which analyzes the content and style of district-to-community written communiques and offers suggestions for improvement. Methodology involved document analysis of 594 written communiques from the central office and one elementary, middle, and high school…

Program Helps Standardize Documentation Of Software

NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)

Howe, G.

1994-01-01

Intelligent Documentation Management System, IDMS, computer program developed to assist project managers in implementing information system documentation standard known as NASA-STD-2100-91, NASA STD, COS-10300, of NASA's Software Management and Assurance Program. Standard consists of data-item descriptions or templates, each of which governs particular component of software documentation. IDMS helps program manager in tailoring documentation standard to project. Written in C language.

40 CFR 60.4206 - How long must I meet the emission standards if I am an owner or operator of a stationary CI...

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-07-01

... emission standards as required in §§ 60.4204 and 60.4205 according to the manufacturer's written... of stationary CI ICE must operate and maintain stationary CI ICE that achieve the emission standards... standards if I am an owner or operator of a stationary CI internal combustion engine? 60.4206 Section 60...

UPEML Version 2. 0: A machine-portable CDC Update emulator

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

Mehlhorn, T.A.; Young, M.F.

1987-05-01

UPEML is a machine-portable CDC Update emulation program. UPEML is written in ANSI standard Fortran-77 and is relatively simple and compact. It is capable of emulating a significant subset of the standard CDC Update functions, including program library creation and subsequent modification. Machine-portability is an essential attribute of UPEML. UPEML was written primarily to facilitate the use of CDC-based scientific packages on alternate computer systems such as the VAX 11/780 and the IBM 3081. UPEML has also been successfully used on the multiprocessor ELXSI, on CRAYs under both COS and CTSS operating systems, on APOLLO workstations, and on the HP-9000.more » Version 2.0 includes enhanced error checking, full ASCI character support, a program library audit capability, and a partial update option in which only selected or modified decks are written to the compile file. Further enhancements include checks for overlapping corrections, processing of nested calls to common decks, and reads and addfiles from alternate input files.« less

Radon in the Workplace: the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Ionizing Radiation Standard.

PubMed

Lewis, Robert K

2016-10-01

On 29 December 1970, the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 established the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). This article on OSHA, Title 29, Part 1910.1096 Ionizing Radiation standard was written to increase awareness of the employer, the workforce, state and federal governments, and those in the radon industry who perform radon testing and radon mitigation of the existence of these regulations, particularly the radon relevant aspect of the regulations. This review paper was also written to try to explain what can sometimes be complicated regulations. As the author works within the Radon Division of the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, Bureau of Radiation Protection, the exclusive focus of the article is on radon. The 1910.1096 standard obviously covers many other aspects of radiation and radiation safety in the work place.

76 FR 36101 - Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board, Northern New Mexico; Meeting

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2011-06-21

... Approval of Agenda and May 12, 2011 Meeting Minutes 1:30 p.m. Public Comment Period 1:45 p.m. Old Business Written Reports Other Items 2:00 p.m. New Business Report on Semi-Annual EM SSAB Chairs' Meeting Report... seven days in advance of the meeting at the telephone number listed above. Written statements may be...

40 CFR 63.9005 - What are my general requirements for complying with this subpart?

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-07-01

..., calibrated, maintained, and operated according to manufacturer's specifications or other written procedures... AGENCY (CONTINUED) AIR PROGRAMS (CONTINUED) NATIONAL EMISSION STANDARDS FOR HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANTS FOR SOURCE CATEGORIES (CONTINUED) National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Hydrochloric Acid...

40 CFR 63.9005 - What are my general requirements for complying with this subpart?

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-07-01

..., calibrated, maintained, and operated according to manufacturer's specifications or other written procedures... AGENCY (CONTINUED) AIR PROGRAMS (CONTINUED) NATIONAL EMISSION STANDARDS FOR HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANTS FOR SOURCE CATEGORIES (CONTINUED) National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Hydrochloric Acid...

40 CFR 63.9005 - What are my general requirements for complying with this subpart?

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-07-01

..., calibrated, maintained, and operated according to manufacturer's specifications or other written procedures... AGENCY (CONTINUED) AIR PROGRAMS (CONTINUED) NATIONAL EMISSION STANDARDS FOR HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANTS FOR SOURCE CATEGORIES (CONTINUED) National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Hydrochloric Acid...

40 CFR 63.9005 - What are my general requirements for complying with this subpart?

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-07-01

..., calibrated, maintained, and operated according to manufacturer's specifications or other written procedures... AGENCY (CONTINUED) AIR PROGRAMS (CONTINUED) NATIONAL EMISSION STANDARDS FOR HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANTS FOR SOURCE CATEGORIES (CONTINUED) National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Hydrochloric Acid...

40 CFR 63.9005 - What are my general requirements for complying with this subpart?

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-07-01

..., calibrated, maintained, and operated according to manufacturer's specifications or other written procedures... AGENCY (CONTINUED) AIR PROGRAMS (CONTINUED) NATIONAL EMISSION STANDARDS FOR HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANTS FOR SOURCE CATEGORIES (CONTINUED) National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Hydrochloric Acid...

77 FR 72781 - Standards Improvement Project-Phase IV

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2012-12-06

... prepare and maintain written training-certification records for personal protective equipment, revised... revising the standards related to fit testing personal protective equipment, notably Sec. Sec. 1926.103 and... requirement to certify personal protective equipment (PPE) training. OSHA concluded that it could obtain the...

Information System Life-Cycle And Documentation Standards (SMAP DIDS)

NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)

1990-01-01

Although not computer program, SMAP DIDS written to provide systematic, NASA-wide structure for documenting information system development projects. Each DID (data item description) outlines document required for top-quality software development. When combined with management, assurance, and life cycle standards, Standards protect all parties who participate in design and operation of new information system.

Statistics and the Question of Standards

PubMed Central

Stigler, Stephen M.

1996-01-01

This is a written version of a memorial lecture given in honor of Churchill Eisenhart at the National Institute of Standards and Technology on May 5, 1995. The relationship and the interplay between statistics and standards over the past centuries are described. Historical examples are presented to illustrate mutual dependency and development in the two fields. PMID:27805077

50 CFR 300.22 - Eastern Pacific fisheries recordkeeping and written reports.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-10-01

...: § 300.22 Eastern Pacific fisheries recordkeeping and written reports. (a) Logbooks. (1) * * * (2) Whale... States that encircles a whale shark (Rhincodon typus) while commercially fishing in the Convention Area... must include the following information: The number of individual whale sharks with which the vessel...

The Presentation of Projects by High School Pupils in a Gifted Programme.

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

Peires, Juliette

Guidelines are offered for helping gifted high school students present oral and written presentations of individual learning projects. Students need to work toward a goal and accept responsibility for presenting the project formally. Written reports foster discipline, completed projects, and documentation for further study. Verbal reports offer…

76 FR 5821 - Earned Import Allowance Program: Evaluation of the Effectiveness of the Program for Certain...

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2011-02-02

... Report AGENCY: United States International Trade Commission. ACTION: Notice of public hearing and opportunity to provide testimony and written comments in connection with the Commission's second annual report... date for the public hearing and deadlines for filing briefs and other written submissions, in...

Variation in Pediatric Organ Donor Management Practices Among US Organ Procurement Organizations.

PubMed

Ream, Robert S; Armbrecht, Eric S

2018-03-01

Reports of actual pediatric organ donor management practice among US organ procurement organizations are sparse, and the use of standardized management guidelines is unknown. A recent consensus statement from the Society of Critical Care Medicine, the American College of Chest Physicians, and the Association of Organ Procurement Organizations offers guidelines for the management of the pediatric organ donor. To describe the use of guidelines and routine practices in the management of the pediatric organ donor with respect to hemodynamics, lung and ventilator management, fluid and electrolytes, hormonal replacement therapy, the use of blood products, thermoregulation, and prophylactic antibiotics. Cross-sectional observational study using a survey and follow-up telephone interview with respondents from all 58 US organ procurement organizations. All 58 US Organ Procurement Organizations participated. A majority employed written guidelines for the management of pediatric donor hemodynamics, thermoregulation, fluids, and electrolytes. Management of blood products, the lung, and mechanical ventilation were less commonly committed to written guidelines, but common practices were described. All used various forms of hormonal replacement therapy and the majority administered empiric antibiotic therapy. Wide variation was observed in the management of the lung, mechanical ventilation, and glycemic control. Most OPOs used forms of standardized donor management for the pediatric organ donor although variation in the content of that management exists. Barriers to an evidence-based approach to the pediatric donor need to be determined and addressed.

Reported consent processes and demographics: a substudy of the INSIGHT Strategic Timing of AntiRetroviral Treatment trial

PubMed Central

Denning, Eileen; Sharma, Shweta; Smolskis, Mary; Touloumi, Giota; Walker, Sarah; Babiker, Abdel; Clewett, Megan; Emanuel, Ezekiel; Florence, Eric; Papadopoulos, Antonios; Sánchez, Adriana; Tavel, Jorge; Grady, Christine

2014-01-01

Objectives Efforts are needed to improve informed consent of participants in research. The Strategic Timing of AntiRetroviral Therapy (START) study provides a unique opportunity to study the effect of length and complexity of informed consent documents on understanding and satisfaction among geographically diverse participants. Methods Interested START sites were randomised to use either the standard consent form or the concise consent form for all of the site’s participants. Results A total of 4473 HIV-positive participants at 154 sites worldwide took part in the Informed Consent Substudy, with consent given in 11 primary languages. Most sites sent written information to potential participants in advance of clinic visits, usually including the consent form. At about half the sites, staff reported spending less than an hour per participant in the consent process. The vast majority of sites assessed participant understanding using informal nonspecific questions or clinical judgment. Conclusions These data reflect the interest of START research staff in evaluating the consent process and improving informed consent. The START Informed Consent Substudy is by far the largest study of informed consent intervention ever conducted. Its results have the potential to impact how consent forms are written around the world. PMID:25711320

Reported consent processes and demographics: a substudy of the INSIGHT Strategic Timing of AntiRetroviral Treatment (START) trial.

PubMed

Denning, E; Sharma, S; Smolskis, M; Touloumi, G; Walker, S; Babiker, A; Clewett, M; Emanuel, E; Florence, E; Papadopoulos, A; Sánchez, A; Tavel, J; Grady, C

2015-04-01

Efforts are needed to improve informed consent of participants in research. The Strategic Timing of AntiRetroviral Therapy (START) study provides a unique opportunity to study the effect of length and complexity of informed consent documents on understanding and satisfaction among geographically diverse participants. Interested START sites were randomized to use either the standard consent form or the concise consent form for all of the site's participants. A total of 4473 HIV-positive participants at 154 sites world-wide took part in the Informed Consent Substudy, with consent given in 11 primary languages. Most sites sent written information to potential participants in advance of clinic visits, usually including the consent form. At about half the sites, staff reported spending less than an hour per participant in the consent process. The vast majority of sites assessed participant understanding using informal nonspecific questions or clinical judgment. These data reflect the interest of START research staff in evaluating the consent process and improving informed consent. The START Informed Consent Substudy is by far the largest study of informed consent intervention ever conducted. Its results have the potential to impact how consent forms are written around the world. © 2015 British HIV Association.

The Relationship among Measures of Written Expression Using Curriculum-Based Measurement and the Arizona Instrument to Measure Skills (AIMS) at the Middle School Level

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

Lopez, Francesca A.; Thompson, Sandra S.

2011-01-01

The authors examined the predictor-criterion relationship between measures of written expression using spring curriculum-based measures (W-CBM) and the spring administration of the state-mandated high-stakes test the Arizona Instrument to Measure Standards (AIMS) in writing. Students (N = 83) in Grades 6, 7, and 8 wrote expressive narratives for 3…

Reduction of lithologic-log data to numbers for use in the digital computer

USGS Publications Warehouse

Morgan, C.O.; McNellis, J.M.

1971-01-01

The development of a standardized system for conveniently coding lithologic-log data for use in the digital computer has long been needed. The technique suggested involves a reduction of the original written alphanumeric log to a numeric log by use of computer programs. This numeric log can then be retrieved as a written log, interrogated for pertinent information, or analyzed statistically. ?? 1971 Plenum Publishing Corporation.

Improving informed consent to chemotherapy: a randomized controlled trial of written information versus an interactive multimedia CD-ROM.

PubMed

Olver, Ian N; Whitford, Hayley S; Denson, Linley A; Peterson, Melissa J; Olver, Scott I

2009-02-01

This randomized controlled trial aimed to determine whether an interactive CD-ROM improved cancer patients' recall of chemotherapy treatment information over standard written information, and whether demographic, cognitive, and psychological factors better predicted recall than this format of delivery. One-hundred-and-one new patients about to commence chemotherapy were randomized to receive written information or a CD-ROM containing treatment information before giving informed consent. Patients' recall, concentration, short-term memory, reading comprehension, anxiety, depression, and coping styles were assessed with standardized measures pre-treatment. Seventy-seven patients completed tests for recall of treatment information before their second chemotherapy session. Intention-to-treat analyses indicated no significant differences between the written information and CD-ROM groups across recall questions about number of drugs received (p=.43), treatment length (p=.23), and treatment goal (p=.69). Binary logistic regressions indicated that for groups combined different variables predicted each of the recall questions. An interactive CD-ROM did not improve cancer patients' recall of treatment information enough to warrant changes in consent procedures. Different variables predicted recall of different treatment aspects highlighting the complex nature of attempting to improve patient recall. Attending to the effect of depression on patient knowledge and understanding appears paramount.

The importance of standardized observations to evaluate nutritional care quality in the survey process.

PubMed

Schnelle, John F; Bertrand, Rosanna; Hurd, Donna; White, Alan; Squires, David; Feuerberg, Marvin; Hickey, Kelly; Simmons, Sandra F

2009-10-01

Guidelines written for government surveyors who assess nursing home (NH) compliance with federal standards contain instructions to observe the quality of mealtime assistance. However, these instructions are vague and no protocol is provided for surveyors to record observational data. This study compared government survey staff observations of mealtime assistance quality to observations by research staff using a standardized protocol that met basic standards for accurate behavioral measurement. Survey staff used either the observation instructions in the standard survey process or those written for the revised Quality Improvement Survey (QIS). Trained research staff observed mealtime care in 20 NHs in 5 states during the same time period that survey staff evaluated care in the same facilities, although it could not be determined if survey and research staff observed the same residents during the same meals. Ten NHs were evaluated by government surveyors using the QIS survey instructions and 10 NHs were evaluated by surveyors using the standard survey instructions. Research staff observations using a standardized observation protocol identified a higher proportion of residents receiving inadequate feeding assistance during meals relative to survey staff using either the standard or QIS survey instructions. For example, more than 50% of the residents who ate less than half of their meals based on research staff observation were not offered an alternative to the served meal, and the lack of alternatives, or meal substitutions, was common in all 20 NHs. In comparison, the QIS survey teams documented only 2 instances when meal substitutes were not offered in 10 NHs and the standard survey teams documented no instances in 10 NHs. Standardized mealtime observations by research staff revealed feeding assistance care quality issues in all 20 study NHs. Surveyors following the instructions in either the standard or revised QIS surveys did not detect most of these care quality issues. Survey staff instructions for observation of nutritional care are not clearly written; thus, these instructions do not permit accurate behavioral measurement. These instructions should be revised in consideration of basic principles that guide accurate behavioral measurement and shared with NH providers to enable them to effectively implement quality improvement programs.

42 CFR 495.348 - Procurement standards.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-10-01

... contractor integrity, record of past performance, financial and technical resources or accessibility to other.... The grantee must maintain written standards of conduct governing the performance of its employees... employs or is about to employ any of the parties indicated herein, has a financial or other interest in...

75 FR 38432 - Railroad Safety Appliance Standards, Miscellaneous Revisions

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2010-07-02

... appliance arrangements on newly constructed railroad cars, locomotives, tenders, or similar vehicles in lieu... advancements and ergonomic design standards for new car construction and ensure that modern rail equipment... designs in the future for railroad cars, locomotives, tenders, or similar vehicles. DATES: (1) Written...

Toward Software Both Seen and Heard.

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

Lazzaro, Joseph J.

1996-01-01

Visually impaired users are hampered by current PC software written for graphical user interfaces. Screen readers that vocalize displayed text require standardization that remains missing in the programming industry; the readers cannot interpret many cues in the Windows environment. More programming standards and adaptive technology for computers…

40 CFR 63.7800 - What are my operation and maintenance requirements?

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-07-01

... prepare and operate at all times according to a written operation and maintenance plan for each capture... PROGRAMS (CONTINUED) NATIONAL EMISSION STANDARDS FOR HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANTS FOR SOURCE CATEGORIES (CONTINUED) National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Integrated Iron and Steel...

40 CFR 63.7800 - What are my operation and maintenance requirements?

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-07-01

... prepare and operate at all times according to a written operation and maintenance plan for each capture... PROGRAMS (CONTINUED) NATIONAL EMISSION STANDARDS FOR HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANTS FOR SOURCE CATEGORIES (CONTINUED) National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Integrated Iron and Steel...

40 CFR 61.184 - Ambient air monitoring for inorganic arsenic.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-07-01

... PROGRAMS (CONTINUED) NATIONAL EMISSION STANDARDS FOR HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANTS National Emission Standard... this subpart applies shall operate a continuous monitoring system for the measurement of inorganic... operator shall submit a written plan describing, and explaining the basis for, the design and adequacy of...

40 CFR 61.184 - Ambient air monitoring for inorganic arsenic.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-07-01

... PROGRAMS (CONTINUED) NATIONAL EMISSION STANDARDS FOR HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANTS National Emission Standard... this subpart applies shall operate a continuous monitoring system for the measurement of inorganic... operator shall submit a written plan describing, and explaining the basis for, the design and adequacy of...

40 CFR 63.7800 - What are my operation and maintenance requirements?

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-07-01

... prepare and operate at all times according to a written operation and maintenance plan for each capture... PROGRAMS (CONTINUED) NATIONAL EMISSION STANDARDS FOR HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANTS FOR SOURCE CATEGORIES (CONTINUED) National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Integrated Iron and Steel...

40 CFR 63.7800 - What are my operation and maintenance requirements?

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-07-01

... prepare and operate at all times according to a written operation and maintenance plan for each capture... PROGRAMS (CONTINUED) NATIONAL EMISSION STANDARDS FOR HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANTS FOR SOURCE CATEGORIES (CONTINUED) National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Integrated Iron and Steel...

40 CFR 61.184 - Ambient air monitoring for inorganic arsenic.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-07-01

... PROGRAMS (CONTINUED) NATIONAL EMISSION STANDARDS FOR HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANTS National Emission Standard... this subpart applies shall operate a continuous monitoring system for the measurement of inorganic... operator shall submit a written plan describing, and explaining the basis for, the design and adequacy of...

40 CFR 63.7800 - What are my operation and maintenance requirements?

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-07-01

... prepare and operate at all times according to a written operation and maintenance plan for each capture... PROGRAMS (CONTINUED) NATIONAL EMISSION STANDARDS FOR HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANTS FOR SOURCE CATEGORIES (CONTINUED) National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Integrated Iron and Steel...

Physical Education Curriculum Analysis Tool (PECAT)

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

Lee, Sarah M.; Wechsler, Howell

2006-01-01

The Physical Education Curriculum Analysis Tool (PECAT) will help school districts conduct a clear, complete, and consistent analysis of written physical education curricula, based upon national physical education standards. The PECAT is customizable to include local standards. The results from the analysis can help school districts enhance…

Improving ELLs' Listening Competence through Written Scaffolds

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

Abobaker, Reima

2017-01-01

This article reports findings from a quasi-experimental study conducted to provide evidence of the effectiveness of written scaffolds (keyword captions, full captions, and full transcript) for different proficiency levels. The gap that this article fills is the lack of research on the type of written scaffold that a specific proficiency level can…

Crystal Symmetry Algorithms in a High-Throughput Framework for Materials

NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

Taylor, Richard

The high-throughput framework AFLOW that has been developed and used successfully over the last decade is improved to include fully-integrated software for crystallographic symmetry characterization. The standards used in the symmetry algorithms conform with the conventions and prescriptions given in the International Tables of Crystallography (ITC). A standard cell choice with standard origin is selected, and the space group, point group, Bravais lattice, crystal system, lattice system, and representative symmetry operations are determined. Following the conventions of the ITC, the Wyckoff sites are also determined and their labels and site symmetry are provided. The symmetry code makes no assumptions on the input cell orientation, origin, or reduction and has been integrated in the AFLOW high-throughput framework for materials discovery by adding to the existing code base and making use of existing classes and functions. The software is written in object-oriented C++ for flexibility and reuse. A performance analysis and examination of the algorithms scaling with cell size and symmetry is also reported.

Standardization of reliability reporting for cochlear implants: an interim report.

PubMed

Backous, Douglas D; Watson, Stacey D

2007-04-01

To propose a standard definition of "out of specification" for cochlear implants and a paradigm for inclusion of category C of the ISO standard 5841-2:2000 for reporting in cumulative survival statistics. A standard definition of "out of specification" and consistent reporting by manufacturers of cochlear implants will create a fair and consistent representation of cumulative survival. This will allow discernment of differences between manufacturers for reliability and for detection of trends in reliability between model types from the same manufacturer. Three separate meetings with representatives of the three manufacturers of cochlear implants marketed in the United States were staged over a 13-mo period. Standard questions, created by the authors, were addressed by each representative to determine the current state of device reliability reporting. Results were presented to clinicians at the William House Cochlear Implant study Group and the Implantable devices sub-committee of the American Academy of Otolaryngology (2004, 2005) and at the 8th International Cochlear Implant Conference (2004) for feedback. After assimilation of feedback by all parties, the standard was written and reviewed by representatives from each manufacturer for accuracy of data. A complaint-driven standard was developed. A "cochlear implant" as an internal device placed and skin closed in surgery. An internal device is "out of specification" when one or more technical characteristics is outside the limits of normal function and results in explantation or non-use by the patient." Children will be reported separately from adults, each model of device will be reported on annually, a minimum of 200 devices must be in each model group for Cumulative Survival Reporting (CSR). Confidence limits are set at 95%. Explants will be determined to be "biological" or "technical." Technical explants are included in CSR reports. Devices failing to meet specifications set by the manufacturer, not in use but still in situ due to patient choice not to be re-implanted are considered category C and included in CSR reports. Implants that cannot be classified at explant are placed in an "under investigation" category while evaluation is completed. If no classification is made by 6 months, these devices will be included in the CSR report. Notification to the implant center regarding "in" or "out of specification" will be made within 60 d of the explant arriving at the manufacturer with final root cause of failure reported to centers when complete. Information will be passed on to patients by members of the implant team. A standardized form will be created to provide the manufacturers with necessary patient information to guide reliability analysis, including performance after re-implant. The standard for reliability reporting described in this paper improves patient care by presenting data which are understandable to clinicians delivering cochlear implant services. It fosters fair and accurate reporting without discriminating or granting perceived advantage to any manufacturer. This standard provides a basis for reporting research related to or including device reliability in the medical literature.

77 FR 66599 - Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board, Northern New Mexico

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2012-11-06

... Business Written Reports Report on EM SSAB Chairs' Meeting, Carlos Valdez and Manuel Pacheco, Vice-Chair... Business Consideration and Action on 2012 Self Evaluation (Section X. Bylaws), Carlos Valdez Other Items 2... seven days in advance of the meeting at the telephone number listed above. Written statements may be...

Dangerous Products, Dangerous Places: An AARP Report on Home Safety and Older Consumers.

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

Fise, Mary Ellen R.

This report was written to identify the safety problems confronting older persons and to educate readers about product and home hazards and appropriate preventive measures. It was written for older consumers, their families, policymakers, and manufacturers. Information on the incidence of home accidents and consumer product accidents among the…

40 CFR 59.510 - What records am I required to maintain?

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-07-01

... PROGRAMS (CONTINUED) NATIONAL VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND EMISSION STANDARDS FOR CONSUMER AND COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS National Volatile Organic Compound Emission Standards for Aerosol Coatings § 59.510 What records... providing the written certification to the Administrator in accordance with § 59.511(g), the certifying...

Predicate Adjective Usage in Standard Russian.

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

Benson, Morton

1959-01-01

This paper describes predicate adjective usage in modern standard Russian using a corpus of written Russian derived from "Pravda" (neutral literary style) and "Krokodil" (conversational material). The short, long nominative, and instrumental forms are examined in relation to the type of adjective, copulative verb, sentence subject, and other…

77 FR 76003 - Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request-Safety Standard for Omnidirectional Citizens Band Base...

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2012-12-26

... Request--Safety Standard for Omnidirectional Citizens Band Base Station Antennas AGENCY: Consumer Product... antennas. DATES: Written comments on this request for extension of approval of information collection... Citizens Band Base Station Antennas establishes performance requirements for omnidirectional citizens band...

75 FR 27227 - Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Residential Central Air...

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2010-05-14

... that DOE could consider for these products. DOE also encouraged written comments on these subjects... conservation standards notice of public meeting (NOPM) and availability of the preliminary technical support... Federal Register notice announcing the availability of its preliminary technical support document for...

40 CFR 165.45 - Refillable container standards.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-07-01

... at the refilling establishment of a refiller operating under written contract to you, the stationary..., and exclude precipitation. (ii) External sight gauges, which are pesticide-containing hoses or tubes... refillable container standards? Yes, it is possible for you to obtain a waiver from or a modification to some...

75 FR 35286 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Safety Standard...

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2010-06-21

... instructional literature requirements in the Safety Standard for Infant walkers. DATES: Submit written or... for marking and instructional literature. We estimate the burden of this collection of information as... literature that are disclosure requirements, thus falling within the definition of ``collections of...

Correlation of Simulation Examination to Written Test Scores for Advanced Cardiac Life Support Testing: Prospective Cohort Study.

PubMed

Strom, Suzanne L; Anderson, Craig L; Yang, Luanna; Canales, Cecilia; Amin, Alpesh; Lotfipour, Shahram; McCoy, C Eric; Osborn, Megan Boysen; Langdorf, Mark I

2015-11-01

Traditional Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) courses are evaluated using written multiple-choice tests. High-fidelity simulation is a widely used adjunct to didactic content, and has been used in many specialties as a training resource as well as an evaluative tool. There are no data to our knowledge that compare simulation examination scores with written test scores for ACLS courses. To compare and correlate a novel high-fidelity simulation-based evaluation with traditional written testing for senior medical students in an ACLS course. We performed a prospective cohort study to determine the correlation between simulation-based evaluation and traditional written testing in a medical school simulation center. Students were tested on a standard acute coronary syndrome/ventricular fibrillation cardiac arrest scenario. Our primary outcome measure was correlation of exam results for 19 volunteer fourth-year medical students after a 32-hour ACLS-based Resuscitation Boot Camp course. Our secondary outcome was comparison of simulation-based vs. written outcome scores. The composite average score on the written evaluation was substantially higher (93.6%) than the simulation performance score (81.3%, absolute difference 12.3%, 95% CI [10.6-14.0%], p<0.00005). We found a statistically significant moderate correlation between simulation scenario test performance and traditional written testing (Pearson r=0.48, p=0.04), validating the new evaluation method. Simulation-based ACLS evaluation methods correlate with traditional written testing and demonstrate resuscitation knowledge and skills. Simulation may be a more discriminating and challenging testing method, as students scored higher on written evaluation methods compared to simulation.

Workshop on standards in biomass for energy and chemicals: proceedings

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Milne, T.A.

1984-11-01

In the course of reviewing standards literature, visiting prominent laboratories and research groups, attending biomass meetings and corresponding widely, a whole set of standards needs was identified, the most prominent of which were: biomass standard reference materials, research materials and sample banks; special collections of microorganisms, clonal material, algae, etc.; standard methods of characterization of substrates and biomass fuels; standard tests and methods for the conversion and end-use of biomass; standard protocols for the description, harvesting, preparation, storage, and measurement of productivity of biomass materials in the energy context; glossaries of terms; development of special tests for assay of enzymaticmore » activity and related processes. There was also a recognition of the need for government, professional and industry support of concensus standards development and the dissemination of information on standards. Some 45 biomass researchers and managers met with key NBS staff to identify and prioritize standards needs. This was done through three working panels: the Panel on Standard Reference Materials (SRM's), Research Materials (RM's), and Sample Banks; the Panel on Production and Characterization; and the Panel on Tests and Methods for Conversion and End Use. This report gives a summary of the action items in standards development recommended unanimously by the workshop attendees. The proceedings of the workshop, and an appendix, contain an extensive written record of the findings of the workshop panelists and others regarding presently existing standards and standards issues and needs. Separate abstracts have been prepared for selected papers for inclusion in the Energy Database.« less

Groundwater technical procedures of the U.S. Geological Survey

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Cunningham, William L.; Schalk, Charles W.

2011-01-01

A series of groundwater technical procedures documents (GWPDs) has been released by the U.S. Geological Survey, Water-Resources Discipline, for general use by the public. These technical procedures were written in response to the need for standardized technical procedures of many aspects of groundwater science, including site and measuring-point establishment, measurement of water levels, and measurement of well discharge. The techniques are described in the GWPDs in concise language and are accompanied by necessary figures and tables derived from cited manuals, reports, and other documents. Because a goal of this series of procedures is to remain current with the state of the science, and because procedures change over time, this report is released in an online format only. As new procedures are developed and released, they will be linked to this document.

Interpretative commenting.

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Vasikaran, Samuel

2008-08-01

* Clinical laboratories should be able to offer interpretation of the results they produce. * At a minimum, contact details for interpretative advice should be available on laboratory reports.Interpretative comments may be verbal or written and printed. * Printed comments on reports should be offered judiciously, only where they would add value; no comment preferred to inappropriate or dangerous comment. * Interpretation should be based on locally agreed or nationally recognised clinical guidelines where available. * Standard tied comments ("canned" comments) can have some limited use.Individualised narrative comments may be particularly useful in the case of tests that are new, complex or unfamiliar to the requesting clinicians and where clinical details are available. * Interpretative commenting should only be provided by appropriately trained and credentialed personnel. * Audit of comments and continued professional development of personnel providing them are important for quality assurance.

Teaching undergraduates the process of peer review: learning by doing.

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Rangachari, P K

2010-09-01

An active approach allowed undergraduates in Health Sciences to learn the dynamics of peer review at first hand. A four-stage process was used. In stage 1, students formed self-selected groups to explore specific issues. In stage 2, each group posted their interim reports online on a specific date. Each student read all the other reports and prepared detailed critiques. In stage 3, each report was discussed at sessions where the lead discussant was selected at random. All students participated in the peer review process. The written critiques were collated and returned to each group, who were asked to resubmit their revised reports within 2 wk. In stage 4, final submissions accompanied by rebuttals were graded. Student responses to a questionnaire were highly positive. They recognized the individual steps in the standard peer review, appreciated the complexities involved, and got a first-hand experience of some of the inherent variabilities involved. The absence of formal presentations and the opportunity to read each other's reports permitted them to study issues in greater depth.

Evidence for a Limited-Cascading Account of Written Word Naming

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Bonin, Patrick; Roux, Sebastien; Barry, Christopher; Canell, Laura

2012-01-01

We address the issue of how information flows within the written word production system by examining written object-naming latencies. We report 4 experiments in which we manipulate variables assumed to have their primary impact at the level of object recognition (e.g., quality of visual presentation of pictured objects), at the level of semantic…

Responding Effectively to Composition Students: Comparing Student Perceptions of Written and Audio Feedback

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Bilbro, J.; Iluzada, C.; Clark, D. E.

2013-01-01

The authors compared student perceptions of audio and written feedback in order to assess what types of students may benefit from receiving audio feedback on their essays rather than written feedback. Many instructors previously have reported the advantages they see in audio feedback, but little quantitative research has been done on how the…

Teaching Computation in Primary School without Traditional Written Algorithms

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Hartnett, Judy

2015-01-01

Concerns regarding the dominance of the traditional written algorithms in schools have been raised by many mathematics educators, yet the teaching of these procedures remains a dominant focus in in primary schools. This paper reports on a project in one school where the staff agreed to put the teaching of the traditional written algorithm aside,…

Curriculum structure: principles and strategy.

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Oliver, R; Kersten, H; Vinkka-Puhakka, H; Alpasan, G; Bearn, D; Cema, I; Delap, E; Dummer, P; Goulet, J P; Gugushe, T; Jeniati, E; Jerolimov, V; Kotsanos, N; Krifka, S; Levy, G; Neway, M; Ogawa, T; Saag, M; Sidlauskas, A; Skaleric, U; Vervoorn, M; White, D

2008-02-01

This report provides general guidelines for the structure of a curriculum, followed by specific advice on the principles of learning and teaching, the process of restructuring and change leadership and management. It provides examples of several educational philosophies, including vertical and horizontal integration. It discusses the use of competence, learning outcomes, level of degree and assessment and provides a number of recommendations. It does not seek to be prescriptive of time allocation to disciplines within a curriculum. Although this report has been written primarily for those who will develop an undergraduate curriculum, the information may be sufficiently generic to apply to the recent development in graduate entry ('shortened dental' or 'accelerated') courses and to postgraduate degree planning and higher education certificate or diploma courses for other dental care professionals (auxiliaries). The report may have a European bias as progress is made to converge and enhance educational standards in 29 countries with different educational approaches - a microcosm of global collaboration.

Space Station: Status of financial reserves. Report to the Chair, Government Activities and Transportation Subcommittee, Committee on Government Operations, House of Representatives

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Degnan, Frank; Zadjura, Mona M.; Crocker, William W.; Berry, James D., Jr.

1992-07-01

The information on the financial reserves available to offset risks associated with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's Space Station Freedom program is provided to Government Activities and Transportation Subcommittee of Committee on Government Operations House of Representatives, as requested. To obtain the information of the financial reserves NASA maintains in the space station program, NASA Headquarters officials in the Controller and Space Station program offices were interviewed. Financial and program documents related to the level of financial reserves in the program and the uses of those reserved to fund additional program requirements were reviewed. The review was conducted from March to July 1992 in accordance with generally accepted government auditing standards. As requested, written agency comments on this report was not obtained, but the reviews of responsible NASA officials were obtained to consider in preparing this report.

Effects of summer flow augmentation on the migratory behavior and survival of juvenile Snake River fall Chinook salmon. Annual report 2005

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Tiffan, Kenneth F.; Connor, William P.

2006-01-01

This report summarizes results of research activities conducted in 2004 and years previous to aid in the management and recovery of fall Chinook salmon Oncorhynchus tshawytscha in the Columbia River basin. For detailed summaries, we refer the reader to the abstracts given on the second page of each chapter. The Annual Reporting section includes information provided to fishery managers in-season and post-season, and it contains a detailed summary of life history and survival statistics on wild Snake River fall Chinook salmon juveniles for the years 1992-2004. Publication is a high priority of our staff. Publication provides our results to a wide audience, and it insures that our work meets high scientific standards. The Bibliography of Published Journal Articles section provides citations for peer-reviewed papers co-authored by personnel of project 1991-02900 that were written or published from 1998 to 2005.

Using Game Play Scenarios to Go beyond the Traditional Written Test

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Pagnano-Richardson, Karen; Henninger, Mary L.

2010-01-01

The cognitive domain in physical education is an important component of quality physical education as demonstrated through Standard 2 of the National Standards for Physical Education which state that the physically educated person "demonstrates understanding of movement concepts, principles, strategies, and tactics as they apply to learning and…

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How Good Are the Standard Atomic Weights?

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Peiser, H. Steffen

1985-01-01

This review of standard atomic weights is written chiefly for chemical analysts who may place too much confidence in the accuracy of these values. Topics considered include Frank Clarke's atomic weights, effects of radioactivity and other anomalies in isotopic abundance, atomic weight limitations from experimental uncertainties, and others. (JN)

30 CFR 75.1914 - Maintenance of diesel-powered equipment.

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Bloodborne Pathogens Exposure Control Plan.

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National Child Care Association, Atlanta, GA.

This sample exposure control plan is a guide to assist child care providers in complying with the blood-borne pathogens standard issued by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). The standard requires employers to establish a written exposure control plan by May 5, 1992 (for exposure to microorganisms in human blood that cause…

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Voluntary National Content Standards in Economics.

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National Council on Economic Education, New York, NY.

This book provides a tool for educators, specifying what K-12 grade students should learn about basic economics as they go through school. The standards are written for teachers and classroom use, offering benchmarks, guides, teaching suggestions, and teaching strategies. The essential principles of economics are identified in the 20 content…

The Right Time to Start Writing

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Casa, Tutita M.

2015-01-01

Communication has long been emphasized in standards-based instruction (NCTM 1991; 2000), yet little distinction has been made between oral and written forms. Nonetheless, both the mathematics and the English language arts Common Core State Standards (CCSS) documents continue to hint at the importance of writing mathematically (CCSSI 2010). The…

The comprehension skills of children learning English as an additional language.

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Burgoyne, K; Kelly, J M; Whiteley, H E; Spooner, A

2009-12-01

Data from national test results suggests that children who are learning English as an additional language (EAL) experience relatively lower levels of educational attainment in comparison to their monolingual, English-speaking peers. The relative underachievement of children who are learning EAL demands that the literacy needs of this group are identified. To this end, this study aimed to explore the reading- and comprehension-related skills of a group of EAL learners. Data are reported from 92 Year 3 pupils, of whom 46 children are learning EAL. Children completed standardized measures of reading accuracy and comprehension, listening comprehension, and receptive and expressive vocabulary. Results indicate that many EAL learners experience difficulties in understanding written and spoken text. These comprehension difficulties are not related to decoding problems but are related to significantly lower levels of vocabulary knowledge experienced by this group. Many EAL learners experience significantly lower levels of English vocabulary knowledge which has a significant impact on their ability to understand written and spoken text. Greater emphasis on language development is therefore needed in the school curriculum to attempt to address the limited language skills of children learning EAL.

A Microcomputer E-Book—A Database System for Patient Care Experience Using A Personalized Data Dictionary

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Hepler, Kevin M.

1983-01-01

This paper is a description of a computerized E-book system for maintaining a record of patient care experience. It uses a microcomputer and a specially-written file management program. Its features include a dictionary that is developed by the user to permit easy data entry and retrieval while maintaining compatibility with standard reporting codes. The author of this paper has used this system to maintain a list of more than 3,500 patient contacts during a three year family practice residency at the University of Missouri-Columbia and has found it useful in his education.

Applying the CONSORT and STROBE statements to evaluate the reporting quality of neovascular age-related macular degeneration studies.

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Fung, Anne E; Palanki, Ram; Bakri, Sophie J; Depperschmidt, Eric; Gibson, Andrea

2009-02-01

To evaluate the quality of reporting in the neovascular age-related macular degeneration (nvAMD) literature by applying the Consolidated Standards for Reporting Trials (CONSORT) and Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology (STROBE) statement writing standards. CONSORT and STROBE impact analysis; literature review. Phase III randomized controlled trials (RCTs) of verteporfin photodynamic therapy, pegaptanib, and ranibizumab, and interventional case studies of bevacizumab for nvAMD. A literature search identified eligible articles published before October 31, 2007. We assessed the report quality of Phase III RCTs using the CONSORT statement and case series publications using the STROBE statement, both with indicators relevant to nvAMD. Presence or absence of CONSORT or STROBE statement indicators. Seven publications of Phase III RCTs and 29 publications on bevacizumab interventional case studies for nvAMD met our inclusion criteria. Of 37 possible CONSORT writing guideline items, the mean report quality for RCTs was 30.6 (83%), with a range from 23 to 35 (65%-95%). Of 35 possible STROBE writing guideline items, the mean report quality grade for intravitreal bevacizumab case series was 23 (70%), with a range from 16 to 31 (46%-94%). Among the bevacizumab studies, more than 90% reported scientific background, drug dose and administration, baseline characteristics, unadjusted results, and adverse events. Fewer than 20% reported study size calculations, handling of missing data, or a discussion of bias. Since the adoption of the CONSORT standards by Ophthalmology and other journals in 1996, the reporting quality for RCTs has further improved among this cohort of nvAMD articles. On the other hand, no reporting standards for case series have existed until the recent publication of the STROBE statement. In this first application of the STROBE standards to ophthalmology, we found that the small interventional studies in our series had an average reporting score lower than the RCTs, but also that some individual scores were higher than the RCTs. This outcome demonstrates that good, useful articles can be written about small studies. Although not a direct measure of the quality of a study, good reporting allows a reader to assess the validity and applicability of the study's findings. Proprietary or commercial disclosure may be found after the references.

SEGY to ASCII Conversion and Plotting Program 2.0

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Goldman, Mark R.

2005-01-01

INTRODUCTION SEGY has long been a standard format for storing seismic data and header information. Almost every seismic processing package can read and write seismic data in SEGY format. In the data processing world, however, ASCII format is the 'universal' standard format. Very few general-purpose plotting or computation programs will accept data in SEGY format. The software presented in this report, referred to as SEGY to ASCII (SAC), converts seismic data written in SEGY format (Barry et al., 1975) to an ASCII data file, and then creates a postscript file of the seismic data using a general plotting package (GMT, Wessel and Smith, 1995). The resulting postscript file may be plotted by any standard postscript plotting program. There are two versions of SAC: one version for plotting a SEGY file that contains a single gather, such as a stacked CDP or migrated section, and a second version for plotting multiple gathers from a SEGY file containing more than one gather, such as a collection of shot gathers. Note that if a SEGY file has multiple gathers, then each gather must have the same number of traces per gather, and each trace must have the same sample interval and number of samples per trace. SAC will read several common standards of SEGY data, including SEGY files with sample values written in either IBM or IEEE floating-point format. In addition, utility programs are present to convert non-standard Seismic Unix (.sux) SEGY files and PASSCAL (.rsy) SEGY files to standard SEGY files. SAC allows complete user control over all plotting parameters including label size and font, tick mark intervals, trace scaling, and the inclusion of a title and descriptive text. SAC shell scripts create a postscript image of the seismic data in vector rather than bitmap format, using GMT's pswiggle command. Although this can produce a very large postscript file, the image quality is generally superior to that of a bitmap image, and commercial programs such as Adobe Illustrator? can manipulate the image more efficiently.

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Effect of electronic report writing on the quality of nursing report recording

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Heidarizadeh, Khadijeh; Rassouli, Maryam; Manoochehri, Houman; Tafreshi, Mansoureh Zagheri; Ghorbanpour, Reza Kashef

2017-01-01

Background and Aim Recording performed nursery actions is one of the main chores of nurses. The findings have shown that recorded reports are not qualitatively valid. Since electronic reports can be regarded as a base to write reports, this study aims at determining the effect of utilizing electronic nursing reports on the quality of the records. Methods This quasi-experimental study was conducted with the aim of applying an electronic system of nursing recording in the heart department of Shahid Rahimi Medical Center, Lorestan University of Medical Science. The samples were nursing reports on the hospitalized patients in the heart department, the basis of complete enumeration (census) during the fall of 2014. The subjects were sixteen employed nurses. To do the study, the software of nursing records was set based on the Clinical Care Classification system (CCC). The research’s tool was the checklist of the Standards of Nursing Documentation. Results The findings indicated that before and after the intervention, the amount of reports’ adaption with the written standards, respectively, was (21.8%) and (71.3%), and the most complete recording was medicine status (58%) and (100%). The worst complete recording before the intervention, acute changes was (99.1%) and nursing processes was (78%) and after, the medicine status, intake and output status and patient’s education (100%); while the nursing report structure was regarded in all cases (100%). The results showed that there is a significant difference in the quality of reporting before and after using CCC (p<0.001). Conclusions Since the necessary parameters for recording a standard report do exist in electronic reporting (CCC), from one point, nurses are reminded to record the necessary parts and from the other point, the system does not allow the user to shut it down unless the necessary parameters are recorded. For this reason, the quality of recorded reports with electronic reporting improves. PMID:29238481

Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Transponder Loading Data Conversion Software. User's guide and software maintenance manual, version 1.2

NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)

Mallasch, Paul G.

1993-01-01

This volume contains the complete software system documentation for the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Transponder Loading Data Conversion Software (FIX-FCC). This software was written to facilitate the formatting and conversion of FCC Transponder Occupancy (Loading) Data before it is loaded into the NASA Geosynchronous Satellite Orbital Statistics Database System (GSOSTATS). The information that FCC supplies NASA is in report form and must be converted into a form readable by the database management software used in the GSOSTATS application. Both the User's Guide and Software Maintenance Manual are contained in this document. This volume of documentation passed an independent quality assurance review and certification by the Product Assurance and Security Office of the Planning Research Corporation (PRC). The manuals were reviewed for format, content, and readability. The Software Management and Assurance Program (SMAP) life cycle and documentation standards were used in the development of this document. Accordingly, these standards were used in the review. Refer to the System/Software Test/Product Assurance Report for the Geosynchronous Satellite Orbital Statistics Database System (GSOSTATS) for additional information.

[Urinalysis in Italy in 2006].

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Gai, M; Lanfranco, G

2007-01-01

Urinalysis and proteinuria testing represent fundamental tests for the clinician, even though they too often lack standardization. Through the Italian Society of Nephrology Mailing List we sent a questionnaire to 282 centers, in order to assess the state of the art in Italy in the year 2006. 82% of the questionnaires were completed (nephrology laboratories: 64%, general laboratories: 36%). The questionnaire dealt with the main steps of preparation, analysis and report of urinalysis, and proteinuria / microalbuminuria measurement. 85% of the centers use first morning urine, and 7% second morning urine; only 57% of the centers supply with written instructions, 189 laboratories (82%) have only one bright field microscope, rate and time of centrifugation are very varied among centers, different units of measurement are used in reports. Few laboratories measure routinely the proteinuria / creatininuria ratio, there is no agreement on the urine sample type for microalbuminuria assay, total urinary proteins are measured through different methods. 92% of the centers is endowed with an internal quality control system, but only 47% participate in an external quality control program. These data confirm the lack of standardization for urine analysis methods and procedures.

Effects of Guided Written Disclosure Protocol on mood states and psychological symptoms among parents of off-therapy acute lymphoblastic leukemia children.

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Martino, Maria Luisa; Freda, Maria Francesca; Camera, Flavia

2013-06-01

This study assesses the effects of Guided Written Disclosure Protocol on psychological distress in mothers and fathers of off-therapy acute lymphoblastic leukemia children. An experimental group participated in the writing intervention with a control group subject only to test-taking standards. The Symptom Questionnaire and Profile of Mood States were administered at baseline, post-intervention, and follow-up. Guided Written Disclosure Protocol had significant effects on the progressive reduction of anxiety, depression, somatic symptoms, hostility, tension-anxiety, and fatigue-inertia within the experimental group. However, the control group distress levels tended to worsen over time. The mediating role of emotional processing was highlighted.

Readability of Orthopaedic Patient-reported Outcome Measures: Is There a Fundamental Failure to Communicate?

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Perez, Jorge L; Mosher, Zachary A; Watson, Shawna L; Sheppard, Evan D; Brabston, Eugene W; McGwin, Gerald; Ponce, Brent A

2017-08-01

Patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) are increasingly used to quantify patients' perceptions of functional ability. The American Medical Association and NIH suggest patient materials be written at or below 6th to 8th grade reading levels, respectively, yet one recent study asserts that few PROMs comply with these recommendations, and suggests that the majority of PROMs are written at too high of a reading level for self-administered patient use. Notably, this study was limited in its use of only one readability algorithm, although there is no commonly accepted, standard readability algorithm for healthcare-related materials. Our study, using multiple readability equations and heeding equal weight to each, hopes to yield a broader, all-encompassing estimate of readability, thereby offering a more accurate assessment of the readability of orthopaedic PROMS. (1) What proportion of orthopaedic-related PROMs and orthopaedic-related portions of the NIH Patient Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS ® ) are written at or below the 6th and 8th grade levels? (2) Is there a correlation between the number of questions in the PROM and reading level? (3) Using systematic edits based on guidelines from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, what proportion of PROMs achieved American Medical Association and NIH-recommended reading levels? Eighty-six (86) independent, orthopaedic and general wellness PROMs, drawn from commonly referenced orthopaedic websites and prior studies, were chosen for analysis. Additionally, owing to their increasing use in orthopaedics, four relevant short forms, and 11 adult, physical health question banks from the PROMIS ® , were included for analysis. All documents were analyzed for reading grade levels using 19 unique readability algorithms. Descriptive statistics were performed using SPSS Version 22.0. The majority of the independent PROMs (64 of 86; 74%) were written at or below the 6th grade level, with 81 of 86 (94%) written at or below the 8th grade level. All item banks (11 of 11) and short forms (four of four) of the PROMIS ® were written below the 6th grade reading level. The median reading grade level of the 86 independent PROMs was 5.0 (interquartile range [IQR], 4.6-6.1). The PROMIS ® question banks had a median reading grade level of 4.1 (IQR, 3.5-4.8); the Adult Short Forms had a median reading grade level of 4.2 (IQR, 4.2-4.3) There was no correlation appreciated between the median reading grade level and the number of questions contained in a PROM (r = -0.081; p = 0.460). For PROMs above NIH-recommended levels, following edits, all (five of five) achieved NIH reading level goals and three (three of five) achieved American Medical Association goals. Editing of these PROMs improved readability by 4.3 median grade level (before, 8.9 [IQR, 8.4-9.1], after 4.6 [IQR, 4.6-6.4], difference of medians, 4.3; p = 0.008). Patient literacy has great influence on healthcare outcomes, and readability is an important consideration in all patient-directed written materials. Our study found that more than 70% of PROMs commonly used in orthopaedics, and all orthopaedic-related portions of the PROMIS ® are written at or below the most stringent recommendations (≤ 6th grade reading level), and more than 90% of independent PROMs and all PROMIS ® materials are written at or below an 8th grade level. Additionally, the use of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services guidelines for editing high reading level PROMs yields satisfactory results. Fears of widely incomprehensible PROMs may be unfounded. Future research to identify the most appropriate readability algorithm for use in the healthcare sector, and revalidation of PROMs after readability-improving edits is warranted.

"If I'm so Smart..": Memories of Assessment and the Role of Standardized Testing in Forming an Intellectual Identity

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McNutt, Stephen Bishop

2014-01-01

Written at a time when the number of students taking standardized tests in U.S. public schools is at an all-time high, this dissertation presents and analyzes the contribution of standardized testing to intellectual identity formation as portrayed within the oral histories of four adults from the post-"A Nation at Risk" (1983) and…

Hanford Site environmental report for calendar year 1996

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Dirkes, R.L.; Hanf, R.W.

The Hanford Site environmental report is prepared annually to summarize environmental data and information, to describe environmental management performance, to demonstrate the status of compliance with environmental regulations, and to highlight major environmental programs and efforts. The report is written to meet requirements and guidelines of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and to meet the needs of the public. This summary has been written with a minimum of technical terminology.

Curriculum in aerospace science and technology in cooperation with NASA Langley Research Center

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Garner-Gilchrist, Cathine

1988-01-01

A curriculum was written to show teachers how to best use the many resources that are available at the Teacher Resource Center (TRC). This curriculum packet was written using teaching units that teachers in both the elementary and middle schools can use to help students better understand some of the research that has been conducted at NASA and will be conducted in the future. The units are written with certain standards. Each unit contains: (1) specific objectives, using the Virginia standards of learning; (2) the materials that are available from the TRC; (3) many activities that teachers can use in a variety of ways; and (4) specific strategies for measuring the objectives to determine if the students mastered the knowledge, concepts or skills that were taught. The curriculum packet contains specific units on several topics. They are: (1) Careers in Aerospece Science and Technology; (2) The History of Flight; (3) The History of Satellites; (4) The History of the Manned Space Projects and the Future of the Future of the Space Program; (5) The Solar System; and (6) The History of Rockets.

Effect of the Level of Inquiry of Lab Experiments on General Chemistry Students' Written Reflections

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Xu, Haozhi; Talanquer, Vincente

2013-01-01

The central goal of this exploratory study was to characterize the effects of experiments involving different levels of inquiry on the nature of college students' written reflections about laboratory work. Data were collected in the form of individual lab reports written using a science writing heuristic template by a subset of the students…

Written Navajo: A Brief History. Navajo Reading Study Progress Report No. 19.

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Young, Robert W.

In this paper, a brief history of the Navajo written language between 1819 and the present is presented. The paper describes the progress of Navajo as a written language. The history was used as background material for a meeting organized by the Sanostee-Toadlena Navajo Bilingual Education Project. The meeting's purpose was to survey the present…

Board oversight of patient care quality in community health systems.

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Prybil, Lawrence D; Peterson, Richard; Brezinski, Paul; Zamba, Gideon; Roach, William; Fillmore, Ammon

2010-01-01

In hospitals and health systems, ensuring that standards for the quality of patient care are established and continuous improvement processes are in place are among the board's most fundamental responsibilities. A recent survey has examined governance oversight of patient care quality at 123 nonprofit community health systems and compared their practices with current benchmarks of good governance. The findings show that 88% of the boards have established standing committees on patient quality and safety, nearly all chief executive officers' performance expectations now include targets related to patient quality and safety, and 96% of the boards regularly receive formal written reports regarding their organizations' performance in relation to quality measures and standards. However, there continue to be gaps between present reality and current benchmarks of good governance in several areas. These gaps are somewhat greater for independent systems than for those affiliated with a larger parent organization.

Written Informed-Consent Statutes and HIV Testing

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Ehrenkranz, Peter D.; Pagán, José A.; Begier, Elizabeth M.; Linas, Benjamin; Madison, Kristin; Armstrong, Katrina

2009-01-01

Background Almost 1 million Americans are infected with HIV, yet it is estimated that as many as 250,000 of them do not know their serostatus. This study examined whether people residing in states with statutes requiring written informed consent prior to HIV testing were less likely to report a recent HIV test. Methods The study is based on survey data from the 2004 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System. Logistic regression was used to assess the association between residence in a state with a pre-test written informed-consent requirement and individual self-report of recent HIV testing. The regression analyses controlled for potential state- and individual-level confounders. Results Almost 17% of respondents reported that they had been tested for HIV in the prior 12 months. Ten states had statutes requiring written informed consent prior to routine HIV testing; nine of those were analyzed in this study. After adjusting for other state- and individual-level factors, people who resided in these nine states were less likely to report a recent history of HIV testing (OR=0.85; 95% CI=0.80, 0.90). The average marginal effect was −0.02 (p<0.001, 95%CI= −0.03, −0.01); thus, written informed-consent statutes are associated with a 12% reduction in HIV testing from the baseline testing level of 17%. The association between a consent requirement and lack of testing was greatest among respondents who denied HIV risk factors, were non-Hispanic whites, or who had higher levels of education. Conclusions This study’s findings suggest that the removal of written informed-consent requirements might promote the non–risk-based routine-testing approach that the CDC advocates in its new testing guidelines. PMID:19423271

The CARE guidelines: consensus-based clinical case reporting guideline development

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Gagnier, Joel J; Kienle, Gunver; Altman, Douglas G; Moher, David; Sox, Harold; Riley, David

2013-01-01

A case report is a narrative that describes, for medical, scientific or educational purposes, a medical problem experienced by one or more patients. Case reports written without guidance from reporting standards are insufficiently rigorous to guide clinical practice or to inform clinical study design. Develop, disseminate and implement systematic reporting guidelines for case reports. We used a three-phase consensus process consisting of (1) premeeting literature review and interviews to generate items for the reporting guidelines, (2) a face-to-face consensus meeting to draft the reporting guidelines and (3) postmeeting feedback, review and pilot testing, followed by finalisation of the case report guidelines. This consensus process involved 27 participants and resulted in a 13-item checklist—a reporting guideline for case reports. The primary items of the checklist are title, key words, abstract, introduction, patient information, clinical findings, timeline, diagnostic assessment, therapeutic interventions, follow-up and outcomes, discussion, patient perspective and informed consent. We believe the implementation of the CARE (CAse REport) guidelines by medical journals will improve the completeness and transparency of published case reports and that the systematic aggregation of information from case reports will inform clinical study design, provide early signals of effectiveness and harms, and improve healthcare delivery. PMID:24155002

40 CFR 761.215 - Exception reporting.

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2010-07-01

... manifest with the hand written signature of the owner or operator of the designated facility within 45 days... shall include: (1) A legible copy of any manifest or other written communication relevant to the...

Executive functions in becoming writing readers and reading writers: note taking and report writing in third and fifth graders.

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Altemeier, Leah; Jones, Janine; Abbott, Robert D; Berninger, Virginia W

2006-01-01

Results are reported for a study of 2 separate processes of report writing-taking notes while reading source material and composing a report from those notes-and related individual differences in executive functions involved in integrating reading and writing during these writing activities. Third graders (n = 122) and 5th graders (n = 106; overall, 127 girls and 114 boys) completed two reading-writing tasks-read paragraph (mock science text)-write notes and use notes to generate written report, a reading comprehension test, a written expression test, four tests of executive functions (inhibition, verbal fluency, planning, switching attention), and a working memory test. For the read-take notes task, the same combination of variables was best (explained the most variance and each variable added unique variance) for 3rd graders and 5th graders: Wechsler Individual Achievement Test-Second Edition (WIAT-II) Reading Comprehension, Process Assessment of the Learner Test for Reading and Writing (PAL) Copy Task B, WIAT-II Written Expression, and Delis-Kaplan Executive Function System (D-KEFS) Inhibition. For the use notes to write report task, the best combinations of variables depended on grade level: For 3rd graders, WIAT-II Reading Comprehension, WIAT-II Written Expression, D-KEFS Verbal Fluency, and Tower of Hanoi; for 5th graders, WIAT-II Reading Comprehension, D-KEFS Verbal Fluency, WIAT-II Written Expression, and PAL Alphabet Task. These results add to prior research findings that executive functions contribute to the writing development of elementary-grade students and additionally support the hypothesis that executive functions play a role in developing reading-writing connections.

Cervical Spine Clearance in Pediatric Trauma Centers: The Need for Standardization and an Evidence-based Protocol.

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Pannu, Gurpal S; Shah, Mitesh P; Herman, Marty J

Cervical spine clearance in the pediatric trauma patient represents a particularly challenging task. Unfortunately, standardized clearance protocols for pediatric cervical clearance are poorly reported in the literature and imaging recommendations demonstrate considerable variability. With the use of a web-based survey, this study aims to define the methods utilized by pediatric trauma centers throughout North America. Specific attention was given to the identification of personnel responsible for cervical spine care, diagnostic imaging modalities used, and the presence or absence of a written pediatric cervical spine clearance protocol. A 10-question electronic survey was given to members of the newly formed Pediatric Cervical Spine Study Group, all of whom are active POSNA members. The survey was submitted via the online service SurveyMonkey (https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/7NVVQZR). The survey assessed the respondent's institution demographics, such as trauma level and services primarily responsible for consultation and operative management of cervical spine injuries. In addition, respondents were asked to identify the protocols and primary imaging modality used for cervical spine clearance. Finally, respondents were asked if their institution had a documented cervical spine clearance protocol. Of the 25 separate institutions evaluated, 21 were designated as level 1 trauma centers. Considerable variation was reported with regards to the primary service responsible for cervical spine clearance. General Surgery/Trauma (44%) is most commonly the primary service, followed by a rotating schedule (33%), Neurosugery (11%), and Orthopaedic Surgery (8%). Spine consults tend to be seen most commonly by a rotating schedule of Orthopaedic Surgery and Neurosurgery. The majority of responding institutions utilize computed tomographic imaging (46%) as the primary imaging modality, whereas 42% of hospitals used x-ray primarily. The remaining institutions reported using a combination of x-ray and computed tomographic imaging. Only 46% of institutions utilize a written, standardized pediatric cervical spine clearance protocol. This study demonstrates a striking variability in the use of personnel, imaging modalities and, most importantly, standardized protocol in the evaluation of the pediatric trauma patient with a potential cervical spine injury. Cervical spine clearance protocols have been shown to decrease the incidence of missed injuries, minimize excessive radiation exposure, decrease the time to collar removal, and lower overall associated costs. It is our opinion that development of a task force or multicenter research protocol that incorporates existing evidence-based literature is the next best step in improving the care of children with cervical spine injuries. Level 4-economic and decision analyses.

National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) Topic 2 Final Report: End-to-End Communication and Control System to Support Clean Energy Technologies

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Hudgins, Andrew P.; Carrillo, Ismael M.; Jin, Xin

This document is the final report of a two-year development, test, and demonstration project, 'Cohesive Application of Standards- Based Connected Devices to Enable Clean Energy Technologies.' The project was part of the National Renewable Energy Laboratory's (NREL's) Integrated Network Testbed for Energy Grid Research and Technology (INTEGRATE) initiative hosted at Energy Systems Integration Facility (ESIF). This project demonstrated techniques to control distribution grid events using the coordination of traditional distribution grid devices and high-penetration renewable resources and demand response. Using standard communication protocols and semantic standards, the project examined the use cases of high/low distribution voltage, requests for volt-ampere-reactive (VAR)more » power support, and transactive energy strategies using Volttron. Open source software, written by EPRI to control distributed energy resources (DER) and demand response (DR), was used by an advanced distribution management system (ADMS) to abstract the resources reporting to a collection of capabilities rather than needing to know specific resource types. This architecture allows for scaling both horizontally and vertically. Several new technologies were developed and tested. Messages from the ADMS based on the common information model (CIM) were developed to control the DER and DR management systems. The OpenADR standard was used to help manage grid events by turning loads off and on. Volttron technology was used to simulate a homeowner choosing the price at which to enter the demand response market. Finally, the ADMS used newly developed algorithms to coordinate these resources with a capacitor bank and voltage regulator to respond to grid events.« less

7 CFR 1730.60 - General.

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2010-01-01

... ELECTRIC SYSTEM OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE Interconnection of Distributed Resources § 1730.60 General. Each... maintaining a written standard policy relating to the Interconnection of Distributed Resources (IDR) having an...

Reporting behaviour change interventions: do the behaviour change technique taxonomy v1, and training in its use, improve the quality of intervention descriptions?

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Wood, Caroline E; Hardeman, Wendy; Johnston, Marie; Francis, Jill; Abraham, Charles; Michie, Susan

2016-06-07

Behaviour change interventions are likely to be reproducible only if reported clearly. We assessed whether the behaviour change technique taxonomy version 1 (BCTTv1), with and without training in identifying BCTs, improves the clarity and replicability of written reports of observed behaviour change interventions. Three studies assessed effects of using and training in the use of BCTTv1 on the clarity and replicability of intervention descriptions written after observing videos of smoking cessation interventions. Study 1 examined the effects of using and not using BCTTv1. Study 2 examined the effects of using BCTTv1 and training in use of BCTTv1 compared no use and no training. Study 3 employed a within-group design to assess change in descriptions written before and after training. One-hundred and 66 'writers' watched videos of behaviour change interventions and wrote descriptions of the active components delivered. In all studies, the participants' written descriptions were evaluated by (i) 12 'raters' (untrained in BCTTv1) for clarity and replicability and (ii) 12 'coders' (trained in BCTTv1) for reliability of BCT coding. Writers rated the usability and accessibility of using BCTTv1 to write descriptions. Ratings of clarity and replicability did not differ between groups in study 1 (all ps > 0.05), were poorer for trained users in study 2 (all ps < 0.01) and improved following training in study 3 (all ps < 0.05). BCT identification was more reliable from descriptions written by trained BCTTv1 users (p < 0.05; study 2) but not simple use of BCTTv1 (p = 0.93; study 1) or by writers who had written a description without BCTTv1, before training (p = 0.50; study 3). Writers reported that using BCTTv1 was difficult but 'useful', 'good' and 'desirable' and that their descriptions would be clear and replicable (all means above mid-point of the scale). Effects of training to use BCTTv1 on the quality of written reports of observed interventions were mixed, with some suggestion of improved clarity and replicability of reporting in the within- (study 3) but not the between-group studies (studies 1 and 2). Potential benefits of using BCTTv1 may have been limited by the artificial nature and time constraints of the task.

77 FR 49055 - Request for Public Comments To Compile the National Trade Estimate Report on Foreign Trade Barriers

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Online palliative care and oncology patient education resources through Google: Do they meet national health literacy recommendations?

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Prabhu, Arpan V; Crihalmeanu, Tudor; Hansberry, David R; Agarwal, Nitin; Glaser, Christine; Clump, David A; Heron, Dwight E; Beriwal, Sushil

The Google search engine is a resource commonly used by patients to access health-related patient education information. The American Medical Association and National Institutes of Health recommend that patient education resources be written at a level between the third and seventh grade reading levels. We assessed the readability levels of online palliative care patient education resources using 10 readability algorithms widely accepted in the medical literature. In October 2016, searches were conducted for 10 individual terms pertaining to palliative care and oncology using the Google search engine; the first 10 articles written for the public for each term were downloaded for a total of 100 articles. The terms included palliative care, hospice, advance directive, cancer pain management, treatment of metastatic disease, treatment of brain metastasis, treatment of bone metastasis, palliative radiation therapy, palliative chemotherapy, and end-of-life care. We determined the average reading level of the articles by readability scale and Web site domain. Nine readability assessments with scores equivalent to academic grade level found that the 100 palliative care education articles were collectively written at a 12.1 reading level (standard deviation, 2.1; range, 7.6-17.3). Zero articles were written below a seventh grade level. Forty-nine (49%) articles were written above a high school graduate reading level. The Flesch Reading Ease scale classified the articles as "difficult" to read with a score of 45.6 of 100. The articles were collected from 62 Web site domains. Seven domains were accessed 3 or more times; among these, www.mskcc.org had the highest average reading level at a 14.5 grade level (standard deviation, 1.4; range, 13.4-16.1). Most palliative care education articles readily available on Google are written above national health literacy recommendations. There is need to revise these resources to allow patients and their families to derive the most benefit from these materials. Copyright © 2017 729. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

Discharge communication from inpatient care: an audit of written medical discharge summary procedure against the new National Health Service Standard for clinical handover.

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Reid, Daniel Brooks; Parsons, Shaun R; Gill, Stephen D; Hughes, Andrew J

2015-04-01

To audit written medical discharge summary procedure and practice against Standard Six (clinical handover) of the Australian National Safety and Quality Health Service Standards at a major regional Victorian health service. Department heads were invited to complete a questionnaire about departmental discharge summary practices. Twenty-seven (82%) department heads completed the questionnaire. Seven (26%) departments had a documented discharge summary procedure. Fourteen (52%) departments monitored discharge summary completion and 13 (48%) departments monitored the timeliness of completion. Seven (26%) departments informed the patient of the content of the discharge summary and six (22%) departments provided the patient with a copy. Seven (26%) departments provided training for staff members on how to complete discharge summaries. Completing discharge summaries was usually delegated to the medical intern. The introduction of the National Service Standards prompted an organisation-wide audit of discharge summary practices against the external criterion. There was substantial variation in the organisation's practices. The Standards and the current audit results highlight an opportunity for the organisation to enhance and standardise discharge summary practices and improve communication with general practice.

A Playbook for Data: Real-Life Scenario Demonstrates Learning Forward's Data Standard in Action

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Hirsh, Stephanie; Hord, Shirley

2012-01-01

This article is an excerpt from "A Playbook for Professional Learning: Putting the Standards Into Action" (Learning Forward, 2012). Written by Learning Forward Executive Director Stephanie Hirsh and Scholar Laureate Shirley Hord, "A Playbook for Professional Learning" provides those who work in professional learning with readily accessible…

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40 CFR 267.1105 - What do I do if my containment building contains areas both with and without secondary containment?

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40 CFR 267.1105 - What do I do if my containment building contains areas both with and without secondary containment?

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Assessing Outside the Bubble: Performance Assessment for Common Core State Standards

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Bishop, Jesica M.; Bristow, Lora J.; Coriell, Bryn P.; Jensen, Mark E.; Johnson, Leif E.; Luring, Sara R.; Lyons-Tinsley, Mary Ann; Mefford, Megan M.; Neu, Gwen L.; Samulski, Emerson T.; Warner, Timothy D.; White, Mathew F.

2011-01-01

The adoption of Common Core State Standards has increased the need for assessments capable of measuring more performance-based outcomes. This monograph brings together the current literature and resources for the development and implementation of performance assessment. The text was written as part of a project-based graduate course and has…

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32 CFR 750.26 - The administrative claim.

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32 CFR 750.26 - The administrative claim.

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32 CFR 750.26 - The administrative claim.

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32 CFR 750.26 - The administrative claim.

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32 CFR 750.26 - The administrative claim.

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The effects of summer flow augmentation on the migratory behavior and survival of juvenile Snake River fall Chinook salmon. Annual report 2003

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Tiffan, Kenneth F.; Haskell, Craig A.; Connor, William P.

2005-01-01

This report summarizes results of research activities conducted in 2002 and years previous to aid in the management and recovery of fall chinook salmon Oncorhynchus tshawytscha in the Columbia River basin. The report is divided into self-standing chapters. For detailed summaries, we refer the reader to the abstracts given on the second page of each chapter. The Annual Reporting section includes information provided to fishery managers in-season and post-season, and it contains a detailed summary of life history and survival statistics on wild Snake River fall chinook salmon juveniles for the years 1992-2002. Peer-review publication remains a high priority of this research project, and it insures that our work meets high scientific standards. The Bibliography of Published Journal Articles section provides citations for peer-reviewed papers coauthored by personnel of project 199102900 that were written or published from 1998 to 2003.

Towards Enhancing Written Communication Skills in the Army: Cognitive and Metacognitive Perspective

DTIC Science & Technology

1987-08-01

Din: 2 Technical Report 755 Towards Enhancing Written Communication Skills in the Army: Cognitive and Metacognitive Perspective (v) Linda Baker O...University of Maryland I Technologies for Skill Acquisition and Retention Training Research Laboratory DTICSELECTE JUL 0 8 1988 H U. S. Army Research...Include Security Classification) Towards Enhancing Written Communication Skills in the Army: Cognitive and Metacognitive Perspective 12. PERSONAL AUTHOR(S

Primary Teachers' Written Unit Plans in Mathematics and Their Perceptions of Essential Elements of These

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Roche, Anne; Clarke, Doug M.; Clarke, David J.; Sullivan, Peter

2014-01-01

The content and purpose of written unit plans in mathematics is an under-researched area. In this article, we provide a brief overview of research on teachers' planning processes and the place of mental and written plans. We report on data from a questionnaire completed by 357 teachers from Victorian Catholic primary schools, where we focused on…

Lexical Noun Phrases in Texts Written by Deaf Children and Adults with Different Proficiency Levels in Sign Language

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van Beijsterveldt, Liesbeth Maria; van Hell, Janet

2010-01-01

We report an analysis of lexical noun phrases (NPs) in narrative and expository texts written by Dutch deaf individuals from a bimodal bilingual perspective. Texts written by Dutch deaf children and adults who are either proficient in Sign Language of the Netherlands (SLN) or low-proficient in SLN were compared on structures that either overlap in…

Improving the nutrition and screen time environment through self-assessment in family childcare homes in Nebraska.

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Dev, Dipti A; Williams, Natalie; Iruka, Iheoma; Garcia, Aileen S; Guo, Yage; Patwardhan, Irina; Cummings, Katrina; Rida, Zainab; Hulse, Emily; Sedani, Ami

2018-06-01

To determine if family childcare homes (FCCH) in Nebraska meet best practices for nutrition and screen time, and if focusing on nutrition and screen time policies and practices improves the FCCH environment. A pre-post evaluation was conducted using the Go Nutrition and Physical Activity Self-Assessment for Childcare (Go NAP SACC). FCCH in Nebraska, USA. FCCH enrolled in the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP; n 208) participated in a pre-post evaluation using Go NAP SACC. At baseline, all FCCH met the minimum childcare standards for fifty-four of fifty-six practices in nutrition and screen time. After the intervention, FCCH demonstrated significant improvement in fourteen of the forty-four Child Nutrition items and eleven of the twelve Screen Time items. However, FCCH providers did not meet best practices at post-intervention. Lowest scores were found in serving meals family-style, promoting visible support for healthy eating, planned nutrition education and written policy on child nutrition. For screen time, lowest scores were reported on the availability of television, offering families education on screen time and having a written policy on screen time. FCCH in Nebraska were able to strengthen their policies and practices after utilizing Go NAP SACC. Continued professional development and participation in targeted interventions may assist programmes in sustaining improved practices and policies. Considering the varying standards and policies surrounding FCCH, future studies comparing the current findings with childcare centres and non-CACFP programmes are warranted.

Hacked off.

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1988-05-28

The new book on occupational health for nurses called Nurses At Risk written by [illegible word] Salvage, former Nursing Standard journalist and Rosemary Rogers, currently our Clinical News Editor, received widespread press coverage.

[Prof. Dr. Michiharu Matsuoka, founder of the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Kyoto University, and his achievements. Part 3: books written by prof. Dr. M. Matsuoka].

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Hirotani, Hayato

2009-03-01

In addition to articles written by Prof. Dr. M. Matsuoka previously reported in Part 2, books written by him are presented as Part 3 of the articles regarding his academic achievements. He published four text books, including the first textbook of orthopaedic surgery in Japan that was written by a Japanese doctor and a monograph on the x-ray atlas of congenital dislocation of the hip that was written in German and published in Germany. He was also invited to submit articles to three books as co-author. Furthermore, his five educational lectures given to the public were published in two books.

Assessing written communication during interhospital transfers of emergency general surgery patients

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Harl, Felicity N.R.; Saucke, Megan C.; Greenberg, Caprice C.; Ingraham, Angela M.

2017-01-01

Background Poor communication causes fragmented care. Studies of transitions of care within a hospital and on discharge suggest significant communication deficits. Communication during transfers between hospitals has not been well studied. We assessed the written communication provided during interhospital transfers of emergency general surgery patients. We hypothesized that patients are transferred with incomplete documentation from referring facilities. Methods We performed a retrospective review of written communication provided during interhospital transfers to our emergency department (ED) from referring EDs for emergency general surgical evaluation between January 1, 2014 and January 1, 2016. Elements of written communication were abstracted from referring facility documents scanned into the medical record using a standardized abstraction protocol. Descriptive statistics summarized the information communicated. Results A total of 129 patients met inclusion criteria. 87.6% (n = 113) of charts contained referring hospital documents. 42.5% (n = 48) were missing history and physicals. Diagnoses were missing in 9.7% (n = 11). Ninety-one computed tomography scans were performed; a mong 70 with reads, final reads were absent for 70.0% (n = 49). 45 ultrasounds and x-rays were performed; among 27 with reads, final reads were missing for 80.0% (n = 36). Reasons for transfer were missing in 18.6% (n = 21). Referring hospital physicians outside the ED were consulted in 32.7% (n = 37); consultants’ notes were absent in 89.2% (n = 33). In 12.4% (n = 14), referring documents arrived after the patient’s ED arrival and were not part of the original documentation provided. Conclusions This study documents that information important to patient care is often missing in the written communication provided during interhospital transfers. This gap affords a foundation for standardizing provider communication during interhospital transfers. PMID:28624064

Participation in the Child and Adult Care Food Program Is Associated with Healthier Nutrition Environments at Family Child Care Homes in Mississippi.

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Erinosho, Temitope; Vaughn, Amber; Hales, Derek; Mazzucca, Stephanie; Gizlice, Ziya; Ward, Dianne

2018-05-01

Describe foods and beverages offered, nutrition practices, and nutrition policies of family child care homes in Mississippi and differences by participation in the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP). Cross-sectional study conducted between fall, 2015 and spring, 2016. Mississippi. Random, stratified sample of 134 family child care homes that enroll 3- to 5-year-olds. Providers completed a modified version of the Environment and Policy Assessment and Observation-self-report tool. Foods and beverages offered at lunch, provider practices regarding nutrition, and presence or absence of written nutrition policies. Descriptive statistics, likelihood ratio chi-square, and t tests. Most homes (>75%) provided components from the fruit, vegetable, grain/bread, meat/meat alternative, and milk food groups at lunch. At some homes, the food and beverage selections offered were high in fat, sugar, and refined grains. Providers at CACFP-participating homes (P < .05) reported healthier beverage selections, more healthful nutrition practices, and more written nutrition policies compared with providers at non-CACFP homes. Interventions and regulatory standards are needed, particularly in non-CACFP homes, to ensure that food and beverage offerings, provider practices, and policies regarding nutrition support the development of healthful dietary behaviors in early childhood. Copyright © 2017 Society for Nutrition Education and Behavior. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

Interpretative Commenting

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Vasikaran, Samuel

2008-01-01

Summary Clinical laboratories should be able to offer interpretation of the results they produce.At a minimum, contact details for interpretative advice should be available on laboratory reports.Interpretative comments may be verbal or written and printed.Printed comments on reports should be offered judiciously, only where they would add value; no comment preferred to inappropriate or dangerous comment.Interpretation should be based on locally agreed or nationally recognised clinical guidelines where available.Standard tied comments (“canned” comments) can have some limited use.Individualised narrative comments may be particularly useful in the case of tests that are new, complex or unfamiliar to the requesting clinicians and where clinical details are available.Interpretative commenting should only be provided by appropriately trained and credentialed personnel.Audit of comments and continued professional development of personnel providing them are important for quality assurance. PMID:18852867

Writing a case report for the American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation and the European Journal of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine.

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Ozçakar, Levent; Franchignoni, Franco; Negrini, Stefano; Frontera, Walter

2013-02-01

Case reports (CRs) have led to the description and discovery of new diseases, syndromes, therapeutic complications or side effects, and previously unknown potential benefits of pharmacologic agents. CRs may also be used as an effective training strategy for novice authors to develop the skills needed for medical writing. However, too often, CRs do not follow standards for excellence in scientific writing. Therefore, in this article, the American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation and the European Journal of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine collaborate with the purpose of providing guidance to authors in selecting CRs that might be appropriate for publication. In addition, the authors discuss different aspects of the preparation of a well written CR in accordance with the mission and editorial views of both journals.

Writing a case report for the American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and the European Journal of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine.

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Özçakar, L; Franchignoni, F; Frontera, W; Negrini, S

2013-04-01

Case reports (CR) have led to the description and discovery of new diseases, syndromes, therapeutic complications or side-effects, and previously unknown potential benefits of pharmacologic agents. CRs may also be used as an effective training strategy for novice authors to develop the skills needed for medical writing. Yet, too often, CRs do not follow standards for excellence in scientific writing. Therefore, in this article, the American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (AJPMR) and the European Journal of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine (EJPRM) collaborate with the purpose of providing guidance to authors in selecting CRs that might be appropriate for publication. In addition, we discuss different aspects of the preparation of a well-written CR in accordance with the mission and editorial views of both journals.

PDSparc: A Drop-in Replacement for LEON3 Written Using Synopsys Processor Designer

DTIC Science & Technology

2015-08-18

Written Using  Synopsys Processor Designer1  David Whelihan, Ph.D. and Kate Thurmer  MIT Lincoln Laboratory, Lexington, MA, USA    ABSTRACT  Microprocessors ...internet-enabled appliances has opened a significant new niche: the Application Specific Standard Product (ASSP) microprocessor . These processors... microprocessor is a small part of a working system and requires peripherals such as DRAM controllers and communication sub-systems to properly carry out its

[Digital archiving of imaged heart catheter studies on CD-R. Detection of irreversible CD damage].

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Erbel, R; Ge, J; Haude, M

1998-12-01

The digital archiving has great advantages compared to the standard 35-mm X-ray cinefilm documentation. The data are immediately available and quantitative coronary angiography possible. In addition the technical progress is enhancing the availability of data. The loss of films is nearly eliminated, as only copies of the digital archive data are delivered. In addition a big advantage concerning pollution is present, when CD Rs are used. We report about the damage of CD Rs after 89, 162, 181 and 252 days when they were stored in polypropylene material containing envelopes. The damaged CD Rs all belonged to the provider Verbatim, whereas CD Rs of the provider Rank Xerox or Kodak were never damaged. In contrary to the Verbatim company, Rank Xerox gave written confirmation for 10-year storage and a written confirmation, that the storage in the polypropylene envelopes is possible. Mechanical, thermal damage and damage by humidity have to be discussed as well as chemical interactions of the CD Rs surface with the polypropylene material. As the digital storage for X-ray images has to be provided for 10 years in Germany, it is concluded, that the storage in polypropylene envelopes has to be avoided, when a written confirmation by the company is not given. These observations should stimulate to better control and analyze the real storage availabilities of digital data and provide in the future other media than CD R for long-term archiving.

COSS Lesson Creation Process

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Harper, R. Stephen

1999-01-01

COSS (Crew On-Orbit System Support) is changing. Designed as computer based in-flight refresher training, it is getting good reviews and the demands on the product can be expected to increase. Last year, the lessons were written using Authorware, which had a number of limitations. The most important one was that the navigation and the layout functions were both in one package that was not easy to learn. The lesson creator had to be good at both programming and design. There were also a number of other problems, as detailed in my report last year. This year the COSS unit made the switch to embrace modularity. The navigation function is handled by a player that was custom-written using Delphi. The layout pages are now standard HTML files that can be created using any number of products. This new system gives new flexibility and unties the process from one product (and one company). The player can be re-written by a programmer without affecting the lesson pages. It is also now possible for anybody with a word-processor to make part of the HTML lesson pages and to use many of the new commercially available tools that are being designed for web pages. This summer I created a computer-based training (CBT) lesson on the IBM ThinkPad 760 ED and 760XD laptop computers that should fly on the International Space Station. I also examined the COSS system, the new player and the other new software products.

To Get What You Need--Supply the Facts.

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Barr, James E.

1980-01-01

Suggests that business teachers should use formal written proposals, a standard operating procedure in business, to make requests of administration for equipment, supplies, programs, and other needs. (SK)

NETS

NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)

Baffes, Paul T.

1993-01-01

NETS development tool provides environment for simulation and development of neural networks - computer programs that "learn" from experience. Written in ANSI standard C, program allows user to generate C code for implementation of neural network.

39 CFR 230.14 - Who owns the written or recorded notes, memoranda, reports, and transcriptions made pursuant to...

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-07-01

... 39 Postal Service 1 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 false Who owns the written or recorded notes, memoranda, reports, and transcriptions made pursuant to an official investigation, audit, or review conducted by an employee of the Office of Inspector General? 230.14 Section 230.14 Postal Service UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE ORGANIZATION AND ADMINISTRATION...

Standards for the academic veterinary medical library

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Murphy, Sarah Anne; Bedard, Martha A.; Crawley-Low, Jill; Fagen, Diane; Jette, Jean-Paul

2005-01-01

The Standards Committee of the Veterinary Medical Libraries Section was appointed in May 2000 and charged to create standards for the ideal academic veterinary medical library, written from the perspective of veterinary medical librarians. The resulting Standards for the Academic Veterinary Medical Library were approved by members of the Veterinary Medical Libraries Section during MLA '03 in San Diego, California. The standards were approved by Section Council in April 2005 and received final approval from the Board of Directors of the Medical Library Association during MLA '04 in Washington, DC. PMID:15685288

12 CFR 614.4900 - Foreign exchange.

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2011-01-01

... outstanding contracts—spot and forward. (c) A bank for cooperatives or an agricultural credit bank is... customers. (g) The bank's personnel policies shall include written standards of conduct for those involved...