Sample records for written summary template

  1. Which prescription for the illegible and unreadable DTC (direct-to-consumer) brief summary--major surgery or euthanasia?

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    Hochhauser, Mark

    2002-01-01

    Healthcare costs are rising, mostly because of increased prescription drug use, chiefly as the result of direct-to-consumer drug ads on television, newspapers, and magazines. However, the FDA's requirement for a brief summary in direct-to-consumer drug ads has produced summaries that are ineffective because they are illegible and unreadable, create information overload, and require literacy skills not possessed by most consumers. If the FDA wants brief summaries to be in a patient-friendly format, it should provide document design templates and plain language examples. Unless brief summaries are written so that they can be understood by the average patient, they should be overhauled or done away with.

  2. Development of a template for the classification of traditional medical knowledge in Korea.

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    Kim, Sungha; Kim, Boyoung; Mun, Sujeong; Park, Jeong Hwan; Kim, Min-Kyeoung; Choi, Sunmi; Lee, Sanghun

    2016-02-03

    Traditional Medical Knowledge (TMK) is a form of Traditional Knowledge associated with medicine that is handed down orally or by written material. There are efforts to document TMK, and make database to conserve Traditional Medicine and facilitate future research to validate traditional use. Despite of these efforts, there is no widely accepted template in data file format that is specific for TMK and, at the same time, helpful for understanding and organizing TMK. We aimed to develop a template to classify TMK. First, we reviewed books, articles, and health-related classification systems, and used focus group discussion to establish the definition, scope, and constituents of TMK. Second, we developed an initial version of the template to classify TMK, and applied it to TMK data. Third, we revised the template, based on the results of the initial template and input from experts, and applied it to the data. We developed the template for classification of TMK. The constituents of the template were summary, properties, tools/ingredients, indication/preparation/application, and international standard classification. We applied International Patent Classification, International Classification of Diseases (Korea version), and Classification of Korean Traditional Knowledge Resources to provide legal protection of TMK and facilitate academic research. The template provides standard terms for ingredients, preparation, administration route, and procedure method to assess safety and efficacy. This is the first template that is specialized for TMK for arranging and classifying TMK. The template would have important roles in preserving TMK, and protecting intellectual property. TMK data classified with the template could be used as the preliminary data to screen potential candidates for new pharmaceuticals. Copyright © 2015 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ireland Ltd.. All rights reserved.

  3. A practical approach to communicating benefit-risk decisions of medicines to stakeholders.

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    Leong, James; Walker, Stuart; Salek, Sam

    2015-01-01

    The importance of a framework for a systematic structured assessment of the benefits and risks has been established, but in addition, it is necessary that the benefit-risk decisions and the processes to derive those decisions are documented and communicated to various stakeholders for accountability. Hence there is now a need to find appropriate tools to enhance communication between regulators and other stakeholders, in a manner that would uphold transparency, consistency and standards. A retrospective, non-comparative study was conducted to determine the applicability and practicality of a summary template in documenting benefit-risk assessment and communicating benefit-risk balance and conclusions for reviewers to other stakeholders. The benefit-risk (BR) Summary Template and its User Manual was evaluated by 12 reviewers within a regulatory agency in Singapore, the Health Sciences Authority (HSA). The BR Summary Template was found to be adequate in documenting benefits, risks, relevant summaries and conclusions, while the User Manual was useful in guiding the reviewer in completing the template. The BR Summary Template was also considered a useful tool for communicating benefit-risk decisions to a variety of stakeholders. The use of a template may be of value for the communicating benefit-risk assessment of medicines to stakeholders.

  4. Design and Hospital-Wide Implementation of a Standardized Discharge Summary in an Electronic Health Record

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    Dean, Shannon M; Gilmore-Bykovskyi, Andrea; Buchanan, Joel; Ehlenfeldt, Brad; Kind, Amy JH

    2016-01-01

    Background The hospital discharge summary is the primary method used to communicate a patient's plan of care to the next provider(s). Despite the existence of regulations and guidelines outlining the optimal content for the discharge summary and its importance in facilitating an effective transition to post-hospital care, incomplete discharge summaries remain a common problem that may contribute to poor post-hospital outcomes. Electronic health records (EHRs) are regularly used as a platform upon which standardization of content and format can be implemented. Objective We describe here the design and hospital-wide implementation of a standardized discharge summary using an EHR. Methods We employed the evidence-based Replicating Effective Programs implementation strategy to guide the development and implementation during this large-scale project. Results Within 18 months, 90% of all hospital discharge summaries were written using the standardized format. Hospital providers found the template helpful and easy to use, and recipient providers perceived an improvement in the quality of discharge summaries compared to those sent from our hospital previously. Conclusions Discharge summaries can be standardized and implemented hospital-wide with both author and recipient provider satisfaction, especially if evidence-based implementation strategies are employed. The use of EHR tools to guide clinicians in writing comprehensive discharge summaries holds promise in improving the existing deficits in communication at transitions of care. PMID:28334559

  5. Little Association Between Wellness Policies and School-Reported Nutrition Practices

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    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

  6. Activity Summaries as a Classroom Assessment Tool.

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    McGee, Steven; Kirby, Jennifer; Croft, Steven K.

    This study explored the usefulness of a classroom assessment technique called the activity summary template. It is proposed that the activity summary template enables students to process and organize information learning during an investigation. This process will in turn help students to achieve greater learning outcomes. The activity summary…

  7. Analysis of microgravity space experiments Space Shuttle programmatic safety requirements

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    Terlep, Judith A.

    1996-01-01

    This report documents the results of an analysis of microgravity space experiments space shuttle programmatic safety requirements and recommends the creation of a Safety Compliance Data Package (SCDP) Template for both flight and ground processes. These templates detail the programmatic requirements necessary to produce a complete SCDP. The templates were developed from various NASA centers' requirement documents, previously written guidelines on safety data packages, and from personal experiences. The templates are included in the back as part of this report.

  8. 40 CFR Appendix C to Subpart Nnn... - Method for the Determination of Product Density

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    2013-07-01

    ... One square foot (12 in. by 12 in.) template, or templates that are multiples of one square foot, for... to the plant's written procedure for the designated product. 3.2Cut samples using one square foot (or multiples of one square foot) template. 3.3Weigh product and obtain area weight (lb/ft2). 3.4Measure sample...

  9. 40 CFR Appendix C to Subpart Nnn... - Method for the Determination of Product Density

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    2014-07-01

    ... One square foot (12 in. by 12 in.) template, or templates that are multiples of one square foot, for... to the plant's written procedure for the designated product. 3.2Cut samples using one square foot (or multiples of one square foot) template. 3.3Weigh product and obtain area weight (lb/ft2). 3.4Measure sample...

  10. Examining the Value of a Scaffolded Critique Framework to Promote Argumentative and Explanatory Writings Within an Argument-Based Inquiry Approach

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    Jang, Jeong-yoon; Hand, Brian

    2017-12-01

    This study investigated the value of using a scaffolded critique framework to promote two different types of writing—argumentative writing and explanatory writing—with different purposes within an argument-based inquiry approach known as the Science Writing Heuristic (SWH) approach. A quasi-experimental design with sixth and seventh grade students taught by two teachers was used. A total of 170 students participated in the study, with 87 in the control group (four classes) and 83 in the treatment group (four classes). All students used the SWH templates as an argumentative writing to guide their written work and completed these templates during the SWH investigations of each unit. After completing the SWH investigations, both groups of students were asked to complete the summary writing task as an explanatory writing at the end of each unit. All students' writing samples were scored using analytical frameworks developed for the study. The results indicated that the treatment group performed significantly better on the explanatory writing task than the control group. In addition, the results of the partial correlation suggested that there is a very strong significantly positive relationship between the argumentative writing and the explanatory writing.

  11. 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…

  12. Management Coaching with Performance Templates to Stimulate Self-Regulated Learning

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    Lyons, Paul; Bandura, Randall P.

    2017-01-01

    Purpose: Much has been written about self-regulated learning (SRL) (including mind-sets) in psychology and education, but little research is found in the HRD or training literature regarding the stimulation of this learning. This paper aims to present a practical training tool, performance templates (P-T), to demonstrate how a line manager may…

  13. 76 FR 52475 - Summary of Benefits and Coverage and Uniform Glossary-Templates, Instructions, and Related...

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    2011-08-22

    ...The Departments of the Health and Human Services, Labor, and the Treasury (the Departments) are simultaneously publishing in the Federal Register this document and proposed regulations (2011 proposed regulations) under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to implement the disclosure for group health plans and health insurance issuers of the summary of benefits and coverage (SBC) and the uniform glossary. This document proposes a template for an SBC; instructions, sample language, and a guide for coverage examples calculations to be used in completing the template; and a uniform glossary that would satisfy the disclosure requirements under section 2715 of the Public Health Service (PHS) Act. Comments are invited on these materials.

  14. USING LINKED MICROMAP PLOTS TO CHARACTERIZE OMERNIK ECOREGIONS

    EPA Science Inventory

    The paper introduces linked micromap (LM plots for presenting environmental summaries. The LM template includes parallel sequences of micromap, able, and statistical summary graphics panels with attention paid to perceptual grouping, sorting and linking of the summary components...

  15. Readability of patient discharge instructions with and without the use of electronically available disease-specific templates.

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    Mueller, Stephanie K; Giannelli, Kyla; Boxer, Robert; Schnipper, Jeffrey L

    2015-07-01

    Low health literacy is common, leading to patient vulnerability during hospital discharge, when patients rely on written health instructions. We aimed to examine the impact of the use of electronic, patient-friendly, templated discharge instructions on the readability of discharge instructions provided to patients at discharge. We performed a retrospective cohort study of 233 patients discharged from a large tertiary care hospital to their homes following the implementation of a web-based "discharge module," which included the optional use of diagnosis-specific templated discharge instructions. We compared the readability of discharge instructions, as measured by the Flesch Reading Ease Level test (FREL, on a 0-100 scale, with higher scores indicating greater readability) and the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level test (FKGL, measured in grade levels), between discharges that used templated instructions (with or without modification) versus discharges that used clinician-generated instructions (with or without available templated instructions for the specific discharge diagnosis). Templated discharge instructions were provided to patients in 45% of discharges. Of the 55% of patients that received clinician-generated discharge instructions, the majority (78.1%) had no available templated instruction for the specific discharge diagnosis. Templated discharge instructions had higher FREL scores (71 vs. 57, P < .001) and lower FKGL scores (5.6 vs. 7.6, P < .001), compared to clinician-generated discharge instructions. The use of electronically available templated discharge instructions was associated with better readability (a higher FREL score and a lower FKGL score) than the use of clinician-generated discharge instructions. The main reason for clinicians to create discharge instructions was the lack of available templates for the patient's specific discharge diagnosis. Use of electronically available templated discharge instructions may be a viable option to improve the readability of written material provided to patients at discharge, although the library of available templates requires expansion. © The Author 2015. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the American Medical Informatics Association. All rights reserved. For Permissions, please email: journals.permissions@oup.com.

  16. Improving driving advice provided to cardiology patients on discharge.

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    Vusirikala, Amoolya; Backhouse, Mark; Schimansky, Sarah

    2018-01-01

    Certain cardiac conditions can limit patients' ability to drive. It remains the doctors' responsibility to advise patients of any driving restrictions and is particularly important after certain diagnoses or procedures. We identified that the quality of documented advice was variable and frequently no written driving advice was recorded on discharge. It was apparent that there was a lack of awareness and knowledge of the current Driving and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) guidance among junior doctors. We therefore designed a quality improvement project using Plan-Do-Study-Act (PDSA) methodology to improve the provision of driving advice on discharge from a cardiology ward by focusing on staff education. After collecting baseline data, we created a template with cardiology-specific DVLA advice. During the second PDSA cycle, we improved the electronic template and also introduced a hard copy on the ward. During the third PDSA cycle, we incorporated information on DVLA guidance in the specialty induction session. We also evaluated junior doctors' confidence of providing driving advice before and after this intervention. Baseline measurements showed that 10% (9/92) of all discharge summaries included driving advice. This improved to 49% (34/69) after the third PDSA cycle. Importantly, after receiving information on driving advice in the induction, junior doctors felt more confident in providing driving advice to cardiology patients on discharge. In conclusion, the provision of driving advice on discharge is an important element of patient safety. However, clinicians' knowledge and awareness of current DVLA guidance is often limited. We demonstrated a significant increase in the provision of driving advice by introducing a standardised template.

  17. Improving driving advice provided to cardiology patients on discharge

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    Vusirikala, Amoolya; Backhouse, Mark; Schimansky, Sarah

    2018-01-01

    Certain cardiac conditions can limit patients’ ability to drive. It remains the doctors' responsibility to advise patients of any driving restrictions and is particularly important after certain diagnoses or procedures. We identified that the quality of documented advice was variable and frequently no written driving advice was recorded on discharge. It was apparent that there was a lack of awareness and knowledge of the current Driving and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) guidance among junior doctors. We therefore designed a quality improvement project using Plan–Do–Study–Act (PDSA) methodology to improve the provision of driving advice on discharge from a cardiology ward by focusing on staff education. After collecting baseline data, we created a template with cardiology-specific DVLA advice. During the second PDSA cycle, we improved the electronic template and also introduced a hard copy on the ward. During the third PDSA cycle, we incorporated information on DVLA guidance in the specialty induction session. We also evaluated junior doctors’ confidence of providing driving advice before and after this intervention. Baseline measurements showed that 10% (9/92) of all discharge summaries included driving advice. This improved to 49% (34/69) after the third PDSA cycle. Importantly, after receiving information on driving advice in the induction, junior doctors felt more confident in providing driving advice to cardiology patients on discharge. In conclusion, the provision of driving advice on discharge is an important element of patient safety. However, clinicians’ knowledge and awareness of current DVLA guidance is often limited. We demonstrated a significant increase in the provision of driving advice by introducing a standardised template. PMID:29610769

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

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

    2016-01-01

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

  19. Battery Data MI Importer Template Quick Start Guide

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    Levinson, Laurie H.

    2017-01-01

    In order to ensure the persistent availability and reliability of test data generated over the course of the project, the M-SHELLS Project has decided to store acquired test data, as well as associated pedigree information, in the Granta Materials Intelligence (MI) database. To facilitate that effort, an importer template and associated graphical user interface (GUI) software have been developed, with this guide providing the operating instructions for their use. The template and automation software GUI are contained in the BatteryDataImporter.xlsm Excel workbook, and are to be used to import M-SHELLS summary, or pedigree, data and the associated raw test data results into an importer template-based file, formatted in such a way as to be ready for immediate upload to the Test Data: Battery Performance table of the Granta MI database. The provided GUI enables the user to select the appropriate summary data file(s), with each file containing the required information to identify any associated raw test data file(s) to be processed. In addition to describing the setup and operation of the importer template and GUI software, this guide also provides instructions for uploading processed data to the database and for viewing the data following upload.

  20. Sign-out snapshot: cross-sectional evaluation of written sign-outs among specialties

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    Schoenfeld, Amy R.; Al-Damluji, Mohammed Salim; Horwitz, Leora I.

    2013-01-01

    Background Sign-out is the process (written, verbal, or both) by which one clinical team transmits information about patients to another team. Poor quality sign-outs are associated with adverse events and delayed treatment. How different specialties approach written sign-outs is unknown. Objective To compare written sign-out practices across specialties and to determine consistency of content, format, and timeliness. Methods The authors evaluated all non-Intensive Care Unit written sign-outs from five inpatient specialties on January 18, 2012, at Yale-New Haven Hospital, focusing on content elements, format style, and whether the sign-outs had been updated within 24 hours. In our institution, all specialties used a single standardized sign-out template, which was built into the electronic medical record. Results The final cohort included 457 sign-outs: 313 medicine, 64 general surgery, 36 pediatrics, 30 obstetrics, and 14 gynecology. Though nearly all sign-outs (96%) had been updated within 24 hours, they frequently lacked key information. Hospital course prevalence ranged from 57% (gynecology) to 100% (pediatrics) (p<0.001). Clinical condition prevalence ranged from 34% (surgery) to 72% (pediatrics) (p=0.005). Conclusion Specialties have varied sign-out practices, and thus structured templates alone do not guarantee inclusion of critical content. Sign-outs across specialties often lacked complex clinical information such clinical condition, anticipatory guidance, and overnight tasks. PMID:23996093

  1. Assessing usefulness and researcher satisfaction with consent form templates.

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    Larson, Elaine L; Teller, Alan; Aguirre, Alejandra N; Jackson, Jhia; Meyer, Dodi

    2017-08-01

    We aimed to improve the research consenting process by developing and evaluating simplified consent forms. Four templates written at the eighth-tenth grade reading level were developed and trialed by a group of experts in clinical research, health literacy, national regulatory requirements, and end users. Researchers from protocols which had received expedited review were surveyed at 2 time points regarding their use and assessment of the templates. At baseline 18/86 (20.9%) responding researchers had heard of the templates and 5 (5.8%) reported that they had used them; 2 years later, 54.2% (32/59) had heard of the templates and 87.5% (28/32) had used them ( p <0.001). Consent form templates may be one mechanism to improve patient comprehension of research protocols as well as efficiency of the review process, but require considerable time for development and implementation, and one key to their success is involvement and support from the IRB and technical staff.

  2. Competency-based goals, objectives, and linked evaluations for rheumatology training programs: a standardized template of learning activities from the Carolinas Fellows Collaborative.

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    Criscione-Schreiber, Lisa G; Bolster, Marcy B; Jonas, Beth L; O'Rourke, Kenneth S

    2013-06-01

    American Council on Graduate Medical Education program requirements mandate that rheumatology training programs have written goals, objectives, and performance evaluations for each learning activity. Since learning activities are similar across rheumatology programs, we aimed to create competency-based goals and objectives (CBGO) and evaluations that would be generalizable nationally. Through an established collaboration of the 4 training programs' directors in North Carolina and South Carolina, we collaboratively composed CBGO and evaluations for each learning activity for rheumatology training programs. CBGO and linked evaluations were written using appropriate verbs based on Bloom's taxonomy. Draft documents were peer reviewed by faculty at the 4 institutions and by members of the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) Clinician Scholar Educator Group. We completed templates of CBGO for core and elective rotations and conferences. Templates detail progressive fellow performance improvement appropriate to educational level. Specific CBGO are mirrored in learning activity evaluations. Templates are easily modified to fit individual program attributes, have been successfully implemented by our 4 programs, and have proven their value in 4 residency review committee reviews. We propose adoption of these template CBGO by the ACR, with access available to all rheumatology training programs. Evaluation forms that exactly reflect stated objectives ensure that trainees are assessed using standardized measures and that trainees are aware of the learning expectations. The objectives mirrored in the evaluations closely align with the proposed milestones for internal medicine training, and will therefore be a useful starting point for creating these milestones in rheumatology. Copyright © 2013 by the American College of Rheumatology.

  3. Compulsory Education: Schools, Pupils, Teachers, Programs and Methods. Conference Papers for the 8th Session of the International Standing Conference for the History of Education (Parma, Italy, September 3-6, 1986). Volume II.

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    Genovesi, Giovanni, Ed.

    This second of four volumes on the history of compulsory education among the nations of Europe and the western hemisphere covers schools, pupils, teachers, programs, and methods. Of the volume's 16 selections, 13 are written in English and 3 are written in Italian. Most selections contain summaries; summaries of the Italian articles are written in…

  4. 11 CFR 201.4 - Rulemaking proceedings and advisory opinions: Ex parte contacts reported.

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    2010-01-01

    ... written summary of an oral communication to the Commission Secretary for placement in the public file of... oral communication that a written summary of the conversation will be made part of the public record... ADMINISTRATIVE REGULATIONS EX PARTE COMMUNICATIONS § 201.4 Rulemaking proceedings and advisory opinions: Ex parte...

  5. 77 FR 2317 - Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail Advisory Council

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    2012-01-17

    ... 1, 2012 via email at [email protected] or telephone: (757) 258-8914; a written summary of... provide public comment should register prior to February 1, 2012 via email at [email protected] or telephone: (757) 258-8914. For those wishing to make comments, please provide a written summary of your...

  6. Effects of a Summarizing Strategy on Written Summaries of Children with Emotional and Behavioral Disorders

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    Saddler, Bruce; Asaro-Saddler, Kristie; Moeyaert, Mariola; Ellis-Robinson, Tammy

    2017-01-01

    In this single-subject study, we examined the effects of a summarizing strategy on the written summaries of children with emotional and behavioral disorders (EBDs). Six students with EBDs in fifth and sixth grades learned a mnemonic-based strategy for summarizing taught through the self-regulated strategy development (SRSD) approach. Visual…

  7. Effects of Interspersed versus Summary Feedback on the Quality of Students' Case Report Revisions

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    Phillips, Fred; Wolcott, Susan

    2014-01-01

    This study examines whether students show greater improvement in written case analyses when given feedback that is either interspersed throughout their written case analyses or presented only as a summary, and whether the benefits of these placements vary across differing levels of student performance in the course. Results from an exploratory…

  8. 77 FR 61428 - Notice of Meeting for Star-Spangled Banner National Historic Trail Advisory Council

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    2012-10-09

    ... preregister via email at [email protected] or telephone: (757) 258-8914; a written summary of comments... public comment session should register via email at [email protected] or telephone: (757) 258-8914. For those wishing to make comments, please provide a written summary of your comments prior to the...

  9. 77 FR 64352 - Notice of Meeting for Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail Advisory Council

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    2012-10-19

    ... should preregister via email at [email protected] or telephone: (757) 258-8914; a written summary... meeting and/or participate in the public comment session should register via email at [email protected] or telephone: (757) 258-8914. For those wishing to make comments, please provide a written summary...

  10. Summary Writing: A Topographical Study.

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    Sherrard, Carol

    1986-01-01

    Examines summaries of expository text written by undergraduate students to discover the nature of text-to-summary mapping. Finds that simple omission and one-to-one mapping of text sentences into summary sentences were the most favored strategies. (FL)

  11. Graphene Emerges as a Versatile Template for Materials Preparation.

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    Li, Zhengjie; Wu, Sida; Lv, Wei; Shao, Jiao-Jing; Kang, Feiyu; Yang, Quan-Hong

    2016-05-01

    Graphene and its derivatives are emerging as a class of novel but versatile templates for the controlled preparation and functionalization of materials. In this paper a conceptual review on graphene-based templates is given, highlighting their versatile roles in materials preparation. Graphene is capable of acting as a low-dimensional hard template, where its two-dimensional morphology directs the formation of novel nanostructures. Graphene oxide and other functionalized graphenes are amphiphilic and may be seen as soft templates for formatting the growth or inducing the controlled assembly of nanostructures. In addition, nanospaces in restacked graphene can be used for confining the growth of sheet-like nanostructures, and assemblies of interlinked graphenes can behave either as skeletons for the formation of composite materials or as sacrificial templates for novel materials with a controlled network structure. In summary, flexible graphene and its derivatives together with an increasing number of assembled structures show great potentials as templates for materials production. Many challenges remain, for example precise structural control of such novel templates and the removal of the non-functional remaining templates. © 2016 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim.

  12. The Grid[Way] Job Template Manager, a tool for parameter sweeping

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    Lorca, Alejandro; Huedo, Eduardo; Llorente, Ignacio M.

    2011-04-01

    Parameter sweeping is a widely used algorithmic technique in computational science. It is specially suited for high-throughput computing since the jobs evaluating the parameter space are loosely coupled or independent. A tool that integrates the modeling of a parameter study with the control of jobs in a distributed architecture is presented. The main task is to facilitate the creation and deletion of job templates, which are the elements describing the jobs to be run. Extra functionality relies upon the GridWay Metascheduler, acting as the middleware layer for job submission and control. It supports interesting features like multi-dimensional sweeping space, wildcarding of parameters, functional evaluation of ranges, value-skipping and job template automatic indexation. The use of this tool increases the reliability of the parameter sweep study thanks to the systematic bookkeeping of job templates and respective job statuses. Furthermore, it simplifies the porting of the target application to the grid reducing the required amount of time and effort. Program summaryProgram title: Grid[Way] Job Template Manager (version 1.0) Catalogue identifier: AEIE_v1_0 Program summary URL:http://cpc.cs.qub.ac.uk/summaries/AEIE_v1_0.html Program obtainable from: CPC Program Library, Queen's University, Belfast, N. Ireland Licensing provisions: Apache license 2.0 No. of lines in distributed program, including test data, etc.: 3545 No. of bytes in distributed program, including test data, etc.: 126 879 Distribution format: tar.gz Programming language: Perl 5.8.5 and above Computer: Any (tested on PC x86 and x86_64) Operating system: Unix, GNU/Linux (tested on Ubuntu 9.04, Scientific Linux 4.7, centOS 5.4), Mac OS X (tested on Snow Leopard 10.6) RAM: 10 MB Classification: 6.5 External routines: The GridWay Metascheduler [1]. Nature of problem: To parameterize and manage an application running on a grid or cluster. Solution method: Generation of job templates as a cross product of the input parameter sets. Also management of the job template files including the job submission to the grid, control and information retrieval. Restrictions: The parameter sweep is limited by disk space during generation of the job templates. The wild-carding of parameters cannot be done in decreasing order. Job submission, control and information is delegated to the GridWay Metascheduler. Running time: From half a second in the simplest operation to a few minutes for thousands of exponential sampling parameters.

  13. Computerized Instruction in Translation Strategies for Students in Upper Elementary and Middle School Grades With Persisting Learning Disabilities in Written Language

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    Niedo, Jasmin; Tanimoto, Steve; Thompson, Robert H.; Abbott, Robert D.; Berninger, Virginia W.

    2016-01-01

    Students in grades 5 to 9 (ages 10 to 14; 6 girls, 27 boys) who had persisting specific learning disabilities in transcription (handwriting and spelling) completed three kinds of composition tasks requiring translation (thought to written language) on iPads using alternating transcription modes (stylus or keyboard) across every three lessons: personal narratives (6 lessons) and written summaries about read source material (integrated reading-writing) and heard source material (integrated listening-writing) (12 lessons). Before composing summaries, students clicked sequentially one at a time onto translation strategies, which they read and heard through earphones, and could click on again as needed during summary writing: (a) Level I composing of the very next sentence, and (b) Level II composing of a higher-level discourse structure. ANOVAs showed that Level I strategies were used significantly more often than Level II strategies; but the main effect for transcription mode was not significant. Written summaries of read source material had more errors in main ideas and factual details than heard source materials, but not more irrelevant statements. Applications of results are discussed for using computers for writing instruction, not just accommodations, for students with persisting transcription disabilities. PMID:28670103

  14. Development of nanoimprint lithography templates for the contact hole layer application (Conference Presentation)

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Ichimura, Koji; Hikichi, Ryugo; Harada, Saburo; Kanno, Koichi; Kurihara, Masaaki; Hayashi, Naoya

    2017-04-01

    Nanoimprint lithography, NIL, is gathering much attention as one of the most potential candidates for the next generation lithography for semiconductor. This technology needs no pattern data modification for exposure, simpler exposure system, and single step patterning process without any coat/develop truck, and has potential of cost effective patterning rather than very complex optical lithography and/or EUV lithography. NIL working templates are made by the replication of the EB written high quality master templates. Fabrication of high resolution master templates is one of the most important issues. Since NIL is 1:1 pattern transfer process, master templates have 4 times higher resolution compared with photomasks. Another key is to maintain the quality of the master templates in replication process. NIL process is applied for the template replication and this imprint process determines most of the performance of the replicated templates. Expectations to the NIL are not only high resolution line and spaces but also the contact hole layer application. Conventional ArF-i lithography has a certain limit in size and pitch for contact hole fabrication. On the other hand, NIL has good pattern fidelity for contact hole fabrication at smaller sizes and pitches compared with conventional optical lithography. Regarding the tone of the templates for contact hole, there are the possibilities of both tone, the hole template and the pillar template, depending on the processes of the wafer side. We have succeeded to fabricate both types of templates at 2xnm in size. In this presentation, we will be discussing fabrication or our replica template for the contact hole layer application. Both tone of the template fabrication will be presented as well as the performance of the replica templates. We will also discuss the resolution improvement of the hole master templates by using various e-beam exposure technologies.

  15. 40 CFR 179.90 - Summary decisions.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-07-01

    ... 40 Protection of Environment 23 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 false Summary decisions. 179.90 Section 179... EVIDENTIARY PUBLIC HEARING Hearing Procedures § 179.90 Summary decisions. (a) After the hearing commences, a party may file a written motion, with or without supporting affidavits or brief, for a summary decision...

  16. AUTOMOTIVE DIESEL MAINTENANCE 1. UNIT XX, CUMMINS DIESEL ENGINE, MAINTENANCE SUMMARY.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Minnesota State Dept. of Education, St. Paul. Div. of Vocational and Technical Education.

    THIS MODULE OF A 30-MODULE COURSE IS DESIGNED TO PROVIDE A SUMMARY OF THE REASONS AND PROCEDURES FOR DIESEL ENGINE MAINTENANCE. TOPICS ARE WHAT ENGINE BREAK-IN MEANS, ENGINE BREAK-IN, TORQUING BEARINGS (TEMPLATE METHOD), AND THE NEED FOR MAINTENANCE. THE MODULE CONSISTS OF A SELF-INSTRUCTIONAL BRANCH PROGRAMED TRAINING FILM "CUMMINS DIESEL ENGINE…

  17. Database interfaces on NASA's heterogeneous distributed database system

    NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)

    Huang, Shou-Hsuan Stephen

    1987-01-01

    The purpose of Distributed Access View Integrated Database (DAVID) interface module (Module 9: Resident Primitive Processing Package) is to provide data transfer between local DAVID systems and resident Data Base Management Systems (DBMSs). The result of current research is summarized. A detailed description of the interface module is provided. Several Pascal templates were constructed. The Resident Processor program was also developed. Even though it is designed for the Pascal templates, it can be modified for templates in other languages, such as C, without much difficulty. The Resident Processor itself can be written in any programming language. Since Module 5 routines are not ready yet, there is no way to test the interface module. However, simulation shows that the data base access programs produced by the Resident Processor do work according to the specifications.

  18. 17 CFR 12.32 - Depositions on written interrogatories.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-04-01

    ... from other sources. (e) Filing of depositions on written interrogatories in a voluntary or summary... be discovered (i.e., not obtained pursuant to a Commission investigation), that the information...

  19. 29 CFR 2520.102-2 - Style and format of summary plan description.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-07-01

    ... plan description shall be written in a manner calculated to be understood by the average plan... to these participants, offering them assistance. The assistance provided need not involve written... assistance provided need not involve written materials, but shall be given in the non-English language common...

  20. 29 CFR 2520.102-2 - Style and format of summary plan description.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-07-01

    ... plan description shall be written in a manner calculated to be understood by the average plan... to these participants, offering them assistance. The assistance provided need not involve written... assistance provided need not involve written materials, but shall be given in the non-English language common...

  1. 29 CFR 2520.102-2 - Style and format of summary plan description.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-07-01

    ... plan description shall be written in a manner calculated to be understood by the average plan... to these participants, offering them assistance. The assistance provided need not involve written... assistance provided need not involve written materials, but shall be given in the non-English language common...

  2. 29 CFR 2520.102-2 - Style and format of summary plan description.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-07-01

    ... plan description shall be written in a manner calculated to be understood by the average plan... to these participants, offering them assistance. The assistance provided need not involve written... assistance provided need not involve written materials, but shall be given in the non-English language common...

  3. Contemplating Symbolic Literacy of First Year Mathematics Students

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Bardini, Caroline; Pierce, Robyn; Vincent, Jill

    2015-01-01

    Analysis of mathematical notations must consider both syntactical aspects of symbols and the underpinning mathematical concept(s) conveyed. We argue that the construct of "syntax template" provides a theoretical framework to analyse undergraduate mathematics students' written solutions, where we have identified several types of…

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

    PubMed

    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.

  5. 32 CFR 1656.17 - Administrative complaint process.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-07-01

    ... within ten days after the interview their personal written statements concerning the problem; (4) Place... information relevant to the problems or complaints; (2) Place a written summary of each interview in the ASW's...

  6. 21 CFR 14.35 - Written submissions to an advisory committee.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-04-01

    ... 21 Food and Drugs 1 2013-04-01 2013-04-01 false Written submissions to an advisory committee. 14.35 Section 14.35 Food and Drugs FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES... of the written summary along with a proposed agenda outlining the topics to be covered and...

  7. 21 CFR 14.35 - Written submissions to an advisory committee.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-04-01

    ... 21 Food and Drugs 1 2012-04-01 2012-04-01 false Written submissions to an advisory committee. 14.35 Section 14.35 Food and Drugs FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES... of the written summary along with a proposed agenda outlining the topics to be covered and...

  8. 21 CFR 14.35 - Written submissions to an advisory committee.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-04-01

    ... 21 Food and Drugs 1 2014-04-01 2014-04-01 false Written submissions to an advisory committee. 14.35 Section 14.35 Food and Drugs FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES... of the written summary along with a proposed agenda outlining the topics to be covered and...

  9. 21 CFR 14.35 - Written submissions to an advisory committee.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-04-01

    ... 21 Food and Drugs 1 2010-04-01 2010-04-01 false Written submissions to an advisory committee. 14.35 Section 14.35 Food and Drugs FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES... of the written summary along with a proposed agenda outlining the topics to be covered and...

  10. 21 CFR 14.35 - Written submissions to an advisory committee.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-04-01

    ... 21 Food and Drugs 1 2011-04-01 2011-04-01 false Written submissions to an advisory committee. 14.35 Section 14.35 Food and Drugs FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES... of the written summary along with a proposed agenda outlining the topics to be covered and...

  11. 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.

  12. 76 FR 67200 - Proposed National Toxicology Program (NTP) Review Process for the Report on Carcinogens: Request...

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    ... 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...

  13. 17 CFR 229.1001 - (Item 1001) Summary term sheet.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-04-01

    ... sheet that is written in plain English. The summary term sheet must briefly describe in bullet point format the most material terms of the proposed transaction. The summary term sheet must provide security... transaction. The bullet points must cross-reference a more detailed discussion contained in the disclosure...

  14. No more summaries for wonks

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Black, Richard

    2015-04-01

    IPCC assessments present an unparalleled opportunity for climate science to speak directly to power. Re-thinking the summaries written for policymakers would enable scientists to communicate far more effectively with political leaders and the public.

  15. 77 FR 19033 - Effect of Adding References to HS 6104.32 To Correct the U.S.-Korea FTA Product-Specific Rules of...

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    2012-03-29

    ... identified by means of brackets. All written submissions, except for confidential business information, will... written comments. SUMMARY: Following receipt of a request on March 22, 2012, from the U.S. Trade... Product- Specific Rules of Origin. DATES: April 18, 2012: Deadline for filing written submissions. On or...

  16. Evaluation by Native and Non-Native English Teacher-Raters of Japanese Students' Summaries

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Hijikata-Someya, Yuko; Ono, Masumi; Yamanishi, Hiroyuki

    2015-01-01

    Although the importance of summary writing is well documented in prior studies, few have investigated the evaluation of written summaries. Due to the complex nature of L2 summary writing, which requires one to read the original material and summarize its content in the L2, raters often emphasize different features when judging the quality of L2…

  17. 78 FR 67401 - Solicitation of Written Comments by the Military Compensation and Retirement Modernization...

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    2013-11-12

    ... MILITARY COMPENSATION AND RETIREMENT MODERNIZATION COMMISSION Solicitation of Written Comments by the Military Compensation and Retirement Modernization Commission AGENCY: Military Compensation and Retirement Modernization Commission. ACTION: Notice seeking comments. SUMMARY: The Military Compensation and...

  18. Molecular imprinted polymers for separation science: a review of reviews.

    PubMed

    Cheong, Won Jo; Yang, Song Hee; Ali, Faiz

    2013-02-01

    Molecular imprinted polymer is an artificial receptor made by imprinting molecules of a template in a polymer matrix followed by removing the template molecules via thorough washing to give the permanent template grooves. They show favored affinity to the template molecule compared to other molecules, and this property is the basic driving force for such diverse application of this techniques. Such techniques have been increasingly employed in a wide scope of applications such as chromatography, sample pretreatment, purification, catalysts, sensors, and drug delivery, etc., mostly in bioanalytical areas. A major part of them is related to development of new stationary phases and their application in chromatography and sample pretreatment. Embodiments of molecular imprinted polymer materials have been carried out in a variety of forms such as irregularly ground particles, regular spherical particles, nanoparticles, monoliths in a stainless steel or capillary column, open tubular layers in capillaries, surface attached thin layers, membranes, and composites, etc. There have been numerous review articles on molecular imprinted polymer issues. In this special review, the reviews in recent ca. 10 years will be categorized into several subgroups according to specified topics in separation science, and each review in each subgroup will be introduced in the order of date with brief summaries and comments on new developments and different scopes of prospects. Brief summaries of each categories and conclusive future perspectives are also given. © 2012 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim.

  19. 77 FR 17529 - Request for Comments-Financial Eligibility Screening and Online Intake

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    2012-03-26

    ... LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION Request for Comments--Financial Eligibility Screening and Online Intake AGENCY: Legal Services Corporation. ACTION: Notice; request for comments. SUMMARY: The Legal Services... through online systems. DATES: Written comments will be accepted until April 25, 2012. ADDRESSES: Written...

  20. The Ideal Hospital Discharge Summary: A Survey of U.S. Physicians.

    PubMed

    Sorita, Atsushi; Robelia, Paul M; Kattel, Sharma B; McCoy, Christopher P; Keller, Allan Scott; Almasri, Jehad; Murad, Mohammad Hassan; Newman, James S; Kashiwagi, Deanne T

    2017-09-06

    Hospital discharge summaries enable communication between inpatient and outpatient physicians. Despite existing guidelines for discharge summaries, they are frequently suboptimal. The aim of this study was to assess physicians' perspectives about discharge summaries and the differences between summaries' authors (hospitalists) and readers (primary care physicians [PCPs]). A national survey of 1600 U.S. physicians was undertaken. Primary measures included physicians' preferences in discharge summary standardization, content, format, and audience. A total of 815 physicians responded (response rate = 51%). Eighty-nine percent agreed that discharge summaries "should have a standardized format." Most agreed that summaries should "document everything that was done, found, and recommended in the hospital" (64%) yet "only include details that are highly pertinent to the hospitalization" (66%). Although 74% perceived patients as an important audience of discharge summaries, only 43% agreed that summaries "should be written in language that patients…can easily understand," and 68% agreed that it "should be written solely for provider-to-provider communication." Compared with hospitalists, PCPs preferred comprehensive summaries (68% versus 59%, P = 0.002). More PCPs agreed that separate summaries should be created for patients and for provider-to-provider communication than hospitalists (60% versus 47%, P < 0.001). Compared with PCPs, more hospitalists believe that "hospitalists are too busy to prepare a high-quality discharge summary" (44% versus 23%, P < 0.001) and "PCPs have insufficient time to read an entire discharge summary" (60% versus 38%, P < 0.001). Physicians believe that discharge summaries should have a standardized format but do not agree on how comprehensive or in what format they should be. Efforts are necessary to build consensus toward the ideal discharge summary.

  1. Process Materialization Using Templates and Rules to Design Flexible Process Models

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Kumar, Akhil; Yao, Wen

    The main idea in this paper is to show how flexible processes can be designed by combining generic process templates and business rules. We instantiate a process by applying rules to specific case data, and running a materialization algorithm. The customized process instance is then executed in an existing workflow engine. We present an architecture and also give an algorithm for process materialization. The rules are written in a logic-based language like Prolog. Our focus is on capturing deeper process knowledge and achieving a holistic approach to robust process design that encompasses control flow, resources and data, as well as makes it easier to accommodate changes to business policy.

  2. 77 FR 8706 - Summary of Benefits and Coverage and Uniform Glossary-Templates, Instructions, and Related...

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2012-02-14

    ... two ultrasounds during the early stages of pregnancy, which is not necessary for a routine pregnancy... only in the same non-English language, as determined based on American Community Survey data published...

  3. Plan recommendation for traffic sign management.

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2012-12-01

    This report template reflects the Guidelines for Preparing UDOT Research Reports, revised April 2012. It may be used for preparation of UDOT research reports. Include a brief summary of the report here in 200-250 words. The Federal Highway Admi...

  4. 32 CFR 1656.17 - Administrative complaint process.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-07-01

    ... within ten days after the interview their personal written statements concerning the problem; (4) Place... shall take necessary action to: (1) Interview, as appropriate, all parties concerned to obtain information relevant to the problems or complaints; (2) Place a written summary of each interview in the ASW's...

  5. 7 CFR 1942.5 - Application review and approval.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-01-01

    ... Public Law 103-354 by written amendment to this letter. Any changes not approved by FmHA or its successor... Agriculture Regulations of the Department of Agriculture (Continued) RURAL HOUSING SERVICE, RURAL BUSINESS... complete the project summary, including written analysis and recommendations, and will prepare a draft...

  6. 32 CFR 1633.8 - Basis of classification.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-07-01

    ... of the official forms of the Selective Service System and other written information in his file, oral statements, if made by the registrant at his personal appearance before the board, and oral statements, if made by the registrant's witnesses at his personal appearance. Any information in any written summary...

  7. 32 CFR 1633.8 - Basis of classification.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-07-01

    ... of the official forms of the Selective Service System and other written information in his file, oral statements, if made by the registrant at his personal appearance before the board, and oral statements, if made by the registrant's witnesses at his personal appearance. Any information in any written summary...

  8. Polystyrene-block-poly(ethylene oxide) copolymers as templates for stacked, spherical large-mesopore silica coatings: dependence of silica pore size on the PS/PEO ratio

    PubMed Central

    Magnacca, Giuliana; Jadhav, Sushilkumar A; Scalarone, Dominique

    2016-01-01

    Summary Large-mesopore silica films with a narrow pore size distribution and high porosity have been obtained by a sol–gel reaction of a silicon oxide precursor (TEOS) and using polystyrene-block-poly(ethylene oxide) (PS-b-PEO) copolymers as templates in an acidic environment. PS-b-PEO copolymers with different molecular weight and composition have been studied in order to assess the effects of the block length on the pore size of the templated silica films. The changes in the morphology of the porous systems have been investigated by transmission electron microscopy and a systematic analysis has been carried out, evidencing the dependence between the hydrophilic/hydrophobic ratio of the two polymer blocks and the size of the final silica pores. The obtained results prove that by tuning the PS/PEO ratio, the pore size of the templated silica films can be easily and finely predicted. PMID:27826520

  9. The Ultracool Typing Kit - An Open-Source, Qualitative Spectral Typing GUI for L Dwarfs

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Schwab, Ellianna; Cruz, Kelle; Núñez, Alejandro; Burgasser, Adam J.; Rice, Emily; Reid, Neill; Faherty, Jacqueline K.; BDNYC

    2018-01-01

    The Ultracool Typing Kit (UTK) is an open-source graphical user interface for classifying the NIR spectral types of L dwarfs, including field and low-gravity dwarfs spanning L0-L9. The user is able to input an NIR spectrum and qualitatively compare the input spectrum to a full suite of spectral templates, including low-gravity beta and gamma templates. The user can choose to view the input spectrum as both a band-by-band comparison with the templates and a full bandwidth comparison with NIR spectral standards. Once an optimal qualitative comparison is selected, the user can save their spectral type selection both graphically and to a database. Using UTK to classify 78 previously typed L dwarfs, we show that a band-by-band classification method more accurately agrees with optical spectral typing systems than previous L dwarf NIR classification schemes. UTK is written in python, released on Zenodo with a BSD-3 clause license and publicly available on the BDNYC Github page.

  10. Pythran: enabling static optimization of scientific Python programs

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Guelton, Serge; Brunet, Pierrick; Amini, Mehdi; Merlini, Adrien; Corbillon, Xavier; Raynaud, Alan

    2015-01-01

    Pythran is an open source static compiler that turns modules written in a subset of Python language into native ones. Assuming that scientific modules do not rely much on the dynamic features of the language, it trades them for powerful, possibly inter-procedural, optimizations. These optimizations include detection of pure functions, temporary allocation removal, constant folding, Numpy ufunc fusion and parallelization, explicit thread-level parallelism through OpenMP annotations, false variable polymorphism pruning, and automatic vector instruction generation such as AVX or SSE. In addition to these compilation steps, Pythran provides a C++ runtime library that leverages the C++ STL to provide generic containers, and the Numeric Template Toolbox for Numpy support. It takes advantage of modern C++11 features such as variadic templates, type inference, move semantics and perfect forwarding, as well as classical idioms such as expression templates. Unlike the Cython approach, Pythran input code remains compatible with the Python interpreter. Output code is generally as efficient as the annotated Cython equivalent, if not more, but without the backward compatibility loss.

  11. The Legacy of the Space Shuttle Program: Scientific and Engineering Accomplishments

    NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)

    Torrez, Jonathan

    2009-01-01

    The goal of this project was to assist in the creation of the appendix for the book being written about the Space Shuttle that is titled The Legacy of the Space Shuttle Program: Scientific and Engineering Accomplishments. The specific responsibility of the intern was the creation of the human health and performance (life sciences) and space biology sections of the appendix. This included examining and finalizing the list of flights with life sciences and space biology experiments flown aboard them, researching the experiments performed, synopsizing each experiment into two sentences, and placing the synopses into an appendix template. Overall, approximately 70 flights had their experiments synopsized and a good method for researching and construction of the template was established this summer.

  12. 76 FR 30958 - Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Permit Applications

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    2011-05-27

    ..., Interior. ACTION: Notice of availability of permit applications; request for comments. SUMMARY: We, the U.S... any written comments on or before June 27, 2011. ADDRESSES: Send written comments by U.S. mail to the Regional Director, Attn: Lisa Mandell, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Ecological Services, 5600 American...

  13. 13 CFR 130.700 - Suspension, termination and non-renewal.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-01-01

    ... the AA/SBDCs a written description of the unresolved issues, a summary of the positions of the District Office on the issues, and any supportive documentation. (5) The AA/SBDCs shall transmit a written... extension of time is mutually agreed upon by the recipient organization and the AA/SBDCs. (6) The AA/SBDCs...

  14. 13 CFR 130.700 - Suspension, termination and non-renewal.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-01-01

    ... the AA/SBDCs a written description of the unresolved issues, a summary of the positions of the District Office on the issues, and any supportive documentation. (5) The AA/SBDCs shall transmit a written... extension of time is mutually agreed upon by the recipient organization and the AA/SBDCs. (6) The AA/SBDCs...

  15. 13 CFR 130.700 - Suspension, termination and non-renewal.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-01-01

    ... the AA/SBDCs a written description of the unresolved issues, a summary of the positions of the District Office on the issues, and any supportive documentation. (5) The AA/SBDCs shall transmit a written... extension of time is mutually agreed upon by the recipient organization and the AA/SBDCs. (6) The AA/SBDCs...

  16. 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...

  17. 78 FR 39057 - Environmental Impact Statement: T.F. Green Airport, Warwick, Rhode Island

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    2013-06-28

    ... of Availability. SUMMARY: The FAA is issuing this notice to advise the public that a Written Re..., Burlington, MA 01803, (781) 238-7613, or at [email protected]gov . SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FAA has issued a Written Re-Evaluation and Record of Decision, which evaluates an updated noise mitigation...

  18. Hospital discharge summary scorecard: a quality improvement tool used in a tertiary hospital general medicine service.

    PubMed

    Singh, G; Harvey, R; Dyne, A; Said, A; Scott, I

    2015-12-01

    We assessed the impact of completion and feedback of discharge summary scorecards on the quality of discharge summaries written by interns in a general medicine service of a tertiary hospital. The scorecards significantly improved summary quality in the first three rotations of the intern year and could be readily adopted by other units as a quality improvement intervention for optimizing clinical handover to primary care providers. © 2015 Royal Australasian College of Physicians.

  19. Improved Low Temperature Performance of Supercapacitors

    NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)

    Brandon, Erik J.; West, William C.; Smart, Marshall C.; Gnanaraj, Joe

    2013-01-01

    Low temperature double-layer capacitor operation enabled by: - Base acetonitrile / TEATFB salt formulation - Addition of low melting point formates, esters and cyclic ethers center dot Key electrolyte design factors: - Volume of co-solvent - Concentration of salt center dot Capacity increased through higher capacity electrodes: - Zeolite templated carbons - Asymmetric cell designs center dot Continuing efforts - Improve asymmetric cell performance at low temperature - Cycle life testing Motivation center dot Benchmark performance of commercial cells center dot Approaches for designing low temperature systems - Symmetric cells (activated carbon electrodes) - Symmetric cells (zeolite templated carbon electrodes) - Asymmetric cells (lithium titanate/activated carbon electrodes) center dot Experimental results center dot Summary

  20. 76 FR 32375 - Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request; The Partnership...

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    2011-06-06

    ... OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request; The Partnership Fund for Program Integrity Innovation Pilot Idea Template AGENCY: Office of Management and Budget. ACTION: Notice and request for public comments. SUMMARY: The Office of...

  1. 76 FR 61753 - Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request; the Partnership...

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    2011-10-05

    ... OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request; the Partnership Fund for Program Integrity Innovation Pilot Idea Template AGENCY: Office of Management and Budget. ACTION: Notice and request for public comments. SUMMARY: The Office of...

  2. Metal chelation dual-template epitope imprinting polymer via distillation-precipitation polymerization for recognition of porcine serum albumin.

    PubMed

    Qin, Ya-Ping; Wang, Hai-Yan; He, Xi-Wen; Li, Wen-You; Zhang, Yu-Kui

    2018-08-01

    A novel dual-template epitope imprinting polymer coated on magnetic carbon nanotubes (MCNTs@D-EMIP) was successfully prepared for specific recognition of porcine serum albumin (PSA) via dual-template epitope imprinting, metal chelation imprinting and distillation-precipitation polymerization (DPP). C-terminal peptides and N-terminal peptides of PSA were selected as templates simultaneously, and zinc acrylate and ethylene glycol dimethacrylate (EGDMA) were used as functional monomer and cross-linker, respectively. The epitope templates were immobilized by metal chelation and six-membered ring formed with zinc acrylate. Finally, MCNTs@D-EMIP was synthesized by DPP in only 30 min, which was much shorter than those of other polymerization methods. The prepared MCNTs@D-EMIP displayed specific recognition ability toward PSA and its adsorption amount and imprinting factor were 45.05 mg g -1 and 4.50, which were much higher than those of single template epitope imprinting polymers. Besides, high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) analysis of PSA in porcine blood serum real sample indicated that the specificity was not affected by other competitive proteins, which forcefully stated that the MCNTs@D-EMIP had potential to be applied in bio-separation area. In addition, the results of cross-reactivity experiment proved that this strategy had generality to prepare dual-template epitope imprinting polymer for recognition of target protein. In summary, this study provided an efficient protocol to recognize target protein in complex sample via dual-template epitope imprinting approach, metal chelation imprinting and distillation-precipitation polymerization. Copyright © 2018 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

  3. The Formal Structure of School Summaries.

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    Flottum, Kjersti

    A study compared text summaries produced by French high school students and those written by experts. The study's objective was to determine how language users distinguish the essential from the peripheral information, to describe the summarizing process, and to apply the macrostructure theory to the process of summarizing. The summarized texts…

  4. The Use of Summarization Tasks: Some Lexical and Conceptual Analyses

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    Yu, Guoxing

    2013-01-01

    This article reports the lexical diversity of summaries written by experts and test takers in an empirical study and then interrogates the (in)congruity between the conceptualisations of "summary" and "summarize" in the literature of educational research and the operationalization of summarization tasks in three international…

  5. More than a Footnote to History in Cultural-Historical Theory: The Zalkind Summary, Experimental Study of Higher Behavioural Processes, and "Vygotsky's Blocks"

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    Towsey, Paula M.

    2009-01-01

    This article presents what is possibly the first English translation of a 1930 manuscript related to Vygotsky's work (probably written by Vygotsky himself). This manuscript, the Zalkind Summary, is a five-point summary of his presentation to the First All-Union Congress on the Study of Human Behaviour in Leningrad in January 1930. This article…

  6. Program Helps Standardize Documentation Of Software

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    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.

  7. Social-Economic Life and Compulsory Education. Conference Papers for the 8th Session of the International Standing Conference for the History of Education (Parma, Italy, September 3-6, 1986). Volume III.

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    Genovesi, Giovanni, Ed.

    Socioeconomic life is the theme of this third of four volumes on the history of compulsory education among the nations of Europe and the western hemisphere. Of the document's 18 articles, 15 are written in English and 3 are written in French. Most selections offer summaries; one of the three articles written in French provides a resume in English.…

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    ... forth each person who has been identified as a witness whose oral or written testimony will be offered by the party at the hearing, with a full curriculum vitae for each and a summary of the expected... presiding officer shall issue and file under § 179.80 a written order reciting the actions taken at each...

  12. Scientia Paedagogica Experimentalis. International Journal of Experimental Research in Education. XVI, 1.

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    Verbist, R., Ed.; And Others

    1979-01-01

    Seven papers on experimental research topics in education, written by educators of various nationalities, are compiled in this volume. The first paper, written in French with an English summary, explores the ability of the teacher to exercise an indirect influence over student behavior and the systematic training of certain teacher behaviors to…

  13. Pig in the Middle? Effects of Mediating Tasks on Cognitive Processing of Text.

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    Allison, Desmond; And Others

    This study of second language learning investigated the effects of a written reading comprehension exercise and an oral discussion activity as alternative tasks mediating between a written text and learners' summaries of the text. Subjects were 80 University of Hong Kong freshmen, randomly assigned to three groups. Each group was provided a…

  14. Using Blogs to Improve Students' Summary Writing Abilities

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    Kitchakarn, Orachorn

    2012-01-01

    The research compared students' summary writing ability before and after they were taught through blog, a new medium or tool for written communication and interaction in many different languages around the world. The research design is a kind of one group pretest posttest. Participants were 33 first-year students who studied EN 011 course (English…

  15. Minnowbrook IV: 2003 Workshop on Transition and Unsteady Aspects of Turbomachinery Flows

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    LaGraff, John E. (Editor); Ashpis, David E. (Editor)

    2004-01-01

    On August 17 to 20, 2003, over 40 attendees participated in a workshop entitled "Minnowbrook IV.2003 Workshop on Transition and Unsteady Aspects of Turbomachinery Flows. Earlier themes focused on improving the understanding of late stage (final breakdown) of boundary layer transition. The specific engineering application of improving design codes for turbomachinery was encouraged by the attendance of representatives from gas turbine manufacturers. Written papers were not requested. Abstracts and copies of figures were the only written record of the workshop aside from specifically commissioned transcriptions of a workshop summary and the extensive working group reports, discussions, and summary that followed on the final morning of the workshop.

  16. Adherence to UK national guidance for discharge information: an audit in primary care

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    Hammad, Eman A; Wright, David John; Walton, Christine; Nunney, Ian; Bhattacharya, Debi

    2014-01-01

    Aims Poor communication of clinical information between healthcare settings is associated with patient harm. In 2008, the UK National Prescribing Centre (NPC) issued guidance regarding the minimum information to be communicated upon hospital discharge. This study evaluates the extent of adherence to this guidance and identifies predictors of adherence. Methods This was an audit of discharge summaries received by medical practices in one UK primary care trust of patients hospitalized for 24 h or longer. Each discharge summary was scored against the applicable NPC criteria which were organized into: ‘patient, admission and discharge’, ‘medicine’ and ‘therapy change’ information. Results Of 3444 discharge summaries audited, 2421 (70.3%) were from two teaching hospitals and 906 (26.3%) from three district hospitals. Unplanned admissions accounted for 2168 (63.0%) of the audit sample and 74.6% (2570) of discharge summaries were electronic. Mean (95% CI) adherence to the total NPC minimum dataset was 71.7% [70.2, 73.2]. Adherence to patient, admission and discharge information was 77.3% (95% CI 77.0, 77.7), 67.2% (95% CI 66.3, 68.2) for medicine information and 48.9% (95% CI 47.5, 50.3) for therapy change information. Allergy status, co-morbidities, medication history and rationale for therapy change were the most frequent omissions. Predictors of adherence included quality of the discharge template, electronic discharge summaries and smaller numbers of prescribed medicines. Conclusions Despite clear guidance regarding the content of discharge information, omissions are frequent. Adherence to the NPC minimum dataset might be improved by using comprehensive electronic discharge templates and implementation of effective medicines reconciliation at both sides of the health interface. PMID:25041244

  17. Adherence to UK national guidance for discharge information: an audit in primary care.

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    Hammad, Eman A; Wright, David John; Walton, Christine; Nunney, Ian; Bhattacharya, Debi

    2014-12-01

    Poor communication of clinical information between healthcare settings is associated with patient harm. In 2008, the UK National Prescribing Centre (NPC) issued guidance regarding the minimum information to be communicated upon hospital discharge. This study evaluates the extent of adherence to this guidance and identifies predictors of adherence. This was an audit of discharge summaries received by medical practices in one UK primary care trust of patients hospitalized for 24 h or longer. Each discharge summary was scored against the applicable NPC criteria which were organized into: 'patient, admission and discharge', 'medicine' and 'therapy change' information. Of 3444 discharge summaries audited, 2421 (70.3%) were from two teaching hospitals and 906 (26.3%) from three district hospitals. Unplanned admissions accounted for 2168 (63.0%) of the audit sample and 74.6% (2570) of discharge summaries were electronic. Mean (95% CI) adherence to the total NPC minimum dataset was 71.7% [70.2, 73.2]. Adherence to patient, admission and discharge information was 77.3% (95% CI 77.0, 77.7), 67.2% (95% CI 66.3, 68.2) for medicine information and 48.9% (95% CI 47.5, 50.3) for therapy change information. Allergy status, co-morbidities, medication history and rationale for therapy change were the most frequent omissions. Predictors of adherence included quality of the discharge template, electronic discharge summaries and smaller numbers of prescribed medicines. Despite clear guidance regarding the content of discharge information, omissions are frequent. Adherence to the NPC minimum dataset might be improved by using comprehensive electronic discharge templates and implementation of effective medicines reconciliation at both sides of the health interface. © 2014 The British Pharmacological Society.

  18. Mechanism of transcription termination by RNA polymerase III utilizes a nontemplate-strand sequence-specific signal element

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    Arimbasseri, Aneeshkumar G.; Maraia, Richard J.

    2015-01-01

    SUMMARY Understanding the mechanism of transcription termination by a eukaryotic RNA polymerase (RNAP) has been limited by lack of a characterizable intermediate that reflects transition from an elongation complex to a true termination event. While other multisubunit RNAPs require multipartite cis-signals and/or ancillary factors to mediate pausing and release of the nascent transcript from the clutches of these enzymes, RNAP III does so with precision and efficiency on a simple oligo(dT) tract, independent of other cis-elements or trans-factors. We report a RNAP III pre-termination complex that reveals termination mechanisms controlled by sequence-specific elements in the non-template strand. Furthermore, the TFIIF-like, RNAP III subunit, C37 is required for this function of the non-template strand signal. The results reveal the RNAP III terminator as an information-rich control element. While the template strand promotes destabilization via a weak oligo(rU:dA) hybrid, the non-template strand provides distinct sequence-specific destabilizing information through interactions with the C37 subunit. PMID:25959395

  19. Script Templates: A Practical Approach to Script Training in Aphasia

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    Kaye, Rosalind C.; Cherney, Leora R.

    2016-01-01

    Purpose: Script training for aphasia involves repeated practice of relevant phrases and sentences that, when mastered, can potentially be used in other communicative situations. Although an increasingly popular approach, script development can be time-consuming. We provide a detailed summary of the evidence supporting this approach. We then…

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  2. The Self-Assembly of Particles with Multipolar Interactions

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    2004-01-01

    the LATEX template in which this thesis has been written. I also thank Kevin Van Workum and Jack Douglas for contributing simulation work and some...of the computational expense of simulating such complex self-assembly systems at the molecular level and a desire to understand the self-assembly at...Dissertation directed by: Professor Wolfgang Losert Department of Physics In this thesis , we describe results from investigations of the self-assembly of

  3. Developing Conceptual Framework for Revising Self-Learning Materials (SLMs) of the Open School (OS) of Bangladesh Open University (BOU) at a Digital Environment

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    Yeasmin, Sabina; Murthy, C. R. K.

    2011-01-01

    Bangladesh Open University (BOU) runs school programs as part of its academic activities through open schooling since its inception. As of today, the Open School uses the first generation self-learning materials (SLMs) written, before an era, following an in-house style and template. The concerned faculty member corrects, every year, texts before…

  4. Developing Conceptual Framework for Revising Self-Learning Materials (SLMs) of the Open School (OS) of Bangladesh Open University (BOU) at a Digital Environment

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    Yeasmin, Sabina; Murthy, C. R. K.

    2012-01-01

    Bangladesh Open University (BOU) runs school programs as part of its academic activities through open schooling since its inception. As of today, the Open School uses the first generation self-learning materials (SLMs) written, before an era, following an in-house style and template. The concerned faculty member corrects, every year, texts before…

  5. 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…

  6. NPTFit: A Code Package for Non-Poissonian Template Fitting

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    Mishra-Sharma, Siddharth; Rodd, Nicholas L.; Safdi, Benjamin R.

    2017-06-01

    We present NPTFit, an open-source code package, written in Python and Cython, for performing non-Poissonian template fits (NPTFs). The NPTF is a recently developed statistical procedure for characterizing the contribution of unresolved point sources (PSs) to astrophysical data sets. The NPTF was first applied to Fermi gamma-ray data to provide evidence that the excess of ˜GeV gamma-rays observed in the inner regions of the Milky Way likely arises from a population of sub-threshold point sources, and the NPTF has since found additional applications studying sub-threshold extragalactic sources at high Galactic latitudes. The NPTF generalizes traditional astrophysical template fits to allow for the ability to search for populations of unresolved PSs that may follow a given spatial distribution. NPTFit builds upon the framework of the fluctuation analyses developed in X-ray astronomy, thus it likely has applications beyond those demonstrated with gamma-ray data. The NPTFit package utilizes novel computational methods to perform the NPTF efficiently. The code is available at http://github.com/bsafdi/NPTFit and up-to-date and extensive documentation may be found at http://nptfit.readthedocs.io.

  7. Problem Definition and Solution Strategies in Dental Practice. Executive Summary, September 19, 1979-October 31, 1980.

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    Dane, J. K.; And Others

    An executive summary of a study designed to investigate the identification and solution of clinical and nonclinical problems in dental practice is presented. The study used a combination of structured group meetings of individuals involved in dentistry and related areas and written workbooks completed by participants. A steering committee advised…

  8. A Software Architecture for Adaptive Modular Sensing Systems

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    Lyle, Andrew C.; Naish, Michael D.

    2010-01-01

    By combining a number of simple transducer modules, an arbitrarily complex sensing system may be produced to accommodate a wide range of applications. This work outlines a novel software architecture and knowledge representation scheme that has been developed to support this type of flexible and reconfigurable modular sensing system. Template algorithms are used to embed intelligence within each module. As modules are added or removed, the composite sensor is able to automatically determine its overall geometry and assume an appropriate collective identity. A virtual machine-based middleware layer runs on top of a real-time operating system with a pre-emptive kernel, enabling platform-independent template algorithms to be written once and run on any module, irrespective of its underlying hardware architecture. Applications that may benefit from easily reconfigurable modular sensing systems include flexible inspection, mobile robotics, surveillance, and space exploration. PMID:22163614

  9. A software architecture for adaptive modular sensing systems.

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    Lyle, Andrew C; Naish, Michael D

    2010-01-01

    By combining a number of simple transducer modules, an arbitrarily complex sensing system may be produced to accommodate a wide range of applications. This work outlines a novel software architecture and knowledge representation scheme that has been developed to support this type of flexible and reconfigurable modular sensing system. Template algorithms are used to embed intelligence within each module. As modules are added or removed, the composite sensor is able to automatically determine its overall geometry and assume an appropriate collective identity. A virtual machine-based middleware layer runs on top of a real-time operating system with a pre-emptive kernel, enabling platform-independent template algorithms to be written once and run on any module, irrespective of its underlying hardware architecture. Applications that may benefit from easily reconfigurable modular sensing systems include flexible inspection, mobile robotics, surveillance, and space exploration.

  10. School Enrollment--Social and Economic Characteristics of Students: October 1977 (Advance Report). Current Population Reports. Population Characteristics. Series P-20, No. 321.

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    Bureau of the Census (DOC), Suitland, MD.

    This report presents a summary of recent trends in school and college enrollment based on the October 1977 Current Population Survey (CPS) and earlier surveys. Enrollment statistics representing growth and decline at various educational levels are evaluated in written summaries. Comparative and distributive enrollment statistics of the population…

  11. An Experiment in Multilateral Cultural Cooperation in Europe: The Council for Cultural Cooperation.

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    Council for Cultural Cooperation, Strasbourg (France).

    The text is a summary of the educational and cultural achievements (1962-1973) of the Council of Europe's Council for Cultural Cooperation (C.C.C.). The summary was written to inform members of the European Cultural Convention at Helsinki of activities, programs, and studies on European cultural co-operation which are relevant to their program.…

  12. NCI Dictionary of Genetics Terms

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    A dictionary of more than 150 genetics-related terms written for healthcare professionals. This resource was developed to support the comprehensive, evidence-based, peer-reviewed PDQ cancer genetics information summaries.

  13. ChiMS: Open-source instrument control software platform on LabVIEW for imaging/depth profiling mass spectrometers.

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    Cui, Yang; Hanley, Luke

    2015-06-01

    ChiMS is an open-source data acquisition and control software program written within LabVIEW for high speed imaging and depth profiling mass spectrometers. ChiMS can also transfer large datasets from a digitizer to computer memory at high repetition rate, save data to hard disk at high throughput, and perform high speed data processing. The data acquisition mode generally simulates a digital oscilloscope, but with peripheral devices integrated for control as well as advanced data sorting and processing capabilities. Customized user-designed experiments can be easily written based on several included templates. ChiMS is additionally well suited to non-laser based mass spectrometers imaging and various other experiments in laser physics, physical chemistry, and surface science.

  14. ChiMS: Open-source instrument control software platform on LabVIEW for imaging/depth profiling mass spectrometers

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    Cui, Yang; Hanley, Luke

    2015-01-01

    ChiMS is an open-source data acquisition and control software program written within LabVIEW for high speed imaging and depth profiling mass spectrometers. ChiMS can also transfer large datasets from a digitizer to computer memory at high repetition rate, save data to hard disk at high throughput, and perform high speed data processing. The data acquisition mode generally simulates a digital oscilloscope, but with peripheral devices integrated for control as well as advanced data sorting and processing capabilities. Customized user-designed experiments can be easily written based on several included templates. ChiMS is additionally well suited to non-laser based mass spectrometers imaging and various other experiments in laser physics, physical chemistry, and surface science. PMID:26133872

  15. ChiMS: Open-source instrument control software platform on LabVIEW for imaging/depth profiling mass spectrometers

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    Cui, Yang; Hanley, Luke

    2015-06-01

    ChiMS is an open-source data acquisition and control software program written within LabVIEW for high speed imaging and depth profiling mass spectrometers. ChiMS can also transfer large datasets from a digitizer to computer memory at high repetition rate, save data to hard disk at high throughput, and perform high speed data processing. The data acquisition mode generally simulates a digital oscilloscope, but with peripheral devices integrated for control as well as advanced data sorting and processing capabilities. Customized user-designed experiments can be easily written based on several included templates. ChiMS is additionally well suited to non-laser based mass spectrometers imaging and various other experiments in laser physics, physical chemistry, and surface science.

  16. The Impact of Collaborative Online Reading on Summarizing Skills

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    Passig, David; Maidel-Kravetsky, Jenny

    2016-01-01

    The aim of this study was to determine whether, as a result of collaborative-online reading of a chapter from a book of an academic nature, the quality of the collaborative summary that the readers would write would be higher than that written by readers who would both read the same chapter and write a summary in a face-to-face setting. In this…

  17. Template-based protein-protein docking exploiting pairwise interfacial residue restraints.

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    Xue, Li C; Rodrigues, João P G L M; Dobbs, Drena; Honavar, Vasant; Bonvin, Alexandre M J J

    2017-05-01

    Although many advanced and sophisticated ab initio approaches for modeling protein-protein complexes have been proposed in past decades, template-based modeling (TBM) remains the most accurate and widely used approach, given a reliable template is available. However, there are many different ways to exploit template information in the modeling process. Here, we systematically evaluate and benchmark a TBM method that uses conserved interfacial residue pairs as docking distance restraints [referred to as alpha carbon-alpha carbon (CA-CA)-guided docking]. We compare it with two other template-based protein-protein modeling approaches, including a conserved non-pairwise interfacial residue restrained docking approach [referred to as the ambiguous interaction restraint (AIR)-guided docking] and a simple superposition-based modeling approach. Our results show that, for most cases, the CA-CA-guided docking method outperforms both superposition with refinement and the AIR-guided docking method. We emphasize the superiority of the CA-CA-guided docking on cases with medium to large conformational changes, and interactions mediated through loops, tails or disordered regions. Our results also underscore the importance of a proper refinement of superimposition models to reduce steric clashes. In summary, we provide a benchmarked TBM protocol that uses conserved pairwise interface distance as restraints in generating realistic 3D protein-protein interaction models, when reliable templates are available. The described CA-CA-guided docking protocol is based on the HADDOCK platform, which allows users to incorporate additional prior knowledge of the target system to further improve the quality of the resulting models. © The Author 2016. Published by Oxford University Press.

  18. NPTFit: A Code Package for Non-Poissonian Template Fitting

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    Mishra-Sharma, Siddharth; Rodd, Nicholas L.; Safdi, Benjamin R., E-mail: smsharma@princeton.edu, E-mail: nrodd@mit.edu, E-mail: bsafdi@mit.edu

    We present NPTFit, an open-source code package, written in Python and Cython, for performing non-Poissonian template fits (NPTFs). The NPTF is a recently developed statistical procedure for characterizing the contribution of unresolved point sources (PSs) to astrophysical data sets. The NPTF was first applied to Fermi gamma-ray data to provide evidence that the excess of ∼GeV gamma-rays observed in the inner regions of the Milky Way likely arises from a population of sub-threshold point sources, and the NPTF has since found additional applications studying sub-threshold extragalactic sources at high Galactic latitudes. The NPTF generalizes traditional astrophysical template fits to allowmore » for the ability to search for populations of unresolved PSs that may follow a given spatial distribution. NPTFit builds upon the framework of the fluctuation analyses developed in X-ray astronomy, thus it likely has applications beyond those demonstrated with gamma-ray data. The NPTFit package utilizes novel computational methods to perform the NPTF efficiently. The code is available at http://github.com/bsafdi/NPTFit and up-to-date and extensive documentation may be found at http://nptfit.readthedocs.io.« less

  19. Mask replication using jet and flash imprint lithography

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    Selinidis, Kosta S.; Jones, Chris; Doyle, Gary F.; Brown, Laura; Imhof, Joseph; LaBrake, Dwayne L.; Resnick, Douglas J.; Sreenivasan, S. V.

    2011-11-01

    The Jet and Flash Imprint Lithography (J-FILTM) process uses drop dispensing of UV curable resists to assist high resolution patterning for subsequent dry etch pattern transfer. The technology is actively being used to develop solutions for memory markets including Flash memory and patterned media for hard disk drives. It is anticipated that the lifetime of a single template (for patterned media) or mask (for semiconductor) will be on the order of 104 - 105imprints. This suggests that tens of thousands of templates/masks will be required to satisfy the needs of a manufacturing environment. Electron-beam patterning is too slow to feasibly deliver these volumes, but instead can provide a high quality "master" mask which can be replicated many times with an imprint lithography tool. This strategy has the capability to produce the required supply of "working" templates/masks. In this paper, we review the development of the mask form factor, imprint replication tools and the semiconductor mask replication process. A PerfectaTM MR5000 mask replication tool has been developed specifically to pattern replica masks from an ebeam written master. Performance results, including image placement, critical dimension uniformity, and pattern transfer are covered in detail.

  20. 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.

  1. A hospital discharge summary quality improvement program featuring individual and team-based feedback and academic detailing.

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    Axon, Robert N; Penney, Fletcher T; Kyle, Thomas R; Zapka, Jane; Marsden, Justin; Zhao, Yumin; Mauldin, Patrick D; Moran, William P

    2014-06-01

    Discharge summaries are an important component of hospital care transitions typically completed by interns in teaching hospitals. However, these documents are often not completed in a timely fashion or do not include pertinent details of hospitalization. This report outlines the development and impact of a curriculum intervention to improve the quality of discharge summaries by interns and residents in Internal Medicine. A previous study demonstrated that a discharge summary curriculum featuring individualized feedback was associated with improved summary quality, but few subsequent studies have described implementation of similar curricula. No information exists on the utility of other strategies such as team-based feedback or academic detailing. Study participants were 96 Internal Medicine intern and resident physicians at an academic medical center-based training program. A comprehensive evidence-based discharge summary quality improvement program was developed and implemented that featured a discharge summary template to facilitate summary preparation, individual feedback, team-based feedback, academic detailing and an objective discharge summary evaluation instrument. The discharge summary evaluation instrument had moderate interrater reliability (κ = 0.72). Discharge summary scores improved from mean score of 70% to 82% (P = 0.05). Interns and residents participating in this program also reported increased confidence in producing and critiquing summaries. A comprehensive discharge summary curriculum can be feasibly implemented within the context of a residency program. Team-based feedback and academic detailing may serve to reinforce individual feedback and extend program reach.

  2. Multi-template analysis of human perirhinal cortex in brain MRI: Explicitly accounting for anatomical variability

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    Xie, Long; Pluta, John B.; Das, Sandhitsu R.; Wisse, Laura E.M.; Wang, Hongzhi; Mancuso, Lauren; Kliot, Dasha; Avants, Brian B.; Ding, Song-Lin; Manjón, José V.; Wolk, David A.; Yushkevich, Paul A.

    2016-01-01

    Rational The human perirhinal cortex (PRC) plays critical roles in episodic and semantic memory and visual perception. The PRC consists of Brodmann areas 35 and 36 (BA35, BA36). In Alzheimer's disease (AD), BA35 is the first cortical site affected by neurofibrillary tangle pathology, which is closely linked to neural injury in AD. Large anatomical variability, manifested in the form of different cortical folding and branching patterns, makes it difficult to segment the PRC in MRI scans. Pathology studies have found that in ~97% of specimens, the PRC falls into one of three discrete anatomical variants. However, current methods for PRC segmentation and morphometry in MRI are based on single-template approaches, which may not be able to accurately model these discrete variants Methods A multi-template analysis pipeline that explicitly accounts for anatomical variability is used to automatically label the PRC and measure its thickness in T2-weighted MRI scans. The pipeline uses multi-atlas segmentation to automatically label medial temporal lobe cortices including entorhinal cortex, PRC and the parahippocampal cortex. Pairwise registration between label maps and clustering based on residual dissimilarity after registration are used to construct separate templates for the anatomical variants of the PRC. An optimal path of deformations linking these templates is used to establish correspondences between all the subjects. Experimental evaluation focuses on the ability of single-template and multi-template analyses to detect differences in the thickness of medial temporal lobe cortices between patients with amnestic mild cognitive impairment (aMCI, n=41) and age-matched controls (n=44). Results The proposed technique is able to generate templates that recover the three dominant discrete variants of PRC and establish more meaningful correspondences between subjects than a single-template approach. The largest reduction in thickness associated with aMCI, in absolute terms, was found in left BA35 using both regional and summary thickness measures. Further, statistical maps of regional thickness difference between aMCI and controls revealed different patterns for the three anatomical variants. PMID:27702610

  3. Establishing a Strong Foundation: District and School-Level Supports for Classroom Implementation of the LDC and MDC Frameworks. Executive Summary

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Reumann-Moore, Rebecca; Lawrence, Nancy; Sanders, Felicia; Christman, Jolley Bruce; Duffy, Mark

    2011-01-01

    The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has invested in the development and dissemination of high-quality instructional and formative assessment tools to support teachers' incorporation of the Core Common State Standards (CCSS) into their classroom instruction. Literacy experts have developed a framework and a set of templates that teachers can use…

  4. Database improvements for motor vehicle/bicycle crash analysis

    PubMed Central

    Lusk, Anne C; Asgarzadeh, Morteza; Farvid, Maryam S

    2015-01-01

    Background Bicycling is healthy but needs to be safer for more to bike. Police crash templates are designed for reporting crashes between motor vehicles, but not between vehicles/bicycles. If written/drawn bicycle-crash-scene details exist, these are not entered into spreadsheets. Objective To assess which bicycle-crash-scene data might be added to spreadsheets for analysis. Methods Police crash templates from 50 states were analysed. Reports for 3350 motor vehicle/bicycle crashes (2011) were obtained for the New York City area and 300 cases selected (with drawings and on roads with sharrows, bike lanes, cycle tracks and no bike provisions). Crashes were redrawn and new bicycle-crash-scene details were coded and entered into the existing spreadsheet. The association between severity of injuries and bicycle-crash-scene codes was evaluated using multiple logistic regression. Results Police templates only consistently include pedal-cyclist and helmet. Bicycle-crash-scene coded variables for templates could include: 4 bicycle environments, 18 vehicle impact-points (opened-doors and mirrors), 4 bicycle impact-points, motor vehicle/bicycle crash patterns, in/out of the bicycle environment and bike/relevant motor vehicle categories. A test of including these variables suggested that, with bicyclists who had minor injuries as the control group, bicyclists on roads with bike lanes riding outside the lane had lower likelihood of severe injuries (OR, 0.40, 95% CI 0.16 to 0.98) compared with bicyclists riding on roads without bicycle facilities. Conclusions Police templates should include additional bicycle-crash-scene codes for entry into spreadsheets. Crash analysis, including with big data, could then be conducted on bicycle environments, motor vehicle potential impact points/doors/mirrors, bicycle potential impact points, motor vehicle characteristics, location and injury. PMID:25835304

  5. 43 CFR 2201.3-3 - Appraisal report standards.

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    2014-10-01

    ... present on the property being appraised; (f) A comparative market analysis and, if more than one method of...; and (k) Copies of relevant written reports, studies, or summary conclusions prepared by others in...

  6. 43 CFR 2201.3-3 - Appraisal report standards.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-10-01

    ... present on the property being appraised; (f) A comparative market analysis and, if more than one method of...; and (k) Copies of relevant written reports, studies, or summary conclusions prepared by others in...

  7. 43 CFR 2201.3-3 - Appraisal report standards.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-10-01

    ... present on the property being appraised; (f) A comparative market analysis and, if more than one method of...; and (k) Copies of relevant written reports, studies, or summary conclusions prepared by others in...

  8. 43 CFR 2201.3-3 - Appraisal report standards.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-10-01

    ... present on the property being appraised; (f) A comparative market analysis and, if more than one method of...; and (k) Copies of relevant written reports, studies, or summary conclusions prepared by others in...

  9. Compulsory Education: Statistics, Methodology, Reforms and New Tendencies. Conference Papers for the 8th Session of the International Standing Conference for the History of Education (Parma, Italy, September 3-6, 1986). Volume IV.

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    Genovesi, Giovanni, Ed.

    This collection, the last of four volumes on the history of compulsory education among the nations of Europe and the western hemisphere, analyzes statistics, methodology, reforms, and new tendencies. Twelve of the document's 18 articles are written in English, 3 are written in French and 3 are in Italian. Summaries accompany most articles; three…

  10. Enhanced Preoperative Deep Inferior Epigastric Artery Perforator Flap Planning with a 3D-Printed Perforasome Template: Technique and Case Report

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    Hunter-Smith, David J.; Rostek, Marie; Smith, Julian A.; Rozen, Warren Matthew

    2018-01-01

    Summary: Optimizing preoperative planning is widely sought in deep inferior epigastric artery perforator (DIEP) flap surgery. One reason for this is that rates of fat necrosis remain relatively high (up to 35%), and that adjusting flap design by an improved understanding of individual perforasomes and perfusion characteristics may be useful in reducing the risk of fat necrosis. Imaging techniques have substantially improved over the past decade, and with recent advances in 3D printing, an improved demonstration of imaged anatomy has become available. We describe a 3D-printed template that can be used preoperatively to mark out a patient’s individualized perforasome for flap planning in DIEP flap surgery. We describe this “perforasome template” technique in a case of a 46-year-old woman undergoing immediate unilateral breast reconstruction with a DIEP flap. Routine preoperative computed tomographic angiography was performed, with open-source software (3D Slicer, Autodesk MeshMixer and Cura) and a desktop 3D printer (Ultimaker 3E) used to create a template used to mark intra-flap, subcutaneous branches of deep inferior epigastric artery (DIEA) perforators on the abdomen. An individualized 3D printed template was used to estimate the size and boundaries of a perforasome and perfusion map. The information was used to aid flap design. We describe a new technique of 3D printing a patient-specific perforasome template that can be used preoperatively to infer perforasomes and aid flap design. PMID:29464169

  11. FLOWER IPv4/IPv6 Network Flow Summarization software

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    Nickless, Bill; Curtis, Darren; Christy, Jason

    FLOWER was written as a refactoring/reimplementation of the existing Flo software used by the Cooperative Protection Program (CPP) to provide network flow summaries for analysis by the Operational Analysis Center (OAC) and other US Department of Energy cyber security elements. FLOWER is designed and tested to operate at 10 gigabits/second, nearly 10 times faster than competing solutions. FLOWER output is optimized for importation into SQL databases for categorization and analysis. FLOWER is written in C++ using current best software engineering practices.

  12. Radar derived spatial statistics of summer rain. Volume 3: Appendices

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    Ronnenburg, C.; Bassnett, A.; Knapp, H.; Vann, W. A.

    1975-01-01

    A collection of selected important memoranda written during the course of the experiment. It contains detailed information on: (1) frequency diversity, (2) radar controller and radar video processor, (3) SPANDAR calibration, and (4) meteorological summaries.

  13. NASA Reactor Facility Hazards Summary. Volume 2

    NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)

    1959-01-01

    Supplements to volume 1 are presented herein. Included in these papers are information unavailable when volume 1 was written, an evaluation of the proposed nuclear facility, and answers to questions raised by the AEC concerning volume 1.

  14. 34 CFR 97.117 - Documentation of informed consent.

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    2011-07-01

    ... Policy for the Protection of Human Subjects (Basic ED Policy for Protection of Human Research Subjects... presentation. Also, the IRB shall approve a written summary of what is to be said to the subject or the...

  15. 34 CFR 97.117 - Documentation of informed consent.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-07-01

    ... Policy for the Protection of Human Subjects (Basic ED Policy for Protection of Human Research Subjects... presentation. Also, the IRB shall approve a written summary of what is to be said to the subject or the...

  16. 34 CFR 97.117 - Documentation of informed consent.

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    2013-07-01

    ... Policy for the Protection of Human Subjects (Basic ED Policy for Protection of Human Research Subjects... presentation. Also, the IRB shall approve a written summary of what is to be said to the subject or the...

  17. 34 CFR 97.117 - Documentation of informed consent.

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    ... Policy for the Protection of Human Subjects (Basic ED Policy for Protection of Human Research Subjects... presentation. Also, the IRB shall approve a written summary of what is to be said to the subject or the...

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

    Bechtel Nevada

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

  19. 50 CFR 20.155 - Public file.

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    ... PLANTS (CONTINUED) MIGRATORY BIRD HUNTING Special Procedures for Issuance of Annual Hunting Regulations... comments and other significant written communications which occur after the notice of proposed rulemaking; (3) Summaries, identifying the source, of any significant oral communications which occure after the...

  20. 50 CFR 20.155 - Public file.

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    ... PLANTS (CONTINUED) MIGRATORY BIRD HUNTING Special Procedures for Issuance of Annual Hunting Regulations... comments and other significant written communications which occur after the notice of proposed rulemaking; (3) Summaries, identifying the source, of any significant oral communications which occure after the...

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  3. Managing travel for planned special events handbook : executive summary

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    2007-06-01

    This report was written to communicate new and proven institutional and high-level operational techniques and strategies for achieving a coordinated, proactive approach to managing travel for all planned special events in a region in addition to faci...

  4. Energy use and emissions of traffic and transport

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    1997-01-01

    This report, written by order of the Ministry of Housing, Spatial Planning and Environment, forms the basis of a realistic comparison of energy-efficiency and emissions of the different passenger and freight transport modes. Text in Dutch; summary in...

  5. 17 CFR 8.07 - Investigation reports.

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    ... Section 8.07 Commodity and Securities Exchanges COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION EXCHANGE PROCEDURES FOR DISCIPLINARY, SUMMARY, AND MEMBERSHIP DENIAL ACTIONS Disciplinary Procedure § 8.07 Investigation reports. (a) The enforcement staff shall submit a written investigation report to the disciplinary...

  6. 17 CFR 8.18 - Decision.

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    2010-04-01

    ... Commodity and Securities Exchanges COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION EXCHANGE PROCEDURES FOR DISCIPLINARY, SUMMARY, AND MEMBERSHIP DENIAL ACTIONS Disciplinary Procedure § 8.18 Decision. Promptly following a hearing conducted in accordance with § 8.17, the disciplinary committee shall render a written decision...

  7. 7 CFR 4287.107 - Routine servicing.

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    2011-01-01

    ... Agriculture Regulations of the Department of Agriculture (Continued) RURAL BUSINESS-COOPERATIVE SERVICE AND RURAL UTILITIES SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE SERVICING Servicing Business and Industry Guaranteed... provide the Agency with a written summary of the lender's analysis and conclusions, including trends...

  8. 7 CFR 4287.107 - Routine servicing.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-01-01

    ... Agriculture Regulations of the Department of Agriculture (Continued) RURAL BUSINESS-COOPERATIVE SERVICE AND RURAL UTILITIES SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE SERVICING Servicing Business and Industry Guaranteed... provide the Agency with a written summary of the lender's analysis and conclusions, including trends...

  9. The signature of somatic hypermutation appears to be written into the germline IgV segment repertoire.

    PubMed

    Blanden, R V; Rothenfluh, H S; Zylstra, P; Weiller, G F; Steele, E J

    1998-04-01

    We present here a unifying hypothesis for the molecular mechanism of somatic hypermutation and somatic gene conversion in IgV genes involving reverse transcription using RNA templates from the V-gene loci to produce cDNA which undergoes homologous recombination with chromosomal V(D)J DNA. Experimental evidence produced over the last 20 years is essentially consistent with this hypothesis. We also review evidence suggesting that somatically generated IgV sequences from B lymphocytes have been fed back to germline DNA over evolutionary time.

  10. Automatic indexing of scanned documents: a layout-based approach

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    Esser, Daniel; Schuster, Daniel; Muthmann, Klemens; Berger, Michael; Schill, Alexander

    2012-01-01

    Archiving official written documents such as invoices, reminders and account statements in business and private area gets more and more important. Creating appropriate index entries for document archives like sender's name, creation date or document number is a tedious manual work. We present a novel approach to handle automatic indexing of documents based on generic positional extraction of index terms. For this purpose we apply the knowledge of document templates stored in a common full text search index to find index positions that were successfully extracted in the past.

  11. Frequency Domain Identification Toolbox

    NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)

    Horta, Lucas G.; Juang, Jer-Nan; Chen, Chung-Wen

    1996-01-01

    This report documents software written in MATLAB programming language for performing identification of systems from frequency response functions. MATLAB is a commercial software environment which allows easy manipulation of data matrices and provides other intrinsic matrix functions capabilities. Algorithms programmed in this collection of subroutines have been documented elsewhere but all references are provided in this document. A main feature of this software is the use of matrix fraction descriptions and system realization theory to identify state space models directly from test data. All subroutines have templates for the user to use as guidelines.

  12. Is There a European View on Health Economic Evaluations? Results from a Synopsis of Methodological Guidelines Used in the EUnetHTA Partner Countries.

    PubMed

    Heintz, Emelie; Gerber-Grote, Andreas; Ghabri, Salah; Hamers, Francoise F; Rupel, Valentina Prevolnik; Slabe-Erker, Renata; Davidson, Thomas

    2016-01-01

    The objectives of this study were to review current methodological guidelines for economic evaluations of all types of technologies in the 33 countries with organizations involved in the European Network for Health Technology Assessment (EUnetHTA), and to provide a general framework for economic evaluation at a European level. Methodological guidelines for health economic evaluations used by EUnetHTA partners were collected through a survey. Information from each guideline was extracted using a pre-tested extraction template. On the basis of the extracted information, a summary describing the methods used by the EUnetHTA countries was written for each methodological item. General recommendations were formulated for methodological issues where the guidelines of the EUnetHTA partners were in agreement or where the usefulness of economic evaluations may be increased by presenting the results in a specific way. At least one contact person from all 33 EUnetHTA countries (100 %) responded to the survey. In total, the review included 51 guidelines, representing 25 countries (eight countries had no methodological guideline for health economic evaluations). On the basis of the results of the extracted information from all 51 guidelines, EUnetHTA issued ten main recommendations for health economic evaluations. The presented review of methodological guidelines for health economic evaluations and the consequent recommendations will hopefully improve the comparability, transferability and overall usefulness of economic evaluations performed within EUnetHTA. Nevertheless, there are still methodological issues that need to be investigated further.

  13. Molecular Transporters for Desalination Applications

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2014-08-02

    Collaborative and commercially available state-of-the-art test  Zeolite template based synthesis II. Summary of key results and challenges For the...size setting CNT diameter. The tightest distribution of SWCNTs reported (Lu group, Duke Univ.) was achieved by loading catalyst into zeolite with the...pore size nominally acting to set the size of catalyst on the surface. However nano particles and CNTs grow on the surface of the zeolite , thus

  14. 75 FR 9400 - Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

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  15. 38 CFR 16.115 - IRB records.

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    2011-07-01

    ... adequate documentation of IRB activities, including the following: (1) Copies of all research proposals reviewed, scientific evaluations, if any, that accompany the proposals, approved sample consent documents... basis for requiring changes in or disapproving research; and a written summary of the discussion of...

  16. 38 CFR 16.115 - IRB records.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-07-01

    ... adequate documentation of IRB activities, including the following: (1) Copies of all research proposals reviewed, scientific evaluations, if any, that accompany the proposals, approved sample consent documents... basis for requiring changes in or disapproving research; and a written summary of the discussion of...

  17. 45 CFR 690.115 - IRB records.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-10-01

    ... adequate documentation of IRB activities, including the following: (1) Copies of all research proposals reviewed, scientific evaluations, if any, that accompany the proposals, approved sample consent documents... basis for requiring changes in or disapproving research; and a written summary of the discussion of...

  18. 76 FR 67561 - Proposed Information Collection (VA Enrollment Certification) Activity: Comment Request

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  19. 75 FR 60066 - Southern Arizona Resource Advisory Committee

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  9. The Hefferline Notes: B. F. Skinner's First Public Exposition of His Analysis of Verbal Behavior.

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    Knapp, Terry J

    2009-01-01

    B. F. Skinner's first public exposition of his analysis of verbal behavior was the Hefferline Notes (1947a), a written summary of a course Skinner taught at Columbia University during the summer of 1947 just prior to his presentation of the William James Lectures at Harvard University in the fall. The Notes are significant because they display Skinner's analysis as it made the transition from spoken to written form; moreover, they are an effective supplemental source of examples and early approximations for comprehending Skinner's functional verbal operants.

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  1. 75 FR 51879 - Proposed Collection; Comment Request for Form 1023

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    2012-08-17

    ... DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Forest Service Big Horn County Resource Advisory Committee AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. ACTION: Notice of meeting. SUMMARY: The Big Horn County Resource Advisory Committee... Big Horn County Weed and Pest Building, 4782 Highway 310, Greybull, Wyoming. Written comments about...

  3. 75 FR 73167 - Proposed Information Collection (Compliance Report of Proprietary Institutions) Activity: Comment...

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    2010-11-29

    ... (Compliance Report of Proprietary Institutions) Activity: Comment Request AGENCY: Veterans Benefits Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs. ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: The Veterans Benefits Administration... Department of Education are in compliance with equal opportunity laws. DATES: Written comments and...

  4. 76 FR 14898 - Daniel Boone National Forest Resource Advisory Committee

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    2011-03-18

    ... DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Forest Service Daniel Boone National Forest Resource Advisory Committee AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. ACTION: Notice of meeting. SUMMARY: The Daniel Boone National Forest... basement floor. Written comments should be sent to Kimberly Morgan, Daniel Boone National Forest, 1700...

  5. A Taxonomic Approach to the Gestalt Theory of Perls

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    Raming, Henry E.; Frey, David H.

    1974-01-01

    This study applied content analysis and cluster analysis to the ideas of Fritz Perls to develop a taxonomy of Gestalt processes and goals. Summaries of the typal groups or clusters were written and the implications of taxonomic research in counseling discussed. (Author)

  6. 77 FR 58819 - Notice of Proposed Information Collection Requests; Federal Student Aid; Student Assistance...

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    2012-09-24

    ... DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Notice of Proposed Information Collection Requests; Federal Student Aid; Student Assistance General Provisions--Readmission for Servicemembers SUMMARY: The regulations establish... respondents, including through the use of information technology. Please note that written comments received...

  7. 16 CFR 3.22 - Motions.

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    2010-01-01

    ... Commission so orders. (c) Content. All written motions shall state the particular order, ruling, or action... 16 Commercial Practices 1 2010-01-01 2010-01-01 false Motions. 3.22 Section 3.22 Commercial... ADJUDICATIVE PROCEEDINGS Prehearing Procedures; Motions; Interlocutory Appeals; Summary Decisions § 3.22...

  8. 16 CFR 3.22 - Motions.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-01-01

    ... Commission so orders. (c) Content. All written motions shall state the particular order, ruling, or action... 16 Commercial Practices 1 2011-01-01 2011-01-01 false Motions. 3.22 Section 3.22 Commercial... ADJUDICATIVE PROCEEDINGS Prehearing Procedures; Motions; Interlocutory Appeals; Summary Decisions § 3.22...

  9. 76 FR 33416 - Proposed Information Collection (Election to Apply Selected Reserve Services to Either Montgomery...

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    2011-06-08

    ... GI Bill-Selected Reserve) Activity: Comment Request AGENCY: Veterans Benefits Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs. ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: The Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA... type of educational benefit payable to Selected Reservist members. DATES: Written comments and...

  10. 75 FR 28779 - Prince of Whales Resource Advisory Committee

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    2010-05-24

    ... DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Forest Service Prince of Whales Resource Advisory Committee AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. ACTION: Notice of meeting. SUMMARY: The Prince of Whales Resource Advisory... Ranger District, 504 9th Street, Craig Alaska. Send written comments to Prince of Whales Resource...

  11. 78 FR 60020 - Proposed Collection: Comment Request for Voluntary Customer Satisfaction Surveys

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    2013-09-30

    ... Voluntary Customer Satisfaction Surveys ACTION: Notice and request for comments. SUMMARY: The Department of... Treasury is soliciting comments concerning the Customer Satisfaction Survey. DATES: Written comments should..., WV 26106-1328, (304) 480- 8150. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title: Voluntary Customer Satisfaction...

  12. An audit of nursing reports for First-Tier Tribunals in a secure inpatient service.

    PubMed

    Haw, C

    2015-08-01

    Very little research has been conducted into the role of nurses in relation to patients' mental health tribunals (known in some countries as review panels). In England nurses are playing an increasingly important role in giving evidence at tribunals and, since October 2013, are required to provide much more detailed written reports than previously. This is the first published study to examine the content of nursing tribunal reports. Overall, the quality of nursing reports was patchy and not as good as those of psychiatrists or social workers, but there was improvement when the audit was repeated. Writing reports for tribunals is a comparatively new and perhaps unfamiliar requirement for nursing staff. Nurses need training in report writing and protected time and a quiet area to write reports. Providing these things is a real challenge on busy inpatient wards. In October 2013, the Tribunals Judiciary of England issued a new practice direction stipulating how tribunal reports should be completed. This paper aimed to study the quality of nursing tribunal reports in a secure inpatient service before and after the introduction of the latest practice direction and the issuing of a local template to aid report writing. A total of 160 reports (80 written in 2013 and 80 in 2014) were scored on the presence of 24 key items derived from the latest practice direction. The quality of nursing reports improved in the re-audit from an average of 36.3% of key items present to 51.3% but still lagged behind that of medical and social circumstances reports. Even in the second audit, few reports were signed or commented on why the patient should remain detained. Report length increased from a mean of 2.9 to 4.0 pages but only 27.5% of reports used the template despite widespread publicity. Use of the template resulted in better quality reports. Among other interventions, a training programme in report writing is now underway to assist nurses with meeting the new practice direction requirements. Nurses also need supervision, protected time and a quiet area for report writing. © 2015 John Wiley & Sons Ltd.

  13. 77 FR 55895 - Permanent Closure of Cincinnati Blue Ash Airport

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    2012-09-11

    ... DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration Permanent Closure of Cincinnati Blue... Cincinnati Blue Ash Airport (ISZ). SUMMARY: The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) received written notice... closing Cincinnati Blue Ash Airport (ISZ), Cincinnati, Ohio; the notice was in excess of 30 days before...

  14. 78 FR 29205 - Proposed Collection; Comment Request for Form 926

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    2013-05-17

    ... DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY Internal Revenue Service Proposed Collection; Comment Request for Form 926 AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Treasury. ACTION: Notice and request for comments. SUMMARY... consideration. ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to R. Joseph Durbala, Internal Revenue Service, Room 6129...

  15. 78 FR 53008 - Proposed Collection; Comment Request for Form 13094

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    2013-08-27

    ... DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY Internal Revenue Service Proposed Collection; Comment Request for Form 13094 AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Treasury. ACTION: Notice and request for comments. SUMMARY... the Internal Revenue Service. DATES: Written comments should be received on or before October 28, 2013...

  16. 77 FR 59992 - Announcement of Humanities Medal Design Competition Under the America COMPETES Reauthorization...

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    2012-10-01

    ... hangs on a ribbon around the neck; the diameter of the medal should be between 3 to 4 inches; the design..., or Word file up to 10 MB. Include written text using the description summary area to describe the...

  17. 40 CFR 26.115 - IRB records.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-07-01

    ... IRB activities, including the following: (1) Copies of all research proposals reviewed, scientific... Policy for Protection of Subjects in Human Research Conducted or Supported by EPA § 26.115 IRB records... changes in or disapproving research; and a written summary of the discussion of controverted issues and...

  18. 40 CFR 26.115 - IRB records.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-07-01

    ... IRB activities, including the following: (1) Copies of all research proposals reviewed, scientific... Policy for Protection of Subjects in Human Research Conducted or Supported by EPA § 26.115 IRB records... changes in or disapproving research; and a written summary of the discussion of controverted issues and...

  19. 75 FR 71069 - Big Horn County Resource Advisory Committee

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    2010-11-22

    ... DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Forest Service Big Horn County Resource Advisory Committee AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. ACTION: Notice of meeting. SUMMARY: The Big Horn County Resource Advisory Committee... held at the Big Horn County Weed and Pest Building, 4782 Highway 310, Greybull, Wyoming. Written...

  20. 12 CFR 509.104 - Additional procedures.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-01-01

    .... Replies to written exceptions to the administrative law judge's recommended decision, findings... Director, to the attention of the Secretary, within the 10 day period following the filing of exceptions... of this part and partial summary disposition at § 509.30 of this part in making determinations on...

  1. 21 CFR 56.115 - IRB records.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-04-01

    ... research proposals reviewed, scientific evaluations, if any, that accompany the proposals, approved sample... abstaining; the basis for requiring changes in or disapproving research; and a written summary of the... this regulation shall be retained for at least 3 years after completion of the research, and the...

  2. 77 FR 51967 - North Central Idaho Resource Advisory Committee

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    2012-08-28

    ... DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Forest Service North Central Idaho Resource Advisory Committee AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. ACTION: Notice of meeting. SUMMARY: The North Central Idaho RAC will be meeting via... held at the Nez Perce National Forest Supervisors Office, 104 Airport Road, Grangeville, Idaho. Written...

  3. 78 FR 35195 - Acquisition Regulations: Export Control

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    2013-06-12

    ... Control AGENCY: Department of Energy. ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking. SUMMARY: The Department of... control requirements applicable to the performance of DOE contracts. DATES: Written comments on this... comments, identified by ``DEAR: Export Control and RIN 1991-AB99,'' by any of the following methods...

  4. 75 FR 39910 - Prince William Sound Resource Advisory Committee; Meeting

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    2010-07-13

    ... DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Forest Service Prince William Sound Resource Advisory Committee; Meeting AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. ACTION: Notice of meeting. SUMMARY: The Prince William Sound Resource..., Anchorage, Alaska 99503. Send written comments to Prince William Sound Resource Advisory Committee, c/o USDA...

  5. Diversity as Resource: Redefining Cultural Literacy.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Murray, Denise E., Ed.

    A collection of essays on cultural and linguistic diversity in elementary, secondary, and higher education is presented. The articles are written for teachers and teacher educators, and each includes a summary, discussion questions, and projects. They include the following: "Whose Culture? Whose Literacy?" (Keith Walters); "Whose…

  6. 75 FR 75662 - Prince of Wales Resource Advisory Committee

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    2010-12-06

    ... DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Forest Service Prince of Wales Resource Advisory Committee AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. ACTION: Notice of meeting. SUMMARY: The Prince of Wales Resource Advisory Committee... Ferry Terminal 110 Stikine Way, Coffman Cove, Alaska. Send written comments to Prince of Wales Resource...

  7. 75 FR 37753 - Prince of Wales Resource Advisory Committee

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    2010-06-30

    ... DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Forest Service Prince of Wales Resource Advisory Committee AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. ACTION: Notice of meeting. SUMMARY: The Prince of Wales Resource Advisory Committee... Ranger District, 504 9th Street, Craig, Alaska. Send written comments to Prince of Wales Resource...

  8. 76 FR 2646 - Prince of Wales Resource Advisory Committee

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    2011-01-14

    ... DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Forest Service Prince of Wales Resource Advisory Committee AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. ACTION: Notice of meeting. SUMMARY: The Prince of Wales Resource Advisory Committee... Ranger District, 504 9th Street, Craig, Alaska. Send written comments to Prince of Wales Resource...

  9. 75 FR 65447 - Prince of Wales Resource Advisory Committee

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    2010-10-25

    ... DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Forest Service Prince of Wales Resource Advisory Committee AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. ACTION: Notice of meeting. SUMMARY: The Prince of Wales Resource Advisory Committee... Ranger District 504 9th Street, Craig, Alaska. Send written comments to Prince of Wales Resource Advisory...

  10. 76 FR 12933 - Prince of Wales Resource Advisory Committee

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    2011-03-09

    ... DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Forest Service Prince of Wales Resource Advisory Committee AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. ACTION: Notice of meeting. SUMMARY: The Prince of Wales Resource Advisory Committee... Bay Ranger District 1312 Federal Way Thorne Bay, Alaska. Send written comments to Prince of Wales...

  11. 76 FR 2081 - Ketchikan Resource Advisory Committee

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    2011-01-12

    ... Resource Advisory Committee AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. ACTION: Notice of meeting. SUMMARY: The Ketchikan Resource Advisory Committee will meet in Ketchikan, Alaska, March 29, 2011. The purpose of this meeting is... written comments to Ketchikan Resource Advisory Committee, c/o District Ranger, USDA Forest Service, 3031...

  12. 76 FR 43259 - Lyon-Mineral Resource Advisory Committee

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    2011-07-20

    ... DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Forest Service Lyon-Mineral Resource Advisory Committee AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. ACTION: Notice of meeting. SUMMARY: The Lyon-Mineral Resource Advisory Committee will meet... Mineral County Library, located at 110 1st Street, Hawthorne, NV 89415. Written comments may be submitted...

  13. 76 FR 40678 - Lyon-Mineral Resource Advisory Committee

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    2011-07-11

    ... DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Forest Service Lyon-Mineral Resource Advisory Committee AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. ACTION: Notice of meeting. SUMMARY: The Lyon-Mineral Resource Advisory Committee will meet... at the Mineral County Library, located at 110 1st Street, Hawthorne, NV 89415. Written comments may...

  14. 75 FR 71132 - Availability of Draft Toxicological Profiles

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    2010-11-22

    ... DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry [ATSDR... Registry (ATSDR), Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS). ACTION: Notice of availability. SUMMARY... documents is also available at: http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/toxprofiles/index.asp . Written comments and other...

  15. 7 CFR 1421.12 - Production evidence.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-01-01

    ... collateral such as: (i) Evidence of sales, (ii) Delivery evidence, (iii) Load summaries from warehouse, processor, or buyer, (iv) Warehouse receipts (v) Paid measurement service (vi) Spot check measurements with... records and other written data as deemed necessary to verify the eligibility of the producer and commodity...

  16. 7 CFR 1421.12 - Production evidence.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-01-01

    ... collateral such as: (i) Evidence of sales, (ii) Delivery evidence, (iii) Load summaries from warehouse, processor, or buyer, (iv) Warehouse receipts (v) Paid measurement service (vi) Spot check measurements with... records and other written data as deemed necessary to verify the eligibility of the producer and commodity...

  17. The potential of latent semantic analysis for machine grading of clinical case summaries.

    PubMed

    Kintsch, Walter

    2002-02-01

    This paper introduces latent semantic analysis (LSA), a machine learning method for representing the meaning of words, sentences, and texts. LSA induces a high-dimensional semantic space from reading a very large amount of texts. The meaning of words and texts can be represented as vectors in this space and hence can be compared automatically and objectively. A generative theory of the mental lexicon based on LSA is described. The word vectors LSA constructs are context free, and each word, irrespective of how many meanings or senses it has, is represented by a single vector. However, when a word is used in different contexts, context appropriate word senses emerge. Several applications of LSA to educational software are described, involving the ability of LSA to quickly compare the content of texts, such as an essay written by a student and a target essay. An LSA-based software tool is sketched for machine grading of clinical case summaries written by medical students.

  18. Dynamics of Leading-strand Lesion Skipping by the Replisome

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    Yeeles, Joseph T.P.; Marians, Kenneth J.

    2013-01-01

    SUMMARY The E. coli replisome stalls transiently when it encounters a lesion in the leading-strand template, skipping over the damage by reinitiating replication at a new primer synthesized downstream by the primase. We report here that template unwinding and lagging-strand synthesis continue downstream of the lesion at a reduced rate after replisome stalling, that one replisome is capable of skipping multiple lesions, and that the rate limiting steps of replication restart involve the synthesis and activation of the new primer downstream. We also find little support for the concept that polymerase uncoupling, where extensive lagging-strand synthesis proceeds downstream in the absence of leading-strand synthesis, involves physical separation of the leading-strand polymerase from the replisome. Instead, our data indicate that extensive uncoupled replication likely results from a failure of the leading-strand polymerase still associated with the DNA helicase and the lagging-strand polymerase that are proceeding downstream to reinitiate synthesis. PMID:24268579

  19. 76 FR 18467 - Pennsylvania Regulatory Program

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    2011-04-04

    ... Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSM), Interior. ACTION: Proposed rule; reopening of the public comment period. SUMMARY: We are reopening the public comment period related to an amendment to the... procedures that we will follow for the public hearing, if one is requested. DATES: We will accept written...

  20. 78 FR 35781 - North Dakota Regulatory Program

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    2013-06-14

    ... Reclamation and Enforcement, Interior. ACTION: Proposed rule; reopening of public comment period and opportunity for public hearing. SUMMARY: We are announcing receipt of North Dakota's response to the Office of... written comments on the amendment, and the procedures that we will follow for the public hearing, if one...

  1. 17 CFR 8.16 - Settlement offers.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-04-01

    ... 17 Commodity and Securities Exchanges 1 2010-04-01 2010-04-01 false Settlement offers. 8.16... FOR DISCIPLINARY, SUMMARY, AND MEMBERSHIP DENIAL ACTIONS Disciplinary Procedure § 8.16 Settlement offers. (a) The rules of an exchange may permit a respondent to submit a written offer of settlement to...

  2. 75 FR 22135 - Agency Information Collection Request: 60-Day Public Comment Request

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    2010-04-27

    ... DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES [Document Identifier: OS-0990-0317] Agency Information... Secretary (OS), Department of Health and Human Services, is publishing the following summary of a proposed... Office on (202) 690-6162. Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information collections...

  3. 77 FR 11437 - Inspection Service Authority; Seizure and Forfeiture

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    2012-02-27

    ... POSTAL SERVICE 39 CFR Part 233 Inspection Service Authority; Seizure and Forfeiture AGENCY: Postal Service\\TM\\. ACTION: Proposed rule. SUMMARY: The Postal Service proposes to revise its regulations with... Service, Room 3128, 475 L'Enfant Plaza SW., Washington, DC 20260-2100. Written comments may be inspected...

  4. 75 FR 47583 - Proposed Agency Information Collection

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    2010-08-06

    ... as soon as possible. The Desk Officer may be telephoned at 202-395-4650. ADDRESSES: Written comments... Program; and for measuring attainment of DOE's program goals as required by the Government Performance and... respondents are homeowners and former college students as described in the SUMMARY; (5) Annual Estimated...

  5. 75 FR 12174 - Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Request for Special Priorities Assistance

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    2010-03-15

    ... DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Bureau of Industry and Security Proposed Information Collection; Comment.... ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork...: Direct all written comments to Diana Hynek, Departmental Paperwork Clearance Officer, Department of...

  6. 76 FR 56504 - Proposed Information Collection (Spinal Cord Injury Patient Care Survey) Activity: Comment Request

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    2011-09-13

    ... Collection (Spinal Cord Injury Patient Care Survey) Activity: Comment Request AGENCY: Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs. ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: The Veterans Health Administration (VHA... satisfaction with VA rehabilitation and health care. DATES: Written comments and recommendations on the...

  7. 77 FR 19016 - Proposed Data Collections Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations

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    2012-03-29

    ... on proposed data collection projects, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will publish periodic summaries of proposed projects. To request more information on the proposed projects or... the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology. Written comments...

  8. 77 FR 10750 - Proposed Data Collections Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations

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    2012-02-23

    ... on proposed data collection projects, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will publish periodic summaries of proposed projects. To request more information on the proposed projects or... through the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology. Written...

  9. 77 FR 17563 - Low Flow Protection Policy

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    2012-03-26

    ... SUSQUEHANNA RIVER BASIN COMMISSION Low Flow Protection Policy AGENCY: Susquehanna River Basin Commission. ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: As part of its regular business meeting held on March 15, 2012, in... submit the same in writing on or before May 16, 2012. DATES: The deadline for the submission of written...

  10. 14 CFR 300.3 - Reporting of communications.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-01-01

    ...) Electronic copies of written communications and oral summaries shall be posted to the DOT's electronic docket... 14 Aeronautics and Space 4 2010-01-01 2010-01-01 false Reporting of communications. 300.3 Section... of communications. (a) General. The following types of substantive communication shall be reported as...

  11. 75 FR 51238 - Manti-La Sal National Forest Resource Advisory Committee

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    2010-08-19

    ... DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Forest Service Manti-La Sal National Forest Resource Advisory Committee AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. ACTION: Notice of meeting. SUMMARY: The Manti-La Sal National Forest..., 319 North Carbon Avenue, Price, Utah. Written comments should be sent to Rosann Fillmore, Manti- La...

  12. Criteria for Centralized Warehousing Procedures in Public School Districts. Summary Report.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Forsythe, Ralph A.; Thomson, Leland A.

    This survey of opinions of architects, certified public accountants, and educators (who have written concerning, shown leadership in, or have specialized knowledge about warehousing) covers the planning, organizing, material handling, and paper processing of presently operated school district central warehouses. All recommendations concerning…

  13. 76 FR 17817 - North Central Idaho Resource Advisory Committee

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    2011-03-31

    ... Central Idaho Resource Advisory Committee AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. ACTION: Notice of meeting. SUMMARY: The North Central Idaho RAC will meet in Grangeville, Idaho. The committee is meeting as authorized... Supervisors Office, 104 Airport Road, Grangeville, Idaho. Written comments should be sent to Laura Smith at...

  14. 77 FR 29247 - Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Occupant Crash Protection

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    2012-05-17

    ...). ACTION: Final rule; technical amendments. SUMMARY: This final rule makes technical amendments to Federal... advanced air bag requirements. As written now, the general warning label requirements contain an explicit... equipment requirements for restraint systems. This document makes technical amendments to several of the...

  15. 78 FR 69100 - Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Request for...

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    2013-11-18

    ... DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY Federal Emergency Management Agency [Docket ID: FEMA-2013-0045... AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, DHS. ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: The Federal Emergency... written comments to Regulatory Affairs Division, Office of Chief Counsel, DHS/FEMA, 500 C Street SW., Room...

  16. 77 FR 16588 - Proposed Collection; Comment Request for Form 8023

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    2012-03-21

    ... 8023 AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Treasury. ACTION: Notice and request for comments. SUMMARY... 8023, Elections Under Section 338 for Corporations Making Qualified Stock Purchases. DATES: Written... Qualified Stock Purchases. OMB Number: 1545-1428. Form Number: 8023. Abstract: Form 8023 is used by a...

  17. 77 FR 64379 - Proposed Collection; Comment Request for Form 1000

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    2012-10-19

    ... 1000 AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Treasury. ACTION: Notice and request for comments. SUMMARY... 1000, Ownership Certificate. DATES: Written comments should be received on or before December 18, 2012...: Ownership Certificate. OMB Number: 1545-0054. Form Number: 1000. Abstract: Form 1000 is used by citizens...

  18. 7 CFR 1230.635 - FSA State office report.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-01-01

    ... Agriculture Regulations of the Department of Agriculture (Continued) AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE (MARKETING.... Each FSA State office will transmit to the Administrator, FSA, a written summary of the results of the... on the referendum results contained in the reports from all county offices within each State and be...

  19. Interim report deliverable 1.1 : RADAR sensors for transportation applications of the restricted use technology study

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2005-09-30

    Under Deliverable 1.1 of the Work Plan governing the Altarum Restricted Use Technology Study, the Altarum project team is required to produce an unclassified summary and comprehensive written report of RADAR systems that can potentially address trans...

  20. Interim report deliverable 2.1 : electro-optical sensors for transportation applications of the restricted use technology study

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2005-09-30

    Under Deliverable 2.1 of the Work Plan governing the Altarum Restricted Use Technology Study, the Altarum project team is required to produce an unclassified summary and comprehensive written report of Electro-Optical (EO) systems that can potentiall...

  1. 78 FR 44105 - Biomass Research and Development Technical Advisory Committee

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    2013-07-23

    ... DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Biomass Research and Development...: Notice of open meeting. SUMMARY: This notice announces an open meeting of the Biomass Research and... to the Biomass R&D Initiative (Initiative) and also makes written recommendations to the Biomass R&D...

  2. 78 FR 36305 - Proposed Information Collection (Submission of School Catalog to the State Approving Agency...

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    2013-06-17

    ... Benefits Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs. ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: The Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA), Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), is announcing an opportunity for public comment on the... from accredited and nonaccredited educational institutions. DATES: Written comments and recommendations...

  3. 75 FR 61859 - Proposed Information Collection (Submission of School Catalog to the State Approving Agency...

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    2010-10-06

    ... Benefits Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs. ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: The Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA), Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), is announcing an opportunity for public comment on the... from accredited and nonaccredited educational institutions. DATES: Written comments and recommendations...

  4. 75 FR 61250 - Proposed Information Collection (Submission of School Catalog to the State Approving Agency...

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    2010-10-04

    ... Benefits Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs. ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: The Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA), Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), is announcing an opportunity for public comment on the... from accredited and nonaccredited educational institutions. DATES: Written comments and recommendations...

  5. 75 FR 57293 - Certain Festive Articles: Recommendations for Modifying the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the...

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    2010-09-20

    ... INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION [Investigation No. 1205-9] Certain Festive Articles: Recommendations for Modifying the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States AGENCY: United States... written views on proposed recommendations. SUMMARY: Following receipt of a letter from U.S. Customs and...

  6. 75 FR 60169 - Proposed Information Collection (Vetbiz Vendor Information Pages Verification Program) Activity...

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    2010-09-29

    ... Enterprise, Department of Veterans Affairs. ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: The Center for Veterans Enterprise (CVE... veterans owned businesses. DATES: Written comments and recommendations on the proposed collection of... online through the Federal Docket Management System (FDMS) at http://www.Regulations.gov . FOR FURTHER...

  7. Development of a Psychology Department Diversity Newsletter.

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    Gibson, Pamela Reed; Rey, Amy M.

    1999-01-01

    Describes a newsletter written by and disseminated directly to psychology students at James Madison University that focuses on multicultural issues, such as student research on diverse topics, political updates regarding minority issues, and summaries of multicultural activities in psychology classes. Explains that student reactions to the various…

  8. User's guide: Programs for processing altimeter data over inland seas

    NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)

    Au, A. Y.; Brown, R. D.; Welker, J. E.

    1989-01-01

    The programs described were developed to process GEODYN-formatted satellite altimeter data, and to apply the processed results to predict geoid undulations and gravity anomalies of inland sea areas. These programs are written in standard FORTRAN 77 and are designed to run on the NSESCC IBM 3081(MVS) computer. Because of the experimental nature of these programs they are tailored to the geographical area analyzed. The attached program listings are customized for processing the altimeter data over the Black Sea. Users interested in the Caspian Sea data are expected to modify each program, although the required modifications are generally minor. Program control parameters are defined in the programs via PARAMETER statements and/or DATA statements. Other auxiliary parameters, such as labels, are hard-wired into the programs. Large data files are read in or written out through different input or output units. The program listings of these programs are accompanied by sample IBM job control language (JCL) images. Familiarity with IBM JCL and the TEMPLATE graphic package is assumed.

  9. LOOS: an extensible platform for the structural analysis of simulations.

    PubMed

    Romo, Tod D; Grossfield, Alan

    2009-01-01

    We have developed LOOS (Lightweight Object-Oriented Structure-analysis library) as an object-oriented library designed to facilitate the rapid development of tools for the structural analysis of simulations. LOOS supports the native file formats of most common simulation packages including AMBER, CHARMM, CNS, Gromacs, NAMD, Tinker, and X-PLOR. Encapsulation and polymorphism are used to simultaneously provide a stable interface to the programmer and make LOOS easily extensible. A rich atom selection language based on the C expression syntax is included as part of the library. LOOS enables students and casual programmer-scientists to rapidly write their own analytical tools in a compact and expressive manner resembling scripting. LOOS is written in C++ and makes extensive use of the Standard Template Library and Boost, and is freely available under the GNU General Public License (version 3) LOOS has been tested on Linux and MacOS X, but is written to be portable and should work on most Unix-based platforms.

  10. 75 FR 6034 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Guidance for...

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    2010-02-05

    ... Center for Veterinary Medicine AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS. ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: The... purposes in electronic format to the Center for Veterinary Medicine (CVM). DATES: Submit written or... Intent to Slaughter for Human Food Purposes in Electronic Format to the Center for Veterinary Medicine...

  11. 75 FR 38768 - Ashley National Forest, UT, High Uintas Wilderness-Colorado River Cutthroat Trout Habitat...

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    2010-07-06

    ... to prepare an environmental impact statement. SUMMARY: The Ashley National Forest in cooperation with... analysis must be received by August 5, 2010. The draft environmental impact statement is expected February 2011 and the final environmental impact statement is expected June 2011. ADDRESSES: Send written...

  12. Incidental Becomes Visible: A Comparison of School- and Community-Based Field Experience Narratives

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Holder, K. C.; Downey, Jayne A.

    2008-01-01

    The purpose of this study was to describe and compare student learning documented using written field experience summary narratives and occurring in community-based or school-based locations. Utilizing a hybrid portraiture--instrumental case study design, two researchers selected participants from undergraduate educational psychology courses using…

  13. 75 FR 45121 - Agency Information Collection Request; 30-Day Public Comment Request; 30-Day Notice

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    2010-08-02

    ... DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES [Document Identifier OS-4040-0007] Agency Information... of the Secretary (OS), Department of Health and Human Services, is publishing the following summary... written comments and recommendations for the proposed information collections within 30 days of this...

  14. 75 FR 45118 - Agency Information Collection Request. 30-Day Public Comment Request

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    ... DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES [Document Identifier OS-0990-0317; 30-Day Notice] Agency... of the Secretary (OS), Department of Health and Human Services, is publishing the following summary... written comments and recommendations for the proposed information collections within 30 days of this...

  15. 75 FR 48969 - Agency Information Collection Request. 30-Day Public Comment Request

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    2010-08-12

    ... DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES [Document Identifier: OS-4040-0009; 30-day notice] Agency... of the Secretary (OS), Department of Health and Human Services, is publishing the following summary... written comments and recommendations for the proposed information collections within 30 days of this...

  16. 78 FR 19521 - Filing of Plats of Survey: Oregon/Washington

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    ...: HAG13-0161] Filing of Plats of Survey: Oregon/Washington AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior. ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: The plats of survey of the following described lands are scheduled to be... survey must file a written notice with the Oregon State Director, Bureau of Land Management, stating that...

  17. 77 FR 68817 - Filing of Plats of Survey: Oregon/Washington

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    2012-11-16

    ...: HAG13-0048] Filing of Plats of Survey: Oregon/Washington AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior. ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: The plats of survey of the following described lands are scheduled to be... party who wishes to protest against this survey must file a written notice with the Oregon State...

  18. 78 FR 64237 - Filing of Plats of Survey: Oregon/Washington

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    2013-10-28

    ...: HAG14-0003] Filing of Plats of Survey: Oregon/Washington AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior. ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: The plats of survey of the following described lands are scheduled to be... protest against this survey must file a written notice with the Oregon State Director, Bureau of Land...

  19. 77 FR 66477 - Filing of Plats of Survey: Oregon/Washington

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    2012-11-05

    ...: HAG13-0040] Filing of Plats of Survey: Oregon/Washington AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior. ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: The plats of survey of the following described lands are scheduled to be... survey must file a written notice with the Oregon State Director, Bureau of Land Management, stating that...

  20. 77 FR 64330 - Notice of Proposed Information Collection Requests; Institute of Education Sciences; 2012/14...

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    2012-10-19

    ... DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Notice of Proposed Information Collection Requests; Institute of Education Sciences; 2012/14 Beginning Postsecondary Students Longitudinal Study: (BPS:12/14) Field Test SUMMARY: The... comment period will not be accepted. Written requests for information or comments submitted by postal mail...

  1. 76 FR 65319 - Membership Availability in the National Parks Overflights Advisory Group Aviation Rulemaking...

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    ... Tribes ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: The National Park Service (NPS) and the Federal Aviation Administration... aviation, commercial air tour operations, environmental concerns, and Native American tribes. The... Native American tribes, to contact Mr. Barry Brayer (contact information is written above in FOR FURTHER...

  2. 78 FR 22285 - Notice of Inventory Completion: Carnegie Museum of Natural History, Pittsburgh, PA

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    ....R50000] Notice of Inventory Completion: Carnegie Museum of Natural History, Pittsburgh, PA AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: The Carnegie Museum of Natural History has... associated funerary objects should submit a written request to the Carnegie Museum of Natural History. If no...

  3. 75 FR 70971 - Proposed Collection; Comment Request for Form W-12

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    ... W-12 AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service, Treasury. ACTION: Notice and request for comments. SUMMARY...-12 IRS Paid Preparer Tax Identification Number (PTIN). DATES: Written comments should be received on...: 1545-2190. Form Number: Form W-12. Abstract: Paid tax return preparers will be required to get a...

  4. Research into Distance Education = Fernlehre und Fernlehrforschung.

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    Holmberg, Borje, Ed.; Ortner, Gerhard E., Ed.

    The papers (from a symposium held at the Fern Universitat) included in this collection focus on distance education in theory and practice. Contributions are written in English or in German, with summaries available for each in the language not used for the paper concerned. Contributions are: (1) "Distance Education as Communication: The…

  5. 16 CFR 1028.115 - IRB records.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-01-01

    ... of IRB activities, including the following: (1) Copies of all research proposals reviewed, scientific... changes in or disapproving research; and a written summary of the discussion of controverted issues and... the IRB and the investigators. (5) A list of IRB members in the same detail as described is § 1028.103...

  6. 15 CFR 27.115 - IRB records.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-01-01

    ... of IRB activities, including the following: (1) Copies of all research proposals reviewed, scientific... changes in or disapproving research; and a written summary of the discussion of controverted issues and... the IRB and the investigators. (5) A list of IRB members in the same detail as described is § 27.103(b...

  7. 28 CFR 46.115 - IRB records.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-07-01

    ... IRB activities, including the following: (1) Copies of all research proposals reviewed, scientific... changes in or disapproving research; and a written summary of the discussion of controverted issues and... the IRB and the investigators. (5) A list of IRB members in the same detail as described is § 46.103(b...

  8. 28 CFR 46.115 - IRB records.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-07-01

    ... IRB activities, including the following: (1) Copies of all research proposals reviewed, scientific... changes in or disapproving research; and a written summary of the discussion of controverted issues and... the IRB and the investigators. (5) A list of IRB members in the same detail as described is § 46.103(b...

  9. 75 FR 80826 - Compliance Policy Guide Sec. 527.300 Dairy Products-Microbial Contaminants and Alkaline...

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    2010-12-23

    ... DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Food and Drug Administration [Docket No. FDA-2009-D-0466...; Availability AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS. ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: The Food and Drug... pasteurization or post-pasteurization contamination of dairy products. DATES: Submit either electronic or written...

  10. 45 CFR 690.117 - Documentation of informed consent.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-10-01

    ... 690.117 Public Welfare Regulations Relating to Public Welfare (Continued) NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION... witness to the oral presentation. Also, the IRB shall approve a written summary of what is to be said to...: (1) That the only record linking the subject and the research would be the consent document and the...

  11. 45 CFR 690.117 - Documentation of informed consent.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-10-01

    ... 690.117 Public Welfare Regulations Relating to Public Welfare (Continued) NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION... witness to the oral presentation. Also, the IRB shall approve a written summary of what is to be said to...: (1) That the only record linking the subject and the research would be the consent document and the...

  12. 75 FR 4567 - Proposed Data Collections Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations

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    2010-01-28

    ... technology. Written comments should be received within 60 days of this notice. Proposed Project Minority HIV... on proposed data collection projects, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will publish periodic summaries of proposed projects. To request more information on the proposed projects or...

  13. 78 FR 49758 - Proposed Data Collections Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations

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    2013-08-15

    ... on proposed data collection projects, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will publish periodic summaries of proposed projects. To request more information on the proposed projects or... collection techniques or other forms of information technology. Written comments should be received within 60...

  14. 75 FR 67375 - Proposed Data Collections Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations

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    2010-11-02

    ... information technology. Written comments should be received within 60 days of this notice. Proposed Project... on proposed data collection projects, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will publish periodic summaries of proposed projects. To request more information on the proposed projects or...

  15. 75 FR 61762 - Proposed Data Collections Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations

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    2010-10-06

    ... technology. Written comments should be received within 60 days of this notice. Proposed Project HIV/AIDS... on proposed data collection projects, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will publish periodic summaries of proposed projects. To request more information on the proposed projects or...

  16. 75 FR 8364 - Proposed Data Collections Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations

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    2010-02-24

    ... technology. Written comments should be received within 60 days of this notice. Proposed Project National... on proposed data collection projects, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will publish periodic summaries of proposed projects. To request more information on the proposed projects or...

  17. 77 FR 58394 - Proposed Data Collections Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations

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    2012-09-20

    ... on proposed data collection projects, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will publish periodic summaries of proposed projects. To request more information on the proposed projects or... collection techniques or other forms of information technology. Written comments should be received within 60...

  18. 75 FR 43984 - Proposed Data Collections Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations

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    2010-07-27

    ... technology. Written comments should be received within 60 days of this notice. Proposed Project National... on proposed data collection projects, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will publish periodic summaries of proposed projects. To request more information on the proposed projects or...

  19. 76 FR 6139 - Proposed Data Collections Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations

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    2011-02-03

    ... technology. Written comments should be received within 60 days of this notice. Proposed Project Community... on proposed data collection projects, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will publish periodic summaries of proposed projects. To request more information on the proposed projects or...

  20. 75 FR 8645 - South Central Idaho Resource Advisory Council

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    2010-02-25

    ... Central Idaho Resource Advisory Council AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. ACTION: Notice of meeting. SUMMARY: The South Central Idaho RAC will meet in Twin Falls, Idaho. The committee is meeting as authorized... Springs Hotel, 1357 Blue Lakes Blvd. North, Twin Falls, Idaho 83301. Written comments should be sent to...

  1. 78 FR 50098 - Notice of Inventory Completion: St. Joseph County Sheriff's Department, Centreville, MI

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    2013-08-16

    ....R50000] Notice of Inventory Completion: St. Joseph County Sheriff's Department, Centreville, MI AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: The St. Joseph County Sheriff's Department has... control of these human remains should submit a written request to the St. Joseph County Sheriff's...

  2. Small Business. Lesson Plan Three.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Dicke, Thomas S.

    1996-01-01

    Presents a lesson plan that requires students to use their research and analytical skills in studying the social and economic importance of small business. Activities include interviewing local business owners and producing a written summary, developing a survey showing and explaining area land use, and researching opposition to Wal-Mart stores.…

  3. 75 FR 38188 - Closed Meeting of the OTS Mutual Savings Association Advisory Committee

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    2010-07-01

    ... DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY Office of Thrift Supervision [Docket ID OTS-2010-0021] Closed Meeting... of Thrift Supervision. ACTION: Notice of Closed Meeting. SUMMARY: The OTS Mutual Savings Associations... Supervision, 1700 G Street, NW., Washington, DC 20552. The public is invited to submit written statements to...

  4. 75 FR 14319 - Energy Conservation Standards for Fluorescent Lamp Ballasts: Public Meeting and Availability of...

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    2010-03-24

    ... Technical Support Document AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of Energy. ACTION: Notice of public meeting and availability of preliminary technical support document. SUMMARY: The... products. DOE encourages written comments on these subjects. To inform interested parties and facilitate...

  5. 76 FR 18127 - Energy Conservation Standards for Metal Halide Lamp Fixtures: Public Meeting and Availability of...

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    2011-04-01

    ... Technical Support Document AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of Energy. ACTION: Notice of public meeting and availability of preliminary technical support document. SUMMARY: The... for this equipment. DOE encourages written comments on these subjects. To inform interested parties...

  6. 77 FR 43015 - Energy Conservation Standards for Commercial and Industrial Electric Motors: Public Meeting and...

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    2012-07-23

    ... Motors: Public Meeting and Availability of the Preliminary Technical Support Document AGENCY: Office of... availability of preliminary technical support document. SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE or... consider for this equipment. DOE also encourages interested parties to submit written comments on these...

  7. 77 FR 3404 - Energy Conservation Standards for Automatic Commercial Ice Makers: Public Meeting and...

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    2012-01-24

    ... Technical Support Document AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of Energy. ACTION: Notice of public meeting and availability of preliminary technical support document. SUMMARY: The... commercial ice makers. In addition, DOE encourages written comments on these subjects. To inform interested...

  8. 77 FR 40530 - Energy Conservation Standards for Residential Furnace Fans: Public Meeting and Availability of...

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    2012-07-10

    ... Technical Support Document AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of Energy. ACTION: Notice of public meeting and availability of preliminary technical support document. SUMMARY: The... furnace fans. In addition, DOE encourages written comments on these subjects. To inform interested parties...

  9. 77 FR 35478 - Proposed Collection; Comment Request for Form 911

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    2012-06-13

    ... 911 AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Treasury. ACTION: Notice and request for comments. SUMMARY... 911, Application for Taxpayer Assistance Order (ATAO). DATES: Written comments should be received on...: 1545-1504. Form Number: 911. Abstract: This form is used by taxpayers to apply for relief from a...

  10. 75 FR 62817 - Notice of Public Information Collection(s) Being Submitted to OMB for Review and Approval

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    2010-10-13

    ... FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION Notice of Public Information Collection(s) Being Submitted to OMB for Review and Approval September 30, 2010. SUMMARY: The Federal Communications Commission, as... automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology. DATES: Written comments should be...

  11. 32 CFR 644.41 - General.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-07-01

    ... otherwise, to establish the validity and competence of his estimates. He must familiarize himself with basic..., 1971, dictates that written statement of, and summary of the basis for, the amount of the estimate of... Appraisers which sets out market value “as the highest price estimated in terms of money which a property...

  12. 32 CFR 644.41 - General.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-07-01

    ... otherwise, to establish the validity and competence of his estimates. He must familiarize himself with basic..., 1971, dictates that written statement of, and summary of the basis for, the amount of the estimate of... Appraisers which sets out market value “as the highest price estimated in terms of money which a property...

  13. 32 CFR 644.41 - General.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-07-01

    ... otherwise, to establish the validity and competence of his estimates. He must familiarize himself with basic..., 1971, dictates that written statement of, and summary of the basis for, the amount of the estimate of... Appraisers which sets out market value “as the highest price estimated in terms of money which a property...

  14. 32 CFR 644.41 - General.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-07-01

    ... otherwise, to establish the validity and competence of his estimates. He must familiarize himself with basic..., 1971, dictates that written statement of, and summary of the basis for, the amount of the estimate of... Appraisers which sets out market value “as the highest price estimated in terms of money which a property...

  15. 32 CFR 644.41 - General.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-07-01

    ... otherwise, to establish the validity and competence of his estimates. He must familiarize himself with basic..., 1971, dictates that written statement of, and summary of the basis for, the amount of the estimate of... Appraisers which sets out market value “as the highest price estimated in terms of money which a property...

  16. 78 FR 37242 - Request for Public Comments: Interagency Review of Exclusion Order Enforcement Process

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    2013-06-20

    ... OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET Request for Public Comments: Interagency Review of Exclusion Order Enforcement Process AGENCY: Office of the U.S. Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator, Executive Office of the President, OMB. ACTION: Request for written submissions from the public. SUMMARY: The...

  17. 75 FR 77659 - Notice of Realty Action; Recreation and Public Purposes Act Classification for Conveyance of...

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    2010-12-13

    ...-88037] Notice of Realty Action; Recreation and Public Purposes Act Classification for Conveyance of... action. SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has examined and found suitable for classification...: Interested parties may submit written comments regarding this proposed classification for conveyance of...

  18. 76 FR 12981 - Lower Mississippi River Waterway Safety Advisory Committee; Meeting

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    2011-03-09

    ... meeting. SUMMARY: The Lower Mississippi River Waterway Safety Advisory Committee will meet in New Orleans... committee prior to the meeting. ADDRESSES: The Committee will meet at the Sector New Orleans Building, 200 Hendee Street, New Orleans Louisiana 70124, First Floor, Training Room A. Send written material and...

  19. 78 FR 72700 - Notice of Inventory Completion: History Colorado, formerly Colorado Historical Society, Denver, CO

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    2013-12-03

    ....R50000] Notice of Inventory Completion: History Colorado, formerly Colorado Historical Society, Denver, CO AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: History Colorado has completed... remains should submit a written request to History Colorado. If no additional requestors come forward...

  20. 76 FR 45504 - Prince of Wales Resource Advisory Committee

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    2011-07-29

    ... DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Forest Service Prince of Wales Resource Advisory Committee AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. ACTION: Notice of meeting. SUMMARY: The Prince of Wales Resource Advisory Committee.... Written comments and requests for time for oral comments must be sent to Prince of Wales RAC c/o District...

  1. 78 FR 13760 - Proposed Collection of Information: Application Form for U.S. Department of the Treasury Stored...

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    2013-02-28

    ... U.S. Department of the Treasury Stored Value Card (SVC) Program AGENCY: Financial Management Service, Fiscal Service, Treasury. ACTION: Notice and request for comments. SUMMARY: The Financial Management... written comments to Financial Management Service, Records and Information Management Branch, Room 135...

  2. Teaching the Visual Learner: The Use of Visual Summaries in Marketing Education

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Clarke, Irvine, III.; Flaherty, Theresa B.; Yankey, Michael

    2006-01-01

    Approximately 40% of college students are visual learners, preferring to be taught through pictures, diagrams, flow charts, timelines, films, and demonstrations. Yet marketing instruction remains heavily reliant on presenting content primarily through verbal cues such as written or spoken words. Without visual instruction, some students may be…

  3. 77 FR 58407 - Certain Electric Fireplaces, Components Thereof, Manuals for Same, Certain Processes for...

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    2012-09-20

    ... INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION [Investigation No. 337-TA-791/826] Certain Electric Fireplaces... for Written Submissions AGENCY: U.S. International Trade Commission. ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the U.S. International Trade Commission has determined to review-in-part the...

  4. 75 FR 78673 - Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request-Study To Assess...

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    2010-12-16

    ...) Environment AGENCY: Food and Nutrition Service (FNS), USDA. ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: In accordance with the... and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) Environment. DATES: Written comments must be received on or before... and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) Environment. OMB Number: [0584-NEW.] Expiration Date: [Not Yet Assigned...

  5. Summary of the Polish Provincial Press (19-25 January 1960), Number 118

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1960-03-07

    Robotniczy, 20 January). On 21 January the president of Lublin Wojewodztwo Court handed over to Czeslaw Brzezinski , Alfons Lesniewicz,. Konrad...an’article written in connection with the implementation of . the resolutions passed by the third plenum of the party central com- mittee, Piotr

  6. 77 FR 4044 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Annual Reporting...

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    2012-01-26

    ... Title VI Grant Program AGENCY: Administration on Aging, HHS. ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: The Administration... information collection requirements relating to Performance Reports for Title VI grants. DATES: Submit written... Native Hawaiian Organizations receiving grants under Title VI, Part A, Grants for Native Americans; Title...

  7. 75 FR 6035 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Guidance for...

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    2010-02-05

    ... DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Food and Drug Administration [Docket No. FDA-2010-D-0043... Center for Veterinary Medicine AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS. ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: The... format to the Center for Veterinary Medicine (CVM). DATES: Submit written or electronic comments on the...

  8. 78 FR 6042 - Availability of Non-Public Information

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    2013-01-29

    ... part without the prior written permission of the Director. (c) No Waiver. FHFA's disclosure of non-public information to any person does not constitute a waiver by FHFA of any privilege or FHFA's right to... rulemaking; request for comments. SUMMARY: The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA or Agency) proposes to...

  9. 32 CFR 750.3 - Investigations: The report.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-07-01

    ... questions of who, what, where, when, why and how? The Navy's best interests are served when the... responsibility: (1) To interview all witnesses to the incident and prepare summaries of their comments. Obtaining... written report of investigation shall contain information answering the questions mentioned in § 750.3(a...

  10. 32 CFR 750.3 - Investigations: The report.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-07-01

    ... questions of who, what, where, when, why and how? The Navy's best interests are served when the... responsibility: (1) To interview all witnesses to the incident and prepare summaries of their comments. Obtaining... written report of investigation shall contain information answering the questions mentioned in § 750.3(a...

  11. 75 FR 9225 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Pretesting of...

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    2010-03-01

    ... DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Food and Drug Administration [Docket No. FDA-2010-N-0084... Communications AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS. ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: The Food and Drug... of tobacco communications. DATES: Submit written or electronic comments on the collection of...

  12. Teaching Beginning College Students with Adapted Published Research Reports

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Klemm, William R.

    2013-01-01

    This study used peer-reviewed published research reports to teach a seminar on learning and memory to first-semester college students. Complete reports (not summaries, reviews, or news reports) were re-written by this author to be more "student friendly" to college freshmen. These adapted published research reports (APRRs) retained…

  13. 12 CFR 313.90 - Content of decision.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-01-01

    ... 12 Banks and Banking 4 2010-01-01 2010-01-01 false Content of decision. 313.90 Section 313.90... CORPORATE DEBT COLLECTION Administrative Wage Garnishment § 313.90 Content of decision. The written decision shall include: (a) A summary of the facts presented; (b) The hearing official's findings, analysis and...

  14. C++QEDv2: The multi-array concept and compile-time algorithms in the definition of composite quantum systems

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Vukics, András

    2012-06-01

    C++QED is a versatile framework for simulating open quantum dynamics. It allows to build arbitrarily complex quantum systems from elementary free subsystems and interactions, and simulate their time evolution with the available time-evolution drivers. Through this framework, we introduce a design which should be generic for high-level representations of composite quantum systems. It relies heavily on the object-oriented and generic programming paradigms on one hand, and on the other hand, compile-time algorithms, in particular C++ template-metaprogramming techniques. The core of the design is the data structure which represents the state vectors of composite quantum systems. This data structure models the multi-array concept. The use of template metaprogramming is not only crucial to the design, but with its use all computations pertaining to the layout of the simulated system can be shifted to compile time, hence cutting on runtime. Program summaryProgram title: C++QED Catalogue identifier: AELU_v1_0 Program summary URL:http://cpc.cs.qub.ac.uk/summaries/AELU_v1_0.html Program obtainable from: CPC Program Library, Queen's University, Belfast, N. Ireland Licensing provisions:http://cpc.cs.qub.ac.uk/licence/aelu_v1_0.html. The C++QED package contains other software packages, Blitz, Boost and FLENS, all of which may be distributed freely but have individual license requirements. Please see individual packages for license conditions. No. of lines in distributed program, including test data, etc.: 597 974 No. of bytes in distributed program, including test data, etc.: 4 874 839 Distribution format: tar.gz Programming language: C++ Computer: i386-i686, x86_64 Operating system: In principle cross-platform, as yet tested only on UNIX-like systems (including Mac OS X). RAM: The framework itself takes about 60 MB, which is fully shared. The additional memory taken by the program which defines the actual physical system (script) is typically less than 1 MB. The memory storing the actual data scales with the system dimension for state-vector manipulations, and the square of the dimension for density-operator manipulations. This might easily be GBs, and often the memory of the machine limits the size of the simulated system. Classification: 4.3, 4.13, 6.2, 20 External routines: Boost C++ libraries (http://www.boost.org/), GNU Scientific Library (http://www.gnu.org/software/gsl/), Blitz++ (http://www.oonumerics.org/blitz/), Linear Algebra Package - Flexible Library for Efficient Numerical Solutions (http://flens.sourceforge.net/). Nature of problem: Definition of (open) composite quantum systems out of elementary building blocks [1]. Manipulation of such systems, with emphasis on dynamical simulations such as Master-equation evolution [2] and Monte Carlo wave-function simulation [3]. Solution method: Master equation, Monte Carlo wave-function method. Restrictions: Total dimensionality of the system. Master equation - few thousands. Monte Carlo wave-function trajectory - several millions. Unusual features: Because of the heavy use of compile-time algorithms, compilation of programs written in the framework may take a long time and much memory (up to several GBs). Additional comments: The framework is not a program, but provides and implements an application-programming interface for developing simulations in the indicated problem domain. Supplementary information: http://cppqed.sourceforge.net/. Running time: Depending on the magnitude of the problem, can vary from a few seconds to weeks.

  15. A portable MPI-based parallel vector template library

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    Sheffler, Thomas J.

    1995-01-01

    This paper discusses the design and implementation of a polymorphic collection library for distributed address-space parallel computers. The library provides a data-parallel programming model for C++ by providing three main components: a single generic collection class, generic algorithms over collections, and generic algebraic combining functions. Collection elements are the fourth component of a program written using the library and may be either of the built-in types of C or of user-defined types. Many ideas are borrowed from the Standard Template Library (STL) of C++, although a restricted programming model is proposed because of the distributed address-space memory model assumed. Whereas the STL provides standard collections and implementations of algorithms for uniprocessors, this paper advocates standardizing interfaces that may be customized for different parallel computers. Just as the STL attempts to increase programmer productivity through code reuse, a similar standard for parallel computers could provide programmers with a standard set of algorithms portable across many different architectures. The efficacy of this approach is verified by examining performance data collected from an initial implementation of the library running on an IBM SP-2 and an Intel Paragon.

  16. A Portable MPI-Based Parallel Vector Template Library

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    Sheffler, Thomas J.

    1995-01-01

    This paper discusses the design and implementation of a polymorphic collection library for distributed address-space parallel computers. The library provides a data-parallel programming model for C + + by providing three main components: a single generic collection class, generic algorithms over collections, and generic algebraic combining functions. Collection elements are the fourth component of a program written using the library and may be either of the built-in types of c or of user-defined types. Many ideas are borrowed from the Standard Template Library (STL) of C++, although a restricted programming model is proposed because of the distributed address-space memory model assumed. Whereas the STL provides standard collections and implementations of algorithms for uniprocessors, this paper advocates standardizing interfaces that may be customized for different parallel computers. Just as the STL attempts to increase programmer productivity through code reuse, a similar standard for parallel computers could provide programmers with a standard set of algorithms portable across many different architectures. The efficacy of this approach is verified by examining performance data collected from an initial implementation of the library running on an IBM SP-2 and an Intel Paragon.

  17. Fair shares: a preliminary framework and case analyzing the ethics of offshoring.

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    Gordon, Cameron; Zimmerman, Alan

    2010-06-01

    Much has been written about the offshoring phenomenon from an economic efficiency perspective. Most authors have attempted to measure the net economic effects of the strategy and many purport to show that "in the long run" that benefits will outweigh the costs. There is also a relatively large literature on implementation which describes the best way to manage the offshoring process. But what is the morality of offshoring? What is its "rightness" or "wrongness?" Little analysis of the ethics of offshoring has been completed thus far. This paper develops a preliminary framework for analyzing the ethics of offshoring and then applies this framework to basic case study of offshoring in the U.S. The paper following discusses the definition of offshoring; shifts to the basic philosophical grounding of the ethical concepts; develops a template for conducting an ethics analysis of offshoring; applies this template using basic data for offshoring in the United States; and conducts a preliminary ethical analysis of the phenomenon in that country, using a form of utilitarianism as an analytical baseline. The paper concludes with suggestions for further research.

  18. Characterization and properties of micro- and nanowires of controlled size, composition, and geometry fabricated by electrodeposition and ion-track technology

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    2012-01-01

    Summary The combination of electrodeposition and polymeric templates created by heavy-ion irradiation followed by chemical track etching provides a large variety of poly- and single-crystalline nanowires of controlled size, geometry, composition, and surface morphology. Recent results obtained by our group on the fabrication, characterization and size-dependent properties of nanowires synthesized by this technique are reviewed, including investigations on electrical resistivity, surface plasmon resonances, and thermal instability. PMID:23365800

  19. 40 CFR 1033.250 - Reporting and recordkeeping.

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

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

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

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

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

  6. 40 CFR 1033.250 - Reporting and recordkeeping.

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

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    ... comment period. SUMMARY: This document extends the period for filing written comments until March 21, 2012... February 24, 2012, the Department published a document extending the comment period for the proposed... period to March 21, 2012. The Department of Labor (Department) is taking this action in order to provide...

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  10. EPA Region 10 Climate Change and TMDL Pilot – South Fork Nooksack River, Washington Final Report

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    This final report provides an overarching summary of the pilot research project, including the methods used in and the findings of the quantitative and qualitative assessments. It is written to appeal to a wide audience of policy makers, managers, agency staff and the general pub...

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  12. Written Work in Psychology. 4th Edition, 1988-1989.

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    Designed for students in a community college introductory psychology course, this booklet provides course assignments and ideas to improve students' writing. The booklet covers the following topics: (1) course writing assignments and the steps in preparing summaries of readings; (2) academic honesty and ways to avoid plagiarism; (3) the use of…

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    ... 7 Agriculture 10 2013-01-01 2013-01-01 false Reporting results of referendum. 1205.206 Section... Promotion Order § 1205.206 Reporting results of referendum. (a) Each FSA county office shall transmit a written county summary of ballots showing the results of the referendum in its county to its State office...

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    ... 7 Agriculture 10 2010-01-01 2010-01-01 false Reporting results of referendum. 1205.206 Section... Promotion Order § 1205.206 Reporting results of referendum. (a) Each FSA county office shall transmit a written county summary of ballots showing the results of the referendum in its county to its State office...

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    ... 7 Agriculture 10 2014-01-01 2014-01-01 false Reporting results of referendum. 1205.206 Section... Promotion Order § 1205.206 Reporting results of referendum. (a) Each FSA county office shall transmit a written county summary of ballots showing the results of the referendum in its county to its State office...

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    ... 7 Agriculture 10 2011-01-01 2011-01-01 false Reporting results of referendum. 1205.206 Section... Promotion Order § 1205.206 Reporting results of referendum. (a) Each FSA county office shall transmit a written county summary of ballots showing the results of the referendum in its county to its State office...

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    ... 7 Agriculture 10 2012-01-01 2012-01-01 false Reporting results of referendum. 1205.206 Section... Promotion Order § 1205.206 Reporting results of referendum. (a) Each FSA county office shall transmit a written county summary of ballots showing the results of the referendum in its county to its State office...

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    ... Request; Foreign Airline Operators' Revenues and Expenses in the United States ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY... or before 5 p.m. September 11, 2012. ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Jennifer Jessup...., Washington, DC 20230, or via email at [email protected] . FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Direct requests for...

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    ... of air carrier), you are probably entitled to monetary compensation. This notice explains the airline... of (name of air carrier): (In this space the carrier inserts its boarding priority rules or a summary... compensation is based shall include any surcharge and air transportation tax. “Alternate transportation” is air...

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  5. The interplanetary pioneers. Volume 1: Summary

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    Corliss, W. R.

    1972-01-01

    The Pioneer Space Probe Project is explained to document the events which occurred during the project. The subjects discussed are: (1) origin and history of interplanetary Pioneer program, (2) Pioneer system development and design, (3) Pioneer flight operations, and (4) Pioneer scientific results. Line drawings, circuit diagrams, illustrations, and photographs are included to augment the written material.

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    ... DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Food and Drug Administration [Docket No. FDA-2011-D-0287... AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS. ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA... analysis and critical control point (HACCP) methods. DATES: Submit either electronic or written comments on...

  9. Training for International Development: A Summary of Faculty and Foreign Student Interviews.

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    Wallace, George; And Others

    To determine a basic design for training Colorado State University (CSU) faculty for assignment to international development programs, a written questionnaire and oral interview were administered to faculty with experience in international programs in Africa, the Middle East, and Latin America. A subset of 10 selected from each geographical…

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    ... Draft Recommendations of the Vaccine Safety Working Group for Consideration by the National Vaccine Advisory Committee on the Federal Vaccine Safety System AGENCY: National Vaccine Program Office, Office of.... ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: The National Vaccine Advisory Committee (NVAC) was established in 1987 to comply...

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  19. Summation of IMS Volume Frequencies.

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    A computer program designed to produce summary information on the data processing volume of the Southwest Regional Laboratory's (SWRL) Instructional Management System (IMS) is described. Written in FORTRAN IV for use on an IBM 360 Model 91, the program sorts IMS input data on the basis of run identifier and on the basis of classroom identification…

  20. Republication of: Exact solutions of the field equations of the general theory of relativity

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    Jordan, Pascual; Ehlers, Jürgen; Kundt, Wolfgang

    2009-09-01

    This is an English translation of a paper by Pascual Jordan, Jürgen Ehlers and Wolfgang Kundt, first published in 1960. The original paper was part 1 of a five-part series of articles containing the first summary of knowledge about exact solutions of Einstein’s equations found until then. (The other parts of the series will be printed as Golden Oldies in the future.) The paper has been selected by the Editors of General Relativity and Gravitation for re-publication in the Golden Oldies series of the journal. It is accompanied by an editorial note written by G. F. R. Ellis, and by the biographies of the authors: P. Jordan (written by A. Krasiński) and W. Kundt (written by himself). The biography of J. Ehlers is contained elsewhere in the same issue of GRG, which is devoted to his memory.

  1. Medical Student Appraisal

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    Sampognaro, P.J.; Mitchell, S.L.; Weeks, S.R.; Khalifian, S.; Markman, T.M.; Uebel, L.W.; Dattilo, J.R.

    2013-01-01

    Summary Background Pre-rounding is essential to preparing for morning rounds. Despite its importance, pre-rounding is rarely formally taught within the medical school curriculum and more often informally learned by modeling residents. The evolution of mobile applications provides opportunities to optimize this process. Objectives To evaluate three options available to medical students while pre-rounding and promote adoption of mobile resources in clinical care. Methods Six medical students formed the evaluation cohort. Students were surveyed to assess pre-rounding practices. Participants utilized paper-based pre-rounding templates for two weeks followed by two weeks of the electronic note-taking service EvernoteTM. A review of mobile applications on the iTunesTM and Google PlayTM stores was performed, with each application informally reviewed by a single student. The application ScutsheetTM was selected for formal review by all students. Data was collected from narrative responses supplied by students throughout the evaluation periods and aggregated to assess strengths and limitations of each application. Results Pre-study responses demonstrated two consistent processes: verbal sign-out of overnight events and template use to organize patient information. The paper-based template was praised for its organization and familiarity amongst residents, but perceived as limited by the requirement of re-copying data into the hospital’s electronic medical record (EMR). EvernoteTM excelled due to compatibility across multiple operating systems, including accessibility from clinical workstations and ability to copy notes into the hospital’s EMR. ScutsheetTM allowed for retention of data across multiple hospital days, but was limited by inability to export data or modify the electronic template. Aggregated user feedback identified the abilities to customize templates and copy information into the EMR as two prevailing characteristics that enhanced the efficiency of pre-rounding. Discussion Mobile devices offer the potential to enhance pre-rounding efficiency for medical students and residents. A customizable EvernoteTM-based system is described in sufficient detail for reproduction by interested students. PMID:24155792

  2. Developing a template for National Child Protection Index Reports.

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    Ager, Alastair; Stark, Lindsay; Chu, Erin; Dewan, Shweta; Boothby, Neil

    2011-12-01

    What impact does the strengthening of child rights have on the experience and circumstances of children? CRC General Comment 13 emphasizes that defining measurable targets for improvements in child protection is a key element of efforts to strengthen child rights and well-being across the world. This paper describes an attempt to identify key domains relevant to such mapping of child protection indicators, and the feasibility of collecting data-from existing data sources or otherwise-to complete a "National Child Protection Index Report" summarizing achievements and concerns at a national level. A process of inter-agency consultation was facilitated by the CPC Learning Network to establish a template for the Index Report. The template was modeled on that used for the "Countdown to 2015" maternal, neonatal and child health initiative, aiming to capture indices not only of key protection risks but also implementation and coverage of key protection measures. The work drew on indicator development and policy initiatives by a number of international child protection agencies. The template developed was used as a basis to pilot national data collection in Indonesia and, at a sub-national level, in northern Uganda. The template provides a concise summary of protection issues of relevance to a broad range of constituencies, global and national. However, in the pilot settings, existing routine data collection was inadequate to effectively populate a large proportion of indicators. Mechanisms of collating findings from discrete assessments-another potential source of data for completion of the index report-were also generally underdeveloped. In settings where state infrastructure allows the collection and analysis of routine data in such domains as health and economic activity, such efforts should be extended to the child protection sector. Discrete assessments by governmental or non-governmental agencies also provide significant potential for more effective sharing and collation of information. National Child Protection sub-clusters or equivalent structures can play an important role in facilitating both of these processes. Copyright © 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

  3. Feasibility of real-time capture of routine clinical data in the electronic health record: a hospital-based, observational service-evaluation study

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    Archbold, R Andrew; Weerackody, Roshan; Barnes, Michael R; Lee, Aaron M; Janjuha, Surjeet; Gutteridge, Charles; Robson, John; Timmis, Adam

    2018-01-01

    Objectives The electronic health record (EHR) is underused in the hospital setting. The aim of this service evaluation study was to respond to National Health Service (NHS) Digital’s ambition for a paperless NHS by capturing routinely collected cardiac outpatient data in the EHR to populate summary patient reports and provide a resource for audit and research. Design A PowerForm template was developed within the Cerner EHR, for real-time entry of routine clinical data by clinicians attending a cardiac outpatient clinic. Data captured within the PowerForm automatically populated a SmartTemplate to generate a view-only report that was immediately available for the patient and for electronic transmission to the referring general practitioner (GP). Results During the first 8 months, the PowerForm template was used in 61% (360/594) of consecutive outpatient referrals increasing from 42% to 77% during the course of the study. Structured patient reports were available for immediate sharing with the referring GP using Cerner Health Information Exchange technology while electronic transmission was successfully developed in a substudy of 64 cases, with direct delivery by the NHS Data Transfer Service in 29 cases and NHS mail in the remainder. In feedback, the report’s immediate availability was considered very or extremely important by >80% of the patients and GPs who were surveyed. Both groups reported preference of the patient report to the conventional typed letter. Deidentified template data for all 360 patients were successfully captured within the Trust system, confirming availability of these routinely collected outpatient data for audit and research. Conclusion Electronic template development tailored to the requirements of a specialist outpatient clinic facilitates capture of routinely collected data within the Cerner EHR. These data can be made available for audit and research. They can also be used to enhance communication by populating structured reports for immediate delivery to patients and GPs. PMID:29523565

  4. Appointment Template Redesign in a Women’s Health Clinic Using Clinical Constraints to Improve Service Quality and Efficiency

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    Verduzco, S.

    2015-01-01

    Summary Background Patient wait time is a critical element of access to care that has long been recognized as a major problem in modern outpatient health care delivery systems. It impacts patient and medical staff productivity, stress, quality and efficiency of medical care, as well as health-care cost and availability. Objectives This study was conducted in a Women’s Health Clinic. The objective was to improve clinic service quality by redesigning patient appointment template using the clinical constraints. Methods The proposed scheduling template consisted of two key elements: the redesign of appointment types and the determination of the length of time slots using defined constraints. The re-classification technique was used for the redesign of appointment visit types to capture service variation for scheduling purposes. Then, the appointment length was determined by incorporating clinic constraints or goals, such as patient wait time, physician idle time, overtime, finish time, lunch hours, when the last appointment was scheduled, and the desired number of appointment slots, to converge the optimal length of appointment slots for each visit type. Results The redesigned template was implemented and the results indicated a 73% reduction in average patient waiting from the reported 40 to 11 minutes. The patient no-show rate was reduced by 4% from 24% to 20%. The morning section on average finished about 11:50 am. The clinic day was finished around 4:45 pm. Provider average idle time was estimated to be about 5 minutes, which can be used for charting/documenting patients. Conclusions This study provided an alternative method of redesigning appointment scheduling templates using only the clinical constraints rather than the traditional way that required an objective function. This paper also documented the employed methods step by step in a real clinic setting. The implementation results concluded a significant improvement on patient wait time and no-show rate. PMID:26171075

  5. Electron-beam patterned self-assembled monolayers as templates for Cu electrodeposition and lift-off

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    She, Zhe; DiFalco, Andrea; Hähner, Georg

    2012-01-01

    Summary Self-assembled monolayers (SAMs) of 4'-methylbiphenyl-4-thiol (MBP0) adsorbed on polycrystalline gold substrates served as templates to control electrochemical deposition of Cu structures from acidic solution, and enabled the subsequent lift-off of the metal structures by attachment to epoxy glue. By exploiting the negative-resist behaviour of MBP0, the SAM was patterned by means of electron-beam lithography. For high deposition contrast a two-step procedure was employed involving a nucleation phase around −0.7 V versus Cu2+/Cu and a growth phase at around −0.35 V versus Cu2+/Cu. Structures with features down to 100 nm were deposited and transferred with high fidelity. By using substrates with different surface morphologies, AFM measurements revealed that the roughness of the substrate is a crucial factor but not the only one determining the roughness of the copper surface that is exposed after lift-off. PMID:22428101

  6. SAS-6 assembly templated by the lumen of cartwheel-less centrioles precedes centriole duplication

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    Fong, Chii Shyang; Kim, Minhee; Yang, T. Tony; Liao, Jung-Chi; Tsou, Meng-Fu Bryan

    2014-01-01

    SUMMARY Centrioles are 9-fold symmetric structures duplicating once per cell cycle. Duplication involves self-oligomerization of the centriolar protein SAS-6, but how the 9-fold symmetry is invariantly established remains unclear. Here, we found that SAS-6 assembly can be shaped by preexisting (or mother) centrioles. During S phase, SAS-6 molecules are first recruited to the proximal lumen of the mother centriole, adopting a cartwheel-like organization through interactions with the luminal wall, rather than via their self-oligomerization activity. The removal or release of luminal SAS-6 requires Plk4 and the cartwheel protein STIL. Abolishing either the recruitment or the removal of luminal SAS-6 hinders SAS-6 (or centriole) assembly at the outside wall of mother centrioles. After duplication, the lumen of engaged mother centrioles becomes inaccessible to SAS-6, correlating with a block for re-duplication. These results lead to a proposed model that centrioles may duplicate via a template-based process to preserve their geometry and copy number. PMID:25017693

  7. Multiple Antibiotic Resistance Plasmids Allow Scalable,
PCR-Mediated DNA Manipulation and Near-Zero Background Cloning

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    Arnak, Remigiusz; Altun, Burcin; Tosato, Valentina

    2016-01-01

    Summary We have constructed two plasmids that can be used for cloning as templates for PCR- -based gene disruption, mutagenesis and the construction of DNA chromosome translocation cassettes. To our knowledge, these plasmids are the first vectors that confer resistance to ampicillin, kanamycin and hygromycin B in bacteria, and to geneticin (G418) and hygromycin B in Saccharomyces cerevisiae simultaneously. The option of simultaneously using up to three resistance markers provides a highly stringent control of recombinant selection and the almost complete elimination of background resistance, while unique restriction sites allow easy cloning of chosen genetic material. Moreover, we successfully used these new vectors as PCR templates for the induction of chromosome translocation in budding yeast by the bridge-induced translocation system. Cells in which translocation was induced carried chromosomal rearrangements as expected and exhibited resistance to both, G418 and hygromycin B. These features make our constructs very handy tools for many molecular biology applications. PMID:27956856

  8. An introduction to high speed aircraft noise prediction

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    Wilson, Mark R.

    1992-01-01

    The Aircraft Noise Prediction Program's High Speed Research prediction system (ANOPP-HSR) is introduced. This mini-manual is an introduction which gives a brief overview of the ANOPP system and the components of the HSR prediction method. ANOPP information resources are given. Twelve of the most common ANOPP-HSR control statements are described. Each control statement's purpose and format are stated and relevant examples are provided. More detailed examples of the use of the control statements are presented in the manual along with ten ANOPP-HSR templates. The purpose of the templates is to provide the user with working ANOPP-HSR programs which can be modified to serve particular prediction requirements. Also included in this manual is a brief discussion of common errors and how to solve these problems. The appendices include the following useful information: a summary of all ANOPP-HSR functional research modules, a data unit directory, a discussion of one of the more complex control statements, and input data unit and table examples.

  9. Cell-Imprinted Substrates Modulate Differentiation, Redifferentiation, and Transdifferentiation.

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    Bonakdar, Shahin; Mahmoudi, Morteza; Montazeri, Leila; Taghipoor, Mojtaba; Bertsch, Arnaud; Shokrgozar, Mohammad Ali; Sharifi, Shahriar; Majidi, Mohammad; Mashinchian, Omid; Hamrang Sekachaei, Mohammad; Zolfaghari, Pegah; Renaud, Philippe

    2016-06-08

    Differentiation of stem cells into mature cells through the use of physical approaches is of great interest. Here, we prepared smart nanoenvironments by cell-imprinted substrates based on chondrocytes, tenocytes, and semifibroblasts as templates and demonstrated their potential for differentiation, redifferentiation, and transdifferentiation. Analysis of shape and upregulation/downregulation of specific genes of stem cells, which were seeded on these cell-imprinted substrates, confirmed that imprinted substrates have the capability to induce specific shapes and molecular characteristics of the cell types that were used as templates for cell-imprinting. Interestingly, immunofluorescent staining of a specific protein in chondrocytes (i.e., collagen type II) confirmed that adipose-derived stem cells, semifibroblasts, and tenocytes can acquire the chondrocyte phenotype after a 14 day culture on chondrocyte-imprinted substrates. In summary, we propose that common polystyrene tissue culture plates can be replaced by this imprinting technique as an effective and promising way to regulate any cell phenotype in vitro with significant potential applications in regenerative medicine and cell-based therapies.

  10. Crystal structure of a transcribing RNA Polymerase II complex reveals a complete transcription bubble

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    Barnes, Christopher O.; Calero, Monica; Malik, Indranil; Graham, Brian W.; Spahr, Henrik; Lin, Guowu; Cohen, Aina; Brown, Ian S.; Zhang, Qiangmin; Pullara, Filippo; Trakselis, Michael A.; Kaplan, Craig D.; Calero, Guillermo

    2015-01-01

    Summary Notwithstanding numerous published structures of RNA Polymerase II (Pol II), structural details of Pol II engaging a complete nucleic acid scaffold have been lacking. Here, we report the structures of TFIIF stabilized transcribing Pol II complexes, revealing the upstream duplex and full transcription bubble. The upstream duplex lies over a wedge-shaped loop from Rpb2 that engages its minor groove, providing part of the structural framework for DNA tracking during elongation. At the upstream transcription bubble fork, rudder and fork loop-1 residues spatially coordinate strand annealing and the nascent RNA transcript. At the downstream fork, a network of Pol II interactions with the non-template strand forms a rigid domain with the Trigger Loop (TL), allowing visualization of its open state. Overall, our observations suggest that “open/closed” conformational transitions of the TL may be linked to interactions with the non-template strand, possibly in a synchronized ratcheting manner conducive to polymerase translocation. PMID:26186291

  11. 40 CFR 1036.250 - Reporting and recordkeeping for certification.

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    2014-07-01

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  15. Ewe (for Togo): Grammar Handbook. Peace Corps Language Handbook Series.

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    Kozelka, Paul R.

    This handbook is composed of: (1) 20 grammar lessons; (2) an introduction to the handbook and to the Ewe language; (3) an appendix presenting the most important differences between Ewe and Mina, the lingua franca in the capital and in markets, offices, and work-sites throughout Togo; (4) answers to written summary exercises; (5) an Ewe-English…

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  17. Summary of the Panel Discussion on Modern Language Teaching Methods and Techniques.

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    White, Ruth; And Others

    Each panelist described the program in his school or district. Donald Fraser discussed the elementary school French program in North Vancouver which started in October 1974 and includes ten pilot schools. Classes are held for twenty minutes each day. The materials used were written by Canadian authors and have considerable Canadian content.…

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  19. A Review of Effective Schools Research: The Message for Secondary Schools.

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    Neufeld, Barbara; And Others

    A summary and critique is presented on research of effective schools, based primarily on a review of the reviews written about that work. It is pointed out that the majority of research findings came from studies of elementary schools and focused upon the characteristics of effective schools for minority and poor students. Most research reviewed…

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

  1. 40 CFR 1060.250 - What records must I keep?

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

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  3. Bemerkungen ueber die "Einheitlichen Pruefungsanforderungen in der Abiturpruefung: Englisch" (Remarks on the "Uniform Examination Requirements" for the Graduation Examination in English)

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    Ahrens, Ruediger; Huellen, Werner

    1977-01-01

    The "Uniform Graduation Examination Requirements" for English are examined and, in general, approved. But the written portion needs better description; the "Translation" and "Summary and Text Discussion" portions should be changed. Distinctions between basic and honors courses are unclear. Description and rating of…

  4. The Complete Control Your Money: A Quick and Easy Guide with Worksheets.

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    2001

    This workbook contains information on money management written for adult new readers. A brief self-test "Are You in Control?" is followed by 15 chapters that include information, worksheets, and summary sheets. The chapters are entitled: (1) "Getting Control of Your Money"; (2) "Tracking Your Spending"; (3) "Figuring Your Income and Expenses"; (4)…

  5. The World and the School: A Review for Teachers of Current International Affairs, Number 19.

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    Critchley, Julian

    1970-01-01

    The British Journal (triannual) is written for secondary level teachers of current international affairs. Typical format consists of a teaching topic with several analytical articles followed by others explaining how best to teach the concepts. Other regular sections include a four month summary of international events, articles on educational…

  6. 77 FR 12836 - Draft Toxicological Review of Biphenyl: In Support of Summary Information on the Integrated Risk...

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  8. World Summary of Statistics on Science and Technology.

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    United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization, Paris (France).

    This report is written in English and French and presents the results of a survey of scientific and technical manpower, expenditures for research, and experimental development for most nations in the world. The data were gathered from 1966 to 1967 by questionnaires and have been presented in three tables. Table 1 presents data for each country on…

  9. 75 FR 60454 - Draft Toxicological Review of Hexavalent Chromium: In Support of Summary Information on the...

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  12. New Working Practices: Benchmarking Flexible Scheduling, Staffing, and Work Location in an International Context. Workscape 21: The Ecology of New Ways of Working.

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    Becker, Franklin; Quinn, Kristen L.; Rappaport, Andrew J.; Sims, William R.

    This report identifies the range and extent of innovative workplace practices in place among 16 international organizations participating in the International Workplace Studies Program (IWSP). Information comes from interviews with organization representatives, written reports, summaries prepared by the organizations, and an extensive literature…

  13. An Essay on Pedagogy by Mikhail M. Bakhtin

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    Bazerman, Charles

    2005-01-01

    This is an extended summary of a pedagogic essay by Mikhail M. Bakhtin on writing style, titled "Dialogic Origin and Dialogic Pedagogy of Grammar: Stylistics as Part of Russian Language Instruction in Secondary School." In this essay, written in spring 1945 while Bakhtin was a secondary school teacher of Russian language arts, he argues that every…

  14. 76 FR 72009 - Sunshine Act Notice-December 8, 2011 Board of Directors Meeting

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  15. The Complete Get That Job! A Quick and Easy Guide with Worksheets.

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    2001

    Written for adult new readers, this workbook contains 14 chapters of information on career development, job search and job retention skills. Chapters contain information, worksheets, examples, and summary sheets. The guide is intended to help adults use basic skills to decide what they can do well, identify their job search goals, pick the best…

  16. 78 FR 9927 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; State Program Report

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  1. Quality of ground water from private domestic wells

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    DeSimone, Leslie A.; Hamilton, Pixie A.; Gilliom, Robert J.

    2009-01-01

    This article highlights major findings from two USGS reports: DeSimone (2009) and DeSimone and others (2009). These reports can be accessed at http://water.usgs.gov/nawqa. This article is followed by a summary of treatment considerations and options for owners of private domestic wells, written by Cliff Treyens of the National Ground Water Association.

  2. 78 FR 59368 - Notice of Joint Meeting for Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail Advisory...

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    ... comment for the public comment session should register via email to [email protected] or telephone (757) 258-8914. For those wishing to make comments, please provide a written summary of your comments...) 258-8914 or email [email protected] . SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under section 10(a)(2) of the...

  3. Cable Communications in the Dayton Miami Valley: Summary Report.

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    Johnson, Leland L.

    The report summarizes a ten-part study of prospects for cable television (CATV) in the 13 communities that make up the metropolitan area of Dayton, Ohio. The report, written in non-technical language, deals with the economics and technology of CATV, the range of new services that might be provided via CATV, and questions of franchising and…

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    ..., and Cosmetic Act AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS. ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: The Food and Drug... Cosmetic Act (FD&C Act). DATES: Submit either electronic or written comments on the collection of... Petitions for Stay of Action Subject to Section 505(q) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act--(OMB...

  5. Automatic analysis of medical dialogue in the home hemodialysis domain: structure induction and summarization.

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    Lacson, Ronilda C; Barzilay, Regina; Long, William J

    2006-10-01

    Spoken medical dialogue is a valuable source of information for patients and caregivers. This work presents a first step towards automatic analysis and summarization of spoken medical dialogue. We first abstract a dialogue into a sequence of semantic categories using linguistic and contextual features integrated in a supervised machine-learning framework. Our model has a classification accuracy of 73%, compared to 33% achieved by a majority baseline (p<0.01). We then describe and implement a summarizer that utilizes this automatically induced structure. Our evaluation results indicate that automatically generated summaries exhibit high resemblance to summaries written by humans. In addition, task-based evaluation shows that physicians can reasonably answer questions related to patient care by looking at the automatically generated summaries alone, in contrast to the physicians' performance when they were given summaries from a naïve summarizer (p<0.05). This work demonstrates the feasibility of automatically structuring and summarizing spoken medical dialogue.

  6. Spread Spectrum Receiver Electromagnetic Interference (EMI) Test Guide

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    Wheeler, Mark L.

    1998-01-01

    This program consisted of: (1) a study to define appropriate EMI test guidelines and test methods for direct sequence (DS) spread spectrum receivers; and (2) preparation of a written test guide to document the recommended test methods. The scope of this test guide includes: (1) a discussion of generic DS receiver performance characteristics; (2) a summary of S-band TDRSS receiver operation; (3) a discussion of DS receiver EMI susceptibility mechanisms and characteristics; (4) a summary of military standard test guidelines; (5) recommended test approach and methods; and (6) general conclusions and recommendations for future studies in the area of spread spectrum receiver testing.

  7. GLOVEBOX WINDOWS, FIRE PROTECTION AND VOICES FROM THE PAST

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    Till, W

    2009-04-15

    'Study the past--what is past is prologue'. These words appear as the motto on a pair of statues at the National Archives Building in Washington DC. They are also the opening sentence in the preface of a document written in August of 1956 entitled 'A Summary of Accidents and Incidents Involving Radiation in Atomic Energy Activities--June 1945 thru December 1955'. This document, one of several written by D.F. Hayes of the Safety and Fire Protection Branch, Division of Organization and Personnel, U.S. Atomic Energy Commission in Washington DC, and many others are often forgotten even though they contain valuable gloveboxmore » fire protection lessons for us today.« less

  8. The materiality of gender.

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    Boyd, N A

    1999-01-01

    SUMMARY Lesbian and transgender histories often recuperate the same historical figures; however, many lesbian spaces (like the Michigan Womyn's Music Festival) have excluded lesbian-identified male-to-female transsexuals. Through an analysis of historical inclusion and socio-political exclusion, this essay examines the relationship between "birth bodies," gender and sexuality. It argues that the lesbian body appears in history through the naturalization of "birth-bodies" and the recuperation of cross-gender behavior. In this way, the body becomes a template for lesbian historical recuperation and an organizing principle for contemporary lesbian communities.

  9. Relationships between language input and letter output modes in writing notes and summaries for students in grades 4 to 9 with persisting writing disabilities.

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    Thompson, Robert; Tanimoto, Steven; Abbott, Robert; Nielsen, Kathleen; Lyman, Ruby Dawn; Geselowitz, Kira; Habermann, Katrien; Mickail, Terry; Raskind, Marshall; Peverly, Stephen; Nagy, William; Berninger, Virginia

    2017-01-01

    This study in programmatic research on technology-supported instruction first identified, through pretesting using evidence-based criteria, students with persisting specific learning disabilities (SLDs) in written language during middle childhood (grades 4-6) and early adolescence (grades 7-9). Participants then completed computerized writing instruction and posttesting. The 12 computer lessons varied output modes (letter production by stylus alternating with hunt and peck keyboarding versus by pencil with grooves alternating with touch typing on keyboard), input (read or heard source material), and task (notes or summaries). Posttesting and coded notes and summaries showed the effectiveness of computerized writing instruction on both writing tasks for multiple modes of language input and letter production output for improving letter production and related writing skills.

  10. Relationships between Language Input and Letter Output Modes in Writing Notes and Summaries for Students in Grades 4 to 9 with Persisting Writing Disabilities

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    Thompson, Robert; Tanimoto, Steven; Abbott, Robert; Nielsen, Kathleen; Lyman, Ruby Dawn; Geselowitz, Kira; Habermann, Katrien; Mickail, Terry; Raskind, Marshall; Peverly, Stephen; Nagy, William; Berninger, Virginia

    2017-01-01

    This study in programmatic research on technology-supported instruction first identified, through pretesting using evidence-based criteria, students with persisting specific learning disabilities (SLDs) in written language during middle childhood (grades 4-6) and early adolescence (grades 7-9). Participants then completed computerized writing instruction and posttesting. The 12 computer lessons varied output modes (letter production by stylus alternating with hunt and peck keyboarding versus by pencil with grooves alternating with touch typing on keyboard), input (read or heard source material), and task (notes or summaries). Posttesting and coded notes and summaries showed the effectiveness of computerized writing instruction on both writing tasks for multiple modes of language input and letter production output for improving letter production and related writing skills. PMID:27434553

  11. Informed consent and the readability of the written consent form.

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    Sivanadarajah, N; El-Daly, I; Mamarelis, G; Sohail, M Z; Bates, P

    2017-11-01

    Introduction The aim of this study was to objectively ascertain the level of readability of standardised consent forms for orthopaedic procedures. Methods Standardised consent forms (both in summary and detailed formats) endorsed by the British Orthopaedic Association (BOA) were retrieved from orthoconsent.com and assessed for readability. This involved using an online tool to calculate the validated Flesch reading ease score (FRES). This was compared with the FRES for the National Health Service (NHS) Consent Form 1. Data were analysed and interpreted according to the FRES grading table. Results The FRES for Consent Form 1 was 55.6, relating to the literacy expected of an A level student. The mean FRES for the BOA summary consent forms (n=27) was 63.6 (95% confidence interval [CI]: 61.2-66.0) while for the detailed consent forms (n=32), it was 68.9 (95% CI: 67.7-70.0). All BOA detailed forms scored >60, correlating to the literacy expected of a 13-15-year-old. The detailed forms had a higher FRES than the summary forms (p<0.001). Conclusions This study demonstrates that the BOA endorsed standardised consent forms are much easier to read and understand than the NHS Consent Form 1, with the detailed BOA forms being the easiest to read. Despite this, owing to varying literacy levels, a significant proportion of patients may struggle to give informed consent based on the written information provided to them.

  12. Value management program: performance, quantification, and presentation of imaging value-added actions.

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    Patel, Samir

    2015-03-01

    Health care is in a state of transition, shifting from volume-based success to value-based success. Hospital executives and referring physicians often do not understand the total value a radiology group provides. A template for easy, cost-effective implementation in clinical practice for most radiology groups to demonstrate the value they provide to their clients (patients, physicians, health care executives) has not been well described. A value management program was developed to document all of the value-added activities performed by on-site radiologists, quantify them in terms of time spent on each activity (investment), and present the benefits to internal and external stakeholders (outcomes). The radiology value-added matrix is the platform from which value-added activities are categorized and synthesized into a template for defining investments and outcomes. The value management program was first implemented systemwide in 2013. Across all serviced locations, 9,931.75 hours were invested. An annual executive summary report template demonstrating outcomes is given to clients. The mean and median individual value-added hours per radiologist were 134.52 and 113.33, respectively. If this program were extrapolated to the entire field of radiology, approximately 30,000 radiologists, this would have resulted in 10,641,161 uncompensated value-added hours documented in 2013, with an estimated economic value of $2.21 billion. Copyright © 2015 American College of Radiology. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

  13. Guidelines for computer security in general practice.

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    Schattner, Peter; Pleteshner, Catherine; Bhend, Heinz; Brouns, Johan

    2007-01-01

    As general practice becomes increasingly computerised, data security becomes increasingly important for both patient health and the efficient operation of the practice. To develop guidelines for computer security in general practice based on a literature review, an analysis of available information on current practice and a series of key stakeholder interviews. While the guideline was produced in the context of Australian general practice, we have developed a template that is also relevant for other countries. Current data on computer security measures was sought from Australian divisions of general practice. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with general practitioners (GPs), the medical software industry, senior managers within government responsible for health IT (information technology) initiatives, technical IT experts, divisions of general practice and a member of a health information consumer group. The respondents were asked to assess both the likelihood and the consequences of potential risks in computer security being breached. The study suggested that the most important computer security issues in general practice were: the need for a nominated IT security coordinator; having written IT policies, including a practice disaster recovery plan; controlling access to different levels of electronic data; doing and testing backups; protecting against viruses and other malicious codes; installing firewalls; undertaking routine maintenance of hardware and software; and securing electronic communication, for example via encryption. This information led to the production of computer security guidelines, including a one-page summary checklist, which were subsequently distributed to all GPs in Australia. This paper maps out a process for developing computer security guidelines for general practice. The specific content will vary in different countries according to their levels of adoption of IT, and cultural, technical and other health service factors. Making these guidelines relevant to local contexts should help maximise their uptake.

  14. Project EX: A Program of Empirical Research on Adolescent Tobacco Use Cessation

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    Sussman, Steve; McCuller, William J; Zheng, Hong; Pfingston, Yvonne M; Miyano, James; Dent, Clyde W

    2004-01-01

    This paper presents the Project EX research program. The historical background for Project EX is presented, including a brief summary of reasons youth fail to quit tobacco use, the disappointing status of previous cessation research, and the teen cessation trial that provided the template for the current project (Project TNT). Next, program development studies for Project EX are described. Through use of focus groups, a theme study (concept evaluation of written activity descriptions), a component study, and pilot studies, an eight-session program was developed. This program involves novel activities (e.g., "talk show enactments," games, and alternative medicine-type activities such as yoga and meditation) in combination with motivation enhancement and cognitive-behavioral strategies to motivate and instruct in cessation initiation and maintenance efforts. The outcomes of the first experimental trial of Project EX, a school-based clinic program, are described, followed by a posthoc analysis of its effects mediation. A second EX study, a multiple baseline single group pilot study design in Wuhan, China, is described next. Description of a second experimental trial follows, which tested EX with nicotine gum versus a natural herb. A third experimental trial that tests a classroom prevention/cessation version of EX is then introduced. Finally, the implications of this work are discussed. The intent-to-treat quit rate for Project EX is approximately 15% across studies, double that of a standard care comparison. Effects last up to a six-month post-program at regular and alternative high schools. Through a systematic protocol of empirical program development and field trials, an effective and replicable model teen tobacco use cessation program is established. Future cessation work might expand on this work.

  15. Project EX: A Program of Empirical Research on Adolescent Tobacco Use Cessation

    PubMed Central

    Sussman, Steve; McCuller, William J; Zheng, Hong; Pfingston, Yvonne M; Miyano, James; Dent, Clyde W

    2004-01-01

    This paper presents the Project EX research program. The historical background for Project EX is presented, including a brief summary of reasons youth fail to quit tobacco use, the disappointing status of previous cessation research, and the teen cessation trial that provided the template for the current project (Project TNT). Next, program development studies for Project EX are described. Through use of focus groups, a theme study (concept evaluation of written activity descriptions), a component study, and pilot studies, an eight-session program was developed. This program involves novel activities (e.g., "talk show enactments," games, and alternative medicine-type activities such as yoga and meditation) in combination with motivation enhancement and cognitive-behavioral strategies to motivate and instruct in cessation initiation and maintenance efforts. The outcomes of the first experimental trial of Project EX, a school-based clinic program, are described, followed by a posthoc analysis of its effects mediation. A second EX study, a multiple baseline single group pilot study design in Wuhan, China, is described next. Description of a second experimental trial follows, which tested EX with nicotine gum versus a natural herb. A third experimental trial that tests a classroom prevention/cessation version of EX is then introduced. Finally, the implications of this work are discussed. The intent-to-treat quit rate for Project EX is approximately 15% across studies, double that of a standard care comparison. Effects last up to a six-month post-program at regular and alternative high schools. Through a systematic protocol of empirical program development and field trials, an effective and replicable model teen tobacco use cessation program is established. Future cessation work might expand on this work. PMID:19570278

  16. Taxonomy development and knowledge representation of nurses' personal cognitive artifacts.

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    McLane, Sharon; Turley, James P

    2009-11-14

    Nurses prepare knowledge representations, or summaries of patient clinical data, each shift. These knowledge representations serve multiple purposes, including support of working memory, workload organization and prioritization, critical thinking, and reflection. This summary is integral to internal knowledge representations, working memory, and decision-making. Study of this nurse knowledge representation resulted in development of a taxonomy of knowledge representations necessary to nursing practice.This paper describes the methods used to elicit the knowledge representations and structures necessary for the work of clinical nurses, described the development of a taxonomy of this knowledge representation, and discusses translation of this methodology to the cognitive artifacts of other disciplines. Understanding the development and purpose of practitioner's knowledge representations provides important direction to informaticists seeking to create information technology alternatives. The outcome of this paper is to suggest a process template for transition of cognitive artifacts to an information system.

  17. A Case Study in Web 2.0 Application Development

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    Marganian, P.; Clark, M.; Shelton, A.; McCarty, M.; Sessoms, E.

    2010-12-01

    Recent web technologies focusing on languages, frameworks, and tools are discussed, using the Robert C. Byrd Green Bank Telescopes (GBT) new Dynamic Scheduling System as the primary example. Within that example, we use a popular Python web framework, Django, to build the extensive web services for our users. We also use a second complimentary server, written in Haskell, to incorporate the core scheduling algorithms. We provide a desktop-quality experience across all the popular browsers for our users with the Google Web Toolkit and judicious use of JQuery in Django templates. Single sign-on and authentication throughout all NRAO web services is accomplished via the Central Authentication Service protocol, or CAS.

  18. How much do you need: a randomised experiment of whether readers can understand the key messages from summaries of Cochrane Reviews without reading the full review.

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    Maguire, Lisa K; Clarke, Mike

    2014-11-01

    We explored whether readers can understand key messages without having to read the full review, and if there were differences in understanding between various types of summary. A randomised experiment of review summaries which compared understanding of a key outcome. Members of university staff (n = 36). Universities on the island of Ireland. The Cochrane Review chosen examines the health impacts of the use of electric fans during heat waves. Participants were asked their expectation of the effect these would have on mortality. They were then randomly assigned a summary of the review (i.e. abstract, plain language summary, podcast or podcast transcription) and asked to spend a short time reading/listening to the summary. After this they were again asked about the effects of electric fans on mortality and to indicate if they would want to read the full Review. Correct identification of a key review outcome. Just over half (53%) of the participants identified its key message on mortality after engaging with their summary. The figures were 33% for the abstract group, 50% for both the plain language and transcript groups and 78% for the podcast group. The differences between the groups were not statistically significant but suggest that the audio summary might improve knowledge transfer compared to written summaries. These findings should be explored further using a larger sample size and with other reviews. © The Royal Society of Medicine.

  19. 75 FR 80799 - Preparation of the PEIS for Modernization of Training Infrastructure at Pōhakuloa Training Area, HI

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    2010-12-23

    ... Infrastructure at P[omacr]hakuloa Training Area, HI AGENCY: Department of the Army, DoD. ACTION: Notice of intent. SUMMARY: The United States Army Pacific (USARPAC) and United States Army Garrison, Hawai`i (USAG-HI... resources. ADDRESSES: Written comments may be addressed to PTA PEIS, P.O. Box 514, Honolulu, HI 96809...

  20. Accountability from Several Perspectives: A Report on the 20th Mary E. Switzer Memorial Seminar (East Lansing, MI, September 24-26, 1998).

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    McConnell, L. Robert, Ed.

    This document presents five action papers and three invited papers originally presented at a seminar concerned with accountability in rehabilitation. Each of the five principal chapters contains three parts: an action paper, selected scholars' reaction papers (brief written responses to the action papers), and the summary of recommendations which…

  1. 40 CFR 1039.250 - What records must I keep and what reports must I send to EPA?

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-07-01

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

  2. 40 CFR 1039.250 - What records must I keep and what reports must I send to EPA?

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-07-01

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

  3. 40 CFR 1039.250 - What records must I keep and what reports must I send to EPA?

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-07-01

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

  4. 40 CFR 1039.250 - What records must I keep and what reports must I send to EPA?

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-07-01

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

  5. Alternative Programs in Public Secondary Schools in Greater Cleveland: A Descriptive Study. [Summary Report; Detailed Study, Sections 1-9].

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    Wertheim, Sally H.; And Others

    The puposes of the study are: (1) to provide a description of alternative programs within public high schools, (2) to compile a written history of these programs, (3) to provide information necessary to compare innovations in alternative schools within and without public school systems, and (4) to collect and disseminate information about…

  6. Losing a Million Minds: Confronting the Tragedy of Alzheimer's Disease and Other Dementias. Congressional Summary.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Office of Technology Assessment.

    This report on Alzheimer's disease was written at the request of several committees of the United States Senate and House of Representatives. It begins with a brief overview of Alzheimer's disease and other disorders causing dementia and gives actual and projected figures on the incidence of such disorders in the United States. The goals of public…

  7. 43 CFR 30.101 - What definitions do I need to know?

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-10-01

    ....S.C. 450f or 458cc. Attorney decision maker (ADM) means an attorney with OHA who conducts a summary proceeding and renders a decision that is subject to de novo review by an administrative law judge or Indian... person who is deceased. Decision or order (or decision and order) means: (1) A written document issued by...

  8. Effects of a Wilderness Program on Self-Esteem and Locus of Control Orientations of Young Adults. Summary of Thesis.

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    Bertolami, Cheryl

    Quantitative data and descriptive data (written self-evaluation and journal entries) were collected from young adults participating in a standard 26-day Outward Bound course during a quasi-experimental control group design experiment to determine the degree to which participation in a high risk wilderness program leads to self-discovery,…

  9. An Exploratory Study of Neuro Linguistic Programming and Communication Anxiety

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1993-12-01

    Discover The Learning Advantage. The first seven chapters were written as a trade book with the appendix as a research companion document. The purpose of...and Frank Pucelik, Magic Demystified, Metamorphous Press, 1982. Lofland, Donald John, Powerlearning(RTM): Discover the Learning Advantage, PhD...50 B. ANALYSIS OF QUESTIONNAIRE DATA ................... 54 C. FOLLOW UP INTERVIEWS ........................... 58 V. SUMMARY, LESSONS LEARNED

  10. Teaching Social Workers about Substance Use Problems via Temporary Abstinence from Normal Mood-Altering Behavior

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    Caldwell, Paul Elliott

    2007-01-01

    Social work students enrolled in a graduate-level course in substance abuse (N = 450, over nine years) assessed their own "mood-altering" behaviors (i.e., stress-reduction strategies and leisure-time activities), abstained from one or more of these activities for one week, then completed a written summary of their personal bio-psycho-social…

  11. 75 FR 30825 - Draft Toxicological Review of Formaldehyde in Support of Summary Information on the Integrated...

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    2010-06-02

    ... session is to allow all interested parties to present scientific and technical comments on draft IRIS..., they should also submit written comments at least 5 working days before the meeting date announced on... August 31, 2010. Comments should be in writing and must be received by EPA by August 31, 2010. The...

  12. 76 FR 60827 - Draft Toxicological Review of Biphenyl: In Support of Summary Information on the Integrated Risk...

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    2011-09-30

    ... to present scientific and technical comments on draft IRIS health assessments to EPA and other... would like EPA to share their comments with the external peer reviewers, they should also submit written..., and ends November 29, 2011. Comments should be in writing and must be received by EPA by November 29...

  13. Discourse on Discourse. Workshop Reports from the Macquarie Workshop on Discourse Analysis (Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, February 21-25, 1983). Occasional Papers Number 7.

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    Hasan, Ruqaiya, Ed.

    Four group summary papers from an Australian national workshop on discourse analysis discuss verbal and written discourse and the classroom. Papers reflect the four workshop discussion groups of casual conversation, classroom discourse, expository discourse, and literary narrative. They include: "On Casual Conversation" (M. A. K.…

  14. 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

  15. 43 CFR 30.207 - What happens if nobody files for de novo review?

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-10-01

    ... 43 Public Lands: Interior 1 2010-10-01 2010-10-01 false What happens if nobody files for de novo... PROBATE HEARINGS PROCEDURES Summary Probate Proceedings § 30.207 What happens if nobody files for de novo review? If no interested party requests de novo review within 30 days of the date of the written decision...

  16. 43 CFR 30.207 - What happens if nobody files for de novo review?

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-10-01

    ... 43 Public Lands: Interior 1 2011-10-01 2011-10-01 false What happens if nobody files for de novo... PROBATE HEARINGS PROCEDURES Summary Probate Proceedings § 30.207 What happens if nobody files for de novo review? If no interested party requests de novo review within 30 days of the date of the written decision...

  17. 75 FR 23747 - Notice of Availability (NOA) of the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Disposal and...

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    2010-05-04

    ... Public Hearings AGENCY: Department of the Navy, DoD. ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: Pursuant to Section 102(2... per Public Law 101-510, the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990, as amended in 2005. Public hearings will be held to provide information and receive oral and written comments on the Draft...

  18. Slicing the Apple: Need Amidst Affluence in New York City, 2002. Volume I: Technical Report [and] Volume II: Appendicies [and] Summary Report.

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    2002

    This report provides a broad overview of significant issues and trends affecting human services in New York City. Written for decision makers, policymakers, service providers, and financial supporters, the first volume includes (1) "Introduction" (the social temperature of New York City); (2) "Who are New Yorkers?" (population…

  19. Deaf Students' Reading and Writing in College: Fluency, Coherence, and Comprehension.

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    Albertini, John A; Marschark, Marc; Kincheloe, Pamela J

    2016-07-01

    Research in discourse reveals numerous cognitive connections between reading and writing. Rather than one being the inverse of the other, there are parallels and interactions between them. To understand the variables and possible connections in the reading and writing of adult deaf students, we manipulated writing conditions and reading texts. First, to test the hypothesis that a fluent writing process leads to richer content and a higher degree of coherence in a written summary, we interrupted the writing process with verbal and nonverbal intervening tasks. The negligible effect of the interference indicated that the stimuli texts were not equivalent in terms of coherence and revealed a relationship between coherence of the stimuli texts, amount of content recalled, and coherence of the written summaries. To test for a possible effect of coherence on reading comprehension, we manipulated the coherence of the texts. We found that students understood the more coherent versions of the passages better than the less coherent versions and were able to accurately distinguish between them. However, they were not able to judge comprehensibility. Implications for further research and classroom application are discussed. © The Author 2015. Published by Oxford University Press. All rights reserved. For Permissions, please email: journals.permissions@oup.com.

  20. ENDF/B summary documentation

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    Kinsey, R.

    1979-07-01

    This publication provides a localized source of descriptions for the evaluations contained in the ENDF/B Library. The summary documentation presented is intended to be a more detailed description than the (File 1) comments contained in the computer readable data files, but not so detailed as the formal reports describing each ENDF/B evaluation. The summary documentations were written by the CSEWB (Cross Section Evaluation Working Group) evaluators and compiled by NNDC (National Nuclear Data Center). This edition includes documentation for materials found on ENDF/B Version V tapes 501 to 516 (General Purpose File) excluding tape 504. ENDF/B-V also includes tapes containingmore » partial evaluations for the Special Purpose Actinide (521, 522), Dosimetry (531), Activation (532), Gas Production (533), and Fission Product (541-546) files. The materials found on these tapes are documented elsewhere. Some of the evaluation descriptions in this report contain cross sections or energy level information. (RWR)« less

  1. Fortran interface layer of the framework for developing particle simulator FDPS

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    Namekata, Daisuke; Iwasawa, Masaki; Nitadori, Keigo; Tanikawa, Ataru; Muranushi, Takayuki; Wang, Long; Hosono, Natsuki; Nomura, Kentaro; Makino, Junichiro

    2018-06-01

    Numerical simulations based on particle methods have been widely used in various fields including astrophysics. To date, various versions of simulation software have been developed by individual researchers or research groups in each field, through a huge amount of time and effort, even though the numerical algorithms used are very similar. To improve the situation, we have developed a framework, called FDPS (Framework for Developing Particle Simulators), which enables researchers to develop massively parallel particle simulation codes for arbitrary particle methods easily. Until version 3.0, FDPS provided an API (application programming interface) for the C++ programming language only. This limitation comes from the fact that FDPS is developed using the template feature in C++, which is essential to support arbitrary data types of particle. However, there are many researchers who use Fortran to develop their codes. Thus, the previous versions of FDPS require such people to invest much time to learn C++. This is inefficient. To cope with this problem, we developed a Fortran interface layer in FDPS, which provides API for Fortran. In order to support arbitrary data types of particle in Fortran, we design the Fortran interface layer as follows. Based on a given derived data type in Fortran representing particle, a PYTHON script provided by us automatically generates a library that manipulates the C++ core part of FDPS. This library is seen as a Fortran module providing an API of FDPS from the Fortran side and uses C programs internally to interoperate Fortran with C++. In this way, we have overcome several technical issues when emulating a `template' in Fortran. Using the Fortran interface, users can develop all parts of their codes in Fortran. We show that the overhead of the Fortran interface part is sufficiently small and a code written in Fortran shows a performance practically identical to the one written in C++.

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

    USGS Publications Warehouse

    Hildreth, Wes; Fierstein, Judy

    2017-07-26

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

  3. Launch Vehicle Systems Analysis

    NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)

    Olds, John R.

    1999-01-01

    This report summaries the key accomplishments of Georgia Tech's Space Systems Design Laboratory (SSDL) under NASA Grant NAG8-1302 from NASA - Marshall Space Flight Center. The report consists of this summary white paper, copies of technical papers written under this grant, and several viewgraph-style presentations. During the course of this grant four main tasks were completed: (1)Simulated Combined-Cycle Rocket Engine Analysis Module (SCCREAM), a computer analysis tool for predicting the performance of various RBCC engine configurations; (2) Hyperion, a single stage to orbit vehicle capable of delivering 25,000 pound payloads to the International Space Station Orbit; (3) Bantam-X Support - a small payload mission; (4) International Trajectory Support for interplanetary human Mars missions.

  4. Do evidence summaries increase policy-makers' use of evidence from systematic reviews: A systematic review protocol.

    PubMed

    Petkovic, Jennifer; Welch, Vivian; Tugwell, Peter

    2015-09-28

    Systematic reviews are important for decision-makers. They offer many potential benefits but are often written in technical language, are too long, and do not contain contextual details which makes them hard to use for decision-making. There are many organizations that develop and disseminate derivative products, such as evidence summaries, from systematic reviews for different populations or subsets of decision-makers. This systematic review will assess the effectiveness of systematic review summaries on increasing policymakers' use of systematic review evidence and to identify the components or features of these summaries that are most effective. We will include studies of policy-makers at all levels as well as health-system managers. We will include studies examining any type of "evidence summary," "policy brief," or other products derived from systematic reviews that present evidence in a summarized form. The primary outcomes are the following: (1) use of systematic review summaries decision-making (e.g., self-reported use of the evidence in policy-making, decision-making) and (2) policy-maker understanding, knowledge, and/or beliefs (e.g., changes in knowledge scores about the topic included in the summary). We will conduct a systematic review of randomized controlled trials (RCTs), non-randomized controlled trials (NRCTs), controlled before-after studies (CBA), and interrupted time series (ITS) studies. The results of this review will inform the development of future systematic review summaries to ensure that systematic review evidence is accessible to and used by policy-makers making health-related decisions.

  5. Teacher Supervision and Evaluation Policies in Selected Alberta School Jurisdictions, 1983-1986; A Summary of Research, Opinion and Recent Experience Relative to Implementation.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Townsend, David

    This monograph focuses on the implementation process that has been a concern of school jurisdictions since the teacher evaluation policy became mandatory in Alberta, Canada, in 1985. Research has shown that school systems are adept at developing written policy but much less successful at putting that policy into effective operation. This overview…

  6. 21 CFR 316.10 - Content and format of a request for written recommendations.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-04-01

    .... (8) The basis for concluding that the drug is for a disease or condition that is rare in the United... paragraphs (b)(9) and (b)(10) of this section support the rationale for use of the drug in the rare disease... studied for the rare disease or condition and a summary and analysis of any available data from such...

  7. 21 CFR 316.10 - Content and format of a request for written recommendations.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-04-01

    .... (8) The basis for concluding that the drug is for a disease or condition that is rare in the United... paragraphs (b)(9) and (b)(10) of this section support the rationale for use of the drug in the rare disease... studied for the rare disease or condition and a summary and analysis of any available data from such...

  8. 21 CFR 316.10 - Content and format of a request for written recommendations.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-04-01

    .... (8) The basis for concluding that the drug is for a disease or condition that is rare in the United... paragraphs (b)(9) and (b)(10) of this section support the rationale for use of the drug in the rare disease... studied for the rare disease or condition and a summary and analysis of any available data from such...

  9. The Work of the Registrar: A Summary of Principles and Practices in American Universities and Colleges

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    Preinkert, Alma H.

    2005-01-01

    Take a walk down Memory Lane... In 1940 when AACRAO's new release "The Work of the Registrar" was written: Yale tuition was fifty dollars per quarter; colleges had curfews for women and dress codes; the average salary was $1,299 annually; first class stamps were three cents; and colleges sent progress reports home to parents. Read about what has…

  10. PAN AIR summary document (version 1.0)

    NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)

    Derbyshire, T.; Sidwell, K. W.

    1982-01-01

    The capabilities and limitations of the panel aerodynamics (PAN AIR) computer program system are summarized. This program uses a higher order panel method to solve boundary value problems involving the Prandtl-Glauert equation for subsonic and supersonic potential flows. Both aerodynamic and hydrodynamic problems can be solved using this modular software which is written for the CDC 6600 and 7600, and the CYBER 170 series computers.

  11. Academic Advising as a Developmental Process. Proceedings of the National Conference on Academic Advising (4th, Asheville, North Carolina, October 19-22, 1980).

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Higginson, Linda C., Ed.; And Others

    Proceedings of the 1980 National Conference on Academic Advising are presented. The more than 50 papers are organized as general sessions, preconference workshops, and paper sessions. For the paper sessions, summaries are presented, which are either written by the presenters or the publication editors. Articles and authors include the following:…

  12. Parental Kidnapping: How to Prevent an Abduction and What to Do If Your Child Is Abducted. Second Edition.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Hoff, Patricia M.

    This handbook was written for parents, law enforcement officers, attorneys, and government officials who deal directly with cases of parental kidnapping. It provides a guide through the criminal and civil justice systems and a summary of the laws on parental kidnapping. Actions that parents can take and laws that may help them when their children…

  13. Interculturalidad y anglofonia en la ensenanza del ingles como lengua extranjera (Interculturalism and Anglophone Studies in the Teaching of English as a Foreign Language).

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Zoreda, Margaret Lee; Revilla, Teresa Flores

    This article, written in Spanish, proposes to incorporate the subject "Anglophonism" into the curriculum of English as a Foreign Language (EILE) with a view to providing universities with an intercultural division. It provides a brief summary of John Dewey's philosophy with regard to anthropology, politics, and education. It explains the term…

  14. The "Hefferline Notes": B. F. Skinner's First Public Exposition of His Analysis of Verbal Behavior

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Knapp, Terry J.

    2009-01-01

    B. F. Skinner's first public exposition of his analysis of verbal behavior was the "Hefferline Notes" (1947a), a written summary of a course Skinner taught at Columbia University during the summer of 1947 just prior to his presentation of the William James Lectures at Harvard University in the fall. The Notes are significant because they display…

  15. Scheduling language and algorithm development study. Volume 2: Use of the basic language and module library

    NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)

    Chamberlain, R. A.; Cornick, D. E.; Flater, J. F.; Odoherty, R. J.; Peterson, F. M.; Ramsey, H. R.; Willoughby, J. K.

    1974-01-01

    The capabilities of the specified scheduling language and the program module library are outlined. The summary is written with the potential user in mind and, therefore, provides maximum insight on how the capabilities will be helpful in writing scheduling programs. Simple examples and illustrations are provided to assist the potential user in applying the capabilities of his problem.

  16. Complex Nanostructures from Materials based on Metal-Organic Frameworks for Electrochemical Energy Storage and Conversion.

    PubMed

    Guan, Bu Yuan; Yu, Xin Yao; Wu, Hao Bin; Lou, Xiong Wen David

    2017-12-01

    Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) have drawn tremendous attention because of their abundant diversity in structure and composition. Recently, there has been growing research interest in deriving advanced nanomaterials with complex architectures and tailored chemical compositions from MOF-based precursors for electrochemical energy storage and conversion. Here, a comprehensive overview of the synthesis and energy-related applications of complex nanostructures derived from MOF-based precursors is provided. After a brief summary of synthetic methods of MOF-based templates and their conversion to desirable nanostructures, delicate designs and preparation of complex architectures from MOFs or their composites are described in detail, including porous structures, single-shelled hollow structures, and multishelled hollow structures, as well as other unusual complex structures. Afterward, their applications are discussed as electrode materials or catalysts for lithium-ion batteries, hybrid supercapacitors, water-splitting devices, and fuel cells. Lastly, the research challenges and possible development directions of complex nanostructures derived from MOF-based-templates for electrochemical energy storage and conversion applications are outlined. © 2017 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim.

  17. Template-assisted formation of microsized nanocrystalline CeO2 tubes and their catalytic performance in the carboxylation of methanol

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    Naumann, Meike; Schäfer, Christian; Brandner, Armin; Hofmann, Heiko J; Claus, Peter

    2011-01-01

    Summary Polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA)/ceria composite fibres were synthesized by using a sequential combination of polymer electrospinning, spray-coating with a sol, and a final calcination step to yield microstructured ceria tubes, which are composed of nanocrystalline ceria particles. The PMMA template is removed from the organic/inorganic hybrid material by radio frequency (rf) plasma etching followed by calcination of the ceramic green-body fibres. Microsized ceria (CeO2) tubes, with a diameter of ca. 0.75 µm, composed of nanocrystalline agglomerated ceria particles were thus obtained. The 1-D ceramic ceria material was characterized by X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy (SEM), high-resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM), UV–vis and photoluminescence spectroscopy (PL), as well as thermogravimetric analysis (TGA). Its catalytic performance was studied in the direct carboxylation of methanol with carbon dioxide leading to dimethyl carbonate [(CH3O)2CO, DMC], which is widely employed as a phosgene and dimethyl sulfate substitute, and as well as a fuel additive. PMID:22259761

  18. How much do you need: a randomised experiment of whether readers can understand the key messages from summaries of Cochrane Reviews without reading the full review

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    Clarke, Mike

    2014-01-01

    Objective We explored whether readers can understand key messages without having to read the full review, and if there were differences in understanding between various types of summary. Design A randomised experiment of review summaries which compared understanding of a key outcome. Participants Members of university staff (n = 36). Setting Universities on the island of Ireland. Method The Cochrane Review chosen examines the health impacts of the use of electric fans during heat waves. Participants were asked their expectation of the effect these would have on mortality. They were then randomly assigned a summary of the review (i.e. abstract, plain language summary, podcast or podcast transcription) and asked to spend a short time reading/listening to the summary. After this they were again asked about the effects of electric fans on mortality and to indicate if they would want to read the full Review. Main outcome measure Correct identification of a key review outcome. Results Just over half (53%) of the participants identified its key message on mortality after engaging with their summary. The figures were 33% for the abstract group, 50% for both the plain language and transcript groups and 78% for the podcast group. Conclusions The differences between the groups were not statistically significant but suggest that the audio summary might improve knowledge transfer compared to written summaries. These findings should be explored further using a larger sample size and with other reviews. PMID:25341445

  19. Linear associations between clinically assessed upper motor neuron disease and diffusion tensor imaging metrics in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.

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    Woo, John H; Wang, Sumei; Melhem, Elias R; Gee, James C; Cucchiara, Andrew; McCluskey, Leo; Elman, Lauren

    2014-01-01

    To assess the relationship between clinically assessed Upper Motor Neuron (UMN) disease in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) and local diffusion alterations measured in the brain corticospinal tract (CST) by a tractography-driven template-space region-of-interest (ROI) analysis of Diffusion Tensor Imaging (DTI). This cross-sectional study included 34 patients with ALS, on whom DTI was performed. Clinical measures were separately obtained including the Penn UMN Score, a summary metric based upon standard clinical methods. After normalizing all DTI data to a population-specific template, tractography was performed to determine a region-of-interest (ROI) outlining the CST, in which average Mean Diffusivity (MD) and Fractional Anisotropy (FA) were estimated. Linear regression analyses were used to investigate associations of DTI metrics (MD, FA) with clinical measures (Penn UMN Score, ALSFRS-R, duration-of-disease), along with age, sex, handedness, and El Escorial category as covariates. For MD, the regression model was significant (p = 0.02), and the only significant predictors were the Penn UMN Score (p = 0.005) and age (p = 0.03). The FA regression model was also significant (p = 0.02); the only significant predictor was the Penn UMN Score (p = 0.003). Measured by the template-space ROI method, both MD and FA were linearly associated with the Penn UMN Score, supporting the hypothesis that DTI alterations reflect UMN pathology as assessed by the clinical examination.

  20. Evaluation of clinical pharmacy services in a hematology/oncology outpatient setting.

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    Shah, Sachin; Dowell, Jonathan; Greene, Shane

    2006-09-01

    The Veterans Affairs North Texas Health Care System in Dallas, TX, provides a unique opportunity for clinical pharmacists to work as providers. Even though clinical pharmacists are actively involved in patient care, many of their efforts remain undocumented, resulting in an underestimation of the importance of their services and missed opportunities for improvements and new directions. To document and evaluate the services of a hematology/oncology clinical pharmacy in the outpatient setting. Pendragon Forms 3.2 software was used to design the documentation template. The template was designed to collect diagnoses, supportive care issues, drug-specific interventions, and prescriptions written. This template was uploaded to the personal digital assistant (PDA) for documentation. Patient-specific information was documented in a password-protected PDA. Data collected from November 1, 2002, to October 31, 2003, were retrospectively analyzed. Clinical pharmacists were involved in 423 patient visits for chemotherapy follow-up or disease management. Cancer diagnoses included colorectal (n = 99), multiple myeloma (59), non-small cell lung (56), chronic lymphocytic leukemia (44), myelodysplastic syndromes (22), and chronic myelogenous leukemia (19). During the 423 patient visits, 342 supportive care issues were addressed including anemia (34%), pain management (22%), constipation/diarrhea (15%), and nausea/vomiting (8%). Major drug-specific interventions included drug addition (41%), discontinuation (23%), and adjustment (21%). Four hundred forty-five prescriptions were filled, of which 181 were new and 150 were refilled. This is the first study, as of July 25, 2006, to document considerable contribution of an outpatient clinical pharmacist in direct cancer patient care. Although the disease management and supportive care issues addressed here may differ based on institution and patient population, the results of our study show that clinical pharmacists have ever-growing roles in the management of these patients.

  1. Timeliness in discharge summary dissemination is associated with patients' clinical outcomes.

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    Li, Jordan Y Z; Yong, Tuck Y; Hakendorf, Paul; Ben-Tovim, David; Thompson, Campbell H

    2013-02-01

    To determine the relation of the readmission rate of general medical patients to either the existence of a discharge summary or the timeliness of its dispatch. This was a retrospective study on discharge summaries of all discharges from the general medical service at a tertiary referral teaching hospital from January 2005 to December 2009. The main outcome measures were readmission rate to hospital within 7 or 28 days of discharge A total of 16 496 patient admissions were included in the analysis. Of these discharges, 3397 (20.6%) patients did not have a summary completed within a week of discharge. There were significant linear trends between patients' readmission rates within 7 (P < 0.001) or 28 days (P < 0.001) and categories reflecting the delay in dispatch of their discharge summaries. The absence of a discharge summary was associated with a 79% increase in the rate of readmission within 7 days [95% confidence interval (CI) 42 to 124% increase; P < 0.001] and a 37% increased rate of readmission within 28 days (95% CI 17 to 61% increase; P < 0.001). If aged less than 80 years, the absence of a discharge summary was associated with a 127% increase in readmission rate within 7 days (95% CI 72 to 202% increase; P < 0.001) and a 55% increase within 28 days (95% CI 25 to 91% increase; P < 0.001) after discharge. Delayed transmission or absence of a discharge summary is associated with readmission of the patient; more so in patients less than 80 years old. If no summary is generated by 7 days after discharge, the rate of readmission within 7 or 28 days after discharge is indistinguishable from no summary being written at all. © 2011 Blackwell Publishing Ltd.

  2. Text generation from Taiwanese Sign Language using a PST-based language model for augmentative communication.

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    Wu, Chung-Hsien; Chiu, Yu-Hsien; Guo, Chi-Shiang

    2004-12-01

    This paper proposes a novel approach to the generation of Chinese sentences from ill-formed Taiwanese Sign Language (TSL) for people with hearing impairments. First, a sign icon-based virtual keyboard is constructed to provide a visualized interface to retrieve sign icons from a sign database. A proposed language model (LM), based on a predictive sentence template (PST) tree, integrates a statistical variable n-gram LM and linguistic constraints to deal with the translation problem from ill-formed sign sequences to grammatical written sentences. The PST tree trained by a corpus collected from the deaf schools was used to model the correspondence between signed and written Chinese. In addition, a set of phrase formation rules, based on trigger pair category, was derived for sentence pattern expansion. These approaches improved the efficiency of text generation and the accuracy of word prediction and, therefore, improved the input rate. For the assessment of practical communication aids, a reading-comprehension training program with ten profoundly deaf students was undertaken in a deaf school in Tainan, Taiwan. Evaluation results show that the literacy aptitude test and subjective satisfactory level are significantly improved.

  3. Extending Supernova Spectral Templates for Next Generation Space Telescope Observations

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    Roberts-Pierel, Justin; Rodney, Steven A.; Steven Rodney

    2018-01-01

    Widely used empirical supernova (SN) Spectral Energy Distributions (SEDs) have not historically extended meaningfully into the ultraviolet (UV), or the infrared (IR). However, both are critical for current and future aspects of SN research including UV spectra as probes of poorly understood SN Ia physical properties, and expanding our view of the universe with high-redshift James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) IR observations. We therefore present a comprehensive set of SN SED templates that have been extended into the UV and IR, as well as an open-source software package written in Python that enables a user to generate their own extrapolated SEDs. We have taken a sampling of core-collapse (CC) and Type Ia SNe to get a time-dependent distribution of UV and IR colors (U-B,r’-[JHK]), and then generated color curves are used to extrapolate SEDs into the UV and IR. The SED extrapolation process is now easily duplicated using a user’s own data and parameters via our open-source Python package: SNSEDextend. This work develops the tools necessary to explore the JWST’s ability to discriminate between CC and Type Ia SNe, as well as provides a repository of SN SEDs that will be invaluable to future JWST and WFIRST SN studies.

  4. Four-part choral synthesis system for investigating intonation in a cappella choral singing.

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    Howard, David M; Daffern, Helena; Brereton, Jude

    2013-10-01

    Accurate tuning is an important aspect of singing in harmony in the context of a choir or vocal ensemble. Tuning and 'pitch drift' are concerning factors in performance for even the most accomplished professional choirs when singing a cappella (unaccompanied). In less experienced choirs tuning often lacks precision, typically because individual singers have not developed appropriate listening skills. In order to investigate accuracy of tuning in ensemble singing situations, a chorally appropriate reference is required against which frequency measurements can be made. Since most basic choral singing involves chords in four parts, a four-part reference template is used in which the fundamental frequencies of the notes in each chord can be accurately set. This template can now be used in experiments where three of the reference parts are tuned in any musical temperament (tuning system), in this case equal and just temperaments, and played over headphones to a singer to allow her/his tuning strategy to be investigated. This paper describes a practical implementation of a four-part choral synthesis system in Pure Data (Pd) and its use in an investigation of tuning of notes by individual singers using an exercise originally written to explore pitch drift in a cappella choral singing.

  5. Att Tolka Barns Signaler: Gravt utvecklingsstorda flerhandikappade barns lek och kommunikation (To Interpret Childrens' Signals: Play and Communication in Profoundly Mentally Retarded and Multiply Handicapped Children).

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    Brodin, Jane

    Written in Swedish with an English-language summary, this report describes a study which examined the interaction between mothers or caregivers and their children with profound mental retardation and multiple disabilities, particularly looking at the function of play in communicative interaction. The six children all had five or six handicaps in…

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

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    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

  7. An Introduction to the Solar System

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    McBride, Neil; Gilmour, Iain

    2004-02-01

    Compiled by a team of experts, this textbook has been designed for introductory university courses in planetary science. It starts with a tour of the Solar System and an overview of its formation. The composition, internal structure, surface morphology and atmospheres of the terrestrial planets are then described. This leads naturally to a discussion of the giant planets and why they are compositionally different. Minor bodies are reviewed and the book concludes with a discussion of the origin of the Solar System and the evidence from meteorites. Written in an accessible style that avoids complex mathematics, and illustrated in colour throughout, this book is suitable for self-study and will appeal to amateur enthusiasts as well as undergraduate students. It contains numerous helpful learning features such as boxed summaries, student exercises with full solutions, and a glossary of terms. The book is also supported by a website hosting further teaching materials. Written by a team of experts in an accessible style that avoids complex mathematics, and illustrated in colour throughout Contains numerous pedagogical features including boxed summaries, brief biographies of pioneering astronomers, bulleted questions and answers throughout, over 90 exercises with full solutions, and a glossary of terms Supported by a website hosting additional teaching materials including illustrations, further exercises and links to other Internet resources

  8. Responsiveness summary, bomarc missile site proposed plan. Final report, November 1989-May 1992

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    Vest, G.

    1992-11-20

    A Public Meeting on the United States Air Force proposed plan for the clean-up of contamination at the BOMARC Missile Site, McGuire Air Force Base, New Jersey was conducted at Fort Dix, Now Jersey on June 20, 1992. A summary of responses to comments provided at the Public Meeting is provided. Responses to written comments are provided. A transcript of the public hearing is provided as Appendix A. A copy of all letters provided to the United States Air Force are provided as Appendix B. The BOMARC Missile Site became contaminated in 1960 as the result of a fire whichmore » partially consumed a nuclear warhead-equipped BOMARC missile.« less

  9. A catalog of porosity and permeability from core plugs in siliciclastic rocks

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    Nelson, Philip H.; Kibler, Joyce E.

    2003-01-01

    Porosity and permeability measurements on cored samples from siliciclastic formations are presented for 70 data sets, taken from published data and descriptions. Data sets generally represent specific formations, usually from a limited number of wells. Each data set is represented by a written summary, a plot of permeability versus porosity, and a digital file of the data. The summaries include a publication reference, the geologic age of the formation, location, well names, depth range, various geologic descriptions, and core measurement conditions. Attributes such as grain size or depositional environment are identified by symbols on the plots. An index lists the authors and date, geologic age, formation name, sandstone classification, location, basin or structural province, and field name.

  10. Cancer biomarkers: the role of structured data reporting.

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    Simpson, Ross W; Berman, Michael A; Foulis, Philip R; Divaris, Dimitrios X G; Birdsong, George G; Mirza, Jaleh; Moldwin, Richard; Spencer, Samantha; Srigley, John R; Fitzgibbons, Patrick L

    2015-05-01

    The College of American Pathologists has been producing cancer protocols since 1986 to aid pathologists in the diagnosis and reporting of cancer cases. Many pathologists use the included cancer case summaries as templates for dictation/data entry into the final pathology report. These summaries are now available in a computer-readable format with structured data elements for interoperability, packaged as "electronic cancer checklists." Most major vendors of anatomic pathology reporting software support this model. To outline the development and advantages of structured electronic cancer reporting using the electronic cancer checklist model, and to describe its extension to cancer biomarkers and other aspects of cancer reporting. Peer-reviewed literature and internal records of the College of American Pathologists. Accurate and usable cancer biomarker data reporting will increasingly depend on initial capture of this information as structured data. This process will support the standardization of data elements and biomarker terminology, enabling the meaningful use of these datasets by pathologists, clinicians, tumor registries, and patients.

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

    Sather, Nichole K.; Borde, Amy B.; Diefenderfer, Heida L.

    This Handbook of Data Reduction Procedures, Workbooks, and Exchange Templates is designed to support the Oncor geodatabase for the Columbia Estuary Ecosystem Restoration Program (CEERP). The following data categories are covered: water-surface elevation and temperature, sediment accretion rate, photo points, herbaceous wetland vegetation cover, tree plots and site summaries, fish catch and density, fish size, fish diet, fish prey, and Chinook salmon genetic stock identification. The handbook is intended for use by scientists collecting monitoring and research data for the CEERP. The ultimate goal of Oncor is to provide quality, easily accessible, geospatial data for synthesis and evaluation of themore » collective performance of CEERP ecosystem restoration actions at a program scale.« less

  12. Mono- and multilayers of molecular spoked carbazole wheels on graphite

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    Aggarwal, A Vikas; Kalle, Daniel; Höger, Sigurd

    2014-01-01

    Summary Self-assembled monolayers of a molecular spoked wheel (a shape-persistent macrocycle with an intraannular spoke/hub system) and its synthetic precursor are investigated by scanning tunneling microscopy (STM) at the liquid/solid interface of 1-octanoic acid and highly oriented pyrolytic graphite. The submolecularly resolved STM images reveal that the molecules indeed behave as more or less rigid objects of certain sizes and shapes – depending on their chemical structures. In addition, the images provide insight into the multilayer growth of the molecular spoked wheels (MSWs), where the first adlayer acts as a template for the commensurate adsorption of molecules in the second layer. PMID:25550744

  13. Sensory Innervation of the Gills: O2-Sensitive Chemoreceptors and Mechanoreceptors

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    Burleson, Mark L.

    2009-01-01

    Summary Physical characteristics of water (O2 solubility and capacitance) dictate that cardiovascular and ventilatory performance be controlled primarily by the need for oxygen uptake rather than carbon dioxide excretion, making O2 receptors more important in fish than in terrestrial vertebrates. An understanding of the anatomy and physiology of mechanoreception and O2 chemoreception in fishes is important, because water breathing is the primitive template upon which the forces of evolution have modified into the various cardioventilatory modalities we see in extant terrestrial species. Key to these changes are the O2-sensitive chemoreceptors and mechanoreceptors, their mechanisms and central pathways. PMID:19193399

  14. "Unexplainable" medical histories and childhood sexual abuse. New doctoral thesis tells you how to investigate the links.

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    Getz, L

    1999-06-01

    This is a brief summary and a personal reflection on Anne Luise Kirkengen's PhD thesis "Embodiment of sexual boundary violations in childhood". It is written to encourage other clinicians to familiarise themselves with this original and important study. It has high relevance for every clinician who is ever confronted with patients that present medical histories that are "diffuse" or unexplainable according to traditional medical knowledge.

  15. Water-resources investigations in Wisconsin, 2004

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    Bruce, Jennifer L.; Greenwood, Michelle M.; Jones, Susan Z.

    2004-01-01

    The statewide average precipitation for the 2003 water year was 27.42 inches, which was 5.22 inches less than the normal annual precipitation of 32.64 inches for water years 1971–2000. Average precipitation values affecting streamflow conditions ranged from 67 percent in southeast Wisconsin to 99 percent in northeast Wisconsin with a statewide average of 84 percent (summary tables provided by Ed Hopkins, State Climatology Office, University of Wisconsin, Madison, written commun., 2004).

  16. Hanford Site Environmental Report for Calender Year 2006

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    Poston, Ted M.; Hanf, Robert W.; Duncan, Joanne P.

    This report is prepared annually for DOE and provides an overview of activities at the Hanford Site. The report summarizes environmental data that characterize Hanford Site environmental management performance. The report also highlights significant environmental and public protection programs and efforts. Although this report is primarily written to meet DOE reporting requirements and guidelines, it also provides useful summary information for the public, Indian tribes, public officials, regulatory agencies, Hanford contractors, and public officials.

  17. Summary of Worldwide Thermal Exposure Incidental to Enclosed Storage.

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    1981-04-01

    converted to Fahrenheit. Upon conversion, any significant digits were deleted, and only the integer value was maintained. Therefore, many measurements...due to any of the previously explained reasons (see Methods of Data Retrieval and Reduction). A re- view of the data digital printout indicates that...and writes the temperature data onto a digital magnetic tape (TTAPE Raw Data) and also prints out a set of tabulations showing the files written on this

  18. The Social Nature of Written Text: A Research-Based Review and Summary of Conceptual Issues in the Teaching of Writing. Concept Paper No. 8.

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    Sperling, Melanie

    This paper reviews and summarizes research studies in writing and related language areas that help educators to understand how writing is socially based. The purpose of the paper is to cast classroom practice in the variously dim and gleaming lights of research and theory, linking practice, research, and theory by looking with a close-up lens at…

  19. fd3: Spectral disentangling of double-lined spectroscopic binary stars

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    Ilijić, Saša

    2017-05-01

    The spectral disentangling technique can be applied on a time series of observed spectra of a spectroscopic double-lined binary star (SB2) to determine the parameters of orbit and reconstruct the spectra of component stars, without the use of template spectra. fd3 disentangles the spectra of SB2 stars, capable also of resolving the possible third companion. It performs the separation of spectra in the Fourier space which is faster, but in several respects less versatile than the wavelength-space separation. (Wavelength-space separation is implemented in the twin code CRES.) fd3 is written in C and is designed as a command-line utility for a Unix-like operating system. fd3 is a new version of FDBinary (ascl:1705.011), which is now deprecated.

  20. Extracting Chemical Reactions from Biological Literature

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    2014-05-16

    subsequences in the kernels can  be individual characters, words, or parse trees.    DIPRE (Brin) is one of the first pattern  based  approaches for...components are fixed length sequences of characters surrounding mentions of the author and  book. We adopt an approach  based  on the Rapier system (Califf...hand­written patterns.  PASTA  (Gaizauskaset et al.) uses type and POS  tagging with manually created templates to extract relationships between amino

  1. Hanford Site Environmental Report 1999

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    TM Poston; RW Hanf; RL Dirkes

    This 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. Individual sections of the report are designed to: (1) describe the Hanford Site and its mission; (2) summarize the status of compliance with environmental regulations; (3) describe the environmentalmore » programs at the Hanford Site; (4) discuss the estimated radionuclide exposure to the public from 1999 Hanford Site activities; (5) present the effluent monitoring, environmental surveillance, groundwater protection and monitoring information; and (6) discuss the activities to ensure quality.« less

  2. Hanford Site 1998 Environmental Report

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    RL Dirkes; RW Hanf; TM Poston

    This 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. Individual sections of the report are designed to: describe the Hanford Site and its mission; summarize the status of compliance with environmental regulations; describe the environmental programs at themore » Hanford Site; discuss the estimated radionuclide exposure to the public from 1998 Hanford Site activities; present the effluent monitoring, environmental surveillance, and groundwater protection and monitoring information; and discuss the activities to ensure quality.« less

  3. The effect of including a 'psychooncological statement' in the discharge summary on patient-physician communication: a randomized controlled trial.

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    Book, Katrin; Dinkel, Andreas; Henrich, Gerhard; Stuhr, Claudia; Peuker, Mareike; Härtl, Kristin; Brähler, Elmar; Herschbach, Peter

    2013-12-01

    The objective of this study is to determine whether the inclusion of a 'psychooncological statement' (PO-statement) in the discharge summary enhances patient-physician communication about psychosocial issues across the inpatient and outpatient sector. A total of 1416 cancer patients were randomly assigned to the intervention (with PO-statement in the discharge summary) or control group (discharge summary without PO-statement). Shortly before discharge from the hospital (T1), patients from the intervention group were screened for psychosocial distress. Based on the electronic clinical documentation system, screening results were subsequently integrated into the discharge summary, which automatically generated a PO-statement. To determine the effect of the PO-statement, patients as well as their primary care physicians (n = 596) were asked during follow-up care (T2) whether psychosocial distress was discussed during the last consultation. Including a PO-statement in the discharge summary did not result in more frequent discussions about psychosocial issues compared with the control group from the patients' and physicians' perspectives. Instead, discussions about psychosocial well-being were significantly associated with women of the patient (p = <0.001) and the physician (p = 0.011), medical discipline (gynecologists; p = 0.002), cancer diagnosis (gynecological cancer; p = 0.002), metastases (p = <0.001), professional training of patients (none, p = 0.026), and psychosocial qualification of physicians (p = 0.018). Written information on psychosocial distress in the discharge summary alone does not affect communication. Copyright © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

  4. Plasma diagnostics package. Volume 2: Spacelab 2 section. Part B: Thesis projects

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    Pickett, Jolene S. (Compiler); Frank, L. A. (Compiler); Kurth, W. S. (Compiler)

    1988-01-01

    This volume (2), which consists of two parts (A and B), of the Plasma Diagnostics Package (PDP) Final Science Report contains a summary of all of the data reduction and scientific analyses which were performed using PDP data obtained on STS-51F as a part of the Spacelab 2 (SL-2) payload. This work was performed during the period of launch, July 29, 1985, through June 30, 1988. During this period the primary data reduction effort consisted of processing summary plots of the data received by 12 of the 14 instruments located on the PDP and submitting these data to the National Space Science Data Center (NSSDC). Three Master's and three Ph.D. theses were written using PDP instrumentation data. These theses are listed in Volume 2, Part B.

  5. Hotline questions provide insight on EPA`s interpretation of the regs

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    NONE

    1993-11-01

    The RCRA/Superfund and Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act Hotlines (1-800-424-9346 and 1-800-535-0202, respectively) provide the regulated community with answers to questions about the regulation of hazardous wastes under RCRA, CERCLA, and EPCRA. Some questions fielded by the Hotline staff require interpretation by EPA personnel, and these written interpretations are distributed within the agency in monthly reports. Although the interpretations are not legally binding and cannot be considered {open_quotes}official{close_quotes} agency policy, they are helpful in understanding the regulations. Presented below are summaries of Hotline questions that are of widespread interest. The summaries are based on the RCRA/Superfund and Emergency Planningmore » and Community Right-to-Know Act Hotline Reports for June and July 1993.« less

  6. Engineering Lipid Bilayer Membranes for Protein Studies

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    Khan, Muhammad Shuja; Dosoky, Noura Sayed; Williams, John Dalton

    2013-01-01

    Lipid membranes regulate the flow of nutrients and communication signaling between cells and protect the sub-cellular structures. Recent attempts to fabricate artificial systems using nanostructures that mimic the physiological properties of natural lipid bilayer membranes (LBM) fused with transmembrane proteins have helped demonstrate the importance of temperature, pH, ionic strength, adsorption behavior, conformational reorientation and surface density in cellular membranes which all affect the incorporation of proteins on solid surfaces. Much of this work is performed on artificial templates made of polymer sponges or porous materials based on alumina, mica, and porous silicon (PSi) surfaces. For example, porous silicon materials have high biocompatibility, biodegradability, and photoluminescence, which allow them to be used both as a support structure for lipid bilayers or a template to measure the electrochemical functionality of living cells grown over the surface as in vivo. The variety of these media, coupled with the complex physiological conditions present in living systems, warrant a summary and prospectus detailing which artificial systems provide the most promise for different biological conditions. This study summarizes the use of electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) data on artificial biological membranes that are closely matched with previously published biological systems using both black lipid membrane and patch clamp techniques. PMID:24185908

  7. Surface Plasmon Resonance-Based Fiber Optic Sensors Utilizing Molecular Imprinting

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    Gupta, Banshi D.; Shrivastav, Anand M.; Usha, Sruthi P.

    2016-01-01

    Molecular imprinting is earning worldwide attention from researchers in the field of sensing and diagnostic applications, due to its properties of inevitable specific affinity for the template molecule. The fabrication of complementary template imprints allows this technique to achieve high selectivity for the analyte to be sensed. Sensors incorporating this technique along with surface plasmon or localized surface plasmon resonance (SPR/LSPR) provide highly sensitive real time detection with quick response times. Unfolding these techniques with optical fiber provide the additional advantages of miniaturized probes with ease of handling, online monitoring and remote sensing. In this review a summary of optical fiber sensors using the combined approaches of molecularly imprinted polymer (MIP) and the SPR/LSPR technique is discussed. An overview of the fundamentals of SPR/LSPR implementation on optical fiber is provided. The review also covers the molecular imprinting technology (MIT) with its elementary study, synthesis procedures and its applications for chemical and biological anlayte detection with different sensing methods. In conclusion, we explore the advantages, challenges and the future perspectives of developing highly sensitive and selective methods for the detection of analytes utilizing MIT with the SPR/LSPR phenomenon on optical fiber platforms. PMID:27589746

  8. 78 FR 23289 - Public Review of Draft National Shoreline Data Content Standard

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    2013-04-18

    ...The Federal Geographic Data Committee (FGDC) is conducting a public review of the draft National Shoreline Data Content Standard. The FGDC has developed a draft National Shoreline Data Content Standard that provides a framework for shoreline data development, sharing of data, and shoreline data transformation and fusion. The FGDC Coastal and Marine Spatial Data Subcommittee, chaired by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), sponsored development of the draft standard. The FGDC Coordination Group, comprised of representatives of Federal agencies, has approved releasing this draft standard for public review and comment. The draft National Shoreline Data Content Standard defines attributes or elements that are common for shoreline data development and provides suggested domains for the elements. The functional scope includes definition of data models, schemas, entities, relationships, definitions, and crosswalks to related standards. The draft National Shoreline Data Content Standard is intended to enhance the shoreline framework by providing technical guidance on shoreline semantics, data structures and their relationships to builders and users of shoreline data. The geographical scope of the draft standard comprises all shorelines of navigable waters within the United States and its territories. The primary intended users of the National Shoreline Data Content Standard are the mapping, shoreline engineering, coastal zone management, flood insurance, and natural resource management communities. The FGDC invites all stakeholders to comment on this draft standard to ensure that it meets their needs. The draft National Shoreline Data Content Standard may be downloaded from https://www.fgdc.gov/standards/projects/FGDC-standards- projects/shoreline-data-content/ revisedDraftNationalShorelineDataContentStandard. Comments shall be submitted using the content template at http://www.fgdc.gov/standards/ process/standards-directives/template.doc. Instructions for completing the comment template are found in FGDC Standards Directive 2d, Standards Working Group Review Guidelines: Review Comment Template, http://www.fgdc.gov/standards/process/standards-directives/directive- 2d-standards-working-group-review-guidelines-review-comment-template. Comments that concern specific issues/changes/additions may result in revisions to the National Shoreline Data Content Standard. Reviewers may obtain information about how comments were addressed upon request. After formal endorsement of the standard by the FGDC, the National Shoreline Data Content Standard and a summary analysis of the changes will be made available to the public on the FGDC Web site, www.fgdc.gov.

  9. The incidence and severity of errors in pharmacist-written discharge medication orders.

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    Onatade, Raliat; Sawieres, Sara; Veck, Alexandra; Smith, Lindsay; Gore, Shivani; Al-Azeib, Sumiah

    2017-08-01

    Background Errors in discharge prescriptions are problematic. When hospital pharmacists write discharge prescriptions improvements are seen in the quality and efficiency of discharge. There is limited information on the incidence of errors in pharmacists' medication orders. Objective To investigate the extent and clinical significance of errors in pharmacist-written discharge medication orders. Setting 1000-bed teaching hospital in London, UK. Method Pharmacists in this London hospital routinely write discharge medication orders as part of the clinical pharmacy service. Convenient days, based on researcher availability, between October 2013 and January 2014 were selected. Pre-registration pharmacists reviewed all discharge medication orders written by pharmacists on these days and identified discrepancies between the medication history, inpatient chart, patient records and discharge summary. A senior clinical pharmacist confirmed the presence of an error. Each error was assigned a potential clinical significance rating (based on the NCCMERP scale) by a physician and an independent senior clinical pharmacist, working separately. Main outcome measure Incidence of errors in pharmacist-written discharge medication orders. Results 509 prescriptions, written by 51 pharmacists, containing 4258 discharge medication orders were assessed (8.4 orders per prescription). Ten prescriptions (2%), contained a total of ten erroneous orders (order error rate-0.2%). The pharmacist considered that one error had the potential to cause temporary harm (0.02% of all orders). The physician did not rate any of the errors with the potential to cause harm. Conclusion The incidence of errors in pharmacists' discharge medication orders was low. The quality, safety and policy implications of pharmacists routinely writing discharge medication orders should be further explored.

  10. Improving Nutrition and Physical Activity Policies in Afterschool Programs: Results from a Group-Randomized Controlled Trial

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    Kenney, Erica L.; Giles, Catherine M.; deBlois, Madeleine E.; Gortmaker, Steven L.; Chinfatt, Sherene; Cradock, Angie L.

    2017-01-01

    OBJECTIVE Afterschool programs can be health-promoting environments for children. Written policies positively influence nutrition and physical activity (PA) environments, but effective strategies for building staff capacity to write such policies have not been evaluated. This study measures the comprehensiveness of written nutrition, PA, and screen time policies in afterschool programs and assesses impact of the Out of School Nutrition and Physical Activity (OSNAP) intervention on key policies. METHODS Twenty afterschool programs in Boston, MA participated in a group-randomized, controlled trial from September 2010 to June 2011. Intervention program staff attended learning collaboratives focused on practice and policy change. The Out-of-School Time (OST) Policy Assessment Index evaluated written policies. Inter-rater reliability and construct validity of the measure and impact of the intervention on written policies were assessed. RESULTS The measure demonstrated moderate to excellent inter-rater reliability (Spearman’s r=0.53 to 0.97) and construct validity. OSNAP was associated with significant increases in standards-based policy statements surrounding snacks (+2.6, p=0.003), beverages (+2.3, p=0.008), screen time (+0.8, p=0.046), family communication (+2.2, p=0.002), and a summary index of OSNAP goals (+3.3, p=0.02). CONCLUSIONS OSNAP demonstrated success in building staff capacity to write health-promoting policy statements. Future research should focus on determining policy change impact on practices. PMID:24941286

  11. Islamic Republic of Pakistan: A Study of the Educational System of Pakistan and a Guide to the Academic Placement of Students from Pakistan in Educational Institutions of the United States.

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    Sweeney, Leo J.

    Written as a guide to be used in the admission and placement of students from Pakistan in U.S. institutions of higher education, this study discusses the education system of Pakistan. The first four chapters contain a summary of the development of Pakistan. These are followed by guidelines and suggestions for admissions officers and admissions and…

  12. Direct Writing of Three-Dimensional Macroporous Photonic Crystals on Pressure-Responsive Shape Memory Polymers.

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    Fang, Yin; Ni, Yongliang; Leo, Sin-Yen; Wang, Bingchen; Basile, Vito; Taylor, Curtis; Jiang, Peng

    2015-10-28

    Here we report a single-step direct writing technology for making three-dimensional (3D) macroporous photonic crystal patterns on a new type of pressure-responsive shape memory polymer (SMP). This approach integrates two disparate fields that do not typically intersect: the well-established templating nanofabrication and shape memory materials. Periodic arrays of polymer macropores templated from self-assembled colloidal crystals are squeezed into disordered arrays in an unusual shape memory "cold" programming process. The recovery of the original macroporous photonic crystal lattices can be triggered by direct writing at ambient conditions using both macroscopic and nanoscopic tools, like a pencil or a nanoindenter. Interestingly, this shape memory disorder-order transition is reversible and the photonic crystal patterns can be erased and regenerated hundreds of times, promising the making of reconfigurable/rewritable nanooptical devices. Quantitative insights into the shape memory recovery of collapsed macropores induced by the lateral shear stresses in direct writing are gained through fundamental investigations on important process parameters, including the tip material, the critical pressure and writing speed for triggering the recovery of the deformed macropores, and the minimal feature size that can be directly written on the SMP membranes. Besides straightforward applications in photonic crystal devices, these smart mechanochromic SMPs that are sensitive to various mechanical stresses could render important technological applications ranging from chromogenic stress and impact sensors to rewritable high-density optical data storage media.

  13. A single activity with a practice quality improvement project for faculty and a quality improvement project for residents.

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    Kim, Hyun; Malatesta, Theresa M; Simone, Nicole L; Den, Robert B; McAna, John; Dicker, Adam P; Bar Ad, Voichita

    2016-01-01

    The Next Accreditation System (NAS) requires radiation oncology residents to do a formal quality improvement project during their residency. The American Board of Radiology (ABR) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program requires certified physicians to complete a Practice Quality Improvement (PQI) project approximately every 3 years. The purpose of our project was to develop a clinical transition of care policy via a process that resulted in quality improvement project credit for residents and PQI credit for participating faculty. Approval for project implementation was obtained from the ABR MOC committee. The PQI project consisted of an initial survey to assess resident perception on resident transition of care in our department, formal sign-out training, and 2 postintervention surveys after 1 and 11 months. The primary endpoint was the percentage of questions with ≤1 unfavorable responses. Sign-test was used to determine response difference from neutral. One hundred percent of surveyed residents completed the preintervention (n = 6), postintervention 1 (n = 7), and postintervention 2 (n = 8) surveys. In the preintervention, postintervention 1, and postintervention 2 surveys, 71.4%, 57.1%, and 57.1% of questions were answered with ≤1 unfavorable response, respectively. The number of questions with ≥75% favorable response was 7 (50%), 7 (50%), and 11 (78.5%) in the preintervention, postintervention 1, and postintervention 2 surveys, respectively (P = .13). A written sign-out template and monthly protected sign-out meetings were instituted. One resident and 3 attending physicians received credit for Accreditation Council of Graduate Medical Education NAS quality improvement and ABR MOC PQI projects, respectively. This project shows the feasibility of a combined attending and resident physician effort to improve patient care and fulfill his or her respective ABR MOC PQI and Accreditation Council of Graduate Medical Education NAS requirements. Attending and resident physicians can tailor collaborative projects to fulfill MOC and NAS requirements unique to their subspecialty. Written sign-out templates and protected sign-out time may improve transition of care. Copyright © 2016 American Society for Radiation Oncology. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

  14. Version 3.0 of EMINERS - Economic Mineral Resource Simulator

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    Duval, Joseph S.

    2012-01-01

    Quantitative mineral resource assessment, as developed by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), consists of three parts: (1) development of grade and tonnage mineral deposit models; (2) delineation of tracts permissive for each deposit type; and (3) probabilistic estimation of the numbers of undiscovered deposits for each deposit type. The estimate of the number of undiscovered deposits at different levels of probability is the input to the EMINERS (Economic Mineral Resource Simulator) program. EMINERS uses a Monte Carlo statistical process to combine probabilistic estimates of undiscovered mineral deposits with models of mineral deposit grade and tonnage to estimate mineral resources. Version 3.0 of the EMINERS program is available as this USGS Open-File Report 2004-1344. Changes from version 2.0 include updating 87 grade and tonnage models, designing new templates to produce graphs showing cumulative distribution and summary tables, and disabling economic filters. The economic filters were disabled because embedded data for costs of labor and materials, mining techniques, and beneficiation methods are out of date. However, the cost algorithms used in the disabled economic filters are still in the program and available for reference for mining methods and milling techniques. The release notes included with this report give more details on changes in EMINERS over the years. EMINERS is written in C++ and depends upon the Microsoft Visual C++ 6.0 programming environment. The code depends heavily on the use of Microsoft Foundation Classes (MFC) for implementation of the Windows interface. The program works only on Microsoft Windows XP or newer personal computers. It does not work on Macintosh computers. For help in using the program in this report, see the "Quick-Start Guide for Version 3.0 of EMINERS-Economic Mineral Resource Simulator" (W.J. Bawiec and G.T. Spanski, 2012, USGS Open-File Report 2009-1057, linked at right). It demonstrates how to execute EMINERS software using default settings and existing deposit models.

  15. Visualizing the qualitative: making sense of written comments from an evaluative satisfaction survey.

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    Bletzer, Keith V

    2015-01-01

    Satisfaction surveys are common in the field of health education, as a means of assisting organizations to improve the appropriateness of training materials and the effectiveness of facilitation-presentation. Data can be qualitative of which analysis often become specialized. This technical article aims to reveal whether qualitative survey results can be visualized by presenting them as a Word Cloud. Qualitative materials in the form of written comments on an agency-specific satisfaction survey were coded and quantified. The resulting quantitative data were used to convert comments into "input terms" to generate Word Clouds to increase comprehension and accessibility through visualization of the written responses. A three-tier display incorporated a Word Cloud at the top, followed by the corresponding frequency table, and a textual summary of the qualitative data represented by the Word Cloud imagery. This mixed format adheres to recognition that people vary in what format is most effective for assimilating new information. The combination of visual representation through Word Clouds complemented by quantified qualitative materials is one means of increasing comprehensibility for a range of stakeholders, who might not be familiar with numerical tables or statistical analyses.

  16. I performed experiments and I have results. Wow, and now?

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    Padulo, Johnny; De Giorgio, Andrea; Oliva, Francesco; Frizziero, Antonio; Maffulli, Nicola

    2017-01-01

    Summary Writing a scientific article is not an easy task, but it is definitely a great satisfaction to be able to conclude and publish it. Indeed, each publication is a service we make to the entire scientific community and to the advancement of science even before our personal career. There is and there will not be a final book/article for writing a scientific paper. Therefore, some knowledge is a decisive factor to increase the chances of our work being accepted by a specialized scientific journal. The purpose of this editorial is to trace an ideal path, based on our personal experience, useful to properly structure a scientific article, from bibliographic research to cover letter. Articles should not be written in a polished way to gratify one’s own ego, but they must be written for anyone who can read and understand them. Level of evidence V. PMID:29387632

  17. Flavivirus RNA Synthesis in vitro

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    Padmanabhan, Radhakrishnan; Takhampunya, Ratree; Teramoto, Tadahisa; Choi, Kyung H.

    2015-01-01

    Summary Establishment of in vitro systems to study mechanisms of RNA synthesis for positive strand RNA viruses have been very useful in the past and have shed light on the composition of protein and RNA components, optimum conditions, the nature of the products formed, cis-acting RNA elements and trans-acting protein factors required for efficient synthesis. In this review, we summarize our current understanding regarding the requirements for flavivirus RNA synthesis in vitro. We describe details of reaction conditions, the specificity of template used by either the multi-component membrane-bound viral replicase complex or by purified, recombinant RNA-dependent RNA polymerase. We also discuss future perspectives to extend the boundaries of our knowledge. PMID:26272247

  18. Porous ionic liquids: synthesis and application.

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    Zhang, Shiguo; Dokko, Kaoru; Watanabe, Masayoshi

    2015-07-15

    Solidification of fluidic ionic liquids into porous materials yields porous ionic networks that combine the unique characteristics of ionic liquids with the common features of polymers and porous materials. This minireview reports the most recent advances in the design of porous ionic liquids. A summary of the synthesis of ordered and disordered porous ionic liquid-based nanoparticles or membranes with or without templates is provided, together with the new concept of room temperature porous ionic liquids. As a versatile platform for functional materials, porous ionic liquids have shown widespread applications in catalysis, adsorption, sensing, actuation, etc. This new research direction towards ionic liquids chemistry is still in its early stages but has great potential.

  19. Technological applications arising from the interactions of DNA bases with metal ions.

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    Park, Ki Soo; Park, Hyun Gyu

    2014-08-01

    An intense interest has grown in the unique interactions of nucleic acids with metal ions, which lead to the formation of metal-base pairs and the generation of fluorescent nanomaterials. In this review, different types of metal-base pairs, especially those formed from naturally occurring nucleosides, are described with emphasis also being given to recent advances made in employing these complexes to govern enzymatic reactions. The review also contains a comprehensive description of DNA-templated inorganic nanomaterials such as silver nanoclusters which possess excellent fluorescence properties. Finally, a summary is given about how these materials have led to recent advances in the field of nanobiotechnology. Copyright © 2013 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

  20. Nanomechanics of silk: the fundamentals of a strong, tough and versatile material

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    Su, Isabelle; Buehler, Markus J.

    2016-07-01

    Spider silk is a remarkable material that provides a template for upscaling molecular properties to the macroscale. In this article we review fundamental aspects of the mechanisms behind these behaviors, discuss the molecular makeup, chemical designs, and how these integrate in a complex arrangement to form webs, cocoons and other material architectures. Moreover, this review paper explores the unique ability of silk to tolerate various kinds of defects, in a way enabling this material platform to serve as one of the most resilient materials in nature. We conclude the discussion with a summary of key scaling laws, an attempt model and define hierarchical length-scales, and the translation to synthetic materials.

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